ASTA 201-1 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

ASTA 201 SECTION 001
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
FALL 1998

Class Meets	TTH 10:50-12:05 PM in ADMN 232
Final Exam	Thursday, December, 10, 11:00am
Instructor	Jane C. Beattie
Office	ADMN 201P
Telephone	(803)641-3426(W)
	(803)648-1447(H)
email	janeb@usca.edu
Office Hours	Monday 2:30-3:30; Tuesday, 3:30-4:30; Wednesday, 4:00-5:00; Friday, 1:00-2:00; or by appointment. There is a weekly sign-up sheet on my door.
	Additionally, anytime my door is open, I’ll be glad to tutor or talk with you so come by if you have questions. If the office hours do not work for you, we can decide a time that will be mutually convenient. I look forward to getting to know you so drop by with questions.
Text	UNDERSTANDABLE STATISTICS; Brase and Brase. You will want a calculator that has statistical functions capabilities. If you have not purchased one, the TI-83 is strongly suggested.
Prerequisites	Placement above AMTH 108, or successful completion of AMTH 099.
Course Content	The successful student will be able to produce well-written, correct solutions for problems like those assigned for homework in this course from the following topics:
	Definitions (Chapter 1).
	Organizing data (Chapter 2).
	Averages and variations (Chapter 3).
	Elementary probability theory (Chapter 4).
	Binomial probability theory (Chapter 5).
	Normal distributions (Chapter 6).
	Sampling distributions (Chapter 7).
	Estimation; m with large, small samples; r in the binomial distribution; confidence intervals (Chapter 8).
Course Objectives	To understand the basic concepts of the statistics mentioned above.
	To understand the connections between these concepts and real life.
	To solve real life problems as applications of these concepts.
Grading	Your success in meeting these course objectives will be measured by your scores on homework quizzes, lab activities, three major quizzes, and a cumulative final exam.

Weights		Grade Scale
three major quizzes	1/3	90-100	A	70-76	C
daily quizzes, lab activities	1/3	87-89	B+	67-69	D+
final exam	1/3	80-86	B	60-66	D
		77-79	C+	Below 60	F

Notes

Homework will be assigned on a daily basis. Daily quizzes will be unannounced and will come from the assigned homework. Even though there won’t be a quiz everyday, you will want to do your homework! A major part of learning is doing. College courses usually have 2-3 hours of homework for every hour in class. I have had students who go to the Math Lab, form study groups, and bring low grades up to high ones. Get a study group, not just friends, but one that each person in it wants to do well. Statistical studies show students who work in study groups perform better, feel more confident, and improve their grades,

Lab activities and class projects will be assigned as time permits to enhance certain concepts. Keep your eyes open for newspaper, magazine, and internet items that you find interesting concerning probability or statistics. Participation and group effort will be necessary for success in this course.

Two daily grades will be dropped to determine your final homework quiz average. This will allow for absences since daily work cannot be made up.

Your grade on your Final Exam will replace your lowest major quiz score if it is to your advantage.

Major quiz grades may be made up only by calling BEFORE the class takes the exam. See all the phone numbers above. Otherwise, your Final will be the major quiz grade. This puts the Final more weight than 33%, of course.

Final exam date is: Thursday, December, 10, 11:00am

Attendance	You are advised to miss as few classes as possible. The Department of Mathematical Sciences has a policy that a maximum of classes that can be missed is four. However, with class projects and group work, being absent puts you at a disadvantage to succeed. Remember only two daily quiz scores can be dropped so you don’t want to bring your daily average down by missing classes/quizzes/daily work.
Special Note	If you have a physical or learning disability which might affect your performance in this class, please contact the Office of Disabled Student Services as soon as possible. Once an evaluation has been made, appropriate accommodations will be determined.
Final Note	Learning is the students’ responsibility. While I am more than willing to work with you, it is, ultimately, your job to seek the help you need. I have listed my home phone number so you can call me with homework questions and special needs that arise after normal working hours. I mean this. If you get my answering machine, call here. Frequently I work here at night for convenience. If you leave a message on my answering machine and want me to return a call, please speak your phone number with your area code slowly and plainly. If I do not return your call, it is because I have come in too late to return it that night. If you have an emergency and won’t be in class, leave the message and you can talk with me when the emergency passes.

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