Probability and Statistics.
3
In person.
The course instructor: Charles Osborne
MWF 3:00 - 3:50 PM.
Wachman 10.
Wachman 1035
609 634 4080. Please reserve phone contact for emergencies; the primary means of contacting the instructor is e-mail
cosborne@temple.edu
MWF 12:00 - 1:00 PM, or by appointment
The instructor will provide notes and other materials.
Tentative: Your grade will be based on two in-class tests, a cumulative final, homework and quizzes. The course grade will be computed as follows: 2 Midterms - 40% (20% each), Final - 30%, Homework 15% and Quizzes 15%.
Math 1031: Differential and Integral Calculus, or its equivalent.
To provide students with the basic principles of statistical reasoning and the underlying concepts from probability theory.
Sets and Related Notation, Counting Methods, Basic Probability, Conditional Probability and Independence, Random Variables, Binomial and Normal Distributions (including the central limit theorem), Sampling Distributions, Descriptive Statistics, Confidence Intervals, Hypotheses Tests.
Test 1 - 3 October in class; Test 2 - 14 November in class; Cumulative Final Exam--Wednesday, 10 December 5, 1:00 - 3:00 PM.
Class Attendance is required. Being on time is critical for a 50 minutes class ! Accumulation of missing several minutes of lectures does harm over time. If you miss more than three classes without a valid excuse, your course grade will be dropped one notch, e.g., from B to B-. Missing more than 6 classes will result in a two notch drop in your grade, and so on.
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There will be a 15-25 min. quiz every two weeks. The grading of the quizzes is based on work. When you do homework, practice including full work. There will be no make up quizzes. The lowest quiz score will be dropped at the end of the semester.
Written Homework will be collected weekly; homework will be graded for effort and completion.
Under no circumstances is the use of personal electronic devices such as phones, computers, smart watches allowed during exams except a scientific calculator. All such items must be stowed away and out of sight for the duration of the exam. Any student found with such a device (except the scientific calculator) during an exam will not be allowed to complete the test, will receive a score of zero for the test, and will be reported to the Student Code of Conduct Board.