Exam and Class Logisitcs

There are No Makeup Exams. The exceptions are documented medical reasons or BU sanctioned events, ie athletes and club activities etc.

Note: As of now we do not know the exact date of the final exam, thus it is not a good idea to make your home travel plans now.

The following is verbatim from the University Provost! As we begin a new semester, I would like to remind everyone that, per University policy, the final examination for a course must be given only during its scheduled exam period and not during a regular class meeting or on a reading day, even if the faculty member and all students in a course agree to such a change. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that our students have the appropriate time and space to prepare for finals during the designated study period.

Office Location: 64 Cummington St. Office 229

Office Hours: Tuesday, 4:45 - 5:30 (CGS 511 ), Wednesday 5 - 6 (Office)

TF and TF Office hours: TBA

Text: Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data by Michael Sullivan III (5th ed; Pearson) You don’t need online access codes or Mystatlab.

Statistical Computing: R and RStudio

https://cran.r-project.org https: //www.rstudio.com

Academic code and conduct: http://www.bu.edu/academics/files/2011/08/AcademicConductCode.pdf The

Mathematics and Statistics Department operates a free, walk-in Tutoring Room, located at MCS B24, and typically open most of Monday through Friday in the 10am-4pm time period.

Grades

10 Homeworks: 15%

Your 2 lowest will be dropped. No late homework will be accepted. Homework grading scheme: Check plus = 100, Check = 89, Check minus = 65

Exams 60%

3 in class exams: 20% each

  • Exam I October 3rd (covers 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5)

  • Exam II October 26th (covers 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2)

  • Exam III November 16th (covers 9.1, 9.2, 9.3)

Final Exam: 25% TBA

Final Grades:

Homework and associated readings

HW#1 due Sep 12th

  • Reading 1.1, problems => 1-29 odds, 39 - 42
  • Reading 1.2, problems => 13 - 18

HW#2 due Sep 19th

  • Reading 2.1, problems => 1 - 5, 13, 14
  • Reading 2.2, problems => 7 - 10, 13 - 16, 25

HW#3 due Sep 26th

  • Reading 3.1, problems => 4 - 12
  • Reading 3.2, problems => 1,2,3, 5 - 8, 16

HW#4 due Oct 1st

  • Reading 3.4, problems => 1 - 8, 16, 17
  • Reading 3.5, problems => 1 - 6, 12

HW#5 due Oct 10th

  • Reading 7.1, problems => 1 - 6, 25 - 28, 33, 35

HW#6 due Oct 17th

  • Reading 7.2, problems => 1 - 5, 7, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 39
  • Reading 8.1, problems => 1 - 10, 15, 19

HW#7 due Oct 24th

  • Reading 8.2, problems => 1 - 8, 13, 14, 17

HW#8 due Nov 7th

  • Reading 9.1, problems => 1 - 12, 15, 16, 21, 25, 26

HW#9 due Nov 14th

  • Reading 9.2, problems => 1 - 8, 13, 14, 17, 21, 29, 30
  • Reading 9.3, problems => 1 - 6, 9, 11

HW#10 due TBA

  • Reading 10.1, problems => TBA
  • Reading 10.2, problems => TBA
  • Reading 10.3, problems => TBA
  • Reading 10.4, problems => TBA