Home Page for Stats 1L03: Probability and Linear Algebra  Fall 2008



Textbook:  Finite Mathematics & Its Applications,  9th edition, Goldstein, Schneider, Siegel, Prentice Hall.

Instructor: Dr. Salih Azgin, HH409
Course meeting time/place: Tuesday 19:00 - 22:00 / TSH 120
E-mail: sazgin at math dot mcmaster dot ca
Office hours: Thursday 10:00-11:30, Friday 10:30-12:00

TA: Zhiyang Tang, tangz3 at math dot mcmaster dot ca 
TA Office Hours: Tuesday 6:00-7:00 TSH 120; Wednesday 1:00-3:00 Hamilton Hall behind the Math Cafe 

Course requirements, in brief (consult the  course information sheet  for more detailed information).
  
Midterm I:   20%
Midterm II:  20%
Midterm III: 20%
Final:           40%

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Assignment dates and midterm dates are still tentative. Actual test dates and assignment due dates will be announced in class and posted on this website at least one week in advance.


Planned course schedule (subject to revision):  



Dates
Material Covered Homework
September 9
5.1, 5.2, 5.3
HW1: 5.1: 1--13 Odd, 21, 23, 25, 41, 43, 45
          5.2: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 21, 23, 27--49 Odd
          5.3: 1--11 Odd, 13, 17, 19, 47, 49 

September 16  5.4, 5.5, 5.6 HW2: 5.4: 1--19 Odd, 29, 35
          5.5: 1--19 Odd, 25, 29, 33, 47, 49, 55, 61
          5.6: 1--23 Odd, 31, 33, 37
September 23
 5.7 
HW3: 5.7: 1--11 Odd, 17--27 Odd, 37, 39
September 30
6.1 MIDTERM I
October 7
6.2, 6.3, 6.4 
HW4: 6.2: 1, 3, 9--19 Odd,
          6.3: 3, 5, 7(a), 9, 17--29 Odd
          6.4: 1--19 Odd
   
October 14  6.5, 6.6 HW5: 6.5: 1--25 Odd, 35, 37, 41, 51, 59
          6.6: 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 29, 33, 35
          
October 21
 6.6, 6.7
 HW6: 6.7: 1--19 Odd
          
October 28
7.1, 7.2 MIDTERM II  
November 4
 7.2, 7.3, 7.4
 HW7: 7.1: 19, 20, 21 (no box plot)
           7.2: 1, 3, 11, 13, 15, 17
           
7.3: 1--13 Odd, 23, 25
           
7.4: 1--21 Odd
November 11
  7.5, 7.6, 7.7
 HW7: 7.5: 1, 2, 9, 15
           7.6: 1--11 Odd, 23--31 Odd
           
7.7: 1(b,c) , 7
November 18
MIDTERM III  
November 25
 9.1, 9.2
HW7:  9.1: 1--7 Odd
           9.2: 1 , practice problems 1,2 (p467 green section)