PROBABILITY AND
STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS
Session 1
Dr Abdelaziz Berrado
MTH3301—Fall 09
Agenda
Presentations
General Intro About the course
Syllabus
General Intro About the course
Objective: Provide intro to probability and statistics,
emphasizing applications in science and engineering.
This course is a calculus based introduction to
probability and statistics with emphasis on techniques
and applications that are most useful to engineering.
Topics cover usual discrete probability distributions,
continuous probability distributions, multivariate
probability distributions and an introduction to statistics
and sampling distributions with a strong emphasis on
engineering applications.
Logistics
Instructor: Dr Abdelaziz Berrado
Office: R 01 Bldg 6.
Phone: 2122.
Email:
[email protected] Lectures TR 17:00-18:20 in R 008 Bldg 06
Office hours: W16:30 – 18:30 & TR 10:30-
12:30 & 15:30-17:00
Please honor these office hours and come prepared
Home page:
http://www.aui.ma/personal/~A.Berrado/MTH3301.htm
Course Outline
Sessions Topics Readings
1-4 Introductory Material/ Probability Intro Ch 1
5-7 Random Variables Ch 2
7-9 Functions of One Random Variable Ch 3
EXAM 1(Session 10) October 6th
11-13 Joint Probability Distributions Ch 4
14-16 Discrete Distributions Ch 5
17-23 Continuous Distributions Ch 6
EXAM II (Session 19) November5th
24- 27 Normal Distribution Ch 7
28-29 Descriptive Statistics Ch 8
FINAL EXAM (to be decided) Dec 13th-18th
Holidays:
September 21-22 Holiday: Aid Al Fitr
November 26-30 Holiday: Aid Al Adha
December 11 Last Regular Class Day.
Required textbook
Probability and Statistics in Engineering,
by William W. Hines, Douglas C.
Montgomery, David M. Goldman, Connie
M. Borror. (Fourth Edition)
Course Prerequisite
You should be familiar with some
programming language and maybe even
a spreadsheet package.
Furthermore, you should have taken MTH
2301 before this class.
Course structure and other important comments:
• Grading: The course will consist of two 100-point
examinations, and 100 points of homework
assignments, pop quizzes, class attendance and
participation and a comprehensive final exam worth
200 points making a maximum earned point total of
500 points. Students with 450 or more points will
receive an A; between 400 and 450 will receive a B;
350-400 will receive a C; 300-350 will receive a D; and
students who total below 300 will receive an F. The
course structure and grading policy do not allow for
the “earning” of additional credit or for the awarding
of “bonus” points based on effort.
Course structure and other important comments:
Student’s efforts: Besides class hours, every student should
devote at least 6 hours a week to grasp the content of the book
and the class notes, to work out the examples, and to do
homework exercises. You are welcome and highly encouraged
to see me during my office hours if you need any help with this
class.
The instructor will make lecture notes (slides and other
material) available on his website at the following address:
http://www.aui.ma/personal/~A.Berrado/. The purpose of
these lecture notes is to help the students summarize the
material presented in class only, and cannot by any means
substitute for regular attendance, active participation, and in-
class note taking by the students.
Course structure and other important comments:
Homework: Will be assigned after every class but not collected, however, all
students are urged to do them on a daily basis. It should be a way of telling you
how you are doing in this class. If you have trouble solving some of the assigned
problems, you should seek help right away. I would always be ready to answer
your questions during my office hours. From time to time I will collect some of your
homework and will grade some of the problems. I will tell you before hand if the
assignment is due or not. Furthermore, I will be giving some unannounced quizzes
based on homework problems. It is your responsibility to obtain the assignments if
you miss class. If you cannot come to class on the day of submission of homework,
have your homework turned in through one of your classmates.
Academic integrity: Homework, Quizzes and Exams are to be accomplished
without any form of outside assistance. For example, sharing answers, using
answers from prior semesters, copying from others work, copying from the solution
key, etc. are all inappropriate and will be considered cheating. All cases of
cheating will be reported to the Dean’s office as a violation of the academic
integrity policy and will be punished appropriately.
Course structure and other important comments:
Exams: The exam dates are set and will not be changed. The
content/coverage of the exams may be altered to reflect the rate of
material presented in class. Makeup exams will not be given.
Announcement: All announcements regarding changes in the class
will be made in class and sent via email.
Regular attendance is essential. Students who miss a class are
responsible of all the work, notes, handouts, and assignments they
miss. Please refer to the attendance policy section below.
In order not to disturb the lecture, the students should always arrive on
time and avoid leaving the class early. Arriving late to the class 3
times will account for one unexcused absence. Furthermore,
everybody is asked to keep cell phones off during class sessions and
abstain from unnecessary and unauthorized conversation.
