ENGR 2600: Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty Fall 2014

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Course Syllabus
-nstr"ctor. Jack M. Reilly, Ph.D.,
Professor of Practice, Civil and Environmental Engineering
ffice location is JEC !"#!. ffice Phone$ #%&'&"((.
E'mail$ reill)#*r+i.edu.
ffice hours$ ,uesday and -riday ."$""am'.#$""noon
Note: I am usually in my office between 10:00a and 4:00p M,T,Th,F
I teach M,Th 10:30-1:00n and do wal!-in ad"isin# in the $%& Monday afte'noon( I am
nea'ly always a"ailable when I am not teachin#(
!eac+ing assistant: !o /e deter0ined
1o"rse '/2ecti3es: ./ convey an a++reciation for uncertainty in the a++lication of engineering models. #/ introduce
methods of +robability and statistics that engineers should kno0.
!e4t: De1ore J., )'obability and *tatistics fo' +n#inee'in# and the *ciences, 2rooks3Cole, 4
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Recommended Software: Minitab Version 14 Student Edition. Minitab use is
recommended but optional. Students in this course are required to have access to Excel or
an equivalent spreadsheet package.
&earning '"tco0es: 5t is antici+ated that this course 0ill contribute to varying degrees to the follo0ing learning
outcomes$ ../ an ability to a++ly kno0ledge of mathematics, science and engineering, #./ an ability to design and
conduct e6+eriments as 0ell as to analy7e and inter+ret data, (./ an ability to identify, formulate and solve
engineering +roblems
Attendance 5olicy: 8hile class attendance is not mandatory, it is im+ortant to +erforming 0ell in this course. 9ll
e6ams and home0ork assignments are discussed in detail during class sessions. :ome0ork +roblem solutions are
often discussed in class. ,hey are +osted 0ith the class lecture notes. Regular class attendance is im+ortant for
ma6imum learning effectiveness and it significantly im+roves +erformance on graded course deliverables.
&earning Manage0ent Syste0: ,he ;MS 0ill be used for this course. :ome0ork solutions and lecture notes 0ill
be +osted.
6o0e7or8 5ro/le0s must be submitted by the end of class on the due date. ,he schedule for home0ork submittal is on
;MS. Many home0ork +roblems 0ill be done or at least discussed during regular class meetings. Students are allo0ed
and encouraged to 0ork together on home0ork +roblems but every student must submit their o0n solutions for each
+roblem set. ,he home0ork by book cha+ter is sho0n belo0.
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1o"rse Grades:
<rades for the course 0ill be determined as follo0s=$
E6am .' ctober #>?
E6am #' @ovember #>?
E6am ('-inals 8eek #>?
5n'class random Aui77es >?
:ome0ork .>?
Class citi7enshi+ and short +a+er >?
=To appeal a #'ade on any e,am o' homewo'! assi#nment, you must do so in w'itin# within one wee! of 'ecei"in#
that #'ade. ,he +rocedure is to 0rite a brief note describing 0hat you believe to be the error and then submit it 0ith
the graded e6am Bor home0ork/ to the TA 0ithin the one'0eek deadline.
1lass 1iti9ens+i: C ,here is a > +oint allocation is for class citi7enshi+. ,his is a combination of attendance and
class +artici+ation. 5 e6+ect you to be fully engaged in the course at all times. Dou must meet 0ith me for >'."
minutes sometime bet0een Se+tember .> and @ovember .> to discuss some to+ic in statistics of your choosing.
Dou should develo+ a brief +a+er B# +ages/ on the a++lication of statistics in your chosen field of study or a to+ic of
some interest to you. Dour task 0ill be to e6+lain your +a+er to me in +lain but technically +recise language.
Midter0 Grading Assess0ent: <rades are +osted on ;MS

State0ent on Acade0ic -ntegrity: Student'teacher relationshi+s are built on trust. 9cts that violate this trust undermine
the educational +rocess. Students should familiari7e themselves 0ith the +ortions of the Rensselaer :andbook dealing
0ith academic integrity and should note that +enalties for +lagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty can be
Auite harsh. 5n this course, students are reAuired to 0ork individually on e6ams but may discuss the home0ork
assignments. :o0ever, each student must submit their o0n individual home0ork solutions. 9ll e6ams 0ill be given in
class. Students found to be cheating on a course deliverable such as an e6am 0ill receive a grade of 7ero for that
deliverable. 9ny student found to be cheating more than one time 0ill receive a grade of - for the course.
E4a0s: ,here 0ill be t0o in'semester e6ams and a final e6am. ,he final e6am 0ill not be cumulative. 9ll e6ams
0ill be 4" minutes in length and may be closed book or o+en book at the discretion of the instructor.
&ate S"/0ission 5olicy: 9ll home0ork assignments are due by the end of class on the due date. ;ate submissions
are not acce+ted.
E4a0#6o0e7or8 5olicy for Sno7 ;ays or 1lass 1ancelations for 't+er Reasons:
5f there is a sno0 day or class cancelation for other reasons on the day of an e6am, the e6am is given during the ne6t
class.
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Reading Assign0ents % !here is a schedule for the class including reading assignments on the ;MS site. B,o+ic
coverage may vary C +lease be +re+ared to ad)ust your reading of the te6t ahead of classes/.
!rac8ing 5erfor0ance in t+e 1o"rse. -ollo0ing guidance from the School of Engineering, the Early 8arning
System incor+orated in the S5S system 0ill be used 0hen any e6am score falls belo0 a +assing grade, 0hen any
e6am is missed regardless of reason or cause, and 0hen cumulative +erformance in the class is such that successful
com+letion of the class is in )eo+ardy.
St"dent Res:onsi/ilities and Roles. ,he best e6+erience of all students during the class +eriod is received 0hen all
in the room sho0 res+ect for each other. Res+ect in the classroom has many as+ects and includes language usage,
allo0ing student +artici+ation, and behaving in a 0ay that allo0s others to concentrate on classroom activities. ,he
follo0ing res+onsibilities are s+ecific as+ects of classroom res+ect.
.. Students are e6+ected to be +re+ared for class meetings. Students have the res+onsibility of reading
assigned material +rior to coverage in class meeting Ese all the resources +rovided by the te6t to absorb course
material including revie0ing Po0er Point slides from the instructor.
#. 2eing attentive and +artici+ating in class discussions and activities is e6+ected from all students. 9ll
electronic communication devices should be turned off or at a minimum +laced on silent notification of incoming
messages or calls. Confiscation of communication devices if offenses are observed is reserved. Com+uter usage on
course to+ics may be lead by the instructor and you are encouraged to use your com+uter as +art of this instructional
use. If one o' mo'e students use the open compute' p'i"ile#e in class to 'ead o' compose email, e,plo'e the
inte'net, use instant messa#e, complete homewo'! assi#nments, o' fo' any pu'pose othe' than this class, all
compute's must be closed fo' the du'ation of the class( n some occasions, a coo+erative learning a++roach 0ill
be used in class and students 0ill have assigned roles. ,hese a++roaches 0ill include consultation among students to
+resent an ans0er. Partici+ation cannot occur 0hen absent from the class so this res+onsibility includes regular
attendance at scheduled meetings.
(. ,imely use of instructional su++ort services is reAuested. +en office hours 0ill be maintained by the course
instructor and teaching assistants. Students should use these services 0hen needed and do so in a timely fashion.
!. 2e a0are of and abide by the rules of the course on e6am com+letion and submission, classroom conduct,
monitoring graded assignment +erformance, and submitting material for regrade.
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