INSTRUCTOR: Andy Long. Office: ST 328; phone: 572-5794; email: longa@nku.edu

MEETING TIME/PLACE: TR 9:25-10:40 ST 250

EXPECTED BACKGROUND: Mathematics ACTE score of 18 or higher, or grade of C or better in MAH 099

TEXT: Statistics for Management and Economics, 6th Ed., Keller and Warrack. Material will be discussed from Chapters 1, 2, 4, 8-13, and 18. Minitab, a statistical software package, will be used extensively.

GRADING: There will be three exams and a comprehensive final. Homework will be assigned regularly and sometimes handed in for grading of selected problems. There may be a few quizzes.

Your course grade will be determined based on the following point totals (using the standard 90/80/70/60 grade distribution):

Homework/Quizzes: 100 points Three Exams 300 points Final 200 points

The tests will be given in class, closed book. Make-up exams will not be given except in extreme circumstances. Homeworks will be collected periodically, and are worth 10 points each. I may collect more than ten, and then use only the ten best scores (I will drop the rest). I may give some quizzes.

HOMEWORK: Homework will be assigned regularly. You should expect to do a lot of homework, and to do it regularly, in order to do well in the course. Some homework assignment will be handed in and graded.

ATTENDANCE: The student is responsible for all material assigned or discussed in class. Attendance will be taken, and may be used along with class effort (as measured by participation - asking questions, answering other students' questions, group work, etc.) to resolve borderline grades.

WITHDRAWAL: The last day to withdraw from any class with a "W" is 3/28/2003. After that day it is not usually permitted.

OFFICE HOURS: MWF 10:00-11:30, TR 10:40-11:30. I am also available by appointment, and at random when approached with a smile.

Notes:

• A calculator is required for the course. Students are required to bring their calculator and the book to each class.
• Course homepage: http://www.nku.edu/~longa/classes/mat212/
• I reserve the right to alter this syllabus if necessary. Any changes will be discussed in class, and all students will be notified.
• If you need accommodations for any sort of disability please talk with me so that I may do my best to meet your needs.
• The general syllabus for all Mathematics and Computer Science courses should be considered a part of the syllabus for this course, and is available on-line.
• No cell phones or beepers permitted in class without a doctor's orders. Just say no! If yours goes off, you will lose one of your "get out of homework free" cards; if you lose all your cards because of your cell phone, additional cell phone calls will result in additional zeros on homeworks.