tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post3599493211595143979..comments2024-03-22T13:39:55.941-07:00Comments on Math Mama Writes...: Probability: Behind one of these doors is a new car...Sue VanHattumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-90087115760297682632010-03-05T07:17:10.167-08:002010-03-05T07:17:10.167-08:00Thanks for the link, Rick. It's a great presen...Thanks for the link, Rick. It's a great presentation of the reasoning.<br /><br />@Craig: I love it! How many people will say "I love this because I struggle with it"? There's a great goal in teaching math, to get students to love the parts they struggle with.Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-5372286094328228622010-03-04T21:46:39.640-08:002010-03-04T21:46:39.640-08:00I love this problem because even though I know wha...I love this problem because even though I know what the answer is, if I haven't looked at in awhile, I forget why and have trouble figuring it out.<br /><br />Looking at the link that Rick posted though, the answer may stick with me now. That is a very clear explanation.Craig Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397752180490590098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-1553622187677700632010-03-04T10:40:46.321-08:002010-03-04T10:40:46.321-08:00Here's a good explanation of it, also from the...Here's a good explanation of it, also from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/science/08monty.htmlRick Reganhttp://www.exploringbinary.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-77856693500338237262010-03-04T10:15:40.404-08:002010-03-04T10:15:40.404-08:00I love to have students design an experiment to co...I love to have students design an experiment to confirm their theory or to disprove a competing theory. It's such a good problem for the theoretical/experimental difference and for developing probability modeling.<br /><br />With younger students you could use one of the many java/flash animations of the problem to run their experiment.John Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.com