INSTRUCTOR: Ani
Adhikari. Email
address aniclass@stat.berkeley.edu, office 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. Please include your
full
name and SID in all email messages to me.
OFFICE HOURS: Mon
12:30-2:30, Wed 10-12:30 in 413 Evans.
GSIs: Several; their names and office
hours will
be posted by the end of the second week.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE: Lecture meets TuTh 9:30-11 in 155 Dwinelle. Sections meet TuTh for an hour in Evans.
WEB PAGE: http://www.stat.berkeley.edu/~ani/s2s06/index.html You must visit this page regularly. It will contain pages of
sample problems, pages to print and bring to lecture, etc.
TEXT: Statistics
(third
edition), by Freedman,
Pisani, and Purves. See the lecture
schedule
for course contents and dates of tests.
CALCULATOR: You will need one
that adds, subtracts,
multiplies, divides, takes square roots, raises numbers to a power, and
preferably also computes factorials. Statistical calculators are
unnecessary.
QUIZZES will be given 5
times
during the term
in section. Each will be about 30 minutes long and will be worth 10
points. No make-up quizzes
will
be given. Your lowest quiz score will be dropped in the computation
of your overall quiz score.
EXAMS: There will be one
midterm, in class. And
one final (exam group 10), room to be announced. You must take the final
exam to get a passing grade. If you cannot take the final at the date
and
time given below, you cannot take this class. There will be no
late,
early, or repeat exams.
Midterm (20 points):
Thursday March 9,
in class.
Final (40 points): Tuesday May 16,
8-11 a.m. Room to be
announced.
GRADES: Overall
scores will be
computed as follows:
Quizzes 40 points
What this means is, do at least four of your quizzes well. And if you
mess up on the midterm, work hard for the
final. If your score on the final (as a proportion of 40) is
greater than your score on the midterm (as a proportion of 20) then
your midterm score will be replaced by your prorated final exam
score.
Larger of: midterm, half of final 20 points
Final 40 points
No individual letter grades will be given for quizzes, midterm or final. Your letter grade for the course will be based on your overall score.