| 5/23/2021 |
a.
The anonymous grades for the final exam have been posted to the grades page
of my course website.
b.
Your letter grades for the course have been determined and entered into BU Brain.
They are based on the grading scale which has been published near the bottom of the
syllabus as "tentative". You see it here for your convenience:
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850 - 899 pts → A- |
Above 900 pts → A |
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700 - 749 pts → B- |
750 - 799 pts → B |
800 - 849 pts → B+ |
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550 - 599 pts → C- |
600 - 649 pts → C |
650 - 699 pts → C+ |
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500 - 549 pts → D |
Below 500 pts → F |
Your letter grades was computed by adding the following (see syllabus)
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Sum of your 10 best quiz grades (no show = 0 pts)
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Sum of your 4 best homework grades
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Midterm + final exam grades
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Attendance points
Each section BrightSpace contains a column which contains this sum.
In addition, there are
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FIVE BONUS POINTS (not announced in the syllabus)
The purpose of the bonus points is to ensure that none of you is missing
"only" one or two or three or four or five points to obtain that
next better grade:
You are lacking at least six points and, sorry, no amount of pleading on your part
will cause me to bump up your grade.
c.
It may take several weeks before the grade for this course
will show on your transcripts.
Please be patient.
d.
Saying Goodbye: It was my privilege to teach you the fundamentals of statistics and
I hope that you will profit from what you have learned in future semesters and
in your professional lives.
Stay safe and healthy.
Best wishes for the future.
-- Michael Fochler --
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| 5/16/2022 |
Additional announcements for the Final exam:
a.
How to locate your seat for the final:
LH 1 layout is HERE.
Sections 1, 2, 5, 6 enter through the right,
Sections 3, 7 enter through the left, sections 4, 8 choose either door.
Han Lim, Chris and Jeff will stand at a spot that separates their two sections.
For example, you should not pass Chris if you belong to section 1,
and you should pass him if you are in section 5.
b.
Bring your BU student ID and leave it face up on your desk
c.
SOOT forms:
If you did not pick up a form during my finals review then you will find blank forms
outside LH1 in front of the main doors. We'll have a spot for the filled forms
close to the blackboard.
Place those face down in the middle of the stack.
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| 5/16/2022 |
Final exam on Wed 5/18/2022, NOT on Thu 5/19, at 8:00 AM at LH 1:
a.
The exam will start at 8:00 AM and end at 10:00 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 it will less
time for you to squeeze by others to get to your seat!
The schedule page had conflicting information about the date:
It listed Wed May 18 in one spot and Thu May 19 in another.
I have fixed those web pages.
b.
Remember that the exams are labeled and you will incur a 50 points penalty
if you work on another person's exam.
Approach your TA if you cannot locate your seat but,
if we switched you from another section,
check that one, too for your exam!
c.
Makeup exam: I moved this exam from Thursday, May 19, to Friday, May 20.
to make it less likely that you will still be ill at that time.
d.
Reread the May 6 announcement concerning the final exam!
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| 5/6/2022 |
a.
The anonymous grades for midterm 3 have been posted.
b.
I will bring free form SOOT forms to today's review session and the final exam.
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| 5/6/2022 |
a.
Today's lecture is about chapter 27.
Consider it optional since it's material is
not on the final exam
b.
I will publish the anonymous chapter 3 grades once I have the data from all TAs.
c.
The course materials page now contains a link to a study guide for the final exam.
It was created by Chris Schroeder.
d.
My review sessions will be very different from lecture: the audience decides,
to a large degree, what I'll talk about.
If you have no (more) questions then I'll pick topics on my own.
I will put more stress on the earlier chapters since the final is cumulative
and you will probably have forgotten more about that earlier material.
e.
Scope of the final exam: Review the
Finals prep sheet
to understand what material will NOT be on the final exam.
You can also find this link on the Course material page.
This document is up-to-date even though it was originally published for the
Fall 2019 exam.
f.
I have published the
cover sheet of the final exam.
You can also find the link on the Course material page.
It shows the instructions you will see on this semester's final exam.
Read them NOW:
Seats are preassigned.
Penalty of 50 points if you write on someone else's exam!
g.
Don't forget that the exam will be in LH 1, not in Lh 2, and that you are
entitled to bring a 5 x 8 inches index card. Review the syllabus!
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| 5/5/2022 |
HW 15 has been published. Due according to TA rules
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| 4/30/2022 |
a.
HW 14 has been published. Due next week according to TA rules
b.
Midterms will not be graded before the middle of next week.
Please be patient!
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| 4/26/2022 |
Exam 3 on Fri 4/29/2022:
a.
Scope is ch.19-ch.25, but we omit everything that
is about re-expression. For further details
see the "Finals prep sheet" link on the course materials page
(the part that is about ch.19-ch.25).
b.
The exam will start at 12:05 PM and end at 1:00 PM.
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 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!
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!
Do not expect agian that a TA will run to the bookstore to borrow
spare calculators!
Don't rely on getting one from a friend!
e.
SSD letter students: Each one of you whom I have on file has received an
email from me earlier today. You will start the exam at the testing center on
the day of the exam at a time of your choosing between 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM.
f.
I have kept the actual instructions for the FIRST exam
(valid also for midterm 3!) on the course materials page.
Click on the
Midterm cover sheet
link so you clearly understand what to do and what not to do to avoid being penalized!
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| 4/22/2022 |
HW 13 has been published. Due next week according to TA rules
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| 4/14/2022 |
a.
HW 12 has been published. Due next week according to TA rules
b.
Next lecture is on TUESDAY, April 19!
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| 4/8/2022 |
HW 11 has been published. Due next week according to TA rules
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| 4/6/2022 |
The anonymous midterm 2 grades for all sections
have been published on the grades page.
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| 4/1/2022 |
HW 10 has been published. Due next week according to TA rules
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| 4/1/2022 |
Grades for all sections have been entered into BrightSpace.
Deadline is Sunday evening so I cannot say whether the A02 and A06
grades will be available before today's WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE.
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| 3/24/2022 |
HW 9 has been published. Due next week in discussion
Exam 2 on Wed 3/30/2022:
a.
Scope is ch.12-ch.18, but we omit everything that
is about re-expression. For further details
see the "Finals prep sheet" link on the course materials page
(the part that is about ch.12-ch.18).
b.
The exam will start at 12:05 PM and end at 1:00 PM.
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 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 Saturday, 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!
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 earlier today. You will start the exam at the testing center on
the day of the exam at a time of your choosing between 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM.
f.
I have kept the actual instructions for the FIRST exam
(valid also for midterm 2!) on the course materials page.
Click on the
Midterm cover sheet
link so you clearly understand what to do and what not to do to avoid being penalized!
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| 3/22/2022 |
a.
HW 8 has been published. Due after the break.
b.
The anonymous grades for midterm 1 were not uploaded to the server until 12:15 AM
this morning. If you saw all zeros, try again now.
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| 3/3/2022 |
The anonymous grades for midterm 1 have been published on the grades page.
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| 2/22/2022 |
a.
HW 6 has been published. It will not be collected for grading.
b.
Chris Schroeder has designed a study guide for the upcoming midterm.
See the course materials page.
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| 2/18/2022 |
HW 5 has been published. Due next week in discussion
Exam 1 on Mon 2/28/2022:
a.
Scope is ch.1-ch.11, 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.11).
b.
The exam will start at 12:05 PM and end at 1:00 PM.
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 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 Thursday, 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!
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 earlier today. You will start the exam at the testing center on
the day of the exam at a time of your choosing between 11:30 AM and 12:00 PM.
f.
I have published the actual instructions for the exam on the course materials page.
Click on the
Midterm cover sheet
link so you clearly understand what to do and what not to do to avoid being penalized!
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| 2/17/2022 |
The dates for the final exam and its makeup exam have been set.
See the schedule page or the home page.
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| 2/10/2022 |
HW 4 has been published. Due next week in discussion
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| 2/8/2021 |
Math 148 Tutoring by Kelly Cao,
the University Tutorial Services (UTS) Tutor for Math 148.
UTS provides free tutoring for Binghamton University students.
You can access tutoring by signing up through B-Successful/Starfish
located in the MyBinghamton portal.
Additional information can be found at:
https://www.binghamton.edu/tutoring.
Kelly's schedule:
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Monday 3:00pm-5:00pm (Zoom)
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Tuesday 11:15am-12:15pm (CIW library)
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Friday 1:30pm-4:30pm (Zoom)
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Saturday 4:00pm-6:00pm (Zoom)
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| 2/3/2022 |
The Zoom recording for today's lecture can be accessed from the
course materials page.
If you cannot access it then find two more fellow students who have the same
problem. Otherwise the issue is almost certainly with your configuration
and you'll have to contact the ITS help desk for support.
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| 1/28/2022 |
HW 2 has been published. Due next week in discussion
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| 1/24/2022 |
a.
Section A02 and A06 students (Brian Kirby) only:
CORRECTION:
Both sections start at 8:30 AM!!
b.
Schedule page: I had erroneously put the Spring break into week 4 (mid-February).
The Spring break is during week 8 (Mar 14 - Mar 18)!
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| 1/21/2022 |
a.
Reminder to those of you who attend discussion section
A01 or A02 or A03 or A04: Your first section will be on Tue Jan 25, before
the first lecture!
b.
Section A02 and A06 students only: Tyler Ross has left the BU Math department
and his sections will be taught by Brian Kirby instead.
c.
Schedule has been updated with add/drop and withdrawal deadlines
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| 12/24/2021 |
Important: Start of the semester now is Jan 25!
The university made the following announcement on Dec 23:
The semester will not start on Jan 18 as was originally announced,
but a week later, on Jan 25.
The dates for the three midterms and the entire schedule page
have been adjusted accordingly.
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| 12/13/2021 |
The syllabus contains an addition concerning cancellation of classes due to
inclement weather. To summarize,
•
Lecture and discussions will be held lecture via Zoom.
•
If a midterm or quiz is scheduled during such a date then it will be administered
during the next in-class lecture or discussion.
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| 11/26/2021 |
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.
c.
Syllabus and course material page have information
about registering with the MyStatlab website (also called the
SDM website). Once you have access to MyStatlab you can
access all the (optional) homework assignments that have been created
in advance for the entire semester on that MyStatLab site.
An example would be MATH-148-CH-01.
d.
I will hold office hours on Tue 1/25, the first day of the semester.
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