Summer2 2012 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 3032.021

Course: Mathematics 3032.021.
Course Title: Mathematical Statistics.
Time: MTWR 10:45 to 12:15.
Place: BB 203.
Instructor: Srinivasan, Ranganatha.
Instructor Office: Wachman 510.
Instructor Email: ranganatha.srinivasan@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215 204 8440.
Office Hours: by appointment.
Prerequisites: Math 3031 or its equivalent.
Textbook: John E Freund's Mathematical Statistics with Applications by I. Miller & M. Miller, 7th Edition, 2004, Pearson Prentice Hall (ISBN 0-13-142706-7).
Course Goals: To learn methods of statistical inference for common distributions in statistics This is a mathematically oriented course.
Topics Covered: Topics covered include: Estimation and tests of hypothesis of parameters of statistical distributions, normal random variable and related distributions and a brief introduction to regression analysis.
Course Grading: Final grade for this course is based on three tests and a comprehensive final. Each test count 22% and final counts 34% towards the final grade. All tests are closed book and notes.
Exam Dates: To be announced in class.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required.
Calculator policy: You are allowed to use a nonprogrammable calculator, if there is a need for it. I will let you know. It must be a nonprogrammable calculator.
Homework: Homework will not be collected for grading, but you are expected to do ALL of them. A tentative list of homework problems will be distributed in class.
Makeup policy: In general, there are no makeup tests. In cases of DOCUMENTED EMERGENCIES ( a documented serious illness, documented car accident, a death in family, etc )it is the student's responsibility to contact the instructor AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, preferably by e mail, in cases of a missed test. If you miss a test, a makeup test may be given depending on the situation. No makeup will be given once the graded tests are returned.
Blackboard: This is a registered blackboard 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.
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