MATH 321 - Probability & Statistical Inference
Instructor: George Barrick
Fall Semester 2010
Syllabus |
Schedule |
Assignments |
I’ll be teaching one section of Probabilty and Statistical Inference during Fall Semester 2010. To determine whether you are in fact enrolled in George Barrick’s section of this course, compare the course information in your schedule to see whether your section number of MATH 321 has the call number (10777). Section (10777) meets at 10:20 MWF in 137 Barrette Business & Community Center.
Information you might need to get in touch with me follows:
| Phone: | (330)244-4696 | e-mail: | g_barrick_at_walsh_dot_edu | ||
| FAX: | (330)244-4651 | web-site: | http://www.gbarrick.net/ | ||
| Office: | 207 TNSC | Office Hours: | 08:00 - 09:00 M W F | ||
| 15:00 - 16:00 M W F | |||||
| 08:00 - 11:15 T H | |||||
| also by appointment | |||||
For detailed information regarding my daily activities, see the plan page.
Text
The text for Probability and Statistical Inference (MATH 321) is the 7th edition of Mathematical Statistics with Applications by Wackerly/Mendenhall/Scheaffer (ISBN 97804-99511081-1). It’s available from from the Walsh Bookstore ($207.35 new/$155.50 used). The text is also available as an e-book for $92.65. Another good source for these books is Barnes & Noble. When using e-commerce sites, you’ll need to wait a couple days for shipping. Keep in mind that Walsh Bookstore will buy back relatively undamaged books in December at approximately 15% of the original retail price (though not e-books), and so it’s not a bad idea to keep your books in good condition.
Calculators
A scientific calculator is recommended for the course. The
recommended calculators are the TI-30X IIs, TI-34 II and TI-36X.
The recommended calculators may be used on tests and on
the Final Examination. Calculators, cell phones, PDA’s or
laptop computers that might either store text notes or host
wireless network links may not be used during quizzes or tests.
Software
The common spreadsheet program Excel from Microsoft can be useful for medium to large-scale statistical computations. The software package Mathematica is a common (and useful) piece of software for students in academic settings. Some students prefer Matlab for extended computations. A software suite that is similar in concept to Matlab is GNU Octave. The important difference is that GNU Octave is free. None of these are required for MATH 321 since most calculations in this course are easily performed on a hand-held calculator.
Quizzes
One component of the grade in the class is quiz scores. Quizzes will take place every other day as part of the class period. It’s a good idea to keep up on the class schedule and class assignments, so as to be prepared whenever quizzes occur. Something on the order of 12 quizzes at 10 points each will be recorded during the course of the semester, though only the highest 10 of these grades will be used for each student’s quiz score.
Homework
Daily homework from the assignment sheet will not be turned in for class credit, though it is these examples that will be covered every day in class. Five homework assignments that require more careful write-ups will be turned in for 20 points each. These assignments may involve some graphing and numerical computations. Some problems in the text require the use of web-based applets. These can be found at the Thomson Learning web-site devoted to the Wackerly statistics textbook.
Final Examination
The final examination meets on Wednesday December 8, 2010 from 11:30 to 13:30 in 137 BBCC. All of the information presented here, as well as more detailed things regarding grading policies etc. can be found in the class syllabus, the class schedule and class assignments.
MATH 321 Quiz Archive
All of the quizzes will be posted here within a few days after they’ve occurred in class. All students are encouraged to look through these old quizzes as a study guide.
