One ball on a Plinko board is unpredictable. Drop a thousand and they form a near-perfect bell curve—one of math’s most powerful ideas for 150+ years.

Researchers used algebra and geometry together to solve an old random walk problem. Random walk ideas have informed everything from biology to video games. This team identified a key geometry idea ...

Melissa Horton is a financial literacy professional. She has 10+ years of experience in the financial services and planning industry. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more ...

Amusement park patrons, wanting to go on a log ride, might not have to wait in line at all, they might have to wait for hours, or the wait could be anywhere in between. For a random log rider, the ...

Probability theory describes the likelihood of different outcomes or distinct results from chance processes (sometimes referred to as experiments.) The set of all the possible outcomes of an ...

This project is a Java-based race simulation game developed entirely using the data structures learned in the course. The goal of the project is to model a race where multiple cars compete on a ...