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Title:

The Poisson Distribution

Url:

http://www.ciese.org/pathways/rwlo/rwlos/9377/Poisson/overview.html

Creator:

Albert, Scott S.

Publisher:

Real World Learning Objects (RWLO)
Stevens Institute of Technology

Description: The Real World Learning Objects Library has designed an activity that uses math to explain and design web pages, track usage, and chart real-world experiences as diverse as customers at a gas station, radioactive decay, and traffic flow to a help desk. In this project, students learn to use a Poisson process with real-time data in an attempt to connect math theory with real world results. The activity includes detailed instructions, assessment guides, project material, and access to software for understanding the numbers involved with such real life activities. Also included is a supplementary list of resources for more information. Ideal for teachers designing in-class projects or assignments, and for students with a desire to see how their mathematics could be used in the real world.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Probabilities -- Distributions. Characteristic functions
Science -- Mathematics -- Probabilities -- Study and teaching. Research
Technology -- Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering -- Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering -- Telecommunication -- Computer networks -- Wide area networks -- Specific aspects of, or services on, the Internet -- World Wide Web

GEM Subject:

Mathematics
Mathematics -- Instructional issues
Mathematics -- Applied mathematics
Mathematics -- Probability

Key Concept:

Mathematics -- Frequency distributions
Mathematics -- Probability

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Assessment Material -- Test
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- DOC
Document -- HTML
Video -- Quicktime

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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