Math 10043-030 Elementary Statistics
Summer 2019, Mondays to Fridays 11:20-12:50 in SMI 103
Instructor: Dr. Igor Prokhorenkov. Office: TUC 311.
Office Hours Mondays to Fridays 10-11 (I am also available at other times as needed.)
| My Phone | Office: 817-257-6342 (I have voice mail) Home: 817-423-9030. Feel free to call me at home at reasonable times (9:00 am - 9:00 pm). |
Class web page:
Class web page is available at the address
http://faculty.tcu.edu/prokhor/stat.html , it contains links to the
syllabus, homework assignments due days, class notes, and review sheets.
Textbook (NOT REQUIRED) :
De Veaux, Velleman, and Bock, Intro Stats, 5th Edition, Pearson.
Web Access (REQUIRED) :
MyStatLab Code - Online HW and e-textbook., Pearson.
Calculator (REQURED) : TI-83 Plus or TI-84 Plus -/C/CE are required. You should bring your calculator to class and exams. Laptops, iPads, Netbooks, Cell phones, PDA's and iPod-type devices are not allowed during class, unless they are explicitly used for taking notes. They must be silent and put away.
Prerequisites: MATH 10023 or two years of high school algebra. Students may not receive credit for both MATH 10043 and INSC 20153.
Course Description and expectations: The aim of this course is to develop student's skills for understanding statistics and doing basic statistical computations. Including skills related to empirical frequency distributions; binomial and normal distributions; Regression and correlation; and Statistical inference. The student is expected to supplement lecture by reading the text. The course is designed to challenge and improve your problem solving and critical thinking skills. This will require a consistent and sustained effort from you. Please expect to spend a significant amount of time studying outside of class.
Grading: The final grade for this course will be determined as follows.
| Quizzes and homework (together) | 20% | |
| Test #1 | 22% | Wednesday, June 12 |
| Test #2 | 23% | Wednesday, June 26 |
| Cumulative Final Exam | 35% | Friday, July 5 |
Your weighted course average x determined by your scores and the percentages above will be used to determine the final grade as specified in the table.
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Example of grading calculation:
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Homework: Homework on MyStatLab will be assigned after almost every class. You will have unlimited attempts at each problem. Due dates will not be extended, but late assignments will be accepted with a 50% penalty. If you will be traveling or without internet access near a due date, work ahead and complete the HW before the due date. Due dates will not be extended for access issues, computer problems, etc.
Quizzes: the quizzes will be given often. These quizzes will cover fundamental skills that are needed to understand the material. If you are absent on the day of a quiz and do not have an official university excuse, you will receive a zero on the quiz.
Policy on late homework and missed quizzes: No late homework will be accepted, unless I give you an extension due to an official university excuse, illness, or serious family emergency. No make-up or early quizzes will be given. Instead, the 2 lowest quiz score will be dropped. To have a third quiz (or more) dropped will require acceptable written justification for having missed all quizzes. Missed quizzes earn a score of 0. Students who are forced to miss class for an extended period should contact me as soon as possible.
Exam make-up policy: If you have an official university absence that happens to fall on an exam date, you must notify me in advance to schedule a make-up. In the case of illness on an exam date, contact me as soon as you know that you will be unable to take the exam. A student that misses an exam without prior notification and acceptable justification will receive a 0 on the exam.
Attendance Policy: The university attendance policy states that regular and punctual class attendance is essential and that no assigned work is excused because of absence, no matter what the cause. Please notify me as soon as possible if you have to miss a class due to an Official University Absence, documented illness, or family emergency, so that I can make arrangements for you to make up your work.
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