Announcements

Dec. 7, 2019 (5:56 PM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 12 on the homework web page. *** Also, I edited the web page pertaining to the final exam to show additional office hours for this weekend and during the reading days on Monday and Tuesday, and at the very bottom of that web page I put a link to 4 additional problems (with answers given) that are very pertinent to the material to be covered on the exam.

Nov. 29, 2019 (9:32 PM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 11 on the homework web page.

Nov. 21, 2019 (6:12 PM)

I added more parts to HW 12. A link to this HW assignment can be found on the homework web page.

Nov. 16, 2019 (3:56 AM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 10 on the homework web page.

Nov. 14, 2019 (7:06 PM)

I added more parts to HW 11 and posted the first portion of HW 12. (Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 12.) Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page.

Nov. 8, 2019 (6:50 AM)

I added more parts to HW 10 and posted the first portion of HW 11. (Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 11 and also post the first part of HW 12.) Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page. *** Also, I put a link to the solutions for HW 9 on the homework web page.

Nov. 1, 2019 (4:03 PM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 8 on the homework web page. (Note: Two students submitted solutions after the end of the grace period at 11 PM on Thur night. In accordance with announced policy, I graded the one that I received a bit after midnight because I hadn't started grading the papers yet. But the other one came way too late after I had long finished grading the papers, and had moved on to begin other tasks, and so it will not be graded.)

Oct. 31, 2019 (7:05 PM)

I added more parts to HW 9 and posted the first portion of HW 10. (Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 10 and also post the first part of HW 11.) Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page.

Oct. 29, 2019 (3:27 AM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 7 on the homework web page.

Oct. 24, 2019 (6:44 PM)

I added more parts to HW 8 and posted the first portion of HW 9. (Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 9 and also post the first part of HW 10.) Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page.

Oct. 18, 2019 (6:50 AM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 6 on the homework web page. I also added a summary of the scores, and comments about the grading, and common mistakes that some of you made. *** I added more parts to HW 7 and posted the first portion of HW 8. (Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 8 and also post the first part of HW 9.) Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page.

Oct. 11, 2019 (10:13 PM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 5 on the homework web page. I also added a summary of the scores, and comments about the grading, and common mistakes that some of you made. *** I added more parts to HW 6 and posted the first portion of HW 7. (Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 7 and also post the first part of HW 8.) Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page.

Oct. 4, 2019 (7:53 PM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 4 on the homework web page. I also added a summary of the scores, and comments about the grading, and common mistakes that some of you made.

Oct. 3, 2019 (6:41 PM)

I added three more rather simple parts to HW 5 and posted the first portion of HW 6. (I made HW 5 shorter than usual (4 parts in all) since it's due on the night of the midterm exam). Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 6 and also post the first part of HW 7. Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page.

Sep. 28, 2019 (4:19 AM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 3 on the homework web page. I also added a summary of the scores, and comments about the grading, and common mistakes that some of you made.

Sep. 27, 2019 (2:43 AM)

I added three more parts to HW 4 and posted the first portion of HW 5 (which is just one problem ... I'm going to make HW 5 shorter than usual (4 parts in all) since it's due on the night of the midterm exam). Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 5 and also post the first part of HW 6. Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page.

Sep. 20, 2019 (8:54 PM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 2 on the homework web page. I also added a summary of the scores, and comments about the grading, and common mistakes that some of you made.

Sep. 19, 2019 (7:01 PM)

I added one more part to HW 3 and posted the first portion of HW 4. (Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 4 and also post the first part of HW 5.) Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page.

Sep. 14, 2019 (12:12 AM)

I put a link to the solutions for HW 1 on the homework web page. I also added a summary of the scores, and comments about the grading, and common mistakes that some of you made.

Sep. 12, 2019 (7:06 PM)

I added a few more parts to HW 2 and posted the first portion of HW 3. (Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 3 and also post the first part of HW 4.) Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page.

Sep. 5, 2019 (6:21 PM)

I added a few more parts to HW 1 and posted the first portion of HW 2. (Next week, I'll add more parts to HW 2 and also post the first part of HW 3.) Links to these HW assignments can be found on the homework web page.

August 30, 2019 (12:14 PM)

In class I mentioned an old professor of mine who used to be a magician. Here is an article about him that refers to a card shuffling result (that it takes 7 shuffles to randomize a deck of cards) and also how he trained himself to flip a coin so that it'd come up the same way 10 times out of 10. And here is a link to a related video (about flipping coins).

August 6, 2019 (7:18 PM)

In an effort to get way ahead in my preparations for the coming semester, I added more information to the web page pertaining to the 1st midterm exam and the web page pertaining to the 2nd midterm exam. Now, in addition to study guidelines, they includes descriptions of the exams I plan to give you, lists of important problems to study, and links to similar exams from a previous offering of STAT 346. I also added some more info to the web page pertaining to the final exam.

August 1, 2019 (6:31 PM)

I just finished modifying this web site, making it ready for the start of the 2019 Fall Semester. I've made a lot of changes to this web site over the past 9 hours, and during that time the web site contained a mixture of content that was appropriate for the 2019 Summer Session and the 2019 Fall Semester. So if you looked at this web site during that transition period, you should go back and look at it carefully now. In particular, please take time to read the syllabus rather carefully. I'll expect students to comply with all of the stated rules and procedures.

• In the weeks to come I'll add homework problems and make other modifications as appropriate. I encourage you to check this web site regularly (you can come to this announcements page to find out what modifications I make). This web site will be my main way of communicating with you outside of class. (Note: Since a new edition of the text book recently came out, I had to change a lot of places on my web pages where I refer to specific page numbers and specific problems or exercises in the book. I tried to do this carefully and not miss anything, but there may be a few places where I missed making the proper changes. Please let me know if you discover any page numbers, or problem/exercise numbers, that seem to be incorrect!)
• I'll warn you up front that some students have found this course to be rather difficult. I think most students who do poorly in this course are ones who start the semester without having a good enough knowledge of calculus and/or ones who just don't consistently put enough effort into the course throughout the entire semester. If you start the course being sufficiently good at calculus and you put effort into learning the material week by week (which includes attending the lectures and paying attention), you shouldn't find this course to be horribly difficult (provided that you put a decent effort into doing each homework assignment).
• I went ahead and posted the first portion of the first homework assignment. (A link to it is on the homework web page.) Slightly before or after the 2nd lecture, I'll add some more problems to HW 1 and also post the first portion of HW 2. HW 1 is due at the time of the 3rd lecture (Sep. 12), although there is a brief grace period that ends at 11 PM that night.