NJIT Academic Integrity CODE: All Students should be aware that the Department of Mathematical Sciences takes the University Code on Academic Integrity at NJIT very seriously and enforces it strictly. This means that there must not be any forms of plagiarism, i.e., copying of homework, class projects, or lab assignments, or any form of cheating in quizzes and exams. Under the University Code on Academic Integrity, students are obligated to report any such activities to the Instructor.
Math 333: Probability and Statistics
Number of Credits: 3
Course Description: Descriptive statistics and statistical inference. Topics include discrete and continuous distributions of random variables, statistical inference for the mean and variance of populations, and graphical analysis of data.
Prerequisites: Math 112 with a grade of C or better.
Textbook: Applied Statistics and Probability for Engineers (5th Edition) by Douglas C. Montgomery and George C. Runger; Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (Custom Edition); ISBN: 9780470053041
Instructor: (for specific course-related information, follow the link below)
Math 333-141 |
Grading Policy: The final grade in this course will be determined as follows:
▪ Homework & Quizzes: |
25% |
▪ Common Midterm Exam: |
35% |
▪ Final Exam: |
40% |
Your final letter grade will be based on the
following tentative curve. This curve may be adjusted slightly at the end of the semester.
A |
90-100 |
C |
65-74 |
B+ |
85-89 |
D |
55-64 |
B |
80-84 |
F |
0-54 |
C+ |
75-79 |
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Drop Date: Please note that the University Drop Date June 10,2013 deadline will be strictly enforced.
Homework and Quiz Policy: The first class of each week, one of the following will occur: A quiz on the previous week’s material will be given during the first 15 minutes of class OR the homework from the previous week will be collected and graded. There are no make-ups for a missed quiz. At the end of the semester, the lowest of these grades will be dropped.
Reference Material Available at:
▪ http://web.njit.edu/~dhar/math333/math333.html
▪ http://math.njit.edu/students/undergraduate/course_exams.php
Attendance: Attendance at all classes will be recorded and is mandatory. Please make sure you read and fully understand the Department’s Attendance Policy. This policy will be strictly enforced.
Exams: There will be one common midterm exam during the semester and one comprehensive final exam during the final exam week. Exams are held on the following days:
Midterm:
June 19, 2013
Final Exam:
July 10, 2013
The time of the midterm exams is 4:15-5:40 pm for daytime students and 5:45-7:10 pm for evening students. The final exam will test your knowledge of all the course material taught in the entire course.
Make sure you read and fully understand the department's
Examination Policy.
This policy will be
strictly enforced. Please note that electronic devices (such as calculators, cell phones, CD players,
etc.) are not allowed during any exam.
Makeup Exam Policy: There will be No make-up QUIZZES OR EXAMS during the semester. In the event the Final Exam is not taken, under rare circumstances where the student has a legitimate reason for missing the final exam, a makeup exam will be administered by the math department. In any case the student must notify the Math Department Office and the Instructor that the exam will be missed and present written verifiable proof of the reason for missing the exam, e.g., a doctors note, police report, court notice, etc., clearly stating the date AND time of the mitigating problem.
Further Assistance: For further questions, students should contact their Instructor. All Instructors have regular office hours during the week. These office hours are listed at the link above by clicking on the Instructor’s name. Teaching Assistants are also available in the math learning center.
Cellular Phones: All cellular phones and beepers must be switched off during all class times.
MATH DEPARTMENT CLASS POLICIES LINK
All DMS students must familiarize themselves with and adhere to the Department of Mathematical Sciences Course Policies, in addition to official university-wide policies. DMS takes these policies very seriously and enforces them strictly. For DMS Course Policies, please click here.
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Full Summer Session Begins |
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Last Day To Register For Full Semester Course |
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Memorial Day ~ University Closed |
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Last Day To Withdraw from this Course |
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July 4th Holiday ~ University Closed |
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Final Exam |
Course Outline and Homework Assignments:
Class |
Sections |
Topic |
Assignment |
5/28 |
1.1- 1.4 |
Role of
Statistics |
none |
5/28 |
6.1- 6.4 |
Descriptive
statistics: stem-and-leaf, histograms, mean, median,
variance and standard deviation, boxplots. |
9,14, 22,24, 38, 64 |
5/30 |
2.1- 2.2 |
Probability:
sample space, events, interpretations of probability |
30,35,42,45,47a,58,63,67 |
5/30 |
2.3 – 2.4 |
Addition
rules and Conditional probability |
76,80,88,93,96 |
6/4 |
2.5- 2.6 |
Multiplication rules, independence |
110,112,125,129,137 |
6/4 |
2.7 |
Bayes'
theorem |
142,146,148,174,178,184,187 |
6/6 |
3.1- 3.3 |
Discrete
random variables: probability mass function,
Cumulative distribution function, |
10,16,21,26,35,40,165,169, |
6/6 |
3.4- 3.5 |
Mean and
variance of a discrete distribution, uniform
distribution |
50,56 (also construct a cdf for this
distribution),66,143 |
6/11 |
3.6-3.7 |
Binomial Random Variables, Geometric distribution |
85,87,90,93,103 |
6/11 |
3.9 |
Poisson random variables |
132,137,140,158 |
6/13 |
4.1- 4.3 |
Continuous random variables: pdf and cdf |
5,8,14,15,16 |
6/13 |
4.4-4.5 |
Mean and Variance, Expected values, Uniform Distribution |
27,42,44 |
6/18 |
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review for midterm |
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6/18 |
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midterm exam |
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6/20 |
4.8 |
Exponential Distribution |
95,104,110 |
6/20 |
4.6 |
Normal distribution |
49,62,64,68 |
6/25 |
4.7 |
Normal approximations |
80,84 |
6/25 |
7.1-7.2 |
Distribution of the sample mean, the central limit
theorem |
5,11,12 |
6/27 |
8.1-8.2 |
Confidence
interval on the mean of a Normal distribution |
10,12,21 |
6/27 |
8.2 |
The
t-Distribution |
28,29,37bc |
7/2 |
8.4-8.6 |
Confidence
intervals on the variance, standard deviation, |
44,52,56,58 |
7/9 |
9.1-9.2 |
Hypothesis
Testing Basics; Tests on the mean of a Normal
distribution (rejection region approach only) |
15,30 |
7/9 |
9.1-9.2 |
Tests of
hypothesis on the mean of a normal dist.: one-sided
and two-sided hypotheses, P-values |
41,47 |
7/11 |
9.1 and 9.3 |
Type I and II
error, Small sample tests on the mean |
48,60a,67 |
7/11 |
9.4-9.5 |
Tests on the
variance and standard deviation, Test on a
population proportion |
72,81,86,90,94 |
7/16 |
10.1-10.2
and 10.4 |
Tests on the difference in the means of two Normal
distributions, Paired t-Test |
5ab,6ab,20, 40,44ab |
7/16 |
REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM |
Prepared By: Prof. Jayson Swanson
Last revised: May 8, 2013