Links
Chapter 19: Probability
Coin Tossing
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_305_g_3_t_5.html
Users can have the computer randomly toss a coin and count the frequency
of heads and tails.
Dice Rolls
http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/resource/prob/chaseme1.html
The user plays a game where a turtle or hare move depending on the sum
rolled on two dice.
Drawing from a Bag
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Marbles
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/TwoColors/?version=1.5.0_07&
browser=safari&vendor=Apple_Computer,_Inc.
http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/resource/prob/xmas.html
Users can randomly draw coloured balls from a bag and consider the probability
of drawing that colour.
Fair Games
http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c26/challenge.htm
The problem posted here asks the reader to decide whether a given described
game is fair.
Predicting what is in a Bag from what is Drawn
http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/resource/prob/xmas.html
After selecting a certain number of gifts from a bag, the user gets to
predict how many of each type of gift is in the bag.
Probability and Sampling
http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c52/challenge.htm
The problem posted here lets the reader see how probability concepts can
be used to solve problems.
Spinning a Spinner or Rolling a Die
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ExpProbability/
http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/resource/prob/coins.html
http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/resource/prob/spinners.html
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_3_t_5.html
Users can spin different spinners to see the frequency that each colour
or number is spun or roll two dice to see what sums come up.
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