I thought calculating the amount of money left in a savings account over a certain period of time was the most interesting thing discussed this week because I can see myself using this in the future. I thought calculating continuously compounded interest with e was the most challenging topic discussed this week because it is unlike the other formulas used to calculate interest and I would like to spend more time in class on it. I don't feel as if there is anything that needs lest time spent on in class.

The most interesting thing discussed in class this week was finding the percentage between two numbers. I think that I could find myself using this in the future. 

I would like to spend some more time on Z-scores. I find that mathematics are easier for me to understand when I know what the numbers I am finding mean. I know that the mean determines the average of a set of numbers, and the mode occurs most often, and these I understand. I realize that Z-scores are the raw score subtracted the mean and divided by the standard deviation, however I don't understand the information that this step gives me, other than to use it to find percentages above/ below/ between a set of numbers. 

I find the most challenging subject to be discussed this week is determining the area of a normal distribution curve. Without a picture, the problem may easily be misinterpreted. 

I think that spending less time in class on any of the material taught this week would not be beneficial, and that this will become easier with practice. 

I do not think we need to spend less time on anything in class, I find this to be a challenging subject and do not want to miss anything important. 

However, I would like to spend more time in class on Union and Intersection. I thought Union and Intersection was by far the most challenging thing discussed this week. 

Outside of class I could see myself using the basic properties of probability in various types of situations like playing card games, I also find it the most interesting discussed this week.

In response to the article;

I do agree with the article, probability may be one of the most important things that can be taught in an educational system, I do disagree with one main point it makes; that all things can be measured using probability. 

Probability is not the best way to measure the chances of something happening in many real life situations. For example 1 in every 3 drivers are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. These statistics may just be taken from recent traffic violations, and not from a poll taking into consideration all drivers. The data could change depending on location or time of day. Though this statistic may provide the accurate effect of educating people on the dangers they may encounter on the road, it is not an accurate statistic to use. 

I thought combinations were the most interesting thing discussed in class this week because it may be useful when assigning tasks in the future.
I thought the most challenging subject discussed this week was the formulas and determining which to use for different types of problems.
I would like to spend more time in class on combining counting methods because it was in the Webwork but I don't remember talking about in in class; I don't think we reached that point yet.
I would like to spend less time in class on computing factorials such as 8!; it comes natural when using the formulas to determine the number of combinations.