Areas Determined by Random Chords of a Parabola.

Marrero, Osvaldo

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Publication Date: 1998

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Areas Determined by Random Chords of a Parabola.

Marrero, Osvaldo

Mathematics and Computer Education, v32 n2 p136-42 Spr 1998

Presents a problem that has been well received by students in undergraduate mathematical statistics courses. The problem is presented as a game in which students are asked to choose between two alternatives, as if they were betting. (ASK)

Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Statistics, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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