10 Socks Probability Problem (2 of 3: Explaining w/ Probability Trees)

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  • Опубліковано 25 сер 2014

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  • @ripslxyer
    @ripslxyer 2 роки тому +29

    If i had this man as my teacher i would pass all of my classes

  • @AzureKyle
    @AzureKyle Рік тому +34

    That is actually amazing how it actually works out at the end. And I love the method Eddie goes through to teach this and prove it.

  • @mulimotola44
    @mulimotola44 7 років тому +26

    This was actually mind blowing. Thank you

  • @kaiz8597
    @kaiz8597 9 років тому +42

    This question is actually amazing , yeah for sure it is since Cambridge is the one who made it but what's even more amazing is the way you did it, absolutely wonderful explanation

    • @sarat6782
      @sarat6782 3 роки тому +1

      I'm sorry I'm way too late. But can you tell me the textbook Mr.Woo is following?

    • @itslily7845
      @itslily7845 Рік тому +1

      Cambridge year 11 maths advanced

    • @rushnii
      @rushnii 3 місяці тому

      #😮#😮#😢#​@@itslily7845

    • @rushnii
      @rushnii 3 місяці тому

      ​@@sarat67820:49 0:49

  • @chrissmart2549
    @chrissmart2549 Рік тому +17

    Great explanation, but I don't like the ambiguity in the problem. If you ask 'what are the chances of wearing even socks on a Tuesday' before the week has begun, then the answer is 1/9th. If you ask the question on Monday evening, the answer is either 1/7th if you are wearing even socks, or 6/8 *1/7 = 3/28 if you picked odd socks. As in the probabilities update with information at each time step.

    • @perkz4
      @perkz4 Рік тому +2

      Exactly this!

    • @thomasbrigsted
      @thomasbrigsted 8 місяців тому

      I totally agree. My first thought when I heard this question was: It depends if he got the socks right on Day 1.
      I would always get questions like these wrong in school because I would misinterpretate them the way you describe.
      Then I would be all bitchy about it and tell everyone I thought the question sucked (no pun intended).

    • @user-dn9pm9cg8v
      @user-dn9pm9cg8v 3 місяці тому

      Kkjk
      Kmpkfdf​@@perkz4

  • @bcask61
    @bcask61 2 роки тому +12

    He is an outstanding teacher. This is great stuff.

  • @jjdoughboy2103
    @jjdoughboy2103 11 місяців тому +1

    If i had the time i personally would draw out the entire tree at every step because i found it fun when i was younger like how many sandwiches can you make with three breads and five chesses and seven meats i would draw three columns(for each item: bread, cheese, meat) and i would draw lines in between each item and count all the combinations at the end kind of like : AAA, AAB, AAC and so forth

  • @stupidbro3983
    @stupidbro3983 Рік тому

    I wish my professor taught like this. Great job and I appreciate your passion for teaching!

  • @TimedSquare
    @TimedSquare 5 років тому +4

    Veeeeeery enlightening, thank you!

  • @Leopoldshark
    @Leopoldshark Рік тому +3

    This is why I wear sandals.

  • @nuranigec7546
    @nuranigec7546 10 місяців тому +1

    üniversite de ki hocamızın dediği gibi dünyanın ortak dili matematik :)

  • @zulimakenner8634
    @zulimakenner8634 Рік тому +1

    Wow!
    Love this!

  • @YumikoNakamura-ew7bh
    @YumikoNakamura-ew7bh 20 днів тому

    So if you pick a red sock and a yellow sock, you go out wearing them?

  • @nickcarter3257
    @nickcarter3257 Рік тому +1

    I found this non intuitive because I made the assumption that the first day matching socks were picked since the probability of doing that was the question, and so on each day. (I did not see problem text.) But I since the argument does not assume that, I have no problem with the result, only with the problem statement in being vague as described. Good thing I did not specialize in math at as college :-).

  • @nicholasogburn7746
    @nicholasogburn7746 11 місяців тому

    Theeeeere we go. Here’s “drawing dead” explanation.

  • @omdevs
    @omdevs 7 місяців тому

    Amazing!

  • @dhruvshetty2127
    @dhruvshetty2127 5 років тому +2

    Wicked....😅👌🏻

  • @jetskilover
    @jetskilover 11 місяців тому

    maths is magical and eddie a magician

  • @atlegangolifant8674
    @atlegangolifant8674 2 роки тому

    Wow🙂

  • @yuzunikaido1013
    @yuzunikaido1013 6 років тому +1

    ☺☺

  • @bdf1006
    @bdf1006 Рік тому +1

    Well my mind is blown

  • @ic5607
    @ic5607 9 місяців тому

    👍

  • @neerajrajpal
    @neerajrajpal Рік тому

    06:56 I think there should be only 6 socks to pick from,... right??.. so it should be 1/6 for the same and 5/6 for not same, isn't it??

    • @475CH1
      @475CH1 Рік тому

      No, you don't take the 2 "impossible socks" out of the pile they remain and lower the possibility to get the right first sock, but once you got the right sock there is still only 1 matching second sock: 2 out of the 8 you can't choose (2/8 = impossible), but there are still 6 out of 8 that are fine to choose for the same socks event to happen (6/8 = first sock possible). Once you get 1 of those 6 Socks out of 8 that work out, there is only 1 sock in the pile of now 7 that matches the first one (1/7).

  • @yangzhang9982
    @yangzhang9982 2 роки тому +1

    Hey, can someone elaborate more on the impossible sock?

    • @yangzhang9982
      @yangzhang9982 2 роки тому

      I’m really confused

    • @titchyASSASSIN
      @titchyASSASSIN 2 роки тому

      2/8 socks will make it impossible to make a pair on the second day
      Maybe it would be best to physically do this with 10 socks because it's a tricky question to picture.

    • @youngbro2155
      @youngbro2155 2 роки тому +1

      @@yangzhang9982 a sock A and a sock B (a pair )is already out therefore it does not make sense to get another A and B the next time
      So 2/8 are not possible socks 🤔
      I guess.

    • @jowbloe3673
      @jowbloe3673 11 місяців тому

      If I picked a blue sock on Monday, and then I pick another blue sock on Tuesday, it is impossible to get a pair on Tuesday because the other blue was already picked on Monday.

  • @trytoo5167
    @trytoo5167 6 місяців тому

    Guees you cant have two answers lol I thought it was 1/7 and 1/3 at first. 1/7 being matched and 1/3 being not matched. My 1/3 was wrong but the main thing is you need to add them together.

  • @ChaiFriendly
    @ChaiFriendly 3 роки тому

    Amazing. And I'm hot for teacher...

  • @gabrielh7517
    @gabrielh7517 26 днів тому

    Ok I watched this and I'm still confused and think it's wrong

  • @thelonewolf4689
    @thelonewolf4689 Рік тому

    Why are we talking chances if you can just choose?

    • @jowbloe3673
      @jowbloe3673 11 місяців тому

      But you're not choosing, the choice is blind so it's random chance.

  • @michaelempeigne3519
    @michaelempeigne3519 Рік тому

    i like the textbook explanation more.