The Editors and Lawrence M. Lesser

October 2008, Volume 102, Issue 3, Page 192

Abstract:
Edited by Margaret Cibes and James Greenwood. Students analyze items from the media to answer mathematical questions related to the article. This month's column uses World Series data to discuss probability and the binomial distribution and uses trigonometry to find the slope of a window sill.

Classification:
Combinatorics
Geometry (see also Measurement)
Measurement
Probability
Trigonometry

Additional Keywords:
Probability/Combinatorics, Geometry and Measurement, Trigonometry