Statistics for engineering problem solving. Principles of engineering data collection; descriptive statistics; elementary probability distributions; principles of experimentation; confidence intervals and significance tests; one-, two-, and multi-sample studies; regression analysis; use of statistical software.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of this course, students should learn basic concepts of statistics and probability to solve problems arising in engineering applications.
Required Text:
Basic Engineering Data Collection and Analysis by Stephen B. Vardeman and J. Marcus Jobe (ISBN 0-534-36957-X)
You are responsible for all material presented in lecture and assigned as required reading. No Class during Nov 25-29 (Fall break)
Important Dates:
Quiz 1: September 26, Thursday
Quiz 2: October 17, Thursday
Quiz 3: November 14, Thursday
Quiz 4: December 5, Thursday
Course final: December 18, Wednesday 09:45- 11:45., location TBA
Assessment Policy:
Grades (include plus/minus) will be determined based on the following:
Homework:
Most weeks, homework will be assigned to be collected the following week in class. To accomodate unexpected events that may impact students ability to complete this assignments on time I will drop the lowest of the homework grades from the overall average.
Exams:
There will be four semester quizzes and a comprehensive final. The semester quizzes will be given during the lecture period and will be closed book. The final exam is comprehensive, and will be on December 18, Wednesday 09:45- 11:45. The location will be announced.
Weight:
The components of a student's grade have the following weights:
Homework- 12% (assigned weekly)
Quizzes- 48% (4 Quizzes, 12% each)
Final Exam- 40\% (December 18, Wednesday 09:45- 11:45., location TBA)
Letter grades:
Letter grades will be assigned based on the following ranges: A = 100-93, A- = 90-93, B+ = 87-90, B = 83-87, B- = 80-83, C+ = 77-80, C = 73-77, C- = 70-73, D+ = 67-70, D = 63-67, D- = 60-63, F = 60-0
Academic Dishonesty:
The class will follow Iowa State University's policy on academic dishonesty. Anyone suspected
of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Students Office.
http://www.dso.iastate.edu/ja/academic/misconduct.html
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