Instructional Video22:23
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Models and Laws | How & How NOT to Do Economics with Robert Skidelsky

Higher Ed
How do economists seek to establish their so-called laws? What is the scientific status of such laws? Are they always valid or merely useful rules-of-thumb?
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These, and more questions, are answered in this fifth lecture...
Instructional Video8:05
Khan Academy

Vi and Sal Talk About the Mysteries of Benford's Law, Logarithms, Algebra II

10th - 12th
Challenge your students to explain why this interesting mathematical law works! Sal, accompanied by Vi Hart, demonstrates BenfordÕs Law. They challenge the listeners to see if they can intuitively explain why this law fairly accurately...
Instructional Video8:05
Khan Academy

Vi and Sal Talk About the Mysteries of Benford's Law, Logarithms, Algebra II

10th - 12th
Challenge your students to explain why this interesting mathematical law works! Sal, accompanied by Vi Hart, demonstrates BenfordÕs Law. They challenge the listeners to see if they can give an intuitive reason why this law fairly...
Instructional Video
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Blossoms: Guess the Last Ball: An Exercise in Mathematical Modeling

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson uses the technique of induction to show students how to analyze a seemingly random occurrence in order to understand it through the development of a mathematical model. [41:24]