Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I
(MATH 436)
Fall 2004
Time and Place: MWF 9:00 - 9:50 am, Room 313 Haag Hall
Professor: Richard Delaware
Office Hours: See Current Semester Office Hours
Office: Room 306 A, Manheim Hall
Mailbox: Room 206, Haag Hall, Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics
Phone: 816.235.2850
Email: delawarer@umkc.edu
GO TO Richard Delaware Home Page
GO TO Mathematics and Statistics Home Page
Syllabus, Texts, Grading
PREREQUISITE:
- The prerequisite for this course is Math 250 (Calculus III).
TEXTS:
- Required: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, by Walpole, Myers, Myers, and Ye.
- In the text, we will cover most of Chapters 1-8.
EXAMS:
- There will be three 50 min. Exams (100 points each) during the semester, each given a letter grade for your convenience.
- There may be some announced 20 min. Quizzes.
- The FINAL EXAM (150 points) will be held in our usual classroom, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, on Monday Dec. 13.
HOMEWORK:
- A list of suggested homework problems will be posted here. Selected problems will be collected and graded.
- For homework use only one side of standard 8½ x 11 paper. When due, put it on my desk at the start of class.
- Late assignments of any kind are NOT accepted, except by prior arrangement.
GRADES:
- 70% -- 3 Exams (100 pts each) and Final Exam (150 pts)
- 30% -- Homework and Quizzes
- I use grading software to provide grade reports. At the end of the semester before the Final Exam is recorded, I will drop your "most damaging" score. However, the Final Exam cannot be dropped.
NOTES:
- You will not be able to do every suggested problem. But to succeed, you must try a good number.
BACK to Top of Page
Suggested Homework Problems [Subject to change]
Chapter 2
- 2.2, p.29: 4,5,8,9,14,19
- 2.3, p.38: 6,9,13,14,17,28
- 2.5, p.40: 1,2,3,10,12,14
- 2.7, p.54: 2,3,4,6,11,13,22 (Note: Skip #14, poorly-written problem)
- 2.8, p.60: 1,2,3,4,6,7
- Review, p.61: 1-17, as needed
Chapter 3
- 3.3, p.72: 1,3,5,6,8,9,12,14,18,20,21,23
- 3.4, p.84: 1,2,4,6,8,10,13,18,23,25
- Review, p.86: 1-10, as needed
Chapter 4
- 4.1, p.94: 1,2,7,9,12,13,16,17,18,20,22
- 4.2, p.102: 3,4,8,9,12,14,16
- 4.4, p.112: 1,5,6,8,19,20,22,24
- Review, p.114: 1-14, as needed
Chapter 5
- 5.3, p.124: 1,2,3,5,9,11,16,18,22,26,27
- 5.4, p.131: 1,2,7,8,11,14,18,19,20
- 5.6, p.139: 1,2,7,10,14,15,17,18
- Review, p.140: 1-16, as needed
Chapter 6
- 6.4, p.156: 1,2,3,5,7,12,20,21
- 6.5, p.164: 1,5,7,8,11,12,14
- 6.10, p.174: 1,3,7,8,9,11,12,16,18
- Review, p.175: 1-16, as needed
Chapter 7
- 7.3, p.191: 1,2,5,7,9,13,15,18
Chapter 8
- 8.2, p.200: 1,5,6ab,10,12,13,14
- 8.5, p.215: 1,3,6,10,15
- 8.8, p.227: SKIP
- Review, p.228: 2,3,5,7 as needed
BACK to Top of Page
Exam Outlines [Posted here as available]
Exam 1 (Chapters 2, 3, and 4.1)
- Possibilities [Subject to change]
Discrete Probability Distributions List (Chapter 5)
Discrete Probability Distributions List
Exam 2 (Chapters 4, 5)
- Possibilities [Subject to change]
Continuous Probability Distributions List (Chapter 6)
Continuous Probability Distributions List
Exam 3 (Chapters 6, 7)
- Possibilities [Subject to change]
Exam 3 Outline
Final Exam (Chapters 2-8) - Possibilities [Subject to change]
Final Exam Outline
BACK to Top of Page
GO TO Richard Delaware Home Page