Probability vs P&C

• wee_ws

  10 Jun 09, 06:53

  Hi,

    I was going through a question about probability with my students last evening when I showed two approaches to compute the probability of a certain event.

    Approach 1 considered P&C concepts and approach 2 applied probability concepts. Though both approaches led to the same result, one needed no ordering but the other required some ordering.

    The class experience motivated me to write an article:

    http://www.freewebs.com/weews/probabilityconcepts.htm

    I hope students will find it useful in improving their understanding of the close relationship between P&C and Probability.

    Thanks!

  Cheers,
  Wen Shih

• eagle

  10 Jun 09, 10:16

  nice!

• wee_ws

  10 Jun 09, 10:30

  Hi eagle,

    Thanks for your encouragement :)

    Am also very thankful that students ask questions openly and freely, or else these articles would not have been possible. 

  Cheers,
  Wen Shih

• eagle

  10 Jun 09, 10:52

  It's really a very ingenious method! You are good!

  Fits my style of maths flexibility
  Will be sharing this with my private students as well :D

  Thanks for sharing!