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Playing with Probability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

A. E. Lawrance
A. E. Lawrance*
Affiliation:
149 High Street, Harston, Cambs
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A topic which is becoming increasingly popular in school mathematical syllabuses is that of probability and the subject matter which appeared only in the Sixth form previously is now to be found in the Third form. In the classroom, as for all mathematical undertakings, it is always a useful exercise to get children to state what they expect the answer to be before they attempt to solve the problem, and this “playing off of hunches” is extremely interesting in probability.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 53 , Issue 386 , December 1969 , pp. 347 - 354
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1969

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