MTH U481 -- Spring 2008

• Syllabus
• Assignment #1. Due date is Monday 1/14. Here is a scan of the problems from the text. Here are the solutions.
• CHANGE OF ROOM!! Starting Monday January 14 the class will meet in 170 F West Village, same times, same days.
• Assignment #2. Due date is changed to Thursday 1/24. Here is a scan of the problems from the text. Here are the solutions.
• Assignment #3. Due date is Thursday 1/31. Here are the solutions.
• QUIZ 1 will be in class on Thursday January 31, covering material from the first three assignments. Here are some practice problems with numerical solutions. There will be a problem-solving session on Wednesday 1/30 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm in 544 NI.
• Assignment #4. Due date is Thursday 2/7. Here are the solutions.
• Assignment #5. Due date is Thursday 2/14. Here are the solutions.
• QUIZ 2 will be in class on Thursday February 21, covering material from the assignments 4,5. Here are some practice problems with numerical solutions. There will be a problem-solving session on Wednesday 2/20 in 173 DG, from 12:00 to 1:30 pm.
• Assignment #6. Due date is Thursday 2/21. Here are the solutions.
• Assignment #7. Due date is Thursday 2/28. Here are the solutions.
• Assignment #8. Due date is Thursday 3/13. Here are the solutions.
• The MIDTERM will be in class on Monday March 17, covering material up to assignment 8. Here are some practice problems with numerical solutions. There will be a problem-solving session on Friday March 14 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in 157 RY. For the Midterm you may use one 8 x 11 sheet of formulas. Please, no worked out examples, copies of solutions or other work, or detailed solutions of problems.
• Assignment #9. Due date is Thursday 3/20. Here are the solutions.
• Assignment #10. Due date is Thursday 3/27. Here are the solutions.
• Assignment #11. Due date is Thursday 4/3. Here are the solutions.
• QUIZ 3 will be in class on Monday April 7, covering material from the assignments 9,10,11. Here are some practice problems with numerical solutions. There will be a problem-solving session on Friday 4/4, 1:30 to 3:30 pm in 320 SH. For the Quiz you may use one 8" x 11" sheet of formulas. Please, no worked out examples, copies of solutions or other work, or detailed solutions of problems.
• Assignment #12. Due date is Thursday 4/10. Here are the solutions.
• Assignment #13. Due date is Wednesday 4/16. Here are the solutions.
• The FINAL EXAM will be on Tuesday April 22 at 10:30 am in 404 RB. For the Final you may use one 8" x 11" sheet of formulas, one side only. The sheet may contain no worked out examples, copies of solutions or other work, or detailed solutions of problems. Here are some practice problems with numerical solutions for the final exam.

Some probability links

• Java applets to generate random numbers and compute distributions -- links to the website of the Chance Project at the Mathematics Department, Dartmouth College:
  • Counting tosses of a fair coin.
  • Keeping tally of excess of Heads over Tails.
  • Vary tosses per game and number of games.
  • Compare exact binomial distribution with normal approximation.
  • Compute CLT approximation for specified number of copies of randomly selected distribution.
  • Roll the dice.
• Here are some CLT applets:
  • balls dropping through a maze.
  • pdf's for multiple copies.
  • do-it-yourself pdf's.
  • sampling examples.
  • playing around with dice, coins and darts.