MATH 323: Probability and Statistics
Spring 2019
1:25-2:15 Ayres Hall 124
dwhite43@utk.edu
Syllabus * Homeworks *
Important Dates * Links * Contact
Homework Assignments
- Homework for Friday January 11
- Read 1.1, 1.2; do 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. (see 'Links' below to download Chapter 1)
- Homework for Monday January 14
- Read 1.3; do 12, 13, 14, 16. Draw a Venn diagram to demonstrate "Some Properties of Probability Laws" on page 14. We'll have a quiz Monday.
- Homework for Wednesday January 16
- Read 1.4; do 17, 19.
- Turn in homework Friday January 18
- Homework for Wednesday January 23
- Read 1.5; do 20, 21, 24, 27.
- Homework for Friday January 25
- Do 30, 32, 34, 36, 42, 43. Quiz Friday on 1.5
- Homework for Monday January 28
- Read 1.6; do 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55.
- Homework for Wednesday January 30
- Read 1.7, 2.1; do 56, 57, 60, 61. Quiz.
- Homework for Friday February 1
- Read 2.2; do 2, 3, 4, 6, 7.
- Homework for Monday February 4
- Read 2.3, 2.4.
- Homework for Wednesday February 6
- Do 8, 13, 14, 16, 20, 22.
- Homework for Friday February 8
- Do 24, 26, 29, 30. Quiz over expectation and variance.
- Homework for Monday February 11
- Read 2.5, 2.6; do 31. Turn in homework.
- Homework for Wednesday February 13
- Do (Chapter 1: 50, 58, 59), 32, 33. A previous semester exam is posted
here.
- Homework for Friday February 15
- Do 35, 38, 39, 40, 41. Test Monday.
- Homework for Friday, February 22
- Read 3.1, 3.2; do 1, 2, 3. Turn in homework.
- Homework for Monday February 25
- Read 3.2; do 5, 6, 7, 8, 10. Quiz Monday.
- Homework for Wednesday February 27
- Read 3.3; do 11, 12, 13.
- Homework for Friday March 1
- Read 3.4; do 15, 16. Turn in homework!
- Homework for Monday March 4
- Do 18-23. Test corrections due Tuesday.
- Homework for Wednesday March 6
- Read 3.5; do 24, 25.
- Homework for Friday March 8
- Do and be prepared to discuss problems from class. Turn in homework!
- Homework for Monday March 11
- Read 4.1; do 1, 2, 3, 5.
- Homework for Friday March 15
- Read 4.2; do 7, 17, 18, 19.
- Homework for Wednesday March 27
- Read 5.1, 5.2; do 1, 2ab, supplemental problem. Quiz and HW due Friday.
- Homework for Friday March 29
- Read 5.3; do 4, 5.
- Homework for Monday April 1
- Read 5.4, 5.5; do 8, 9, 10, 11.
- Homework for Wednesday April 3
- Test Friday. You may have a one-page sheet of notes. A previous semester exam is posted
here.
- Homework for Wednesday April 10
- Read 9.1; do 1, 2, 5.
- Homework for Friday April 12
- Read 9.1; do supplemental problem. Quiz over 9.1 (likelihood functions; confidence intervals)
- Homework for Monday April 15
- Read 9.1; do supplemental problem. Test corrections due.
- Homework for Wednesday April 17
- Read 9.3; do supplemental problems.
- Homework for Monday April 22
- Read 9.4; do 25, 26, 27, 28. HW due Wednesday.
- Homework for Wednesday April 24
- Homework due Wednesday. A previous semester final exam is posted
here. Grades have been posted on Canvas; please check for errors.
You may find the article Statistics and the Law interesting.
- Non-book HW solutions. Origins of Cognitive Dissonance: Evidence from Children and Monkeys.
Important Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|
| January 21 | MLK Jr. holiday (no class) |
| February 18 | Test 1 |
| April 5 | Test 2 |
| March 18-22 | Spring break (no class) |
| April 19 | Spring recess (no class) |
| May 6, 12:30-2:30 pm | Final exam |
Links
- First chapter of our textbook
- Available from the publisher's website.
Probably there are other useful things there.
(For example, homework solutions.)
- Canvas
- Grades should be posted here.
- Email
- dwhite43@utk.edu
- Office Hours
- Ayres Hall 248
- 10:30-1:20 pm M or by appointment
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