2018 Spring Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1013.001
Course: Mathematics 1013.001.
Course Title: Math Statistic 1013.
Time: 2:3:15, TR.
Place: Beury 166.
Instructor: John A. Paulos.
Instructor Office: 542 Wachman.
Instructor Email: johnallenpaulos@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: x-5003.
Office Hours: To be announced.
Prerequisites: Arithmetic, a bit of algebra, logical thinking.
Textbook: The Basic Practice of Statistics, 7th edition, by Moore and others.
Course Goals: To instill an appreciation and understanding of statistical ideas and their applications.
Topics Covered: The best syllabus is the Table of Contents of the book since I will proceed through the text more or less linearly. The topics covered: Probability basics, Descriptive Statistics, Discrete and Continuous Random Variables, Random Variables, Probability Distributions, Sampling Distributions, Confidence Intervals, Hypothesis Testing, Simple Linear Regression and Correlation. I will also introduce a few other topics and examples during the course. Course Grading: It will be announced in class, where I will explain the letter grades associated with the numerical test scores.
Course Grading: It will be announced in class, where I will explain the letter grades associated with the numerical test scores. Roughly: 3 tests, each worth 20% of the grade and the final worth the remaining 40%.
Exam Dates: To be announced in class, but roughly 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 of the way through the semester. The final will, of course, be at the end of the semester.
Attendance Policy: Strongly encouraged. Attendance will be taken sporadically.
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