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Math 148 Course material

Remote Teaching:

•  set up your new Zoom account . You MUST set yourself up with Zoom to be able to attend lectures and discussion sections remotely. Be sure to test whether your computer works properly with Zoom. That works not much differently from configuring your computer with Skype. This info comes from an email parts of which are reproduced next:
•  Excerpt from DateLine article: Zoom web-conferencing now available for campus use.
Binghamton University has purchased an enterprise site license of Zoom web-conferencing software. All students, faculty and staff now have access to a Zoom account.
•  If you already have a free/personal Zoom account, you will need to get a Binghamton University's Zoom Account at https://binghamton.zoom.us/ .
Support for your Zoom account is available via the Information Technology Services Help Desk at 607-777-6420 and/or helpdesk@binghamton.edu.

Recorded Zoom Lectures and Discussions:

Lectures:

•  Wed, 08-26 •  Fri, 08-28 •  Mon, 08-31 •  Wed, 09-02 •  Fri, 09-04 •  Mon, 09-07 •  Wed, 09-09 •  Fri, 09-11 •  Mon, 09-14 •  Wed, 09-16 •  Fri, 09-18

•  Mon, 09-21 •  Wed, 09-23 N/A: Midterm 1 •  Fri, 09-25 •  Mon, 09-28 •  Wed, 09-30 •  Fri, 10-02 •  Mon, 10-05 •  Wed, 10-07 •  Fri, 10-09 N/A

•  Mon, 10-12 •  Wed, 10-14 •  Fri, 10-16 N/A: Midterm 2 •  Mon, 10-19 N/A •  Wed, 10-21 •  Fri, 10-23 •  Mon, 10-26 •  Wed, 10-28 •  Fri, 10-30

•  Mon, 11-02 •  Wed, 11-04 •  Fri, 11-06 •  Mon, 11-09 •  Wed, 11-11 •  Fri, 11-13 •  Mon, 11-16 N/A: Midterm 3 •  Wed, 11-18 •  Fri, 11-20

•  Mon, 11-30 •  Wed, 12-02 •  Fri, 12-04 •  Mon, 12-07 (Finals review)

Discussion A01 (Shiyi Ma):

•  Tue, 09-01 •  Tue, 09-08 •  Tue, 09-15 •  Tue, 09-22 •  Tue, 09-29 •  Tue, 10-06 •  Tue, 10-13 •  Tue, 10-20 •  Tue, 10-27 •  Tue, 11-03 •  Tue, 11-10 •  Tue, 11-17 •  Tue, 12-01

Discussion A02 (Yangsheng Wang):

•  Tue, 09-15 •  Tue, 09-22 •  Tue, 09-29 •  Tue, 10-06 •  Tue, 10-13 •  Tue, 10-20 •  Tue, 10-27 •  Tue, 11-03 •  Tue, 11-10 •  Tue, 11-17 •  Tue, 12-01

Discussion A03 (Zifan Huang):

•  Tue, 09-08 •  Tue, 09-15 •  Tue, 09-22 •  Tue, 09-29 •  Tue, 10-06 •  Tue, 10-13 •  Tue, 10-20 •  Tue, 10-27 •  Tue, 11-03 •  Tue, 11-10 •  Tue, 11-17 •  Tue, 12-01

Discussion A04 (Zifan Huang):

•  Tue, 09-08 •  Tue, 09-15 •  Tue, 09-22 •  Tue, 09-29 •  Tue, 10-06 •  Tue, 10-13 •  Tue, 10-20 •  Tue, 10-27 •  Tue, 11-03 •  Tue, 11-10 •  Tue, 11-17 •  Tue, 12-01

Discussion A05 (Yangsheng Wang):

•  Thu, 09-10 •  Thu, 09-17 •  Thu, 09-24 •  Thu, 10-01 •  Thu, 10-08 •  Thu, 10-15 •  Thu, 10-22 •  Thu, 10-29 •  Thu, 11-05 •  Thu, 11-12 •  Thu, 11-19 •  Thu, 12-03

Discussion A06 (Zifan Huang):

•  Thu, 09-10 •  Thu, 09-17 •  Thu, 09-24 •  Thu, 10-01 •  Thu, 10-08 •  Thu, 10-15 •  Thu, 10-22 •  Thu, 10-29 •  Thu, 11-05 •  Thu, 11-12 •  Thu, 11-19 •  Thu, 12-03

Discussion A07 (Shiyi Ma):

•  Thu, 08-28 •  Thu, 09-03 •  Thu, 09-10 •  Thu, 09-17 •  Thu, 09-24 •  Thu, 10-01 •  Thu, 10-08 •  Thu, 10-15 •  Thu, 10-22 •  Thu, 10-29 •  Thu, 11-05 •  Thu, 11-12 •  Thu, 11-19 •  Thu, 12-03

Discussion A08 (Shiyi Ma):

•  Thu, 08-28 •  Thu, 09-03 •  Thu, 09-10 •  Thu, 09-17 •  Thu, 09-24 •  Thu, 10-01 •  Thu, 10-08 •  Thu, 10-15 •  Thu, 10-22 •  Thu, 10-29 •  Thu, 11-05 •  Thu, 11-12 •  Thu, 11-19 •  Thu, 12-03

Text Book and MyStatLab (SDM) Website:

The course will be taught according to the book "Stats - Data & Models, 4th edition" by De Veaux/Velleman/Bock. Be sure to get the version with MyStatLab access. You will need your MyStatLab access code to register for Math 148 on the MyStatlab website, also referred to as the SDM website or the DVB website. (SDM stands for the initials of the text, Stats, Data & Models, and DVB stands for the initials of De Veaux/Velleman/Bock, the authors of the textbook.) Here is the link for instructions to register. If you review those instructions then you see that you need to provide the course ID (fochler07762) to register.

Be aware that there is a solutions manual for this book. The price on Amazon is about $45. It does not contain more solutions than the book (the ones to all odd numbered problems), but the problems are fully worked. You will see that most of the even numbered problems are proceeded by a very similar (odd numbered) one and this definitely should be helpful when you attack the homework problems. Here is the link.

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 the Pearson SDM site 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.


Useful Links:

•  New for midterm 3: Blackboard Math Edit Capabilities
•  SDM reference card. You might copy or glue some of that to your index cards.
•  Formula sheet. for means and SDs, shifting and scaling, and basic regression.
•  Formula sheet. for random variables and sampling distributions of means and proportions.
•  Geometric & Binomial models. (SDM ch.15).
•  Lookup tables. for normal, Student-t, and chi-square distributions.
•  Text book errors. This list will grow as further severe errors are found.
•  Finals prep sheet. Chapter by chapter breakdown of what you may skip for the final exam. Note that what you see here pertains to last semester's final.
•  Shifting and scaling data: The effect on mean and SD.
•  How to properly round up and down
•  Instructions for midterm 1