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General Information Note: MAS212 Linear Algebra, MAS228 Probability II (or MAS216
Probability Models) and MAS113 Fundamentals of Statistics I are essential
prerequisites for this course. If you have not done all of these courses, you
should not register for MAS232. All written
material relating to this course will be made available on the course website
http://www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/~bb/MAS232.html. This is the only means by which
I will give out written information. I will tell you in lectures when new
information has been uploaded, but you should check the website regularly. Please come to
see me during my office hours if you need help with understanding the course material,
or just to let me know how you think the course is going. I have many other commitments
as well as teaching this course, so please do not expect me to help you
outside my office hours, except by making an appointment (preferably by
e-mail). I will write
lecture notes on a board during the lectures and I recommend that you copy
them down. If you miss a lecture, copy somebody else's notes as soon as
possible. It is always useful to see the same material written in different
ways. I strongly recommend that you buy one of the books listed on the Reading page of the course website. The course
includes a substantial amount of computing using the Minitab package on the
College's PC network. New, examinable,
material will be introduced in the computing sessions. You should be familiar
with Minitab, but the first session will include some revision. I strongly advise you to attend
all the lectures and all the computer labs. Assessment: 10% coursework + 10% midterm test + 80%
examination paper. Coursework: There will be 5 computer sessions (labs)
and so there will be 5 exercise sheets (attached to the sessions, compulsory,
all count). Coursework
should be posted in the coursework box (box and time to be advised). Late work
will receive a mark of zero; work posted in the wrong box is unlikely to be
collected on time and will receive a mark of zero; unstapled work is liable
to get lost and may lose marks. Plagiarism
is a serious offence under College regulations. Copied work will be severely
penalized and noted in your file. Coursework will
be returned during the computer labs and discussed in lectures. Test: The midterm test will be during week 7, which will be a
reading week. There will be no lectures that week, but I will be available at
my office hours if you need any help with the course material. Examination: there will be no choice of questions. The following
rubric will be used on the exam paper: You should
attempt all questions. Marks awarded are shown next to the questions.
Calculators may be used in this examination, but no programming, graph
plotting or algebraic facility may be used. Please state on your answer book
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