Talking to people who use maths in their work. Aiming to encourage further uptake of maths at A-level and beyond. brought to you by the Further Maths Support Programme. The FMSP supports students and teachers in England with mathematics, and you can find out more at furthermaths.org.uk. Hosts: Peter Rowlett (Nottingham Trent University) and Katie Steckles.
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Talking to people who use maths in their work. Aiming to encourage further uptake of maths at A-level and beyond. brought to you by the Further Maths Support Programme. The FMSP supports students and teachers in England with mathematics, and you can find out more at furthermaths.org.uk. Hosts: Peter Rowlett (Nottingham Trent University) and Katie Steckles.
Episode 1: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic science and Bayes' theorem
Taking Maths Further Podcast
11 years ago
Episode 1: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic science and Bayes' theorem
This week the topic was Bayesian statistics. We interviewed Emma Rixon from Nottingham Trent University about her work as a crime scene investigator and how forensic science uses Bayesian probabilities. Bayesian probability:Introduction to Bayesian Statistics, by computer scientist Kevin Boone. A nice simple introduction to conditional probability, from Maths Is Fun. Math Goodies, introduction and questions on conditional probability. Puzzle: I have a bag containing 47 black marble and 53 white marbles. I draw out two marbles. What’s the probability that the second marble I draw out is white, given that the first marble I draw is black? Solution The bag contains 47 black marbles and 53 white marbles. This means the probability of drawing a black marble first time is 47/100, but then having done so there are 46 black marbles and 53 white marbles. The probability of drawing a white marble the second time is then 53/99, instead of 53/100, which would be the probability of drawing a white marble the first time. Show/Hide
Taking Maths Further Podcast
Talking to people who use maths in their work. Aiming to encourage further uptake of maths at A-level and beyond. brought to you by the Further Maths Support Programme. The FMSP supports students and teachers in England with mathematics, and you can find out more at furthermaths.org.uk. Hosts: Peter Rowlett (Nottingham Trent University) and Katie Steckles.
