Baseball Cards + Math = Fun

[jbhofmann]

Kids really enjoyed using them to solve...

Mean
Median
Mode
Maximum
Minimum
Range

...of their player. We talked yesterday about how Babe Ruth himself was an outlier of sorts (his HR totals compare to contemporaries) while Roger Maris' 1961 HR total was an outlier compared to his data.

Fun times.

[begsu1013]

learning is so much easier when associated w/ a relatable subject matter.

very cool!

[jmb]

My daughter was learning about Black History month yesterday and she told the teacher that Jackie Robinson was the first black MLB player. The teacher asked her how she knew that. Her reply was "looking at baseball cards with my daddy."

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by jmb

My daughter was learning about Black History month yesterday and she told the teacher that Jackie Robinson was the first black MLB player. The teacher asked her how she knew that. Her reply was "looking at baseball cards with my daddy."

Too bad there aren't any vintage cards of Moses Fleetwood Walker, then that would have really impressed the teacher if she knew about him.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Too bad there aren't any vintage cards of Moses Fleetwood Walker, then that would have really impressed the teacher if she knew about him.

Another University of Michigan connection...

Z

[Fred]

Originally Posted by Andy

Too bad there aren't any vintage cards of Moses Fleetwood Walker, then that would have really impressed the teacher if she knew about him.

Andy, I'd be impressed if the teacher even heard of Moses Fleetwood.