Prerequisite: MATH 140-141.

Lectures: MTuWThF 11:00 am - 12:20 pm, MTH 0105

Instructor:    Dr. Kasso Okoudjou
Contact information: 4116 Mathematics Building; kasso@math.umd.edu; Phone: (301) 405-5081.
Office Hours: MTuWThF 10:00 am - 11:00 am, or by appointment.

Textbook:   "Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences", by Jay L. Devore, 7th edition, (ISBN: 978-0-4-9540049-3).

Course web page: http://www.math.umd.edu/~kasso/stat400sum08.html

Syllabus: We will cover most of Chapters 1-8 of the text. (We will skip parts of Chapter 1; a few probability distributions; most of 4.6; 7.4; and 8.3. We'll also cover some topics superficially.) We will also study the Law of Large Numbers.

Homework and Examinations: There will be two homework assignments due per week. In addition I will be given a quiz each week during the term. No late homework will be accepted, and there will be no makeup quizzes. It is OK to work on the problem sets in cooperation with others, but you must write up the solutions by yourself. In addition to the weekly homework assignments and quiz, there will be two (in class) midterm exams and a final exam .
The tentative schedule for the exams is:

Exam 1: Monday, July 28.

Exam 2: Tuesday, August 12.

Final: Friday, August 22

Grading:

• 100 for homework,
•   50 for quizzes,
• 100 for Midterm 1,
• 100 for Midterm 2,
• 150 for the final exam.

Tentatively, letter grades will be based on your accumulated points at the end of the semester, according to the following scheme: 90%-A; 80%-B; 70%-C; 50%-D.

NOTE: The two lowest homework grades as well as the lowest quiz grade will be dropped.

Attendance and absences : You are responsible for the material covered in class, whether you attend or not. You are also responsible for the announcements made during class; they may include changes in the syllabus.

If you need accommodations because of a disability, please inform me immediately.

Tentative Course Outline
http://www.math.umd.edu/~kasso/stat400-schedule.html