Math 148   -    Elementary Statistics for Biologists   -    Fall 2021  

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Welcome to Math 148!

MATH 148: Elementary Statistics for Biologists is an introduction to basic statistical concepts. This course is different fromMATH 147: Elementary Statistics in the following way: It primarily addresses students of biology and medicine who are, at least to some degree, quantitatively oriented. Accordingly this course will be somewhat more "mathy" than Math 147. The text for this course is Stats - Data & Models, 4th edition from De Veaux, Velleman and Bock. We will cover the majority of parts I through VI (ch. 1 - 25), including sampling, regression, probability, binomial distribution, normal distribution, sample average, sample standard deviation, confidence intervals and tests of statistical hypotheses. If time allows we will also do ANOVA and/or multiple regression. We will focus on numerous examples on our way to understanding how statistics is a powerful tool for analyzing data.
   

Instructor: Dr. Michael Fochler        CRN: 21426
Office: WH 222    Office hours: Mon 10:00 - 11:30,    Tue 10:00 - 11:30 (WH 222)
Email     mfochler@math.binghamton.edu
   
Lecture: Mon Wed Fri 8:30-9:30 PM (LH 14)

Head Teaching Assistant: Chris Schroeder, PhD

Discussion Sections:

Section Section TA Meeting
A 01 Chris Schroeder -- schroedc@math.binghamton.edu Tue 8:30-9:55 CW 113
A 02 Hanlim Jang -- jangh@math.binghamton.edu Tue 10:05-11:30 FA 245
A 03 Tyler Ross -- rosst@math.binghamton.edu Tue 2:50-4:15 FA 244
A 04 Jeffrey O'Neil -- oneil@math.binghamton.edu Tue 4:25-5:50 CW 113
A 05 Chris Schroeder -- schroedc@math.binghamton.edu Thu 8:30-9:55 WH 100B
A 06 Hanlim Jang -- jangh@math.binghamton.edu Thu 10:05-11:30 WH 100B
A 07 Tyler Ross -- rosst@math.binghamton.edu Thu 2:50-4:15 WH 100B
A 08 Jeffrey O'Neil -- oneil@math.binghamton.edu Thu 4:25-5:50 WH 100B


TA Office Hours: TBD


Add/Drop deadline: TBD

Withdraw/Change Grade Option deadline: TBD

Math 148 help room: TA's office hours will be held in the Math 148 help room at WH 231 Click here for the schedule.

Exams:

  • There will be 3 midterm exams and one final exam.
  • All exams will be administered in class (unless Covid forces us to move instructions online).
  • Each midterm exam will last 55 minutes and it will be worth 150 points.
  • The final exam will last 2 hours and it will be worth 300 points.

Midterms:

  • Midterm Exam 1: Wednesday, September 29
  • Midterm Exam 2: Wednesday, October 27
  • Midterm Exam 3: Monday, November 22

Make all arrangements necessary to take the tests at those dates. The times and dates are non-negotiable.

Final exam:

  • Date of the Final Exam: Wed. Dec 15, 2021 @12:50 PM - 02:50 PM in LH 001
  • Final Exam makeup: Thu. Dec 16, 2021 @03:15 PM at UTC
  • Here is the direct link to the official Final Exams Schedule. You can also find that link on the Courses tab of the Math departmental web page.
  • Date and time for all finals are set by the registrar and there is no flexibility.
  • You can request a makeup final only if you have another final at the same time (direct conflict) or you have three final exams scheduled within 24 hours. If you want to request to take the alternate final then you must do so by Friday, November 26 (originally: Friday, November 19), by sending an email to me and your TA.

More information:

Be sure to click on all tabs in the navigation bar at the top of this web page. In particular, be sure to study the syllabus for this class. There you find info about course material, exam dates, how your grade is calculated and many other issues of interest.

Best wishes for a successful semester!

Michael Fochler