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Spring 2005 Course information
(revised March 15, 2005)

Meeting times and locations

CRN	SUBJ	CRSE	SEC	CREDITS	TITLE		CAMPUS
		START DATE		END DATE	DAYS	TIMES	BLDG	ROOM
20346	MATH	216	001	4.00	Probability & Stats/NatSciMjrs		Indiana
		Jan 10, 2005		May 04, 2005	MWF	11:45 am - 12:45 pm	STRGT	112A
		Jan 10, 2005		May 04, 2005	T	11:45 am - 12:45 pm	STRGT	229
		Instructor(s):		Thomas H Short

Course description

MATH 216 Probability and Statistics for Natural Science Majors
Credits: 4

Frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and variation, probability, probability distributions, sampling distributions. Hypothesis testing for means, variances, proportions. Correlation and prediction, regression, analysis of variance, and nonparametric statistics. Emphasis will be on applications.

Pre-requisites:
( MATH 121 Minimum Grade: D or MA 121 Minimum Grade: D ) or ( MATH 123 Minimum Grade: D or MA 123 Minimum Grade: D )

Course materials

Textbook
Investigating Statistical Concepts, Applications, and Methods (Preliminary Edition) by Beth L. Chance and Allan J. Rossman, published in 2004 by Duxbury Press.

Calculator
A working scientific or graphing calculator

Software
Microsoft Excel
Fathom
SPSS

Course Objectives

1. Students will know the basics concepts of probability and how to apply them.
2. Students will know how to determine probabilities associated with random variables.
3. Students will know how to create and interpret the basic graphical representations of data.
4. Students will know how to use confidence intervals and tests of hypothesis for making decisions about populations based on sample data.

How to succeed in this course

• Do your best.
• Attend all class meetings.
• Keep up with the course work.
• Do optional work when it is available.
• Get help when you need it.
• Revise and resubmit.
• Don't cheat.

Grading policies

The components of your grade will include required homework assignments, optional assignments, in-class assignments, quizzes, in-class tests, and a cumulative final examination.

The in-class tests will be given on Friday, February 11, 2005, Friday, March 4, 2005, and Friday, April 8, 2005, and will each be worth 50 points. The cumulative final examination will be worth 100 points, and will be given on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 from 10:15 until 12:15 PM.

Your grade will be computed by finding the percentage of points you earn in the course out of the number of points available to you in the course through required and optional work.

Grade	Percentage range
A	90% to 100%	Advanced understanding of the course material
B	80% to 90%	Basic understanding of the course material
C	70% to 80%	Concern about your understanding of the course material
D	60% to 70%	Deficient understanding of the course material
F	0% to 60%	Seriously deficient understanding of the course material

Attendance and late homework policies

You are expected to attend all class meetings, including presentations by other students. If you miss a class, please turn in any assignments that were due as soon as possible.

Grades for assignments turned in late will be penalized, with an increasing penalty as time passes beyond the due date, unless a legitimate excuse is approved by the instructor.

Make-up assignments and tests must be arranged on a case-by-case basis, and will be approved only with a legitimate excuse.