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| ID | 267 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Martha Ellen |
| Last Name | Waggoner |
| Institution | Simpson College |
| Speaker Category | faculty |
| Title of Talk | Using Toilet Paper to Help Students Make Generalizations |
| Abstract | When students are given a specific problem to solve, they do not naturally create a general solution method that could be applied in other situations. In this presentation, I will discuss a project that I use to help students learn the value of generalization and give them an introduction to sensitivity testing. The project starts by having students find the number of sheets of paper on a specific sealed roll of toilet paper, but they must take that method and produce a formula that could find the number of sheets of paper on a general roll of perforated paper. They then test the various models created by the class for sensitivity to measurement error to find the |
| Subject area(s) | Teaching |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Yes |
| Day Preference | |
| Computer Needed? | N |
| Bringing a laptop? | Y |
| Overhead Needed? | N |
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| Date Submitted | 9/22/2009 |
| Year | 2009 |