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Lecture |
Cupples II Room 100 |
Monday |
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Lecture |
Cupples II Room 100 |
Wednesday |
5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Instructor Alan Johnston <alan@ese.wustl.edu> Urbauer 211
Website: http://ese.wustl.edu/class/fl07/jemt3260/
Grader: Gongguo Tang, <gt2@ese.wustl.edu>
GENERAL INFORMATION
Mid Term Exam Scheduled for 10/15 5:30pm - 7:00pm Covering Chapters 1-4. |
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Final Exam Scheduled for TBD |
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NEWS
8/29: No class on: 10/3,
10/29, and 12/5
9/5:
Grader Gongguo Tang assigned.
9/12:
Updated email address for grader.
10/1:
Mid-Term Exam scheduled for 10/15.
11/14:
Last day of class 12/10 will be a review session with Q&A
11/19:
No class on 12/3.
GRADING
INFORMATION
The
following is an approximate breakdown of the contributors to your grade:
Homework
20 %
Midterm
Exam 30 %
Final
Exam 50 %
Homework: Problems will be assigned each Wednesday from the even numbered problems in the book. Homework is due the following week by the start of class. Homework should be turned in to the box outside Urbauer 211. Late homework will not be accepted for any reason.
Exams: You may bring a one-page, two-sided, handwritten reference sheet to each of the exams, as well as a calculator and the textbook. No other materials are allowed, such as notes and graded assignments. The final exam is cumulative but will focus on material not previously tested.
SYLLABUS
Text: Milton, J.S., Arnold, J.C., Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4th edition)
Topics:
Chapter 1 Sections 1-3 Introduction to Probability
Chapter 2 Sections 1-4 Some Probability Laws
Chapter 3 Sections 1-7 Discrete Distributions
Chapter 4 Sections 1-7 Continuous Distributions
Chapter 5 Sections 1-4 Joint Distributions
Chapter 6 Sections 1-4 Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 7 Sections 1-4 Estimation
Chapter 8 Sections 1-6 Inferences on the Mean and Variance of a Distribution
Chapter 9 Sections 1-4 Inferences on Proportions
Chapter 16 Sections 1-6 Statistical Quality Control
Calculators: A graphing calculator such as the TI-83+ is recommended but not required.
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Week |
Assigned |
Problems |
Assigned Date |
Date Due |
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1 |
8/29 |
Chapter
1: 6, 18, 22, 24, 26 |
8/29 |
9/5 |
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2 |
9/5 |
Chapter 2: 6, 14, 16, 20, 36 |
9/5 |
9/12 |
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3 |
9/12 |
Chapter 3: 28, 32, 42, 52, 60 |
9/12 |
9/19 |
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4 |
9/19 |
Chapter 4: 4, 16, 30, 44, 46 |
9/19 |
9/26 |
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5 |
9/26 |
Chapter 4: 50, 54, 58, 64, 68 |
9/26 |
10/3 |
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6 |
10/1 |
Chapter 5: 2, 8, 16, 18, 30 |
10/3 |
10/10 |
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8 |
10/17 |
Chapter 6: 2, 4, 10, 20 Extra: In problem 20, compare hand calculated values and calculator results for mean, variance, and standard deviation noting calculator type/model. |
10/17 |
10/24 |
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9 |
10/24 |
Chapter 7: 10, 16, 20, 30, 38, 48 |
10/24 |
10/31 |
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10 |
10/31 |
Chapter 8: 4, 8, 12, 16 (Don't do boxplot but identify outlier), 20 |
10/31 |
11/7 |
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11 |
11/7 |
Chapter 8: 22, 24, 26, 32, 34 |
11/7 |
11/14 |
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12 |
11/14 |
Chapter 9: 2, 4, 12, 20, 28 |
11/14 |
11/26 |
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13 |
11/26 |
Chapter 16: 4, 6, 9, 10, 14 |
11/26 |
12/3 |