Topics such as maximum likelihood methods, Nexman-Pearson Lemma, likelihood ratio tests, and unbiased minimum variance estimators are covered. GMA 761 Mathematical Statistics I or an equivalent course. An historical summary of the development of mathematics, with emphasis on the relation of the development of mathematics to the development of Western culture. The lives and discoveries of many mathematicians are discussed, and methods of incorporating the history of mathematics into school mathematics courses are considered. This course is for the secondary-school mathematics teacher who is interested in an introduction to the elementary concepts of computer programming, the early history and development of computers, and the uses of the computer in the school and society.
Emphasis is placed on writing computer programs related to topics in secondary school mathematics.