MATH 2030 — Section A
Elementary Probability
Summer 2021

Cheating agreement Remember to do the cheating agreement in eClass in order to get your password for the student portal.

Additional Resources
If you're like me and have difficulty focusing at home in order to study, here are some youtube videos to help you:

• A simple guide to learning from home
• What is a "body double"?
• What is a pomodoro?

Quizzes:
The update quiz is due 17 May and the mastery quiz closes 30 May. Both can be found on eClass

• Histograms, explained (StatQuest - Youtube)

Quizzes:
The Monday update is due 24 May and the mastery quiz closes 06 June. Both can be found on eClass

Homework 1:
Due 31 May

• The last banana: A thought experiment in probability - Leonard Barichello (Ted-ed - Youtube)
• Monty Hall Problem (Numberphile - Youtube)
• The Birthday Paradox (VSauce - Youtube) - Also talks about the "Birthday attack" in cryptography/computer security.
• The Bayesian Trap (Veritasium) - Goes over Eercise 29 and explains Bayes' Theorem
• Bayes Theorem (3Blue1Brown)
• Why Bayes rule is nicer with odds (3Blue1Brown) - Discusses Exercise 29 in great detail and the paradoxical nature. Uses odds instead of probability in the second half of video.

Quizzes:
The Monday update is due 31 May and the mastery quiz closes 07 June. Both can be found on eClass

Homework 2:
Due 07 June

• Binomial distributions (3Blue1Brown)
• Pascal's Triangle (Ted-ed)
• Pascal's Triangle (Numberphile)

Quizzes:
The Monday update is due 07 June and the mastery quiz closes 20 June. Both can be found on eClass

Homework 3:
Due 14 June

Exam 1: 17 June How to do the exam:

1. Download your version of the exam from the student portal
2. Start "Exam 1 - Part 1" on eClass (30 minute limit)
3. Take a 10-15 minute break
4. Do "Exam 1 - Part 2" on eClass (30 minute limit)
5. Submit scratchwork and final answer onto crowdmark (60 minute time limit after submitting on eCalss)

Quizzes:
The Monday update is due 14 June and the mastery quiz closes 27 June. Both can be found on eClass

Project:
The project outline is due 19 July
The final project is due 10 Aug
Project Information

Quizzes:
The Monday update is due 28 June and the mastery quiz closes 11 July. Both can be found on eClass

Homework 4:
Due 5 July

Quizzes:
The Monday update is due 05 July and the mastery quiz closes 18 July. Both can be found on eClass

Homework 5:
Due 12 July

Quizzes:
The Monday update is due 12 July and the mastery quiz closes 25 July. Both can be found on eClass

Homework 6:
Due 19 July

Project Outline:
Due 19 July - Submit using eclass

Since everyone is falling behind slightly, I've chosen to push back the next lecture until next week. This week is focused on:

1. Catching up on material
2. Preparing for exam 2
3. Submitting your project outline
4. Finishing up Homework 6
5. Finishing up any mastery quizzes you haven't finished yet

Exam 2: 22 July How to do the exam:

1. Download your version of the exam from the student portal
2. Start "Exam 1 - Part 1" on eClass (30 minute limit)
3. Take a 10-15 minute break
4. Do "Exam 1 - Part 2" on eClass (30 minute limit)
5. Submit scratchwork and final answer onto crowdmark (60 minute time limit after submitting on eCalss)

Quizzes:
The Monday update is due 19 July and the mastery quiz closes 01 August. Both can be found on eClass