Download Introduction to Statistics

Probability and Statistics - 550.310
Summer I, 2012 - The Johns Hopkins University
Professor:
Office:
Office Hours:
E-mail:
Course Web Page:
Office Phone:
Dr. Bruno Jedynak
Whitehead 208-B
MTWTh 3:30-4
[email protected]
Blackboard
410-516-7341
Lectures:
MTWTh 1:00 – 3:30 Homewood campus, Hodson 316
Important Dates:
Tuesday May 29th: First Day of Class.
Thursday June 28th: Final Exam and Last Day of Class.
Textbook: Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (7th Edition), by Jay L.
Devore, 2004. This book is recommended but not required. Older editions of the book are
acceptable.
Pre-requisites: Calc I and Calc II. Co-requisite: Calc III
Course Objective: This course will introduce students to the methods of probability and
statistics, with a specific emphasis on engineering-related problems. We will present the
calculus-based theoretical foundations of probability and statistics.
Course Material: Combinatorial probability, independence, conditional probability, random
variables, discrete and continuous probability models, expectation and moments, multivariate
probability distributions, central limit theorem, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
tests of means and variances, goodness-of-fit will be covered.
Course Web Page: The course website is an important tool for communication outside of class.
We will use it to post announcements, assignments, grades, and lecture material. To access the
website, visit http://blackboard.jhu.edu (or alternatively you can click the Blackboard link in your
"myJHU" portal page) and click “login”. You will be asked to provide your name and password:
NAME: your JHED ID This is generally identical to the beginning of your official JHU email
address. Sample JHED ID’s include. jsmith35, alee2
PASSWORD: your campus-wide JHED password Not sure of your password?
Visit http://my.johnshopkins.edu.
If you are unable to log on to the website, you may not yet be registered to use it. To fix this
problem, send email to Dr. Jedynak ([email protected]) IMMEDIATELY with the following
information: JHED ID
If you need help with the website, contact the course instructor. Computers for student use are
located in the Johns Hopkins Academic Computing Lab (160 Krieger Hall, 410-516-4242) and in
dormitories.
Johns Hopkins policies and support services:
The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Arts and Sciences / Engineering Catalog and the JHU
Undergraduate Academic Manual contain information on a wide variety of topics, such as support
services, clubs and student organizations, and policies relating to student rights and
responsibilities. This course is governed by the policies set forth in these two documents.
Some JHU student support services you may find useful include…
SUPPORT SERVICE
LOCATION
Summer Programs Office
100 Whitehead Hall
Counseling Center
358 Garland Hall
Student Disability Services
385 Garland Hall
PHONE NUMBER / EMAIL/
WEBSITE
(410) 516-4548
[email protected]
http://www.jhu.edu/summer/
(410) 516-4286
http://www.jhu.edu/ccenter/
(410) 516-4720
[email protected]
http://web.jhu.edu/disabilities
If you believe that you may require special accommodations or services in order to participate in
this course, please contact one of the instructors or a counselor in the Office of Summer
Programs (see contact information above).
Lectures: Lectures will be done using a Tablet PC. All the notes including the answers to the
homework problems will be available on the course web site right after class. Attendance in class
is highly recommended.
Homework: Homework will be given everyday. All of these will be individual assignments, to be
completed alone. Assignments will always be due at the start of the following day’s class. Only
selected assignments will be collected for grading. The worst homework will be removed prior to
compute the average.
Quiz: 4 quizzes will be given online. They will all be graded.
Exams: There will be one midterm exam and a final exam. Make up exams will only be given if
the student has an absolutely legitimate and verifiable excuse for missing the scheduled exam,
and lets the instructor know ahead of time.
The exams will be given without documents and without calculator. A formula page will be
available.
Grading:
Homework:
Quizzes:
Midterm Exam:
Final Exam:
10%
20%
30%
40%
Final grades will be based upon the following scale:
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
>= 95
90-94
85-89
80-84
77-79
74-76
70-73
67-69
64-66
60-63
57-59
54-56
<=53
A word on ethics:
The strength of the university depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, you
must be honest and truthful. Ethical violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of
assignments, improper use of the Internet and electronic devices, unauthorized collaboration,
alteration of graded assignments, forgery and falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty,
and unfair competition. Report any violations you witness to the instructors.