CQS Office http :/ / d ep ts.w ashington.ed u / cqs cqs

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u .w ashington.ed u 306 Mary Gates H all 206-543-1191

O FFICE H OURS Daily 8:30-5:00, w ith a break for lu nch m id d ay.

CQS Office

Minor in CQS

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Core Courses (20 credits)

– QSCI 291 and 292 (Calculus) – QSCI 381 (Probability and Stat.) – QSCI 482 (Applied Statistics) 

Electives - 2 more classes, including 1 of

– QSCI 480 (Sampling) – QSCI 483 (Regression) – QSCI 486 (Experimental design)

Problems with CQS classes

If you have any concerns about: a) the Q SCI course you are taking, b) your TA, or c) your instructor, please see the instructor about these concerns as soon as possible. If you are not comfortable talking with the instructor or not satisfied with the response that you receive, you may contact CQS Director B.

Bruce Bare, room 306C Mary Gates Hall, (206) 616-0878, [email protected], or [email protected].

For concerns about your TA you may also contact the Graduate School at 200 Gerberding Hall, by phone at (206) 543-5900, or by e-mail at [email protected].

You may also stop by the CQS Office, Room 306 Mary Gates Hall, or call (206) 543-1191, to discuss any concerns you have.

Classroom Safety– Fire Alarm

 EVACUATE quickly and calmly to the building's emergency assembly point. Do not take time to gather your belongings; getting out quickly is crucial to your safety.

 CHECK IN with your instructor at the assembly point. He or she will need to let the safety warden know if anyone is missing.

 If you discover a fire in the building, pull the nearest fire alarm, evacuate, and, if possible, call 9-911 from a campus phone to give further information to the emergency response team.

Classroom Safety – Earthquake

   DROP down on the floor.

COVER: take cover under a sturdy desk or table, or against an interior wall. Protect your head and neck with your arms.

HOLD: brace yourself until the ground stops shaking and it is safe to move.

 EVACUATE to the building's emergency assembly point, taking time to gather your possessions. Watch for hazards (especially overhead) as you walk through the building.

Check in with your instructor at the assembly point.

Q SCI 381: Course Information

Instructor:

Kevin Brinck ([email protected]) FSH 264C 206-221-5455 Office hours: half an hour after class every day and Thursday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00. (Thursdays in MGH 306)

TA:

Maureen Kennedy ([email protected]) MGH 306 206-616-2187 Office hours: Tuesday 1:00 to 3:00 and Thursday 10:00 to 12:00.

Meeting Time:

Monday through Friday, in FSH 108 (new Fisheries building)

Q SCI 381: Course Information

Course evaluation:

60% 20% 20% best four of five one-hour midterm exams homework assignments two-hour final exam

Homework:

There will be approximately ten assignments, and they will consist mostly of numbered problems from the textbook. Assignments must be handed in before 5:00pm on the day they are due, either in class or in the Q SCI 381A basket in MGH 306. Credit will be given for late assignments (in cases of illness, for instance)

only

if arrangements have been made with the instructors

in advance

.

Q SCI 381: Course Information

Examinations:

Midterm exams are scheduled for October 17 th and 21 st , November 14 th and 28 th , and December 12 th . Exams may be re-scheduled, but only for exceptional reasons and only if approved in advance. Re-scheduled exams must be completed before the next exam. The fifth mid-term exam may not be re-scheduled. The final exam is scheduled for December 17 th .

Grades:

If

p

is your cumulative percentage in the class, then your

minimum

grade will be 0 .

5  3 .

3  0 .

7 0 .

5 keeping in mind that the maximum grade is 4.0, and the lowest passing grade is a 0.7 (2.7 for graduate students).

Q SCI 381: Course Information

Textbook:

Required:

Elementary Statistics

by Larson and Farber. An on-line version of the textbook is available on the publisher’s web site at http://prenhall.tdlc.com/public/istat/ Suggested: Student Solutions Manual by Jay R. Schaffer

Web Page:

http://courses.washington.edu/qs381 ‘funtimes’

Prerequisite:

MATH 120, a score of 2 on advanced placement test, or a score of 67% on MATHPC placement test. No calculus is needed, only high school algebra and simple arithmetic. An ability to think in abstract terms using a logical thought process is a requirement.