MATH 130 - Elements of Statistics I

Fall 1999
MATH 130.04 (3 credits), Tu_Th, 2:30PM-3:45PM, Wickersham 107
Textbook:
Elementary Statistics, 7th edition, Mario F. Triola, Addison-Wesley, 1998.
Instructor:
Dr. Buchanan
Office: Wickersham 113, Phone: 872-3659, FAX: 871-2320
Office Hours: 9:00AM-10:00AM (MTu_ThF), or by appointment
Email: Robert.Buchanan@millersville.edu
Attendance:
Students are expected to attend all class meetings. If you must be absent from class you are expected to complete class requirements (tests and/or homework assignments) prior to the absence. In the event you are absent from or late to class, you are still responsible for all assignments made, material covered, and handouts given. Students who miss a test should provide a valid excuse, otherwise you will not be allowed to make up the test. Tests should be made up within one week of their scheduled date. No final exam exemptions.
Homework:
Students are expected to do their homework and participate in class. Specially marked homework problems will be collected to be graded and returned to the student. This course covers a great deal of material. The homework assignments are designed to reinforce and test your knowledge of the topics covered in the classroom. You will be at a disadvantage on tests and the exam if you do not complete all the homework problems as they are assigned. Late homework without valid excuse will not be accepted.
Grades:
Course grade will be calculated as follows.
Tests 60%
Exam 25%
Homework 15%

The course letter grades will be calculated as follows.

90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
0-59 F
Readings:
The following schedule lists the textbook sections expected to be covered on given dates (the dates are in parentheses).
Week Tuesday Thursday
1 (08/31) 1.1-1.3 (09/02) 1.4, 1.5
2 (09/07) 2.1-2.3 (09/09) 2.4, 2.5
3 (09/14) MINITAB intro (09/16) 2.6, 2.7
4 (09/21) Test #1 (09/23) 3.1-3.3
5 (09/28) 3.4, 3.6 (09/30) 3.5
6 (10/05) 4.1-4.3 (10/07) 4.4
7 (10/12) Fall Break (10/14) Review
8 (10/19) Test #2 (10/21) 5.1, 5.2
9 (10/26) 5.3, 5.4 (10/28) 5.5, 5.6
10 (11/02) 6.1, 6.2 (11/04) 6.3, 6.4
11 (11/09) 6.5 (11/11) Review
12 (11/16) Test #3 (11/18) 7.1, 7.2
13 (11/23) 7.3, 7.4 (11/25) Thanksgiving
14 (11/30) 7.5, 7.6 (12/02) 8.1, 8.3
15 (12/07) 8.5, 8.6 (12/09) 8.2, Review

The final exam is scheduled for Friday, December 17, 1999 from 12:30PM until 2:30PM.

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