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PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 346 (Semester course)<br />
Grades: 11, 12 Grouping: Heterogeneous<br />
Prerequisite: B- in Algebra II AE or H<br />
A one semester course covering introductory topics in Probability and Statistics,<br />
for students who have completed Algebra II. Topics introduced will be<br />
permutations, combinations, dependent and independent events, conditional<br />
probability etc., as well as statistical concepts such as measurement, scales,<br />
tabulation data, measures <strong>of</strong> central tendency, measures<br />
<strong>of</strong> variability, the normal distribution, etc.<br />
Semester course, 5 times per week, 2.5 credits<br />
STATISTICS 347 (H/AP) (Semester course)<br />
Grades: 11 or 12<br />
Prerequisite B- or higher in Probability/Statistics<br />
This course will expand on many <strong>of</strong> the topics introduced in the first course, and<br />
will follow the Advanced Placement Syllabus for Statistics as designed by ETS. It<br />
is designed for the strongest students from the first course who desire to obtain<br />
more in depth knowledge <strong>of</strong> the subject matter. Topics such as the binomial<br />
probability distribution, normal distributions, sample distributions, the Central<br />
Limit Theorem, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, the<br />
Chi-square and F distributions will be covered. A brief introduction to non<br />
parametric statistics will also be presented.<br />
Semester Course, 5 times per week 2.5 credits<br />
JAVA PROGRAMMING 357 (H)<br />
Grades: 11, 12 Grouping: Homogeneous<br />
Prerequisite: B- in “Intro to Java <strong>Program</strong>ming” or permission <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Department Leader<br />
This course is designed for students who have programming experience. It will<br />
follow the Advanced Placement course description for Computer Science using<br />
JAVA. The course will emphasize these aspects <strong>of</strong> the programming problem<br />
solving process: object-oriented programming, problem specifications and<br />
organization, algorithms, coding, debugging, the elements <strong>of</strong> good programming<br />
style, and the means <strong>of</strong> producing a high quality finished product. This course is<br />
only <strong>of</strong>fered during the second semester.<br />
Semester course, 5 times per week, 2.5 credits<br />
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