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

Wednesday:

• 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)
• Stem-and-leaf plots
• 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

• Histograms
• Qualitative descriptions of data distributions
• Describing data with numbers

• 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)

• Doing calculations with normal distributions
• 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)

• Least-squares regression (2.3)

• 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)

• Design of experiments (3.1)

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

Friday:

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)

• Toward Statistical Inference (3.3)

• 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)

• Probability models (4.2)

• 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)

• Variances of Random Variables (4.4)

• Variances of Random Variables (4.4)

Friday:

• Variances of Random Variables (4.4)
• The Law of Large Numbers (LLN)

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:

• Sampling distribution of a sample mean (5.1)

• Sampling distribution of a sample mean (5.1)

• 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
• Start Chapter 6

Monday:

• Sampling distributions for counts and proportions (5.2)

• Exam #2 returned and discussed.

• 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)

• Estimating and confidence intervals (6.1)

• 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
  • Inference for proportions
• 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)
• Inference for the mean of a population (7.1)

• Inference for the mean of a population (7.1)

• 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:
• Chapter 8

Monday:

• Inference for a single proportion (8.1)

• Travel Day (no classes or office hours)

• 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:
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9

Monday:

• Inference for a single proportion (8.1)
• Comparing two proportions (8.2)

• Comparing two proportions (8.2)

• Analysis of two-way tables (9.1)
• Review for Exam #3

Friday:

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:

• Tables (9.1)

• Final MiniTab demo on tables
• Exam #3 returned and discussed
• Review for Final Exam

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

Friday:

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

Other Notes:

• Wednesday, December 11 is the last day of class for Math 160 F.  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 PM

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