SYLLABUS
for MATH 262 - 01 Spring 2012
Website: www.math.csusb.edu/faculty/hobson (You'll find a copy of
this syllabus and a schedule of the homework assignments.)
Time & place:
MW 4 - 5:50 PM in JB 254
Course #:
42793
Prerequisites:
Math
120, Math 211 (You're okay if you're currently taking 211.)
Instructor:
Richard Hobson
Office: JB520
Phone & voicemail: (909)
537-3661
email: rhobson@csusb.edu
Office hours: MW 2:30 - 3:30
PM or by appointment
Text: Fundamentals of Statistics
by Michael Sullivan 3rd
edition.
Homework and quizzes: Homework will be
assigned every class day. You'll find the daily assignments
online at
www.math.csusb.edu/faculty/hobson
Assignments are always due the next class day. Homework will
be collected from Day 2 on, graded and handed back the next class
day. When doing a problem always show all your work in order
to get credit. (Many of the answers are in the back of
the book.)
Neatness counts. It helps me and it will
help you in your work. Use graph paper and a straight edge for
graphs. Please do not use paper ripped from a spiral
binder. Please use pencil rather than pen and make your
erasures neat. Label the section at the top and number each
problem clearly. Like everything handed in for this class,
homework will be folded lengthwise with your name, "Math
262", and the day of the assignment written in the upper right
corner. Always fold all of one day's assignment together as a
unit.
Homework should be handed in when I call for it
in class. All other homework is late, and the only time it
will be accepted is immediately before a midterm test or the
final. Late work is worth a maximum of 70% of full credit.
If you have questions over the homework, feel
free to see me during office hours. In addition, tutoring may
be available in the Student Learning Center in University Hall,
third floor.
There may be some pop quizzes. They'll
count the same as a homework assignment. Quizzes must be taken
in class, they can't be made up.
Extra credit: If you
have trouble with the material in an assignment you can do
unassigned problems from those sections for extra credit. Hand
it in on test days. Any extra points will be added to your
homework total. My rule of thumb is that an amount of work
that would be worth 10 points as an on-time homework assignment
counts 2 points as extra credit. Extra credit won't be
accepted unless all regular homework is complete.
Calculators: You will
definitely need a scientific calculator. The one I'll be using
in class is the TI-30XIIS. The "TI" stands for Texas
Instruments, the"S" stands for "Statistical". The price at,
say, K-Mart is around $15. If you go ahead in your statistical
studies, you will probably eventually want to get a graphing
calculator. One famous statistical graphing calculator is, for
instance, the TI-83. They cost around $100. The
TI-83 is mentioned in our text and you're welcome to use one but you
will not need it for this course, any problems that might require a
graphing calculator will not be assigned. Whatever calculator you get
make sure you hang onto the instruction book.
Goals & Objectives: You
should gain understanding and hands-on, how-to knowledge of Data
Collection, Organizing and Summarizing Data, Numerically Summarizing
Data, Describing the Relation between Two Variables, Probability,
Discrete Probability Distributions, The Normal Probability
Distribution, Sampling Distributions, Estimating the Value of a
Parameter Using Confidence Intervals, Hypothesis Tests Regarding a
Parameter, Inference on Two Samples, and some Additional Inferential
Procedures. You'll
find a more precise, day-by-day list of topics online in the
Homework Schedule at the web
address listed above.
Regulations
& procedures: Students should refer to
the "Academic Regulations and Procedures" in the CSUSB Bulletin of
Courses for the university's policies on course withdrawal, cheating
and plagiarism.
Accomodations for disabilities:
If
you
are
in
need
of
an
accomodation
for
a
disability in order to participate in this class, please contact
Services to Students with Disabilities at UH-183, (909)
537-5238.
Electronic devices:
Except for calculators, in-class use of electronic devices
(including cell phones and computers) is prohibited.
Exams: I
currently plan to give two midterm exams and a final exam.
They'll cover the basic material covered in class and assigned as
homework. Exams must be taken on time. No make-up exams
will be given.
Final: The final is
scheduled for Wednesday, June 13 from 4PM until 5:50 in
our regular meeting room. The final exam will be
comprehensive. If you don't take the final exam your grade
will be calculated with a zero for that score.
Grade: Your grade
will be based on:
Homework & quizzes
25%
Midterm exam
20% each
Final:
35%
The grading scale is as
follows
A
91 - 100%
D+
68 - 69%
A-
90%
D
61 - 67 %
B+
88 - 89%
D-
60%
B
81 -
87%
F
Below 60%
B-
80%
C+
78 - 79%
C
71 - 77%
C-
70