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The Stuyvesant High School Online Course Guide |
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The Stuyvesant High School Online Course Guide |
Who should take this course?
This is a new course intended for students who have completed MB33 and have an interest in seeing mathematics applied to numerous areas in the real world. Anyone who is interested in pursuing a career in the natural or social sciences, engineering, medicine, public health, business or public administration will find this course useful and enjoyable. Students planning to do Intel research papers will find the course particularly helpful, as will students who want a taste of Statistics but are not yet ready to commit to a full year of the more demanding Advanced Placement Statistics course.What is Statistics?
Statistics is the scientific study of how to conduct surveys or run experiments, organize the data collected, and use it to make inferences and discover causal connections. Wherever people engage in these activities, Statistics plays a role. Does a new drug work better than its competitors? Will Michigan's electoral votes go to the Republican or the Democrat? How would we test to see if people have telepathy? Does regular exercise or taking an aspirin a day reduce the risk of heart attacks? What kinds of treatment are most effective in breaking addictions? This course will teach you the general principles used in such investigations, and how to think critically about them. The mathematics is easy, but there are new and powerful techniques, such as finding confidence intervals and testing hypotheses using the binomial, normal, and chi-square distributions and regression analysis and analysis of variance.What will be expected of me?
There will be an average of two homework assignments per week, a test every second or third week, and a final exam. Students are expected to contribute actively to class discussions and to take good notes.Are there any special demands, costs, etc.?
The TI-83 or similar calculator is required. Statistical software will be used on the school's computers.Details and Pre-requisites
Students should have completed MB33 and have an overall mathematics average of at least 85%, or will have completed MB32 and have an overall mathematics average of at least 90%.
