Survey of Probability and Statistics
AMS-310.1
Spring 2013 Syllabus
Instructor: X. L. Li, Professor
Office: Math Tower 1-122
Office Phone: 632-8354
Home Page:
http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~linli
Email:
linli@ams.sunysb.edu
Teaching Hours: 5:30-6:50PM TuTh Location: Humanities 1003
Office Hours: 2:00pm-4:00pm MW or by appointment in Math 1-122
Teaching Assistant: Lizhen Peng lizhenpeng1@gmail.com, Jamie Handler jamie.handler@stonybrook.edu, Shan Liu shan.liu03@gmail.com
TA Office Hours:
Ms. Lizhen Peng: 11:00AM-12:00PM, TuTh in Office Harriman B010,
TA Office Hours:
Ms. Shan Liu: 3:00PM-5:00PM, Wednesday in Office Harriman B010,
Text book:
Textbook: Probability and Statistics for Engineers, by Richard A. Johnson,
8th Edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN# 9780321640772
Attendance:
All students are expected to attend all classes and all exams.
Course Description:
A survey of data analysis, probability theory, and statistics. Stem
and leaf displays, box plots, schematic plots, fitting straight line
relationships, discrete and continuous probability distributions,
conditional distributions, binomial distribution, normal and t
distributions, confidence intervals, and significance tests.
May not be taken for credit in addition to ECO 320.
Grading:
Course grade is determined by credit from assignments, midterm and final exam
through the following table:
Tentative Scale for Letter Grade:
Course Policy:
Each assignment will be collected one week after it is distributed.
Midterms are 1 hour each, and final exams will be 2 hours.
Students are allowed to drop
the grades of two assignments. There will be no makeups
on assignments, tests and
final exams. Each test will be announced at least one week in advance.
Final exam will be announced two weeks in advance.
If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that
may impact your course work, please contact Disability Support Services,
ECC (Educational Communications Center) Building, room 128, (631) 632-6748.
They will determine with you what accommodations are necessary and
appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential.
Students who require assistance during emergency evacuation are encouraged
to discuss their needs with their professors and Disability Support Services.
For procedures and information, go to the following web site.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Each student must pursue his or her academic goals honestly and be personally
accountable for all submitted work. Representing another person's work as
your own is always wrong. Any suspected instance of academic dishonesty will
be reported to the Academic Judiciary. For more comprehensive information on
academic integrity, including categories of academic dishonesty, please
refer to the academic judiciary website at
http://www.stonybrook.edu/uaa/academicjudiciary/
(Adopted by the Undergraduate Council September 12, 2006)
Important Note:
Students are urged and encouraged to ask
questions during and after the class. If you need help, please come
to see me during office hours. If you cannot come during office
hours, make an appointment and ask questions any other time.
Items
Counted/Submitted
Credit/Item
Total Credit
Assignment
8/10
25
200
Midterm
2
100
200
Final Exam
1
200
200
540-600
A, A-
450-540
B+, B, B-
370-450
C+, C
270-370
D+, D
0-270
F