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Math 488P / 588 Homework Assignments and Projects
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Assignments:
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Assignment 1, Due Thursday, 1/29/2015
a. Skim through Chapter 1
b. Read Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.4
c. Problems P. 107/108 #5, #7 and #9 (histogram only)
d. Problems P. 35 #39-#43
e. Problems P. 35 #45-#48
f. Send me an email that lists your name
and the following:
f1. Math related courses you took, their level
(intro, upper division, graduate) and how long ago
f2. What you expect to get out of this class (optional)
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Assignment 2, Due Monday, 2/2/2015
a. Read Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3:Standard Scores
b. Problems P. 186/187 #1, #4-#6,
#7, #8, #19, #21, #28
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Assignment 3
, Due Thursday, 2/5/2015
The above link also contains the problems
(previously posted here "inline")
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Assignment 4
, Due Thursday, 2/12/2015 (complete version).
Note that the reading assignment now also
includes the geometric distribution (ch.3.6 in H/M)
(previously posted here "inline")
Hint to problem 4:
Max/min of tosses: That's not a math question: chances
are that most 12 year olds intuitively know the right answer.
Average number: Look at Bluman Ch.3 and H/M Ch.3.1-3.2
and see what looks like it.
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Assignment 5
. Some due Monday, 2/16/2015,
some due Thursday, 2/19/2015,
Update (Sun, 2/15, 2:40 PM):
The non-Bluman assignments have been posted
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Assignment 6
. Due Thursday, 2/26/2015,
This homework is Bluman only.
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Assignment 7
. Due Monday, 3/2/2015,
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Assignment 8
. Reading due Monday, 3/9/2015,
written problems due Thursday, 3/12/2015,
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Assignment 9
. Due Monday, 3/16/2015,
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Assignment 10
. Some reading due Thursday, 3/19/2015,
all else due Monday, 3/23/2015,
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Assignment 11
Due Monday, 3/30/2015,
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Assignment 12 (PROJECTS!)
Due Thursday, 4/2/2015,
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Assignment 13
Due Thursday, 4/23/2015,
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Assignment 14
Due Monday, 4/27/2015,
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Assignment 15
Some due Thursday, 4/30, some Monday, 5/4/2015,
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Projects:
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Statistics Project:
Analyze several sets of data using suitable statistics
to draw inferences on population parameters
Team members:
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Eckert, Alissa M
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Franz, Angela M
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Latif-Saif, Nabeela
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Randrup, John Paul Menor
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Linear Regression Project:
Analyze several sets on the strength
of their linear relationship.
Team members:
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Frost, Corinne G
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Marbaker, Nicholas A
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Oskowsky, Melissa Nicole
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Zappa, Isabella G
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Brownian Motion/Wiener Process Project:
Wiener Process as the limit process
of symmetric random walks; Markov Property;
Continuity and non-differentiability of the paths.
Team members:
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Ferris, Michael H
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Rusch, Adam Joseph
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VanWormer, Dana P
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Westhoff, Laura V
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Addenda:
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Quiz 1, Solution to Joans' random walk in Manhattan:
Look
here
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Homework 8, Solution to assignment 2:
Look
here
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Tests, Quizzes and Homeworks:
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The data below represent the points achieved by the class,
sorted in increasing order.
That should help you understand where you stand in relation
to your peers.
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Test 1 - worth 100 points:
41, 43, 83, 83, 86, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 93, 98, 100
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Test 2 - worth 100 points:
70, 73, 80, 85, 85, 86, 88, 91, 95, 98, 100, 100
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Homework 1 (points divided by 5 - worth 20 points):
18, 19, 19, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20
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Homework 13 - worth 30 points:
0, 18, 28, 28, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30
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Quiz 1 - worth 40 points:
0, 15, 15, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 29, 30, 32, 34, 34
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Quiz 2 - worth 20 points:
0, 0, 0, 8, 15, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20
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Quiz 3 - worth 20 points:
0, 0, 5, 7, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20
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