Math 1070

Time and Place: MW 6.00-7.30 pm in JWB 335.

Lecturer: Mathew Joseph

Phone: (801)585-7658. Email: joseph@math.utah.edu

Office hours: Monday and Tuesday 2.00-3.00 pm at JWB 118

Here is a pdf file containing information on my contact details, office hours and exams.

Prerequisite

Math ACT score of 23 or grade of C or better in MATH 1010.

Textbook

The textbook for the course is 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.

Exams, Homeworks etc.

Homeworks and webwork assignments count for 30% of the grade. To access the webwork assignments, you need to first register for the class and you should get the username and password in your umail account in one day.
I recommend that you do not change your username and password (even if you forget you can always check your umail account).

Two midterms worth 15% each . These will be in class exams on February 22 and April 5 respectively. The location and time is the same as the lecture.

Final is worth 40% of your grade . The final exam will be held on May 3 . It will be in JWB 335 from 6.00-8.00pm .

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.
NO make-up tests or late homework.
Show all your work in your homework and exam solutions, not just the answers.
Do go over your homework after it is 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.
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.

EXCEL TUTORIAL

Some important dates and deadlines

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.

Homeworks and Webworks

You can access the webwork site by clicking on 1070-2 at Webwork.
Webwork 1 (due 01/30/10 by 11.59 pm)
Webwork 2 (due 02/05/10 by 11.59 pm)
Homework 1 (due 02/17/10) Exercises 2.48 (include relevant graphs etc), 4.46,5.34, 5.52,6.28

Webwork 3 (due 03/01/10 by 11.59 pm)
Webwork 4 (due 03/01/10 by 11.59 pm)
Webwork 5 (due 03/27/10 by 11.59 pm)
Homework 2 (due 04/12/10) Exercises 14.50, 14.52, 15.48, 17.42, 18.46
Webwork 6 (due 04/12/10 by 11.59 pm)
Practice problems for Midterm 1.
Solutions to the practice problems .
Practice problems for Midterm 2.
Some important points about Midterm 2 For the midterm, you will need to show all your work to receive credit. There will be no multiple choice questions this time.
GRAPHING CALCULATORS ARE ALLOWED.
Formula sheet for the final This will be provided during the final.
Some practice problems for the final. Note that problems from all sections are not covered here. I put problems only from sections which I consider more difficult than the rest. You might also want to look at the pratice problems for Midterm 1 and Midterm 2 which are given here. It is also a good idea to review the midterms, homeworks, webworks and the problems that were done in class.

Lecture Slides