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Ask Marilyn in the Mathematics Classroom: Probability Questions
Francis J. Vasko
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 43, No. 4 (2012) pp. 499–503
Since 1986, Marilyn Vos Savant, who is listed in the "Guinness Book of World Records Hall of Fame" for the highest IQ, has had a weekly column that is published in "Parade Magazine." In this column, she answers readers' questions on a wide variety...
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Can Teachers Trust the World Wide Web for Classroom Lesson Plans?
Francis J. Vasko; Winnie J. Peterson
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 51, No. 5 (October 2007) pp. 53–54
Standards challenge educators on a regular basis to integrate technology into their content and methods courses. Students today access the Internet which in many cases, if students see it on the Internet they believe it. In this article, the authors ...
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Probability & Perception: The Representativeness Heuristic in Action
Yun Lu; Francis J. Vasko; Trevor J. Drummond; Lisa E. Vasko
Mathematics Teacher Vol. 108, No. 2 (September 2014) pp. 126–131
If the prospective students of probability lack a background in mathematical proofs, hands-on classroom activities may work well to help them to learn to analyze problems correctly. For example, students may physically roll a die twice to count and...
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Using Pinochle to Motivate the Restricted Combinations with Repetitions Problem
Patrick S. Gorman; Jeffrey D. Kunkel; Francis J. Vasko
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 42, No. 5 (2011) pp. 679–684
A standard example used in introductory combinatoric courses is to count the number of five-card poker hands possible from a straight deck of 52 distinct cards. A more interesting problem is to count the number of distinct hands possible from a...