Wimbledon 2010: A Fifth Set Cliff‐hanger in the Murray vs. Federer Final?

Imagine the scene. The year is 2010 and Andy Murray and Roger Federer are playing each other for the first time in the Wimbledon Championships final. Will it be a straight sets victory or a nail‐biting five‐set match?     

Prediction versus Independence in Contingency Tables

Although Chi-square analysis of contingency tables is almost always taught in introductory courses students often show little understanding. The authors here introduce a method to remedy this.     

Record Values and Surviving Glacial Moraines

Estimating the number of glacial advances from surviving glacial debris can, amazingly enough, be cast as a records problem for which there is a substantial statistical literature. As a result, instructors may illustrate method of moments and maximum‐likelihood estimation techniques with an interesting problem in the physical sciences.     

Odds that don't add up!

This artical presents examples of situations where a lack of understanding of probability leads to erroneous expectations.     

Odds That Don't Add Up,Revisited

This article investigates two interesting applications of probability by considering future bets on the Superbowl and the odds of the favoured team winning in a championship series.     

Murphy's Law of Maps

Using probability theory, I show that the “urban myth” that map locations tend to lie on the edges or down the central crease is based in fact.     

基于案例教学的生物制药工艺学课程改革与实践

生物制药工艺学是生物工程专业实践应用的重要学科。案例教学法作为一种较为开放的教学模式,能有效地使生物制药工艺学理论知识与实践相结合,从而提高学生分析和解决问题的能力。     

Using Shiny to illustrate the probability density function concept

The transition from the probability mass function for discrete random variables to the probability density function for continuous random variables is not straightforward, especially to students from the health and social sciences. An R Shiny application was created to assist the learning process of probability density function.     

提高中医院校生物化学教学质量的方法

生物化学是中医院校一门非常重要的基础学科.由于生物化学课程自身的特点,如课程内容难懂、知识面较大、结构复杂以及很难记忆等,使得学生在学习生物化学时具有畏难情绪.如何有效地提高中医院校生物化学教学质量是一个非常重要的问题.作者根据自己在中医院校多年从事生物化学的经验提出几点看法.     

走进反思性教学

反思性教学是反思主体借助发展逻辑推理的技能和仔细推敲的判断以及反思的态度进行的批判性分析的过程。教师对教学的反思包括对教学理念的反思、对教学目标的反思、对教学方法的反思、对教学方式的反思和对学习过程的反思。     

The Game of Luk KOW

Luk Kow is a Chinese game played with three dice. Students may find it interesting to simulate the game and to study its properties.     

A Constructivist Approach to Teaching Permutations and Combinations

A lesson is described where students construct their own knowledge of permutations and combinations by exploring a problem situation. This helps students gain an appreciation of real-world implications of these topics while developing a strong conceptual understanding of them.     

快乐教学方法在中药药剂学中的应用

“兴趣是创遗一个欢乐和光明的教学环境的主要途径之一”。本文就快乐教学方法在中药药剂学教学中的应用进行探讨,以期培养学生的学习兴趣,提高教学质量。     

基于项目制作的《单片机应用技术》课程的教学设计与实践

针对传统单片机课程教学中存在的问题,本文阐述了项目制作思想在单片机课程教学中的探索和应用实践,结果表明：项目制作极大地激发了高职生的学习积极性,有效促进了单片机工程开发实践能力和创新精神的培养,教学质量得到很大改善。