STATISTICAL METHODS

PHYSICS 101

Course Description

COURSE INSTRUCTOR:

• Instructor: Dr. LorneNelson
• Office: Johnson 2
• Office Hours: MWF 1:30-4:30, Th 1:30-2:30 (also, evenings or weekends)
• Telephone: (819) 822-9600 x2372
• Fax: (819) 822-9661
• e-mail: lnelson@ubishops.ca

You should have no difficulty in arranging to see me at a time convenient to both of us. If I am not in my office you can ask my secretary (Mrs. J. Porter, Johnson 117a) to give me a message. If you are having any difficulties in this course, please make sure that you discuss them with me.

TIME:

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. in BWH (J-200)

TEXT:

• Title: Elementary Statistics, 10th ed.
• Authors: M. Triola
• Publisher: Pearson Educational

This course will cover material in Chapters 1-11 and will be supplemented with considerable additional material. The text can be purchased in the bookstore. You might also consider purchasing the Student Solution Manual that accompanies this text. Please note that it will be extremely beneficial if you purchase hardcopies of the Powerpoint Lectures from the bookstore. A PDF-based formula sheet can be obtained by clicking on Formula Sheet. A very useful link to an online text and other resoures can be obtained by clicking on HyperStat.

REFERENCE TEXTS:

The list of texts below can be found on reserve in the library. There are many other excellent statistics texts in the statistics section of the Library.

• Statistics and Probability in Modern Life, 6th ed., by Newmark
• Introduction to Statistics, by Walpole
• Basic Ideas of Statistics, by Lindgren
• Elementary Statistics, 8th ed., by Johnson and Kuby

MARKING SCHEME:

Tentative Midterm test dates are Friday, October 19th and Wednesday, November 21st. Tests cannot be given at other times, except in cases of illness or other emergencies and these cases must be confirmed with notes from medical doctors or the Dean. Supplemental examinations will not be offered.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Class assignments must be handed in on the due date. Late assignments will not be accepted unless special permission has been granted. Students are encouraged to work in groups when doing assignments. However students MUST NOT copy the assignment solutions of other students.

HELPFUL HINTS:

• Do the homework!
• Do not try to master the material in this course by memorization. Instead try to understand the various components of the course in terms of how they relate to each other. In other words, try to establish the logical foundations since many concepts are synthesized from other ones.
• Recent studies have shown that students are better able to solve problems when they are well rested!
• Read the lecture notes and/or text carefully before attempting to answer the questions.
• If you're having trouble with a particular concept or problem try doing related problems in the text.
• Further infomation, helpful links and quizzes can be found here (click on the 10th edition of the text).