2024 Spring Course Syllabus - Mathematics 1044.003

Course: Mathematics 1044.003.

Course Title: Probability and Statistics for the Life Sciences.

Credits: 4.

How this course will be taught: In person.

Time: Lectures: TR 11:40 am - 1:20 pm. Recitation: F 11:00 am - 11:50 am.

Place: Lectures: Beury 160. Recitation: Wachman 408.

Instructor: Andrew Eisenberg.

Instructor Office: Office hours via Zoom.

Instructor Email: andy.eisenberg@temple.edu

Instructor Phone: Use email.

Office Hours: W 12 pm - 2 pm, F 10 am - 12 pm, or by appointment.

Prerequisites: MATH 1041 (C), MATH 1038 (C), MATH 1941 (C), MATH 1951 (C), MATH 2043 to 3080 (C-), MA06 Y.

Course Materials: Textbook: Modeling the Dynamics of Life: Calculus and Probability for Life Scientists, 3rd edition, 2013, Frederick Adler. An ebook edition is available for \$42.99, from https://www.cengage.com/c/modeling-the-dynamics-of-life-calculus-and-probability-for-life-scientists-3e-adler/9780840064189/, providing 4 months of online access (which is sufficient to get through the Final Exam period). Calculator: You will need a scientific calculator (NOT a graphing calculator and NOT a calculator app on your phone/watch). Scientific calculators (such as https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000JBNX) typically cost around $10.

Course Goals: To introduce some of the basic concepts and techniques of probability and statistics, as applied in the Life and Environmental Sciences.

Topics Covered: Probability Theory and Descriptive Statistics ; Probability Models; Introduction to Inferential Statistics.

Course Grading: Test 1: 24%. Test 2: 24%. Homework: 5%. Quizzes: 15%. Final Exam: 32%.

Exam Dates: Test 1: Tuesday, February 20 (in class). Test 2: Tuesday, April 9 (in class). Final Exam: Tuesday, May 7 (10:30 am - 12:30 pm).

Attendance Policy: Attendance is expected and will be recorded. If you need to miss a class for some reason, it is your responsibility to get notes from another student for any material you've missed, and to arrange to turn in/make up any in-class or collected work.

Attendance and Your Health: To achieve course learning goals, students must attend and participate in classes, according to your instructors' requirements. However, if you feel unwell or if you are under quarantine or in isolation because you have been exposed to the virus or tested positive for it, you should not come to campus or attend in-person classes or activities. Students have the responsibility to contact their instructors to create a plan for participation and engagement in the course as soon as they are able to do so and to make a plan to complete all assignments in a timely fashion when illness delays their completion.

Canvas: This is a registered Canvas course.

Calculators: You may be allowed to use a scientific calculator (NOT a graphing calculator and NOT your phones!) on quizzes and exams.

Exam Policy: You are allowed to bring a 3x5 index with prepared notes to each exam. You should include your full name in the top right corner of the card, and it should be turned in with your exam. No other notes are permitted.

Quiz Makeups: Quiz makeups may be permitted for documented emergencies. It is your responsibility to contact the professor ahead of time (or as soon as possible afterwards) to arrange a time for a makeup quiz. Typically, the Monday after a Thursday quiz will be the last opportunity to make up that quiz.

Disability Statement: Any student who has a need for accommodations based on the impact of a documented disability or medical condition should contact Disability Resources and Services (DRS) in Howard Gittis Student Center South, Rm 420 (drs@temple.edu; 215-204-1280) to request accommodations and learn more about the resources available to you. If you have a DRS accommodation letter to share with me, or you would like to discuss your accommodations, please contact me as soon as practical. I will work with you and with DRS to coordinate reasonable accommodations for all students with documented disabilities. All discussions related to your accommodations will be confidential.

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Add/Drop Policy: Students will be charged for a course unless dropped by the Drop/Add deadline date. Check the University calendar (opens in new tab/window) for exact dates.

During the Drop/Add period, students may drop a course with no record of the class appearing on their transcript. Students are not financially responsible for any courses dropped during this period. In the following weeks prior to or on the withdrawal date students may withdraw from a course with the grade of "W" appearing on their transcript. After the withdrawal date students may not withdraw from courses. Check the University Calendar (opens in new tab/window) for exact dates. See the full policy by clicking here (opens in new tab/window).

AI Policy: The use of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, DALL-E, etc.) is not permitted in this class unless specifically announced for a particular assignment; therefore, any use of AI tools for work in this class may be considered a violation of Temple University's Academic Honesty policy and Student Conduct Code, since the work is not your own. The use of unauthorized AI tools will result in a grade of zero on the assignment; a second offense will be reported to the Student Conduct Board.

Incomplete Policy: The grade "I" (an "incomplete") is only given if students cannot complete the course work due to circumstances beyond their control. It is necessary for the student to have completed the majority of the course work with a passing average and to sign an incomplete contract which clearly states what is left for the student to do and the deadline by which the work must be completed. The incomplete contract must also include a default grade that will be used in case the "I" grade is not resolved by the agreed deadline. See the full policy by clicking here (opens in new tab/window).

Student Support Services: The following academic support services are available to students (all links open in a new tab/window):
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