Instructor: Jianfeng Zhang, KAP 248E, (213)740-9805 jianfenz@usc.edu http://almaak.usc.edu/~jianfenz
Time and location: MWF 10:00 – 10:50am, KAP 414 (note the room change)
Office hours: TBA
TA: Zemin Zheng, KAP 415, zeminzhe@usc.edu
Textbook: Statistics (4th Edition), by Freedman, Pisani, and Purves
Prerequisites: Math 040x
Exam Dates:
First Midterm: 9/26, Friday
Second Midterm: 10/31, Friday
Final Exam: 12/15, Monday, 8:00am-10:00am, KAP 414
Course Contents: We will try to cover the entire book.
Grading and Examination Policies
25% of the grade will be based on homework assignments and quizzes, 20% on each midterm exam, and 35% on the final exam. The grade cutoffs will be decided after the final exam, based on the students’ overall achievements.
The Midterm Exams will be given in regular class time. The Final Exam will be comprehensive. All exams are close book, close notes, but students are allowed to bring one formula sheet. Calculators will be allowed.
Homework problems will be assigned in class but collected in discussion class. Quizzes will be given in discussion class. More details about quizzes and homework will be specified by the TA.
Math Center: KAP 263. The math center is typically open Monday-Thursday 8am to 7pm and Friday 8am to 5pm.
Feedback and Questions
It is extremely important for me to get feedback and questions, both inside and outside class. You are very welcome to visit me during my office hours, and/or make appointments to see me at other time.
Statement for Students with Disabilities: Any student requesting academic accommodations based on a disability is required to register with Disability Services and Programs (DSP) each semester. A letter of verification for approved accommodations can be obtained from DSP. Please be sure the letter is delivered to me (or to TA) as early in the semester as possible. DSP is located in STU 301 and is open 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The phone number for DSP is (213) 740-0776.
Statement on Academic Integrity: USC seeks to maintain an optimal learning environment. General principles of academic honesty include the concept of respect for the intellectual property of others, the expectation that individual work will be submitted unless otherwise allowed by an instructor, and the obligations both to protect one’s own academic work from misuse by others as well as to avoid using another’s work as one’s own. All students are expected to understand and abide by these principles. Scampus, the Student Guidebook, contains the Student Conduct Code in Section 11.00, while the recommended sanctions are located in Appendix A: http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/SCAMPUS/gov/. Students will be referred to the Office of Student Judicial Affairs and Community Standards for further review, should there be any suspicion of academic dishonesty. The Review process can be found at: http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/SJACS/.