STATISTICS 213 - FALL 2011
PROBABILITY AND DECISION THEORY
office hours and class schedule deadlines
PREPARATION
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Make sure you are registered in this course. If you are enrolled at Purdue University North Central (PNC), you can use admissions to do this.
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Buy texts: Finite mathematics: an applied approach (3rd Edition, bundled with MathXL) and students solution manual. Required texts can be bought from PNC bookstore (1-219-785-5247).
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To repeat:: text must be bundled with online package MathXL
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Print STAT 213 syllabus
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Logon to your Blackboard account by first day of classes.
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Register into MathXL (you need both a Course ID from me and a Student Access Code from the text)
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Watch getting started online videos:
- what to do first? (2:07 minutes)
- syllabus (4:39 minutes)
- grading (6:23 minutes)
- email in Blackboard (1:38 minutes)
- introduction to Blackboard (2:28 minutes)
- submitting attendances in MathXL (2:03 minutes)
- submitting homework assignments in MathXL (2:05 minutes)
- quizzes in MathXL (1:18 minutes)
- final exam (4:25 minutes)
- introduction to my web site (1:40 minutes)
Buy A TI-84 Calculator and check out tutorial videos for TI-84+ Calculator
Check out frequently asked questions for STAT 213 students.
Look over previous course material.
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WEEK 1.
Chapter 1. Applications of Linear Functions
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class lecture notes 1, not handed in
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Submit answers to online attendance 1.
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Due on or before Thursday (not Friday!) of deadlines.
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Attendance 1 assignment available and submitted in MathXL.
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You must achieve at least 30% on attendance 1 before moving onto homework 1. Take advantage of extensive online help given with all questions in attendance 1.
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All questions in online attendance 1 are found in Finite mathematics: an applied approach text.
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Homework 1 assignment available and submitted in MathXL.
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Due on or before Thursday (not Friday!) of deadlines.
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Homework 1 assignment available and submitted using MathXL.
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Once in CourseCompass, click on show all to see both homework 1 and online attendance 1.
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Homework assignment 1 will not be accepted unless you have achieved at least 30% on attendance 1.
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Do not use Blackboard email to send me either your homework assignment
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Submit as many times as you want before deadline, receive highest score of all submissions.
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All questions in homework 1 are found in Finite mathematics: an applied approach (3rd edition) text.
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Homework assignment scores available in Blackboard Friday of deadlines.
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Use ID number I gave you in class to identify your current total score and grade.
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TI84-lab1 document gives list of all TI-84+ instructions used this week. It is for your information; it is not handed in.
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WEEK 2.
Chapter 2. Systems of Linear Equations
class lecture notes 2; not handed in
Do online attendance 2 and quiz 1 in MathXL on or before midnight Thursday deadlines.
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One 20 minute timed submission is allowed; each student does quiz by themselves with no help from others.
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Quiz 1 scores available in Blackboard after 9 pm late Friday night.
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Use ID number to locate your current total score and grade.
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TI84-lab2 not handed in.
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WEEK 3.
Chapter 3. Matrix Algebra
class lecture notes 3 not handed in
Submit online attendance 3 and homework 2 in MathXL on or before midnight Thursday of deadlines.
TI84-lab3 not handed in
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WEEK 4.
Chapter 4. Linear Programming: A Graphical Approach
class lecture notes 4 not handed in
Do online attendance 4 and quiz 2 in MathXL on or before midnight Thursday deadlines
TI84-lab4 not handed in
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WEEK 5.
Chapter 5. Linear Programming: The Simplex Method: 5.1, 5.2
class lecture notes 5 not handed in; associated Excel data set 5-8
Submit online attendance 5 and homework 3 in MathXL on or before midnight Thursday of the deadlines.
TI84-lab5 not handed in
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WEEK 6.
Chapter 5. Linear Programming: The Simplex Method: 5.3, 5.4
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WEEK 7.
Chapter 6. Mathematics of Finance
class lecture notes 7 not handed in
Submit online attendance 7 and homework 4
TI84-lab7 not handed in
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WEEK 8.
Chapter 7. Logic, Sets and Counting Techniques: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
class lecture notes 8 not handed in
Do online attendance 8 and supervised (in class) quiz 4 in MathXL; check out previous course material to prepare for quiz 4
TI84-lab8 not handed in
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WEEK 9.
Chapter 7. Logic, Sets and Counting Techniques: 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
class lecture notes 9 not handed in
Submit online attendance 9 and homework 5
TI84-lab9 not handed in
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WEEK 10.
Chapter 8. Basic Concepts of Probability
class lecture notes 10 not handed in
Do online attendance 10 and quiz 5; try previous course material to prepare for quiz 5
TI84-lab10 not handed in
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WEEK 11.
Chapter 9. Additional Topics in Probability: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
class lecture notes 11 not handed in
Submit online attendance 11 and homework 6
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WEEK 12.
Chapter 9. Additional Topics in Probability: 9.4, 9.5
class lecture notes 12 not handed in
Do online attendance 12 and quiz 6; try previous course material to prepare for quiz 6
TI84-lab12 not handed in
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WEEK 13.
Chapter 10. Statistics: 10.1, 10.2, 10.3
class lecture notes 13 not handed in
Submit online attendance 13 and homework 7
TI84-lab13 not handed in
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WEEK 14.
Chapter 10. Statistics: 10.4
class lecture notes 14 not handed in
Do online attendance 14 and quiz 7; try previous course material to prepare for quiz 7
TI84-lab14 not handed in
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WEEK 15.
Review
Check out previous final exams to help you prepare for this final exam.
WEEK 16.
Final exam