Statistics 134,  Spring 2017

INSTRUCTOR: Ani Adhikari. Email address: append @berkeley.edu to my last name.  Office 413 Evans, phone 642-2208. I do not answer questions like, "How do I solve Problem X?" by email or on the phone. Please use email and the phone only for emergencies and administrative issues.  Please include your full name and SID in all email messages to me.  

OFFICE HOURS: TBA, in 413 Evans. And you can catch me after lecture.

GSIs:  Several; it's an excellent team. They will announce their own office hours.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE: Lecture meets TuTh 9:30-11:00 in 2050 Valley LSB. Sections meet on Mondays and Wednesdays in Evans.

WEB PAGE:  http://www.stat.berkeley.edu/~ani/s134s17/index.html . You must visit this page regularly.  It will contain the homework assignments and much more.

PREREQUISITES: Mastery of the material in Appendices 1-4 of the text, fluency with calculus (derivatives and integrals) in two variables, and – these are crucial – clear logical reasoning and strong problem-solving skills.

TEXT: Probability by Jim Pitman (Springer, New York).  See the Schedule page.
 

HOMEWORK:  Assignments are on the Recommended Problems page and are due on Wednesdays at the start of section. No late homeworks will be accepted. Your two lowest homework scores will be dropped in the calculation of your overall homework score. 

QUIZZES: There will be four quizzes during the term, in section, on dates listed in the schedule. Quizzes will not be given at any other time. You must take your quiz in the section in which you are enrolled. Your lowest quiz score will be dropped in the computation of your overall quiz score.

EXAMS:
There will be one midterm and one final exam. The final exam is required. If you cannot take the final at the date and time given below, you cannot take this class.
If you have DSP accommodations, please contact me. There will be no late, early, or repeat exams.

Midterm:   Thursday March 2, in class.
Final:         Wednesday May 10, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Exam Group 10.  Room to be announced.
  

All quizzes and exams will be closed book and closed notes. No calculators or other such devices will be needed or allowed.

GRADES: Your overall score will be the maximum of {10% homework, 30% quiz, 20% midterm, 40% final} and {10% homework, 30% quiz, 60% final}.

No individual letter grades will be given for the homework, quizzes, midterm, or final.  Your letter grade for the class will be based on your overall score.