AMS 310 SECTION 01

Survey of Probability and Statistics: Syllabus

• Instructor: Yongmin Zhang
• Time: MWF 11:45 am-12:40 pm, Physics P113
• Office Hours: W 3-5 pm, Math 1-102
• Phone: 632-1892
• Email: yzhang@ams.sunysb.edu
• Text: "Probability and Statistics for Engineers"
  by Richard Johnson, (Seven Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005), is available in the Bookstore.
• Midterms:
  1. TBA, the same class room (during class time)
  2. TBA, the same class room (during class time)

• Web page for this course: http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~yzhang/AMS310/310.html

SYLLABUS: This is a course on the theory and applications of probability and Statistics.
Topics: Probability Distribution and Density, Data Treatment Data, Sampling Techniques, Statistical Inference, Nonparametric Test.

Grades: There will be two mid-term exam (20 points each) plus a final exam (35 points). Homework is graded and accounts for another 25 points. Homeworks are collected every Friday and will not be accepted after being discussed on the blackboard.

You should hand in homework in class. No homework will be accepted after 5pm of the due day. Please make certain that you writing is neat and clear, and that you have expressed your reasoning, not just the final answer.

If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, I would urge that you contact the staff in the Disabled Student Services office (DSS), Room 133, Humanities, 632-6748v/TDD. DSS will review your concerns and determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation of disability are confidential.

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