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Welcome to AP Stats!

Welcome to AP Stats!. Ms. Matthews. What is Statistics?. Statistics:. Science of learning from data. This includes collecting and interpreting!. This is not your typical math course! You will not really calculate things by hand, instead think about their meanings!. Prerequisites:.

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Welcome to AP Stats!

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  1. Welcome to AP Stats! Ms. Matthews

  2. What is Statistics?

  3. Statistics: Science of learning from data This includes collecting and interpreting!

  4. This is not your typical math course! You will not really calculate things by hand, instead think about their meanings!

  5. Prerequisites: A passing grade in Algebra II

  6. Course Expectations: TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF: If you find that you are having difficulty at ANY time, please talk to your teacher.

  7. Course Expectations: TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER: Allow everyone to learn and work in this classroom. Respect others and help when asked.

  8. Course Expectations: TAKE CARE OF THIS PLACE:There is to be NO FOOD OR DRINK IN THE CLASSROOM FOR ANY REASON. No music devices, headphones, cell phones, hats, sunglasses or cosmetic products are permitted in the classroom. The item(s) will be confiscated.

  9. REQUIRED MATERIALS: Each student is to come prepared for class and bring the following materials EVERY DAY: • A 3-ring binder • A spiral notebook, glue stick/tape, highlighters, • colored pencils, scissors (due Tuesday) • TI-83, TI-84, or the TI-89

  10. GRADES: Your grade will be based on the following: • Homework/Notes 30% • Quizzes/Free Response 5% • Projects/Activities 15% • Tests 50%

  11. Grade scale: 98% & up A+ 83-87% B 68-72% C- 93-97% A 80-82% B- 67% D 90-92% A- 78-79% C+ 66% & below F 88-89% B+ 73-77% C

  12. ATTENDANCE: AP Stats covers a considerable amount of material. Please note the following: • Attendance is very important. If you are absent on a day of a new lesson, you are responsible for making up the notes and homework before the chapter test. If you are absent on a review day, you are expected to do the review on your own and take the test on test day.

  13. ATTENDANCE: AP Stats covers a considerable amount of material. Please note the following: • If you are absent on a test day you must make it up within 2 days (during after school tutorial or during a free block). This is your responsibility to schedule a time to make up a missed test with your teacher.

  14. ATTENDANCE: AP Stats covers a considerable amount of material. Please note the following: • Homework and tests will receive NO credit if the absence is unexcused (not cleared through the attendance office).

  15. HOMEWORK/NOTES: • Work is to be done on a separate sheet of paper. See back page for homework expectations.

  16. HOMEWORK/NOTES: • Homework will be collected daily. It must be complete AND every problem correct to receive full credit. Spiral reviews are given after each test and are due the day of the next test. Spiral reviews count as 2 homework assignments.

  17. EXAMPLE HOMEWORK/NOTES: • Late work is not accepted without a pass. You will be given 2 passes in the beginning. No work will be accepted after the chapter test.

  18. HOMEWORK/NOTES: • You will be creating an interactive notebook during the class. It will be graded on review days for the unit.

  19. QUIZZES/FREE RESPONSES: • Some days students will complete a quiz or a previous released Free Response Question at the beginning of class based on the material they have learned. • When students take the quiz or FR with their assigned groups, only one will be selected from the group to be graded. Each student in the group will receive the score of the one that is graded.

  20. QUIZZES/FREE RESPONSES: • If you are ABSENT or LATE you cannot make up the quiz. At the end of the term, the 3 lowest scores will be dropped.

  21. PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES: • Throughout the course there will be some projects and activities. Some of the projects will be done in groups, in pairs, or individually. It is important to come to class on activity days because they cannot be made up. • Late projects will be worth 50% off if they are one class day late. Beyond that, they will not be accepted.

  22. TESTS: • There will only be two tests per term. These tests are in the format of an AP test and are cumulative. The grades will be curved on the AP grading scale ONLY if you complete test corrections during a tutorial.

  23. TESTS: It is very important to prepare for the test by studying: Re work homework problems Read through your notes Do the review tests Review Quizzes and FRQ Go to tutorials Do the cumulative reviews Go to http://msmatthewsschs.wikispaces.com/apstats

  24. VIEWING GRADES ONLINE: Grades may be viewed online. They will be updated after each chapter test. To view grades online, please refer to the following instructions. • Go to www.schscougars.org • Under Staff, select Directory. Select your teacher’s name • Select Visit Website, and navigate to Grades. Enter your student’s ID number.

  25. Please see me to make an appointment if you need extra help. Charlotte Matthews (619)660-3668 cmatthews@gushd.net

  26. Things about me: • I have a bachelors in Math and a masters in Education • I work a lot, and expect you to as well • I love teaching math • I love music • I teach AP Statistics & Geometry

  27. Things about the Classroom: • I will be using PowerPoints almost daily • Calendar and agenda are in the back • If you get an ‘A’ on a test, your name goes up • on the superstars board! • There will be notes and HW daily • I will only answer 2 HW questions the next day • You will work in groups

  28. Why group work? 5% 10% 20% 30% 50% 75% 90%

  29. Bathroom Rules: • You cannot go until after the notes are done • If someone is gone you cannot go • When you come back return the pass to me

  30. Things NOT to do: • Your phone is not a calculator • Ipods should not be used!

  31. Things NOT to do: • Cheat

  32. Things NOT to do: • Say “I will do this homework later”

  33. Things NOT to do: • Put your head down on your desk

  34. Things NOT to do: • Not come prepared to class

  35. Things NOT to do: • Go through my things without permission

  36. Things NOT to do: • Not be in dress code

  37. Things NOT to do: • Say “I don’t want to sit here”

  38. What I like to see: • Positive Attitude • Helping others by explaining! • Not having to personally invite you to work • Having fun while learning

  39. Let's Begin!

  40. Preliminary Chapter – What is Statistics?

  41. 4 main themes: (compare graphs and numbers) I. Exploring data II. Sampling & Experimentation (collect data) (Probability and Simulation) III. Anticipating Patterns (Make conclusions) IV. Statistical Inference

  42. Last Year’s Profits

  43. Last Year’s Profits

  44. Population: Entire group of interest Sample: Representation of subjects from the population

  45. Where do you get good data? Available Data: Data that was produced in the past, can be good or bad! Census: When you survey everyone in the population of interest

  46. Survey: Questionnaire designed to gauge public opinion and predict what the population believes

  47. Observational Study: Don’t interfere with the individuals, no treatment applied. Includes surveys. Ex. What percent of students have cell phones?

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