Re: [Edu-sig] probability simulation

2009-02-07 Thread michel paul
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:47 PM, kirby urner kirby.ur...@gmail.com wrote: Here's the relevant page from the Unicode charts. http://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2600.pdf Let's see what I can do with Python here... import unicodedata heart = chr(0x2665) Ha! This will be a lot of fun when we

Re: [Edu-sig] probability simulation

2009-02-06 Thread michel paul
-- *From:* michel paul mpaul...@gmail.com *To:* edu-sig@python.org edu-sig@python.org *Sent:* Thursday, February 5, 2009 1:34:49 PM *Subject:* [Edu-sig] probability simulation We began a unit in math called 'Probability and Simulation'. The students of course

[Edu-sig] probability simulation

2009-02-05 Thread michel paul
We began a unit in math called 'Probability and Simulation'. The students of course have to solve many typical problems involving dice and coins. This provided a perfect opportunity for incorporating Python in a way that didn't freak the kids out. Remember, I have been trying to weave Python