- School of Mathematical Sciences
- Ross Hall 2239
- Campus Box 122
- University of Northern Colorado
- Greeley, CO 80639
- Phone: (970) 351-2820
- Fax: (970) 351-1225
- Dr. Robert Powers
- Ross Hall 2240-C
- Campus Box 122
- University of Northern Colorado
- Greeley, CO 80639
- Phone: (970) 351-1157
- robert.powers@unco.edu
Probability
Math 550 at UNC, Summer 2008
The following files include information on a variety of probability topics, including theoretical and empirical probabilities and fairness. Click on the "Preview" thumbnails to see a slideshow of the documents, or click the "PDF" button to download a handout.
Downloadable Handouts
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| Who Will Win? | Learn to identify if a spinner-game is fair using theoretical probability. |
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| The Nuts-and-Bolts of Probability | Explore probabilities associated with a simulation of hexagonal caps for bolts. |
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| Spinning in Circles | Understand the view of probability as a long-run relative frequence of an outcome using a spinner. |
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| Is It Fair? | Explore simple chance situations involving spinners. |
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| Tetrahedron Dice | Learn the terms and definitions of classical probability using tetrahedron dice. |
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| Tetrahedron Dice Diagram | 2D nets that can be used to make tetrahedron dice. |
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| M&M Probabilities | Learn about Empirical Probability using Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter candies. |
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| Benford’s Law | Compute probabilities using the distribution related to Benford's Law regarding the probabilities of "faked" numbers in legal documents. |
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| Blood Types | Use blood type probabilities as a way to explore the Addition Rules in probability. |
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| Spinning Probabilities | Consider a carnival game involving two spinners in the context of probability principles. |
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| Multiple Blood Typing | Use blood type probabilities to compute likelihoods of various outcomes involving two randomly selected people from the general population. |
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| Multiple Blood Typing | Use conditional probability principles in the context of blood types. |
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| Conditional M&Ms | Apply the Generalized Multiplication Rule in probability to scenarios of colored candies and socks. |
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| Counting Calamari | Count numbers of possibilities for a variety of scenarios, including several examples related to restaurant deals. |
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| Ice Cream Cones Galore | Extensive exploration activity regarding ice cream cones and dishes. Relates to combinations and permutations. |
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| Counting Codes | Determine the number of unique character strings that can be formed from a given word (also known as "The Mississippi Problem") |
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| Counting Formulas | Learn the counting formulas for combinations and permutations and apply the formulae to an internet snippet. |
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| Domino’s Counting | Determine the total number of possible "Super Six Mix" value meals in a popular pizza chain. |
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| Section 5.1: Probability Rules | Slide show of the basic terms and rules in probability. |
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