Academic Catalog 2022-2023 [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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Latin |
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LAT 358 - Medieval Latin Literature and Culture Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Latin in the Middle Ages was Western Europe’s international language of ideas, politics, and literature. It was the language not only of the Bible and the Church, but also of satirists and historians, heretics and mystics, poets and storytellers. Their writings are the vital link between Classical antiquity and the modern literatures of Europe. Students sample this vast literature through readings in the original and become acquainted with the social, intellectual, and cultural climate that produced it. Throughout the course, students develop their Latin reading skills (with attention to the differences between Classical and later Latin). Readings cover a range of authors from St. Augustine to the Arch-poet and may include autobiography, letters, history, visionary literature, philosophy, lyric poetry, hymns, drinking songs, Bible texts and interpretations, legends, encyclopedias, allegorical poetry, and political theory. Prerequisite(s): LAT 103 or two years of secondary school Latin. CC: HUL, LCC, HUM
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LAT 371 - Reading Rome: Textual Approaches to the City Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The purpose of this course is twofold. Our first objective will be to obtain greater proficiency in reading Latin. Through primary readings in their original Latin, you will increase your knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, and syntax. The second objective will be to study the literary topography of ancient Rome. We will consider Rome as a palimpsest, tracing the city’s changes. Through our examination of sites-in-ink, we will consider how Roman identity and power relations are constructed through the city and its monuments. CC: HUM, LCC
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LAT 447 - Latin Prose Composition Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Practice in composing Latin prose, based on classical authors, and the study of prose style through a wide variety of texts from archaic to vulgar Latin. Prerequisite(s): At least one Latin course above 103, four years of secondary school Latin, or permission of the instructor. CC: HUM, LCC
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LAT 490 - Latin Independent Study 1 Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Advanced individual study of a special author or subject, or of Latin prose composition. Prerequisite(s): Six courses in Latin or the equivalent.
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LAT 491 - Latin Independent Study 2 Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Advanced individual study of a special author or subject, or of Latin prose composition. Prerequisite(s): Six courses in Latin or the equivalent.
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LAT 492 - Latin Independent Study 3 Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Advanced individual study of a special author or subject, or of Latin prose composition. Prerequisite(s): Six courses in Latin or the equivalent.
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LAT 497 - Latin Senior Project Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) One term senior project. Advanced individual study of a special author or subject, or of Latin prose composition. CC: WS
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LAT 498 - Latin Senior Thesis 1 Course Units: 0.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Independent reading and thesis in the field of Latin language and/or literature. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.
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LAT 499 - Latin Senior Thesis 2 Course Units: 2.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Advanced individual study of a special author or subject, or of Latin prose composition. Prerequisite(s): LAT 498 CC: WS
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Mechanical Engineering |
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MER 010 - Seminar Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: Staff) Discussion of special topics in mechanical engineering important to professional development such as current engineering practices, engineering ethics, codes and standards and intellectual property. Required for all ME majors during the Fall and Winter terms of their Senior year and Spring term of their Junior year as part of the process of selecting their senior writing experience.
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MER 101 - Engineering Graphics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Engineering graphics with emphasis on engineering drawings, introduction to solid modeling, and manufacturing. Topics include sketching, descriptive geometry, tolerances, sectioning, auxiliary views, assembly drawings, CAD, and manufacturing techniques. Corequisite(s): MER-101L CC: SET, GCAD
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MER 201 - Statics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A basic engineering mechanics course concerned with the equilibrium of non-deformable bodies at rest or moving with a constant velocity on a straight path. Free body diagrams, Newtonian mechanics, vectors and the calculus are used to solve problems throughout the course. Topics include force vectors and systems, equilibrium, trusses, frames, friction, center of gravity, centroids, moments of inertia and fluid hydrostatics. Prerequisite(s): [ PHY 120 and (MTH 112 or MTH 113 )] or IMP 120
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MER 212 - Dynamics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A basic engineering mechanics course concerned with the kinematics and kinetics of non-deformable particles and two dimensional bodies undergoing acceleratory motion. D’Alembert free body diagrams, Newtonian mechanics, energy approaches, vectors and the calculus are used to solve problems throughout the course. Topics include kinematics, force and acceleration, work and energy principles and impulse and momentum principles. Includes a design component. Prerequisite(s): MER 201 and (MTH 115 or IMP 121 )
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MER 213 - Material Science Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A basic engineering science course dealing with crystal structure, imperfections in solids, diffusion, mechanical properties of metals, dislocations and strengthening mechanisms, phase diagrams, phase transformations in metals, structure and properties of ceramics, and polymeric structures. The principles formulated in materials science allow engineers to understand the nature and behavior of a wide variety of engineering materials. Includes a laboratory component. Prerequisite(s): CHM 101
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MER 214 - Strength of Materials Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) A branch of applied mechanics that deals with the behavior of solid bodies subjected to various types of loading. The solid bodies considered in this course include axially-loaded members, shafts in torsion, thin shells, beams, and structures that are assemblies of these components. Strength of materials analysis determines the stresses, strains, and displacements produced by the loads. Includes a laboratory component. Prerequisite(s): MER 201 Corequisite(s): MER 214L CC: WAC
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MER 231 - Thermodynamics 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: 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, and 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 CC: ENS
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MER 232 - Thermodynamics 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: 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: 0.0
(TBD: 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 three 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: 0.0
(TBD: 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 three 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): MER 291
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MER 293 - Sophomore Practicum 3 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: 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 three 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): MER 292
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MER 295H - Honors Independent Project 1 Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: Staff) First half of a two-term, one credit project, with a professor of the student’s choosing. This course is graded pass/fail. Prerequisite(s): By permission of instructor.
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MER 296H - Honors Independent Project 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Prerequisite(s): By permission of instructor.
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MER 301 - Engineering Reliability Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Engineering statistics; uncertainty analysis, data collection, computational statistics, probability, statistical inference, confidence limits, tolerance intervals, analysis of variance, least squares regression, and introduction to design of experiments. Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 or IMP 121 . CC: SET
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MER 302 - Optimal Design Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) 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 10X CC: SET
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MER 311 - Advanced Mechanics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Advanced topics in structural analysis including unsymmetric bending and deflection of beams, energy methods, torsion of noncylindrical members, stress and strain transformations, failure criteria, fracture mechanics, fatigue and column buckling. Prerequisite(s): MER 213 , MER 214 CC: SET
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MER 312 - Dynamics and Kinematics Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Linkage analysis and synthesis, cam design, machine dynamics, computer aided kinematic design, kinetics and balancing. Includes a design component Prerequisite(s): MER 212 CC: SET
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MER 322 - Dynamics of Physical Systems Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Time and frequency response of lumped-parameter mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems. Includes a lab component. Prerequisite(s): CSC 10X or equivalent, MER 212 , (ECE 222 or ECE 225 ) & (MTH 130 or MTH 234 ). Corequisite(s): MER 322L CC: WAC
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MER 331 - Fluid Mechanics 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: 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 CC: WAC
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MER 332 - Fluid Mechanics 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course will provide 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 CC: SET
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MER 333 - Heat Transfer Analysis and Design Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: 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 and (MTH 130 or MTH 234 ) Corequisite(s): MER 333L CC: SET
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MER 354 - Advanced Materials Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) 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. CC: SET
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MER 356 - Aerospace Structures Course Units: 1
An introduction to the analysis and design of aerospace structures. Topics include airframe loads, airworthiness, fatigue, material selection, structural idealization, selections of airfoil and fuselage shapes and the stress analyses of wings, fuselages, connections and other components. Prerequisite(s): MER 214
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MER 362 - Manufacturing Processes Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course aims to provide students with fundamentals of manufacturing processes and their interrelationships with product design and material properties. This course treats manufacturing practices through three primary elements: i) Material properties and their role in manufacturing, ii) Manufacturing processes analysis and selection for sustainable manufacturing, and iii) Manufacturing design, practice and integration. This course incorporates traditional manufacturing process design and selection, behavior and manufacturing property of materials, computer-aided manufacturing, emerging additive manufacturing. Prerequisite(s): MER 101 , MER 213 MER 214 CC: SET
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MER 371 - Internal Combustion Engines Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course provides a basic introduction to reciprocating Internal combustion (IC) engines. Idealized underlying thermodynamic cycles (e.g. Otto, Diesel, and Miller) 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 CC: SET
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MER 419 - Design of Mechanical Systems Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: 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 CC: WAC
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MER 421 - Mechatronics Design Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) 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 , and CSC 10X or equivalent. CC: SET
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MER 439 - Design of Thermal/Fluid Systems Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: 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 CC: WAC, WS
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MER 452 - Composite Materials Technology Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) 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): MER 213 and MER 311 CC: SET
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MER 471 - Solar Energy Analysis and Design Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: 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, and component and system design. Prerequisite(s): MER 333 or by permission of instructor. CC: SET
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MER 485 - Competition Team 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Students participating at the level of senior designer and/or system design lead on a departmentally approved engineering design competition team (Aero Team, Mini Baja Team, or Rocket Team). Specific design responsibilities must be approved by the team faculty adviser prior to registration. Weekly meetings with team faculty advisor are required, as is travel to and participation in the competition. Registration requires approval of team faculty adviser who will grade the student. Course counts as a Free Elective. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, permission of instructor and MER 311 or MER 333 Corequisite(s): MER 010 , MER 311 and MER 333
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MER 486 - Competition Team 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Students participating at the level of senior designer and/or system design lead on a departmentally approved engineering design competition team (Aero Team, Mini Baja Team or 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. Prerequisite(s): MER 311 or MER 333 . Registration requires approval of the selected team’s faculty adviser who will grade the student. Corequisite(s): MER 010 , MER 311 and MER 333
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MER 487 - Senior Writing Seminar Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) 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 . This course is required of and limited to seniors who are not satisfying their WS requirement through MER 498 . CC: WS
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MER 490 - Independent Study Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Offered with department approval only.
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MER 491 - Upper-class Practicum 1 Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: 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 three 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 - Upper-class Practicum 2 Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: 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 three 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): MER 491
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MER 493 - Upper-class Practicum 3 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: 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 three 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): MER 492
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MER 497 - Senior Project 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Capstone design project or research project, performed either independently or in special cases with other students, under the supervision of one or more of the department faculty. Minimum requirements include one oral report and one written progress report. 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 .
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MER 498 - Senior Project 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: 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: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Optional follow-on to 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. Prerequisite(s): MER 498 , permission of the MER 498 project advisor.
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Modern Languages & Literatures |
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MLL 490 - Academic Training Practicum 1 Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: 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: 0.0
(TBD: 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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MLT 295H - Mod Lit in Tran Honors Ind Stu Course Units: 1
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Modern Literature in Translation |
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MLT 210 - China in the News Course Units: 1
CC: LCC, HUL, WAC, GCHF, GSPE
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MLT 297 - Performing Masculinities in Literature, Cinema, and Popular Culture Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This is an exploration of how masculinities (and maleness) are performed and how men perform gender. The course is a survey of literary and cinematic texts from around the world, with emphasis on Hispanic and Latinx communities (from Spain, Spanish America, and the USA) that adopt cross-dressing as a subversive device to question and delegitimize authority at various arenas (heteronormative gender roles, sexual and national identities, state politics and citizenship, and cultural hegemony). It also seeks to dissect binary understandings of gender while exploring the concept as a performative social construct, and establishing connections with and drawing examples from literary production, cinema, and popular culture. From this angle, emphasis will be placed on the performance of socially regulated gender roles whose scripts are constantly altered and in flux, albeit at times guarded violently by diverse social members and institutions. Beyond the analysis of literary texts and films, the course incorporates critical theory and cultural artifacts (music videos, magazine ads, billboards, art works) that frame the class discussions and enable us to connect the primary texts with local and global discourses around social demarcations of gender. CC: HUL, HUM, LCC
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Mathematics |
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MTH 051 - Cryptology: The Mathematics of Secrecy Course Units: 1.0
(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. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR
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MTH 053 - Visualizing the Fourth Dimension Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Staff) 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. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR
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MTH 054 - Number Theory: From Clock Arithmetic to Unbreakable Codes Course Units: 1.0
(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: 1.0
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Ancient Greek mathematicians fundamentally re-invented the notions 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 and its legacies in medieval Islamic and western cultures and in early modern Europe. Topics include Plato and his academy; Euclid and his Elements and the Euclidean construction problems; the greatest of the Greek mathematicians, Archimedes; and the philosophical and cultural influence of Greek mathematics on human endeavors such as understanding the cosmos, educating the young, and running the world. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR
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MTH 056 - History of Mathematics Course Units: 1.0
(Not Offered this Academic Year) 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. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR
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MTH 057 - Game Theory and its Applications in the Humanities and Social Sciences Course Units: 1.0
(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: 1.0
(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. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR
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MTH 059 - Applications of Mathematics to Economics 2 Course Units: 1.0
(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 . Note: Not open to students who have apssed (or hve AP credit for) a college calculus course. Prerequisite(s): MTH 058 CC: QMR
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MTH 060 - Mathematics and Politics Course Units: 1.0
(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. Note: Not open to students who have apssed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. Cross-Listed: PSC 123 CC: QMR
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MTH 061 - Math in the Public Interest Course Units: 1.0
(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 related to these questions, drawing on fields such as probability, statistics, combinatorics, mathematical modeling, and mathematical visualization. We will examine them in the context of contemporary public policy issues, such as climate change, demography, gambling, sports and public health. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR
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MTH 062 - Mathematics of Election and Polls Course Units: 1.0
(Not Offered this Academic Year) One part of this course will cover polling, answering questions such as: were the 2016 U.S. Presidential election polls as inaccurate as often reported? What are margins of error, exactly? How many people must be surveyed for accurate results? Which people? To help answer these questions, the course will include background material on probability and statistics. Another part will be on voting theory, where we will look into designing elections from scratch, in search of the “best” system for converting the preferences of the voters into an election winner. This will lead to voting paradoxes and a discussion of Arrow’s impossibility theorem. Throughout the course, we will draw on many examples of voting, such as the U.N. Security Council, the election of popes, the academy awards, infamous historical elections, and the U.S. presidential election. Additional topics will be chosen from gerrymandering, Congressional seat apportionment, and game theory. Note: Not open to students who have appssed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR
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MTH 063 - Mathematics of Sustainability Course Units: 1
(Spring: Staff) Sustainability addresses the idea of a global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture or peace. It is of vital importance and will affect everyone. Mathematics is essential in identifying and analyzing the challenges. Through a sequence of sustainability and mathematical concepts, exercises, and projects, you will be brought along on this journey and confront global challenges to develop an understanding of the complex environmental, economic, and sociocultural interlinkages, and to empower yourself to become an active citizen. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR, GDQR ISP: STS
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MTH 076 - Mathematics and Democracy Course Units: 1
In this course, we will assess democracy through multiple perspectives, most centrally through mathematics. In particular, we will ask ourselves essential questions such as: How can we measure and quantify democracy? How can quantitative methods enable us to analyze the concepts of fairness and bias, and also, what are their limitations? How can (and should) math play a vital role in upholding the essential democratic tenets of access, participation, and human rights? Throughout the course, we will use mathematical notation and terminology to represent real-world issues. CC: QMR, JDQR
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MTH 105 - Differential Calculus with Precalculus Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter: Staff) Differential calculus of functions of a single variable, supplemented with supporting precalculus. Limits, continuity, differentiation, and applications. CC: QMR
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MTH 110 - Calculus 1: Differential Calculus Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter: Staff) Differential calculus of functions of a single variable. Limits, continuity, differentiation, computational aspects of Maclaurin and Taylor polynomials and series, and applications. Note: Not intended for students who have passed MTH 059 , MTH 100 , MTH 101 , MTH 110P, IMP 111, IMP 120 . CC: QMR ISP: ENS
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MTH 112 - Calculus 2: Integral Calculus Course Units: 1.0
(Winter, Spring: Staff) Integral calculus of functions of a single variable. The fundamental theorem, formal integration, several techniques of integration, and applications. Not open to students who have taken MTH 102 or MTH 112P. Prerequisite(s): MTH 105 , MTH 110 or AP Calculus CC: QMR ISP: ENS
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MTH 113 - Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus Course Units: 1.0
(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. Not open to students with credit for MTH 102 , MTH 110 , MTH 112 , MTH 112P, or MTH 113P. CC: QMR ISP: ENS
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MTH 115 - Calculus 3: Differential Vector Calculus and Matrix Theory Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Geometry of 3-space, differential calculus of functions of several variables, linear systems, matrices. Not open to students who have taken IMP 112, IMP 113, IMP 120 , or IMP 121 . Prerequisite(s): MTH 102, MTH 112 , MTH 113 or AP Calculus. CC: QMR
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MTH 117 - Calculus 4: Integral Vector Calculus Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter, Spring: Staff) Double and triple integrals, line integrals and Green’s theorem, divergence and curl, divergence theorem and Stokes’ theorem. Not open to students who have completed IMP 112, IMP 113, IMP 120 or IMP 121 . Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 or MTH 115H CC: QMR
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MTH 127 - Numerical Methods Course Units: 1.0
(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: 1.0
(Winter: Staff) This course is a survey of the basic concepts of probability theory including permutations and combinations, conditional probability, Bayes’ formula, independence, discrete and continuous random variables, expectation and variance, the Central Limit Theorem, and selected topics. Cross-Listed: STA 128 Prerequisite(s): MTH 102 , MTH 112 , MTH 113 , IMP 111, IMP 120, or IMP 121. Note: Not open to students who have passed or are taking MTH 199. Students who intend to minor in Mathematics or Financial and Actuarial Mathematics, or major in Mathematics should take MTH 228 /STA 228, as credit is not normally given for both MTH 128/STA 128 and MTH 228 /STA 228.
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MTH 130 - Ordinary Differential Equations Course Units: 1.0
(Winter, Spring: Staff) Topics include first and second-order differential equations and first-order systems, including analytic, geometric, and numerical techniques, classification of first-order linear systems by eigenvalues, forcing and resonance, and the Laplace transform. Applications include but are not limited to population models, RC circuits, and damped and undamped harmonic oscillators. Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 , MTH 115H or IMP 121 Note: Not open to students who have passed MTH 234 . CC: GDQR
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MTH 140 - Applied Linear Algebra Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Staff) 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 . Note: 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: 1.0
(Fall: 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. Note: 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: 1.0
(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. Credit is not normally given for both MTH 197 and MTH 199. MTH 115 is usually taken before MTH 199. Exceptions require the approval of the department chair. Prerequisite(s): MTH 102 , MTH 112 , MTH 113 ,MTH 115 , MTH 115H, MTH 117 , IMP 120 or permission of the department chair. CC: WAC
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MTH 219 - Topics in Discrete Mathematics Course Units: 1.0
(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: 1.0
(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. Note: Not normally open to students who have passed MTH 235 or MTH 051 . Prerequisite(s): MTH 199 or permission from the Chair. CC: GDQR ISP: STS
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MTH 224 - Geometry Course Units: 1.0
(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 227 - Financial Mathematics Course Units: 1
(Winter: Staff) This course covers the fundamentals of financial mathematics. We will apply mathematical concepts to calculating present and accumulated values for various streams of cash flows. We will learn the terminology associated with these calculations including simple and compound interest. We will examine various financial instruments including annuities, loans, bonds, stocks and interest rate swaps, and how these instruments can be used to solve various needs. The focus of the class is on being able to solve problems and perform relevant calculations. Cross-Listed: ECO 227 Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and (MTH 112 or MTH 113 ).
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MTH 228 - Probability Theory Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Staff) An introduction to the theory of probability. Discrete and continuous random variables. Jointly distributed random variables, sums of random variables and properties of Expectation. Moment generating functions, inequalities, and Limit Theorems. Focus will be on both the theoretical aspects of probability and problem solving. Discussion of some of the probability problems encountered in actuarial, financial, and scientific fields. Prerequisite(s): MTH 197 or MTH 199 and MTH 117 (MTH 117 can be taken concurrently), or permission from the Chair. Note: Not open to students who have passed MTH 128.
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MTH 234 - Differential Equations Course Units: 1.0
(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 . Prereq/Corequisite(s): Not open to students who have passed MTH 130 . CC: GDQR
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MTH 235 - Number Theory Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Staff) Properties of natural numbers including divisibility, prime numbers, congruences, special number theoretic functions and quadratic reciprocity. Note: Not normally open to studends who have passed MTH 221 . Prerequisite(s): MTH 199 or permission from the Chair. Prereq/Corequisite(s): MTH 235 normally is closed to students who have passed MTH 221 .
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MTH 238 - Methods of Applied Mathematics Course Units: 1.0
(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: 1.0
(Not Offered this Academic Year) 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 Nash’s Bargaining Theorem in Game Theory); 2) continued fractions and their use in number theory, such as in solving linear Dophantine equations and in finding rational approximations to real numbers; 3) introduction to analysis (sequences, series, convergence tests, complex series, and Euler’s formula). Students will receive a single grade for the entire course. Prerequisite(s): Take MTH 199 or permission from the Chair. Note: Not normally open to students who have completed MTH 257, or MTH 336 by the end of the term, except by permission of the math department chairperson. CC: QMR
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MTH 295H - Mathematics Honors Independent Project 1 Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: Staff)
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MTH 296H - Mathematics Honors Independent Project 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff)
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MTH 297H - Mathematics Honors Independent Project 3 Course Units:
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MTH 325 - Knot Theory Course Units: 1.0
(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: 1.0
(Spring: Staff) Algebraic structures including groups, rings and fields. Prerequisite(s): One of MTH 219 , MTH 221 , MTH 224 , MTH 228 , MTH 235 , MTH 248 or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 334 - Partial Differential Equations Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Staff) Partial differential equations (PDEs) are formulated to describe a wide range of phenomena in engineering, natural and social sciences. We will study the theories and models of PDEs. Analytical and numerical methods are introduced to examine the solutions of elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic types of PDEs. Topics include the formulation of PDEs using conservation laws, classification, solution methods for the wave, diffusion, and Laplace equations, boundary value problems, separation of variables, Green’s functions, Fourier series and transforms, stability and convergence. Students will be exposed to both theoretical and applied aspects. Computing tools (such as Mathematica or Matlab) will also be introduced. Prereq/Corequisite(s): MTH 234 or (MTH 130 + MTH 199 ), or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 336 - Real Analysis Course Units: 1.0
(Fall: Staff) An introductory course in analysis. Completeness and Cauchy sequences; open, closed, connected, and compact sets; continuous functions, uniform continuity, and uniform convergence; the extreme and intermediate value theorems; differentiation and the mean value theorem; Riemann integration and the fundamental theorem of calculus. Additional topics may be covered, including the contraction mapping principle and sets of measure zero. Prerequisite(s): MTH 332 or MTH 340 or permission from the Chair.
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MTH 340 - Linear Algebra Course Units: 1.0
(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 228 , MTH 235 , MTH 248 , 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: 1.0
(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: 1.0
(Not Offered this Academic Year) 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: 1.0
(Spring: Staff) Topological spaces, connectedness, compactness, continuous mappings and homeomorphisms. Prerequisite(s): One 300-level MTH course or permission from the Chair.
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