For decades, scientists have tried to turn the question of alien life from late-night speculation into something you can ...
What’s the perfect number of cards for playing poker? According to a new mathematical discovery, the answer is the ...
Mathematicians rely on numbers, but finding words to explain different levels of certainty has stymied everyone from the ...
Proposed changes to North Carolina's math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. The ...
The binomial distribution is a key concept in probability that models situations where you repeat the same experiment several times, and each time there are only two possible outcomes—success or ...
Everybody’s got a hunch this time of year, a thought about the so-called Presidents’ Trophy “curse” or maybe a dark horse Stanley Cup pick. Only one team of the 16 in the NHL playoffs gets to be ...
Tabletop games, from the roll of a die in a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) to the strategic placement of cards in a complex board game, are deeply rooted in probability. The comprehension of the ...