Queueing Theory: A Rational Approach to the Problem of Waiting in Line.

Edwards, Thomas G.; Chelst, Kenneth R.

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ERIC Number: EJ668694

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Publication Date: 2002

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Queueing Theory: A Rational Approach to the Problem of Waiting in Line.

Edwards, Thomas G.; Chelst, Kenneth R.

Mathematics Teacher, v95 n5 p372-76 May 2002

Discusses students' exploration of a particular rational function in the context of people waiting in line for service. The concepts of domain, range, and asymptotes are also developed in that context as is the effect of changes in input variables on function outputs. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Data Analysis, Mathematical Models, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Statistics

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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