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Date of Class |
Assignment(s) Due |
New Material Covered/
Activity Used |
Non Hand-In Assignments |
Hand-In Assignments (Due Date) |
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T 1/13 |
None |
Sections 1.1
Start Section
1.2 |
- Read
Sections 1.1 and 1.2
- Start
Section 1.1 and 1.2 Problems
- Based on
level of familiarity, work through
Minitab and Excel Tutorials on my NSF project website. |
Easy Quiz 1 and
Student Self
Assessment (1/20) |
|
Th 1/15 |
None |
- Finish Section 1.2
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- Read
Appendix A.1 Algebra of Sets
- Finish 1.2
Problems |
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| T 1/20 |
Easy Quiz 1
and
Student Self Assessment |
- Activity:
Probability & Equally Likely
Sample Spaces (Random Babies)
- Start
Section 2.1 |
- Read Section
2.1
- Start
Section 2.1 Problems |
Report 1: Parts (q) -
(t) of the Random Babies
Activity (1/29) |
| Th 1/22 |
None |
- Section 2.1 |
- Finish
Section 2.1 Problems (including Probability Drill Problems)
- Read Section
2.2
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Hand-In Homework 1:
Problem 2.1-10 (2/3) |
| T 1/27 |
None |
- Section 2.2 |
- Section 2.2
Problems (including Probability Drill Problems) |
Add Problem 2.2-12 to Hand-In
Homework 1 |
| Th 1/29 |
Report 1 (from
the Random Babies Activity) |
- Finish
Section 2.2
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- Finish
Section 2.2 Problems (including Probability Drill Problems)
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| T 2/3 |
Hand-In
Homework 1 (2.1-10, 2.2-12) |
- Activity
Conditional Probability
and the Law of Total Probability
- Sections 2.3
and 2.4 |
- Complete the
activity Conditional Probability and the Law of Total Probability up to the
beginning of the Graduate School Admissions scenario. - Start Section 2.3
and 2.4 Problems (including Probability Drill Problems) |
Report 2:
Graduate School Admission (parts (g) - (l)) and Weekend Weather (parts
(s)-(r)) of the
Conditional Probability and Law of Total Probability Activity
(Due T 2/10) |
| Th 2/5 |
In-Class Quiz
2 on Sections 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, and 2.2 |
- Finish Sections 2.3 and 2.4
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- Finish Section 2.3 and 2.4
Problems (including Probability Drill Problems) |
Hand-In Homework 2: Problems
2.4-16 and 2.5-7 (Due T 2/17) |
| T 2/10 |
Report 2 Due |
- Section 2.5
(The Law of Total Probability and Bayes' Theorem)
- Dr. L. out of town, Dr Siegrist will be the Guest
Lecturer |
- Finish all problems from
Sections 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 (Including Probability Drill Problems) |
|
| Th 2/12 |
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- Section 3.1
- Dr. L. out
of town, Dr Siegrist will be the Guest Lecturer |
- Start Section 3.1
Problems
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|
| T 2/17 |
|
- Review Sections 2.3, 2.4,
2.5 |
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| Th 2/19 |
Hand-In
Homework 2 Due
In-Class Quiz
3 (Covers Sections 2.3, 2.4, & 2.5) |
- Review
Section 3.1
- Start Section 3.2 |
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|
| T 2/24 |
|
- Review Quiz
3 and Hand-In Homework 2
- Review for
Test 1 |
- Finish Section 3.1
Problems |
|
| Th 2/26 |
Test 1 -
Covers Sections 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, and 3.1 |
|
- Start Section 3.2 Problems |
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| T 3/2 |
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-
Mathematical
Expectation Activity
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- Finish Section 3.2 Problems
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Report 3:
Roulette Simulation, i.e. parts (i)-(n) of the
Mathematical
Expectation Activity
(Due T 3/9) |
| Th 3/4 |
|
- Section 3.3 |
- Section 3.3 Problems
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| T 3/9 |
Report 3 Due |
- Section 3.4
|
- Section 3.4
Problems
|
Hand In Homework 3:
3.4.12, Derive the moment generating function for the geometric distribution
from basic principles (i.e. using the p.m.f. of the geometric distribution)
and use the moment generating function to show the mean and variance of the
distribution are as given on the front flap of your textbook. (Due:
T 3/16) |
| Th 3/11 |
|
- Go over Section 3.4
Homework Problems |
- Finish all
homework from 3.4
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|
| T 3/16 |
Hand-In
Homework 3 Due
(3.4.12 and
m.g.f. problem) |
- Section 4.1
- Section 4.2
(Uniform Distribution Only) |
- Section 4.1
Problems
- Section 4.2 Problems (only work through problem 5) |
|
| Th 3/18 |
In Class Quiz
4
Covers
Sections 3.1-3.4 |
- Section 4.4 |
- Section 4.4 Problems
- Check out
the Maple
Worksheet that graphs normal curves for various values of mu and sigma. |
Hand-In
Homework 4: 4.4.10 (Hint: Try using Moment Generating Functions
OR a proof similar to the proof in Theorem 4.41), 4.4.20
(Due: Th
4/1) |
| T 3/23 & Th
3/25 |
No Class -
Spring Break |
- Have a Great Spring Break! |
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| T 3/30 |
|
- Section 4.4 and Start
Sampling Distribution Theory |
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| Th 4/1 |
Hand-In
Homework 4 Due (4.4.10, 4.4.20) CLT
Pre-Assessment |
- Sections 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 |
Section 6.1
Problems: 1, 3(a), 5 (only find mean and variance via properties of
mathematical expectation), 9
Section 6.2
Problems: 1 (do not find p.m.f, only determine mu and sigma using
properties of mathematical expectation only), 5
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|
| T 4/6 |
In Class Quiz
5 - Covers Sections 4.1, 4.2 (Uniform Distribution Only), and 4.4 |
- More from Sections 6.2 and 6.3 |
Finish
Problems assigned from 6.1 and 6.2 above.
Section 6.3
Problems: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7(a), 9(a,b) |
Hand-In Homework 5: Problems 6.3-4 and 6.4-6. For problem 6.4-6 graph f(x) and the
approximate distribution of Xbar on the same axes. (Due: Tuesday
4/20) |
| Th 4/8 |
|
-
Sampling Distributions and
Intro to the Central
Limit Theorem activity
- Section 6.4 |
Section 6.4 Problems:
1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 |
Report 4: Hand-In Parts
(j)-(q) of the Sampling
Distributions and Intro to the Central Limit Theorem activity.
(Due Thursday 4/22) |
| T 4/13 |
No Class -
Honors Day |
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| Th 4/15 |
Test 2 -
Covers Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2 (Uniform only), 4.4, 6.1, and
6.2 |
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| T 4/20 |
Hand-In
Homework 5 Due (6.3-4, 6.4-6 (plus graphs)) |
- Section 7.2
- Start
Section 7.5 |
- Work
Problems Assigned From Section 7.2
- Start
Section 7.5 Problems |
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| Th 4/22 |
Report 4 Due |
-
Finish Section 7.5
- Section 7.6 |
- Finish
Section 7.5 Problems
- Work
Problems Assigned From Section 7.6 |
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| T 4/27 |
Last Day of
Class
Quiz 6 -
Covers Sampling Distributions |
- Review for Final
- Topics for Final Exam |
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- Download and Complete the
Student Self Assessment
(Due Tuesday 5/4) |
| T 5/4 |
Final Exam
3:00-5:30 p.m.
Student Self Assessment
Due |
NOTE (4/21/04): Please
make sure the Student Self Assessment you turn in has Parts I, II, and III |
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