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8 January 2002

Q SCI 381 A: Introduction to Probability and Statistics


Instructor:
 Gordie Swartzman (gordie@apl.washington.edu)
459 Henderson Hall
206-543-0061

Office hours: Tuesday 3:30-4:30 and Thursday from 10:45-11:45. 
TA:
 Maureen Kennedy (mkenn@u.washington.edu)
MGH 306
206-616-2187

Office hours: Tuesday 10:45 to 11:45 and Thursday 1:00 to 3:00.
Meeting Time:
 Monday through Friday 9:30-10:20, in Parrington 108
Course evaluation:
 45% best three of four one-hour midterm exams
5% attendance
15% homework assignments
35% two-hour final exam
10% extra credit
Homework:
 There will be ten assignments, and they will consist mostly of numbered problems from the textbook. Assignments must be handed in before 4:00pm on the day they are due, either in class or in the Q SCI 381A basket in MGH 306. Credit will be given for late assignments (in cases of illness, for instance) only if arrangements have been made with the instructors in advance.
Examinations:
 One hour exams are scheduled for January 18th February 1st, February 15th  and March 9th. The final exam is scheduled for March 20th . Exams may be re-scheduled, but only for exceptional reasons and only if approved in advance. Re-scheduled exams must be completed before the next exam. 
Grades:
 If p is your cumulative percentage in the class, then your minimum grade will be
keeping in mind that the maximum grade is 4.0, and the lowest passing grade is a 0.7 (2.7 for graduate students).
Textbook:
 Required: Elementary Statistics by Larson and Farber. An on-line version of the textbook is available on the publisher’s web site at http://prenhall.tdlc.com/public/istat/

Suggested: Student Solutions Manual by Jay R. Schaffer
Web Page:
 http://courses.washington.edu/qs381a
Prerequisite:
 MATH 120, a score of 2 on advanced placement test, or a score of 67% on MATHPC placement test. No calculus is needed, only high school algebra and simple arithmetic. An ability to think in abstract terms using a logical thought process is a requirement.