MA 160 F Fall 2013

Schedule of lectures and exams

Please see The Official Schedule for details of the schedule for University events.  Please note that if any date in the following conflicts with the official schedule and exam schedules, the official schedules apply.

Fall 2013 Exam Schedule:

• Exam #1 will be Friday, October 4,
• Exam #2 will be Friday, November 1,
• Exam #3 will be Friday, Dec. 6  Please note that this is in the last full week of class.
• The final exam for Math 160 F is scheduled for Monday, December 16, from 12:00 (noon) to 2:00 PM.  It will be a comprehensive two hour exam having the weight of two hour exams.  University regulations require that all students in this section take the final exam at this date and time.

While I try very hard to keep exam dates, all dates (except for the Final Exam which is fixed by the University) are subject to change.  All exams are in Thompson 383 (our usual classroom)

This is a tentative schedule of lectures and readings, and is likely to change as we progress through the semester.  I will try and keep exam dates fixed (and will provide adequate notice of changes in exam dates), but all else is subject to change.  The date and time of the final exam is set by the University and is not subject to change.

Schedule of Lectures

Week 1:  Monday, September 2

• Topics
• Introduction to the course
• Understanding and Describing Data:  Distributions
• Reading
• Chapter 1
• 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
• Chapter 1
• 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
• Reading
• Chapters 1 - 2
• Other Notes
• Monday, September 16, is the last day to drop without record.

Week 4:  Monday, September 23

• Topics
• Relationships
• Reading
• Chapter 2
• Other Notes
• The first hour exam will be next Friday, October 4.

Week 5:  Monday, September 30

• Topics
• Generating data
• Reading
• Chapter 3
• Other Notes
• Hour Exam #1 will be this Friday, October 4.

Week 6:  Monday, October 7

• Topics
• Generating data
• Introduction to probability
• Reading
• Chapters 3 - 4
• Other Notes
• Next Monday, October 14 is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".

Week 7:  Monday, October 14

• Topics
• Probability
• Reading
• Chapter 4
• Other Notes
• Monday, October 14, is the last day to drop with an automatic "W".
• 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
• Probability
• Sampling Distributions
• Reading
• Chapters 4 - 5
• Other Notes
• Monday and Tuesday, October 21 and 22, are Fall Break (no classes or office hours)
• Hour exam #2 will be next Friday, November 1.

Week 9:  Monday, October 28

• Topics
• Sampling Distributions
• Reading
• Chapter 5
• Other Notes
• Hour Exam #2 will be Friday, November 1.

Week 10:  Monday, November 4

• Topics
• Sampling Distributions
• Inference and tests of significance
• Reading
• Chapters 5 - 6
• Other Notes

Week 11:  Monday, November 11

• Topics
• Inference for distributions
• Reading
• Chapter 7
• Other Notes

Week 12:  Monday, November  18

• Topics
• Inference for distributions
• Reading
• Chapter 7
• Other Notes
• 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
• Other Notes
• Wednesday, November 27, is a travel day (no classes or office hours)
• Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29, are Thanksgiving Break (no classes or office hours)
• Hour exam #3 is scheduled for next Friday, December 6.   Please note that this is in the last full week of class.

Week 14:  Monday, December 2

• Topics
• Inference for proportions.
• Analysis of two-way tables
• Reading
• Chapter 9
• 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
• Final exam review
• Reading
• Chapter 9
• 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.  No classes, and Office Hours to be announced.

Week 16:  Monday, December 16

• Topics
• Final Exams
• Other Notes
• The final exam for Math 160 F is scheduled for Monday, December 16, from 12:00 (noon) to 2:00 PM.  It will be a comprehensive two hour exam having the weight of two hour exams.  University regulations require that all students in this section take the final exam at this date and time.