Academic Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Listing
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Courses listed below are grouped together alphabetically by subject prefix. To search for a specific course, please follow the instructions in the course filter box below and click on “Filter.”
Departments and interdisciplinary programs are described in detail on the Majors, Minors, and Other Programs page within this catalog. Please refer to the detailed sections on each area of study for more information. Requirements to fulfill a major or minor appear within each program or area of study.
All students must also complete the courses in the Common Curriculum (General Education), including Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) requirements and other requirements that pertain to the undergraduate degree. Courses are numbered as follows.
000-049 - Non-credit courses.
050-099 - Common Curriculum (General Education) courses and others that do NOT count toward the major.
100-199 - Introductory-level courses which count for the major.
200-299 - Sophomore/junior-level courses that can be taken by non-majors. (Some departments may use 200-249 and 250-259 to delineate between sophomore and junior level offerings.)
300-399 - Upper-level courses intended primarily for majors - these are courses representing the depth component of the major.
400-499 - All advanced courses for seniors, including those used to fulfill WS (Senior Writing Experience requirement), small seminars, research, thesis, and independent studies.
Wherever possible, the departments have indicated the instructor and the term during which a course is given. Some courses are offered only occasionally and are so indicated. The College retains the right not to offer a course, especially if enrollment is insufficient.
A few courses are not valued at full course credit, and some carry double credit.
A full course unit may be equated to five quarter-credit hours, or three and one-third semester credit hours.
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Mechanical Engineering |
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MER 231 - Thermodynamics 1 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter; Staff) A basic engineering science course dealing with relations between heat and other forms of energy. Topics include: basic thermodynamic principles, properties of simple substances, energy and the first law of thermodynamics, entropy and the second law of thermodynamics, ideal cycle analysis. Elementary environmental economic and sustainability considerations related to thermodynamic processes. Prerequisite(s): PHY 120 & (MTH 112 or MTH 113 ) or IMP 120 . Corequisite(s): CHM 101
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MER 232 - Thermodynamics 2 Course Units: 1
(Winter, Spring; Staff) Application of the fundamental laws of thermodynamics to the analysis of energy conversion devices, systems, and processes. The course moves beyond MER 231 through the analyses of more realistic power-producing and refrigeration systems, systems in which there are more than one substance present, and reactive systems. Factors that govern energy conversion processes and impact on the efficiency of those processes are studied with attention given to environmental and sustainability implications. Prerequisite(s): MER 231 , CHM 101 .
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MER 291 - Sophomore Practicum 1 Course Units: 0
(Staff) Any mechanical engineering undergraduate can practice their profession on a part-time basis, for credit, through participation in either (1) undergraduate research or (2) a design project sanctioned by the department. To receive Pass/Fail credit equivalent to one free elective course, the student must earn 3 terms worth of passing grades for the practicum experience. Credit for up to two free elective courses may be earned in this way
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MER 292 - Sophomore Practicum 2 Course Units: 0
(Staff) Any mechanical engineering undergraduate can practice their profession on a part-time basis, for credit, through participation in either (1) undergraduate research or (2) a design project sanctioned by the department. To receive Pass/Fail credit equivalent to one free elective course, the student must earn 3 terms worth of passing grades for the practicum experience. Credit for up to two free elective courses may be earned in this way. Prerequisite(s): Take MER-291
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MER 293 - Sophomore Practicum 3 Course Units: 1
(Staff) Any mechanical engineering undergraduate can practice their profession on a part-time basis, for credit, through participation in either (1) undergraduate research or (2) a design project sanctioned by the department. To receive Pass/Fail credit equivalent to one free elective course, the student must earn 3 terms worth of passing grades for the practicum experience. Credit for up to two free elective courses may be earned in this way. Prerequisite(s): Take MER-292
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MER 295H - Honors Independent Project 1 Course Units: 0
(Staff) First half of a two-term, one credit project, with a professor of the student’s choosing. This course is graded pass/fail. Note: By permission of instructor.
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MER 296H - Honors Independent Project 2 Course Units: 1
(Staff) Note: By permission of instructor
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MER 301 - Engineering Reliability Course Units: 1
(Fall, Spring; Staff) Engineering statistics; uncertainty analysis, data collection, computational statistics, probability, statistical inference, confidence limits, tolerance intervals, analysis of variance, least squares regression, introduction to design of experiments. Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 or IMP 121 .
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MER 302 - Optimal Design Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Introduction to theory and application of computational (and experimental) methods used to optimize performance of engineering systems. These methodologies will be discussed in the context of practical applications ranging from structural shape optimization and robotics to material selection and design for assembly. Special emphasis will be given to translating the design into mathematical terms addressable by these general methods. Prerequisite(s): MER 214 , CSC 109
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MER 311 - Advanced Mechanics Course Units: 1
(Winter, Spring; Staff) Advanced topics in stress analysis, deflection and stiffness, energy methods, failure analysis, fracture mechanics, statistical considerations, impact, fatigue, introduction to finite element methods. Prerequisite(s): MER 213 , MER 214
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MER 312 - Dynamics and Kinematics Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Linkage analysis and synthesis, cam design, machine dynamics, computer aided kinematic design, kinetics and balancing. Includes a design component Prerequisite(s): MER 212
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MER 322 - Dynamics of Physical Systems Course Units: 1
(Fall, Spring; Staff) Time and frequency response of lumped-parameter mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems. Includes a lab component. Prerequisite(s): CSC 109 , MER 212 , (ECE 222 or ECE 225 ) & (MTH 130 or MTH 234 ). Corequisite(s): MER 322L
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MER 331 - Fluid Mechanics 1 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter; Staff) Analysis of fluid systems according to the control volume formulations of Newton’s second law and the conservation laws of mass and energy. Both differential and integral analysis approaches are taught. Includes study of hydrostatics, dimensional analysis, boundary layers, Bernoulli’s equation, head loss and piping systems, and lift and drag forces. Includes a laboratory component. Prerequisite(s): MER 231 , MTH 117 or IMP 121 Corequisite(s): MER 212 (or BNG 202 for BNG majors only) and MER 331L
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MER 332 - Fluid Mechanics 2 Course Units: 1
(Spring, Staff) This course will build upon knowledge learned in the introductory fluid mechanics course by providing a survey of several important areas of fluid mechanics not covered in MER 331 . Topics covered in this course may include: differential analysis of fluid flow (Navier-Stokes equations), potential flow analysis, microfluidics, compressible flow analysis and computational fluid dynamics. As part of the course students will complete a project on a fluids topic of their choice. Prerequisite(s): MER 331
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MER 333 - Heat Transfer Analysis and Design Course Units: 1
(Winter, Spring; Staff) Study of the different modes of heat transfer through the development and application of rate equations for quantifying conduction, convection, and thermal radiation heat transfer. Theory and applications are reinforced and complemented by a laboratory component of the course. Prerequisite(s): MER 331 & (MTH 130 or MTH 234 ) Corequisite(s): MER 333L
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MER 354 - Advanced Materials Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Advanced materials for engineers are introduced with a focus on the properties and applications of the materials. Several advanced materials currently in the research and development stage will also be introduced with a discussion of the needed infrastructure to bring the materials to production. Topics include composites, engineering alloys, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, nanomaterials, semiconductors and microelectronic fabrication, and superconductors. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: MER 213 or by permission of the instructor.
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MER 362 - Manufacturing Processes Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course aims to provide students with fundamentals of manufacturing processes and their strong interrelationships with product design and material properties. It will incorporate computer-aided manufacturing tools while covering materials behavior and selection for manufacturing, traditional manufacturing processes such as casting, forming, lathing, milling, polymer injection molding, emerging manufacturing processes such as layer manufacturing and micro-fabrication methods, GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing). Prerequisite(s): MER 101 , MER 213
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MER 371 - Internal Combustion Engines Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course provides a basic introduction to reciprocating Internal Combustion (IC) Engines. Idealized underlying thermodynamic cycles (Otto, Diesel, Miller, etc.) and the mechanisms used to produce them will be covered. Deviations from the ideal cycles will be discussed in depth. Introductory coverage of petroleum based fuel chemistry, combustion, and emissions is included. Prerequisite(s): MER 232
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MER 419 - Design of Mechanical Systems Course Units: 1
(Fall, Spring; Staff) A capstone design experience for the mechanics area of mechanical engineering program. Students work in teams on challenging design projects with special focus on the design of mechanical devices and systems. Prerequisite(s): MER 311 , MER 312 .
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MER 421 - Mechatronics Design Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course emphasizes the fundamental technologies on which contemporary mechatronic designs are based; sensors and actuators, system dynamics and control, analog and digital electronics, microcontroller technology, interface electronics and real-time programming. The laboratory sessions focus on, hands-on design projects in which small teams of students configure, design, and implement a succession of mechatronic subsystems, leading to system integration in a final project. Prerequisite(s): MER 212 , ECE 222 or ECE 225 ,& CSC 109 or equivalent .
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MER 439 - Design of Thermal/Fluid Systems Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) A capstone, project-oriented course in the thermal-fluids area of mechanical engineering that applies design techniques to the design of thermal/fluid processes and systems. Students work in teams on projects that involve the design of piping systems, heat exchangers, thermodynamic cycles, and other thermal/fluid systems. Prerequisite(s): MER 232 , MER 333 .
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MER 452 - Composite Materials Technology Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) A comprehensive introduction to composite materials and motivation for their use in modern applications. Topics include selection and availability of composite materials, manufacturing processes, usable theoretical concepts, testing and characterization of composites, and strength theories. Prerequisite(s): Take MER 213 and MER 311
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MER 471 - Solar Energy Analysis and Design Course Units: 1
(Fall; Staff) Analysis and design applicable to the use of solar energy for heating, cooling, and electric power generation. Solar geometry, solar collector positioning, energy storage, component and system design. Prerequisite(s): MER 333 or by permission of instructor.
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MER 486 - Senior Competition Design Course Units: 1
(Winter; Staff) Students participating at the level of senior designer and/or system design lead on a departmentally approved engineering design competition team (e.g. SAE Aero, SAE Baja, ASME Human Powered Vehicle, Rocket Team). The student must have senior standing. The student’s specific design responsibilities must be approved by the team’s faculty adviser prior to registration. Weekly meetings with faculty advisors are required, as is travel to and participation in the design competition. Registration requires approval of the selected team’s faculty adviser who will grade the student. Prerequisite(s): Permission of department and MER 311 or MER 333. Corequisite(s): MER 010 , MER 311 and MER 333
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MER 487 - Senior Writing Seminar Course Units: 1
(Fall, Spring; Staff) This course is required of and limited to seniors who are not satisfying their WS requirement through MER 498 . The course will focus on topics in mechanical engineering of current interest and importance. Students will make oral presentations, write reports on scholarly publications and critically evaluate these publications and the written work of their peers. A final thesis is required to fulfill the WS requirement. Prerequisite(s): MER 311 and MER 333 CC: WS
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MER 490 - Independent Study Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Offered with department approval only.
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MER 491 - Upperclass Practicum 1 Course Units: 0
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Any mechanical engineering undergraduate can practice their profession on a part-time basis, for credit, through participation in either (1) undergraduate research or (2) a design project sanctioned by the department. To receive Pass/Fail credit equivalent to one free elective course, the student must earn 3 terms worth of passing grades for the practicum experience. Credit for up to two free elective courses may be earned in this way.
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MER 492 - Upperclass Practicum 2 Course Units: 0
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Any mechanical engineering undergraduate can practice their profession on a part-time basis, for credit, through participation in either (1) undergraduate research or (2) a design project sanctioned by the department. To receive Pass/Fail credit equivalent to one free elective course, the student must earn 3 terms worth of passing grades for the practicum experience. Credit for up to two free elective courses may be earned in this way.
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MER 493 - Upperclass Practicum 3 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Any mechanical engineering undergraduate can practice their profession on a part-time basis, for credit, through participation in either (1) undergraduate research or (2) a design project sanctioned by the department. To receive Pass/Fail credit equivalent to one free elective course, the student must earn 3 terms worth of passing grades for the practicum experience. Credit for up to two free elective courses may be earned in this way.
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MER 497 - Senior Project 1 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Capstone design project or research project, performed either independently or in a team under the supervision of one or more of the department faculty. Minimum requirements include one oral report, one written progress report, and development of a web page for the project. Consult the Mechanical Engineering department for additional minimum requirements. Prerequisite(s): MER 311 or MER 333 Corequisite(s): MER 010 , MER 311 and MER 333 . CC: WS
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MER 498 - Senior Project 2 Course Units: 1
(Winter, Spring; Staff) Continuation of MER 497 . Minimum requirements include one oral report, one written final project report, and one poster. Consult the Mechanical Engineering department for additional minimum requirements. Prerequisite(s): MER 311 , MER 333 and MER 497 Corequisite(s): MER 010 CC: WS
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MER 499 - Senior Project 3 Course Units: 1
(Spring; Staff) Optional follow-on to MER 497 , MER 498 , for students who wish to go above and beyond their completed objectives for MER 497 , MER 498 . Can be counted as a free elective in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum. Prerequisite(s): MER 498 , permission of the MER 498 project advisor and the department chair. Consult the Mechanical Engineering Department Chairman for additional requirements. Corequisite(s): MER 010
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Modern Languages & Literatures |
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MLL 490 - Academic Training Practicum 1 Course Units: 0
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Language Assistants will receive direct supervision from their faculty mentors in becoming effective and skilled language assistants and instructors. Students will also learn from observation and practice how to design and implement curriculum, lessons, and assignments. Course is open only to non-Fulbright Language Assistants. MLL 490 and MLL 491 must be taken simultaneously over 3 terms to receive 2 credits.
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MLL 491 - Academic Training Practicum 2 Course Units: 0
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Language Assistants will receive direct supervision from their faculty mentors in becoming effective and skilled language assistants and instructors. Students will also learn from observation and practice how to design and implement curriculum, lessons, and assignments. Course is open only to non-Fulbright Language Assistants. MLL 490 and MLL 491 must be taken simultaneously over 3 terms to receive 2 credits.
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Mathematics |
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MTH 051 - Cryptology: The Mathematics of Secrecy Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) The course will focus on the mathematical aspects of public-key cryptography, the modern science of creating secret ciphers (codes), which is largely based on number theory. Additional topics will be taken from cryptanalysis (the science of breaking secret ciphers) and from contributions that mathematics can make to data security and privacy. CC: QMR
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MTH 053 - Visualizing the Fourth Dimension Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) An investigation of the idea of higher dimensions and some of the ways of understanding them. The classic novel, Flatland, is the starting point; discussions, writing, projects and interactive computer graphics are used to extrapolate ideas from two and three dimensions to their analogues in four dimensions and higher. CC: QMR
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MTH 054 - Number Theory: From Clock Arithmetic to Unbreakable Codes Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) An introduction to the beauty and use of numbers. Topics chosen from divisibility tests, prime numbers and factorization, modular arithmetic with applications to check digit schemes and selected other topics. CC: QMR
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MTH 055 - Ancient Greek Mathematics Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Ancient Greek mathematicians invented the notion of abstraction (in mathematics and other fields), absolute precision, and proof. The approach to mathematics that we take today can be traced back to these Greek mathematicians. After examining some pre-Greek mathematical traditions, we study Greek mathematics, beginning with Thales and Pythagoras. Topics include the intellectual crisis caused by the discovery that not all magnitudes are commensurable; Plato and his academy; Euclid and his Elements; the three special construction problems (trisecting an angle, squaring a circle, doubling a cube); and the greatest of the Greek mathematicians, Archimedes. CC: QMR
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MTH 056 - History of Mathematics Course Units: 1
(Spring; Staff) Traces the development of mathematical ideas and methods in literate cultures from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, to Hellenistic Greece and medieval China, India and the Islamic world, up through the dawn of calculus at the start of the Scientific Revolution in early modern Europe. Topics include the interlinked changes and intercultural transmission of basic numeracy, arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, algebra, practical computation and approximation, and concepts of the infinitely large and small. CC: QMR
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MTH 057 - Game Theory and its Applications in the Humanities and Social Sciences Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) A self-contained introduction to the mathematical theory of conflict. Examples and applications include parlor games, auctions, games from the Bible and games commenting on the existence of superior beings, game-theoretic analyses in literature, philosophical questions and paradoxes arising from game theory, and game-theoretic models of international conflict. CC: QMR
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MTH 058 - Applications of Mathematics to Economics 1 Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Linear and exponential functions, matrix algebra and linear programming with applications to the social sciences. Some sections include the use of computer spread-sheets for computations and graphical analysis. CC: QMR Note: Not open to students who have passed a college calculus course.
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MTH 059 - Applications of Mathematics to Economics 2 Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Differential and integral calculus with applications in the social sciences. Students who wish to continue the calculus after MTH 059 should enroll in MTH 112 . Prerequisite(s): MTH 058 . CC: QMR Note: Not open to students who have passed a college calculus course.
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MTH 060 - Mathematics and Politics Course Units: 1
(Same as PSC 123 ) (Not Offered this Academic Year) A mathematical treatment (not involving calculus or statistics) of escalation, political power, social choice, and international conflict. No previous study of political science is necessary, but PSC 111 or PSC 112 would be relevant. CC: QMR
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MTH 061 - Math in the Public Interest Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) In what ways do advertisers, politicians, and other propagandists try to trick the public by exploiting our ignorance of or aversion to mathematical reasoning? This course explores key mathematical topics including statistics, probability, exponential and logarithmic functions, and visual/graphical representation of numbers, in the context of contemporary public policy issues such as the 2008 financial crisis, gaming institutions, population demographics, and climate change. Courses CC: QMR
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MTH 100 - Calculus with Precalculus 1 Course Units: 1
(Fall; Staff) This sequence covers the same material as MTH 110 and MTH 112 , but it is spread out over three terms. There is an additional emphasis placed on review of fundamental precalculus concepts. Math 100 alone does not fulfill the Quantitative and Mathematical Reasoning requirement.
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MTH 101 - Calculus with Precalculus 2 Course Units: 1
(Winter; Staff) This sequence covers the same material as MTH 110 and MTH 112 , but it is spread out over three terms. There is an additional emphasis placed on review of fundamental precalculus concepts. MTH 100 alone does not fulfill the Quantitative and Mathematical Reasoning requirement. Prerequisite(s): MTH 100 CC: QMR
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MTH 102 - Calculus with Precalculus 3 Course Units: 1
(Spring; Staff) This sequence covers the same material as MTH 110 and MTH 112 , but it is spread out over three terms. There is an additional emphasis placed on review of fundamental precalculus concepts. MTH 100 alone does not fulfill the Quantitative and Mathematical Reasoning requirement. Prerequisite(s): MTH 101 CC: QMR
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MTH 110 - Calculus 1: Differential Calculus Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter; Staff) Calculus of one real variable. Differentiation of algebraic functions, and applications. Not intended for students who have passed a calculus course or MTH 059 . CC: QMR
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MTH 112 - Calculus 2: Integral Calculus Course Units: 1
(Winter, Spring; Staff) Integral calculus of functions of a single variable, the fundamental theorem, formal integration and applications, calculus of logarithmic, exponential, and inverse trigonometric functions. Prerequisite(s): MTH 110 . CC: QMR
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MTH 113 - Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter; Staff) Self-contained treatment of the main topics in MTH 110 and MTH 112 . Intended for first-year students who have been introduced to (but have not yet mastered) the basics of differential and integral calculus. CC: QMR
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MTH 115 - Calculus 3: Differential Vector Calculus and Matrix Theory Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Geometry of 3-space, differential calculus of functions of several variables, linear systems, matrices. Prerequisite(s): MTH 102 , MTH 112 , or MTH 113 .
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MTH 117 - Calculus 4: Integral Vector Calculus Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Double and triple integrals, line integrals and Green’s theorem, divergence and curl, divergence theorem and Stokes’ theorem. Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 .
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MTH 127 - Numerical Methods Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Newton’s method, numerical differentiation and integration, solution of ordinary differential equations, error estimates. Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 and fluency in some mathematical programming language.
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MTH 128 - Probability Course Units: 1
(Same as STA 128 ) (Winter; Staff) Probability theory and applications. Prerequisite(s): MTH 102 , MTH 112 , or MTH 113 .
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MTH 130 - Ordinary Differential Equations Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Topics include linear ordinary differential equations, linear systems, power series, analytical solutions, qualitative techniques, bifurcations, phase lines and phase portraits, stability, method of undetermined coefficients, harmonic oscillators, and applications. Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 . Note: Not open to students who have passed MTH 234 .
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MTH 140 - Applied Linear Algebra Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Linear algebra has an enormous number of applications to the sciences and engineering. This course will cover the basics of linear algebra in Euclidean n-space, including linear systems, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, orthogonality, and the singular value decomposition. An emphasis will be placed on applications, chosen from least-squares fitting, linear programming, image compression, Markov chains and discrete dynamical systems, computer graphics, principal component analysis, the Google PageRank algorithm, and others. Computer software such as MATLAB or Mathematica will be used in this course to perform numerical calculations. Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 . Credit will not normally be given for both MTH 140 and MTH 340 . Exceptions require approval of a proposal from the student to the department chair.
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MTH 197 - Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science Course Units: 1
(Winter; Staff) An introduction to fundamental concepts and methods of proof in mathematics and computer science. Topics include elementary logic, functions, relations, sets, and basic combinatorics. Not open to students who have passed MTH-199. CC: QMR
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MTH 199 - Introduction to Logic and Set Theory Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Designed to enable the student to develop the ability to understand and communicate mathematical arguments. Logic and set theory from the core. Selected topics are covered at the discretion of the instructor. For those considering any form of mathematics major, the department recommends that Math 199 be taken by fall term of the sophomore year, if possible. MTH 115 is usually taken before MTH 199. Credit is not normally given for both MTH-197 and MTH-199. Exceptions require the approval of the department chair. Prerequisite(s): MTH 102 , MTH 112 , or MTH 113 .
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MTH 219 - Topics in Discrete Mathematics Course Units: 1
(Fall; Staff) Topics may include graph theory, partially ordered sets, algebraic coding theory, computational complexity, number theory. Prerequisite(s): MTH 199 or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 221 - Mathematical Cryptology Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) An in-depth look at the mathematical theory underlying modern methods to accomplish the secret transmission of messages, as well as other tasks related to data security, privacy, and authentication. MTH-221 normally is closed to students who have passed MTH 235 or MTH 051 . Prerequisite(s): MTH 199 or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 224 - Geometry Course Units: 1
(Spring; Staff) Topics in transformation geometry, or projective, affine, Euclidean, and/or non-Euclidean geometries. Prerequisite(s): MTH 199 or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 234 - Differential Equations Course Units: 1
(Winter; Staff) Topics include differential equations and models, asymptotic solutions, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, classification of planar systems, higher-dimensional linear algebra, canonical form, linear and nonlinear systems, and applications. Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 and MTH 199 , or permission from the Chair. Note: Not open to students who have passed MTH 130 .
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MTH 235 - Number Theory Course Units: 1
(Winter; Staff) Properties of natural numbers including divisibility, prime numbers, congruences, special number theoretic functions and quadratic reciprocity. MTH 235 normally is closed to students who have passed MTH 221 . Prerequisite(s): MTH 199 or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 238 - Methods of Applied Mathematics Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) An introduction to the fundamental concepts and techniques in applied mathematics. Topics may include dimensional analysis, scaling, perturbation theory, boundary layer analysis, differential and integral equations, calculus of variations, optimization, and eigenvalue problems. The emphasis is the use of mathematics to quantify and solve problems arising from physical, chemical, biological, and economic phenomena. Prerequisite(s): MTH 130 or MTH 234 and MTH 197 or MTH 199 .
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MTH 248 - Intermediate Topics in Mathematics Course Units: 1
(Fall; Staff) An exploration into topics chosen from different areas of pure mathematics, this course is divided into three sequential units, each taught by a different instructor. The topics are 1) convex geometry (including convex sets, linear and affine spans, simplices, and applications to a topic in game theory or the mathematics of voting); 2) ordered sets (including posets, order-preserving maps, chains, Zorn’s lemma, and Dilworth’s theorem); 3) introduction to analysis (sequences, series, convergence tests, complex series, and Euler’s formula). Students will receive a single grade for the entire course. Not normally open to students who will have completed MTH 219 , MTH 257, or MTH 336 by the end of the term, except by permission of the math department chairperson. Prerequisite(s): Take MTH 199 or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 295H - Mathematics Honors Independent Project 1 Course Units: 0
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MTH 296H - Mathematics Honors Independent Project 2 Course Units: 1
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MTH 325 - Knot Theory Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) An introduction to the mathematical study of knots, including colorability, chirality, genus, and the Jones polynomial. Course will also explore the relationship between mathematical knots and structures in molecular chemistry and biology, and physics. Prerequisite(s): MTH 221 , MTH 235 , MTH 332 , or MTH 340 , or permission of the Chair. Note: Not open to students who have passed MTH-225.
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MTH 332 - Abstract Algebra 1 Course Units: 1
(Spring; Staff) Algebraic structures including groups, rings and fields. Prerequisite(s): One of MTH 219 , MTH 221 , MTH 224 , MTH 235 or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 336 - Real Variable Theory Course Units: 1
(Fall; Staff) A study of point sets on the real line and of real functions defined on these sets. Prerequisite(s): MTH 332 or MTH 340 or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 340 - Linear Algebra Course Units: 1
(Winter; Staff) Vector spaces, linear transformations, inner product and dual spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, special topics. Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 and one of MTH 219 , MTH 221 , MTH 224 , MTH 235 , or permission from the Chair. Credit will not normally be given for both MTH 140 and MTH 340. Exceptions require approval of a proposal from the student to the department chair.
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MTH 430 - Complex Analysis Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) An introduction to analytic functions of a complex variable. Prerequisite(s): One 300-level MTH course or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 432 - Abstract Algebra 2 Course Units: 1
(Winter; Staff) Continuation of MTH 332 . Certain topics will be selected for more intensive study. Prerequisite(s): MTH 332
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MTH 436 - Topology Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Topological spaces, connectedness, compactness, continuous mappings and homeomorphisms. Prerequisite(s): One 300-level MTH course or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 448 - Differential Geometry Course Units: 1
(Spring; Staff) A study of curves and surfaces in 3-space. Topics include arc length, curvature, torsion, the Frenet trihedron, the first and second fundamental forms, normal curvature, and Gaussian curvature. Prerequisite(s): MTH 117 and MTH 340 , or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 480 - Foundations of Mathematics Course Units: 1
(Same as PHL 480 ) (Not Offered this Academic Year) Propositional and predicate logic, Godel completeness theorem, introduction to recursion theory. Prerequisite(s): MTH 332 or permission from the Chair. CC: HUM
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MTH 487 - Senior Writing Seminar Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course is required by, and limited to, seniors who are not satisfying their WS requirement through either a one- or two-term thesis. The seminar will provide a forum in which students continue their study of a common upper-level mathematical topic (exact choice of topic will depend on term and instructor) and explore a new related topic independently. Students will gain experience in giving oral presentations and writing mathematical papers. Prerequisite(s): Admission by application only. CC: WS
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MTH 490 - Mathematics Independent Study 1 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Independent study in a particular area of mathematics under the supervision of a faculty member.
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MTH 491 - Mathematics Independent Study 2 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Independent study in a particular area of mathematics under the supervision of a faculty member.
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MTH 492 - Mathematics Independent Study 3 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Independent study in a particular area of mathematics under the supervision of a faculty member.
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MTH 493 - Mathematics Independent Study 4 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Independent study in a particular area of mathematics under the supervision of a faculty member.
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MTH 494 - Mathematics Independent Study 5 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Independent study in a particular area of mathematics under the supervision of a faculty member.
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MTH 495 - Mathematics Independent Study 6 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Independent study in a particular area of mathematics under the supervision of a faculty member.
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MTH 496 - Mathematics Independent Study 7 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Independent study in a particular area of mathematics under the supervision of a faculty member.
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MTH 497 - Mathematics One Term Senior Thesis Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter; Staff)
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MTH 498 - Mathematics Two-Term Senior Thesis 1 Course Units: 0
(Fall-Winter; Staff)
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MTH 499 - Mathematics Two-Term Senior Thesis 2 Course Units: 2
(Fall-Winter; Staff)
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PHL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy Course Units: 1
(Fall; Bergamaschi Ganapini, Winter, Spring; Baker) An introduction to some of the most enduring questions of philosophy: Does God exist? Might the external world be an illusion? Is science rational? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? What is it to be moral, and why should one bother? CC: HUM
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PHL 105 - Introduction to Ethics Course Units: 1
(Winter; Zaibert) An introduction to traditional normative ethical theories, which attempt to provide a rationally defensible account of morally right and wrong conduct and morally good and bad character, and consideration of the challenges posed to these theories by ethical relativism and feminist ethics. CC: HUM
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PHL 110 - Moral Controversies Course Units: 1
(Winter; Zaibert) An introduction to ethics by considering how a wide variety of reality-based examples of complex and controversial ethical issues might be resolved in a rational manner. CC: HUM
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PHL 120 - The Examined Life: A First-Year Philosophy Seminar Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) An introduction to some of the central problems of philosophy and to ways of approaching any issue philosophically, including the existence of God, conflicts between science and religion, free will, the nature of the mind, truth, and knowledge. CC: HUM
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PHL 123 - Values, Norms, and Economic Justice Course Units: 1
(Same as ECO 123 ) (Not Offered this Academic Year) This class considers the goals economic policy might pursue and how different theories of the good lead to particular choices about desirable or undesirable economic policies. We consider mainstream economic thinking, which has roots in utilitarianism and liberalism, and alternative ideas such as libertarianism, Austrian economics, feminist, communitarian, and religious philosophy and economics. We apply these ideas to relevant policy issues, such as free trade, globalization, unemployment, income distribution, affirmative action, care of the environment, health care, and famine relief. CC: HUM
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PHL 125 - Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Logic Course Units: 1
(Fall; Pedeferri) A course in informal logic, with a very brief introduction to elementary formal logic. Students will learn to identify, analyze and evaluate English-language arguments in areas ranging from the sciences to current affairs to the law. CC: HUM
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PHL 135 - Philosophy in Film Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course will be an exploration of the portrayal in film of philosophical issues, followed by a focused consideration of the issues themselves. The goal will be to stimulate students’ philosophical imaginations through film and then use that energy as the springboard for philosophical study and discussion of such issues as appearance and reality, freedom and responsibility, the existence of god, the question of whether computers are sentient, rational, and moral agents, and our moral obligations to others and to the state. CC: HUM
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PHL 150 - Ancient Philosophy Course Units: 1
(Same as CLS 150 ) (Spring; Scheiter) An examination of issues debated by ancient Greek and Roman philosophers that became central to western philosophy, including the nature of reality, the criteria for knowledge, the difference between good and pleasure, and the principles of political justice. Discussion of readings from the Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, the Epicureans and the Stoics. CC: HUM
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PHL 155 - Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century European Philosophy Course Units: 1
(Fall; Sommerlatte) An introduction to philosophy by way of some of the most important European philosophical works of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. CC: HUM
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PHL 160 - Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Philosophy Course Units: 1
(Spring; Sommerlatte) An exploration of some of the major trends in the philosophy of the 19th and 20th centuries focusing especially on contemporary skepticism, cultural relativism, the crisis of faith and morality, language, and the metaphysics of truth, as reflected in the contemporary philosophical movements of existentialism, analytic philosophy, phenomenology, and postmodernism. CC: HUM
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PHL 166 - Indian Philosophy Course Units: 1
(Fall; Nowakowski) An introductory survey of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Carvaka. Over the centuries, Indian philosophers inquired into the nature of reality and mind, debated epistemological issues concerning the criteria for valid knowledge, proposed paths for attaining spiritual liberation, and developed social theories for the welfare of people. Methods used by Indian philosophers include meditation, yoga, reasoning, logic, debate and observation. Some of these methods will be explored in class. CC: HUM, LCC
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PHL 167 - Chinese Philosophy Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) An introductory survey of Confucianism, Daoism, Moism, Yin Yang, Legalism, Neo-Confucianism and Neo-Daoism. Among the theories covered in the course are Confucian theories of self-cultivation, the superior person and human nature, Menzi’s theory of original human goodness, Xunzi’s theory of evil human nature, Daoist theories of non-action, harmony with nature, and law of reversion, and Moist theories of universal love and non-discrimination. Many of these Chinese theories shaped Chinese civilization for over two millennia. CC: HUM, LCC
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