MATH 119 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
WEB SITES, BOOKS, RESOURCES
(The instructor bears
no responsibility for these sites, beyond Testing Strategies.)
Testing Strategies
Test-taking Tips
and Reducing Test Anxiety:
Test.html
Test.pdf (pdf
file)
Study Snacks: http://www.realage.com/kids-health/8-study-snacks-that-make-kids-smarter
Tutoring Sites
http://www.tutorvista.com
online
tutoring
http://www.akaritutoring.com
online
tutoring
http://www.ziizoo.com
like Google for tutors
For Mesa College
only: http://www.sdmesa.edu/tutoring-center/about.cfm
Tutoring at Mesa
College (getting one / becoming one): Click here
Various subjects: Tutoring114SubjectList.pdf
Margin Essays
These are
fascinating commentaries in the sides of the pages in your Triola
textbook that deal with applications and the uses and abuses of
statistics. These will enrich your experience in the course!
Articles
The Chinese
Bachelor Problem (This is very serious!): http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/14/opinion/edegner.php
(The article on Benford's Law will appear after we do the "coin
game.")
Polling Sites
and Articles on Polls
Books on Statistics,
including Uses and Abuses and the Psychology of Decision Making
Web Sites (Statistics)
Applets,
Simulations, and Demonstrations
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/rvls.html
http://statman.stat.sc.edu/~west/javahtml/
Chance and
Chance News:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance
(Analyses of
current events and other interesting topics. An ongoing project at Dartmouth.)
Cheryl Slayden's Power Point Slides/Notes:
http://www.pstcc.cc.tn.us/facstaff/cslayden/1050T/powerpointslides.htm
(Very neat
summaries of the textbook!)
Larry Green's
Applets and Notes:
http://www.ltcconline.net/greenl/java/index.html
(Green teaches at
Lake Tahoe Community College.)
Web Sites (General Sites for
Math / Statistics)
Paul's Online
Math Notes
http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/
(Extensive algebra
review notes, Internet links, and study skills tips!)
http://www.drmath.com/dr.math
(Frequently asked
questions and extensions
)
(A wonderful
collection of games, puzzles, interesting math, and other neat stuff!)
http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts
(Interesting topics
in a variety of mathematical fields!)