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MATH 2670B: Elementary Statistics, Summer 2015 Section
B: MW 1:00--3:00 INSTRUCTOR
Yi Wang, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematics School
of Sciences
Room 213B, Goodwyn Hall
Email: ywang2@aum.edu Homepage: Phone:
334.244.3318
TEXT: Elementary Statistics (12th ed.), by Mario Triola; published by Pearson, 2014.
CALCULATORS: COURSE DESCRIPTION: Math 2670 is a course in basic probability and statistics. It satisfies the School of Sciences statistics requirement. It may be taken by students in other majors. Sociology majors and some Biology majors are required to take MATH 2680 (Inferential Statistics) or MATH 2200 (Biostatistics) instead; students in Biology should talk with their advisors about which course to take. Students cannot receive duplicate credit for both MATH 2670 and MATH 2680. MATH 2670 does not satisfy the AUM core mathematics requirement for students who started college in Fall 1998 or later; for earlier students, it does. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Chapter 2: Summarizing and Graphing Data Chapter 3: Statics for Describing, Exploring and Comparing Data Chapter 4: Probability. (Skip 4.7 and 4.8) Chapter 5: Discrete Probability Distributions (Skip 5.5) Chapter 6: Normal Probability Distributions. (6.6 Optional) Chapter 7: Estimates and Sample Sizes. Chapter 8: Hypothesis Testing. (8.5 optional.) Chapter 9:
Inferences from Two Samples. (9.5 Optional)
This course will use Blackboard
HOMEWORK/QUIZZES/WORKSHEETS: On-line
quizzes for covered sections will be offered and graded and the
average grade of all on-line quizzes accounts for 50% of your overall grade.
Each quiz is only offered at a specific time-frame and is always due on Monday
11:59pm starting from the second week unless otherwise specified. P
EXAMS: There will be
a mid-term test and a final exam.
Being
absent from the Final Exam results in a grade of FA. You must prove to the
instructor’s satisfaction that your absence was unavoidable, in order to take a
makeup Final Exam. The two
exams must be taken in a designated time frame that shall be given by the
instructor (see the schedule below).
Exams must be completed independently by the student him/herself. Violation of the policy will result in a `F'. GRADES: Here is a breakdown of the
points of quizzes/test/final: Homework/Quiz/Worksheet Average…......500 Midterm test …………200 Final ……..…................300
Total points: 1000
If you do not miss more than five classes and get the following percentage you will receive
>=90…….................…A
>=80 and <90………..B >=70 and <80………..C >=60 and <70………..D
Grades in the course will reflect students’ demonstrated attainment of course objectives. I reserve the right to adjust these ranges downward or make appropriate scaling if necessary due to excessive difficulty of assignments or tests. Borderline cases will be considered according to the attendance, grades of all mid-exams and grade of the final by the sole discretion of the instructor.
STUDYING RESOURCES:
SOME IMPORTANT POLICIES IN THIS CLASS:
HOW TO SUCCEED THIS COURSE? In addition to my effort, your efforts are indispensable. (1) Except extreme cases, attending class only is far less sufficient to succeed (pass? ) the course. Let alone occasionally attending class. (4) To get a grade A, one is advised to spend at least 1-3 hours for each lecture hour in reviewing the lecture notes, doing the examples in the lecture notes and in the book, and doing almost all the homework problems. I would suggest you to write down your objective grade for this course, and commit your effort to this milestone of your life goal. Again, I wish you succeed. My objective grade for this course is . I will commit hours for each lecture hour to study the course materials.
GUIDELINES OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR FINAL GRADE:
APPEALS: After final course grades have been submitted, you may appeal your final grade. As a first step, you would make a written appeal to the instructor of the course. CLASS ATTENDANCE AND ENVIRONMENT: Perfect or near-perfect class attendance is important for students to gain and demonstrate competency in course concepts and skills. Students are expected to accept responsibility for class attendance and to complete in-class work assignments and examinations as scheduled by the instructor.
Please be courteous to
your fellow students and the instructor at all times. For example, do not
converse with other students, read the newspaper, or sleep during the lecture.
Cell phones have to be set to silent (or preferably be turned off). If you have to answer a cell phone call during class, please quietly leave the classroom and move to a location where your conversation does not disrupt any class in progress. Children should not be brought to class, except in emergency circumstances and only with the permission of the instructor. Food, drinks, or gum should not be brought into the classroom. AUM prohibits smoking in campus buildings. If you smoke, you may only do so outside the buildings. PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism or cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. You can discuss solutions with classmates, but cannot copy (totally or partially) someone else’s solution or allow someone else to copy your solution. You will receive an ”F” in the course if you are caught. DISCIPLINE AND ACADEMIC HONESTY. The policies of the Student Discipline Code apply. You are advised to familiarize yourself with these policies, which can be found in the current edition of the AUMANAC.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE Material presented in this course may be protected by
copyright law. Weekly Schedule for Math2670B-Elementary Statistics: SUMMER 2015Note: This is only a guide as how the course should proceed. Changes might occur.Section with an asterisk (*) is optional.
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