Comments for Bored of Education http://boredofeducation.wordpress.com Hobbies of a High School Math Teacher Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:56:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Deal or No Deal: Lucky Case Game by sandrar http://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/05/24/deal-or-no-deal-lucky-case-game/#comment-582 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:56:50 +0000 https://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/05/24/deal-or-no-deal-lucky-case-game/#comment-582 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on Deal or No Deal in Math Class by Steph http://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/05/22/deal-or-no-deal-in-math-class/#comment-13 Steph Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:48:59 +0000 https://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/05/22/deal-or-no-deal-in-math-class/#comment-13 Hi, I will begin student teaching in 3 weeks, and I was trying to think of an interesting lesson to present to my university class, suitable for grade 7-9 students. So, all day I've been trying to think of a more fun way to look at Probability. I was just watching Deal or No Deal, and I thought yes! This is better than boring old coin tossing, rock-paper-scissors and playing with cards. I just googled the idea in case a math teacher had tried it already, and you have. So, thanks for your blog. And hopefully it works... Take care Steph Hi,

I will begin student teaching in 3 weeks, and I was trying to think of an interesting lesson to present to my university class, suitable for grade 7-9 students. So, all day I’ve been trying to think of a more fun way to look at Probability. I was just watching Deal or No Deal, and I thought yes! This is better than boring old coin tossing, rock-paper-scissors and playing with cards. I just googled the idea in case a math teacher had tried it already, and you have. So, thanks for your blog. And hopefully it works…

Take care
Steph

]]> Comment on Squid-Algebra Problem by Damien http://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/07/03/squid-algebra-problem/#comment-5 Damien Thu, 06 Jul 2006 04:40:50 +0000 https://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/07/03/squid-algebra-problem/#comment-5 Well, assuming the Top 100 Lensmasters ranking is based on the average ranking of that Lensmaster's lenses, and taking into account that the average rank of your lenses is 1192.3333 (we're not sure how closely the average of a given lensmaster's lenses is monitored), I think it would be safe to say that you need a lens ranking of at least 1150 to safely stay in the Top 100 Lensmasters list. If you feel like cutting the margins a bit thin, you could run the calculation on the 96th through 100th ranked lensmasters to see how they measure up. Good luck! Well, assuming the Top 100 Lensmasters ranking is based on the average ranking of that Lensmaster’s lenses, and taking into account that the average rank of your lenses is 1192.3333 (we’re not sure how closely the average of a given lensmaster’s lenses is monitored), I think it would be safe to say that you need a lens ranking of at least 1150 to safely stay in the Top 100 Lensmasters list. If you feel like cutting the margins a bit thin, you could run the calculation on the 96th through 100th ranked lensmasters to see how they measure up.

Good luck!

]]> Comment on Deal or No Deal in Math Class by Student name deleted http://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/05/22/deal-or-no-deal-in-math-class/#comment-4 Student name deleted Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:21:02 +0000 https://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/05/22/deal-or-no-deal-in-math-class/#comment-4 Actually [name erased by Mr. Hedman] thought the ugly models were holding the greater amounts of money... Actually [name erased by Mr. Hedman] thought the ugly models were holding the greater amounts of money…

]]> Comment on Deal or No Deal: Lucky Case Game by Student name deleted http://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/05/24/deal-or-no-deal-lucky-case-game/#comment-3 Student name deleted Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:18:57 +0000 https://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/05/24/deal-or-no-deal-lucky-case-game/#comment-3 hahahaha how did I have no idea about this site? That was a fun game... hahahaha how did I have no idea about this site? That was a fun game…

]]> Comment on First Post on WordPress by Edwards http://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/05/18/first-post-on-wordpress/#comment-2 Edwards Wed, 24 May 2006 16:53:59 +0000 https://boredofeducation.wordpress.com/2006/05/18/first-post-on-wordpress/#comment-2 And when you do, let me know coz I think I may like this platform better. And having a person explain rather than reading directions is so much faster...ok, that and I'm lazy! And when you do, let me know coz I think I may like this platform better. And having a person explain rather than reading directions is so much faster…ok, that and I’m lazy!

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