12 Responses to Class 26: MON APR 22

1. holistic25 says:

   April 22, 2024 at 9:04 am

   The more history we have about how things occur, the range of possible outcomes can be predicted with some kind of sense.

   The odds of existing are insurmountable, so appreciate your life. The more generations you go back, the higher the odds are of you existing.

   Everyday is full of the impossible.

   Our reflective statement is a persuasive argument.

   The reflective statement needs to be research specific; if you haven’t addressed your thesis topic in your reflective statement, you’re failing.

   You can’t command a place on the conference chart until Wednesday.

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2. ilovemydog says:

   April 22, 2024 at 9:08 am

   • The impossible happens every day.
   • The chances of us all being here at the same time are slim, but we all happen to be here at the same time regardless of that chance. 
   • With our reflective statement, we need to persuade our readers that we mean our core values through our writing. 
   • Get the attention of your reader. 
   • On Wednesday, we will be going over our portfolios for a double-check. Then we can schedule our final grade conference. 

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3. eaglesfan says:

   April 22, 2024 at 9:08 am

   -Riddle: As cards are shuffled more and more, the odds increase in being less likely to get the same combo. This is with no training or practice. It takes a lot of luck the more the cards are shuffled. The odds, in a way, become almost impossible to get the same order of how they first were or how they were put together.

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4. username1132005 says:

   April 22, 2024 at 9:08 am

   -The riddle for today was the card trick. It is demonstrating the statement “what are the odds”  

   -The reflective statements are persuasive arguments. We have to persuade our audience that we met the core values. We have to tell the audience what it was that we were studying. 

   -Wait until Wednesday to put your name down for the last conference to discuss grades. 

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5. doglover7025 says:

   April 22, 2024 at 9:17 am

   riddle : card trick , it shows that “the odds” arent really important.

   We looked at good reflective statement examples, they are persuasive arguments

   Discussed portfolio information- we can still rewrite but everything should be in. 

   wednesday is when you should sign up for conference

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6. Snowman10 says:

   April 22, 2024 at 11:00 am

   1. Predicting Outcomes:
      • Understanding history helps predict possible outcomes.
      • Appreciate life as the odds of existing are incredibly slim.
   2. Reflective Statement:
      • Persuasive argument required.
      • Must address thesis topic or risk failing.
   3. Scheduling Conferences:
      • Can’t book a conference slot until Wednesday.
   4. Impossible Happens Every Day:
      • Despite slim odds, we all exist at the same time.
   5. Portfolios Review:
      • Double-check portfolios on Wednesday.
      • Schedule final grade conferences.
   6. Riddle – Card Trick:
      • Shuffling cards makes it unlikely to get the same order.
      • Demonstrates the concept of “what are the odds.”
   7. Reflective Statements:
      • Persuade readers that core values were met.
      • Clearly state the subject studied.

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7. temporal111 says:

   April 22, 2024 at 1:06 pm

   randomness is an unsolved problem in computer science

   there are 52! ways to shuffle a deck of 52 cards, a number we cant wrap our heads around

   the guy who sent mail to a million people repeatedly sent back to the winners, making it seem as though he was correct all the time even though he didnt actually know who would win

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8. thatpersonoverthere says:

   April 22, 2024 at 6:50 pm

   Randomness is the measure of entropy in the universe or the measure of chaos. (this is what biology/chemistry/science says)

   Cards and probability of certain things in life happening is astronomically low

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9. The Gamer 2.0 says:

   April 22, 2024 at 9:39 pm

   -We talked about odd and we were passed around playing cards and shuffled it and with that it was an example of the odd of a person getting the same deck as the other. We were also told a very interesting story of how the chess game started.

   -Core Values we went over how they were supposed to be written and great examples were shown on how to write a good reflective statement. 

   The reflective statement goes into your portfolio grade and your portfolio grade is around 70% of your grade and its important to turn everything in the class which is important

   -We went to rate my professor and went to give some feedback on how we rate the class and how the class was for us.

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10. Gymrat says:

    April 23, 2024 at 11:44 am

    • professor spoke about the odds of placing the cards the way we placed it and showed us how it would be the one and only time it would occur
    • told about the history of chess
    • cant schedule last conference until after Wednesday
    • revise everything and enjoy everything after this!

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11. toetio says:

    April 23, 2024 at 3:15 pm

    Riddle: The world’s simplest card trick

    • The professor started the class by passing around a deck of cards and asking each of us to shuffle it.  Once the cards were shuffled, he arranged them on a desk.  He told us that based on math, the chance of ever seeing this exact arrangement of cards again is astronomically low.  This is an example of how unlikely things happen very often.
    • The fact that we exist is incredibly unlikely and an uncountable number of things had to happen for us to exist.
    • 52! Is an insanely large number
    • One thing the professor did bring up is what it means for something to be random.  The definition used in class was that something that is random is something with an outcome that cannot be manipulated.  That leads to a question, assuming something has a cause, for example, say there was a cause that led to the card’s being ordered the way they were.  With the knowledge of that cause could the results be repeated?

    The Shah of Persia wanted someone to make a game for him. As a reward the person asked for a seemingly tiny reward.  He wanted one piece of rice placed on the first square of a chess board; each space would contain double the previous one.  This turned out to be an immensely large number.  This story demonstrates how quickly factorials become massive.

    The common theme of the effective reflection statement was that the students stated a problem they had during the semester and then described how they overcame it.  They were all clear on what that problem was.

    There are eight items required for the portfolio.  One of our short arguments and its respective rewrite will be left out.

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    • davidbdale says:

      May 1, 2024 at 7:54 am

      If I understand correctly, your question is whether prior conditions permit or prohibit randomness from following. In the case of the card deck, there must be physical explanations for how every card ended up where it did including the shuffler’s musculature, the thickness of the cards, their slipperiness, and on . . .

      Given all the conditions, the cards had to end up as they did . . .

      But, how does that impact the nature of randomness?

      My question is a different one. Imagine that of all the 52! possibilities for the end-state of the deck after 7 shuffles, they fall back into their original ordered sets, separated by suits and numerical. Would we call the result random? Or, by random, do we simply mean “out of order” or “reasonably out of order”? How much numericality would we accept?

      In Vegas, the standard is 7 shuffles. But what’s “non-random” about a deck that’s been shuffled 6 times, or 5, or just once?

      5/3

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