Mathematics 263 Section 1

Instructor	Larry Wright
	Mathematics 615
	Phone: 621-6872
	E-mail: lwright@math.arizona.edu
	Instructor's Page:  http://math.arizona.edu/~lwright/math263spring06/
	Course Web Page:  www.math.arizona.edu/~stats/
	UA D2L system (for grades): d2l.arizona.edu/

Office Hours.
Tuesday 11:00-12:00
Tuesday 10:00-11:00
Thursday 11:00-12:00

Statistics Tutoring in the Math East Building, Room 145. The complete schedule will be posted on the Course Web Page.

Class Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 9:00am-9:50 am in Harvill 208

Textbooks. Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 5th Edition, by David S. Moore & George P. McCabe is required, and the MINITAB Guide to Accompany The Basic Practice of Statistics, 3rd edition, by Betsy S. Greenberg is strongly recommended for those students who are not enrolled in Math 197a. 

Calculators. Each student is required to have a graphing calculator, such as a TI-83, that can do statistical calculations, including correlation and linear regression. Some examination questions will require such a calculator. Calculators cannot be shared during exams.

Class Attendance, Class and Instructor's Web Pages, and email.  Students are responsible for all information provided in class and on the course and instructor's web pages. Students who do not attend class will be administratively dropped. Any student who is excused from class for attendance at an officially authorized event must provide a written excuse signed by the Dean of Students no later than one week after the absence. Students are responsible for information sent by email.

Examinations. 
Three midterm examinations will be given in class on
    February 1
    March 1
    April 12
The  final examination will be Wednesday, May 10, 2006, from 8:00am - 10:00am.
A missed midterm examination or a missed final examination will result in a score of zero for that work. Each midterm examination is worth 100 points. The final examination will be worth 200 points.

Homework will be assigned and collected, and selected exercises from each assignment will be graded.  No credit will be given for assignments that contain only answers with no supporting work. Late assignments cannot be accepted.List of assigned problems.

Minitab. There will be six minitab assignments; solutions must be computer-generated. No credit will be given for assignments that contain only answers with no supporting work. Late assignments cannot be accepted. These assignments will contribute 50 points toward the course grade.

Course Grades. Midterm examinations will be worth 300 points, and the final examination will be worth 200 points. Homework will be worth 150 points, and Minitab assignments will be worth 50 points. At the end of the semester, grades will be assigned based on the following scale:

Dropping The Course. The last day to drop without a signature is Tuesday, February 7, and the last day to drop with a grade of ``W'' (if passing) is Tuesday, March 7.

Incomplete Grades. If a student fails to complete the course due to circumstances unforeseen, then he or she may qualify for a grade of I, ``incomplete'' if all of the conditions are met:

1. The student has completed all but a small portion of the required work.
2. The student has scored at least 50% on all work completed.
3. The student has a valid reason for not completing the course on time.
4. The student agrees to make up the material in a short period of time.
5. The student asks for the incomplete before grades are due - 48 hours after the final exam.

A tentative course schedule follows. The sections refer to Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, 5th Edition.