Title
Rolling Dice
Date
5-30-2013 9:20 AM
Location
Math and Nursing Building (MNB) 103
Department
Mathematics
Session Chair
Breeann Flesch
Session Title
Mathematics Senior Project Presentations 1
Faculty Sponsor(s)
Breeann Flesch
Presentation Type
Symposium
Abstract
In this presentation we will look at the distribution of non-standard dice rolls. That is, the probability of reaching a particular number and how to find that probability. We will do this by recursion where we add up all the number of ways to find a certain number on one die, then the 'left-over' total on the remaining dice, and add those terms. Then, we will see how two other methods, one using counting principles of combinatorics and one using generating functions, give the same result.
Recommended Citation
Cole, Karen, "Rolling Dice" (2013). Academic Excellence Showcase Schedule. 5.
http://digitalcommons.wou.edu/aes_event/2013/mth/5
Rolling Dice
Math and Nursing Building (MNB) 103
In this presentation we will look at the distribution of non-standard dice rolls. That is, the probability of reaching a particular number and how to find that probability. We will do this by recursion where we add up all the number of ways to find a certain number on one die, then the 'left-over' total on the remaining dice, and add those terms. Then, we will see how two other methods, one using counting principles of combinatorics and one using generating functions, give the same result.