| Exam Formula Sheet | - | Discrete r.v. Table | - | Continuous r.v. Table | - | Class Notes | - | Exam Dates | - | Schedule of topics | - | Calendar | - | Homeworks & Solutions |
| Meeting | 062 Willard, MWF 01:25 PM - 02:15 PM | |
| Instructor | Makhtar Sarr
Office: 330A Thomas Phone: 814-865-3193 E-mail: msarr@stat.psu.edu Office hours: Mondays & Wednesdays from 10am to 11am and/or by Appointments. |
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| Teacher Assistant | Hui Guodong
Office: 316 Thomas Phone: 814-863-3238 E-mail: gxh163@psu.edu Office hours:Tuesdays from 1:30 to 4:30pm |
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| Prerequisite | Math 141 (Calculus with Analytic Geometry: Derivatives, Integrals, Sequences & Series, Polar Coordinates). | |
| Material | This course will cover topics in combinatorics (art of basic counting principles), axioms of probability, conditional probability and independence, discrete and continuous random variables, joint distributions, expectation, limit theorems. | |
| Website | http://www.stat.psu.edu/~msarr/stat318-fall04 | |
| Textbook | Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis,Second Edition, John A. Rice (Duxbury Press) | |
| Grading Policy | Selected homework assignments from the textbook will be collected in class and graded periodically on a weekly basis.
To get a full credit, you need to show all your work on paper and hand your
assignments in on due date. No late homework will be accepted. If you happen to have an emergency, please bring your supporting documents with you when you come to see me. Exam dates are only tentative and will be confirmed in class at least a week in advance. All the exams (midterms and final) will be closed-book. Formula sheets can be printed from this class website for the midterm exams and the final exam. Calculators are authorized, but cannot be shared. No early or late exam will be given without a written and legitimate excuse, such as conflict examinations, death in the family, accidents,... There will be weekly assigned Homeworks (30%), two Midterms (40%) and one Final Exam(30%). |
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| Add & Drop: | Deadlines for late registration and drop/add are between 08/31/04 and 09/09/04. | |
| Conflict: | Final exam conflict filing period is from 10/04/04 to 10/17/04 at the Registrar's office located at 112 Shields Building. | |
| Late Drop: | The last day for late drop is scheduled for 11/18/04. | |
| Integrity | All Penn State and Eberly College of Science policies regarding academic integrity apply to this course. See http://www.science.psu.edu/academic/Integrity/index.html for details. |