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The Casino Game
Dean Clark
([email protected])
Charles Smith
([email protected])
Lisa Chen
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University of Rhode Island
This Java applet consists of a game with three concentric wheels onto which the students place three copies of the numbers 0 through 6. The wheels are spun and payoffs are made for sums of 7 and 11. Probability and expected value questions are explored.
SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS:
Browsers: Should work with generic browser
Plugins : Java
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Dean Clark, Charles Smith, Lisa Chen, "The Casino Game," Convergence (June 2004)
