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XSC 4150 - Clinical Exercise Prescription
This course offers comprehensive study of applied clinical exercise physiology and its application in exercise prescription for clinical populations. Topics of study will include exercise prescriptions for coronary artery disease, arthritis, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, respiratory tract infections, osteoporosis, peripheral arterial disease, pulmonary disease, and pregnancy. This course includes academic content necessary for candidacy for certification as a Health Fitness Specialist (American College of Sports Medicine).
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are XSC 3120, XSC 4090, and senior standing, and co-requisite of XSC-4130. There is a lab fee. This course is offered in the spring.
Credits: 3
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XSC 4710 - Topics in Exercise Science
This course offers an opportunity for students to concentrate on topics and issues related to the field of Exercise Science. The course may be repeated for credit but the total may not exceed four credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior or senior standing and permission.
Credits: 4
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XSC 4810 - Internship In Exercise Science
The internship offers a full or part-time placement in an approved Exercise Science setting under the direct supervision of a qualified professional.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are senior standing and permission. The internship may be repeated for up to a total of 12 credits. This course is offered every semester. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 3 to 12
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XSC 4820 - Practicum in Exercise Science
This course provides students with an experiential opportunity to actively design, implement, and administer strength and conditioning programs or health fitness instruction to local teams, organizations, and community members. A portfolio demonstrating completion of contractual course objectives is required. The practicum must be pre-approved by the Department of Exercise Science.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are XSC 4130 and senior standing, or permission. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1 to 6
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XSC 4910 - Independent Study
This course provides students the opportunity to become involved in a project not offered in the general Exercise Science curriculum. The course requires work with a faculty member in designing and evaluating the project. The course may be repeated for credit but the total may not exceed six credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior or senior standing and by arrangement with a departmental faculty member.
Credits: 1 to 6
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Film Studies |
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FLM 1055 - Film Analysis and Appreciation
[LGAD3] [Choice:AR] This course is an introduction to the basic scholarly and evaluative approaches to film and video art, through critical analyses of narrative, documentary, animated, and experimental cinematic works.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite or co-requisite is ENG 1051 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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FLM 2010 - History of Cinema
[LGAD3] [Choice:HU] This course surveys the social and aesthetic impact and development of cinema from its literary and technological origins in the nineteenth century through the French and American development of the early silent cinema, Soviet expressive montage, German expressionist cinema, the French surrealist avante garde, the studio years of Hollywood, Italian neo-realism, the French new wave, and contemporary developments, including the recent influence of electronically generated and broadcast cinema.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or ENG 1052 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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FLM 2020 - Semiotics and Cinema
[LGWL2] [Choice:HU] This course focuses on the interpretation of cultural values inherent in the typical signs found in common genres of popular American movies. Comparing classic and contemporary examples of these genres, a semiotics approach highlights the cultural significance manifested in the artistic choices of filmmakers.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or ENG 1052 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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FLM 2710 - Special Topics in Film Studies
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Film Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FLM 3010 - Auteur Filmmakers Seminar
[LGAD3] The subject of this course varies each semester and offers the advanced student of cinema intensive study of the works of a single premier filmmaker or of a group of closely related filmmakers. This course may be repeated with a change of topic, but may count only once toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or ENG 1052 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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FLM 3610 - Film Studies Seminar
[LGAD3] The subject of this course varies each semester and offers the advanced student of cinema intensive humanistic study of specialized generic, stylistic, and creative problems in the fields of film and/or video. This course may be repeated with a change of topic, but may count only once toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or ENG 1052 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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FLM 3710 - Special Topics in Film Studies
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Film Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing and FLM 1055 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FLM 4010 - Theory of Cinema
[LGWL2] This course investigates the salient theories of cinema from the pioneering work of Eisenstein and Pudovkin to current work in ideological, structuralist, and semiotic analysis. Reference is made to traditional literary and art criticism and to relevant sociological and anthropological research, but little attention is paid to routine journalistic film criticism.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is FLM 1055 or FLM 3010 or FLM 3610 or permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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FLM 4610 - Senior Thesis
This capstone course integrates the student’s understanding of the history, issues, and demands of Film Studies through advanced readings, group discussions, and individually mentored projects. It culminates with a final project on a topic chosen by the student, requiring substantial research, writing, and reflection.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission.
Credits: 3
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FLM 4710 - Special Topics in Film Studies
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Film Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing and FLM 1055 or permission.
Credits: 3
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FLM 4810 - Internship in Film Studies
The internship offers practical fieldwork in Film Studies at a work site that provides practical, career-oriented experience under the supervision of an employer and a faculty member who will make on-site visits. The internship emphasizes the acquisition of job-related skills and the role of a professional in the discipline.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission.
Credits: 3
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Foreign Language |
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FLL 1010 - Immersion Experience
This course explores a variety of topics in a foreign language by immersing students in different areas of linguistic, cultural, and historical interest. The course requires the use of the foreign language during the planned course experiences. Students are expected to attend class meetings prior to the immersion experience to prepare for it, and afterwards to process it. This course may be repeated when no duplication of experience results.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: .5 to 6
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FLL 2710 - Topics in Foreign Language
This course offers a study in a variety of areas of foreign language, not extensively treated in regularly scheduled offerings.
Prerequisites & Notes
The course may be repeated once. It may require a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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FLL 2810 - Co-op in Foreign Language
This course gives students the opportunity to put to use the linguistic and cultural acquisitions made in class within a foreign language-related placement. The placement must be approved in advance by the Social Science Department, the employer and the college Cooperative Education office. See the section on Cooperative Education elsewhere in this catalog.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 6
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FLL 2910 - Independent Study in Foreign Language
Independent Study in Foreign Language allows the student to pursue the exploration of a topic of foreign language not offered in the regular curriculum, under the tutelage of a mentor fluent in the requisite language. An independent study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
Credits: 3
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French |
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FRE 1111 - French I
[LGCC4] [Choice:OC] This function-based course instills basic conversational patterns, the fundamentals of grammar, elementary reading selections, and writing skills. The instruction treats some aspects of French culture and civilization. The course is designed for those students who have had no previous French, or not more than a year or two of high school French.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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FRE 1112 - Intermediate French
[LGCC4] The second semester of this introductory level course continues to build on basic skill with further development of cultural, aural, written, speaking, and reading skills.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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FRE 2910 - Independent Study in French
Independent Study in French provides an opportunity for advanced study in selected areas of interest.
Credits: 1 to 4
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Geographic Information Systems |
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GIS 1050 - Introduction to Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
This course introduces students to the technical components of data acquisition, map projections, scale and cartographic features of basic map composition. Students will be introduced to ARCView, ESRI GIS system.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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GIS 2010 - Spatial Analysis Techniques in Geographic Information Systems
This course builds upon basic GIS spatial analytical techniques such as: buffering, interpolation, overlay techniques and concepts for both vector and raster based GIS applications. Students will be working on an ESRI desktop Spatial Analysis software extension.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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Geography |
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GEO 1010 - Introduction to Geography
[LGNR7] [Choice:SS] This course addresses the question “Where?” by taking a regional approach to an understanding of the ecology of human, and physical worlds. This course considers a place not only in terms of its unique environmental features, but of its position in a network of economic, social and political relationships that link one place with every other place.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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GEO 2710 - Topics in Geography
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics of special interest in geography appropriate to the 2000-level that are not offered in the general Social Science curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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GEO 2910 - Independent Study in Geography
Independent Study in Geography allows the student to pursue the exploration of a topic in geography not offered in the regular curriculum under the tutelage of a department faculty member. An independent-study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are sophomore standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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Geology |
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GEY 1111 - Introduction to Geology I
[LGNR7] [Choice:NS] This course investigates changes that have occurred in landscapes over a long time which are detected by a study of the processes of rock weathering, erosion, deposition, regional uplift and subsidence, folding and faulting, metamorphism and igneous activity. The instruction proposes a partial geologic history of northern New England that appears consistent with these processes and also consistent with observations made on field trips. The course provides exercises using topographic maps, vertical aerial photographs and geologic maps. The course requires three classroom hours and one two-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 4
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GEY 2112 - Introduction to Geology II
[LGSE8] This course investigates the evolution of the northern Appalachian landscape with the help of small-scale geologic maps. The instruction attempts to make this geologic history consistent with Plate Tectonic (Continental Drift) Theory. It studies the evolution of other landscapes all over the world in the light of the geologic history of the northern Appalachians and Plate Tectonic Theory. The course includes at least three all-day field trips to localities within an area bounded by the Connecticut Valley of northern Massachusetts, the St. Lawrence Lowland near Montreal, and the White Mountains. The course requires three classroom hours and one two-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is GEY 1111. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 4
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GEY 2710 - Geology Modules
Geology Modules offers the study of a variety of topics in geology offered in response to the current interest of students and faculty member. Such topics may include river floodplains and floodplain zoning, ground water resources, survey of mineral resources, geologic map reading, and fossils through time.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee.
Credits: 1 to 4
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GEY 3035 - Aqueous Geochemistry
This course introduces students to the theoretical foundations governing the chemistry of ground and surface waters. Particular attention is given to carbonate and silica equilibria, which are the systems most responsible for the chemical behavior of natural waters. The course includes four hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are CHE 1031 and GEY 1111. CHE 1032 is strongly recommended. There is a course fee. This course is offered upon student demand.
Credits: 4
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GEY 3040 - Mineral Resources
This course explores the mineralogy, geologic setting and development of mineral resources and the environmental effects resulting from resource extraction. Geologic resources of Vermont are emphasized. Field work will be included as topics permit.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is GEY 1111. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 4
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GEY 3110 - Hydrogeology
This course focuses on groundwater hydrology including the hydrologic cycle, porosity and permeability of geologic materials, hydraulic head, flow nets, pump tests, steady and unsteady flow in aquifers, migration of solute fronts and the geology of groundwater occurrence. Other topics include flood control, effects of waste disposal on groundwater quality and factors affecting drinking water supplies.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is GEY 1111. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 4
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GEY 3113 - Geology III
This course explores structural geology and geomorphology in the context of regional geology. Fieldwork is expected. Detailed study of geologic processes, structures and landforms will include construction of geologic maps and cross-sections. Two classroom and three lab hours per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are GEY 1111 and GEY 2112. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even numbered fall.
Credits: 4
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GEY 4710 - Geology Modules
Geology Modules offer the intensive study of a variety of current topics in geology, offered in response to the current interests of the students and faculty. Examples of topics include paleoclimatology of the last five million years, a survey of our economic mineral resources, and the glacial geology of northern Vermont and adjacent Quebec. Some modules may be taken for major elective credit with written permission. The course requires fifteen lecture/lab hours per credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
The permission of the instructor is required. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 1 to 4
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GEY 4820 - Geologic Evolution: Grand Canyon to Mt. Whitney – Seminar
This course examines the stratigraphic, structural and tectonic evolution of the southwestern Cordilleran Province from the Colorado Plateau east of the Grand Canyon to the Sierran Front near Mount Whitney in preparation for expedition GEY 4830. Detailed study of geologic processes, structures and landforms includes construction of geologic cross-sections, map and air photo interpretation and discussion of current literature. This course may be repeated for credit once with permission of the instructor but may be counted only once toward degree program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is GEY 1111. GEY 2112 is recommended as pre- or corequisite. The course will be offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 2
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GEY 4830 - Geologic Evolution: Grand Canyon to Mt. Whitney - Expedition
This course is a detailed field study of the geology of the southwestern Cordilleran Province from the Colorado Plateau east of the Grand Canyon to the Sierran Front near Mount Whitney. A twelve-day trip and 6-8 hours of pre- and post-trip class meetings are required. The course may be repeated for credit once with permission of the instructor but may be counted only once toward degree program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites are GEY 4820 and permission of the instructor. There is a lab fee. The course will be offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 2
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GEY 4840 - Geologic Evolution: Grand Canyon to Mt. Whitney – Intensive
This course offers intensive study of a portion of the stratigraphic, structural and tectonic evolution of the southwestern Cordilleran Province from the Colorado Plateau east of the Grand Canyon to the Sierran Front near Mount Whitney. Two class hours per week and an 8-day field trip to this area are required. Detailed study of geologic processes, structures and landforms will support the specific area chosen for study. This course may be repeated for credit once with permission of the instructor but may be counted only once toward degree program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites are GEY 4830 or permission of the instructor. The course will be offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 4
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German |
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GER 1111 - German I
[Choice:OC] An introduction to the fundamentals of the German language. The instruction focuses on grammar, vocabulary, and basic conversation forms, including elementary reading selections and writing. The course also provides an introduction to the culture of Germany.
Credits: 3
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History |
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HIS 1011 - Western Civilization I
[LGPP5] [Choice:HU] This course features lectures, readings, and discussions of the Western cultural heritage from the beginnings of civilization to 1715. The instruction includes discussion of the ancient civilizations of the Near East, Classical Greece and Rome, the development of Christianity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe, and the origins of the modern state system. The course emphasizes developing skills in reading, and understanding history.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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HIS 1020 - Comparative Civilization
[LGCC4] [Choice:HU] This course provides students with an opportunity to explore the concept of civilization by examining the conditions that lead to the emergence and development of civilization. Emphasis will be placed on the complex social and cultural traits that characterize “civilization,” for example: trade, urbanization, social stratification, surplus of food, redistribution of resources, and complex religious belief systems. This course will focus on a comparison of specific examples from different periods and regions of the world.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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HIS 1211 - American History I
[LGPP5] [Choice:HU] American History I studies the foundation of American society, and emphasizes the growth of democracy, sectional interests and conflicts, and the frontier through the Civil War.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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HIS 1212 - American History II
[LGPP5] [Choice:HU] This course offers a study of the American civilization from reconstruction to the present, and emphasizes industrialization, immigration and imperialism, the two World Wars, the New Deal, and the problems of contemporary America.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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HIS 2240 - Survey of Eurasia
[LGPP5] [Choice:HU] This course is a survey of Eurasian history beginning from the Byzantine Empire through Kievan Russia and other Middle Age principalities to the present. The emphasis is on the periods since the establishment of Muscovite Russia and Ottoman Empire with such topics as leadership and succession; the role of Orthodox Church and Islam and other eastern religions on the development of the distinctive cultures in the region; outside influences and relationships with neighbors, colonization; efforts of reforms and role of the state in Russian Empire, revolutionary movements, the evolution of social, political and economic institutions. The use of novels, poetry, arts and films will complement historical analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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HIS 2330 - Traditional Asia
[LGCC4] [Choice:HU] This course introduces students to continuity and change in the politics, economy, social structure, religion and culture of Eastern, Southeastern and Southern Asia examining such topics as geographic influences, structures of beliefs and development of religion, culture, and arts. This course emphasizes the impact of the encounter with the Western World and contemporary issues confronting these countries. The use of novels, memoirs, and films will complement historical analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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HIS 2710 - Topics in History
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics of special interest in history appropriate to the 2000-level that are not offered in the general Social Science curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing.
Credits: 1 to 3
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HIS 2910 - Independent Study in History
Independent Study in History allows the student to pursue the exploration of a topic of history not offered in the regular curriculum, under the tutelage of a department faculty member. An independent study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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HIS 3056 - Race in America
[LGPP5] This course will use a multi-disciplinary lens to analyze American racial attitudes and beliefs over time. The course will emphasize the historical roots of American racism, and how the racial perceptions of various types of Americans have evolved as material circumstances and ideological traditions changed. Both progressive and regressive racial attitudes will be addressed through readings, lectures, discussion, and guest speakers. Students will explore how racial attitudes have interacted with such different areas of life as culture, politics, work, gender relations, violence, religion and ethnicity to shape profoundly twenty-first century America.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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HIS 3110 - Ante-Bellum America
[LGPP5] This course examines the period between the signing of the U.S. Constitution and the beginning of the Civil War. The instruction focuses on the changes in the American economy, the resulting dislocations in American society, and attempts by various groups to use reform to protect or further their interests.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is HIS 1211 or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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HIS 3155 - Sports in American History
[LGPP5]This course will analyze the evolution of American society from the 1830s to the present through the lens of organized professional and amateur athletics. The course will probe what sports has to teach us about the process of American history in such areas of life as gender, race, ethnicity, local cultures and mass culture, economics, politics, religion, and regional/national identity. Both the experiences of participation and spectatorship will be addressed.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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HIS 3165 - Vermont History
[LGPP5] This course provides a close look at Vermont’s historical, social, and economic development, its problems as a republic, the struggle for statehood, and its constitution and government today. The instruction observes Vermont’s place in American civilization from its inventive, cultural, educational, literary, and political contributions.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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HIS 3280 - The History of the American Recording Industry
This course traces the history of the recording industry in America from its origins in the 1890s to the present. It explores the history of both minor and major labels that have produced music in such genres as classical, jazz, blues, gospel, country, rock and rap. It covers the internal politics of record labels, their competition with each other, and their relationship with various levels and branches of government. It also analyzes the evolution of how labels have manufactured, promoted and distributed their product. It further traces how labels have responded to changing technology and changes in the marketplace. Listening to, and analyzing, the music produced by a variety of labels is a major component of this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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HIS 3310 - 18th and 19th Centuries Europe
[LGPP5] This course will focus on the growth of royal and republican governments in Europe, the major wars and revolutions, including the Napoleonic era and its impact. It will examine such themes as Enlightenment, Romanticism, the industrial revolution, socialism and Marxism, national unification movements, European expansion, the origins of World War I, and major cultural and intellectual developments. The use of novels, arts and films will complement historical analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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HIS 3330 - Europe since 1914
[LGPP5] This course provides students with a comparative survey of major ideological, political, economic, and cultural developments in Europe in the 20th century. This study will examine World War I and the Peace of Versailles, the Bolshevik Revolution and Civil War in Russia, the crisis of the western democracies, totalitarian movements such as Fascism and Nazism, the impact of World War II, the Cold War, postwar reconstruction and economic revival, European socialism and the emergence of a European Community, Eastern European transformation in 1990’s, and cultural and social trends, all of which shape a modern European perspective. Equal emphasis on both Eastern and Western Europe will illuminate broad patterns of change and continuity across the continent. The use of novels, memoirs, and films will complement historical analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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HIS 3440 - Modern Russia
[LGPP5] This course offers a study of modern and contemporary Russia. This broad survey begins with the rule of Alexander I and the Napoleon invasion and takes up the principal phases of Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet history. The discussion highlights issues of leadership, the role of state and bureaucracy, revolutionary movement, centrifugal forces, the role of religion and the development of economy, political forms, literature and arts. The use of novels, poetry, memoirs, arts and films will complement historical analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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HIS 3530 - Modern East and Southeast Asia
[LGCC4] This course studies Japan, Korea, China and the countries of Southeast Asia from the second half of the nineteenth century to the present. The course emphasizes the impact of foreign imperialism, independence and reforms after World War II, current economic, political and cultural patterns of these regions and challenges of the future. This course is offered every even numbered fall.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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HIS 3540 - Modern South Asia
[LGCC4] This course features lectures, readings, and discussions on modern India. Emphasis will be placed on the social and political evolution of India from the British Empire to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh today. Special attention will be given to Gandhi’s leadership toward independence in 1947, reforms of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, the rise of Bharatiya Janata Party, relations of India with its neighbors and its geopolitical role in the contemporary world. The use of memoirs and films will complement historical analysis. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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HIS 3550 - The Islamic World
[LGCC4] This course is a survey of the heart of the Islamic world and its transformation from the age of Mohammed to modern nation to states. The instruction includes the analysis of traditional society, political, economic, and cultural influence of the West, the rise of nationalism, autocracy in the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Central Asia, Afghanistan; the Arab to Israeli dilemma; the Islamic revolution and spread of fundamentalism; the Persian Gulf conflict and its consequences; modernization and social change and the region’s geopolitical role in the contemporary world. This course is offered every odd numbered fall.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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HIS 4710 - Topics in History
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics of special interest in history appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Social Science curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing.
Credits: 1 to 3
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HIS 4810 - Internship in History
The co-op offers practical field work in history arranged in conjunction with the Cooperative Education Office. The student is placed in a work site that provides practical, career-oriented experience under the supervision of an employer and a faculty member who will make on-site visits. The co-op emphasizes acquisition of job-related skills and the role of professionals in the discipline. See also the section on Cooperative Education elsewhere in this catalog.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 6
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HIS 4910 - Independent Study in History
Independent Study in History allows the student to pursue an advanced, in-depth study of a topic in history not offered in the regular curriculum, under the tutelage of a department faculty member. An independent-study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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Humanities |
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HUM 1030 - Representing the World
[LGCC4] This course explores a selection of works of art, literature, philosophy, and history from ancient to modern times in order to investigate how humanity tries to explain and understand the world we inhabit. Like scientific theories, stories and philosophies are essentially ways human beings explain the world and our place in it. Representing the world through literature, philosophy, and history has also been a way for humans to question and to challenge accepted explanations for the way the world works. Students in the course will focus on how the human race needs to explain the world in order to understand it, and how such representations are also often a way to question the accepted explanation of the world.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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INT 1010 - New Student Seminar
New Student Seminar introduces college level scholarship and the college community. The instruction includes values and goals clarification, time management skills, academic expectations, interpersonal and communication skills, and familiarity with the college’s policies, procedures, resources, and services. The course is intended for first-year and transfer students.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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INT 1020 - Entering an Academic Community
This course introduces the student to LSC’s intellectual and social environment. Instructors use a variety of approaches to strengthen higher level thinking, enhance academic skills, and provide information that leads to success in college.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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INT 1030 - Experiencing Academic and Cultural Life
This course provides students the opportunity to think deeply about a variety of academic and cultural events. During the semester the students will attend six activities chosen from an approved list. For each activity, the students will write a paper based on their experience and on questions that the instructor has provided. This course is a continuation of the academic/cultural events from INT 1020. The main emphasis of this course is the student’s participation in the intellectual and cultural life of the College with the subsequent strengthening of personal life. Repeat once for credit.
Credits: 1
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INT 1040 - Introduction to College
The course introduces first year students to the academic skills and campus information useful for success in the face of college level standards, expectations, and life-styles. Close linkage with a core academic course and interactive teaching methods are used to enhance the skills and decision making habits needed for achieving academic success in college.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites are first year standing and co-enrollment in a Divisional Core course of the GEU. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1
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INT 2010 - Jumpstart Your Future
This course is intended to assist students in defining their career/life goals, identifying useful resources, and establishing plans to make their goals realities. The course will instruct students in procedures for both long-term and short-term goal-setting, including planning for their remaining time in college. Instruction will also include values clarification, interest assessments, networking, and presentation skills.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered as second-half mini in the spring.
Credits: 1
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INT 2040 - Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing
This course is designed to enable students to better be able to identify issues or problems, gather information from diverse perspectives about those problems, systematically evaluate that information and its contexts, and synthesize the inferences and evidence methodically into a well-reasoned interpretation. Each section is a topics seminar, in which a topic of interest is used to focus the instruction and practice in critical thinking. Topics are chosen by instructor and will vary by semester.
Credits: 3
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INT 4010 - Life Beyond the Classroom
This course will facilitate the student’s transition from college to the work world. Course content will involve individual goal-setting. The course will cover issues involving the contemporary workplace, organizational culture, and professional communication, as well as the execution of a job search campaign and basic life skills and citizenship responsibilities. Particular attention will be paid to utilizing the skills that employers value: computer literacy, communication skills, adaptability, interpersonal skills, and self-initiated activity. Individual and group projects, research, and portfolios will be required in this class.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered as first-half mini in the spring.
Credits: 1
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INT 4020 - Graduate Record Examination Preparation
This course is designed to familiarize students with the components of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test and to provide strategies for successful completion of each section. The GRE is often required for admission to graduate school and measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and critical thinking and analytical writing skills that are not related to any particular field of study. The course does not address GRE Subject Tests.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered in the fall.
Credits: 1.5
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INT 4710 - Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
This course offers topics of special interest not extensively treated in regularly scheduled offerings on an occasional basis.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission of the instructor.
Credits: 1 to 3
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INT 4720 - Interdisciplinary Seminars
The seminars challenge upperclass students to use the various skills and knowledge gained from their entire set of collegiate experiences. The seminars require the student to perfect and exhibit the characteristics and abilities of an educated individual. These team-taught courses focus on a contemporary interdisciplinary issue rather than a specific disciplinary topic.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior or senior standing and completion of the GEU.
Credits: 3
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INT 4810 - Peer Leader Seminar and Practicum
This course provides students with an opportunity to learn techniques for facilitating and managing small group discussions, mentoring new students, and developing leadership skills. The course also offers opportunities to practice these skills in the college classroom. Enrollment is limited to students who assist instructors in teaching INT 1020, Entering an Academic Community. This course may be repeated once for a maximum of 4 credits total.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is instructor permission. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 1 - 4
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LIB 4801 - Liberal Studies Internship
This course offers applied practice in a Liberal Studies area in conjunction with the Cooperative Education Office. The student is placed at a work site that provides practical, career-oriented experience under the supervision of an employer and a faculty member who will make on-site visits. The course emphasizes acquisition of job-related skills and the role of the professional in the discipline. See also the section on Cooperative Education elsewhere in this catalog. The course may be repeated for up to 6 credits, 3 credits maximium may count toward program requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission
Credits: 1 - 3
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LIB 4810 - Liberal Studies Thesis
This capstone course integrates the student’s understanding of the liberal arts and sciences through advanced readings, group discussions, and individually mentored projects. It culminates with a final project on a topic chosen by the student, requiring substantial interdisciplinary research, writing, and reflection. When possible and reasonable, the research project should link to an internship experience or provide real-world application. Ideally, the topic would be socially relevant or address an issue of regional, national, or global concern.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission.
Credits: 3
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MAT 0010 - Basic Math Review
This course provides an opportunity for students to review basic mathematical concepts and processes. Topics include basic arithmetic: fractions, decimals, percentages, whole numbers, and integers; and the arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students must take a math assessment for placement purposes prior to registration. *Credit hours appear for the purpose of scheduling and do not confer credit toward graduation.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1 *
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MAT 0221 - Basic Algebra
This is a beginning course in algebra. Topics include: algebraic laws, polynomials, exponents, linear equations, and factoring. The course provides a foundation for further study of mathematics as well as for course work in many technical and scientific fields. Recommended prior learning is basic arithmetic skills. Students must take a math assessment for placement purposes prior to registration. *Credit hours appear for the purpose of scheduling and do not confer credit toward graduation.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3 *
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MAT 1020 - Intermediate Algebra
This course provides a brief review of the fundamentals of algebra, equations and inequalities, exponents and radicals, functions and graphs, systems of equations, and polynomial, rational functions.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is math competency. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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MAT 1060 - Problem Solving with Mathematics
This course provides problem solving methods that are needed when addressing questions involving mathematics. Examples incorporate many areas of mathematics, especially geometry, algebra, probability, and statistics. Analysis of data in graphs, charts, and tables is emphasized. Some work is in groups and with available technology. There is a writing component in this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is math competency. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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MAT 1221 - Finite Mathematics
Finite Mathematics introduces set theory, linear programming, and mathematics of finance. Many topics are discussed in the context of practical business applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is math competency. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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MAT 1410 - Pre-Calculus
This course extends the concept of functions to composite, inverse, polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions. Topics include trigonometry, vectors, law of sines and cosines, parametric equations, complex numbers, and systems of equations.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 1020 or permission. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 5
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MAT 1430 - Trigonometry for Calculus
This course explores trigonometric functions using a unit-circle approach with emphasis on concepts and skills needed for calculus.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 1410. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1
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MAT 1531 - Calculus I
Calculus I introduces the calculus of one real variable: functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, elements of integration, area, numerical methods, and applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 1410, passed with a grade of C- or higher, or permission. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 4
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MAT 2010 - Number Systems
The instruction develops around topics such as number theory, historical number systems, informal geometry, Venn diagrams, and the real numbers.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 1060, passed with a grade of C- or higher, or permission. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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MAT 2021 - Statistics
Designed for non-science majors, this course introduces such topics as data organization, descriptive measures, probability, sampling distributions of means and proportions, estimation, hypothesis testing, and correlation. The use of SPSS is required.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 1060 or MAT 1020 or MAT 1221, passed with a grade of C- or higher. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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MAT 2210 - Sets, Logic, and Proof
This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of rigorous mathematics. Core topics are sets, functions, logic and proof. Emphasis is on precisely written mathematical definitions, theorems and proofs.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 1531 passed at a level of C- or higher, or permission. The course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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MAT 2532 - Calculus II
This course is a continuation of MAT 1531. Topics in this course include differentiation and integration of exponential and logarithmic functions, techniques of integration, volume, infinite series, polar coordinates, parametric equations, and applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 1531, passed with a grade of C- or higher, or permission. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 4
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MAT 2543 - Calculus III
This course introduces the calculus of multivariable functions. The instruction covers such topics as vectors and analytic geometry in three-space, vector-valued functions, differentiation, integration, line integrals, vector calculus with gradients, divergence and curl, the theorems of Green, Gauss and Stokes, numerical methods, and applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 2532, passed with a grade of C- or higher, or permission. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 5
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MAT 3010 - History of Mathematics
[LGPP5] This course surveys the development of mathematical thought from ancient times to the present, and considers its place in political, social, and intellectual history. Assignments explore historical methods of solution, famous mathematical questions, the work of individual mathematicians, and the rise of various branches of mathematics.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 2210 and MAT 1531, passed with a grade of C- or higher, or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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MAT 3025 - Math in Elementary School
This course investigates topics taught in the elementary school curriculum in greater depth than is possible in general survey courses. Instruction will concentrate on number theory, geometry, probability, and statistics.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 2010 passed with a grade of C- or better or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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MAT 3210 - Linear Algebra
This course introduces linear algebra. The instruction includes such topics as systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 1531 or MAT 2210 passed with a grade of C- or higher, or permission. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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MAT 3310 - Introduction to Differential Equations
This course acquaints students with such topics as the theory and solution methods of first-order ordinary differential equations, linear differential equations, first-order linear systems, qualitative behavior of solutions, Laplace transforms, existence and uniqueness of solutions, and applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 2532, passed with a grade of C- or higher. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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MAT 3730 - Topics in Differential Equations
This course examines subjects chosen from such topics as series solutions, boundary value problems, numerical methods, nonlinear differential equations, stability, difference equations, Fourier series, partial differential equations, and delay-differential equations.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are MAT 3210 and MAT 3310, passed with a grade of C- or higher. This course is offered every even numbered spring. May be repeated once for credit with the instructor’s permission.
Credits: 3
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MAT 3810 - Cooperative Field Work
This field experience is selected according to each student’s interest or career plan. The placement will involve the student in applying the mathematics learned in the classroom or in learning mathematics in the context of the workplace. See also the section on Cooperative Education elsewhere in this catalog.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission.
Credits: 3 to 12
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MAT 4040 - Complex Analysis
Complex Analysis introduces the calculus of one complex variable, and reviews the properties and representations of complex numbers. The course investigates the functions of a complex variable, including limits, continuity and derivatives, the Cauchy- Riemann equations, analytic and harmonic functions, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions of a complex variable, integration of complex functions, line integrals, and Cauchy’s Theorem. Other topics include series and the calculus of residues with applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 2543, passed with a grade of C- or higher, or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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MAT 4060 - Real Analysis
Real Analysis introduces the rigorous treatment of analysis. The course investigates properties of functions of one variable: limits, continuity, sequences, series, differentiability, and the Riemann Integral.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are MAT 2543 and MAT 2210, passed with a grade of C- or higher, or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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MAT 4120 - Numerical Analysis
This course covers numerical computation techniques for solving non-linear and transcendental equations including Newton’s method, bisection method, and secant method. Other topics include numerical solutions to polynomials, including synthetic division, numerical interpolation, approximation, integration, and numerical solutions to ordinary differential equations.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are CIS 2060 or other programming language, MAT3210, MAT3310, or permission of instructor. This course is offered every odd numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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MAT 4130 - Abstract Algebra
Serving as an introduction to the theory of the algebraic structure of groups, rings, and fields, this course examines such topics as subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, isomorphisms, ideals, and integral domains.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are MAT 2210 and MAT 3210, passed with a grade of C- or higher, or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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MAT 4140 - Geometry
Rigorous reasoning is emphasized in this in-depth treatment of Euclidean geometry and its axiom system. The instruction covers the history and development of the non-Euclidean geometries.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is MAT 2210, passed with a grade of C- or higher, or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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