Course Information
Statistics 511 - Fall 2009
http://www.stat.purdue.edu/~tlzhang/stat511/stat511.htm
Course Description
Statistics 511 is a comprehensive introduction to
probability and statistical methods for students in engineering and science. It
provides a strong foundation for more advanced statistical courses. The emphasis
is on the understanding of basic ideas, theories and methodologies. No
statistical software packages are required in this course, although their
outputs will be used to facilitate teaching and learning occasionally. The
prerequisite is at least one year of calculus.
Schedule
- Class: TTh 9:00-10:15am (Section 5) and TTh 12:00-1:15 (Section 7), UNIV 203.
- Midterm I: evening exam, TBA.
- Midterm II: evening exam, TBA.
- Final: TBA.
Instructor
- Tonglin Zhang, Associate professor of Statistics
- Email: tlzhang@stat.purdue.edu
- Office: 172 HAAS
- Phone: (765)496-2079, Fax: (765)494-0558
- Office Hour: 11:00am-12:00pm and 1:30pm-2:30pm on Monday or by Appointment.
TA/Grader
- Satish Vijayaraghavan, email: svijaya@purdue.edu.
- All homework assignments will be graded, and all solutions will be provided by the instructor.
Textbooks
- Jay L. Devore, Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the
Sciences, either 6th or 7th edition, Duxbury (required).
- Please do not use the international version.
Sections to Be Covered
- Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5
- Chapter 3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4
- Chapter 4: 4.3.
- Chapter 5: 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, and 5.5
- Chapter 7: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4
- Chapter 8: 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3
- Chapter 9: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, and 9.5
Web Page
All course information will be available on www.stat.purdue.edu/~tlzhang/stat511/stat511.htm.
Homework
All will be from the textbook except the first one.
Course Requirements and Grades
The final grade has the following
components:
- Homework (15%) will be posted on the course web page mostly. No late due is accepted and solutions will be available soon after due. The lowest score will be dropped.
- Midterms (25% each). Time: two hours. Extra credits are available.
- Final (35%) on Final Week. Extra credits are available.
Final Grade will consider the rank in the class. Initially, it is
A: 90-100; B:75-90; C: 65-75; D: 50-65; F: below 50.
The criterion could be lower but not higher.