MAT 321 Probability and
Statistics, CRN 20509, Spring 2011
Class
meets MW
Instructor:
e-mail address: sraianu@csudh.edu, URL: http://www.csudh.edu/math/sraianu;
office
hours: Wednesday:
Course
Description: MAT 321,
Probability and Statistics, covers Chapters 1-10 from the textbook.
Text: Introduction to Probability, by C.M. Grinstead and J.L. Snell. The book
can be downloaded from the internet: the whole book is here: http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~prob/prob/prob.pdf and you can download it chapter by chapter here: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/teaching_aids/books_articles/probability_book/pdf.html.
Objectives: After completing MAT 321 the student should be able to
Prerequisites: MAT 271 or equivalent with a grade of
"C" or better.
Grades:
Grades will be based on
three in‑class full‑period examinations (60% total), a
comprehensive final examination (25%), and homework, quizzes and attendance
(15%) for the remainder. The exact grading system for your section is the
following: each of the three full-period exams will be graded on a 100 scale,
then the sum of the scores is divided by 5 and denoted by E. Homework will be
due in principle every Monday, and each homework assignment is worth 5 points.
The average score for homework is denoted by H. All problems on quizzes and
exams will be similar to the problems in the homework
5 to 10 minutes quizzes will
be given in principle every Monday class meeting, with the exception of the
review and exam days, and will be graded in class on a scale from 1 to 5. The
average of the quizzes scores is denoted by Q. There are also 5 points awarded
for attendance and class participation, this portion of the grade is denoted by
A. The final exam will be graded out of a maximum possible 200, then the score is divided by 8 and denoted by F.
To determine your final grade compute
E+H+Q+A+F. The maximum is 100, and the grade will be given by the rule:
A: 93‑100; A‑: 90‑92; B+: 87‑89; B: 83‑86; B‑: 80‑82
C+: 77‑79; C: 73‑76; C‑: 70‑72; D: 60‑69; F: Less than 60.
Makeups: No makeup examinations or quizzes will
be given. If you must miss an examination for a legitimate reason, discuss
this, in advance, with me, and I may then substitute the relevant score from
your final examination for the missing grade.
Accomodations for Students with Disabilities: Cal State Dominguez Hills adheres to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations for students with temporary and permanent disabilities. If you have a disability that may adversely affect your work in this class, I encourage you to register with Disabled Student Services (DSS) and to talk with me about how I can best help you. All disclosures of disabilities will be kept strictly confidential. Please note: no accommodation may be made until you register with the DSS in WH B250. For information call (310) 243-3660 or to use telecommunications Device for the Deaf, call (310) 243-2028.
Academic Integrity: The mathematics department does not tolerate cheating. Students who have questions or concerns about academic integrity should ask their professors or the counselors in the Student Development Office, or refer to the University Catalog for more information. (Look in the index under "academic integrity".)
Tentative schedule:
M 1/24: 1.1 Simulation of Discrete
Probabilities: (odd) 1-9
W 1/26: 1.2 Discrete Probability Distributions:
(odd) 1-13
M
1/31: 2.1 Simulation of
Continuous Probabilities: (odd) 3-9
W
2/2: 2.2 Continuous
Density Functions: (odd) 1-11
M 2/7: 3.1 Permutations: (odd) 1-9
W 2/9: 3.2 Combinations: (odd) 1-11
M 2/14: 4.1 Discrete Conditional Probability:
(odd) 1-9
W 2/16: 4.1 Discrete Conditional Probability:
(odd) 1-9
M 2/21: Presidents’ Day
W 2/23: Review
M 2/28: Exam I
W 3/2: 4.2 Continuous Conditional Probability: (odd) 1-7
M 3/7: 5.1 Important Distributions: (odd) 1-9
W 3/9: 5.2 Important Densities: (odd) 1-9
M
3/14: 5.2 Important
Densities: (odd) 1-9
W 3/16: 6.1 Expected Value of Discrete Random
Variables: (odd) 1-9
M 3/21: 6.2 Variance of Discrete Random
Variables: (odd) 1-9
W 3/23: 6.3 Continuous Random Variables: (odd)
1-9
M 3/28: Spring
Recess
W 3/30: Spring Recess
M 4/4: 6.3 Continuous Random Variables: (odd) 1-9
W 4/6: Review
M 4/11: Exam II
W
4/13: 7.1 Sums of
Discrete Random Variables: (odd) 1-7
M
4/18: 7.2 Sums of
Continuous Random Variables: (odd) 1-5
W
4/20: Law of Large
Numbers for: 8.1 Discrete Random Variables: (odd) 1-5
M
4/25: 8.2 Continuous Random
Variables: (odd) 1-5
W
4/27: 9.1 Central Limit
Theorem for Bernoulli Trials: (odd) 1-5
M
5/2: 9.2 Central Limit
Theorem for Discrete Independent Trials: (odd) 1-5
W
5/4: Review
M
5/9: Exam III
W
5/11: Review
Final
exam: Monday, May 16,