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Publication Date: 2012
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Generalizing Galileo's Passe-Dix Game
Hombas, Vassilios
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v43 n5 p643-646 2012
This article shows a generalization of Galileo's "passe-dix" game. The game was born following one of Galileo's [G. Galileo, "Sopra le Scoperte dei Dadi" (Galileo, Opere, Firenze, Barbera, Vol. 8). Translated by E.H. Thorne, 1898, pp. 591-594] explanations on a paradox that occurred in the experiment of tossing three fair "six-sided" dice. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Calculus, Mathematical Concepts, Games, Validity, Mathematical Logic
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