Syllabus

AP Statistics

 

Name of Instructor :Sarah Schnowske

 

Course Description:

The course is a study of the methods of describing and analyzing data and an introduction to statistical inference with applications.  Topics include mean and variances, data display, normal distributions correlation and regression, and test of significance for means and proportions.

 

Class Textbook :The primary textbook used is The Practice of Statistics, 5th ed., by Starnes, Tabor, Yates, Moore, 2014. ISBN-13: 978-1-4641-0873-0

 

Supplemental Material:TI 84 graphing calculator, Excel software

 

Teaching Strategies:

I use a Smartboard to teach the majority of my lessons, which allows the students to be more interactive in class. These lessons are posted on my website for students to print off when they are absent or to bring to class. Once students are introduced to the material, they are then required to do assignments, activities, and projects utilizing the material. When I teach, I try to emphasize to the students the importance of the material being covered whether it be for a future class or in the real world. If importance is placed on the material, then they are more likely to remember it.

 

Course Outline-Content and Skills

  • Exploring Data
  • Modeling Distribution of Data
  • Describing Relationships
  • Designing Studies
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Sampling Distributions
  • Estimating with Confidence
  • Testing a Claim
  • Comparing Two Populations or Groups
  • Inference for Distributions of Categorical Data
  • Regression

 

Assessment

Students are assigned homework daily from the textbook. Each assignment is worth 10 points and worth 25% of their grade. There will be at least one quiz and one test for each unit. Each quiz and test is worth 100 points. Each quarter there will be projects assigned that have students apply the material they have learned.  The quizzes, tests, and projects are 100 points each and are 75% of their grade.

 

Homework:  Homework is collected on a daily basis.  Students will receive completion points for their homework, however, the assignment must always show work. Late work will be only accepted the following day for HALF credit.

 

Absences: If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to get the missing assignments when you return or go to https://gcsdstaff.org/schnowske//¬† If the absence was excused, you have two days to complete the assignment.¬† If the absence was unexcused, you only have one day to complete the assignment.¬† If you will absent because of a school function or doctor‚ appointment, you are required to get the assignment before you leave school.

 

Supplies:

  1. Textbook
  2.  Calculator TI-83 or 84 models
  3. *3-Ring Binder
  4. Dividers: Bell work, notes, quizzes, and journal entries
  5. A pencil and a pen

*Students are to save all homework in order, handouts, notes, bell work, journal entries and quizzes in their binder for a test grade each quarter.

 

Classroom Rules:

  1. Come prepared to class.
  2. Be in your seat by the time the bell rings or you will be issued a tardy.
  3. Raise your hand to participate and only talk when given permission.
  4. Be respectful and act appropriate towards the teacher and students.

 

If you do not follow the rules, I will issue a verbal warning.  If the behavior continues, you will lose your electronic privileges for the day. If the behavior still continues, I will send you to the office and you will lose your electronic privileges for the week.

 

Conference hours: Before school: 7:30 A.M. – 8:00 A.M.

After school 3:00 P.M. -3:35 P.M.

During this time, I am happy to conference with parents and help students with any questions or concerns.  If you stop by during my conference hour, please make arrangements ahead of time. I also can be contacted at sschnowske@geneseoschools.org.