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| 12/13/2019 |
a.
The final grades for ALL students
now have been posted to BB and also entered into BU Brain.
Please review the announcement I posted earlier today for the meaning of the
additional columns you will now find in BB
b.
It was my privilege to be your instructor, and I hope that what you have learned
in this class will benefit you not only for the remainder of your studies but
also in your professional life.
Good luck and Happy Holidays to you all -- Michael Fochler --
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| 12/13/2019 |
Section 5-8 students ONLY:
Your final grades have been posted to BB. Several new columns for computed
totals have been added. Their meaning:
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QSum = sum of all 12 quizzes
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QuizAdj = Qsum minus your worst two quizzes
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HwSum = sum of all 5 graded homework assignments
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HwAdj = HwSum minus your worst graded homework assignment
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TotSum = total points from ALL your quizzes + hwk + tests + attendance
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TotAdj = TotSum minus your worst two quizzes and
your worst graded homework assignment
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Grade = your letter grade which will eventually show in your transcripts.
The grades for sections 1-4 should be on BB later than tomorrow (Saturday)
evening.
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| 12/9/2019 |
The solutions for midterm #3 have been posted on the course materials page.
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| 12/3/2019 |
Important note for the Wednesday, 12/4/2019 lecture:
Nick DeMarco will give a quiz for the section 1 and 2 students ONLY
before the start of the lecure.
The quiz will be finished before 8:30 AM.
Students who are enrolled in sections 3-8 are not allowed to enter LH 14 until
they are given permission to to so.
Please wait outside and do not enter until you get the signal.
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| 11/29/2019 |
It's a sure event: The sixth and last attendance will be taken on
Wednesday, December 4.
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| 11/24/2019 |
a.
The grades for midterm 3 have been posted.
b.
There will be a UTS tutoring session for the final by Kelly Cao
on Tuesday, 12/10, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at Lecture Hall 9.
There is no sign up needed, and students are free to join or leave
the session at any time.
c.
The deadline for a request to take the alternate final is almost passed:
you must send an email to me and your TA by Monday, November 25!
The only persons who have done this so far are
M. Bhowmik and R. Richter.
d.
The lecture this Wednesday before Thanksgiving will cover material
from ch.27 (two factor ANOVA)
and possibly ch.25.7 (logistic regression). Those are optional topics and
none of this material will be on the final or any quiz.
Attendance will not be taken on that day.
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| 11/21/2019 |
a.
Hwk 15 has been posted. This is the last assignment, and it will
definitely be graded.
Due 12/03 or 12/05 in discussion
(NOT on 12/02 at the end of lecture or before that in the Math 148 helproom).
b. Sections 7 and 8 only:
Sections 7 and 8 today will be held by Nick DeMarco.
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| 11/13/2019 |
a.
Hwk 14 has been posted. Due next week in discussion.
b.
Schedule for the remaining 5 lectures before Thanksgiving
Finish up ch.26 (one factor ANOVA)
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Then do ch.28 (multiple regression)
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Then do some of ch.27 (two factor ANOVA) (NOT on final exam).
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November 27 lecture on the day before Thanksgiving:
What I'll talk about during that lecture will NOT be
on the final exam!
will be used to finish up ch.27.
If time remains: logistic regression (ch.25)
and more on the power of a test as a function of
parameter values that belong to the alternate hypothesis (ch.21).
c.
Two finals review sessions in the last week of classes.
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| 11/11/2019 |
Exam 3 on 11/20/2019:
a.
Scope is ch.18-ch.25.
See the "Finals prep sheet" link on the course materials page
(the part that is about ch.18-ch.25) for topics that will not be part
of the exam.
Note that I updated its contents for ch.22 today!
b.
The exam will start at 8:30 AM and end at 9:25 AM.
It is imperative that you
do not move in before we tell you to:
First we must distribute the exams.
Carry your backpack in your hand so you it will less
time for you to squeeze by others to get to your seat!
c.
Makeup exam: If you have a qualifying event
send an email to me and cc your TA by Friday, November 15, 4:00 PM.
If you are an athlete then you must provide an official letter from your
team management!
If you are ill: No makeup exam without a Dr's note! NO EXCEPTIONS!
See to it that you check into Decker on the day of the exam
in time for being accepted as a walkin. I believe that must be before 11:00 AM.
You can also go, e.g., to the UHS walkin clinic, but they may not be
covered by your insurance.
d.
Reread the syllabus about allowable calculators and index cards.
If you bring a programmable and/or graphing calculator, we will
confiscate it! Do not forget your calculator and bring a spare or at least
spare batteries!
e.
Those of you who have requested to take the exam at UTC
should receive a notification before the end of the week.
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| 11/7/2019 |
Good news:
If you have purchased access to the SDM website then you have access to the
instructor's slides I am using in lecture. You navigate as follows:
In the main menu of the course (where you can access, e.g., the eText
and Homework links) you click on the Multimedia Library link.
In the Multimedia Library page you then check the PowerPoint option in the
Media Type area. That's it! You then can view or also download those slides.
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| 11/7/2019 |
Homework 13 has been posted. Due 11/12 and 11/14 in discussion section.
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| 10/31/2019 |
Homework 12 has been posted. Due 11/5 and 11/7 in discussion section.
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| 10/28/2019 |
The solutions for exam 2 have been posted to the course materials page.
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| 10/27/2019 |
The deadline to withdraw/change letter grade to P/F
for this or any other course is tomorrow, October 28!
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| 10/26/2019 |
The grades for exam 2 have been posted to BB and also, anonymously,
to the grades page.
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| 10/25/2019 |
Homework 11 has been posted. Due 10/29 and 10/31 in discussion section.
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| 10/22/2019 |
Exam 2 on 10/23/2019:
a.
Scope is ch.11-ch.19.
See the "Finals prep sheet" link on the course materials page
(the part that is about ch.11-ch.19) for topics that will not be part
of the exam.
b.
The exam will start at 8:30 AM and end at 9:25 AM.
It is imperative that you
do not move in before we tell you to:
First we must distribute the exams.
Carry your backpack in your hand so you it will less
time for you to squeeze by others to get to your seat!
c.
Makeup exam: If you have a qualifying event
send an email to me and cc your TA by TODAY, Tuesday, 4:00 PM.
If you are an athlete then email us immediately and contact your coach even
earlier: You must provide an official letter from your team management!
If you are ill: No makeup exam without a Dr's note! NO EXCEPTIONS!
See to it that you check into Decker on the day of the exam
in time for being accepted as a walkin. I believe that must be before 11:00 AM.
d.
Reread the syllabus about allowable calculators and index cards.
If you bring a programmable and/or graphing calculator, we will
confiscate it! Do not forget your calculator and bring a spare or at least
spare batteries!
e.
Those of you who have requested to take the exam at UTC
should have received a notification already.
If not then please contact me immediately.
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| 10/19/2019 |
Homework 10 has been posted. Due 10/22 and 10/24 in discussion section.
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| 10/10/2019 |
Homework 9 has been posted. Due 10/15 and 10/17 in discussion section.
I may have to replace some of the ch.18 problems with different ones
if I do not proceed far enough on Friday in lecture.
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| 10/3/2019 |
a.
Homework 8 has been posted. Due 10/8 and 10/10 in discussion section.
b.
It is not possible to assign you to a different discussion section unless
you find a student in that section who is willing to switch with you.
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| 9/24/2019 |
The solutions for the first midterm have been posted to the
course materials page.
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| 9/24/2019 |
a.
Homework 7 has been posted. Due 10/3 and 10/8 in discussion section.
b.
The grades of the first midterm have been posted to BB and, anonymously,
also to the grades page of this website. Solutions for this midterm are
forthcoming.
c.
The dates and times for the final and the makeup final have been set.
See the home page and/or the schedule page of this website.
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| 9/23/2019 |
a.
New Math 148 UTS (University Tutoring Services) tutor Kelly Cao:
Hours are
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Thursday: 4:00pm - 5:00pm and 8:30pm - 9:00pm
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Friday: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
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Saturday: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
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Sunday: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
If you have scheduling conflicts with all those hours but
would still like to attend, send her an email.
All tutoring sessions are located in the CIW Library, and signup is
through Starfish (where you can find her hours and email as well).
For general questions, contact UTS directly at uts@binghamton.edu.
b.
I announced Thomas Annesi as a UTS tutor last week.
I do not know whether he also is available or whether Kelly Cao replaced him.
c.
All grades for exam 1 now are on BB. I will post the solutions and anonymous
grades later this week, hopefully no later than Thursday.
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| 9/19/2019 |
New Q & A entry in the "Exams" category:
How do I prepare for the major exams?
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| 9/18/2019 |
Homework 6 has been posted. Due next week in discussion section.
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| 9/18/2019 |
Note to students who take the exam at UTC:
a.
Be sure to to check your email carefully:
The UTC confirmations are now sent to you by
support@registerblast.com
(the vendor of the new UTC registration software) and not by UTC.
b.
I currently am not cc'd into those notifications, so please forward your
notification to me so that I am in the loop.
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| 9/17/2019 |
Math 148 UTS (University Tutoring Services) tutoring:
I understand that Thomas Annesi is now tutoring for Math 148.
Thomas took my class in Spring 2018 and he was a very good student.
Check it out!
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| 9/16/2019 |
Exam 1 on 9/20/2019:
a.
Scope is ch.1-ch.10, but we omit everything that
is about re-expression. Thus ch.9 is omitted. For further details
see the "Finals prep sheet" link on the course materials page
(the part that is about ch.1-ch.10).
b.
The exam will start at 8:30 AM and end at 9:25 AM.
It is imperative that you
do not move in before we tell you to:
First we must distribute the exams.
Carry your backpack in your hand so you it will less
time for you to squeeze by others to get to your seat!
c.
Makeup exam: If you have a qualifying event
send an email to me and cc your TA before Wednesday, 12:00 PM.
If you are an athlete then email us immediately and contact your coach even
earlier: You must provide an official letter from your team management!
If you are ill: No makeup exam without a Dr's note! NO EXCEPTIONS!
See to it that you check into Decker on the day of the exam
in time for being accepted as a walkin. I believe that must be before 11:00 AM.
d.
Reread the syllabus about allowable calculators and index cards.
If you bring a programmable and/or graphing calculator, we will
confiscate it! Do not forget your calculator and bring a spare or at least
spare batteries!
e.
SSD letter students: Each one of you whom I have on file has received an
email from me last week. You all will take the exam at the testing center on Friday
at 8:30.
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| 9/13/2019 |
Homework 5 has been posted. Due next week in discussion section.
Remember that the (Pearson) SDM website has optional problems for you to work
on.
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| 9/5/2019 |
The following email was sent to the students who have extended time for exams:
You have received this email because you have letters of accommodation
and you have been granted time and a half for your exams.
Since there are so many of you I have to schedule your exams at the
University Testing Center:
Your exam will start at the same time as the exam in lecture, but you
will have additional time to finish the exam. I still am in the process
of entering you to the UTC list, so I do not know how long it will take
until you get that official confirmation.
If you have a letter of accommodation that grants you extended time and
you did not receive that email then you must contact me and your TA
immediately since I did not enter your data into my records and thus
also not into the Testing Center database.
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| 9/5/2019 |
Homework 4 has been posted. Due next week in discussion section.
Remember that the (Pearson) SDM website has optional problems for you to work
on.
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| 8/28/2019 |
Homework 3 has been posted. Due next week in discussion section.
Remember that the (Pearson) SDM website has optional problems for you to work
on.
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| 8/26/2019 |
I updated the finals prep sheet link of the course materials page:
What you may ignore in SDM ch.4.
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| 8/21/2019 |
Homework 2 has been posted. Due next week in discussion section.
Remember that the (Pearson) SDM website has optional problems for you to work
on.
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| 8/20/2019 |
Blackboard announcement:
I have posted an entire website for this course which you can access
from my departmental home page. The direct link is
Math 148 Home Page.
You will find there all the information you need about the course.
Be sure to navigate all tabs. Check for new announcements regularly!
Blackboard (myCourses) has not yet been made available to the students.
I use it very sparingly, only to make your grades accessible to you.
Everything else you can find on my course website.
This may be the only announcement you may ever find on the A0
(instructor's Blackboard) site.
Your grades will be posted by your TA on your discussion Blackboard.
We do not use BB (Blackboard) to compute totals, and there are
no reliable totals in myCourses until the final exam has been graded.
In the meantime you will have do you your own adding up to get the totals.
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| 5/15/2019 |
a.
Be sure to look at all tabs of this website and to install the
material on the DVD that comes with the text!
b.
Homework 1 has been posted. It will not be graded.
Syllabus and course material page now have information
about registering with the MyStatlab website (also called the
SDM website). Once you have access to MyStatlab you can
access homework "MATH-148-CH-01" (optional) on that site.
c.
Blackboard ("MyCourses") has not yet been set up for Math 148.
We only use Blackboard to post the grades you get on your exams,
quizzes and homeworks and to provide a PDF version of the syllabus.
in addition to the HTML version found on this website.
d.
If your discussion section is on Tuesdays then you will have
your first section on August 27!
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