Research in Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구)
- Volume 6 Issue 1
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- Pages.97-106
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- 2002
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- 1226-6191(pISSN)
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- 2287-9943(eISSN)
On Radar Surveillance in Statistical Perspective for the Classroom
- Kim, G. Daniel (Department of Mathematics, Southern Oregon University) ;
- Kim, Sung-Sook (Department of Mathematics, Paichai University)
- Published : 2002.03.01
Abstract
Educators have found that the concept of randomness is often misunderstood by students. Chance recently pointed out that students should be introduced to the concept of randomness through the use of simulations. In this article, we studied various aspects of the probability distribution off linear random path in a circle and introduce some related simulations to guide student exploration and discovery. Consider a random line segment that crosses a circle with a certain radius. Perhaps it can be considered to be a path that an airplane shows up and flies into a random direction in a monitor. What is the expected amount of flying distance through the monitor, and the expected variation\ulcorner Are we monitoring what we see scientifically\ulcorner This article studies the probability distribution and some related aspects of a linear random path within a circular monitor. Some simulative activity is also introduced which can be used in a statistics or probability classes.