Fall 2015
Fall 2015 |
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| Department of Mathematics |
| Course Title: | Applied Probability & Statistics I | |
| Course Number: | STAT 400 - Section 0301 | |
| Credit Hours: | 3 | |
| Textbook: | Probability & Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences | |
| By Jay L. Devore, 9th Edition | ||
| Course WebPage: | http://www.math.umd.edu/~jjren/STAT400 | |
| Prerequisite: | Minimum grade of C- in MATH 131 or MATH 141, or equivalent |
| Time & Room: | Day | Time | Room |
| Tuesday & Thursday | 11:00am - 12:15pm | MTH 3206 |
| Office Hours: | Day | Time | Room |
| Dr. J. Ren | Tuesday & Thursday | 10:00 - 11:00am | MTH 2305 |
| Ms. S. Zhuang | Apppintment Only | ||
| OR BY APPOINTMENT |
| Name | Office | Phone | ||
| Instructor: | Dr. J. Ren | MTH 2305 | 301-405-5473 | jjren@umd.edu |
| Grader: | Ms. SiLi Zhuang | zsl9392@hotmail.com |
| Course Description: | This is an introductory course in statistics. The topics covered |
| include: random variables, standard distributions, moments, | |
| law of large numbers, central limit theorem, sampling methods, | |
| estimation of parameters, and testing of hypotheses. Selected | |
| materials come from Chapters 1-5 and 7-8. |
| Classroom Policy: | (a) During lectures, all electronic device (cell phone, iPad, laptop computer, etc.) |
| must be put away, and cell phones must be turned off or silenced. | |
| (b) During lectures, each student is required to either bring his/her textbook to class, | |
| or use small electronic device (cell phone, iPad, etc.) for e-textbook purpose only. |
| Homework: | Homework Problems are assigned during the lectures and posted on this webpage. Students |
| are expected to do all of these problems. While no homework will be collected, weekly | |
| quizzes are given to check students' progress on their homework. |
| Quiz: | Except September 3 and November 26, there is a 15-minute closed-book quiz EACH Thursday. |
| The problems on the quizzes are seclcted exactly from assigned Homework Problems, and all | |
| possible problems for each Quiz will be posted on this webpage on Tuesday. There are totally | |
| 13 quizzes, but only the Best 10 quiz scores are counted for the course grade. In any situation, | |
| NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES WILL BE GIVEN. |
| Exam: | There will be two tests and one final exam. The materials covered by each Test will be |
| posted on this webpage a week in advance, while the final exam will be comprehensive. | |
| NO MAKE-UP TESTS WILL BE GIVEN. |
| Formula Sheets: | Limited formula sheets are allowed during tests. The formula sheets must be |
| self-made, and can only contain definitions, theorems and formulas. No specific | |
| examples or H.W./Quiz/Test problems are allowed on the formula sheets! |
| Grade Percentage: | Quiz | Test 1 | Test 2 | Final |
| 25% | 20% | 20% | 35% |
| NOTE: | The conversion of a numerical grade into a letter grade is done after each test or exam, |
| and will be announced on this webpage. The final course grade uses plus/minus system. |
| Schedule: | Date | Time | Room |
| Quiz: | Every Thursday | 12:00pm - 12:15pm | MTH 3206 |
| Test 1: | Tuesday, October 6 | 11:00am - 12:15pm | MTH 3206 |
| Test 2: | Tuesday, November 17 | 11:00am - 12:15pm | MTH 3206 |
| Final: | Monday, December 14 | 8:00am - 10:00am | MTH 3206 |