Fall 2009
 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
IME 312 ENGINEERING PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Prerequisite: Passing grade in IME 301 or STA 309
 Revised 9/2/09
Instructor: Dr. Phillip R. Rosenkrantz, IME Department
Office Phone:
909-869-2553, Office FAX: 909-869-2564
Office:
17-2690, email: rosenkrantz@csupomona.edu
URL:
http://www.csupomona.edu/~rosenkrantz

Office Hours: M 10:00-11:00 a.m, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Tu 3:00-4:00 p.m.. W 11:00-12:00 a.m, 2:00-3:00 p.m, Posted by office (call first if convenient--see Policies and Procedures). ( Click here to see Dr. Rosenkrantz' complete schedule)

Text: Hayter, Anthony J., Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (With CDROM preferred), 3rd Edition, Duxbury (may also be listed under Thompson Learning or Brooks-Cole), 2006, ISBN 0495107573. (Optional student solutions manual available).


Software: Minitab Release 15
(Student prices available for download: 30 day free trial, 6 month rental ($29.99), 1 year rental (($49.99), perpetual version, ($99.99)), Microsoft EXCEL (v4.0 or later)

 

Class

Day

Date

Read Prior to Class

Description

Assignments Due/Quizzes

1

M

9/28

-
Introduction, How to Study

-

2

W

9/30

Ch. 5
Normal Distribution

-

3

M

10/5

Ch.5, 7
Normal, Sampling Distributions
-

4

W

10/7
Ch. 7, 8
Sampling Distributions, Confidence Intervals & Hypothesis Testing
-

5

M

10/12
Ch. 8
Confidence Intervals & Hypothesis Testing Assignment #1 - Ch 5

6

W

10/14

Ch. 8 & 9
Hypothesis Testing
-

7

M

10/19

Ch. 10
Cont. Tables, Goodness-of-Fit

Assignment #2 - Ch 7, 8

8

W

10/21
Ch. 12
Linear Regression
-

9

M

10/26
"
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Assignment #3 - Ch. 9

10

W

10/28

-
Test #1 - Ch. 5, 7, 8, 9
-

11

M

11/2

Ch. 1
Probability
Assignment #4 - Ch. 10,12

12

W

11/4

Ch. 2

Random Variables, Expectation
-

13

M

11/9
Ch. 3
Discrete Distributions
Assignment #5 - Ch 1

14

W

11/11

"
Veteran's Day Holiday
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15

M

11/16

"
Discrete Distributions Assignment #5 - Ch 2
16

W

11/18

-

Test #2 - Ch. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12

-

-

M

11/23
Ch.4
Continuous Distributions
-

17

W

11/25

"
(independent study)

-

18

M

11/30
"
Continuous Distributions
-
19
W
12/2
-
Review
Assignment #7- Ch 3 & 4
Test #3 - Wednesday , Dec 9, 1:40 - 3:40 PM, Ch. 1-5, 7-10, 12

Click Here to Go to Generic Course Policies and Procedures 

Grading will be based on the following (Note: Must have a "passing" average on tests to pass the course - That is 60% average):
Test #1*

20%
Test #2*

25%
Test #3*

30%
Homework/Participation/Preparation
20%
Attendance

5%

*Tests will be cumulative (comprehensive) with open handouts and one page of formulas for each test. For example, by the day of the Final you can have 3 pages of formulas along with handouts. Note: Formula sheets may not have worked problems.

Homework Assignments are posted in Blackboard 9