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Diploma in Higher Education Studies

Probability of two events

HES 212 · Further Mathematics for University Study — Week 10 of 16

CourseHES 212
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Probability of two events

  1. Sample spaces
  2. Simple tree diagrams

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Calculate probability of simple events.

Activity

Use a tree diagram for two coin tosses and two dice.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Contemporary Mathematics, 7.4: Tree Diagrams, Tables, and Outcomes · PDF · OpenStax Contemporary Mathematics (2023), 7.4: sample spaces, tables and tree diagrams, pp. 738–750 · for registered students
  • Introductory Statistics 2e, 3.5: Tree and Venn Diagrams · PDF · OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e (2023), 3.5: tree diagrams for two events, pp. 189–195 · for registered students
  • Python-based simulations of the probabilistic behavior of random events · Open-access article · Seebut et al. (2022), Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. Students simulate random events in Python to explore probability. · 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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