AMS2007-8: Chocolate Chip Cookies as a Teaching Aid

Herbert K. H. Lee
12/31/2007 09:00 AM
Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Getting and retaining the attention of students in an introductory statistics course can be a challenge, and poor motivation or outright fear of mathematical concepts can hinder learning. By using an example as familiar and comforting as chocolate chip cookies, the instructor can make a variety of statistical concepts come to life for the students, greatly enhancing learning.

AMS2007-8