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Peer reviewedDanesh, Iraj – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991
An educational technique to calculate the lifetime of a comet using software-generated random numbers is introduced to undergraduate physiques and astronomy students. Discussed are the generation and eligibility of the required random numbers, background literature related to the problem, and the solution to the problem using random numbers.…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Enrichment
Peer reviewedEdgeman, Rick L. – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1988
Presents noncalculus approximation techniques for two normal distribution problems. These methods may be useful projects for lower-level undergraduate statistics and computer science students. (PK)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Higher Education
