MATH 110 -
Spring 2010
Prof. David Damiano
Office Hours: MW 9 to 10 AM, TF 11 AM to Noon, and by
appointment.
- Syllabus
- Assignments:
Unless noted otherwise, readings and assignments are from the course text.
- #1: Due Friday, January 29. Read Chapters 1-4 and
Do
we really know what makes us healthy?, NY Times Magazine,
September 16, 2007. Quiz #1 on Friday,
January 29, covering Chapters 1-4 and the article by Gary Taubes.
- Chapter 2 Review Exercises 5-11.
- Chapter 3 Review Exercises 1-4, 6-8, 11.
- Chapter 4 Review Exercises 1, 2, 4-6, 9, 10.
- Links and Figures for Friday, January 22:
- Links and Figures for Monday, January 25:
- Links and Figures for Wednesday, January 27:
- Standard
Normal Curve with (mean,SD) = (0,1).
- Normal
Curves with (mean,SD) = (0,1), (1,2), and (-1,3).
- Normal
Curves with (mean,SD) = (0,1), (10,5), and (20,3).
- Quiz
1 Sample.
- Quiz
1 Sample Solutions.
- #2: Due Friday, February 5. Read Chapters 5, 6, and 7.
- Chapter 5 Review Exercises: 1, 2, 3, 5-9.
- Special Review Exercises (pp. 107-108): 13-15.
- Chapter 7 Review Exercises from
this link.
- Links and Figures for Wednesday, February 3:
- #3: Due Friday, February 12. Read Chapters 8, 9, and 10. Quiz #2 on Friday, February 12, covering Chapters 5-9.
- Chapter 8 Review Exercises: 1-3, 5, 7, and 8.
- Chapter 9 Review Exercises: 7-11.
- Chapter 10 Review Exercises: 2-5, 7-10.
- Figures for Monday, February 8:
- Quiz
2 Sample.
- Quiz
2 Sample Solutions.
- First Hour Exam Thursday, February 18. 8-9:30 PM, Swords
321. Covers Chapters 1-5, 7-10 of the text and Do
we really know what makes us healthy?, NY Times Magazine,
September 16, 2007. Review Session Tuesday, February 16, 8-9:30 PM,
Swords 302.
- #4: Due Friday, February 26.
- Chapter 11 Review Exercises: 1-5, 7, 9.
- Chapter 12 Review Exercises: 4, 7, 8, 9.
- Chapter 13 Review Exercises: 2-10.
- Chapter 14 Review Exercises: 1-3, 5, 7-9, 11.
- Links and Figures for Monday, February 15:
- Links and Figures for Friday, February 26:
- #5: Due Friday, March 12. Read Chapters 15 and 16. Quiz #3, Friday, March 12,
covering Chapters 11-16.
- #6: Due Friday, March 19. Read Chapters 17 and 18.
- Chapter 17 Review Exercises: 1, 2, 4-12.
- Chapter 18 Review Exercises: 1-11.
- Figures for Monday, March 15:
- Probability Histograms for tossing a coin (= sum of draws from a 0-1 box).
- Histograms for 50 randomly generated draws from a 0-1 box and
combined with the probability histogram for 50 draws.:
- Histogram for 10
trials of 50 draws.
- Combined histogram for 10
trials of 50 draws and probability histogram for 50 draws.
- Histogram for 100
trials of 50 draws.
- Combined histogram for 100
trials of 50 draws and probability histogram for 50 draws.
- Histogram for 10,000
trials of 50 draws.
- Combined histogram for 10,000
trials of 50 draws and probability histogram for 50 draws.
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- #7: Due Friday, March 26. Read Chapters 19, 20, and
21. Quiz #4, Friday, March 26,
covering Chapters 17-21.
- Chapter 19 Review Exercises: 1, 2, 6, 7.
- Chapter 20 Review Exercises: 3, 5, 6, 7, 11.
- Chapter 21 Review Exercises: 2-6, 8, 11, 13, 15.
- Quiz
4 Sample.
- Quiz
4 Sample Solutions.
- Links and Figures for Friday, March 26:
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- Second Hour Exam Thursday, April 8, 8:00-9:30 PM, 302 Swords. Covers Chapter 11-21 of the text. Review Session,
Tuesday, April 6, 8:00-9:30 PM, 321 Swords
- #8: Due Friday, April 16. Read Chapters 22, 23 and 24.
- Chapter 22 Review Exercises: 1, 3, 5-7, 10-12.
- Chapter 23 Review Exercises: 1-5, 7,8, 10.
- Chapter 24 Review Exercises: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9.
- Links and Figures for Wednesday, April 14:
- #9: Due Friday, April 23. Read Chapters 25, 26, and
27. Quiz #5, Friday, April 23, covering Chapters 22, 23, 24,
and 26.
- #10: Due Monday, May 3. Read Chapters 27, 28, and 29. Quiz #6, Monday, May 3.
- Chapter 27 Review Exercises: 2-8.
- Chapter 28 Review Exercises: 1-3, 5, 9, 10.
- Chapter 29 Review Exercises: 1-3, 8,9.
- SDA
Assignment (with complete instructions for submitting the
assignment).
You will need the following link: Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA)
- Quiz
6 Sample.
- Quiz
6 Sample Solutions.
Final Exam: Thursday, May 13, 2:30-5:30 PM, Swords 359.
- Interesting Links
- Stats texts/glossaries:
- Data Sources:
- US Government Data Sources:
- Polling Organizations:
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