Spring Semester 2007
67-217 Data Exploration and Analysis
Section 3 12:40-1:40 MWF Swart 303
Section 4 1:50-2:50 MWF Swart 303
Instructor:
Jeannette Boudry
Office:
Swart 221
Phone:
424-7349 Office, 424-1333 Math Office
E-mail
boudry@uwosh.edu
Office Hours:
10:20-12:30 MWF, 10:20-11:20 Tu
Prerequisite
67-110 with a grade of C or better
Textbook:
Excursions in Modern Mathematics by Tannebaum and Arnold
Data Explorations and Analysis: Course Materials for 67-217 prepared by Syzdlik,
Oktac, and Collier
Math 217 Supplementary Class Materials by Boudry
Calculator:
A calculator is required. Only a scientific calculator is needed. A graphing
calculator is fine but is not needed.
Help:
You should get help as soon as you find yourself not understanding something in
class. Please come in and see me during my office hours. Tutors are available free
of charge in the Math Lab in Swart 113 from approximately 8 am – 4 pm Monday
through Friday. The exact schedule of hours will be posted.
Attendance:
Attendance will count as 5% of your grade. You are expected to attend and
participate in each class. Attendance is important since some course work will take
place in class and therefore cannot be made up. More than 2 absences (for any
reason, illness, prior commitments, family matters, religious observance, . . .) will
affect your final grade by losing one percent of your course grade for each class
missed (up to 5 percent). Arriving late or leaving early will count as half a point.
Written Work:
Written work will be worth 35% of your grade. Written work will include quizzes,
problem assignments, and group work. There will be no make-up quizzes and late
work will not be accepted except under extenuating circumstances. If you have a
problem let me know about it.
Tests:
There will be 3 exams. They will be worth 60% of your grade. There will be no
make-up tests given except under special circumstances and prior notice.
Tentative Test Schedule
Test 1 Fri. Mar. 2
Test 2 Fri. Apr. 13
Test 3 Fri. May 11
Grading:
The following scale will be used to calculate your grade.
Scale:
93-100%
89- 92%
82- 88%
79- 81%
70- 78%
67-69%
60- 66%
Below 60%
A
AB
B
BC
C
CD
D
F
Objectives:
The overall objective of this course is to learn about important concepts in statistics
and probability that provide the student with a foundation for teaching these topics in
the elementary and middle school. This course is designed to provide you with
experience collecting, analyzing, and displaying data. It will also prove you with an
understanding of statistical techniques, probability, and simulation. It will give you
the skills to interpret statistical claims and draw educated conclusions.
Philosophy:
Learning mathematics is an active endeavor. Just as becoming proficient as an
athlete or musician requires hard work and practice so does becoming a problem
solver. The student does not learn by watching but by doing. The teacher is the
guide. The student has the responsibility to be prepared for class, to participate in
class, ask relevant questions, seek help when needed, and submit assignments when
they are due.
Outline:
Part 1: Sampling - representative samples, regression toward the men, surveys and
clinical studies
Exploring Data - data displays, descriptive statistics, distributions, finding
relationships among data
Part 2: Counting Principles - multiplication rule, permutations, and combinations
Probability - language, simulations, calculations, and conditional probability
Part 3: Toward Inference - random variable, probability distributions, law of large
numbers, central limit theorem
Academic Honesty
Policy:
Cheating on an exam, plagiarizing or any other form of academic dishonesty will be
dealt with in accordance with the current UWO Student Discipline Code. The
instructor reserves the right to assign a grade of “F” for the course should
circumstances warrant.
There will be no class Spring Break Mar. 18-25
The last day to drop without Late Drop Form is Wed March 14