Math 243 (Phillips)
This is the home page for N. C. Phillips'
Math 243 at the University of Oregon, Spring Quarter 2008.
Summary of updates:
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12 May 2008:
Solutions to Midterm 1 have been posted.
See the links on
the Midterm 1 information page.
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9 May 2008:
Lecture files have been posted through 5 May, and Homework 7 has been
posted.
See the links below.
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29 April 2008:
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Review sessions this Wednesday:
182 Lillis, 5--6:30 pm (given by the instructor);
and 110 Fenton, 7--8:30 pm (given by the GTF).
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Solutions
to the extra sheet of sample Midterm 1 problems are now available.
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Homework 5
and Homework 6
have been posted.
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The GTF will soon post solutions to the quizzes.
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28 April 2008:
Lecture notes through today, and sample midterm 1 problems,
have been posted.
See the links below.
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21 April 2008:
Problem 48 in Chapter 9 should be deleted from Homerwork 3.
It was a misprint.
The intended problem (Problem 46) will be assigned in a later homework
(Homework 4).
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The Monday afternoon discussion sections (4:00 pm and 5:00 pm)
have been moved to 175 Lillis for the rest of the quarter.
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10 April 2008:
Homework 2 has been posted.
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3 April 2008:
All people still trying to get into the class should see the GTF
(Daniel Moseley)
Friday 4 April during the period 2:00--4:00 pm
at his office (4 Deady).
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30 March 2008:
The following additional information has been posted.
(See the appropriate links on the main part of the page.)
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Syllabus and course information.
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Exams from the last time I taught Math 243,
and their solutions.
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Homework 0.
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Files for the lecture of 31 March 2008.
Course information:
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Course number: Math 243.
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Course title: Introduction to Methods of Probability and Statistics.
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Instructor: N. Christopher
Phillips.
Note:
I will be away at conferences for about two weeks.
The lectures during those times will be given by substitutes.
Details will be announced later.
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Office: 105 Deady.
Please knock.
I can't leave my door open, because if I do I get too many people
asking to borrow my telephone or pencil sharpener, or
where to find the math department office
or nonexistent rooms (such as 350 Deady).
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Office hours:
WF 3:00--3:50 pm, F 9:00--9:50 am, or by appointment.
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Email.
When emailing me (details at the link above):
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No binary files or attachments (except by prior arrangement).
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No Microsoft Word files.
I do not accept these under any circumstances,
since I don't have software that reads them.
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No html encoded (web page format, or "styled")
messages.
See "Configuring
Mail Clients to Send Plain ASCII Text"
for how to turn off html.
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No binary characters.
Use 7 bit ASCII (standard keyboard characters) only.
(In particular, no accented letters or curved apostrophes or
quotation marks.)
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No mime encoding or other encoding of ordinary text messages.
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CRN: 33062.
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Prerequisite: Math 95 or equivalent placement score;
Math 111 strongly recommended.
You will need a calculator capable of computing standard
deviations and a few other elementary statistics.
Graphing and programming are useful, but (contrary to
the schedule of classes) not required.
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GTF: Daniel Moseley.
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The same conditions apply to email to the GTF as to email to me.
In particular,
no html encoded (web page format, or "styled")
messages.
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GTF's office: 4 Deady.
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Lecture time and place: MWF 11:00--11:50 am, room 240C McKenzie.
You must also enroll in one of the discussion sections:
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M 4:00--4:50 pm, 105 Fenton, CRN 33064.
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M 5:00--5:50 pm, 105 Fenton, CRN 33063.
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Tu 8:00--8:50 am, 205 Deady, CRN 33065.
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Tu 9:00--9:50 am, 205 Deady, CRN 33069.
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Textbook: David S. Moore, The Basic Practice of Statistics,
4th edition.
(The UO class list says 3rd edition, but that is not correct.)
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Syllabus (pdf).
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Attendance:
You are responsible for all announcements, changes, course information,
and topics covered in the lectures
and in the discussion sections
(as well as all the material in the relevant parts of the book,
even if it is not covered in the lectures or the discussion sections).
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Exams: There will two midterms, given in lecture,
during the fifth and eighth weeks,
and a final exam.
Exam procedures (for all exams):
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You must bring your student ID.
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You are permitted one 8.5 by 11 inch page of notes
(written on both sides, but no magnifying glasses allowed), and your
calculator.
The exam will include copies of Tables A, B, and C from the book.
Otherwise the exam will be closed book.
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No calculator help will be given during the exam.
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All exams are cumulative, but will emphasize later material.
For midterms:
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The midterms will be returned during the next discussion section
after they are given.
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Questions and complaints about grading must be submitted
in writing and
by the beginning of the first lecture
after the discussion section in which the exams are returned.
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Finals week office hours: To be announced.
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Final Exam: Thursday 12 June, 10:15 am-12:15 pm.
Room to be announced.
No early exams will be given under any circumstances.
Here is a list of publicly available documents
associated with this course.
The material is arranged in approximate chronological order: most
recent items at the bottom.
The links to exams and their solutions will not work until after
the exam has been given, and
the links to sample exams and their solutions will not work until
these items have been prepared.
Most files will be pdf, although other formats will be posted on
request: Postscript (if available), dvi, and
LaTeX or AMSLaTeX source code.
See the
comments
on the different formats
for more information; please read this even if you only care about pdf.
One warning is important enough to give here: In the fall quarter 1998,
somebody printed some of my pdf files
somewhere on campus and found that certain mathematical symbols
(such as minus signs in exponents) did not print, damaging the meanings.
Important dates, according to the registrar's office:
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Su 30 March:
Last day to process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded).
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Su 6 April:
Last day to drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded).
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Su 6 April:
Last day to process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded).
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M 7 April:
Last day to drop this course (75% refund, no W recorded;
after this date, W's are recorded).
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M 7 April:
Last day to process a complete drop (75% refund, no W recorded;
after this date, W's are recorded).
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W 9 April:
Last day to add this course.
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W 9 April:
Last day to change to or from audit.
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Su 13 April:
Last day to withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded).
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Su 20 April:
Last day to withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded).
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Su 27 April:
Last day to withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded).
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Su 18 May:
Last day to withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded).
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Su 18 May:
Last day to change grading option for this course.
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M 26 May: No classes.
This page maintained by
N. Christopher Phillips,
email.
When emailing me, please use 7 bit ASCII plain text only.
In particular:
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No binary files or attachments (except by prior arrangement).
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No Microsoft Word files.
I do not accept these under any circumstances,
since I don't have software that reads them.
If you really want to send something in a word processor format,
use TeX.
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No html encoded messages.
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No binary characters.
Use 7 bit ASCII (standard keyboard characters) only.
(In particular, no accented letters or curved apostrophes or
quotation marks.)
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No mime encoding or other encoding of ordinary text messages.
Last significant change: 25 March 2008.
(Updates and additions to the list of posted documents are not
considered significant.)