The Possible and Impossible...
We kicked off MAT 257 with Probability! I remember in Elementary School I really enjoyed probability. I was a little nervous to start probability in this class because I wasn't sure if I would remember everything or not. I was also worried that many things may have changed with the new Common Core standards.The first thing I thought of when thinking about probability were Tree Diagrams. I remember I had a really hard time with these when I was in school and it took me a long time to understand how they worked. I found this website, MathIsFun , to be extremely helpful at explaining what a Tree Diagram looks like and how they are used when dealing with probability problems. Going through my activities and homework helped remind me of the many methods to use when dealing with probability problems. I personally find it very helpful to draw pictures for many of these problems. A visual representation of events makes it a lot easier to see what is happening and understand what will hap...