Single Coin

This Physlet demonstrates some of the statistical properties of a single coin being tossed. See also the Multiple Coins simulation. If you are interested in changing the simulation see CoinTosser.java. For JavaScripts users, you can also read the simulation's documentation.




Probability:
Random seed:

You must click the "Enter" buttons for experiment settings to be changed in the simulation. Use the "Restart" button when you want to begin the experiment with the same probability.

This physlets site by Macneil Shonle, 1999. Back to the main page.