Class Homework and Announcements
Date Homework Announcements
January 20
  • Read Chapters 1 and 2 before Thursday's class. (Update the Google document Errata page as you find errors that are not already listed in the document.) Remember, as you are reading, it might be helpful to draw lots and lots of pictures. (I'll assign homework problems from Chapter 2 on Thursday.)
  • Make sure you can get to the class quizzes on Blackboard. If you have trouble, please see me.
  • Welcome to Math 477. I look forward to a great semester.
  • The Errata page that you will update.
    • January 22
    • Chapter 2 homework: Starting on page 25, do 1-7. Starting on page 23, do 4,8,12,13,18. On Tuesday, be ready with a couple problems to present that are giving you trouble. If you can do them all, be ready to present a couple problems that you find most interesting.
  • No new announcements.
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    January 27
    • Read Chapter 4 (we're skipping 3 for now). Update the wiki with errors that are not already listed in the document.
    • Today's lab is due next Tuesday. CHANGE OF PLANS: I want the code and the handouts with all questions answered.
  • Remember, the Chapter 2 quiz must be completed by Thursday morning, and two written problems are due by 3 pm Friday.
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    January 29
    • Starting on page 55, do problems 1, 4-10, 12-19.
  • Next Tuesday your labs are due (send me the EXCEL file and turn in the handout).
  • On Tuesday, be prepared to present Chapter 4 homework.
    • February 3
    • Read Chapter 5. Update the wiki with errors.
    • Today's lab is due next Tuesday.
  • No new announcements.
    • February 5
    • Starting on page 86, do problems 1-6.
    • Starting on page 85, do 3,5,8-10
  • Next Tuesday your labs are due (send me the EXCEL).
  • On Tuesday, be prepared to present Chapter 5 homework.
    • February 10
    • Read Chapter 6. Update the wiki with errors.
    • Read the baseball article.
    • Today's lab is due the Tuesday after break.
  • Data for today's lab.
    • February 12
    • Starting on page 108, do problems 1-15.
  • No new announcements.
    • February 24
    • Read Chapter 7. Update the wiki with errors. (SV, BP, LE, and NH have first dibs. Everyone may contribute after 8 pm Saturday.)
    • Today's lab is due next Tuesday.
  • Data for today's lab.
    • February 26
    • Starting on page 136, do problems 1-10.
    • On page 136, do 21, 23.
  • No new announcements.
    • March 3
    • Read Chapter 8. Update the wiki with errors. (SV, BP, and LE have first dibs. Everyone may contribute after 8 pm Saturday.)
    • Today's lab is due next Tuesday.
  • Baseball Project Data
    • March 5
    • Starting on page 163, do 1-10.
    • Starting on page 161, do 8, 13
  • No new announcements.
    • March 10
    • Read Chapter 9. Update the wiki with errors. (SV, BP, NH and LE have first dibs. Everyone may contribute after 8 pm Saturday.)
    • Project plan is due next Tuesday.
  • Baseball Project Data
    • March 12
    • Starting on page 204, do 1, 3, 4-7, 11-13, 15, 16, 18 - 21, 23, 25, 26
  • No new announcements.
    • March 17
    • REDO problems 15, 20, 21, 25 (Starting on page 204). These problems will be discussed in class next Tuesday.
    • Also do problems 14, 22, 24, 27, 28 (Starting on page 204. These problems will be discussed in class next Tuesday.
    • Read Chapter 10. Update the wiki with errors. (SV, BP, NH and LE have first dibs. Everyone may contribute after 8 pm Saturday.)
  • No new announcements.
    • March 19
    • TBA
  • No new announcements.
    • March 24
    • Fantasy Baseball Project - first draft due on Thursday, March 26.
    • The "multiple sheets" VBA lab will be due next Tuesday, March 31.
  • No new announcements.
    • March 26
    • Find mathematical errors on pages 233 and 234 (there are two errors in the statement/solution of Example 10.7); 235 (I see two in the statememt/solution of Example 10.8 and one in the solution of Example 10.9)
    • Starting on page 245, do problems 1, 3-7, 10, 11, 13, 15.
  • Correct Baseball Project Data
    • March 31
    • (Problems to be discussed next Tuesday) Starting on page 249, do 16, 18-22.
    • Find error on page 233, last line.
    • Find error on page 234, line 7.
    • Find error on page 235, 8th line from the bottom. (This answer doesn't change the answer to the problem, but it's still an error.)
  • As stated in class, Thursday's class will happen in the lab and will be dedicated to help on the baseball project (if you want/need help).
    • April 2
    • TBA
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    • April 7
    • Be ready to present problems assigned on March 31.
    • Read Chapter 13. Feel free to omit Theorem 13.2, Solution 1 of Example 13.3, Solution 2 of Example 13.4, Theorem 13.3, his matrix solutions of Examples 10-14.
  • TBA
    • April 9
    • Starting on page 313, do 1-12.
    • Problem A: Let X1, X2, and X3 be iid random variables from a uniform(0,1) distribution. Find P[ 1/4 < X(2) < 3/4 ]. (Answer: 11/16)
    • Problem B: Let X(1), X(2), X(3), and X(4) be the order statistics of iid random variables that a re distributed Exp(t). Find the expectation and variacne of X(2).
  • TBA
    • April 14
    • Read Chapters 11 and 12. Update the wiki!
  • TBA
    • April 16
    • Look for an error on page 295.
    • Read Chapters 11 and 12. Update the wiki. (For example, see page 268, page 274.)
    • Starting on page 275, do actuarial problems 1-5.
    • On page 289, do problems 1-2.
  • TBA
    • April 30
    • Read Chapter 14.
    • Starting on page 333, do 1-8.
  • TBA