Math 80

Statistics

Online or Hybrid

Course Information

Descriptive statistics: organization of data, sample surveys, experiments and observational studies; measures of central tendency and dispersion; linear regression and correlation. Probability theory. Random variables: expected value, variance, independence, probability distributions, normal approximation. Sampling, sampling distributions, and statistical inference: estimating population parameters, interval estimation, standard tests of hypotheses.

This course meets the four-year college graduation (UC/CSU) requirement for students needing an introductory college-level Statistics course. (5 units)

Important Dates

There might be an optional Orientation meeting via Zoom approximately one week before the start of the semester/summer.
There will be serval zoom meeting appointments throughout the semester with the instructor. These meeting assignments are mandatory and are part of your grade. Please make sure you have your camera (video and audio) on during the meetings.
For the hybrid class, the orientation will be the first in-person meeting on campus.
There will also be video assignments.
Students are strongly encouraged to check in with the instructor during the first two weeks of the semester (Spring and Fall) or during the first week of summer. Students should read and watch information from the Orientation Module to understand how the course is structured. If there is any doubt, please schedule a meeting with the instructor via Zoom. It is very important that everyone knows the weekly assignments, the due dates, and scheduled exams by the middle of the first week of instructions.
Do not wait until the second week to ask how to turn in the homework or how to upload the work.
Final: TBA

Please check the syllabus for other important dates, such as drop deadlines.

Course Syllabus

The course on Canvas will be published about 10 days before the start of the semester. You will then have access to the syllabus. If you are not officially enrolled in the course, please email me at snguyen@ccsf.edu to request a draft copy of the syllabus. You will have a short quiz based on the information on the syllabus. As you read the syllabus, please keep in mind that this class requires your participation on a weekly basis. If you don't log in canvas for more than seven (7) days to complete class activities, you might be dropped from the course. But please do not assume that I will withdraw you from the course. If you are not serious about taking this class or are not committed the time required to succeed in this online class, please consider talking to your academic counselor before dropping the course.

If there are spaces available in class, students who are on the wait-list will be added in the order appeared on the wait-list.

Course Materials

We will use Open Learning Initiative (OLI) for our textbook. Please click on the link, scroll down (in necessary), click on Enter Open & Free Course. Follow the instruction (you will need to verify reCAPTCHA) to access the textbook. There is no access code. The textbook is free.
You can use any calculator or statistical softwares. However, we will mostly use free desmos.com and free StatCrunch calculators in this class.
A smart device such as a phone or tablet that can take pictures of your work, then turn them into one single pdf file. It is strongly advised that you access the course materials using a laptop or desktop, especially WebAssign assignments, since it might require certain plug-ins and pop-ups. For more information about uploading your work, visit Uploading your work page.

Module 0 (Orientation Module)

Taking an online class can be a time saver for most students. It is also fun and rewarding if you do it right! This requires your commitment and dedication. You gotta have Grit. To not fall behind, it is important that you read all communications from me, whether in the form of announcements, emails, webpages, etc, and contribute to class discussions on Canvas weekly. You should also spend some time and explore what services our campus is providing to students. You'd be surprised to find out that you may be qualified for certain scholarships and book voucher, able to participate in work experience programs, and so on. Please visit our Virtual Campus. And go back to the homepage if you skipped other information, such as my contact info!

For the hybrid class (both online and in-person), students will submit most of the work online on Canvas AND students will need to attend the weekly in-person meeting on campus. No substitute assignments can be used for missing in-person meetings. If you don't think you can attend class in-person weekly, the hybrid class is not for you.

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