Math 461/561
(32673/32684)

Class Times, Days, and Place: 10:00-10:50 MWF, Deady Hall 208
Instructor: Hao Wang
Text Book: An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and its Applications  (3rd Edition) by R. J. Larsen et al.
Office: 11A Deady Hall
Office Hours: W:10:50-11:30am and F:10:50-11:30am (Otherwise, you need to make an appointment with me by e-mail.)
Email:  haowang@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Web URL: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~haowang/teaching/461_SPR2002/461.html

Grading Policy

Your course grade is the sum of  following performance scores: The homeworks will count as 20% of the course grade; The in-class quizzes  will  count as 15%; The midterm will count as 25%;  and the final exam will count as 40%.

Quizzes:   During the term,  there are two to five  in-class quizzes. The day of a quiz is not completely fixed. The duration of a quiz ranges from 20 to 50 minutes. The quiz scores will be averaged and contributed to the course grade. There is no make-up quiz.

Homework:  Homework is due weekly before 3:00pm of each Friday or the date specified in the Syllabus. Late handing in homework will not be accepted.   One lowest homework score will be dropped and the remaining homework scores will be averaged and contributed to the course grade. You can discuss with other students while working on your homework problems, but copying other students' answers is not allowed, otherwise a penalty of  score deduction may be given. Your solution to each homework problem should be legible and should describe your ideas clearly. No details will have no scores.  Please use 8.5" by 11" sheets to do your homework and don't forget to write down your first name, middle name and last name (In order to protect your rights to confidentiality of your papers, don't write down your ID number on homework paper.) on each page. Your homework will be returned in the return boxes by your grader. Please find your return box and pick up your homeworks promptly.  Poor attendance may alter this policy; see "Attendance" below.

Exam:  There are a midterm and a final exam. For each exam, you can bring  a 8.5" by 11" sheet with formulae or useful notes for you,  but discussing and any cheating  are not allowed during the exam, otherwise a penalty of   score deduction from your  exam may be given. Your solution to each exam problem should be legible and describe your ideas clearly. No details will have no scores. There is no make-up exams.

Attendance:  Attendance is mandatory.  You are responsible for all the announcements, changes, course information, and topics that I cover in class. If you miss a substantial number of lectures  without discussing the matter with me and without a valid excuse, I may refuse to accept homework from you, late or on time.
 
 

             Tentative Syllabus
         (Updated on March 15, 2002)
 
Tentative Date  Remarks  Sections covered in Class  Homework 
due date & Question numbers
4/1M Pre-requirement 
checking
21;22   
4/3W 2.3; 2.4  
4/5F  No Class  
4/8M 2.5  
4/10W   2.6  
4/12F 2.6 #1(Q# 2.2.1; 2.2.5; 2.2.16;  2.2.17;  2.2.19; 2.3.2;  2.3.11; 
2.4.2;  2.4.4; 2.4.7; 2.4.8;  2.5.2; 2.5.3; 2.5.11; 
2.6.2;  2.6.7 ; 2.6.13)
4/15M Q-session 2.7;   
4/17W 2.8   
4/19F 2.9  #2(Q# 2.6.15;  2.6.26;  2.6.32; 2.6.35; 
 2.7.3;  2.7.4; 2.8.1;  2.8.3;  2.8.5)
4/22M 2.9 
4/24W Q-session 2.10   
4/26F 3.1;3.2 #3(Q#  2.9.10;  2.9.19; 2.9.21;  2.9.25; 2.9.26; 
  2.9.48;  2.9.50; 2.10.1; 2.10.2; 2.10.4; 2.10.5 )
4/29M quiz # 1    
5/1W 3.3  
5/3F 3.4  #4(Q#  3.2.2; 3.2.5; 3.2.6;  3.2.11; 3.3.5; 3.3.15; 
3.3.17; 3.3.19; 3.3.26)
5/6M 3.5
5/8W Q-session 3.6
5/10F Review Session 3.7  #5(Q#  3.4.3;  3.4.17; 3.5.1; 3.5.8; 3.5.10; 3.5.21;  3.5.22; 
3.6.4;3.6.5; 3.6.6; 3.6.13;)
5/13M Midterm Exam  Cover until section 3.6, inclusive
5/15W 3.9  
5/17F Q-session 3.10; 3.11 #6(Q#3.7.5; 3.7.13;3.7.15; 3.7.22;  3.7.24;  3.9.2; 
3.9.4; 3.9.6; 3.9.8   )
5/20M   3.12; 3.13  
5/22W Q-session  4.1; 4.2  
5/24F   4.3  #7(Q#3.10.6; 3.10.10 3.10.20;3.11.19; 3.12.3; 3.12.6; 
3.13.2; 3.13.3; 3.13.5  )
5/27M No Class 
Memorial Day
   
5/29W 5.1; 5.2  
5/31F   5.3 #8(Q# 4.2.15; 4.2.18; 4.3.1; 4.3.2; 4.3.5; 4.3.7; 
 4.3.15(b); 4.3.18; 4.3.19; 4.3.29; 4.3.30; 5.2.2; 5.2.3) 
6/3M Review, Evaluation
6/5W  Review
After June 5th, No Classes.  
Office Hour after June 5th: June 10, 9:00-10:00am June 11th, 9:00-10:00am June 12th, 9:00-10:00am
 

Final Exam :  10:15am-12:15pm Thursday, June 13, location: Deady Hall 208




 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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