COURSE SYLLABUS, Spring 2010
Elementary Statistics
MTH 2193.203 - CRN 21975
Eight Week Course: January 10 through March 6, 2011
Instructor:
Office Phone:
Cell Phone:
Office Hours:
E-mail:
Danny Stout
(918) 619-4755
(918) 691-6728 – No calls before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. please
By Appointment
danny-stout@ouhsc.edu
Associate Dean: Dave Sollars Office Phone: (918) 595-7542
Academic & Campus Services Office: NEC A-151
Office Phone: 595-7473
Required:
Elementary Statistics, 11th Edition, Mario F. Triola; A calculator with statistical functions.
Optional:
MyMathLab. The registration code can be purchased at the bookstore as a standalone package or
online at www.coursecompass.com. Course ID: stout04876 Zipcode : 74115
MATH 2193 Elementary Statistics: An introduction to basic statistical terminology, organization of data, measures of
central tendency and dispersion, and application of statistical techniques which includes elementary probability,
sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, and a variety of other statistical techniques. All topics are tentative and subject
to change. (Course Prerequisite: Math 1513 College Algebra or permission of the instructor.)
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
 Organize raw data in frequency tables and graphs.
 Find the appropriate value in central location, including mean, median, mode, and weighted mean.
 Measure the variation and standard deviation in data.
 Relative standing, including standardized scores, percentiles, and quartiles.
 Use the basic concepts of probability theory, to calculate probability including methods of counting, properties
of probability such as addition and multiplication principles.
 Use the basic concepts of margin of error, confidence intervals, and sample size estimation.
 Use the basic concepts of hypothesis testing, including formal hypothesis statements, Type I and Type II error,
significance levels, and appropriate testing techniques.
Grading:
Homework is worth 20% of your final grade.
Quizzes are open book and open note and are worth 30% of final grade.
Exams are open book and open note and are worth 50% of your final grade.
A – 90%, B – 80%, C – 70%, D – 60%, F – less than 60%. Last Day for W: February 18th
You may be asked to complete surveys during the course of the semester.
Course Schedule:
January 10:
Chapter 1 - 2
January 12:
Chapter 2 - 3
January 17:
Holiday
January 19:
Chapter 4
January 24:
Chapter 4
January 26:
Chapter 5
January 31:
Lab
February 2:
Test
February 7:
February 9:
February 14:
February 16:
February 21:
February 23:
February 28:
March 2:
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 7-8
Chapter 8-9
Chapter 9
Chapter 10 and Review
Final Exam
How to access your grade upon completion of the course: Dial 595-7373 or go to www.tulsacc.edu and click student
web, then click student services and follow directions.
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material. For unattended classes, the student is responsible for making arrangements with a fellow student to procure
lecture notes, handouts, or special instructions that were disseminated during the class. For online classes, attendance is
considered to be the activity within CourseCompass. The last date of attendance will be the last date that was recorded
inside CourseCompass for assignment submitted.
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Counseling Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course (“W” grade) or to change from credit to audit.
Check the TCC academic calendar for deadlines. Students who stop participating in the course and fail to withdraw may
receive a course grade of “F”, which may have financial aid consequences for the student.
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jane_doe@mail.tulsacc.edu). All email communications to you will be sent to your MyTCC email address; and you must
use MyTCC email to send email to, and receive email from, the instructor regarding this course.
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instructor as soon as possible) TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency situations arise, TCC
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abilities that comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop for their work and personal lives.
TCC’s General Education Goals: Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and Technological
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classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the
ability to learn from each other. Use of any electronic device is at the discretion of the instructor.
Syllabus Changes: Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will be notified of any changes to
the syllabus in writing.
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class, or administratively withdraw the student from the class; Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the
semester. Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the administrative level by
submitting such request to the Dean of Student Services.
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