Buffon's Needle
Buffon's Needle
Description:
Buffon's Needle is one of the oldest problems in the field of geometrical probability, and involves dropping a needle on a lined sheet of paper and determining the probability of the needle crossing one of the lines on the page. The remarkable result is that the probability is directly related to the value of pi. M2T2 is a set of modules that model standards-aligned curricula at the middle-school level. They are available free on the Web in Acrobat form. Their optimal use includes a variety of digital technologies such as graphing calculators, spreadsheets, and computer-based geometry. However, the modules can be done without any of these
Education Levels:
Unspecified
Subject:
Geometry, Probability, Statistics, Integrating Technology Into The Classroom
Resource Type:
Activity
Medium:
Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
Students
Online provider:
MSTE - The Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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