Syllabus
Stat 101 – Introduction to Statistics
Summer Semester 2014
Instructor:
Office:
Email:
Office Hours:
Danko Adrovic
SEO 720
adrovic@math.uic.edu
Monday 10 AM – 11 AM in SEO 430 (MLC)
Class meets at: 8:00 AM – 9:40 AM in room BH 309
Course Description:
Topics discussed include displaying and describing data, the normal curve, regression, probability, statistical
inference, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests with applications in the real world.
Course Material:
STAT 101 requires a textbook and an access code for the online homework system MyStatLab.
The textbook is Intro Stats by De Veaux, Velleman and Bock, 4th edition, published by Pearson. The website is
http://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/.
Exam Schedule:
Exam 1:
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 in BH 309 at 8 AM
Exam 2:
Friday, July 25, 2014 in BH 309 at 8 AM
Final Exam:
Friday, August 8, 2014 in BH 309 at 8 AM
Quizzes and Homework:
Weekly quizzes will be given by the Teaching Assistant during the discussion session.
No quiz will be given during the week in which we are scheduled for an exam.
Grading:
Exam 1:
Exam 2:
Final Exam:
Quizzes:
Homework:
100 points
100 points
200 points
50 points
50 points
Material to be covered:
Week 1:
Chapters 3 and 5
Week 2:
Chapters 6, 7, 9
Week 3:
Chapters 10, 11, 12
Week 4:
Chapters 13, 14
Week 5:
Chapters 15, 16
Week 6:
Chapters 16, 17
Week 7:
Chapters 18, 19, 20
Week 8:
Chapter 20 and Review Session
Students with Disabilities:
Students with disabilities who require special accommodations for access and participation in this course must
be registered with the Office of Disability Services (ODS). Students who need exam accommodations must
contact ODS in the first week of the term to arrange a meeting with a Disability Specialist.
Please contact ODS at 312/413-2183 (voice) or 312/413-0123 (TTY)