Yo! Hope you're all enjoying the summer thus far! And by "you all" I mean both my beloved AP Stat kids from this past year, as well as you rookies joining me in the fall. Just a little update...I'm currently entrenched in an Eastern CT State U. classroom honing my own statistics skills. I also spent a week at a conference exploring how AP mathematics can be foreshadowed in prior courses. Further, I'll be at Taft Boarding School in Watertown, CT later this month to learn even more. Why do you care? Maybe you don't...but if so, it's because you know I'll be sick with it come next year and you'll all be earning 5's on the exam. And yes, you'll take it. It's free--so why wouldn't you?
Onto the summer assignment...have fun. Relax. Totally rejuvenate yourself for the upcoming school year, because once we hit day 1, it's gametime. You'll be working hard from the second you enter class until the AP exam. I don't mean to scare you, but you need to know the deal. If you like, you can feel free to browse around this blog. In the stat downloads section you can find all of our chapter notes (powerpoints) from last year, as well as many of the assignments/projects, and even some past grades (by ID of course). Although most of this stuff will surely change/evolve with my further developed statistical skills, you can get a good idea of what's coming.
If you don't know, I can flow. Go to the stat downloads section, look at the bottom, and check out the stat rap. Not only will you guiltily bob your head to a math song, but you'll learn quite a bit of vocab we'll use throughout the year. Video coming soon.
And as for you veteran stat kids, I gotta say--I miss you guys. And if you're reading this blog post-graduation, you surely miss class too! It was fun times...I'll be in touch/posting with some more updates in the coming weeks as our AP scores come in. You'll be able to check back and see which topics we did well on as a class, as well as those we struggled in as a class. Then, if you're still feeling statty after all you've learned, you can start banging out some z-scores and such and comparing yourself to your peers. Why not? You can't sleep 'til noon everyday.
Feel free to email me, whether I know you yet or not, if you gots any questions. New students--let me know if there's anything I can add to this blog to help you out for next year! You can contact me at: fred.carofano@gmail.com.
