AP Statistics
Teacher(s)
Chris Vickers
Prerequisite
* PLEASE NOTE: Registration is open from August 1 - Dec 15 each year. AP courses must be completed by June 1st.
Prerequisites for AP Statistics: Students must have completed their grade 10 year. 80% Principles of Math 11 AND registered (or if completed 80%) in Principles of Math 12. Final authorization for enrollment in an AP course rests with the teacher.
Description
AP @ SIDES is the only online advanced placement program in Canada to offer specially designed high school courses that provide credit at the University and College level. All courses prepare students to successfully pass the approved College Board exam. In addition, since the student will have already completed first year level University courses, the student's chances of acceptance at Colleges and Universities are increased.
AP @ SIDES provides students with interactive courseware that goes beyond conventional online high school courses to offer an unparalleled critical challenge. All courseware for AP @ SIDES is developed by Apex Learning (www.apexlearning.com).
AP Statistics gives students hands-on experience collecting, analyzing, graphing, and interpreting real-world data. They will learn to effectively design and analyze research studies by reviewing and evaluating real research examples taken from daily life. The next time they hear the results from another poll or study, they will know whether the results are valid. As the art of drawing conclusions from imperfect data and the science of real world uncertainties, statistics plays an important role in many fields. AP Statistics prepares students for the AP Exam. The content aligns to the scope and sequence specified by the College Board and to widely used textbooks.
AP Statistics is a two-semester course and includes roughly 200 hours of instruction and work time.
Type
online
Credit
4
Delivery
Teacher-directed Student-paced
With asynchronous discussion
Summary
40% Assignments and tests
60% Course Exams
College Board Exam does not count towards course mark.
College Board Exam fee of $125.00 due January 31
Assessment
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_set.html
Support
SIDES teacher - Chris Vickers
Materials
AP Statistics
• TI-84 Plus, TI-83, or TI-83 Plus calculator. Read “Getting Started” and chapter 1 in the TI Guidebook before your course starts.
Optional purchase
• Barron s How to Prepare for the AP Statistics: Advanced Placement Test in Statistics. 3rd ed. Martin Sternstein. Barron s. ISBN 0764121936, $21.95.
• Introduction to Probability & Statistics. 12th ed. William Mendenhall, Robert J. Beaver, and Barbara M. Beaver. c2005, Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning. ISBN 0534418708, $159.00.
• Alternate edition also acceptable: 11th edition. c2003. ISBN 0534395198
Requirements
Basic Technical Requirements
