Course information for

Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Math 381)


Professor Robert Carlson
Office: EAS 284
Phone: 255-3561
email: rcarlson@uccs.edu
Class meets Tu-Thurs 10:50-12:05 in COB 323.
Office hours: Official hours for this class are Tu-Thurs 9:30 - 10:30.
You are also welcome to drop in or make an appointment to see me at another time.
Normally I am in my office weekdays 9:30 - 4:30.
If you are making a special trip to campus to see me I suggest calling ahead.

NEWS:

Test 2 is tentatively scheduled for Thursday 11/19. It will cover chapters 3 and 4 of the text. Here is a review guide/sample test two.

Homework 9, due Tuesday 11/24
Read section 5.6 and do the following exercises.
# 5.69 - 71 and 5.75-77

Legal fine print:

The administration of the course described below is subject to change as deemed necessary by the instructor.

Drop dates:

Please review the Campus Calendar in the university's schedule of courses. Students who drop a course may be eligible for partial refunds if the drop is completed before a certain date.
Except for really exceptional circumstances beyond the student's control, THE LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW IS OCTOBER 30, 2008.

Disability Services

Students with disabilities may be entitled to support from Disability Services,
including extra time for examinations, in Main Hall 105, phone 262-3354.
Students who may fall into this group should talk to Disability Services as soon as possible.
The Disability Certification Letter to the professor is to be submitted within the first two weeks of classes.


COURSE DESCRIPTION:



TEXT: Walpole, Myers, Myers, Ye, Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers



Prerequisites: Math 235


Tentative Calendar

Tentative Course Calendar

GRADING

This course will have two midterm exams, each worth 25 percent of the grade, and a comprehensive final worth 35 percent. Homework will count for 15 percent.

HOMEWORK

Homework will be assigned every 1-2 weeks.
Normally you will have at least 1 week to complete the assignment.
Solutions will be posted on this web page approximately 1 week after the assignment is due.
Homework handed in after the due date, but less than one week late, will be accepted, but will be subject to a penalty of one letter grade (10 points).
Late homework will not be accepted after the solutions are posted.
I will drop the lowest two homework scores.

COMMENTS ON COLLABORATION: Students are encouraged to discuss homework problems with their classmates or with the professor to share ideas, or detect and correct errors.
However, the written material handed in by the student is expected to be the work of that student.
Copying homework solutions from another student or source is a serious violation of the university's cheating policy.

HOMEWORK Assignments and SOLUTIONS will be available here

Homework 8, due Thursday 11/12
Read sections 4.3 and 5.1-5.3 and do the following exercises.
# 4.51, 4.53, 4.54, 4.70, 4.72, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7
Homework 8 solutions

Homework 7, due Tuesday 11/3
Read sections 4.1 and 4.2 and do the following exercises.
# 4.4, 4.5, 4.9, 4.14, 4.15, 4.20, 4.22, 4.35, 4.38, 4.39, 4.43, 4.50
Homework 7 solutions

Homework 6, due Tuesday 10/13
Read sections 3.1-3.4 and do the following exercises.
# 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 3.14, 3.18, 3.28, 3.37, 3.38
Homework 6 solutions

Homework 5, due Thursday 10/1
Read sections 2.6-2.8 and do the following exercises.
# 2.78, 80, 82, 84, 92
# 2.101-2.105
Homework 5 solutions

Homework 4, due Thursday 9/24
Read sections 2.4 and 2.5, and do the following exercises.
# 2.51, 2.53, 2.54, 2.58, 2.59, 2.60, 2.61, 2.63, 2.68, 2.76
Homework 4 solutions

Homework 3, due Thursday 9/17
Read section 2.3 and do the following exercises.
# 2.21, 22, 23, 26, 30, 32, 33, 36, 37, 47
Homework 3 solutions

Homework 2, due Thursday 9/10
Read section 2.1 and 2.2 and do the following exercises.
p. 38 # 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.9, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, 2.19
Homework 2 solutions

Homework 1, due Thursday 9/3
p. 13 # 1.1 and 1.4, p. 17 # 1.7 and 1.10, p. 28 # 1.13, 1.22, 1.25
Homework 1 solutions

Test SOLUTIONS will be available here
Here are test one solutions.
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