INSTRUCTOR: Clark Loveridge.
My office is located at BR-60 and the
phone number is (215)751-8689.
You may also contact me by e-mail at
cloveridge@ccp.cc.pa.us
You may stop by my office for tutoring
at the following times:
11:30am to noon Monday,
Wednesday, Friday
1:30pm to 2pm
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
3:45pm to 4:15pm Monday,
Wednesday, Friday
2:15pm to 3pm
Tuesday, Thursday
TEXT AND SUPPLIES: The text is
the second edition of Workshop Statistics:
Discovery With Data by Allan J. Rossman
and Beth L. Chance. There are
several specialized editions for different
computer software. Get the
plain 2001 edition (the one with the
mostly red cover). It is available
in the bookstore, room WB-4. You
will also need lined 8.5"x11" paper,
graph paper, writing instruments, and
a two-variable scientific calculator
such as the TI-30X IIS calculator. Do
not get the plain TI-30X without the
II since it handles only one variable.
No calculators which display
graphs are permitted on exams.
TOPICS COVERED:
Unit I
Description Statistics
Unit II
Correlation and Regression
Units III,IV Sampling Distributions
Unit V
Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Testing
Unit III
Designing Studies
For more details on topics click
here
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday September 24
Exam 1
Monday October
1
Report 1
Wednesday October 17 Exam
2
Monday October
22
Report 2
Monday November
5 Exam 3
Wednesday November 7
Proposal for Report 3
Monday November
26
Data for Report 3
Friday November
30 Exam 4
Wednesday December 5
Report 3
December 12 to 18 Comprehensive
Final Exam to be announced
GRADING; Each assignment, quiz,
and exam will be assigned a point
value. Quizzes may be unannounced.
The final exam will be worth
either 250 points or 1500 points whichever
is to your advantage.
If, for example, there are 620 points
not counting the final
exam, then the final exam will be worth
either 250 points out of
870 points for the course or 1500 points
out of 2120 points for
the course, whichever is to your advantage.
At the end of the
semester I will total your points and
convert the total to a
percent and grade as follows:
A 90 - 100% B 80 - 89% C 70 - 79% D 60 - 69% F 0 - 59%
MAKE-UPS; Daily assignments, quizzes,
and extra credit assignments
cannot be made up but I will drop your
12 lowest points. Reports may be
turned in late but I will deduct 5 points
for each week or fraction of a
week that the report is late.
Exams cannot be made up if for any reason
you are not in class but I will drop
your lowest exam grade excluding the
final exam.
EARLY WORK: You may submit reports but
not daily assignments or quizzes in
advance for days when you expect to
be absent from class but I will drop
your 12 lowest points. Exams cannot
be taken early if you know in advance
that you will be unable to attend class
on a day when an exam is scheduled
but I will drop your lowest exam grade
excluding the final exam.
WRITING: Unlike most math courses,
this course counts as both a math
course and a writing course. Writing
assignments should be written as if
you were writing them for an English
teacher. A guide to the writing
assignments will be handed out during
the third week of class after you
have learned enough statistics to be
able to write about it.
LEARNING LAB: If you wish to meet
with a student tutor, go to the Math
Leaning Lab B2-36 to make an appointment.
You may receive up to 1 extra
credit point per week for your tutoring
sessions in the Learning Lab if
you bring back a statement signed by
the tutor.
If several students are able to meet
at the same time and if no Math 150
tutor is available at that time see
Gail Chaskes in the Math Learning Lab
B2-36 about forming a study group.
If you are willing and able to tutor
Math 118 or a higher level course for
minimum wage see Gail Chaskes in the
Math Learning Lab B2-36. The more
courses you can tutor the better.
Generally you need to know the course
at the A level in order to tutor a particular
course.
ATTENDANCE AND PROMPTNESS: Attendance
will be taken daily as required
by the college. Three latenesses
count as one absence. If you are
absent more than once through October
1 or more than twice through
November 12, I will report to the college
that your attendance is
unsatisfactory. If you are absent
more than twice through November 19
you should discuss your situation with
me. Otherwise you may be dropped
from the course.
If you are on financial aid and must
miss class more than once
through October 1 or more than twice
through November 12 you should
discuss your situation with me.
Otherwise your financial aid may be
discontinued.
INCLEMENT WEATHER: In the event
of inclement weather there are several
ways of determining whether CCP is open.
You may listen for CCP's
school closing number 238 on KYW radio
at 1060 on the AM dial or check
KYW's school closing web page at http://www2.kyw1060.com/schools/
or
for 95 cents a call you may call KYW's
school closing phone number at
1-900-737-1060. Usually if SEPTA
is running close to normal then CCP
will remain open.
GIFTS: To avoid any apperance of
impropriety no gifts of any kind will
be accepted.