Tuesday, May 26, 2020

May 26 Open Questions

Class Calendar

The following is a running calendar for MTH 220 (Miller Maymester 2020) during the COVID-19 online instruction phase of the the 2020 Summer semesters at SFA:

Tuesday, May 26
  • Email sent at 11:13 AM.  Content: Reminder to study for last exam, statement that all homework keys have been posted to D2L, reminder of chat questions tonight from 7-9 PM, information about Zoom office hours for Wednesday, May 27 provided, reminder of time/date for last exam.
  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45 - 10:45 AM.
  • Chat Help: 7:00-9:00 PM.  Archived at this site.

Monday, May 25

  • Email sent at 8:34 AM.  Content: Reminder to finish all previous homework assignments and study for last exam, reminder of chat questions tonight from 7-9 PM, information about Zoom office hours for Tuesday, May 26 provided, reminder of time/date for last exam.
  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45 - 10:45 AM.
  • Chat Help: 7:00-9:00 PM.  Archived at this site.


Sunday, May 24

  • Email sent at 2:00 PM.  Content: Video links for Videos 55-58, reading assignment given, homework assignment given, information about Zoom office hours for Monday, 5/25 provided, information regarding last exam on Wednesday, May 27 from 11 AM - 2:30 pm provided.  Attachments(2):  Correlations Plots (supplement to Video 55), Roadside Assistance Practice Case 4.



  • Reading Assignment:  Page 91 (below block) - Page 92, Page 94-Page 95 (up to and including block), Last paragraph Page 95- Block at top of Page 98, Block on Page 99 - Middle of Page 102.
  • Homework Assignment:  Complete the Roadside Assistance Practice Case 4.


Saturday, May 23

  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45-10:45 AM
  • Quiz 9 Taken from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
  • Email sent at 11:54 AM.  Content:  Video links for Videos 51-54, reading assignment given, reminder that we are done with quizzes, homework assignment given, reminder there is no chat room on Saturday (5/23) and Sunday (5/24), reminder there is no Zoom Office Hours on Sunday (5/24).  Attachments(1):  Recap of Case 3 Ingredients.



  • Reading Assignment:  Middle Page 81 (below block) - Middle Page 89 (bullets)
  • Homework Assignment:  Finish the Brakes Case Practice Study for Case 3 (see portion of worksheet labeled Saturday, May 23)
  • Individual emails sent (b/t 12:09 PM and 12:20 PM) returning Quiz 9.  Average Score:  10.9/13 (84%).  Average Score on all quizzes during semester: 74.4%.


Friday, May 22

  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45-10:45 AM
  • Quiz 8 Taken from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
  • Email sent at 11:49 AM.  Content:  Video links for Videos 47-50, reading assignment given, reminder of Quiz 9 (Saturday, 5/23 at 11:00 AM), homework assignment given, announcement that keys to Firefly and Air Pollution practice cases have been posted on D2L, reminder of chat session tonight from 7-9 PM, information provided about Zoom Office Hours for 5/23. Attachments(2): Chlorine Case Study Practice for 2A and 2B, Brakes Case Study Practice Case 3A.



  • Reading Assignment:  Pages 69-79
  • Homework Assignment: Chlorine Practice Case and the "Friday, 5/22" portion of the Brakes Practice Case
  • Individual emails sent (b/t 12:28 PM and 12:41 PM) returning Quiz 8.  Average Score: 10.1/15 (67%)
  • Email sent at 3:51 PM.  Content:  Two Attachments providing Case Recap Sheets for Cases 2A and 2B.
  • Chat Help: 7:00-9:00 PM.  Archived at this site.





Thursday, May 21

  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45-10:45 AM
  • Quiz 7 Taken from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
  • Email sent at 11:52 AM.  Content: Video links for Videos 42-46, reading assignment given, reminder of Quiz 8, homework assignment given, announcement that Key to "Practice with Histograms" appears on D2L, reminder of chat room from 7-9 tonight, information shared about Zoom Office Hours for 5/22, announcement that Midterm exams would be returned before the end of the day.


  • Reading Assignment: Middle of Page 56 - Top of Page 69 (focus on Central Limit Theorem sections from pages 57-61)
  • Homework Assignment:  Finish Practice Cases for Case 2A (Firefly, Air Pollution). Spend concentrated time on review of Videos 41-43 and Pages 57-61 in CSM.
  • Individual Emails sent (b/t 12:31 PM and 12:43 PM) returning Quiz 7.  Average Score: 9.7/15 (65%)
  • Individual Emails sent (b/t 3:20 PM and 4:34 PM) returning MidTerm Exam.  Average Score: 76%
  • Chat Help: 7:00-9:00 PM.  Archived at this site.




Wednesday, May 20

  • Email sent at 8:17 AM.  Content:  Video links for Videos 37-41, reading assignment given, reminder of Quiz 7, homework assignment given, reminder of chat room availability from 7 to 9 PM, information shared about Zoom Office Hours for 5/21.  Attachments(3):  T table, Firefly Practice Case 2A, Air Pollution Practice Case 2A.
  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45-10:45
  • Quiz 6 Taken from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM



  • Reading Assignment: Page 47-Middle of Page 49 (2nd paragraph), Middle of Page 50 - Middle of Page 51, Page 52-Middle of Page 56.
  • Homework Assignment: Complete the practice cases for 2A:  Firefly Case & Air Pollution Case
  • Individual Emails sent (b/t 12:33 PM and 12:40 PM) returning Quiz 6.  Average Score: 7.5/9 (83%)
  • Chat Help: 7:00-9:00 PM.  Archived at this site.




Tuesday, May 19

  • Email sent at 9:33 AM.  Content:  Video links for Videos 35 and 36, reading assignment given, reminder that Quiz 6 is a "half-quiz" only covering today's videos/reading, homework assignment given, reminder of chat room tonight from 7 to 9 PM, info provided for Zoom Office Hours on 5/20.


For Video 36, you can skip from 0:35 to 2:45 (I am talking about Spring 2020 semester assignments.. .doesn’t apply to our class)


  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45-10:45
  • Midterm Exam From 11:00 to 2:30 PM.
  • Chat Help: 7:00-9:00 PM.  Archived at this site.


Monday, May 18

  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45-10:45
  • Quiz 5 Taken from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
  • Email sent at 11:55 AM (corrected title at 11:58 AM).  Content: Video links for Videos 30-34, reading assignment given, reminder of MidTerm Exam on Tuesday, 5/19, homework assigned, announcement that keys to all past homework assignments have been posted on D2L, reminder of chat room tonight from 7 to 9 PM, info provided for Zoom Office Hours on 5/19.  Attachments(2):  Recap of Case 1B Ingredients, Practice With Histograms Worksheet.



  • Reading Assignment: Page 35 - Middle of Page 42
  • Homework Assignment:  Study for MidTerm, Do half of "Practice with Histograms" worksheet
  • Individual emails sent (b/t 12:10 and 12:31 PM) returning Quiz 5 and stating grades going into the MidTerm.  Quiz 5 Average Score : 14.8/22 (67%)
  • Chat Help: 7:00-9:00 PM.  Archived at this site.


Sunday, May 17

  • Email sent announcing shift in videos.  Maymester students should base all their assignments off of emails sent to them, not references in future videos.  The majority of videos from this point on were recorded in Spring 2020.  Ignore all such references to Spring 2020 and assignments from Spring 2020.


Saturday, May 16:

  • Email sent at 9:33 AM.  Content: Video links for Videos 25-29, reading assignment given, stated that additional email would be sent later in the day with weekend assignments, reminder of No Zoom and No Chat Room on 5/16 or 5/17.



  • Reading Assignment:  Middle of Page 27 through the top paragraph of Page 35
  • Email sent at 10:54 AM.  Content: Homework for 5/16 and 5/17, reminder of no quizzes over weekend, reminder of double-quiz on Monday (5/18), announcement of Roofing Practice Case key uploaded to D2L, announcement of additional keys to be posted Monday, Zoom Office Hour info for Monday provided, information concerning MidTerm exam announced.  Attachments(2):  Practice with Large Sample CI for Proportions, Practice with Sample Mean, Median and Standard Deviation.
  • Homework Assignment: Complete the Substance Abuse and Student Loan Practice Cases for Case 1B, Complete the Practice with Large Sample CI for Proportions Worksheet, Complete the Practice with Sample Mean, Median and Standard Deviation Worksheet, Study for the MidTerm Exam.



Friday, May 15:

  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45-10:45
  • Quiz 4 Taken from 11:00 to 11:30 AM
  • Email sent at 12:02 PM.  Content: Video links for Videos 20-24, reading assignment given, reminder of no quiz on Saturday or Sunday upcoming, homework assigned, reminder that Quiz 5 on Monday is double-quiz, stated that keys to past homework will be uploaded later in the day to D2L, reminder of chat room, statement that course had officially "made".  Attachments(3): Substance Abuse Case Study Practice 1B, Student Loan Case Study Practice 1B, Z-chart.


  • Reading Assignment: Middle of Page 19 - Page 25, Ignore Page 26, Block on Page 27
  • Homework Assignment:  Short Practice with Standard Normal Curves, Substance Abuse Practice Case 1B, Student Loan Practice Case 1B [finish one case, do half of another]
  • Individual emails sent (b/t 12:07 PM and 12:17 PM) with Quiz 4 scores.  Key posted to D2L. Average Score: 10.78/14 (77%)
  • Email sent at 2:39 PM.  Content:  Practice with Standard Normal Calculations worksheet as an attachment.  Also uploaded to D2L.
  • Chat Help: 7:00-9:00 PM.  Archived at this site.





Thursday, May 14:

  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45-10:45
  • Quiz 3 Taken from 11:00 to 11:30 AM
  • Email sent at 11:52 AM.  Content:  Video links for Videos 16-19, reading assignment given, announcement of Quiz 4 coverage, homework assignment given, reminder of homework that should be completed by this evening, reminder of chat room, info for Zoom Office Hours on May 15 provided, reminder of weekend schedule.  Attachments (1): Roofing Case Study Practice 1A.

  • Reading Assignment:  Bottom of Page 14 - Middle of Page 19
  • Homework Assignment:  Remaining Half of Circled Problems on "Binomial Practice" Handout (sent yesterday, on D2L).  Complete the Roofing Case Study Practice Case (on D2L)
  • Individual emails sent (b/t 2:19 PM and 2:29 PM) with Quiz 3 scores.  Key posted to D2L. Average score: 14.3/16 (89%)
  • Chat Help: 7:00-9:00.  Archived at this site.


Wednesday, May 13: 


  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45-10:45
  • Quiz 2 Taken from 11:00 to 11:30 AM
  • Email sent at 11:50 AM.  Content:  Video links for Videos 11-15, reading assignment given, announcement of Quiz 3 coverage, homework assignment given, reminder of chat room, info for Zoom Office Hours on May 14 provided.  Attachments (6): Three Important Probability Concepts (Video 11), Recap on Binomial Calculations (Video 13), Recap of Case 1A Ingredients (Video 14), Dentist Practice Case 1A (additional instructions), Airport Practice Case 1A (additional instructions), Binomial practice (half circled problems assigned)

  • Reading Assignment:  middle of page 6 - page 14.  Page 9 can be skimmed with the handout from Video 11 taking its place.
  • Homework Assignment: Complete Dentist and Airport Case Studies with additional instructions provided.  Complete half of circled problems on Binomial Practice handout.
  • Individual emails sent (b/t 12:56 PM and 1:05 PM) with Quiz 2 scores.  Key posted to D2L. Average score:  12.1/15 (81%)
  • Chat Help:  7:00-9:00.  Archived at this site.


Tuesday, May 12:

  • Zoom Office Hours from 9:45-10:45
  • Quiz 1 Taken from 11:00 to 11:30 AM
  • Email sent at 11:41 AM.  Content:  Video links for Videos 6-10, reading assignment given, time announced for Quiz 1 return and Quiz 1 key post on D2L, reminder of chat room, Zoom info for May 13 office hours provided.  Attachments (3):  Dentist Practice Case 1A, Airport Practice Case 1A, Practice with Parameter, Statistic and Hypotheses.
  • Reading Assignment:  middle of Page 3 to middle of Page 6 & middle of Page 11 (picture) to top of Page 12.
  • Homework Assignment:  Follow the May 12 instructions for Dentist and Airport practice cases and complete the worksheet providing Practice For Parameter, Statistic and Hypotheses.
  • Individuals emails sent (b/t 1:25 PM and 1:35 PM) with Quiz 1 scores.  Key posted to D2L.  Average score: 13.5/16 (84%).
  • Chat Help:  7:00-9:00.  Archived at this site.


Monday, May 11:

  • Zoom Introductory Meeting 9:30-10:30 AM
  • Email Sent at 11:35 AM.  Content: Video links for Videos 1-5, reading assignment given, chat room URL provided, reminder of quiz for Tuesday May 12 and reminder of chat room question and answers open from 7-9 PM, Zoom Office Hours URL, ID and password.  Attachments (2): Examples of Vocabulary Words and Suggested Schedule.
  • Reading Assignment:  Case Study Manual Pages 1 - Middle of Page 3.
  • Email sent at 6:26 PM with reminder of live chat room
  • Chat Help:  7:00-9:00.  Archived at this site.