Probability Circus

Fred Olness

October 21, 1996

Unexpected Tiger

4 child family: 2-2 or 3-1???

deck of cards example

Hat & 3 cards: xx xo oo 50/50?? (p.93)

3 shell game:

1 empty/no choice

1 empty/ make choice

Pascal Dice: Snake Eyes: 1:36??? (p.109)

Zeno Paradox

Topological Tic Tac Toe:

torus, sphere, Klein bottle

String puzzle: 2 people, around wrists

Rubik's Cube

Class Card Trick: Convergence:

Mobius Strip:

Cut in half

EQUIPMENT:

Scissors

Paper Mobius strip

3 cups

Rubik's Cube

candy