Fall 2002
Updated 12/05/02
Introduction, Lecture Notes
Chapter 1, Lecture Notes
Chapter 2-Lecture Notes
Sample Exams: Spring 2002, Spring 2001, Spring 1999, Summer 1999
Chapter 3-Lecture Notes
Chapter 4-Lecture Notes
Sample Exams Fall 2002, Answer, Spring 2002, Spring 2001, Spring 1999, Summer 1999
Chapter 5-Lecture Notes
Chapter 7. 8, and 12, Lecture Notes
Sample Exams: Spring 2001, Spring 1999, Summer 1999
All examinations are closed book, closed note. Students may bring a calculator into the exam room but the calculator's memory must be purged of all class related material before entering the exam room.
There will be a series of homework assignments and quizzes. The homework and quiz scores will be added to the score on next test. Students not submitting homework or who miss quizzes will receive a point deduction on the next test.
For those statistically inclined, your course score determines your grade and is computed using the following formula:
The course score shows how well you performed relative to other students' mean performance. A negative score denotes below average student performance. A positive course score denotes above average student performance. For the purpose of assigning grades all sections of the course for the semester are considered as a group.
Grades are assigned using a modified curve. Roughly speaking, A's are earned by all students who average two standard deviation above the mean on the tests and final (a course score of 2). B's are earned by students averaging 1 standard deviation above the mean. C's are earned by students averaging 0 standard deviation below the mean. D's and F's are given to students scoring below -.5 standard deviations from the mean.
The course scores required for each grade are adjusted for the overall performance of all sections in a given semester relative to the historical performance of past classes.