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Caudle, Kyle – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2010
In late October 1967, the USS Scorpion was lost at sea, somewhere between the Azores and Norfolk Virginia. Dr. Craven of the U.S. Navy's Special Projects Division is credited with using Bayesian Search Theory to locate the submarine. Bayesian Search Theory is a straightforward and interesting application of Bayes' theorem which involves searching…
Descriptors: Simulation, Probability, Mathematical Applications, Problem Solving
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Fox, William P.; And Others – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1996
Explains a proposed block of instruction that would give students in industrial engineering, operations research, systems engineering, and applied mathematics the basic understanding required to begin more advanced courses in simulation theory or applications. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Science, Computer Simulation, Computer Software