August 29, 2017
Course website: http://www2.stat.duke.edu/courses/Fall17/sta112.01/
| Component | Weight |
|---|---|
| Participation | 10% |
| In class Exercises | 10% |
| Mini Homework | 5% |
| Homework | 30% |
| Midterm 1 | 15% |
| Midterm 2 | 15% |
| Final project | 15% |
Class attendance is a firm expectation; frequent absences or tardiness will be considered a legitimate cause for grade reduction.
Exact ranges for letter grades will be curved and cutoffs will be determined after the final exam.
The more evidence there is that the class has mastered the material, the more generous the curve will be.
Interactive
Learn-by-doing
Bring your laptop to class every day
Short survey and pretest to gauge your previous exposure to topics relevant to the course.
Teams of 3-5 students for in-class activities and projects.
Slack Demo
Q: Did you get your Slack invite?
R/RStudio - log on at vm-manage.oit.duke.edu
GitHub - create account at http://github.com/ and enter info on Google doc in Slack (#github channel)
Duke Community Standard:
I will not lie, cheat, or steal in my academic endeavors;
I will conduct myself honorably in all my endeavors; and
I will act if the Standard is compromised.
A huge volume of code is available on the web to solve any number of problems.
Unless I explicitly tell you not to use these resource the course’s policy is that you may make use of these resources (e.g. StackOverflow) but you must explicitly cite where the code was obtained from in your comments.
Any recycled coded that is discovered and is not explicitly cited will be treated as plagiarism.
The one exception to this rule is that you may not directly share code with another team in this class, you are welcome to discuss the problems together and ask for advice, but you may not send or make use of code from another team.
Students who miss graded work due to a scheduled varsity trip, religious holiday or short-term illness should fill out an online NOVAP, RHoliday or short-term illness form respectively.
If you cannot complete an assignment on the due date due to a short-term illness, you have until noon the following day to complete it at no penalty, then the regular late work policy kicks in.
If you are faced with a personal or family emergency or a long-range or chronic health condition that interferes with your ability to attend or complete classes, you should contact your academic dean’s office. See more information on policies surrounding these conditions at https://trinity.duke.edu/undergraduate/academic-policies/personal-emergencies. Your academic dean can also provide more information.
late, but within 24 hours of due date/time: -20%
any later: no credit
Please refrain from texting or using your computer for anything other than coursework during class
You must be in class on a day when you're scheduled to present, there are no make ups for presentations
Regrade requests must be made within 3 days of when the assignment is returned, and must be submitted in writing
Only work that is clearly assigned as team work can be completed collaboratively
Use of disallowed materials during the take home exam will not be tolerated
Text analysis of Trump's tweets confirms he writes only the (angrier) Android half
Map of current weather alerts for Texas Gulf Coast area, made with R pkgs leaflet & weatherAlerts
See syllabus on course website