Noyce Foundation
Cubism
If cubism were a religion, would you follow it? Lower-level tasks focus primarily on counting the number cubes in a structure and relating the number to surface area. As learners progress to higher-level tasks, isometric drawings and...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Probability and Fundamental Counting Principle
In these questions, students use the fundamental counting principle, combinations and permutations to determine the number of possible outcomes and the probability. Solutions and explanations are included.
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Lake Tahoe Com. College: Fundamental Counting Principle
Explains the fundamental principle of counting, which is the beginning point for any study of counting techniques such as combinations and permutations.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Is This Seat Taken?
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to permutations, factorials, and counting principle. The lesson is framed in the context of a wedding, in which (at first) people are arranged to sit in a...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Which Way?
Math activity challenges you to determine how many different ways there are to get to your destination.
Richland Community College
Richland Community College: Math 116 Lecture Notes
This site from the Richland Community College provides the detailed lecture notes to a college algebra course, complete with equations and definitions. Content ranges from "functions and their graphs" to "conics and parametric equations."