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This is an archive of all email messages sent to the entire class. (Winter 2014.)

March 23, 2014

Subject: Math 183 Course Grades
Date: March 23, 2014 10:14:35 PM PDT

Dear Class,

Final exam and course letter grades are now posted to Ted. The average course grade was 85%. (Wow!) 
Thanks for a great quarter!

Sincerely,
Ol' Doc Bowers

March 17, 2014

Subject: MATH 183 - Bowers [WI14]: Math 183 Final Exam
Date: March 17, 2014 7:08:09 PM PDT

Dear class,

This is just a reminder that our Final Exam is Wednesday at 11:30 AM. The room assignments for the 
Final Exam are posted here: http://math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/exam3.html

Remember to bring a Blue Book and your photo ID.  We will be checking IDs for the final exam! Also 
remember that the final exam does not cover anything from the last week of classes. No confidence 
intervals for means (although there might be confidence intervals for proportions) and no hypothesis 
testing. 

The CAPE response rate is over 70%! Hurray! That means that we will drop the lowest TWO homework 
assignments!

Sincerely,
Ol' Doc Bowers

March 12, 2014

Subject: Math 183 Final Exam
Date: March 12, 2014 5:12:50 PM PDT

Dear Class,

FINAL EXAM: The final exam is next week. You can find information about the final exam, including 
the room in which you will be taking it, at the following link: 
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/exam3.html

Please be aware that the room assignments for the final exam are different than they were for the 
midterm.

Be sure to bring a Blue Book and your photo ID to the exam.  We will definitely be checking IDs 
during the final exam.

CAPES: The CAPE response rate is just over 67%! Remember, if you can get the response rate over 70%, 
we will drop the lowest TWO homework assignments. (We are already dropping the lowest one.) You can 
check the current response rate here: http://www.cape.ucsd.edu/responses/current.aspx

SOLUTIONS: Solutions to Homework Assignments 1 - 7 and both Midterm Exams are posted to Piazza: 
https://piazza.com/ucsd/winter2014/math183/home

OFFICE HOURS: My office hours for next week are Monday and Tuesday 2-4 pm:
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/office_hours.html

Good luck!

Sincerely,
Ol' Doc Bowers

March 8, 2014

Subject: Math 183 Week 10
Date: March 8, 2014 2:07:52 PM PST

Dear class,

I have a few announcements to make:

1. The due date for Homework 8 is Friday, March 14 at 3:00 pm:
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/homework.html

2. The room assignments for the final exam are posted here:
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/exam3.html

Please be aware that these room assignments are different than the midterm exam room assignments. 

3. The current CAPE response rate is just over 51%. Remember, if you can get the response rate 
over 70%, we will drop the lowest two homework scores. You can see the response rate here: 
http://www.cape.ucsd.edu/responses/current.aspx

Sincerely,
Ol' Doc Bowers

March 4, 2014

Subject: Math 183 Week 10
Date: March 4, 2014 5:23:15 PM PST

Dear class,

I want to make a few announcements about the last week of the quarter, Week 10.

1. My office hours for Week 10 (and for Finals Week) are different than the rest of the quarter:
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/office_hours.html

Week 10 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 2-4 pm
Finals Week Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday 2-4 pm

2. The homework assignment for Week 10 material (HW 9) is posted here:
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/homework.html

Please note that Homework 9 is not to be turned in.

3. Final Exam information is posted here:
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/exam3.html

Please note that the material from Chapter 6 is not included in the topics for the final exam. You 
will not be tested on it. I am teaching it to you because I *know* you want to learn it.

4. Please remember to fill out your CAPEs! If we get a 70% response rate, we will drop the lowest 2 
homework scores.

Sincerely,
Adam Bowers

March 3, 2014

Subject: Math 183 Week 9
Date: March 3, 2014 8:18:17 AM PST

Dear Class,

I have several announcements for this week:

1. Homework 7 (for Section 5.2) is now due FRIDAY, March 7:
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/homework.html

2. Solutions to Exam 2 are posted under "Resources" in Piazza:
https://piazza.com/ucsd/winter2014/math183/home

3. CAPE evaluations begin today! If the class can get the response rate above 70%, then I will drop 
the lowest TWO homework scores! (We are already dropping the lowest one.)

We have almost made it to the end!

Sincerely,
Doc Bowers

February 23, 2014

Subject: Math 183 Exam 2
Date: February 23, 2014 1:16:27 PM PST

Dear Class,

Midterm 2 is this Friday during regular class time. The exam room assignments are the same as 
they were for Exam 1. You can find information about the exam, including room assignments and 
topics, here: http://math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/exam2.html

You will be given a table of probabilities for the standard normal random variable. In fact, you 
will be given this table: http://math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/downloads/ztable.jpeg

This is the list of instructions on the exam: 
http://math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/downloads/exam2_instructions.pdf

Please make sure you understand and follow all of the instructions.

ALSO: You must bring a Blue Book! 

Sincerely,
Doc Bowers

February 11, 2014

Subject: MATH 183 - Bowers [WI14]: Math 183 Homework List
Date: February 11, 2014 9:29:56 PM PST

Dear Class,

The Homework List on the class webpage now contains all assignments and due dates for the rest of 
the quarter. You can find the list here:

http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/homework.html

I have also prepared a short description of several casino games that show up regularly in 
probability examples. You can find that here:

http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/games.html

Sincerely,

Doc Bowers

February 11, 2014

Subject: MATH 183 - Bowers [WI14]: Corrected example from 3.7
Date: February 11, 2014 9:25:08 PM PST

Dear Class,

I have posted to the class webpage a corrected solution to the example of a joint PMF that we saw 
in class.  I want to thank the students who pointed out my mistake when computing the probability 
of rolling a 2, 3, or 12 given that no 7 had been rolled. (I missunderstood what they were telling 
me at the time, but they were correct.) You can find the corrected example under Announcements here:

http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/index.html

Sincerely,

Doc Bowers

February 4, 2014

Subject: MATH 183 - Bowers [WI14]: Math 183 Homework and Exams
Date: February 4, 2014 8:55:07 AM PST

Dear Class,

Solutions to the midterm exam and homework assignments 1-3 can be found in
Piazza under "Resources": https://piazza.com/ucsd/winter2014/math183/resources

Homework 4 is Due Wed, Feb 12 at 3 pm: 
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/homework.html
 
Sincerely,
Doc Bowers

January 26, 2014

Subject: Math 183 Exam 1
Date: January 26, 2014 7:36:58 PM PST

Dear Class,

This email is to remind you that the Math 183 Midterm Exam #1 is Friday at noon (normal class time).
Not everyone will be taking the exam in our usual class. Room assignments can be found here: 
http://math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/exam1.html

I have changed our course calendar to reflect a more realistic schedule:
http://math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/calendar.html

We will cover Continuous Random Variables on Monday. On Wednesday, we will do several examples of 
Discrete and Continuous Random Variable examples.

Sincerely,
Doc Bowers

January 23, 2014

From: 
Subject: Math 183 Exam 1 Rescheduled
Date: January 23, 2014 12:41:36 PM PST
To: Undisclosed recipients:;

Dear Class,

Midterm Exam 1 has been rescheduled. It is now scheduled for FRIDAY, JANUARY 31. The updated course 
calendar can be found here: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/calendar.html

Our class is too large for our lecture hall, and so we will need two rooms for our exam.  I could 
not find a large enough second room on Wednesday, so we had to move the exam to Friday. 

The room assignments for Exam 1 are here: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/exam1.html

I have also set the due date for Homework #3 as FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 at 3:00 PM:
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/homework.html

Sincerely,
Doc Bowers

January 7, 2014

Subject: Math 183 Week 1 Discussion Sections
Date: January 7, 2014 8:54:06 AM PST

Dear Class,

This is just a reminder that there are no discussion sections today:
http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/calendar.html

Discussion sections will meet at their regularly scheduled time starting next week.

Sincerely,
Doc Bowers

January 5, 2014

Subject: Math 183 Week 1
Date: January 5, 2014 6:50:13 PM PST

Dear Class,

Please be aware that there are no discussion sections on Tuesday, January 7 (Week 1). Please see the 
course calendar here: http://math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/calendar.html

Sincerely,
Adam Bowers

January 4, 2014

Subject: Math 183 Winter 2014
Date: January 4, 2014 9:56:26 PM PST

Dear Students,

You are receiving this email because you are registered for Math 183 this Winter Quarter. To see the class 
webpage, follow this link: http://math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/183/index.html

The class webpage has the course calendar and syllabus, as well as other information. (Please note that the 
webpage is subject to revision.)

Sincerely,
Adam Bowers