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Probability and Statistics: Experimental Results of a Radically Different Teaching Method
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Simon, Julian L.; And Others – American Mathematical Monthly, 1976
The Monte Carlo method and its logic are reviewed, then three experiments that tested the value of the method in a variety of class settings are described. (DT)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Instruction, Learning Activities
Teaching Probability: The Computer Is the Handmaiden of Mathematics.
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Walton, Karen Doyle – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1986
Encourages the use of the microcomputer to teach probability theory and concepts. Presents an instructional sequence and provides 10 activities, three of which have short programs listed. (JM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Courseware, Learning Activities
Monte Carlo, Probability, Algebra, and Pi.
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Hinders, Duane C. – Mathematics Teacher, 1981
The uses of random number generators are illustrated in three ways: (1) the solution of a probability problem using a coin; (2) the solution of a system of simultaneous linear equations using a die; and (3) the approximation of pi using darts. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Educational Games, Learning Activities, Monte Carlo Methods
Probability, Problem Solving, and "The Price is Right."
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Wood, Eric – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
This article discusses the analysis of a decision-making process faced by contestants on the television game show "The Price is Right". The included analyses of the original and related problems concern pattern searching, inductive reasoning, quadratic functions, and graphing. Computer simulation programs in BASIC and tables of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications