Fall 2015                               

MTH  661, Section 101                     Instructor: Dr. Gerald E. Rubin

SH 514  T, TH   6:30 pm  – 7:45 pm                 Office: SH 740 C
                                                      Phone: (304)696-3036 (you can
                                                           leave a message for me)

Addresses/Fax#    Marshall University           email address:  rubin@marshall.edu     
                    Dept.  of Mathematics                fax#  (304)696-4646                     
                    Huntington, WV 25755

Textbook: Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics (2nd ed) by Bain and Engelhardt  

Attendance:    

      At the end of the term, I will tally up for each person the number of unexcused absences of sessions and the number of excused absences of sessions (for the entire term for each of these starting with the first day of classes and ending with the day the final is given to the class).   

       If  you have no more than 10 absences of sessions which are unexcused (as determined by me)and no more than a total of 14 absences of  sessions (the combined total of excused and unexcused absences) you will be eligible for extra credit .       The amount of extra credit will depend on your letter grade (based on your overall course average based on the exams).
            The amounts are:  A: 0 ;   B: 3;  C: 4;   D: 5;   F: 6
This amount will be added to your overall course average.      

          On the other hand, if you have more than 15 unexcused absences of sessions, you will have something deducted from your overall course average. In particular, the amount deducted equals 1  times  
            [  (number of unexcused absences of sessions) -   15 ]

Exams:

        There will be two exams, with each regular exam counting the same.  The higher of your two test grades will count 2/3 of your overall course grade and the lower of your two test grades will count 1/3 of your overall course grade.   The second exam will be given on Tuesday Dec. 8, 2015 starting at 6:00 pm in SH 514

Any makeup exam (for any excused absence from an exam) will be more difficult than the exam given to the class. Unexcused absence from an exam will result in a grade of 0 for the exam.