FACULTY OF CHELISKY
DEPARTMENT OF THEORY
THR 482 - SCIENTIFIC
ANECKDOT ANALYSES
DR. J. NICHOLAS HERGELES
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE OBJECTIVE
The course is designed to provide students with scientific perspective of aneckdot relations.
As looking from scientific point of view, it is devoted to a selected set of mathematical and
statistical models supported with graphical illustrations. Although Aneckdot Science builds
itself on all aspects of human beings' characteristics, THR 482 disregards Arabesk, Bunalım,
Yalnızlık and Aşk side of the story for the sake of trying to achieve exact numerative
solutions.
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOKS
1) "Sevgililerime", Prof Dr. Robert de Filo, 45th Edition - 1998 / Metis Yayınları
2) "Bütün Anekdotlarım", Doç.Dr. Jean Nicholas Hergeles, 38th Edition - 1997 / Adam Yayınları
3) "Az Yarılmadık", Dr. Pablo Cabbaro, 56th Edition - 1998 / Afa Yayınları
REQUIREMENTS
Students are required to attend classes, recitations and participate in discussions
for their own benefit.
COURSE OUTLINE
I. NATURE OF ANECKDOT SCIENCE
1. MEANING OF ANECKDOT
2. GRAPHICS
3. CONFIDENCE INTERVAL
4. THE ROLE OF PAST DATA
5. PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS
II. TESPİTTİNG
1. TESPİT PREFERENCES
2. WHOM TO TESPİT
3. SELECTED READINGS FROM PROFESSIONAL TESPİTTERS
4. A DISCUSSION WITH DR. BOILEND WARFIELD
III. DETERMINING ANECKDOT
1. SELECTING ANECKDOTS FROM TESPİTS
2. STICK-TO-ONE APPROACH
3. PORTFOLIO APPROACH
4. OPTIMAL ANECKDOT SIZE
IV. ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO SUCCESS
1. CONSERVATIVE APPROACH
2. AGGRESSIVE APPROACH
3. SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
4. ROLE OF FRIENDS
5. ROA ANALYSIS (RETURN ON ANECKDOT)
6. COMMITMENT ERROR
V. ÇIKİNG POINT
1. BALANCE BETWEEN ANECKDOT AND YOU
2. IMPORTANCE OF POINT X=1
3. EPSILON NEIGHBOURHOOD
4. AREA OF ÇIKİNG (WITH INTEGRAL)
VI. ENDING RELATIONS
1. WHEN TO END A RELATION?
2. FEUDAL WAY
3. MODERN WAY
GRADING:
ASSIGNMENTS 10%
FIRST MIDTERM EXAM 15%
SECOND MIDTERM EXAM 15%
THIRD MIDTERM EXAM 15%
FINAL EXAM 20%
TERM PROJECT 20%
CHATTING WITH INSTRUCTOR 5%
WARNING: This is really a difficult course. You can be hurted very badly. Think twice
before taking (i.e. you can withdraw) and be very careful!
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