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Diploma in Higher Education Studies

Probability basics

HES 212 · Further Mathematics for University Study — Week 9 of 16

CourseHES 212
Week9 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Probability basics

  1. The probability scale
  2. Probability of single events

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Calculate probability of simple events.

Activity

Find probabilities with dice, cards and spinners.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Contemporary Mathematics, 7.5: Basic Concepts of Probability · PDF · OpenStax Contemporary Mathematics (2023), 7.5: the probability scale and single events, pp. 751–762 · for registered students
  • Introductory Statistics 2e, 3.1: Terminology · PDF · OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e (2023), 3.1: outcomes, events and probability, pp. 168–171 · for registered students
  • Correcting students' misconceptions about probability in an introductory statistics course · Open-access article · Khazanov & Prado (2010), Adults Learning Mathematics International Journal. Common probability misconceptions and how a course corrected them. · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Coordinates and straight-line graphs
  • Week 2: Gradient and y-intercept (y = mx + c)
  • Week 3: Plotting quadratic graphs
  • Week 4: Using graphs to solve problems
  • Week 5: Number sequences and the nth term
  • Week 6: Geometric sequences
  • Week 7: Sequences and how fast programs grow
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Probability basics
  • Week 10: Probability of two events
  • Week 11: Statistics for a dataset
  • Week 12: From a problem to pseudocode
  • Week 13: Checking a solution with test data
  • Week 14: Maths problem-solving project
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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