Fall Semester, 2001
Meeting Time: MWF 12:20-1:10, 210 Physics
General Information
This is a course covers the basic ideas of statistics; you may be
surprised that statistics is more about a new way of thinking about the world
than about plugging numbers into formulas or doing mathematics.
The textbook is very readable, and you will be expected to use it. In
addition, you may occasionally be given additional readings, either handed
out in class or available on the Internet.
Web Site and List Server
The WWW site for this class is reached from
http://www.stat.umn.edu, and
then selecting Classes, and then the course number. The Web will contain
announcements, homework assignments, reading assignments and handouts. You
will need to know how to access the Web site and to print documents.
I will make regular use of a list server
(email list) to send you homework assignments and other messages. You are
responsible for any information that is sent to you via email. If you are
not receiving mail from this list, let me know as soon as possible (you can
email me at
sandy@stat.umn.edu
so I can correct the list.
Homework
Homework will be assigned approximately weekly,
The first assignment
is
due on Friday, September 14. Graded homework will be returned in
class. If you do not pick up your old homework, it will be put in
a filing cabinet in 352 Ford Hall.
Exams
There will be three midterm exams and one final exam. All exams are closed
book, but you will be permitted to have one page of notes for the first exam,
two pages for the second exam, and three pages for the final. Sample exams will
be posted on the Web at least one week before the exam.
The midterm exams are scheduled for October 3,
October 31 and November 28.
The final exam will be held on
Wednesday, December 19, 2001, from 8:00-10:00 AM.
Graded midterm exams will be returned in class. If you do not get
yours in class, you can get graded exams from the instructor.
Graded final exams will be available from Dana Tinsley in 313 Ford
Hall approximately 48 hours after the exam is completed.
Grading
Here are the relative weights:
Homework, 25%, midterms, 15% each, and final exam, 30%.
According to CLA policy, a grade of I requires that the instructor have a
reasonable expectation that the student can successfully complete the
unfinished work on his/her own no later than the end of the next term, and
also believes that legitimate reasons exist to justify extending the deadline
for course completion. Furthermore, if completion of the work requires that
the student attend class in substantial part a second time, assing a grade of
I is not appropriate. If you think you need a grade of I, you must
convince the instructor and agree in writing to the means of making up the
incomplete.
Disability Access Statement
All handouts in Statistics
1001 are available in alternative formats upon
request. Please contact Mary, School of
Statistics, 313 Ford Hall, 625-7300.
Course Outline
We will cover the whole text book. We will have occasional discussion classes
to go over homework, and talk about the project and other numerical items in
the new, and occasionally
and additional reading assigned from the Web.
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