NJIT HONOR CODE

All Students should be aware that the Department of Mathematical Sciences takes the NJIT Honor code very seriously and enforces it strictly.  This means there must not be any forms of plagiarism, i.e., copying of homework, class projects, or lab assignments, or any form of cheating in quizzes and exams.  Under the Honor Code, students are obligated to report any such activities to the Instructor.

 

Mathematics 279-001:

Statistics and Probability for Engineers

FALL 2007

 

Course Schedule Link

ô   Instructor:  Prof. Dhar

ô   Textbook:  Engineering Statistics, (4th Edition) by Montgomery Runger and

                            Hubele.  ISBN: 0471735574. Text book must be read for the            

                            material covered in class and convince yourself of having
                            understood the problems solved in it.

 

ô   Reference:

     Statistics Concepts and Controversies by David S. Moore and

            William I. Notz (2006) W. H. Freeman and Company, ISBN 0716786362

 

ô   Grading Policy:  The final grade will be determined as follows:

 

±    Homework and Quizzes

25 %

 

±    Midterm Exam:

35 %

 

±    Final Exam:

40 %

comprehensive

Homework is generally due the class following the one in which it was assigned unless announced otherwise by the instructor. Solutions to the assignments are given during class when the assignment is due. Hence, students must hand in their homework solutions as soon as they enter the class. Late homework
can not be accepted, as there is a solution already handed out. Solution to homework can be handed in early at the Math department main office Cullimore hall sixth floor, dated and timed.

 

Class Policies:

Attendance Policy:

 

v     If a student is absent for more than four classes, before the drop date, his/her name will be forwarded to the Registrar with a request that the student be dropped from the course.

v     If a student is absent for more than four classes with the fifth absence occurring after the drop date, he/she will be given an F for the course.

v     In case of serious illness, or unavoidable causes, students must present appropriate documentation to his/her instructor within two lectures of returning.

v     Students must arrive in class on time. Two late arrivals are equivalent to one absence.

 

Makeup Exam Policy: There will be no makeup exams, except in rare situations where the student has a legitimate reason for missing an exam, including illness, death in the family, accident, requirement to appear in court, etc. The student must notify the Math office and the Instructor that he/she will miss an exam. In all cases, the student must present proof for missing the exam, e.g., a doctor's note, police report, court notice, etc., clearly stating the date AND times.

 

Cellular Phones:  All cellular phones and beepers must be switched off during all class times.

Additional Policies:

  • Any complaints regarding grading have to be presented immediately after receiving the graded tests.
  • Please, always bring a statistics calculator (note that calculators with graphing or text storing capabilities are not allowed) to your quizzes, exams and to all the lectures.
  • Looking into your neighbors work during exams is not allowed. Keeping eyes hidden using hats, caps, etc., from the proctor but not from the neighbors work during exams is not allowed.
  • Attendance at all classes and tests is required. Instructors will maintain a detailed record of you attendance as the administrators need to know the dates you missed classes.
  • The use of cell phones, beepers, or any sort of communication devices (laptops, internet, palm pilot, etc) during exams, quizzes or during classes are not allowed.
  • No eating allowed during the class and exams periods. You are expected to remain in the classroom for the entire class period. Wandering in and out of the classroom is not allowed.

 

Course Outline and Homework Assignments:

Week
Dates

Topic

PAGE #

Homework Problems and Quizzes Due Date

 

1
9/4 & 9/7
HW assignment #1:

Role of statistics in engineering and importance of data summary and display

1 to 19:

Read Chapter 1.

2
9/11 & 9/14

Quiz 1:

Data summary, stem-and-leaf diagram, frequency histogram , box plot and time series plots

There is a 5 to 10 min quiz at the beginning of the class on Friday, September 14, 2007. Quiz 1 is on all material covered until and including the class on September 07, 2007, including practiced problems, solved examples, and class notes.

3
9/18 & 9/21
HW assignment #2:

Definition of probability, random variables, probability mass function, mean and variance, binomial distribution, Poisson process

Must show all steps to receive full credit.

Answers only may be given in the back of the textbook.

25:

#2-4,

30:

#2-12,

31:

#2-18,

38:

#2-33,

40:

#2-40 (a). Homework due 9/21/2007

4
9/25  &  9/28
Quiz #2:

Probability density function, mean and variance,  normal distribution, probability plot, normal approximation, exponential distribution

There is a 5 to 10 min quiz at the beginning of the class on Friday, September 28, 2007. Quiz 2 is on all material covered until and including the class on September 21, 2007, including practiced problems, solved examples, and class notes.

5
10/2  &  10/5
HW assignment #3:

Covariance, correlation and independence

Must show all steps to receive full credit.

Answers only may be given in the back of the textbook.

58

#3-14, #3-15,

59

#3-18,

65

#3-27, #3-29,

82

#3-46,

91

#3-84,

98

#3-97, #3-99. Homework due 10/05/2007

6
10/9  &  10/12
HW assignment #4:

Review and midterm exam

Exam I:

Friday ~ October 12, 2007

Review for Exam I, October 09, 2007.
Must show all steps to receive full credit.

Answers only may be given in the back of the textbook.

103

#3-107,

104

#3-110,

108

#3-122, 3-124,

112

#3-130, #3-134,

118

#3-150,

47

#2-47. Homework due 10/12/2007

7
10/16  &  10/19
Quiz #3:

Statistical inference, point and interval estimation, choice of sample size, interval estimate for population variance

There is a 5 to 10 min quiz at the beginning of the class on Friday, October 19, 2007. Quiz 3 is on Chapter 3, Sections 3-12 and 3-13, solved examples, and class notes, on these sections.

8
10/23 & 10/26
Quiz #4:

Statistical hypotheses, one-sided and two-sided hypotheses, procedure for hypothesis testing, computing probabilities of type I and type II errors

There is a 5 to 10 min quiz at the beginning of the class on Friday, October 26, 2007. Quiz 4 is on Chapter 4, Sections 4-2, 4-3 and 4-4, solved examples, and class notes, on these sections.

9
10/30 &  11/2
HW assignment #5

Hypothesis testing on the mean, p-values, large sample tests including the one on population proportion, t-test, hypothesis testing on the variance of a normal population

Must show all steps to receive full credit.

Answers only may be given in the back of the textbook.

144

#4-1,

156

#4-13, 4-17,

173

#4-31,

185

#4-52,

191

#4-59,

251

#4-74. Homework due 11/02/2007

10
11/6  &  11/9

*                

NOVEMBER 5, 2007: 

(M)

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM THE COURSE

Review on November 9, 2007

Final exam Week 11.

Prepared By:  Prof. Dhar

Last revised:  August 08, 2007

September 3

M

Labor Day ~ No Classes Scheduled

November 5

M

Last Day to Withdraw from Classes

November 20

T

Classes Follow a Thursday Schedule