Exploring Probability!

      Although it doesn't sound complicated, the lessons in class about probability were about coins, spinners and dice, which I struggled with at the beginning of this section. Luckily, our math professor assigns lots of homework on a subject that we get to complete in different ways. This homework assignment titled "Probability Print Activity" helped me understand probability of coins, spinners, dice, and how to use a tree diagram. To complete this assignment we had to go to the website, and with a worksheet provided to us, complete the worksheet while playing with the online game. The game showed the many outcomes possible of heads and tails, such as the favorable outcomes of at least one head (which is 3/4), and when rolling two dice, what would the outcome of a sum less than 6 be (which is 5/18). Along with the worksheet (picture below), this assignment helps you to grasp what probability is and also go over term such as favorable outcomes and event probability.

     

Picture of the online Math Interactive

 I really liked this assignment because it went at my pace, meaning that I didn't have to hurry up to catch up with the rest of the class. I learn best with visuals, so being able to see what we were doing earlier in class helped me grasp the concepts of probability, as well as knowing how to apply tree diagrams to a problem. Also, when creating a tree diagram by hand, you have to be careful and organized because it can easily get confusing. Since it was a game online, it was such a great idea for our professor to assign a packet along with it to track what one was doing, as well as to prove that the assignment was completed! If you want your future class to play a fun online game but don't want them to pass it off, then it's best to assign a packet along with the game. This was a nice activity to do and helped me a lot! 

1st page out 4 of packet

2nd page out of 4 of packet