assignments
Assignment 0 (ungraded):
Read these articles:
due Fri Feb 12
Assignment 1
From Moore: 1.44, 2.39, 3.32, 3.36, 3.38, 3.40, 3.52.
due Wed Feb 24
Assignment 2
- Design two short surveys (three to six questions) each of which has the final question "Should Marlboro College have a math requirement?". Aim to elicit a different answer with each survey.
- Find a graph in the media that you think is lacking in some way. Explain what is wrong with it and create your own graph that better illustrates the data.
- From Moore: 4.25, 5.31, 5.42, 6.30
due Fri Mar 12
Assignment 3
From Moore: 9.26, 10.40, 10.43, 10.52, 10.54,
due Sun Mar 14
Project and Presentation
due Wed Mar 31
Quiz 1
due Wed Apr 14
Assignment 4
1. Consider the following alternative pig dice:
a. A six-sided die with sides 1,1,5,5,6,6,
b. A six-sided die with sides 1,1,1,1,10,25,
c. A twelve-sided die with sides 1,2,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,5.
For each of these dice, analyse the expected values as we did for a regular die. Given the choice against a player using a standard die, which one would you choose?
2. Wild Boar is played as follows: Each player selects a die from the choice of varied dice (one die is a standard six-sider; some have different numbers of sides; they tend to have different values on each side). Once each player has a die, they follow the rules of Pig with each player using his/her own die. Design some fair dice to go in the bag. Why are they fair? Is it possible to have a fair die in which one side has the number 100? Which range of dice as the choices do you think will lead to the most meaningful play? [Dice are regularly made in the shape of the Platonic solids, making 4, 6, 8, 12 and 20 siders all common. However, by using "spinners" (or computers) rather than dice, it is easy to have something that acts like a 51-sided die (or any other number). Feel free to experiment with strange numbers of sides in this exercise.]
From Moore: 13.26, 13.34, 14.26, 14.28, 15.36, 15.54.
due Sun Apr 25
Assignment 5
From Moore: 18.30, 18.32, 19.34, 20.32, 21.19, 21.20, 21.21
Quiz 2 (Thursday 29th April)
Presentation and Project (Presentation on Tuesday 4th May)
due Wed May 5
Assignment 6
From Moore: 23.32, 23.44, 23.45, 23.46, 24.42, 25.34.
Quiz 3
Final Exam
