Math 102 syllabus - Personal Pages - Denison University

Math 102syllabusSpring 2012Professor:Matthew Neal (nealm@denison.edu)Office and phone: Olin 202 (6288)Office Hours: MTWRF 1:30-3:30 or by appointmentWeb site:http://personal.denison.edu/~nealm/CourseBookThis course is an introduction to collection and statistical analysis of data. The goal is to use mathematicson data samples to make reasonable precise probabilistic statements about real world variablesStatistics and Data Analysis by Peck, Olsen, and DevoreGrades and ExpectationsTopicsThe grade will be entirely calculated based on homework.• 20 % for weekly homework checks• 15 % each for four tests• 20 % for a final examEvery Friday there will be a one problem homework check to begin class. This will be a randomlyselected homework problem that you should have completed before hand. Thus the homework checksare testing (1) that you have done the required work and (2) your speed in an examination setting. Thetests will mostly consist of slightly altered homework problems with one extra challenging problem thatrequires deeper understanding of the homework to complete. I will also collect the hw and grade it forcompleteness.The tests dates are February 8th, March 2nd, April 2nd, and April 25th. The exam is at 9 a.m. on May8th in our classroom.We will try to cover as much of chapters 2 through 16 in the book as we can. I will periodically addsome fun math topics from sports. Topics include experimental design, summary statistics, basic probability,distributions of sample statistics, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, single and multivariableregression, ANOVA, and goodness of fit tests.Office HoursEvery day from 1:30 to 3:30 I will be in my office for help with Math or other issues. Please come tooffice hours so I can get to know you better!Late WorkLate assignments will receive a 20 % point penalty per day late unless there is a PRIOR written note(such as a note from Whistler) that verifies a VERY strong excuse (such as illness or important sportsteam events). Late quizzes are not accepted at all without a written excuse as above.

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