The purpose of this activity is for you to articulate your understanding of theoretical approaches through interactive discussion. This activity promotes a growth attitude toward learning and supports strengthening the capacity to demonstrate a growth perspective while enrolled in this course. To prepare for this activity, review the learning materials assigned for this module. You […]

The project is due on March 6. So, I would like to say give to back me on March 5.  Research and explain the meaning of the five objectives outlined in the Preamble of the United States Constitution, then write a persuasive argument presenting which objective you believe is the most important and why. Objectives: […]

The Portfolio is a compilation of the concepts learned in this course.  . The Portfolio must include—but is not limited to—the following components: • A title page with all the relevant information. Do not use clip art or pictures. • An abstract of 1 paragraph describing your overall project. The abstract must be on a […]

The last chapters covered some of the ways that social pressure influences our actions. This week's discussion post will be an extension of your "Try This!" Assignment.  We are all prone to behavioral changes through compliance, obedience, or persuasive principles. We follow the rules of our society (both legally enforceable ones as well as those […]

 The following paper does a variety of interesting probabilistic analyses: P. Flajolet et.al., “Birthday paradox, coupon collectors, caching algorithms and self-organizing search”, Discrete Applied Mathematics 39 (1992), 207-229. ( http://algo.inria.fr/flajolet/Publications/FlGaTh92.pdf ) It includes the following formula, which provides the expected number of coupons needed under a general discrete probability distribution P for m coupons:  (14b) […]