Spring 2009 Course Syllabus
Course: 1013.002.
Course Title: Probability & Statistics.
Time: TTh 10:10AM-11:30AM.
Place: BB-402S.
Instructor: Lipschutz, Seymour.
Instructor Office: Rm 628 Wachman Hall.
Instructor Email: seymour.lipschutz@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-7843.
Office Hours: TTh 11:30AM-12:30PM.
Prerequisites: Math 1011, Math 55.
Textbook: Lipschutz & Schiller, Intro. to Prob. & Stat.
Course Goals: Some Knowledge of Probability & Statistics.
Topics Covered: Part I: Chap. 1, Sec. 1-5,7,8,10; Chap.2&3 Sec. 2.2-4, Sec 3.1-4,7 Chap 4, Sec 4.5, 4.6, Test 1 Feb 17; Part II, Capt. 5, Sec 3-7, 10-12, Chap 6 Sec 1-5 , Test 2 Mar 31, PART III, Chap 7, Sec. 12-3, Chap 8, Sec. 1-5; Chap 7 & 11, Sec. 7-4 and 11-1,(Test 3, Apr 21) Chap 9 (Optional) Sec 1-4 (optional).
Course Grading: Three Tests 60%,(2 top scores 50%, Lowest score 10%) Final 40% No make-up tests. If test is missed, then the score on the final is substituted for the missing test score [and it will count 10% besides the 40%].].
Exam Dates: Test 1 Feb 17, Test 2 Mar 31, Test 3 Apr 21; Final Thur. May 7, at 9-11AM.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is expected, No makeup tests. If a test is missed, then the Final exam score will be substituted for the missing test score (and it will count 10% besides the 40%).
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Students will be charged for a course unless a withdrawal form is processed by a registration office of the University by the Drop/Add deadline date given below. For this semester, the crucial dates are as follows:
- The first day of classes is Tuesday, January 20.
- The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, February 2.
- Spring recess is the week of Monday, March 9.
- The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, March 30.
- The last day of classes is Monday, May 4.
During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.
The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.