B. Gail
Ivanoff
Professor
Department of
Mathematics and Statistics
University of
Ottawa
109D - 585
King Edward Avenue
562-5800,
extension 3501
givanoff@uottawa.ca
Note: The midterm
will cover all of chapters 1 and 2. It will be
open book and multiple choice. You MUST bring your
textbook and a non-programmable calculator (see below
for the permitted models). You may bring any notes that
you wish. The exam will be written in the following
rooms:
Last name beginning
with A-H: STE 0150 (our usual room)
Last name beginning with I-Z: FTX 147B
Course
outline:
Please ensure that you have a copy of the course outline. It
contains important information about the textbook, curriculum,
assignments, examinations, and evaluation of grades.
Midterm: Thursday, October 23
Calculators: It is a regulation of the Faculty of Science that the only calculators permitted during examinations are: the Texas Instruments TI-30 and TI-34, as well as the Casio fx-260 and fx-300. NO OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES WILL BE PERMITTED DURING EXAMINATIONS.
Assignments: There will be eight assignments,
with questions (from the text) and due dates listed below.
Assignments (hard copies only!) must be submitted in class on or before the due
date, and I am not able to accept late assignments or
electronic submissions.
Graded assignments will be returned in class
the following Thursday. Please be aware that you must pick up
your assignment at that time; assignments will not be made
available at any other time.
NOTE: The questions listed below are tentative. Assignment questions are subject to change up to one week before they are due. Please check the list below before starting your assignments. Note that full details must be given in your solutions and your work must be clearly legible. In order to receive any marks for the question, you must fully justify your final answer.
Solutions to assignments: Solutions will be posted after assignments are submitted.
Access
services: Students with disabilities should
contact Access Services as soon as possible.
WEEKLY UPDATES:
Week 1 (Sept. 4): We will quickly review the course outline and begin Section 1.1
Week 2 (Sept. 9, 11): Sections 1.1, 1.2
Week 3 (Sept. 16,
18): Sections
1.3 - 1.5.
Week 4 (Sept. 23, 25): Sections 2.1 - 2.3.
Week 5 (Sept. 30,
Oct. 2) :
Sections 2.3 - 2.5
Week 6 (Oct. 7, 9): Sections 2.6, 3.1.
Reading week (Oct. 12-19): No office hours - have a good break!
Week 7 (Oct. 21, 23): Review and midterm. We will be reviewing an old
midterm exam (solutions)
in class, so please bring a copy to class on Tuesday.
Note: The midterm will cover all of chapters 1 and 2.
It will be open book and multiple choice. You MUST bring
your textbook and a non-programmable calculator (see above
for the permitted models). You may bring any notes that you
wish.
Week 8 (Oct. 28, 30): Sections 3.2, 3.3
Week 9 (Nov. 4, 6): Sections 5.1, 5.3
Week 10 (Nov. 11, 13): Sections 5.4, 5.5. We will not do Theorem 5.5-3 (t distribution).
Week 11 (Nov. 18,
20): Sections
5.6 - 5.8
Week 12 (Nov. 25, 27): Section 5.9, review
Week 13 (Dec. 2): Review. We will be reviewing an old final exam in class, so please bring a copy. Here are the solutions.