Bret Hanlon Lec 1 Professor Office Contact Web Class Hours Room Textbook Statistics 371 Fall 2011 Bret Hanlon 1241 MSC Medical Science Center Phone 262 2539 E Mail hanlon stat wisc edu email preferred http www stat wisc edu hanlon TR 11 00AM 12 15 PM 331 SMI Service Memorial Institute Statistics for the Life Sciences Third Edition by Samuels and Witmer Course Objectives The primary course objectives are for the students enrolled in the course 1 to develop mastery of basic statistical concepts 2 to develop the ability to apply these concepts correctly especially in problems originating in the life sciences and 3 to learn to communicate effectively in writing the results of a statistical analysis to a non statistical audience Calculator A scientific calculator with logarithms exponents trigonometric functions simple memory and recall and factorial will be necessary Course Webpage http www stat wisc edu courses st371 hanlon The course webpage will include an evolving schedule of lectures homework assignments supplementary notes and other information useful for the course In particular please check the lecture notes regularly We will post the slides that are to be presented in class and also post the readings that should be done prior to class Homework There will be weekly homework assignments Assignments are given on Thursdays or Fridays posted on the website HW is due the following Friday at 4 00 pm in your TA s mailbox You can of course submit your HW early TA s mailbox but no late HW will be accepted Your homework solutions must be well organized and neat This way you will demonstrate your ability to communicate your results Exams There will be one midterm and one final exam You will be allowed one standard sheet of paper front and back with notes for each exam Makeup exams can be a logistic nightmare and so they will be allowed only with a reasonable and documented excuse and only if I have been notified in advance Grading Your grade will be determined by homework assignments 10 one midterm 40 each and a cumulative final 50 I will assign course grades according to the following scale though this may be adjusted if it turns out that I ve been too harsh Course Points 94 100 90 94 80 90 75 80 60 75 55 60 0 55 Grade A AB B BC C D F Honors Student taking the course for honors will submit an honors project Details on this project can be found on the course website Bret Hanlon Lec 1 Statistics 371 Fall 2011 Academic honesty You are encouraged to talk to other students your teaching assistant or me about your homework I am convinced it is beneficial to solve problems with other students sharing and discussing ideas with others is helpful in the learning process However you may not present other people s work as your own If you work with other students solving problems you still have to write up your own solution independently You must work independently during exams Important Dates 1 Midterm exam Date TBA Time and Location Regularly Scheduled Class Time and Location 2 Last Day of Classes 12 15 2011 Thursday 3 Final Exam university schedule 12 17 2011 Saturday 12 25PM 2 25PM Location TBA
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