MA217C and MA217D Class Calendar and Assignments
W 9/2: Go over course syllabus, Online system (MathXL), Class Survey
Hwk: Read Syllabus, Get Text and read Chapter 1, Set up MathXL
R 9/3: Chapter 1 (Def of population, Census, Sample, Random Sample, Parameter, Statistic)
Hwk: Chapter 1 Hwk (online, due 9/14), Quiz 1 (Chapter 1, due 9/16)
M 9/7: Labor Day, No Classes
W 9/9: Chapter 2.1 – 2.3 (Def of Random Variable, Numerical and Categorical RV, Binary RV, Contingency Table, Graphing Categorical RV)
Hwk: Read Chapt 2, Practice graphing categorical data using Class Survey Data
R 9/11: Chapter 2.2 and 2.3 (Graphically summarizing Numerical Data, Histograms)
Hwk: Start Chapter 2 Hwk (#1-6 online, due 9/24), Practice graphing numerical data using Class Survey Data, Finish Chapter 1 Hwk & Quiz if not yet done.
M 9/14: Chapter 2.3 and 2.4 Review Histogram, Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
Hwk: Chapter 1 Hwk due today, Chapter 1 Quiz (#1) due Thurs, Chapter 2 Hwk #1 – 11.
W 9/15: Chapter 2.5: Empirical Rule, Identifying Mild and Extreme Outliers
Hwk: Chapter 1 Quiz due tomorrow, Chapter 2 Hwk #1 – 16
R 9/16: Chapter 2.5: Five Number Summary, Boxplots
Hwk: Chapter 1 Quiz due today, Chapter 2 Hwk finish, Chapter 2 Quiz due 9/28, Read Chapter 2.6 (I will not cover, but you are responsible for material)
M 9/21: Finish Chapter 2.5 (Boxplots & Shapes of distributions), Chapter 3.1 (Explanatory and Response Variables, Association, Association between 2 categorical variables)
Hwk: Chapter 2 Hwk finish, Chapter 2 Quiz due 9/28, Read Project Part I
W 9/23: Chapter 3.1 Examples of Associations between 2 Categorical Variables
Hwk: Chapter 3 Hwk (online) # 1 – 5, Chapter 2 Hwk due 9/24, Chapter 2 Quiz due 9/28
R 9/24: Project Work Day, Select Groups and come up with draft of Project Proposal
Hwk: Read Chapter 3.2, Chapter 3 Hwk (online) # 1 – 5, Chapter 2 Hwk due 9/24, Chapter 2 Quiz due 9/28
M 9/28: Discussion of Project Proposal Revisions, Chapter 3.2 (Association between 1 Categorical and 1 Numerical Variable)
Hwk: Quiz 2 due today, Chapter 3 Hwk (online) # 1- 11, Project Proposal Final Draft due in class this Thurs or by noon this Friday in BNW 111
W 9/30: Chapter 3.2 and 3.3 (Association between 2 Numerical Variables, Scatterplot, Correlation, Least-Squares line)
Hwk: Chapter 3 Hwk #1 – 16
R 10/1: Chapter 3.3 (Linear Regression, Making predictions), Begin Review of Chapter 3
Hwk: Read Section 3.4, Finish Chapter 3 Hwk, Final draft of Project Proposal due by noon tomorrow (BNW 111)
M 10/5: Chapter 3.4 (Cautions regarding Association), Pop Quiz (counts as Question #1 of Quiz 5), Gave out notes for Chapter 4
Hwk: Finish Chapter 3 Hwk online (due 10/7), Read Chapter 4 and do Chapter 4 Hwk online (due 10/13 ), Collect data for project
W 10/7: Chapter 4 Notes (Experiment vs Observational Study, Ways to get a sample, Types of Bias, Margin of Error, Good experimental designs)
Examples from Chapter 4
Hwk: Finish Chapter 3 Hwk online (due 10/7), Read Chapter 4 and do Chapter 4 Hwk online (due 10/13), Collect data for project, bring to class
R 10/8: Project work day
Hwk: Project 1 Due Oct 23 by noon in BNW 111, Exam 1 Next Thursday (Chapter 1 – 4)
T 10/13 (Monday schedule): Finish Chapter 4 worksheet, Review for Exam 1
Hwk: Chapter 4 Hwk due today, Project due Oct. 23, Exam 1 on Thursday
W: 10/14: Chapter 5.1 – 5.2 (Probability (empirical and definition), Sample space, Venn Diagram, P(A or B), P(A and B))
Hwk: Project due Oct. 23, Exam 1 on Thursday, Start Hwk 5 Online (#1 -5)
R 10/15 Exam 1
Hwk: Project due Oct. 23, Start Hwk 5 Online (#1 -5)
M 10/19: Go over Exam 1, Finish notes from Chapter 5 (Examples from worksheet)
Hwk: Chapter 5 Online Hwk (due 10/26), Chapter 5 Online Quiz (due 10/28), Project due Friday by noon (in BNW 111)
W 10/21: Finish Chapter 5 Worksheet, Time to work on Group projects
Hwk: Chapter 5 Online Hwk (due 10/26), Chapter 5 Online Quiz (due 10/28), Project due Friday by noon (in BNW 111)
R: 10/22: Chapter 6 (probabilities and expected value for Discrete and Continuous RVs)
Hwk: Chapter 6 Hwk (# 1 – 7), Chapter 5 Online Hwk (due 10/26), Chapter 5 Online Quiz (due 10/28), Project due Friday by noon (in BNW 111)
M: 10/26: Chapter 6.1 Review, Chapter 6.2 (Standard Normal Distribution)
Hwk: Chapter 6 Hwk (#1 – 14), Chapter 5 Online Hwk due today, Chapter 5 Quiz due Wed
W: 10/28: Chapter 6.2 Normal Distribution
Hwk: Chapter 6 Hwk (#1 – 14), Chapter 5 Quiz due Today
R: 10/29: Chapter 6.3: Binomial Distribution
Hwk: Chapter 6 Hwk (due 11/4)
M: 11/2: Chapter 6 review, Chapter 7.1 (Sampling distribution of the sample proportion)
Hwk: Chapter 6 Hwk due 11/4, Chapter 7 homework (#1 – 6)
W: 11/4: Review section 7.1, Chapter 7.2 (Sampling distribution of the sample mean, Central Limit Theorem)
Hwk: Chapter 6 Hwk due today, Chapter 7 Hwk (due 11/11), Chapter 6 and 7 Quiz (due 11/12)
R: 11/5: Review Chapter 7 (Quiz 5 Problem #2: Group quiz on terminology and formulas)
Hwk: Chapter 6 Hwk due today, Chapter 7 Hwk (due 11/11), Chapter 6 and 7 Quiz (due 11/12)
M: 11/9: Intro to Chapter 8.1 and 8.2, CI for population proportion
Hwk: Chapter 7 Hwk (due 11/11), Chapter 6 and 7 Quiz (due 11/12), Chapter 8 Hwk #1, 4, 6 – 9
W: 11/11: Chapter 8.2 Review and Chapter 8.3 (CI for population mean)
Hwk: Chapter 7 Hwk (due 11/11), Chapter 6 and 7 Quiz (due 11/12), Chapter 8 Hwk #1 – 14
R: 11/12: Chapter 8.4 Finding Sample Sizes
Hwk: Chapter 8 all (due 11/18)
M: 11/16: Chapter 9.1 (General Hypothesis Tests, Ho and Ha), Chapter 9.2 (Hypothesis testing for Proportions)
Hwk: Chapter 8 due 11/18 (Wed), Chapter 9 (1 - 12), Exam 2 next Monday (Chapter 5 - 8, Review sheets posted in the Announcements section of MathXL), Math Talk "Hidden Codes of the Bible" on Thursday (11/19) 5 - 6p in the Library Multimedia room
W: 11/18: Review Chapter 9.2, Start Section 9.3 (Hypothesis testing for Means)
Hwk: Chapter 8 due today, Chapter 9 (all), Exam 2 next Monday (Chapter 5 - 8, Review sheets posted in the Announcements section of MathXL), Math Talk "Hidden Codes of the Bible" on Thursday (11/19) 5 - 6p in the Library Multimedia room
R: 11/19: Finish Chapter 9.2, Review for Exam 2 (next Monday)
Hwk: Finish Chapter 9 Hwk, Prepare for Exam 2 (Chapters 5 – 8)
M: 11/23: Exam 2 (Chapter 5 – 8)
W and R: 11/25 and 11/26Thanksgiving Break!
M: 11/30: Go over Exam 2, Hand out Project 2 (due Friday, 12/11 by noon in BNW 111), Finish Chapter 9
Hwk: Hwk: Read through Project Part 2, Chapter 9 Hwk (due 12/3)
W: 12/2: Chapter 10.1 and 10.2 (Two Sample Tests)
Hwk: Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 Hwk, Quiz 5 Questions 3 and 4 (due Monday 12/7 at beginning of class)
R: 12/3: Finish Examples from Chapter 10, Start Chapter 11,
Hwk: Chapter 9, 10 and 11 Hwk, Quiz 5 Questions 3 and 4 (due Monday 12/7 at beginning of class)
M: 12/7: Finish Chapter 11 (Chi-squared test for independence); University Evaluations
Hwk: Chapter 10 Hwk due today, Chapter 11 Hwk due 12/10, Project Due Friday by noon (BNW 111)
W: 12/9: Math Dept Evaluations, Project Work Day
Hwk: Chapter 11 Hwk due 12/10, Project Due Friday by noon (BNW 111)
R: Review for Final Exam