LAB PROJECT
DUE Nov 19 – Dec 3
Research a topic in Finite Math related to work we have done in class or lab. If you do not like the topic you
picked in lab, you may either re-pick on Thursday or choose your own topic. If you choose your own topic,
you must submit a short description of what you will be researching.
The grade on this project is based on two things: a written report and an oral presentation. The written part is
due when the presentation is given. The presentations will be in class. The presentation should be 3-5
minutes long with a 1 or 2 minutes for questions. The projector is available to show PowerPoint or other
graphics. The report should be two or three pages long, not including any images or graphs.
LAB PROJECT
DUE Nov 19 – Dec 3
Research a topic in Finite Math related to work we have done in class or lab. If you do not like the topic you
picked in lab, you may either re-pick on Thursday or choose your own topic. If you choose your own topic,
you must submit a short description of what you will be researching.
The grade on this project is based on two things: a written report and an oral presentation. The written part is
due when the presentation is given. The presentations will be in class. The presentation should be 3-5
minutes long with a 1 or 2 minutes for questions. The projector is available to show PowerPoint or other
graphics. The report should be two or three pages long, not including any images or graphs.
LAB PROJECT
DUE Nov 19 – Dec 3
Research a topic in Finite Math related to work we have done in class or lab. If you do not like the topic you
picked in lab, you may either re-pick on Thursday or choose your own topic. If you choose your own topic,
you must submit a short description of what you will be researching.
The grade on this project is based on two things: a written report and an oral presentation. The written part is
due when the presentation is given. The presentations will be in class. The presentation should be 3-5
minutes long with a 1 or 2 minutes for questions. The projector is available to show PowerPoint or other
graphics. The report should be two or three pages long, not including any images or graphs.
LAB PROJECT
DUE Nov 19 – Dec 3
Research a topic in Finite Math related to work we have done in class or lab. If you do not like the topic you
picked in lab, you may either re-pick on Thursday or choose your own topic. If you choose your own topic,
you must submit a short description of what you will be researching.
The grade on this project is based on two things: a written report and an oral presentation. The written part is
due when the presentation is given. The presentations will be in class. The presentation should be 3-5
minutes long with a 1 or 2 minutes for questions. The projector is available to show PowerPoint or other
graphics. The report should be two or three pages long, not including any images or graphs.
What happens to the relative values of poker hands when there are jokers or wild cards?
How do Bayesian email filters work?
Find examples dependence/independence in medical tests or conditions
How do Blackjack systems work?
How do casinos make money from craps?
How do casinos make money from roulette?
How do casinos make money from keno?
How is probability used in genetics?
Explain the Monty Hall problem and how would it work if there were N doors to choose from?
Explain how sampling theories can help correct data with bad samples.
What is John Conway’s “Game of Life”?
How does Google use matrices to rank web pages?
How are matrices used to determine strength of schedule for sports teams?
How does the expected value of a lottery change when the number of tickets sold is included in the estimate?
How was conditional probability used in the first OJ Simpson defense?
What is specificity in a medical test? How is it used?
How is cryptography used?
Examples of fractals in nature
Real epidemics and how they spread
How many shuffles are needed to make the cards in the deck random?
What are random walks and how do they relate to what we have learned about probability?
What is six degrees of Kevin Bacon?
How are input-output matrices used in real life?
What are good ways to represent income distributions?
Can regression help protect voting rights?