Probability and Statistics for Engineering and Physical Sciences (STAT:2020, Bognar)

Homework

Submission instructions: Print the pdf file, show your work in the provided space, use a scanning app to scan pages (in order) into a single pdf file, submit in Gradescope. Be sure to get entire page in each shot --- lay each page flat when scanning. You can use an iPad/tablet too. The Gradescope app also works well for submitting. Make sure the pages upload in order. How to scan: iOS, Android. Gradescpe App: iOS, Android.



H1 (Due 9/5): h1.2020.pdf
Read: Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Textbook problems are located at the end of each section in the book.

H2 (Due 9/12): h2.2020.pdf
Read: Sections 2.5, 2.6

H3 (Due 9/19): h3.2020.pdf
Read: Sections 2.6, 2.7, 3.1

H4 (Due 9/26): h4.2020.pdf
Read: Sections 3.1, 3.2

H5 (Due 10/3): h5.2020.pdf
Read: Sections 4.1, 4.2 (skip joint distribution material), 5.2

H6 (Due 10/10): h6.2020.pdf
Read: Sections 5.3, 5.4, 5.5


Exams

Exam 1: e1.summary.2020.f25.txt

Exam 3: Monday, November 17, in class

Final Exam: Thursday, December 18, 12:30-2:30 PM, C20 PC

Probability Distribution Applets

Discrete Distributions
Continuous Distributions
Statistical Inference

Course Links

Syllabus

Simple Regression Notes

Negative Binomial & Pascal's Triangle

Statistical Tables (Z, t, and chi-square tables)

Propagation of Error Example

Old Faithful Dataset

R Project Homepage

CLT.die.fair.pdf, CLT.die.loaded.pdf

Teaching Assistants

Zeyu Gong (MS candidate, Actuarial Science), email
Office: 350 SH, Office Hours: 2:30-4:30 M, 2:30-3:30 W

A11 7:30A-8:20A T, 60 SH
A13 8:30A-9:20A T, 60 SH
A15 9:30A-10:20A T, 60 SH
A17 11:00A-11:50A T, 31 SH

Yujin Zhang (PhD candidate, Actuarial Science), email
Office: 223 SH, Office Hours: 3:30-5:30 M, 3:30-4:30 W

A12 7:30A-8:20A Th, 60 SH
A14 8:30A-9:20A Th, 60 SH
A16 9:30A-10:20A Th, 60 SH
A18 11:00A-11:50A Th, 31 SH

Contact Information

E-Mail: matthew-bognar@uiowa.edu
Office: 358 SH
Office Hours: 10:30-noon W, 1:30-3:00 Th