| 5/10/2024 |
a.
The final exams are graded and available on BS and the anon grades page.
b.
I have also attached the anon grades spreadsheet:
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It contains your letter grades and you can explore the formulas I used to see how
they have been computed.
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Quiz scaling to 300 is based on 15 minus 3 = 12 quizzes (since three were discarded)
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You will notice a column TotAdj = TotRound + 40.
Here is the explanation:
*
I have added a flat 35 points to everyone's score. Consider that your curved grade.
*
I have added an extra 5 points so that nobody will think they missed that next letter
grade by only one point.
You will lack at least SIX points!
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Accordingly, don't try to bargain with me. You will not be successful!
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The GradeAdj column contains the letter grade that corresponds to the TotAdj column.
It is your official grade and you will see in your transcripts.
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I will migrate my course site into my archive.
Thus, the links have changed.
The new home page link now is
Math 447 Spring 2024 Home Page
c.
It is time to say good bye.
Grading of your work aside, I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching this semester's class.
It was my privilege to have been your instructor. Good luck to all of you!
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| 5/6/2024 |
a.
According to my records, the final exam still
takes place Thu May 09, 2024 @8:00 - 10:00 AM, at S2 258.
Your exam has your name on it and you must sit down whereever I placed it.
b.
You should have received a few moments ago the anonymous spreadsheet
with all quiz and midterm grades.
Please check its entries against your records!
c.
Good luck for the exam!
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| 4/29/2024 |
a.
Quiz 15 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Selected solutions have been posted.
b.
I am finished with the course material.
The Wed 5/1/24 class will be a final exam review session.
Don't miss it!
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| 4/26/2024 |
Quiz 14 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Everyone got full credit for (2 points) #4a: distribution of (36S^2)/(64S'^2):
I had meant to ask for something else.
No solutions this time, since you can look up the answers in the lecture notes.
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| 4/21/2024 |
a.
MF ver 2024-04-22 has been released. Some fixes in ch.10.
Removed the optional "*" marker from some definitions and theorems
in chapters 10.3 (Sampling Distributions) and 10.4 (The Central Limit Theorem).
b.
Upcoming quizzes (revised):
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#14 either on Fri 4/26
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#15 on Mon 4/29
c.
An updated formula sheet for the final exam will be published next week.
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| 4/21/2024 |
Solutions for midterm 3 have been posted.
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| 4/19/2024 |
Quiz 13 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
No solutions this time, since you can look up the answers in the lecture notes.
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| 4/18/2024 |
Midterm 3 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Selected solutions will follow later.
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| 4/16/2024 |
a.
MF ver 2024-04-16 has been released. Minor fixes in ch.9.
b.
Upcoming quizzes:
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#13 either Fri 4/19 or Mon 4/22
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#14 either on Thu 4/25 (Monday schedule!) or Fri 4/26
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#15 on Mon 4/29
c.
Medical withdrawal deadline is Thu, May 2 (last day of classes), 11:59 p.m.
d.
Formula sheet for midterm 3 was not accessible. This is fixed now.
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| 4/12/2024 |
Quiz 12 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Solutions are on the course materials page.
Learn by rote your PDFs, PMFs, MGFs!
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| 4/10/2024 |
a.
There will be a quiz either this Friday, April 12 or Monday, April 15.
It may start as early as 8:15, so be there on time!
b.
The April 17 midterm will start at 8:15 AM and last 60 minutes.
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Scope of midterm 3: MF ch.8 and ch.9.
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An updated formula sheet now is available at the bottom of the course materials page.
v
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You still will find the cover page of the first midterm
at the bottom of the course materials page.
c.
HW 13 has been published.
d.
MF ver 2024-04-07 has been replaced with MF ver 2024-04-09.
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| 4/8/2024 |
a.
Quiz 11 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Solutions are on the course materials page.
b.
MF ver 2024-04-06 has been replaced with MF ver 2024-04-07.
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| 4/6/2024 |
a.
HW 12 has been published.
b.
MF ver 2024-04-06 has been published.
Remark 9.2 has been rewritten.
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| 4/4/2024 |
a.
Quiz 10 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Solutions are on the course materials page.
Conditioning will be big on midterm 3!
b.
MF ver 2024-04-04 has been published.
Some important fixes to ch.9!
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| 3/31/2024 |
Written assignments were added to HW 11.
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| 3/27/2024 |
NO CLASS ON TUE APRIL 2!
I announced repeatedly in today's class that the Tue April 2 classes
would follow a Mon or Wed schedule.
That is not correct!
I checked the academic calendar a few minutes ago and nothing special
is listed for April 2.
So I'll see you on Wednesday, NOT Tuesday!
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| 3/27/2024 |
Solutions for the second midterm have been published.
Some are from version A, the others from version B.
Thus, they will not appear in the order of your midterm!
The version A/B differences are so small that you will can easily adjust
for your version.
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| 3/26/2024 |
a.
MF ver 2024-03-25 has been published.
Mostly additions to ch.8.
b.
HW 11 been published.
First reading assignment Fri March 29!
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| 3/25/2024 |
a.
Quiz 9 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Solutions are on the course materials page.
The average is low (10.9) and would have been even lower if I had not messed up
#1c and given everyone 3 points just for that part.
b.
If you want to get back your graded exam (and today's quiz) before tonight's
withdrawal deadline, please be at WH 222 by 6:10 PM.
I cannot answer questions because I must rush to the UTC to assist in a makeup exam.
(That's the reason for the delayed return.)
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| 3/22/2024 |
a.
I had forgotten to upload the grades page with the midterm 2 grades
They are accessible now.
b.
I found a bunch of errors in the short subchapter 8.9.1
(Conditional Expectations as Optimal Mean Squared Distance Approximations
- in the addenda to ch.8).
An updated version should be forthcoming on Saturday or Monday.
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| 3/20/2024 |
a.
The midterm 2 grades have been published.
b.
I cannot return the exam to you before Mon 3/25 at approx. 6:10 PM at my office
since there will be a makeup exam on Monday late afternoon. Sorry!
Still, that leaves those of you who have not done well in class
a few hours to contemplate whether you should withdraw.
c.
No (selected) solutions will be published before Tue Mar 26.
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| 3/18/2024 |
MF ver 2024-03-18 has been published.
Mostly additions to ch.8: More on conditional expectations
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| 3/15/2024 |
Quiz 8 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Solutions are on the course materials page.
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| 3/6/2024 |
a.
HW 10 has been published.
b.
There will be a quiz this Friday, March 15.
It may start as early as 8:15, so be there on time!
c.
The March 20 midterm will start at 8:15 AM and last 60 minutes.
•
A formula sheet will be available.
You can view its contents NOW at the bottom of the course materials page!
•
You still will find the cover page of the first midterm
at the bottom of the course materials page.
|
| 3/6/2024 |
a.
HW 9 has been published.
b.
MF ver 2024-03-06 has been published.
Some additions to ch.10 + ch.7.8 exercises + some minor corrections.
|
| 3/4/2024 |
a.
Scope of midterm 2: MF ch.6.2 - 8.2 and WMF ch.3.2 - 5.2
b.
An updated formula sheet for midterm 2 can be found on the course materials page.
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| 2/29/2024 |
HW8 has been published.
Includes assignments for the week after spring break.
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| 2/28/2024 |
a.
Quiz 7 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Solutions are on the course materials page.
b.
I';ll post HW8 later today or tomorrow.
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| 2/21/2024 |
a.
HW 7 has been published.
b.
Solutions for most of the midterm 1 problems are available
at the bottom of the course materials page.
c.
MF ver 2024-02-20 has been published.
Only minor additions and corrections.
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| 2/16/2024 |
The midterm 1 grades are now available.
|
| 2/14/2024 |
The final exam date has been set:
Thu May 09, 2024, 08:00 - 10:00 AM at S2 258
|
| 2/13/2024 |
a.
The Feb 16 midterm will start at 8:15 AM and last 60 minutes.
•
A formula sheet will be available.
You can view its contents NOW at the bottom of the course materials page!
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You also will find the cover page of the exam
at the bottom of the course materials page.
•
Scope: MF ch.1-6.1, but ch.5.2 is excluded.
Check also the addenda (so far: ch.3 and 6).
You will not be tested on material marked as optional.
b.
New MF ver 2024-02-13 and HW6 have been published.
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| 2/12/2024 |
a.
Quiz 5 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Solutions are on the course materials page.
b.
MF ver 2024-02-11 has been published.
Lots of additions (proofs) to ch.6.1.
Some theorems belonging there were published in the addenda to ch.6.
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| 2/8/2024 |
a.
Quiz 4 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Solutions are on the course materials page.
b.
If you did not do well and or if you missed the last two lectures:
You MUST study combinatorics and work (closed book) plenty of examples.
Otherwise you will do badly, because many problems in different areas require you
to count so you can obtain the probabilities.
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| 2/2/2024 |
HW5 has been published.
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| 2/5/2024 |
a.
HW4 has been published.
b.
MF ver 2024-02-03 has been published.
Significant changes to ch.5 that affect the definitions involving sampling.
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| 2/2/2024 |
a.
Quiz 3 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Not good at all! Solutions are on the course materials page.
b.
HW 4 has been published.
More written assignments to come later.
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| 1/29/2024 |
MF ver 2024-01-29 has been published:
Minor additions to the end of ch.3.1;
changed "random item" to "random element"
You may use either term.
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| 1/26/2024 |
a.
HW 3 and MF ver 2024-01-25 never made it to the server yesterday.
I have rectified that mistake.
b.
Quiz 2 has been graded and the Grades are available on BS and
on the grades page.
Solutions can be found on the course materials page.
c.
Be mindful of Monday's add/drop deadline.
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| 1/25/2024 |
a.
HW 3 has been posted.
Some written assignments may be relevant for tomorrow's quiz!
b.
I have published MF ver 2024-01-25 on the course materials page.
Another update will come soon, so please do not print it.
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| 1/24/2024 |
Monday's office hours have been moved from 10:00 - 11:30
to 11:00 - 12:30
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| 1/23/2024 |
Selected solutions for Quiz 1: See the bottom of the course materials page.
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| 1/22/2024 |
Quiz 1 has been graded. Grades are available on BS and, anonymously,
on the grades page of my website.
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| 1/16/2024 |
HW 2 has been posted.
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| 1/16/2024 |
a.
New due date for HW zero is Mon Jan 22.
b.
HW 1 has been posted.
c.
Some of the dates on my schedule page are inaccurate
since the academic calendar was changed recently.
I will fix up those dates before next week.
d.
I have published ver 2024-01-14 on the course materials page.
Another update will come soon, so please do not print it.
e.
If you want to contact me in writing, please do so by emailing me at
mfochler@binghamton.edu
.
Please note that I ignore any communication you send via BrightSpace and WebAssign.
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| 12/11/2023 |
a.
The first lecture will be on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
Don't miss it!
I will hold my first office hours on Tuesday, January 16.
b.
Homework about your math background
(see "Homework zero" on the Homework page!)
is due by email on Monday, January 22.
c.
Quizzes #1 and #2 will be administered on Monday, January 22
and on Friday, January 26.
Do not assume that future quizzes will be pre-announced!
d.
DO NOT EMAIL me at mfochler@math.binghamton.edu!
This email will be decommissioned as early as Jan 19, 2024!
Please use
mfochler@binghamton.edu
instead!
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