Homework 9: Simulation and Randomness

Posted: October 28, 2026 Due: Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 23:59 Status: Scheduled

Estimate an answer by running the experiment many times instead of solving it analytically. You will build a Monte Carlo simulation, use seeds to make pseudorandom results reproducible, and examine how much your estimate varies from run to run as the number of trials grows.

Related session: Session 10 — Simulation and Randomness

Topics Covered

  • Estimating an answer by repeated trials
  • Pseudorandomness and why seeds make randomness reproducible
  • Monte Carlo intuition
  • Variability of an estimate across runs and its dependence on trial count

Instructions

The detailed tasks, starter notebook, and submission instructions for this assignment have not been posted yet. Please check back after the October 28 session.