Buffon's Needle: An Analysis and Simulation

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Title:

Buffon's Needle: An Analysis and Simulation

Url:

https://mste.illinois.edu/activity/buffon/

Creator:

Reese, George

Publisher:

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Description: Created by George Reese of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, this resource gives some background on the Buffon's needle problem. The site provides a link to an applet that allows one to simulate dropping a needle once, ten times, one-hundred times, or one-thousand times. One also has control over the length of the needle. Aside from the applet, the author provides an introduction, the simplest case, other cases, a brief series of questions and references. This is a nice case study of one statistical problem.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Mathematical statistics
Science -- Mathematics -- Probabilities
Science -- Mathematics -- Probabilities -- Addresses, essays, lectures

GEM Subject:

Mathematics -- Statistics
Mathematics -- Probability

Key Concept:

Mathematics -- Probability
Mathematics -- Statistics

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material -- Demonstration
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- HTML
Application -- Java

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

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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