I am emailing a link of this to everyone on the class list every week. If you are not receiving these emails or want to have them sent to another email address feel free to email me at jpmccarthymaths@gmail.com and I will add you to the mailing list.
Test
The Test will take place in IT2 at 10:00 this Wednesday 16 March. After the test we will have a class as normal from 11:15-12:00.
The Test will take a Q.1 from a past exam paper and a Q.2 from a past exam paper. You will also be given the following stats tables.
The relevant exam papers are:
To revise properly you need the manual and graph paper.
If you have missed Excel labs, you should get the lab off me in the lecture and complete it in your own time. There is a 15% Excel Test in Week 12.
Week 6
We started Chapter 2: Probability.
Week 7 and Beyond
We will continue this work.
Maths Online & Numbas
If you are subscribed to CIT MathsOnline you will have free access to the mathematical training tool Numbas:
Self-enrolment for Maths Online
1. Log into Blackboard Learn
2. Click on the Courses tab button at the top of the screen. Go to Course Search and type Maths Online in the box.
3. Once you’ve found the course, click on the action link button next to the course and click on Enrol. This should take you to the Self Enrolment page.
4. Your Access Code is mathsonline (lower case, no spaces).
5. After you’ve finished click Submit. You should now see a message that says your enrolment was successful.
Once you’ve enrolled, select Maths and Statistics by Module, then STAT6000. There are then three training tools for you to check out.
Diversions
We have briefly mentioned
- The Monty Hall Problem
- Random Sampling — Political Polls
- Simpson’s Paradox
- Hacking a Poker Game
- Password Strength
Study
Please feel free to ask me questions about the exercises via email or even better on this webpage.
Student Resources
Please see the Student Resources tab on the top of this page for information on the Academic Learning Centre, etc.
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