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Rash, Agnes M.; Fillebrown, Sandra – PRIMUS, 2016
This article describes various courses designed to incorporate mathematical proofs into courses for non-math and non-science majors. These courses, nicknamed "math beauty" courses, are designed to discuss one topic in-depth rather than to introduce many topics at a superficial level. A variety of courses, each requiring students to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, General Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education
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Wilson, Christopher James – PRIMUS, 2014
We describe specific curricular decisions employed at Butler University that have resulted in student achievement in the actuarial science major. The paper includes a discussion of how these decisions might be applied in the context of a new actuarial program.
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Risk Assessment, Educational Objectives, Degree Requirements
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Erickson, Keith – PRIMUS, 2010
The material in this module introduces students to some of the mathematical tools used to examine molecular evolution. This topic is standard fare in many mathematical biology or bioinformatics classes, but could also be suitable for classes in linear algebra or probability. While coursework in matrix algebra, Markov processes, Monte Carlo…
Descriptors: Monte Carlo Methods, Markov Processes, Biology, Probability
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Butterworth, William T.; Coe, Paul R. – PRIMUS, 2004
"The Price is Right" ("TPIR") is a rich source of examples of applied probability, combinatorics, and game theory. While some of the games played on stage by individual contestants stress a knowledge of pricing, many are also heavily based on probability. "TPIR" stage games are a treasury of interesting modules that can be effective learning tools…
Descriptors: Game Theory, Mathematics Education, Probability, Mathematics Anxiety