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:So, anyways, if I wanted to illustrate polynomial multiplication, I would not bother with BCD. Instead, I would focus on something like the [[wp:Chain rule (probability)|chain rule]]. For example: ''If you flip a coin ten times, with 50% odds each for "Heads" and "Tails" on one coin flip, what are the odds that the total number of "Heads" is a prime number?''. Or something like that that involves summing cumulative probabilities -- perhaps involving dice or perhaps even something with uneven base chances. If you like, I could draft up a task on that subject. (Or feel free to do so yourself.) --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 10:33, 31 October 2011 (UTC) |
:So, anyways, if I wanted to illustrate polynomial multiplication, I would not bother with BCD. Instead, I would focus on something like the [[wp:Chain rule (probability)|chain rule]]. For example: ''If you flip a coin ten times, with 50% odds each for "Heads" and "Tails" on one coin flip, what are the odds that the total number of "Heads" is a prime number?''. Or something like that that involves summing cumulative probabilities -- perhaps involving dice or perhaps even something with uneven base chances. If you like, I could draft up a task on that subject. (Or feel free to do so yourself.) --[[User:Rdm|Rdm]] 10:33, 31 October 2011 (UTC) |
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:: That task already exists (morally) at [[Count the coins]]. [[User:CRGreathouse|CRGreathouse]] 17:40, 8 May 2012 (UTC) |
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