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Peer reviewedSelkirk, Keith – Mathematics in School, 1973
A mathematical model of a soccer-league competition results is set up and investigated using simple randomization techniques. The hypothesis that winning the league championship was purely luck was statistically tested. (JP)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Instruction, Mathematical Models, Probability
Peer reviewedReed, R. – Mathematics in School, 1974
An activity sequence is described. Several aspects of a population problem are developed using isoperimetric graph paper and symmetry principles to derive general rules. (SD)
Descriptors: Graphs, Induction, Learning Activities, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedSelkirk, Keith – Mathematics in School, 1983
Deciding, with outline maps, what highway exits to use to reach various towns most speedily is the problem presented. The simulation is geometric, focusing on loci. (MNS)
Descriptors: Geography, Geometric Concepts, Map Skills, Mathematical Models
