MATH 1070 (Fall '09)
Time & Place: MWF 2-2:50 p.m., JWB 335
Lecturer: Firas Rassoul-Agha
Phone: (801) 585-1647, E-Mail: firas@math.utah.edu
Office Hour: (tentatively) Monday 11am-12pm or by appointment, at LCB 209


Why statistics?
Textbook: The Basic Practice of Statistics, 5th edition, by David Moore
The book companion (not required) contains quizzes, some solutions, an
e-version of the book, and some useful applets.
Syllabus: weakly schedule, powerpoint presentations, problem session exercises, etc.

Rules:
Two midterms count 25% each.
They are on September 28 and November 9. Same time and place as lecture.
Each midterm consists of a 50-minute in-class test. The first midterm also has a
take-home part due at the beginning of the lecture following the in-class exam.
Final counts 30% and is on December 16, 1PM till 3PM, same place as lecture.
A case study will be part of the final exam and will be given out on the last day
of class and due on the day of the final exam.
Homework counts 20%. The best way to keep up with the pace of this
course and to prepare for exams is to solve, at the very least, the
assigned homework problems in a timely fashion.
NO make-up tests or late homework.

Below I will post a list of homework problems and their due dates.
Homework is collected at the end of class.
Here is a zip file containing Excel files with data for all the exercises and
examples in the book. It may help speed up doing homework.
Show all your work in your homework and exam solutions, not just the answers.
Do go over your homework and exams after they are returned to you.
If you still don't know why an answer is wrong, ask about it.
You MUST staple your homework.
Write your name on each page and number the pages (e.g. 1/3, 2/3, and 3/3).

We will be using Excel for computations. You will need it for homework.
Here is an Excel tutorial. Any spreadsheet software will do. OpenOffice is free.
Excel is available in your university accounts. Please check this is the case!
No prior knowledge of Excel is required. You will learn it as part of this course.
As for computers which have Excel, there are five Macs in the lab of the
T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Center (adjacent to the LCB and JWB).
The Suns have OpenOffice and StarOffice, which is compatible with Excel for
the most part. Here is a link to the various computer labs around campus.

Tutoring Center: The math department offers free drop-in tutoring. The tutoring
center is located in room 155 of the T. Benny Rushing Mathematics Center
(adjacent to the LCB and JWB).
For schedule and more info (e.g. private tutoring, etc), click here.

Special accommodations: A student who wishes to request consideration for
a disability needs to contact the Center for Disabled Student Services in Room
160 Union. This must be done before special consideration will be given in the class.

Homework Problems:
Here is an Excel tutorial.
Here you can find Excel files with data for all the exercises and
examples in the book. It may help speed up doing homework.
Here is a compressed file of that folder.

Chapter 23 (due Monday Nov 23): 23.26, 23.30, 23.32, 23.38, 23.40, 23.44

Midterm 2 histogram.
Midterm 2 five number summery was: 22%, 53%, 69%, 80%, 98%.
Midterm 2 average was 67% and standard deviation was 18%.
Chapter 22 (due Wednesday Nov 18): 22.28b, 22.30, 22.36a,b, 22.40, 22.42
Answers to Practice Exercises for Midterm 2
Practice Exercises for Midterm 2
Chapter 19 (due Monday Nov 9): 19.26, 19.32, 19.34, 19.40, 19.42
Chapter 18 (due Monday Nov 9): 18.26, 18.28, 18.30, 18.46, 18.48
Chapter 17 (due Monday Nov 2): 17.26, 17.28, 17.30b, 17.36, 17.40, 17.42, 17.46
Chapter 15 (due Monday Oct 26): 15.32, 15.38, 15.50
Chapter 14 (due Monday Oct 26): 14.34, 14.36, 14.40, 14.44, 14.48, 14.50b, 14.52, 14.54b, 14.58
Chapter 14 (due Monday Oct 19): Enjoy the fall break!
Midterm 1 in-class and total histograms.
Total Midterm 1 five number summery was: 22%, 65%, 81%, 90%, 99%.
Total Midterm 1 average was 76% and standard deviation was 19%.
In-class Midterm 1 five number summery was: 22%, 62%, 77%, 88%, 98%.
In-class Midterm 1 average was 73% and standard deviation was 20%.
Chapter 11 (due Wednesday Oct 7): 11.22, 11.24, 11.26, 11.34
Chapter 10 (due Wednesday Oct 7): 10.32, 10.34, 10.36, 10.40
Take-home Midterm 1 (due Wednesday Sept 30)
Answers to Practice Exercises for Midterm 1
Practice Exercises for Midterm 1
Chapter 9 (due Monday Sep 28): 9.28, 9.38, 9.40, 9.44
Chapter 8 (due Monday Sep 28): 8.26, 8.32, 8.34, 8.36, 8.42, 8.44
Chapter 5 (due Monday Sep 21): 5.28, 5.32, 5.34, 5.38, 5.42, 5.52
Chapter 4 (due Monday Sep 14): 4.26, 4.28, 4.32, 4.36, 4.38, 4.44
Chapter 3 (due Wednesday Sep 9): 3.28, 3.30, 3.32, 3.36, 3.40, 3.42, 3.46.b, 3.48. 3.50
Chapter 2 (due Monday Aug 31): 2.26, 2.30, 2.32, 2.38, 2.42, 2.44, 2.48
Chapter 1 (due Monday Aug 31): 1.24, 1.26, 1.30, 1.32, 1.36