Previous weeks in Math 160

Previous Weeks in Math 160

This file will contain the week-to-week reading and lecture schedules. At the end of the week the "this week" will be modified to reflect what actually happened and will be appended to this file.

Week 1: Monday, September 2

Topics:
- Introduction
- Tools for data description
Reading:

Sections 1.1 - 1.2

Monday:

Labor Day: No classes or office hours

Tuesday:

Introduction to the course
An introductory survey

Thursday:

What is data? Entities and attributes
Describing data. (Section 1.1)

Friday:

Distributions
Tools for the graphical description of data (Section 1.1)
A Minitab demonstration

Other Notes:

Monday, September 2, is Labor Day (no classes or office hours)
Classes begin Tuesday, September 3
Office hours begin next week

Week 2: Monday, September 9

Topics:
- Distributions
Reading:

Sections 1.1 - 1.2

Monday:

Class cancelled

Tuesday:

Histograms
Qualitative descriptions of data distributions
Describing data with numbers

Thursday:

Median and quartiles(1.2)
The average (mean)
The five-number summary and boxplots.
The IQR and outliers

Friday:

The mean (average) and standard deviation (1.2)
Comparison of the average/standard deviation with the five-number-summary
Linear transformations (changing the unit of measurement)
First exercise set will be due (in class) on Monday. Please note change in due-date.
Second exercise set assigned

Other Notes:

Office hours resume Monday
Next Monday, September 16, is the last day to drop without record.

Week 3: Monday, September 16

Topics:
- Distributions
- Relationships amongst variables
Reading:

Sections 1.3 - 2.2

Monday:

Density curves (1.3)
Measuring center and spread for density curves
Normal distributions
Properties of normal distributions
The 68-95-99.7 rule for normal distributions
First exercise set due (please note change in due-date)

Tuesday:

Doing calculations with normal distributions

Thursday:

Is the distribution normal? How to tell (MiniTab demo)
Examining relationships amongst variables: Scatterplots (2.1).

Friday:

Correlation (2.2)
Second exercise set due (in class)
Third exercise set assigned

Other Notes:

Monday, September 16, is the last day to drop without record.
The first hour exam will be Friday, October 4.

Week 4: Monday, September 23

Topics:
- Relationships amongst variables
Reading:

Chapter 2

Monday:

Correlation (2.2)
Least-squares regression (2.3)

Tuesday:

Least-squares regression (2.3)

Thursday:

Two-way tables (2.5)

Friday:

Two-way tables (2.5)
Third exercise set due (in class)
Fourth exercise set assigned

Other Notes:

The first hour exam will be next Friday, October 4.

Week 5: Monday, September 30

Topics:
- Design of experiments
Reading:

Chapter 3

Monday:

Some issues with association and causation (2.6)
Design of experiments (3.1)

Tuesday:

Design of experiments (3.1)

Thursday:

Design of experiments (3.1)
Review for hour exam #1

Friday:

Hour Exam #1

Other Notes:

The first hour exam will be this Friday, October 4.

Week 6: Monday, October 7

Topics:
- Toward Statistical Inference
- Introduction to Probability
Reading:

Finish Chapter 3
Start Chapter 4

Monday:

Sampling design (3.2)

Tuesday:

Toward Statistical Inference (3.3)

Thursday:

Exam #1 returned and discussed

Friday:

Bias and Variability
Ethics and the IRB (3.4)
Introduction to probability (4.1)

Other Notes:

Next Monday, October 14 is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".
The second hour exam will be Friday, November 1.

Week 7: Monday, October 14

Topics:
- Introduction to Probability
Reading:

Chapter 4 (skipping 4.5)

Monday:

Introduction to probability (4.1)
Probability models (4.2)

Tuesday:

Probability models (4.2)

Thursday:

Random Variables (4.3)

Friday:

Means of Random Variables (4.4)
We will probably skip 4.5

Other Notes:

This Monday, October 14 is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".
The second hour exam will be Friday, November 1.
Friday, October 18, is mid-term (not an exam day for us)
Monday and Tuesday of next week are Fall Break (no classes or office hours)

Week 8: Monday, October 21

Topics:
- Sampling distributions
Reading:

Finish Chapter 4
Start Chapter 5

Monday:

Fall Break (no classes or office hours)

Tuesday:

Fall Break (no classes or office hours)

Thursday:

Means and Variances of Random Variables (4.4)

Friday:

Means and Variances of Random Variables (4.4)

Other Notes:

The second hour exam will be next Friday, November 1.
Monday and Tuesday of this week are Fall Break (no classes or office hours)

Week 9: Monday, October 28

Topics:
- Sampling distributions
Reading:

Finish Chapter 5

Monday:

The Law of Large Numbers (LLN)
Sampling distribution of a sample mean (5.1)

Tuesday:

Sampling distribution of a sample mean (5.1)

Thursday:

Sampling distribution of a sample mean (5.1)
Review for Hour Exam #2

Friday:

Hour Exam #2

Other Notes:

The second hour exam will be this Friday, November 1.

Week 10: Monday, November 4

Topics:
- Sampling distributions
- Estimation and confidence intervals
Reading:

Finish Chapter 5

Monday:

Sampling distributions for counts and proportions (5.2)

Tuesday:

Exam #2 returned and discussed

Thursday:

Sampling distributions for counts and proportions (5.2)

Friday:

Sampling distributions for counts and proportions (5.2)

Other Notes:

Hour exam #3 is scheduled for Friday, December 6. Please note that this is in the last full week of class.

Week 11: Monday, November 11

Topics:
- Inference for distributions
Reading:

Finish Chapter 6 (skipping 6.4)

Monday:

Estimating and confidence intervals (6.1)

Tuesday:

Estimating and confidence intervals (6.1)

Thursday:

Tests of significance (6.2)

Friday:

Tests of significance (6.2)

Other Notes:

Hour exam #3 is scheduled for Friday, December 6. Please note that this is in the last full week of class.

Week 12: Monday, November 18

Topics:
- Inference for distributions
Reading:

Finish Chapter 6 (skipping 6.4)
Chapter 7 (skipping 7.3)

Monday:

Use and abuse of tests (6.3)
Student's t-distribution (7.1)

Tuesday:

Inference for the mean of a population (7.1)

Thursday:

Inference for the mean of a population (7.1)

Friday:

Comparing two means (7.2)

Other Notes:

Hour exam #3 is scheduled for Friday, December 6. Please note that this is in the last full week of class.
Next Wednesday (November 27) is a travel day. No classes or office hours.
Next Thursday and Friday (November 28 and 29) are Thanksgiving Break. No classes or office hours.

Week 13: Monday, November 25

Topics:
- Inference for proportions
Reading:

Finish Chapter 7 (skipping 7.3)
Chapter 8

Monday:

Comparing two means (7.2)
Inference for a single proportion (8.1)

Tuesday:

Comparing two proportions (8.2)

Thursday:

Thanksgiving Break (no classes or office hours)

Friday:

Thanksgiving Break (no classes or office hours)

Other Notes:

Hour exam #3 is scheduled for next Friday, December 6. Please note that this is in the last full week of class.
This Wednesday (November 27) is a travel day. No classes or office hours.
This Thursday and Friday (November 28 and 29) are Thanksgiving Break. No classes or office hours.

Week 14: Monday, December 2

Topics:
- Inference for proportions
- Analysis of two-way tables
Reading:

Finish Chapter 8
Chapter 9

Monday:

Inference for two proportions (8.2)

Tuesday:

Analysis of two-way tables

Thursday:

Review for Exam #3

Friday:

Hour Exam #3

Other Notes:

Hour exam #3 is scheduled for this Friday, December 6. Please note that this is in the last full week of class.

Week 15: Monday, December 9

Topics:
- Analysis of two-way tables
Reading:

Chapter 9

Monday:

Exam #3 returned and discussed

Tuesday:

Final MiniTab demo on tables
Review for Final Exam

Thursday:

Reading period (no classes. Office Hours from noon - 2:00)

Friday:

Reading period (no classes. Office Hours from noon - 2:00)

Other Notes:

Tuesday, December 10 is the last day of class for Math 160 I. All work must be received by class time on this date.
Thursday and Friday is the reading period.
Office Hours during Reading Period will be from noon - 2:00.

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