Prerequisites: Students must have successfully completed Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II with a grade of “C” or higher.
Textbook:
Timeline:
Understanding Basic Statistics, Fifth Edition, Brase/Brase, 2010.
First Semester
Terms and Graphs
Second Semester
Probability Distributions
Measures of Center and Variations Expectation and Binomial Distributions
Quartiles Normal Distributions
Correlation & Regression
Counting Rules
Probability
Sampling Distributions
Confidence Intervals
One and Two Sample Hypothesis Tests
Grading: 50% Tests and Projects
Tests will always be announced in advance.
20% Quizzes
Quizzes may be announced or unannounced. They will cover small amounts of material. Warm-ups are problems given at the beginning of class. These are usually review problems for end of year testing. Warm-ups help will cover concepts that will be on the end-of-year junior tests, therefore they are very important. There will be one basic high school math question, one Work-Keys question, and one ACT/SAT type of question on each warm-up. Warm-ups will be graded as a quiz grade every 10-days.
15% Daily Classwork
Classwork will be assigned and graded daily. Select students will also work some classwork problems on the board at the end of each session. Classwork gives me an indication of how well students understood the lesson. Classwork will be the backbone of this class and will give you the appropriate amount of daily work to reinforce and practice what is required to know the standards and gain the course objectives.
5% Homework
Homework will be checked daily and will be checked on the basis of effort, not correctness. All problems should be attempted for full credit.
10% Exam
There will be an exam at the end of each nine week grading period. It will be a teacher made test, not a district wide test. The content included on each exam will be discussed by the teacher prior to each exam.

Attendance:
Materials:
Rules:
Consequences:
Restroom:
This is a rigorous and demanding course. Attendance is absolutely necessary. Time missed in class is difficult to make up. Please do not schedule routine appointments during this class if at all possible. When an absence is unavoidable, all make-up work should be completed as soon as possible after return. As usual, three tardies count as one unexcused absence. Missing more than 30 minutes of class also counts as an absence. three-ring binder or notebook of some kind notebook paper pencils
Optional: Graph Paper
Optional: Colored Pencils
MUST HAVE: TI-83 or TI-84 Graphing Calculator
(This course requires the use of the graphing calculator. Most assignments in this course cannot be completed without a calculator.)
1. Obey all school rules as stated in the student handbook.
2.
ID badges must be worn at all times.
3.
The dress code must be followed
4.
NO cell phone use in class.
5.
Students will respect all other students, the teacher, and all property while in the classroom.
First Offense
Second Offense
Verbal or nonverbal warning
Verbal warning
Third Offense Office referral
Severe Disruption Immediate Office Referral
Parents can and will be called at any time there is a problem with the student or the rules being followed.
Students are expected to be in the classroom as much as possible. If an emergency arises, students will be allowed to go to the restroom. However, if a pattern emerges where the student is going every day during class the teacher has a right to revoke bathroom privileges unless the student has a medical excuse.