Professor Bradley A. Hartlaub
Office 305 Mathematics and Physics Building
Phone PBX 5405
e-mail hartlaub@kenyon.edu
Office Hours MWF 9:30 - 11:00
Additional appointments are available; please don't hesitate to ask for help.
 
Textbooks

Moore, David S. (2001), Statistics Concepts and Controversies, 5^th Edition, New York: W. H. Freeman and Company.
Paulos, John Allen (2001), Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences, New York: Hill and Wang.
Paulos, John Allen (1996), A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, New York: First Anchor Books.

• Have Fun
  
• Develop Statistical and Quantitative Reasoning Skills
• Introduce Basic Statistical Concepts
• Enhance Writing and Presentation Skills
• Improve Critical Thinking Ability
  
• Introduce Statistical Software

We will use the Windows version of MINITAB sporadically in the course. MINITAB is available at all LAN sites (RBH, PRC, ASC, etc.) on campus. I will not assume you have prior experience with statistical software so you do not need to be concerned about the use of technology in the classroom. Assignments and course announcements will be posted to the course homepage (http://www2.kenyon.edu/people/hartlaub/Math102_S2003/Math102.htm). Data sets and programs will be placed in P:\Data\Math\QR. Proper maintenance of computer accounts, files, etc. is your responsibility.

Our class meets in a computer equipped classroom, and we will be using statistical software and web browsers in the course. During regular class hours, the use of computers is restricted to students enrolled in the course. Furthermore, the use of the computers is also restricted to activities deemed appropriate by the instructor. Playing computer games, reading e-mail, conversing in a chat room, surfing the web, and working on assignments for other courses are a few examples of inappropriate activities that can be distracting to the instructor and other students in the course. Inappropriate computer use may result in penalties ranging from warnings to loss of computer privileges for the period. In cases of extreme and/or repeated violations, grade penalties or expulsion from the course may result.

If you have specific physical, psychological or learning disabilities that require an accommodation to allow you to carry out assigned course work, you must contact the Office of Disability Services at 5145 to schedule an appointment. The Coordinator of Disability Services, Erin Salva (salvae@kenyon.edu), will review your concerns and determine, with you, what accommodations are appropriate. All information and documentation of disability is confidential. No accommodations of any kind will be given in this course without notification from the Coordinator of Disability Services.

Homework and project assignments will be given throughout the semester. Subsets of these assignments will be collected and graded. You should work on as many problems as possible. This includes problems which have not been assigned. All papers that you turn in must be legible with problem numbers and solutions clearly marked. I encourage you to discuss the concepts and problem solving techniques presented in class with other students. However, you must submit your own solution for each of the assigned problems to be collected.

Tutors will be available on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings. They will help you with technical software questions or general questions about the course material, but they will not solve your homework problems.

Assignments must be turned in at the beginning of the class period on the assigned due date. No credit will be given for late papers. If for any reason you cannot turn in your paper on the assigned date, you must contact me before class. If you are unable to contact me, you can leave a message with Jenny Hedden (the Administrative Assistant in RBH) or send e-mail to hartlaub@kenyon.edu.

Quiz 1 Tuesday, Feb. 10
Quiz 2 Thursday, Feb. 27
Quiz 3 Thursday, April 10
Quiz 4 Tuesday, April 29

You will prepare a poster to present your work on a quantitative research question of interest to you. The deadlines and more detailed instructions on the project will be announced in class.  However, the tentative plan is to hold a class poster session on Wednesday, May 7 from 8:30 - 11:30 am.

At least two short paper assignments (2-4 pages) will be given during the semester.  These papers will be graded by me and at least one of your peers in the course.  Not only will you be asked to write at a level that is appropriate for your peers in the course, but you will also be asked to assess their work.

Your course grade will be based on your overall percentage. The categories used to determine your overall percentage are listed below with their respective weights.

Homework and Projects (20%)

Short Papers (20%)

 Quiz 1 (10%)

 Quiz 2 (10%)

 Quiz 3 (10%)

 Quiz 4 (10%)

Final Project (20%)

Class participation will be used to help make borderline decisions.

Producing Data
Organizing Data
Chance and Probability
Statistical Inference