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HUM 3160 - African Culture
Credit(s): 3
This course focuses on Africa’s culture, history, economics, geography, politics and religion, as well as the way the continent is interfacing with the modern world. The course will begin with a survey of Africa’s history and then progress to discussion of other aspects of Africa.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 3170 - Popular Culture in America
Credit(s): 3
A consideration of the forms and functions of American popular fiction as reflectors and determinants of popular culture, this course examines Westerns, detective thrillers and sentimental romances.
Offering Location: NVU Online
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HUM 3710 - Special Topics in Humanities
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Humanities curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HUM 4710 - Special Topics in Humanities
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Humanities curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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HUM 4810 - Internship in Humanities
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an internship in a humanities field in consultation with their advisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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HUM 4910 - Independent Study in Humanities
Credit(s): 1-12
Students develop and complete an independent study in a humanities field in consultation with their advisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 1010 - New Student Seminar
Credit(s): 3
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: There is a lab fee.
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INT 1011 - Summer Bridge
Credit(s): 1
This course is designed to facilitate a successful transition to college and focuses on orientation to college, academic success strategies, professional develoment, and introduction to a degree program or programs. Topics include student rights and responsibilities, student grading and graduation requirements, student information technologies and database orientation, campus/site resources, time management, note taking, test taking, learning sytles and study skills, self esteem, group dynamics and stress management, introduction to career opportunities and program-specific topics.
Restrictions: Must be a Summer Bridge Student
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 1020 - Entering an Academic Community
Credit(s): 3
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: There is a course fee.
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INT 1025 - Explore & Connect
Credit(s): 1
This class consists of a combination of weekly discussions, in-class exercises and faculty presentations designed to help students Increase awareness of their own strengths, interests and skills; engage in an active process of self and career exploration in order to identify majors that are appropriately matched with skills and interests; become familiar with JSC’s academic programs and faculty; and develop a relationship with the class instructor who will serve as your academic advisor.
Restrictions: Undeclared major or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 1030 - Experiencing Academic and Cultural Life
Credit(s): 1
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.
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INT 1040 - Introduction to College
Credit(s): 1
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: Prerequisites are first year standing and co-enrollment in a Divisional Core course of the GEU. There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
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INT 1080 - Gateway to College
Credit(s): 1
This course introduces academically at-risk students to self-assessment techniques, effective study methods, and other skills necessary for college-level academic performance. The course builds a supportive learning community for students using structured workshops during class time and regular individual meetings with the instructor throughout the semester.
Prerequisites: This course is open only to first-year students. This course is offered every fall.
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INT 1710 - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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INT 1810 - Integrated Research and Writing
Credit(s): 1
This course focuses on information literacy and writing skills. Students will learn how to do library research and integrate that research into a written assignment. Instruction may include how to evaluate sources, develop research strategies, and construct bibliographies and in-text citations using a format such as MLA or APA.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated five times for credit. There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
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INT 2010 - Jumpstart Your Future
Credit(s): 1
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: This course is offered as second-half mini in the spring.
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INT 2040 - Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing
Credit(s): 3
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.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is ENG 1082. This course is offered every semester.
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INT 2710 - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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INT 2910 - Independent Study in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved independent study in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3010 - Natural Landscapes & Literature
Credit(s): 3
This is an interdisciplinary focus on nature preserves, national parks and wilderness areas and on ways that people’s conceptions of these natural environments have changed over time. Students will examine how writers, environmentalist and naturalists describe these “ideal landscapes;” how they define their relationships to the land; and what they say people can do, as individuals and as members of groups, to protect the integrity of the natural environment and guarantee our access to it now and in the future.
Restrictions: Upper-division status
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3045 - The Bible: History, Literature, Spirituality
Credit(s): 3
The course is a group inquiry into the meanings and historical/cultural contexts of several books of the Old and New Testaments. Genesis, Exodus, Psalms, Job, The Gospel of Mark and The Gospel of Matthew will be particularly emphasized. Texts which have been considered sacred carry a special charge. You should be prepared to be open to learning, discussing and arguing with classmates, as well as with the teacher. You will be asked to examine the gist and implications of concepts such as monotheism, the Chosen People, righteousness and its rewards, the Messiah, the Kingdom of God, forgiveness, the Day of Judgment, and, through discussion and a variety of mostly short writing assignments, to close the gap between what you read and yourself.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3050 - The Art & Culture of Cuba
Credit(s): 3
This extended-classroom course will be based in Havana, Cuba, and will essentially offer students an experiential course in cultural immersion and aesthetics. Students will spend seven days observing historical, contemporary and popular visual art, architecture, music and dance. Additionally, students will experience many facets of Cuban history and culture in an urban setting, including food, local rituals and traditions. Students will study and observe a spectrum of extraordinary artistic endeavors as it has played out over centuries, and they will experience contemporary Cuban life as it is lived. Much of this travel experience will include visits to museums and studying cultural heritage, with guided tours by local Cubans and academic instruction by the professors. There will be field lectures during the day and presentations at night providing a context, historical and aesthetic, for what will be observed each day.
Restrictions: Permission of Instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3130 - Compassion & You: An Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism
Credit(s): 3
Over centuries, since the inception of Buddhism, many different schools of Buddhism have developed. This course examines Mahayana Buddhism and its presentation of Buddhist philosophy and psychology. Unlike other spiritual traditions, Buddhism is a synthesis of philosophy, psychology and spirituality. Close examination of two of the greatest Buddhist literary works will be the focal point during this course to help lay the foundation for a clear understanding of Mahayana Buddhist thought. Students will explore Buddhist art, music, philosophy and meditation to enhance a full understanding of Buddhist practice and theory.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3150 - Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the beautiful underlying relationships between logic, art and music, along with other treasures of western thought and culture. Students will read major portions of Douglas Hofstadter’s book of the same name.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Foundation Skills - Mathematics
Restrictions: Junior standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3210 - The Holocaust: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Credit(s): 3
This upper-level course, uses analytical frameworks drawn from history, political science, literary criticism, psychology, sociology, philosophy and religious studies to explore the dimensions of the Holocaust (1933-1945) and to assess its lasting impact.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 3710 - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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INT 4010 - Life Beyond the Classroom
Credit(s): 1
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: This course is offered as first-half mini in the spring.
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INT 4020 - Graduate Record Examination Preparation
Credit(s): 1.5
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: This course is offered in the fall.
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INT 4610 - Senior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): 3
The culminating learning experience for students seeking the B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies, this course provides the opportunity for students to push the learning they have acquired to a deeper level, to explore more deeply and broadly the connections that they may have encountered in earlier course work, and to share their learning with other students. Students develop a major project that demonstrates knowledge, connections and integration of learning in their chosen domains of study.
Restrictions: Senior Interdisciplinary Studies majors only
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 4710 - Johnson - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): 3
The topics addressed in this course vary and are noted prior to the registration period.
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INT 4710 - Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Interdisciplinary Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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INT 4720 - Interdisciplinary Seminars
Credit(s): 3
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: The prerequisites are junior or senior standing and completion of the GEU.
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INT 4810 - Peer Leader Seminar and Practicum
Credit(s): 1 - 4
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: The prerequisite is instructor permission. This course is offered every fall.
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INT 4910 - Independent Study in Interdisciplinary Studies
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved independent study in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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INT 4950 - Senior Seminar in Professional Studies
Credit(s): 3
This capstone course for the Professional Studies major integrates coursework, knowledge, skills and experiential learning to enable the student to demonstrate an understanding of a field of study as defined by the individualized degree plan.
Prerequisites: Complete TILT (GRS 3000 ), ENG 1220 (or waiver), and MAT 1080 (or Quantitive Reasoning Assessment).
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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Liberal Studies |
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LIB 1710 - Special Topics in Liberal Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Liberal Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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LIB 2710 - Special Topics in Liberal Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Liberal Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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LIB 3710 - Special Topics in Liberal Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Liberal Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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LIB 4710 - Special Topics in Liberal Studies
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Liberal Studies curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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LIB 4801 - Liberal Studies Internship
Credit(s): 1 - 3
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: Permission
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LIB 4810 - Liberal Studies Thesis
Credit(s): 3
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: The prerequisite is permission.
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Mathematics |
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MAT 0010 - Basic Math Review
Credit(s): 1 *
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: This course is offered every semester.
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MAT 1011 - Basic Quantitative Reasoning
Credit(s): 3
This course helps students to think quantitatively and develop problem solving skills using mathematical concepts. Particular attention will be given to using linear and exponential functions, proportions, percents, estimation, and recursive and explicit relations. Students must take a math assessment for placement purposes prior to registration.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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MAT 1015 - Basic Algebra
Credit(s): 3
This beginning course in algebra serves as a foundation for future work. It provides students with basic mathematical literacy and competence in solving problems involving operations with real numbers and elementary algebra. Topics typically covered are a review of arithmetic and algebraic laws, linear equations, polynomials, factoring, and exponents. The course should prepare students for further study of mathematics as well as for other courses that require a modest mathematical background. Students must take a math assessment for placement purposes before registering.
Prerequisites: PLM 0001
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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MAT 1020 - Intermediate Algebra
Credit(s): 3
This course offers a review of the fundamental concepts of algebra and an introduction to functions. Topics include linear and quadratic equations, inequalities, exponents, radicals, scientific notation, function and graphs, factoring, systems of equations, and polynomial and rational functions.
Prerequisites: PLM 0002
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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MAT 1060 - Problem Solving with Mathematics
Credit(s): 3
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: Math Competency (PLM 0002 ).
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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MAT 1070 - Mathematics in our Culture
Credit(s): 3
In this course students do extensive problem-solving in groups, studying problems from a variety of areas, develop their skills at writing about mathematical ideas and problems and concepts, and research the lives and contributions of famous mathematicians. This is all done in a “user-friendly” environment that emphasizes the development of individual strengths and skills and reduces math anxiety. Topics include: the uses and limitations of inductive and deductive reasoning; different types of number sequences and their uses; the basic concepts of functions and graphing and the use of the TI-83 graphing calculator; and types of symmetry, culminating in a study of mathematical mosaics and regular and semi-regular polyhedra.
Prerequisites: PLM 0003
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 1080 - Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning
Credit(s): 3
This course is intended to expand students’ abilities to apply mathematics and logical reasoning in everyday life. Topics will include reading and interpreting graphs and tables, descriptive statistics, math of finance, estimation and others.
Prerequisites: PLM 0003
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 1090 - FYS: Mathematical Puzzles through History
Credit(s): 3
Mathematics is a discipline about thinking; to a large extent, it is not about “numbers” at all. It is an art form that has a rich history stretching literally thousands of years; a history not only of solving puzzles, but of deciding which puzzles were worth the attention of the many scholars who attempted to solve them. This course seeks to examine some of the greatest “puzzles” of mathematics while putting them into a historical context. We will study some of the greatest mathematical ideas put forth by the human mind.
Restrictions: First-year students only
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 1221 - Finite Mathematics
Credit(s): 3
This problem-solving course will focus on applications in business, finance, the social sciences and human services. Topics may include set theory and symbolic logic, linear systems and programming, coordinate systems and graphic techniques, elementary matrix operations, probability and math of finance.
Prerequisites: PLM 0003
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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MAT 1320 - Pre-Calculus
Credit(s): 3
This course is a study of the functions used in calculus, including the exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions.
Prerequisites: MAT 1020 or PLM 0004
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 1410 - Pre-Calculus
Credit(s): 4
This course builds on prior work and extends the concept of functions to composite, inverse, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions.
Prerequisites: MAT 1020 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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MAT 1430 - Trigonometry for Calculus
Credit(s): 1
This course explores trigonometric functions using a unit-circle approach with emphasis on concepts and skills needed for calculus.
Prerequisites: MAT 1410
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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MAT 1531 - Calculus I
Credit(s): 4
This course introduces the calculus of one real variable including functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, antiderivatives, integration, numerical methods, and a wide variety of applications in many fields.
Prerequisites: MAT 1320 or MAT 1410 or PLM 0005 , or permission.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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MAT 1710 - Special Topics in Mathematics
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Mathematics curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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MAT 2010 - Number Systems
Credit(s): 3
This course develops around topics such as number theory, historical number systems, informal geometry, Venn diagrams, and the real numbers.
Prerequisites: MAT 1060 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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MAT 2020 - Mathematical Reasoning
Credit(s): 3
You’ve found enough answers to odd-numbered questions and checked them in the back of the book! It’s time to learn deeper mathematics and to think like a mathematician. In this class students will learn what constitutes a mathematical proof, a variety of classical proof techniques and how to apply them in numerous mathematical contexts such as set theory, graph theory, number theory, geometry and others as chosen by the instructor.
Prerequisites: MAT 1531 (Students may take MAT 1531 before taking MAT-2020 or concurrently with MAT-2020)
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 2021 - Statistics
Credit(s): 3
This course, designed for non-science majors, introduces such topics as data organization, descriptive measures, probability, sampling distributions of means and proportions, estimation, hypothesis testing, and correlation.
Prerequisites: MAT 1060 or MAT 1020 or MAT 1221 or PLM 0003 .
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: This course is offered every semester.
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MAT 2210 - Sets, Logic, and Proof
Credit(s): 3
This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of rigorous mathematics. Topics include sets, functions, logic, proofs, Boolean algebra, and graph theory. Emphasis is on precisely written mathematical definitions, theorems, and proofs.
Prerequisites: The pre-requisite is MAT 1531 or MAT 2021, or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
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MAT 2532 - Calculus II
Credit(s): 4
This course is a continuation of MAT 1531 . It explores techniques and applications of integration, indeterminate forms and improper integrals, sequences, and series. Other topics may include polar coordinates and parametric equations.
Prerequisites: MAT 1531 , or permission of instructor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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MAT 2543 - Calculus III
Credit(s): 4
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, multiple integrals, numerical methods, and applications.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MAT 2532 or permission. This course is offered every semester.
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MAT 2544 - Vector Calculus
Credit(s): 1
This course reviews vectors, vector-valued functions, their limits, derivatives and integrals. Other topics include vector fields with divergence and curl and line integrals. The instruction discusses the Theorems of Green, Gauss and Stokes, and how these topics have applications to the sciences.
Prerequisites: The co-requisite is MAT 2543 or permission. This courses is offered every semester as a second-half mini.
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MAT 2710 - Special Topics in Mathematics
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Mathematics curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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MAT 2810 - Internship in Mathematics
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved internship in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 2820 - Mathematics Tutoring Practicum
Credit(s): 2-4
This course introduces students to both traditional and modern tutoring methods and techniques. Working closely with a faculty member, students will be assigned a class or classes for which they will become the attached tutor. Students will attend the class(es) and provide 1.5 hours of outside tutoring sessions per week for each practicum credit. Successful completion designates the tutor as an Approved Lyndon Math Tutor. This course may be repeated for credit with a different attached course, but no more than 8 credits may be used toward program requirements.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is permission. This course is offered every semester.
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MAT 2910 - Independent Study in Mathematics
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved independent study in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 3010 - History of Mathematics
Credit(s): 3
[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: The prerequisite is MAT 1410, or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
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MAT 3025 - Math in Elementary School
Credit(s): 3
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: The prerequisite is MAT 2010, or permission. This course is offered every spring.
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MAT 3040 - Geometrical Reasoning
Credit(s): 3
In this course students will learn to apply the principle objects and techniques of geometry to practical challenges from a variety of fields. The course also includes an overview of deductive reasoning, and how it is used to prove geometrical phenomena.
Prerequisites: PLM 0003
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 3130 - Statistical Theory and Applications
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces statistics including both theory and applications. The instruction includes such topics as descriptive measures, probability, probability distributions, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, and correlation. The use of SPSS is required.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is MAT 1531. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
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MAT 3210 - Linear Algebra
Credit(s): 3
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: MAT 1531 or permission.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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MAT 3240 - Probability Theory with Statistics
Credit(s): 3
An introduction to probability theory for students with a background in calculus. Topics to be covered will include sample spaces, permutations and combinations, discrete and continuous random variables, probability density functions, the binomial distribution, the normal distribution and its use in approximating the binomial, curve fitting by least squares and with numerous applications.
Prerequisites: MAT 2021 and MAT 2532
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 3310 - Differential Equations
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces the theory and analytic solution methods of ordinary differential equations, first-order linear systems, and qualitative behavior of solutions. Other topics may include the Laplace transform, existence and uniqueness of solutions, numerical methods, and applications from around the sciences. This course includes extensive use of technology.
Prerequisites: MAT 2532 or permission.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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MAT 3533 - Calculus III
Credit(s): 4
Topics include the calculus of vector-valued functions, tangent vectors, velocity and applications, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, directional derivatives and gradients, extreme values and applications, and multiple integration. Additional topics may include line and surface integrals, parametric surfaces, and the theorems of Gauss, Green and Stokes.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 3710 - Special Topics in Mathematics
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Mathematics curriculum.
Prerequisites: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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MAT 3730 - Topics in Differential Equations
Credit(s): 3
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: The prerequisites are MAT 3210 and MAT 3310. This course is offered every even-numbered spring. May be repeated once for credit with the instructor’s permission.
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MAT 3810 - Cooperative Field Work
Credit(s): 3 to 12
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: The prerequisite is permission.
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MAT 4040 - Complex Analysis
Credit(s): 3
This course 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: The prerequisite is MAT 2543, or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
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MAT 4060 - Real Analysis
Credit(s): 3
This course 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: The prerequisites are MAT 2543 and MAT 2210, or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
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MAT 4120 - Numerical Analysis
Credit(s): 3
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: The prerequisites are CIS 2060 or other programming language, MAT3210, and MAT3310, or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
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MAT 4130 - Abstract Algebra
Credit(s): 3
This course serves as an introduction to the theory of the algebraic structure of groups, rings, and fields. It examines such topics as subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, isomorphisms, ideals, and integral domains.
Prerequisites: MAT 2020 and MAT 3210 ; or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 4140 - Geometry
Credit(s): 3
This course covers the foundations of Euclidean geometry and an introduction to hyperbolic and Riemannian geometry. The historical and philosophical implications of the discovery of non-Euclidean geometry are examined. Topics may include the contributions of Gauss, Hilbert, Saccheri, Bolyai, Lobachevsky and others.
Prerequisites: MAT 3210 ; or permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus,
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MAT 4710 - Special Topics in Mathematics
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the upper-level not offered in the general Mathematics curriculum. Topics are identified based on student and faculty interests.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: This course may be repeated with a change of topic.
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MAT 4810 - Internship in Mathematics
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved internship in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 4910 - Independent Study in Mathematics
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved independent study in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 4930 - Senior Project in Mathematics
Credit(s): 3
This course is intended to give students the opportunity to engage in a significant capstone project in mathematics, allowing them to demonstrate the mathematical maturity they have attained from their work in the field. Each student’s project proposal will require advance approval by the NVU-Johnson Mathematics Department and will culminate in a presentation to members of the mathematics faculty and other interested parties. All degree candidates in mathematics will be required to complete this experience satisfactorily.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of core assessment examination; 9 credits of approved mathematics electives
Restrictions: Senior standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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MAT 4990 - Senior Seminar
Credit(s): 1
This course consists of the completion of the required senior seminar, which will be reviewed by a faculty panel. Students will perform original research and/or review and summarize an article from a mathematical journal. The work will be presented to students and faculty. Emphasis is on developing the skill to perform research and present a nonstandard topic both orally and in writing.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite is senior standing. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 1010 - Leisure and Tourism in Society
Credit(s): 3
This course presents an overview of global historical and philosophical foundations of leisure, recreation, and tourism. Topics include public and private leisure and tourism service delivery systems. It provides a conceptual basis for the evolution of leisure, tourism, and work in relation to social, economic, and environmental factors in the context of mountain and community-based recreation, tourism, and hospitality. Career paths in leisure-related services are examined, along with trends and issues facing the profession.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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MRM 1080 - Leadership and Small Group Dynamics
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces the principles and practices of small group dynamics, including theories of leadership, leadership models, ethics, problem solving, and the effective improvement of the productivity of a small group. The instruction emphasizes organizational skills, initiative problems, and processing group conflict. Applied projects are required.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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MRM 1110 - Adventure Programming I
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces the foundations, models, and theories of adventure programming. Classroom experiences emphasize the learning of historical, social psychological, educational, and management aspects of adventure programming. Students are introduced to a wide variety of adventure-based activities through skills clinics and hands-on experience.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 1121 - Fundamentals of Rock Climbing
Credit(s): 2
This course introduces basic rock climbing skills through approximately 5-6 days of outdoor rock climbing instruction. This class is designed for students with little or no experiences as an introduction to the sport, but is suitable for students with climbing experience. Students learn the essential skills of rock climbing, including basic knots and belaying, as well as anchor systems, with emphasis on safety and the development of fundamental skills involved with climbing.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall and summer.
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MRM 1122 - Fundamentals of Mountain Biking
Credit(s): 1
This course introduces basic mountain biking skills through several days of riding and instruction. This class is designed for students with little or no experience as an introduction to the sport, but is also suitable for more experienced riders. Students need their own bike or be able to rent.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every fall.
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MRM 1123 - Fundamentals of Canoeing
Credit(s): 1
This course introduces basic canoeing skills through approximately 3 days of canoeing on local bodies of water. This class is designed for students with little or no experience as an introduction to the sport, emphasizing safety and the development of fundamental skills involved with canoeing.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
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MRM 1124 - Ropes Course Facilitation
Credit(s): 2
This course explores the workings of small groups through discussion of individual and group development, and adventure education process models, and facilitation skills. This course aids students in transitioning from being participants in small group dynamic programs to designing, implementing, and debriefing adventure education programs.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every spring.
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MRM 1125 - Fundamentals of Kayaking
Credit(s): 1
This course is an introductory program emphasizing safety, enjoyment, and skill acquisition for entry level individuals. This may result in up to level 2 ACA certification.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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MRM 1126 - Fundamentals of Ice Climbing
Credit(s): 1
This course introduces students to basic ice climbing skills and techniques through approximately 3 days of outdoor ice climbing. This class is designed for students with little or no experience as an introduction to the sport.
Prerequisites: MRM 1121 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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MRM 1128 - Level I Avalanche
Credit(s): 1
This course focuses on recognition of avalanche terrain, planning and preparation for travel in avalanche terrain, applying the decision making framework, and learning effective companion rescue techniques. Students successfully completing the course earn American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) Level I certification.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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MRM 1132 - Outdoor Adventure Skills
Credit(s): 1 to 2
This course practices more advanced outdoor adventure skills, including such seasonal activities as whitewater canoeing, intermediate rock climbing, winter mountaineering, ice climbing, ropes course, and top rope climbing site management.
Prerequisites: There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
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MRM 1140 - Introduction to Mountain Resort Management
Credit(s): 3
Introduction to Mountain Resort Management offers an overview of the specific mountain and management operations of mountain resorts and the interrelation of the resort and tourist industries. The instruction focuses on an analysis of the physical, financial, and human variables attendant to the tourist industry and the operation of a destination resort.
Prerequisites: This course is offered every fall.
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