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A Normal Density Project

by Robert K. Stump (Muhlenberg College)

This article originally appeared in:
College Mathematics Journal
September, 1995

Subject classification(s): Calculus | Single Variable Calculus | Integration | Statistics and Probability | Probability
Applicable Course(s): 3.2 Mainstream Calculus II | 3.3 Mainstream Calculus III, IV | 6.1 Probability & Statistics

Explores the Gaussian normal density through polynomial approximations


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Capsule Course Topic(s):
One-Variable Calculus | Integration Methods
Multivariable Calculus | Double Integrals, Applications
Probability | Continuous Distributions, Normal
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