Spring 2013 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 2031.001

Course: Mathematics 2031.001.
Course Title: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS.
Time: TTH 11:00-12:20.
Place: BB109.
Instructor: Srinivasan, Ranganatha.
Instructor Office: 510 Wachman Hall.
Instructor Email: ranganatha.srinivasan@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215.204.8440.
Office Hours: TR 1:30-3:30.
Prerequisites: Calculus II.
Textbook: Walpole, Myers, Myers, Ye: Probability & Statistics, 8th Edition.
Course Goals: To learn the basic theoretical aspects of probability and statistics.
Topics Covered: Probability basics, Discrete and Continuous Random Variables, Probability Distributions, Moments of Random Variables, Sampling Distributions, One- and Two-Sample Estimation and Testing, Simple Linear Regression and Correlation.
Course Grading: Grade based on four in-class tests and the final exam, all equally weighted.
Exam Dates: Test 1: February 7; Test 2: February 28; Test 3: March 28; Test 4: April 18; Final: May 14.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required.

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