Coin Game Published by Connected Mathematics Project Age Group: Age 8 and Up Type: Math License: free to classroom teachers

COIN GAME

Select 'New Game' and then pick the number of times the computer should flip a coin and whether or not it should be a fair (50/50) or unfair (biased to heads or tails in a selection of 100 flips). Click on 'Flip It' and then view the graph of results - % that were heads versus the number of flips. Graphs can be printed.

Selecting Data will display a complete record of the most recent 5,000 flips. Play this game a few times and observe how the curve and results differ every time. This is a much easier and faster way to get a feel for probabilities than by repeatedly flipping coins yourself!

Download Details

Requires:
Black & White or Color Mac, Sys 6.0.7+

Filename: coingame.hqx

Filesize: 60 k

Download Sites:

Educational : ftp://jupiter.math.msu.edu/