Stat 230 (Probability) Course Outline
Sec Instructor (Email and Office)
001 Jiwei Zhao
jiwei2012zhao@gmail.com
002 Changbao Wu
cbwu@uwaterloo.ca
003 Cyntha Struthers
castruth@uwaterloo.ca
004 Changbao Wu
cbwu@uwaterloo.ca
005 Billy Marshall
wjmarsha@uwaterloo.ca
M3-4233
M3-4212
STJ-1001
M3-4212
M3-4128
Fall 2013
Lectures (All MWF)
12:30-1:20
AL113
1:30-2:20
DC1351
10:30-11:20
STJ3014
8:30-9:20
DC1350
3:30-4:20
MC2066
Tutorials: There will be three tests written in tutorial sessions. Non-test week
tutorials will be used for additional examples and supplemental course
materials. Check the course website on D2L for announcements.
Course Notes: Probability: Stat 220/230 Notes (2011 or later editions) by
Chris Springer (revised by Jerry Lawless and Don McLeish), available at UW
Bookstore. A PDF version of the notes is also available on the D2L course
website. No other textbook is required.
Course Website on D2L: https://learn.uwaterloo.ca (Check this regularly)
Grading Scheme: 15% Tests + 30% Midterm Exams + 55% Final Exam
1. Three tests: each test is 50 minutes long and written during the
tutorial session. The dates for Section 3 (STJ) are September 25,
October 30 and November 27, all on Wednesdays. The dates for all
other sections are September 24, October 29 and November 26, all on
Tuesdays. Further information will be posted on D2L. Pre-seating plans
will be used and the exact time and room are decided by the registered
lists for the tutorial sessions. Each test will have three questions, with
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two of them taken directly and sometimes modified slightly from the
end-of-chapter problems in the Course Notes. Different test questions
will be used for different tutorial sessions.
Two midterm exams: the first is on October 10 and the second on
November 14, both on Thursdays from 4:30pm to 6:20pm. Check the
pre-seating plan to find out the exam room. Exam questions will be the
same for all sections, and two of the questions will be taken from the
end-of-chapter problems in the Course Notes.
Under extenuating circumstances and with proper documentation,
weights of missed tests or midterm exams will be shifted to the final
exam.
If you write all three tests and two midterm exams, with a minimum of
50% on each test or exam, and if your final exam mark is better than
the mark calculated using the grading scheme then your final exam
mark is your final course grade.
Online Maple TA quizzes will be available. Those quizzes are very
useful for practice purpose but carry no weights for the final grade.
Materials are cumulative, with milestones indicated below (subject to
change).
Approximate Time Table (with milestones and key dates):
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Sep 9-13
Sep 16-20
Sep 23-27
Sep 30-4
Oct 7-11
Oct 14-18
Oct 21-25
Oct 28-1
Nov 4-8
Nov 11-15
Nov 18-22
Nov 25-29
Section 2.2
Section 3.3
Section 4.4
Section 5.2
Section 5.6
Section 5.11
Section 7.2
Section 7.6
Section 8.2
Section 8.7
Section 9.3
Section 9.7
Regular Tutorial
Test 1 (Sep 24/25)
Regular Tutorial
Midterm Exam 1 (Oct 10)
Thanksgiving (Oct 14)
Regular Tutorial
Test 2 (Oct 29/30)
Regular Tutorial
Midterm Exam 2 (Nov 14)
Regular Tutorial
Test 3 (Nov 26/27)
Additional Information
1. Last lecture: Monday December 2; No class on Monday October 14 (Thanksgiving).
2. TAs will be available in the Statistics and Actuarial Science Tutorial Rooms (M3
3106) according to a schedule to be announced on D2L. Inform your instructor
immediately if TAs are not present for their posted hours in the tutorial room. Extra help
may also be available from course instructors during their posted office hours.
3. There are no hand-in assignments, but you are expected to try most of the end-of-section
and the end-of-chapter problems. Short solutions to most of these problems are provided at
the end of the course notes.
4. Only approved Pink-Tie calculators will be permitted at tests and exam. For details on
this policy, please check http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/navigation/Current/calculatorpolicy.shtml .
Items such as bags, purses, knapsacks, etc. are to be closed and placed under the desk
during tests and exams. Furthermore, wireless or electronic devices must be turned off
before the test commences.
5. If there is evidence to suggest that an academic offense has been committed during tests
or exams, the course instructor will take disciplinary action. Students are expected to know
what constitutes academic integrity, to avoid committing academic offenses, and to take
responsibility for their actions. Students who are unsure whether an action constitutes an
offense, or who need help in learning how to avoid offenses (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or
about ``rules" for group work / collaboration should seek guidance from the course
instructor, TA, academic advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean. For information
on categories of offenses and types of penalties, students should refer to Policy #71,
Student Academic Discipline, http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.html . Students
who believe that they have been wrongfully or unjustly penalized have the right to grieve;
refer to Policy #70, Student Grievance, http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy70.html .
6. The Office for Persons with Disabilities (OPD), located in Needles Hall, Room 1132,
collaborates with all academic departments to arrange appropriate accommodations for
students with disabilities without compromising the academic integrity of the
curriculum. If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of your
disability, please register with the OPD at the beginning of each academic term.