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Investing Under Uncertainty: Mathematical Models And Computer Simulations, Alfinio Flores
Investing Under Uncertainty: Mathematical Models And Computer Simulations, Alfinio Flores
Colorado Mathematics Teacher
Students do probabilistic models for investment strategies and bankroll management. Students develop a better understanding for the Kelly criterion as a function of paying odds using an interactive graph. Then students conduct computer simulations to compare two investment strategies, first investing a fixed amount, and then using the Kelly criterion.
From Soliciting Answers To Eliciting Reasoning: Questioning Our Questions In Digital Math Tasks, Heather L. Johnson, Gary Olson, Amber Gardner, Amy Smith
From Soliciting Answers To Eliciting Reasoning: Questioning Our Questions In Digital Math Tasks, Heather L. Johnson, Gary Olson, Amber Gardner, Amy Smith
Colorado Mathematics Teacher
How can classroom teachers and task designers pose questions to promote students’ reasoning? The authors share a Toy Car task, developed in Desmos, then provide three design principles guiding task questions.