Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme

Analysis and Approaches | Functions

Exponential Dice

Objectives

• Students will analyze data determined by a simulation involving tossing dice.
• Students will find and analyze exponential growth and decay functions.
• Students will model with mathematics.
• Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments.

Vocabulary

• exponential decay function
• half-life
• simulation
• exponential growth function
• doubling time

About the Lesson

• This activity is done with the use of the TI-84 family as an aid to the problems, specifically using Lists and the Probability Simulation App.