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MATH 1342 COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE :
Name: Statistics
Description: Topics include histograms, probability, binomial and normal distributions
and their applications, correlation and prediction, and tests of statistical hypotheses. Core
Curriculum Course.
Goal: This course is intended to provide an introduction to statistics. Please see page 3 for a
comprehensive list of student learning outcomes and course objectives.
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INSTRUCTOR :
Name: Michael Sawyer
Email: michael.sawyer@hccs.edu
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TEXT :
Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach by Allan G. Bluman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2007 ISBN-13: 978-0-07-3251639
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POLICY ON ATTENDANCE :
Regular attendance is highly recommended. Absences in excess of 12.5% of the total number of classes
may result in an administrative withdrawal. Tardiness should be kept to a minimum.
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POLICY ON INCOMPLETES :
The following are necessary but not sufficient conditions for a grade of I :
1) passing with at least a C-
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2) regular attendance
3) Documented excuse for missing the final.
POLICY ON DROPS :
Any student wishing to drop the class must do so before the deadline stated in the Class
Schedule. Lack of attendance will usually result in a poor letter grade and not a W.
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Note: Students who repeat a course for a third time or more may face significant tuition/fee
increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your
instructor/counselor about opportunities for tutoring or other assistance prior to considering
course withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing grades.
POLICY ON GRADING :
Four exams will be given, the lowest of which will be ignored. The final exam will be both
comprehensive and compulsory. Late homework assignments will be accepted with an
appropriate penalty. The following percentages will apply:
Three exams ( 15% each)------------------45%
Homework----------------------------------15%
Final Exam---------------------------------40%
The course grade will usually be determined by:
90-100 ---A
80-89 ---B
70-79 ---C
60-69---D
0-59---F
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POLICY ON MAKE_UPS:
No make-up exams will be given for any reason.
POLICY ON CHEATING :
All students are required to exercise academic honesty in completion of all tests and assignments.
Cheating on exams will result in a grade of F and a transcript note and may result in total dismissal from
the college. Cheating involves deception for the purpose of violating testing rules. Students who
improperly assist other students are just as guilty as students who receive assistance. The use of
recording devices, including camera phones and tape recorders, is prohibited in all locations where
instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. Note that talking or cell phone use or otherwise
communicating during exams will be construed as cheating. Students with disabilities who need to use
a recording device as a reasonable accommodation should contact the Disability Services Office for
information.
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INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLEMENTS:
Free online tutoring is provided using AskOnline. With Mymathlab, the free Math Tutoring Center is also
provided. For more information, go to the math department web page at http://swc2.hccs.edu/math/, and select
the tutoring and Mymathlab links. Another helpful resource is the student solutions manual that may be obtained
from the bookstore.
NOTE: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing,
etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services
Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty are authorized to
provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office. If you
have any questions, please contact the disability counselor at your college or Donna Price at
713-718-5165.
MATH
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1342 COURSE
Date
OUTLINE
Material Covered
7/18
Pre-test
1.1 – 1.5
2.1 – 2.4
3.1 – 3.2
3.3
3.4
Review
EXAM ONE
7/25
4.1 – 4.3
4.4 – 4.5
5.1 – 5.4
6.1 – 6.3
6.4 – 6.6
REVIEW
EXAM TWO
8/1
7.1 – 7.2
7.3 – 7.5
8.1 – 8.2
8.3 – 8.4
8.5
REVIEW
EXAM THREE
8/8
8/10
12:00-2:00
10.1 – 10.2
10.3 – 10.4
11.1 – 11.2
11.3
12.1 – 12.3
REVIEW
EXAM FOUR
REVIEW
FINAL EXAM
MATH 1342: Statistics
Student Learning Outcomes
Course Objectives
1. Understand basic concepts and
vocabulary for probability and
statistics.
1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of statistical terms.
1.2 Understand the difference between descriptive
and inferential statistics.
1.3 Identify types of data, measurement level of
variables, and four basic sampling techniques.
2. Organize, analyze, and utilize
appropriate methods to draw
conclusions based on sample data by
using tables, graphs, measures of
central tendency, and measures of
dispersion.
2.1 Construct the relative frequency table from a
given set of ungroup data.
2.2 Know and use the different graphs: histogram,
frequency polygon, Ogives, Pareto, and pie to
present data.
2.3 Compute the mean, median, mode, midrange,
range, variance, and standard deviation.
2.4 Identify the various measures of position such
as percentiles, deciles, and quartiles.
2.5 Find the total number of outcomes in a
sequence of events using tree diagram and
multiplication rule.