Fall 2012 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 3031.001

Course: Mathematics 3031.001.
Course Title: Basic Probabiltiy Theory.
Time: MWF 3:00-3:50.
Place: BB 203.
Instructor: Raghunandanan, K.
Instructor Office: Wachman 436.
Instructor Email: raghu@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215 204 5011.
Office Hours: MWF 2:00-2:50.
Prerequisites: Math 1041 and 1042 or its equivalent.
Textbook: Fundamentals of Probability with Stochastic Processes, 3rd Ed, by Saeed Ghahramani, Pearson.
Course Goals: To learn basic probability theory and some of its applications. This course is mathematically oriented.
Topics Covered: Topics include: Axioms of Probability, Combinatorial methods, Conditional probability, Independence, Bayes theorem, Most common discrete and continuous random variables, Moment generating functions, Expected values and its properties and bivariate distributions.
Course Grading: Final grade for this course is based on three tests and a comprehensive final. Each tests count 22% each and the final counts 34%. All tests are closed book and notes.
Exam Dates: To be announced in class.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required.
Calculators: No calculators are allowed for the tests.
Homework: A list of homework problems is included in the syllabus. Homework will not be collected for grading. It is extremely important that you DO ALL the homework problems.
Makeup policy: There are no make up exams. In cases of DOCUMENTED EMERGENCIES(a documented serious illness, documented car accident, a death in the family, etc) it is the student's responsibility to contact the instructor AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, preferably by e mail, in case of a missed exam. If you miss an exam a makeup exam may be given depending on the situation. No make up exam will be given once the graded tests are returned.
Blackboard: This is a registered balckboard course.
Letter grades: 93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, 83-86 B, 80-82 B-, 77-79 C+, 73-76 C, 70-72 C-, 65-69 D+, 55-64 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F.
Cell phone or I phone: PLEASE TURN OFF ANY CELL PHONE, I PHONE OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND PUT THEM AWAY. DO NOT KEEP THEM ON THE DESK.
please turn off any cell phone, i: .

Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.

Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed here.

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 Monday, August 27.
• Labor Day is Monday, September 3.
• The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, September 10.
• Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 22.
• The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Tuesday, October 23.
• The last day of classes is Wednesday, December 5.

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.