M362K Probability I, Fall 2010
Unique number 55540
TTh 12:30 – 1:45, RLM 7.120
Textbook:
A First Course in Probability, Eighth Edition, Ross, Prentice Hall
Course website: https://courses.utexas.edu (Also known as “Blackboard.”)
Instructor:
Dr. Shinko Harper
Office:
RLM 13.160, ph. 232-6194
E-mail:
[email protected]
(Note: Using e-mail is probably the best way to get in touch with me.)
Office hours:
TTh 9:30-10:30 and TTh 2:15-2:45
Prerequisite
M408D or M408L, with a grade of at least C-.
Grading
The grade in this course will be based on two midterm exams (25% each), quizzes (20%), and the final exam (30%).
I reserve the right to reward for spectacular performance on the final exam. The letter grades will be determined as
follows:
Letter Grade A A‐ B+ B B‐ C+ C C‐ D+ D D‐ F Greater than or equal to 92.5 90 87.5 82.5 80 77.5 72.5 70 67.5 62.5 60 0 Strictly less than 92.5 90 87.5 82.5 80 77.5 72.5 70 67.5 62.5 60 A curve will be given only if I feel that it is absolutely justified.
Exam dates
Midterms:
Final:
(In-class, 75 minute exams.) Thursday, October 7th and Thursday, November 18th.
Monday, December 13th (9 am – 12 nn). Location TBD.
Exams
Should it be necessary to miss an exam due to an emergency such as illness or a death in the family, please e-mail
me as soon as possible. If an exam is missed is missed for good cause, as judged by me, either a make-up exam will
be offered or the student will be excused from the exam, and the weights assigned to other exams will be adjusted.
The final exam is comprehensive and mandatory.
Homework
Homework problems will be posted on the web at https://courses.utexas.edu in the “assignments folder” but will not
be collected for grading. In lieu of graded homework, there will be short (5-15 minutes) in-class quizzes. The two
lowest quiz grades will be dropped at the end of the semester. No makeup quizzes will be given. Often, quiz
problems will be similar to, but not identical to homework problems. Illegible quizzes will not be graded. No
credit given for unsupported answers. Enough work should be shown so that your method can be
reconstructed and its validity could be determined.
Tentative Schedule
Date 8/26/10 8/31/10 9/2/10 9/7/10 9/9/10 9/14/10 9/16/10 9/21/10 9/23/10 9/28/10 9/30/10 10/5/10 10/7/10 10/12/10 10/14/10 10/19/10 10/21/10 10/26/10 10/28/10 11/2/10 11/4/10 11/9/10 11/11/10 11/16/10 11/18/10 11/23/10 11/25/10 11/30/10 Th T Th T Th T Th T Th T Th T Th T Th T Th T Th T Th T Th T Th T Th T Material Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2, chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Review for midterm 1 Midterm 1 Finish chapter 4. Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Review for midterm 2 Midterm 2 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Additional notes Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4 Quiz 5. Last academic drop is 10/20/10 Quiz 6 Quiz 7 Quiz 8 Quiz 9 Thanksgiving: no class 12/3/10 12/13/10 Th M ? Final Exam Last day of class Location TBD Attendance
As with many college classes, this class will not take attendance. However, I will conduct class on the assumption
that you are attending every minute of every lecture. You are responsible for all material covered in each class.
Other Important Dates
The last date to drop the course without possible academic penalty is September 22nd. The last date to drop the
course for academic reasons is October 20th. After this, students may go to the Dean’s office, WCH 2.112, to appeal
for non-academic reasons.
Students with Disabilities
The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for qualified
students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259, Video
phone (866) 329-3986. If you plan on using accommodations, you need to notify me early in the semester.