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Author: Sergy Buldyrev, Anna Umansky
Includes teacher generated activities. A section of the coast line is randomly given an angle (two...
Type: Simulation
Date Added: Jun 29, 1997
Date Modified: Mar 07, 2011
 
Peer Review 4 stars
Comments (3)avg: 4.67 stars
Personal Collections (1)
Learning Exercises (none)
Accessibility Info (none)

Author: Sergy Buldyrev, Anna Umansky
Grow trees (green dots), then start fire (red dots), and watch destroyed trees (black dots) form a trail...
Type: Simulation
Date Added: Jun 29, 1997
Date Modified: Aug 23, 2012
 
Peer Review 4 stars
Comments (1)avg: 4 stars
Personal Collections (3)
Learning Exercises (none)
Accessibility Info (none)

Author: Paul Trunfio
Flip coins to see if you can beat the odds.
Type: Simulation
Date Added: Jun 29, 1997
Date Modified: Jun 06, 2011
 
Peer Review 4 stars
Comments (5)avg: 4 stars
Personal Collections (7)
Learning Exercises (none)
Accessibility Info (none)

Author: Paul Trunfio, Gary McGathThis lesson was prepared by Paul Trunfio and the JAVA applet was written by Gary McGath
Throw darts at a circle, get the ratio inside to outside circle, and estimate pi.
Type: Simulation
Date Added: Jun 29, 1997
Date Modified: Jul 08, 2011
 
Peer Review 4 stars
Comments (none)
Personal Collections (1)
Learning Exercises (none)
Accessibility Info (none)

Author: Paul Trunfio, Gary McGath
Take random steps left or right and see how far you get. You won't go far very often.
Type: Simulation
Date Added: Jun 29, 1997
Date Modified: Apr 13, 2009
 
Peer Review 3.67 stars
Comments (1)avg: 4 stars
Personal Collections (2)
Learning Exercises (none)
Accessibility Info (none)

Author: George Reese
Discussion of a technique for estimating pi, by dropping a needle between parallel lines.
Type: Presentation
Date Added: Jun 29, 1997
Date Modified: May 10, 2011
 
Peer Review 4 stars
Comments (none)
Personal Collections (none)
Learning Exercises (1)
Accessibility Info (none)

Author: Paul Trunfio, Gary McGath
Ants running out of an anthill moving randomly create a series of patterns.
Type: Simulation
Date Added: Jun 29, 1997
Date Modified: Feb 06, 2012
 
Peer Reviews (not reviewed)
Comments (none)
Personal Collections (3)
Learning Exercises (none)
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Author: Anna Umansky
A particle moves randomly in 2D, and leaves a particle when it touches the central aggregation complex.
Type: Simulation
Date Added: Jun 29, 1997
Date Modified: Oct 19, 2005
 
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Personal Collections (1)
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Author: Konstantin Lukin
Learn math concepts of game theory and search algorithms while playing a game trying to line up five...
Type: Simulation
Date Added: May 27, 1997
Date Modified: Feb 17, 2010
 
Peer Reviews (not reviewed)
Comments (2)avg: 3.5 stars
Personal Collections (1)
Learning Exercises (none)
Accessibility Info (none)

Author: Sergy Buldyrev, Anna Umansky
2D Random Walk with no cut-backs and trap avoidance heuristic.
Type: Simulation
Date Added: Jun 29, 1997
Date Modified: Dec 18, 2008
 
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Comments (1)
Personal Collections (1)
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