Spring 2004 STAT 512 Mathematical Statistics

Instructor: Prof. John Spurrier, 221 LeConte

Telephone: Office 777-5072, Home 781-2340
E-mail:spurrier@stat.sc.edu

Office Hours: MWF 9:40 - 11:00, TTh 3:45 - 4:45, or by appointment

If these office hours aren't convenient, I am usually available to meet with you whenever I am in my office. If you can't find me, send me an e-mail or leave a note in my mailbox in LeConte 216.

Text: Hogg and Tanis, Probability and Statistical Inference (6th Edition)

Prerequisite: MATH/STAT 511 with a grade of C or higher

My Expectations for You:

• Attend every class.
• Arrive on time for each class.
• Read appropriate sections of text before class.
• Attempt and turn in all homework.
• Ask questions if you do not understand something or wish to know more.
• Make it your goal to understand everything we do.

Grading:

Exams (300 points) In class exams will be given on Friday 2-13, Friday 3-19, and Wednesday 4-21. Make-ups will be given only in extreme circumstances. Contact me in advance if you think your situation merits a make-up.

Homework (100 points) Homework is due at the next class. Show your work on all problems. You are to receive no assistance on the homework. You may discuss the problems with me. Late homework will be accepted only under extreme circumstances. Your total homework score for the semester will be prorated to 100 points.

Final Exam (150 points) A comprehensive final will be given from 9:00 - Noon on Saturday, May 1.

Grading Scale

A 91-100; B+ 89-90; B 81-88; C+ 79-80; C 71-78; D+ 69-70; D 60-68; F 0-59

The regulations in the code of student academic responsibility prohibit bribery, cheating, lying, plagiarism, and misuse of telephone information processing system. Violations can result in serious penalties including suspension from the University. A copy of the code is included in the publication "Carolina Community".

Turn off all cell phones during class.

Please stop by my office for a brief chat sometime during the first two weeks.

Spring 2004 Class Schedule

Read the indicated section before class

Turn in the indicated problems at the next class. Show your work on all homework.

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
1-12 (1) Review of 511 HW: None	1-14 (2) Sec 4.3; HW: 4.3-9, 4.3-10, 4.3-12	1-16 (3) Sec 4.5; HW: 4.5-1, 4.5-2, 4.5-3
1-19 No class	1-21 (4) Sec 4.5 HW: 4.5-6, 4.5-7, 4.5-8	1-23 (5) Sec 4.5 HW: 4.5-9, 4.5-10, 4.5-11
1-26 (6) University closed	1-28 (7) Sec 4.6 HW 4.6-5a,b	1-30 (8) Sec 5.5 HW 5.5-1, 5.5-10 Cauchy f(x)=1/[π(x2+1) ] x real
2-2 (9) Sec 5.5 HW: 5.5-3	2-4 (10) Sec 5.5 HW: 5.5-6	2-6 (11) Sec 5.5 HW: 5.5-5, 5.5-12
2-9 (12) Sec 5.6 HW: 5.6-1a, 5.6-3, 5.6-6	2-11 (13) Review	2-13 (14) Exam
2-16 (15) Sec 5.6 HW: 5.6-5	2-18 (16) Sec 6.3 HW: 6.3-1, 6.3-4, 6.3-5	2-20 (17) Sec 6.3 HW: 6.3-8, 6.3-10
2-23 (18) 6.4 HW: 6.4-3, 6.4-8	2-25 (19) Sec 6.5 HW: 6.5-1, 6.5-4, 6.5-10	2-27 (20) Sec 6.6 HW: 6.6-1, 6.6-2, 6.6-3
3-1 (21) Sec 6.7 HW: 6.7-1, 6.7-4	3-3 (22) Sec 6.7 HW: 6.7-5	3-5 (23) Sec 7.1 HW: 7.1-1, 7.1-3,
3-8 No class	3-10 No class	3-12 No class
3-15 (24) Sec 7.1 HW: 7.1-8, 7.1-9, 7.1-10	3-17 Review	3- 19 (26) Exam
3-22 (27) Sec 7.1 HW: 7.1-15, 7.1-16, 7.1-19	3-24 (28) Sec 7.2 HW: 7.2-2	3-26 (29) Sec 7.2 HW: 7.2-7, 7.2-8, 7.2-16
3-29 (30) Sec 7.3 HW: 7.3-3, 7.3-4	3-31 (31) Sec 7.4 HW: 7.3-9, 7.4-2, 7.4-6. 7.4-8	4-2 (32) Sec 7.5 HW: 7.5-2, 7.5-12
4-5 (33) Sec 7.6 HW: 7.6-2, 7.6-11	4-7 (34) Sec 7.7 HW: 7.7-1, 7.7-4	4-9 (35) Sec 9.5 HW: None
4-12 (36) Sec 9.5 HW: 9.5-2	4-14 (37) Sec 9.5 HW: 9.5-1	4-16 (38) Application Day 2 HW: None
4-19 (39) Review	4-21 (40) Exam	4-23 (41) Sec 8.1 HW: 8.1-4
4-26 (42) Sec 8.1 HW: 8.1-8, 8.1-10, 8.1-18	4-28 (43) Review

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