Illustrative Mathematics
Return to Fred's Fun Factory (with 50 Cents)
The penny arcade gets the statistics treatment in this fun probability investigation. A non-standard game of chance is described and then the class is set loose to find missing probabilities, determine common outcomes, and evaluate...
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
Architecture and Construction: Stair Construction
Within the context of the construction industry, algebra pros begin to calculate slope from the sizes of stair steps. This is a terrific lesson, especially for aspiring engineers. Just be aware that it might be a stretch to meet all of...
Curated OER
The Titanic 1
Were your chances of surviving the sinking of the Titanic better if you were a first-class passenger? Capture learners' attention with actual historical data to find the answer. They use two-way tables to calculate conditional and...
Teach Engineering
Complex Networks and Graphs
Show your class how engineers use graphs to understand large and complex systems. The resource provides the beginnings of graph theory by introducing the class to set theory, graphs, and degree distributions of a graph.
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
Health Science: Back to Basics
This lesson focuses on unit conversion, proportions, ratios, exponents, and the metric system. Discuss measurement with your math class and demonstrate how to solve several health-science word problems. Give learners a chance to visit an...
Curated OER
But mango is my favorite…
What are the chances of getting your favorite flavor in your fruit snack package? Have your class use the given information to compute their own experimental data using the multiplication rule of independent events and compare it to the...
Curated OER
Birthday Problem
Young scholars identify the probability of an event occurring. Learners explore the complement of an event in finding why an event will not happen. They also explore basics of probability within algebra.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Sets
This page discusses sets and set theory in mathematics and probability, and it discusses the notation and properties of sets.
Other
Earlham College: A Crash Course in Infinite Sets
This site aims to provide all essential information on infinite sets in a way the reader will immediately understand.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Algebra Ii: Conditional Probability
A module where students find and interpret probabilities; explore conditional probabilities, and use the conditional probability to determine if two events are independent; work with two-way tables as you analyze conditional...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Sets
Get independent practice working with sets. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Union
This page provides a good explanation of unions of sets in mathematics. It discusses the union of disjoint sets and the probabilities of unions, incorporating probabilities of the two independent sets and their intersection. Discusses...
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Texas A&M University
Sets and Set Notation [Pdf]
Learn from this PDF file filled with definitions, examples, and venn diagrams all relating to sets and set notation.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Simple Probability
This set contains statistics questions regarding probability as a relative frequency. The student will recognize event pairs: complementary events, mutually exclusive events, and independent events, and use them in probability calculations.
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Topic Summaries: Sets and Counting
The topic summary outlines sets and counting. Some topics reviewed are Venn diagrams, permutations, set operations, and addition principle. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Complement of an Event
This resource defines a complement, then explains how to find the probability of the complement of an event. The examples are easy to follow.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Mutually Exclusive Events
Use this site to learn what is means for two events to be mutually exclusive. Great examples show you how to calculate the probability of such events.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: El Azar Y La Probabilidad
In Spanish. Interactive activities introducing some of the concepts of probability.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Combinations
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of combinations.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Probability of Simple Events
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of the probability of simple events.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Quiz on Probabilities of Compound Events
Learners display knowledge of advanced mathematical concepts. The online quiz tests the students on probabilities of compound events.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Combinations Grades 9 10
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize and identify combinations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Probability: Complement Rule for Probability Grades 11 12
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces the student to complements, in particular, finding the probability of events by using the complement rule.