2010 March 28 / j d a v i s @ c a r l e t o n . e d u

Day 01 Notes

Here's some data on the planets. Identify Who, What, and Why. Can you also answer Where, When, and How?

NameOrbital Semi-Major Axis (km)Radius (km)Mass (1024 kg)Number of Named MoonsHabitable?
Mercury57,909,1002,4400.330220No
Venus108,208,9306,0524.8680No
Earth149,597,8886,3715.97361Yes
Mars227,939,1003,3960.641852No
Jupiter778,547,20071,4921898.663No
Saturn1,433,449,37060,268568.4653No
Uranus2,876,679,08225,55986.81027No
Neptune4,503,443,66124,764102.4313No

Here's some data from my bookshelf. Identify Who, What, and Why. Can you also answer Where, When, and How?

TitleAuthorsISBN
AlgebraIsaacs0-534-19002-2
Differential Forms in Algebraic TopologyBott, Tu0-387-90613-4
Introduction to Symplectic TopologyMcDuff, Salamon0-19-850451-9
J-Holomorphic Curves and Symplectic TopologyMcDuff, Salamon0-8218-3485-1
Principles of Algebraic GeometryGriffiths, Harris0-471-05059-8
Real and Complex AnalysisRudin0-07-100276-6

Here's the schedule from the course web page. Identify Who, What, and Why. Can you also answer Where, When, and How?

DateDayChaptersTopicHomeworkNotes
M 3/29011, 2dataIntroductory Survey
2: 13, 14, 19, 21, 23, 28, 30
Three Tables
W 3/31023, 4categorical and quantitative data
F 4/02035comparing distributions
M 4/05046, 7standard deviation, normal model, correlation
W 4/07058, 9linear regression
F 4/090610transforming data
M 4/1207
W 4/1408
F 4/1609
M 4/1910
W 4/2111
F 4/2312
M 4/2613
W 4/2814
F 4/3015
M 5/03midterm break
W 5/0516
F 5/0717
M 5/1018
W 5/1219
F 5/1420
M 5/1721
W 5/1922
F 5/2123
M 5/2424
W 5/2625
F 5/2826
M 5/3127
W 6/0228