Summer2 2006 Course Syllabus
Course: 0133.021.
Course Title: Introduction to Probability and Statistics.
Time: MTWR 10:45-12:15.
Place: BB 00203.
Instructor: Mengesha, Tadele A.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall, 509.
Instructor Email: mengesha@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-1655.
Office Hours: MW 1:00PM - 3:00PM or By appointment.
Prerequisites: Differential Calculus.
Textbook: Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Seymour Lipschutz and John Schiller.
Course Goals: To instill understanding and appreciation of elementary probability and statistics.
Topics Covered: Counting, Basic probability, conditional probability and independence , Random variables, Binomial and Normal distribution, sampling distributions, confidense intervals and hypothesis testing for single population.
Course Grading: There will be three test and three quizzes. The tests will be given the beginning of every other week. The quizzes will be made of homework problems. I am not going to collect homework, but check whether you have practiced through the quizzes. The tests account 75%, and quizzes 25% of your total grade.
Exam Dates: Tests and quizzes will be given at the beginning of every week in an alternating manner.
Attendance Policy: Attendance and class participation are strongly recommended. It partly influence your final grade for it is used in 'border-line' cases.
Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
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During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.
The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.