Dice and Disease in the Classroom.

Stor, Marilyn; Briggs, William L.

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ERIC Number: EJ576288

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Dice and Disease in the Classroom.

Stor, Marilyn; Briggs, William L.

Mathematics Teacher, v91 n6 p464-68 Sep 1998

Presents a mathematics activity to model the exponential growth of the common cold, AIDS, or any other communicable disease. Underscores the effect that a friend's or partner's previous behavior may have on a current relationship and on society at large. (ASK)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Diseases, Functions (Mathematics), Integrated Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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