MATHEMATICS 318 -- Spring 2012

 

INSTRUCTOR:   Dr. Christopher Swanson                   Office Phone:  419-289-5264               Office:  209 Patterson & Clayton 103

                                E-mail:  cswanson@ashland.edu       Home Phone:  SEE FIRST DAY HANDOUT BEFORE 10pm

                                Web Page:  http://personal.ashland.edu/~cswanson/                   Fax:  419-289-5791

 

OFFICE HOURS:                Mon. 11-12 (Clayton), 3-4 (Patterson); Tues. 2-3 (Patterson); 

Wed. 10-11 (Clayton), 1-2 (Patterson); Thurs. 4-5 (Clayton); Fri. 3-4, 4-5 (Patterson)

                                                OR by appointment OR almost any other time I am in my office.

 

CLASSES:            Tues., Thurs. 9:25a.m.-10:40a.m.in Patterson 324

 

TEXTS:                 Probability and Statistical Inference (8th Edition) by Hogg and Tanis, Prentice Hall, 2010.  BRING THIS TO EVERY CLASS!!!

 

TECHNOLOGY:  A graphing calculator such as the TI-84 with a package for statistics with functions for mean and standard deviation is required.  Students having the TI-84 may have an advantage in the course for this is the calculator that I will use in class for demonstrations.  If you plan to use a different calculator, make sure you have an owner’s manual that explains how to use its statistics package.  The software package MAPLE may be used to demonstrate certain probabilistic and statistical concepts.

 

HOMEWORK:  Reading assignments and practice problems will be assigned during every class.  I will assume that you have completed the reading assignment for each class period, and thus comprehension of some of the material covered in             class may depend upon this assignment.  The reading assignments may cover material for which you are responsible to know for the course although time constraints may result in this material not being covered in class.  The practice problems should be a gauge for how well you understand the reading.  Starting January 13th, homework problems will   be due in my office every Friday by 5pm.  Homework problems will usually be announced one week before they are due.  If you are having difficulty with the reading, the practice problems, or the homework problems, please bring questions to class or to my office.  You may discuss the problems on the homework sets with other members of the class, but you should write up your solution independently, and you should mention any classmates from whom you                receive help.  Failure to do this will result in points being deducted from the assignment.  The homework set should be legible, written using correct English (including complete sentences when appropriate), and stapled.  Late homework will be accepted with a penalty of 10% of the point value of the assignment per weekday that it is late.

 

EXAMS:  Exams will typically be take-home, although they may include an in-class portion.  All in-class portions of    exams missed will be given a grade of “0” unless PRIOR arrangements are made, and you have a legitimate

                reason for missing class.  Travel plans will never be considered a legitimate reason for missing an exam.  You will be    able to use calculators on all exams.

 

GRADING:           Exam 1                    20%                                        Homework             30%

                                Exam 2                    20%                                        Final Exam             30%

The final course grade will be determined by calculating a scaled course percentage for each student based upon the course breakdown above.  The chart below lists the lowest grade that a student would possibly receive if his/her scaled course percentage falls in the corresponding ranges.

 

Scaled course %                   Grade                      Scaled course %                   Grade

93 to 100                                   A                          73 to 77                                     C

90 to 93                                     A-                        70 to 73                                     C-

87 to 90                                     B+                        67 to 70                                     D+

83 to 87                                     B                          63 to 67                                     D

80 to 83                                     B-                         60 to 63                                     D-

77 to 80                                     C+                        below 60                                   F

 

MATHEMATICS 318 -- Spring 2012

 

The course will cover material from chapters 3-8 and 10-11 from Probability and Statistical Inference (8th Edition) by Hogg and Tanis. We will observe the following schedule as closely as possible:

 

Dates              Text Sections                         Comments

 

1/10, 1/12        3.7, 4.3                                   

 

1/17, 1/19        4.3, 4.4                                   

 

1/24, 1/26        5.1

 

1/31, 2/2          5.3, 5.4

 

2/7, 2/9            5.5, 5.6                                               

 

2/14, 2/16        5.7, 6.1                                    EXAM I ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17th

 

2/21, 2/23        6.1, 6.2

 

2/28, 3/1          6.3, 6.4 (5.2)

 

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3/13, 3/15        6.5, 6.6

 

3/20, 3/22        6.7, 7.1                                               

 

3/29                 7.2                                           No class on Tuesday, 3/27 – CAS URCA Symposium

EXAM II ON TUESDAY, MARCH 27th

 

4/3, 4/5            7.3, 7.4                                               

 

4/10, 4/12        7.5, 7.7

 

4/17, 4/19        8.1, 8.2

 

4/24                 8.3                                           No class on Thursday, 4/26 – Reading Day      

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM IS 10:30 a.m. TO 12:30 p.m. ON MONDAY, APRIL 30th.