Probability, Problem Formulation, and Two-Player Games.

Buckhiester, Philip G.

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ERIC Number: EJ485506

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Publication Date: 1994

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Probability, Problem Formulation, and Two-Player Games.

Buckhiester, Philip G.

Mathematics Teacher, v87 n3 p154-59 Mar 1994

Discusses a problem involving probability and uncertainty that students can investigate experimentally or theoretically and transforms the problem to a two-player game so that students can be introduced to some fundamental concepts of decision making. Includes computer programs used to analyze the problems. (MKR)

Descriptors: Computer Software, Decision Making, Games, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Computer Programs; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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