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2021-2022 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Prefix and Course Index 
 

Liberal Studies

Courses are designated as LBST in the class schedule.
  

  • LBST 489 - Senior Seminar in Gender Issues (3)

    Interdisciplinary study of gender issues in the modern period. Student-led discussions.

    Prerequisites: LBST 301 , LBST 305 ; senior standing.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LBST 490 - Senior Seminar in Great Books (3)

    Important books from early civilization to the present. Develops critical reading of texts, clear expression of ideas and integration of knowledge. Student-led discussions.

    Prerequisites: LBST 301 , LBST 302B ; senior standing.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LBST 491 - Senior Seminar in Literature and Sciences (3)

    Interdisciplinary examination of the relationships between literary and scientific communities, and of literature as a forum for the critique, appraisal and assessment of science in culture.

    Prerequisites: LBST 301 , LBST 302B ; senior standing.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LBST 492 - Senior Seminar in The History of the Information Machine (3)

    Computing technologies from the early modern period to the present in social and historical context. How to develop research projects exploring the interdependence and interaction between information, society and knowledge.

    Prerequisites: LBST 301 , LBST 302B .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LBST 495 - Internship in Liberal Studies (3)

    Learning experience for undergraduates at any public or private institution to which a Liberal Studies major/minor or Food Studies minor is related. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    Department Consent Required
  

  • LBST 499 - Independent Study (1-3)

    Individually supervised studies and/or projects. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units. Department consent and approval by the Liberal Studies department chair required.

    Prerequisite: LBST 302B .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

    Department Consent Required

Linguistics

Courses are designated as LING in the class schedule.
  

  • LING 102 - Languages of the World (3)

    The world’s 7000 languages, highlighting their structural variety, history and use. Preserving the endangered languages and the development of language as a universal human cognitive capacity.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 106 - Language and Linguistics (3)

    Nature of language, its origin and development; language in culture, the structure of language and its systems of writing and transcription, and its application to other areas of humanistic and scientific knowledge.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 206 - Introduction to Language Structure and Language Use (3)

    Introduction to the nature, structure, development and use of English. How sounds are articulated and patterned in meaningful units (phonology); symbolic correspondence (phonics); rules of word formation (morphology); word history (etymology); and language use (pragmatics). (ENGL 206 and LING 206 are the same course.)

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • LING 305 - The English Language in America (3)

    American English, its origins, regional and social dialects and role in American history and in such institutions as schools, corporations, government and media. Requirement for application to English Teaching Credential. (ENGL 305 and LING 305 are the same course.)

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 307 - Speech/Language Development (3)

    Normal acquisition of phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax and pragmatics in children. Biological, cognitive and social bases of language acquisition. Meets the requirements for specialized preparation to serve as a teacher of exceptional children. (COMD 307 and LING 307 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: completion of G.E. Categories A.1, A.2.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 351 - Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics and Phonology (3)

    Nature and structure of sound systems in language. Thorough investigation of the International Phonetic Alphabet as applied to many different languages including English. Language Acquisition (L1) and Language Learning (L2); analytic methods and techniques.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 360 - Nonverbal Communication (3)

    Physical actions, gestures and changes in the physiognomy that occur together with language and paralanguage in human communication; substitutions for language and modifications of it in varying cultures. (LING 360 and HCOM 360 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: LING 106  or HCOM 100 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 375 - Meaning and Mind (3)

    Philosophical issues about language and mind, including topics such as meaning, reference, truth, speech act and belief. (PHIL 375 and LING 375 are the same course).

    Prerequisite: six units of philosophy or six units of linguistics or three units of each.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 406 - Descriptive Linguistics (3)

    Sounds (phonology), forms and meanings (morphology), and syntax of languages. Examples and problem-solving in various languages. (LING 406 and ANTH 406 are the same course.)

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 408 - Syntax (3)

    Sentence structure in human language. Practice in syntactic analysis in a variety of languages.

    Prerequisite: LING 106 , LING 406  or ENGL 303 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 412 - Sociolinguistics (3)

    Social dialects in relation to the surrounding communities. Social stratification, acculturation, language maintenance, standardization, language planning and language change.

    Prerequisite: LING 406 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 413 - Child Language (3)

    Child language acquisition from birth to adult proficiency; stages and variation in child language; comparison of first- and second-language acquisition; current theories of language acquisition.

    Prerequisite: LING 406  or ENGL 303 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 414 - English As A Global Language (3)

    Surveys the ways in which English is used in diverse societies and cultures around the world. It also examines social, cultural, economic, and political implications of the spread of English for international and cross-cultural communication.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. category A.2 with a C- (1.7) or better; or graduate standing.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 416 - Anthropological Linguistics (3)

    Nature and functions of language; language structure and change; classification of languages; use of linguistic evidence in anthropology. (ANTH 416 and LING 416 are the same course.)

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 417 - Psycholinguistics (3)

    Theory and research on the psychological processes that make possible language acquisition and written language; speech production; and language acquisition. (PSYC 417 and LING 417 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: six hours of upper-division work in Psychology or Linguistics.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 430 - Historical Linguistics (3)

    Comparative method in diachronic linguistic methodology and theory, graphemics, glottochronology, language families, dialect geography and internal reconstruction. Fulfills the upper-division baccalaureate writing requirement for linguistics majors.

    Prerequisite: LING 406 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • LING 442 - Changing Words: History, Semantics, and Translation (3)

    Etymology, related problems of lexicography and translation. Recent developments in theory of semantic change as related to cultural shifts. Emphasizes words, collocations, idioms. (LING 442 and ENGL 442 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: LING 351  or LING 430 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 469 - Language, Sex Roles, and the Brain (3)

    How gender socialization is reflected in the structure and use of language and whether gender differences in language are biologically based or a consequence of sex roles.

    Prerequisite: LING 106 , LING 206  or LING 406 .

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 492 - Linguistic Fieldwork (3)

    Methodology and practice of linguistic analysis and language description as practiced in the field. Data collection and processing of a non-Indo-European linguistic structure using native informants. Students can take a maximum of 6 units as an Undergraduate and 6 units as a Graduate student.

    Prerequisite: LING 351 , LING 406  or graduate standing.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • LING 499 - Independent Study (1-3)

    Supervised projects with consent of program coordinator. Topic varies with the student. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

    Department Consent Required
  

  • LING 501 - Research Methods and Bibliography (3)

    Principal books, periodicals and collections in general linguistics, specific languages and related fields; techniques of preparing research papers and field reports in linguistics. Must be taken prior to LING 597 .

    Prerequisites: LING 406 , graduate standing.

    Graduate-level
  

  • LING 505 - Phonological Analysis (3)

    Phonological systems that occur in languages; emphasizes terminology used to describe changes in the system and processes affecting it; problem solving of selected language date.

    Prerequisites: LING 351 , LING 406 .

    Graduate-level
  

  • LING 507 - Grammatical Analysis (3)

    Word formation in a variety of languages with emphasis on the terminology used to describe morphological representation on various levels; problem solving of selected language data. (LING 507 and ANTH 507 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: LING 406 .

    Graduate-level
  

  • LING 508 - Theories of Syntax (3)

    Contemporary theories of grammar, such as transformational-generative, with emphasis on theoretical problems in the analysis of language structure.

    Prerequisite: LING 408 .

    Graduate-level
  

  • LING 530 - Graduate Seminar: Historical Linguistics (3)

    History of language, including principles and techniques for the historical study and classification of individual languages and language families, writing systems, lexicostatistical methods and linguistic geography.

    Prerequisite: LING 430 .

    Graduate-level
  

  • LING 597 - Project (3)

    Preparation and completion of an approved project

    Prerequisite: LING 501 .

    Graduate-level
  

  • LING 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)

    May be taken for credit for a maximum of six units. Requires consent of program coordinator.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

    Graduate-level

    Department Consent Required

Literacy and Reading

Courses are designated as READ in the class schedule.
  

  • READ 131 - Explore Core: Migrant Lives (3)

    Differing sociocultural experiences of different migrant groups. How immigration as a process impacts physical, cognitive and socioemotional development of migrants’ children. Educational experiences of migrants and implications for schools and society. (CAS 131, AMST 131 and READ 131 are the same course)

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • READ 201 - New Literacies for Academic Success (3)

    Analyze reading and learning processes, reading interpretation and critical thinking strategies as applied to all types of academic reading; integration and synthesis of academic information.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • READ 201A - New Literacies for Academic Success (1)

    Applying literacy and learning strategies to discipline-specific coursework. Co-curricular opportunities.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • READ 202 - Vocabulary for Academic and Professional Success (3)

    General and academic vocabularies and their influence on reading comprehension and communication. Language knowledge and the development of contextual analysis and word association processes in reading comprehension.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • READ 290 - Critical Reading, Thinking and Literacy (3)

    Relationship of critical reading to critical thinking. Develop critical thinking skills with application in interpretation, analysis, criticism and advocacy of ideas encountered in academic readings.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 295 - Critical Literacies for Advocacy and Community Engagement (3)

    Exploring and applying intellectual habits and dispositions across dimensions of literacy. Evaluate and create information to facilitate collaborative solutions for fostering change in the community. Culminating project advocating for local change and action with global implication.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 326 - Undocumented Youth in Education (3)

    Experiences of undocumented youth in pre-K to college, exploring and analyzing literacy instruction in order to properly serve this student population in schools and universities. Service-learning component.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category D.1.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • READ 340 - Promoting Early Language and Literacy Development in Diverse Children (3)

    Theories of language development. Function of receptive and expressive language development related to developing literacy. Relevance of family literacy as young children begin to read. Choosing appropriate books to foster language and literacy development. Theories of early childhood classroom instruction.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 360 - Literacy Education for Social Change (3)

    Guides students through theories of critical and de-colonial literacies, alongside exploration and practice in qualitative inquiry, in order to deeply reflect on meaningful educational and social change in schools and societies. Fieldwork component.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category D.1.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • READ 440A - Global Literacies (3)

    Literacy experiences of linguistically, racially and culturally minoritized students around the globe and how structural inequalities within education help to understand the relationship between school, nationalism and identity. Draw implications as to how to teach literacy with a global perspective.

    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category D.1; or graduate standing.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit
  

  • READ 440B - Global Literacies (3)

    Literacy experiences of linguistically, racially and culturally minoritized students around the globe and how structural inequalities within education help to understand the relationship between school, nationalism and identity. Draw implications as to how to teach literacy with a global perspective.Conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category D.1; or graduate standing.

    400-level Undergraduate Course available for Graduate Credit

    Department Consent Required
  

  • READ 505 - Foundations of Postsecondary Literacy and Learning (3)

    Theoretical framework and background of field, including historical perspective, student/adult development, reading and learning theory/academic literacy, programmatic structures and components, curriculum design and contemporary issues.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 507 - Literacy in the Academic Disciplines (3)

    Teaching reading and thinking in the subject area disciplines, including instructional methodology, assessment, materials and program design.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 508 - Foundations of Literacy: Teaching and Learning (3)

    Current trends in teaching elementary reading/language arts. Role of the teacher as a decision-maker in the elementary reading/language arts program.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 511 - Research in Reading and Literacy Education (3)

    Introduction to historical and current trends in research in reading, including principles of educational research methods, in order to read and evaluate research in Reading Education, and to develop research questions, apply principles of data collection and write research reports.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 514 - Linguistics and Literacy Education (3)

    Linguistics and its influence on reading materials and instruction. Trends in linguistics as they relate to teaching reading.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 516 - Literacy Assessment and Analysis for Instruction (3)

    Various assessment devices and trial teaching practices essential for precise intervention in reading/language arts. Analyze a reader, with attention to influences of linguistic, social, cultural, physical, psychological, intellectual and educational factors on learning to read and reading to learn.

    Prerequisite: READ 507  or READ 508 .

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 536 - Literacy Curriculum: Design, Implementation and Evaluation (3)

    Develop, organize, implement and evaluate appropriate reading/language arts curriculum using instructional goals for students in pre-K through post-secondary classrooms. Curriculum foundations, research, current issues, design and practice in the area of reading/language arts.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 560 - The Sociocultural Context of Language and Literacy for English Learners (3)

    Theory and research in teaching reading/language arts to students with diverse cultural, racial, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds. Methods and approaches for teaching literacy skills. Emphasize second language learners. Requires case study.

    Prerequisite: READ 511 .

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 581 - Strategic Interventions for Literacy Specialists: Practicum (5)

    Analyze and diagnose reading/language arts difficulties. Techniques and methods of prevention and treatment. Individual remediation of student. Primary through secondary.

    Prerequisites: READ 507 , READ 508 , READ 514 , READ 516 .

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 585 - Roles of the Literacy Leader/Specialist (3)

    Developing and evaluating reading/language arts programs. Training in staff development and interpersonal relations with teachers, parents, consultants and administrators. Writing for publication, grant proposals and other professional responsibilities.

    Prerequisites: READ 507 , READ 508 , READ 514 , READ 516 .

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 587 - Program Management in Postsecondary Literacy and Learning (3)

    Multifaceted components related to administering, managing and supervising a post-secondary reading and learning program; current issues and trends in program management.

    Prerequisites: READ 505 , READ 516 .

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 595 - Advanced Studies (1)

    Synthesize and evaluate knowledge in such areas as behavior, teaching strategies, educational technology, program development, communication theory and interpersonal relations related to reading/language arts, and apply these understandings to authentic professional challenges. May be repeated once for credit.

    Prerequisite: READ 516 .

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 597 - Project (1-3)

    Individual research on an empirical project, with conferences with the instructor, culminating in a project. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 units. Requires consent of instructor or graduate adviser.

    Graduate-level

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • READ 598 - Thesis (1-3)

    Individual research with conferences with the instructor, culminating in a thesis. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 units. Requires consent of instructor or graduate adviser.

    Graduate-level
  

  • READ 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)

    Independent inquiry for qualified graduate students. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 units. Requires consent of instructor or graduate adviser.

    Graduate-level

Mathematics

Courses are designated as MATH in the class schedule.
  

  • MATH 10S - Mathematics For Liberal Arts Supplement (1)

    Order of operations, calculator functions, fractions, percent, linear equations, inequalities, quadratics, exponential and logarithmic functions, sequences and series. Degree credit not awarded. (MATH 10S and ESM 10S are the same course.)

    Corequisite: ESM 110  /MATH 110 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 20S - Elementary Statistics Supplement (1)

    Order of operations, mathematical expressions and functions. Conversion between fractions, proportions, decimals, percentages and probabilities. Average rate of change, equation of a line and intersection of two lines. Mathematical and statistical word problems. Data entry and use of statistical software. (MATH 20S and ESM 20S are the same course.)

    Corequisite: ESM 120  /MATH 120 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 30A - Intermediate Algebra-ILE (3)

    For students who have taken but not passed the ELM exam. Equations and inequalities, algebraic expressions, functions, including polynomial functions. Degree credit is not awarded for these courses. Successful completion of MATH 30A and MATH 30B satisfied the ELM requirement. (MATH 30A and ESM 30A are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: A score of 30 or below on the ELM exam.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 30B - Intermediate Algebra-ILE (3)

    For students who have taken but not passed the ELM exam. A continuation of MATH 30A. Factoring, rational expressions and equations, exponents, radicals, quadratic functions and their graphs, logarithmic functions.

    Prerequisite: MATH 30A .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 40 - Intermediate Algebra (3)

    An intermediate algebra course designed specifically for students who have taken but not passed the ELM exam. Linear equations and inequalities, polynomial, rational and radical expressions, quadratic functions, exponential and logarithmic functions and sequences and series. Degree credit is not awarded for this course. Successful completion satisfies the ELM requirement. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. (MATH 40 and ESM 40 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: a score of 32-48 on the ELM exam.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 45 - Intermediate Algebra Minicourse (1)

    An intermediate algebra course designed specifically for students who have taken but not passed the ELM exam. Linear equations, polynomials, rational expressions, radical expressions, quadratic formulas, exponential functions and logarithmic functions. Degree credit is not awarded for this course. Successful completion satisfies the ELM requirement. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. (MATH 45 and ESM 45 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: a score between 36 and 48 on the ELM exam.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 110 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students (3)

    Survey of traditional and contemporary topics in mathematics, such as elementary logic, counting techniques, probability, statistics, and the mathematics of the social sciences. For non-science majors.

    For students who require a support course: Corequisite: MATH 10S /ESM 10S 

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 115 - College Algebra (4)

    For students planning to take MATH 130 or MATH 135. Equations, inequalities, and systems of equations. Properties of functions and their graphs, including polynomial functions, rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, with applications. Sequences and series. If both MATH 115 and MATH 125 are taken and the student receives a C or better in both courses, then the second course is the course that receives credit. If the student only succeeds in one of the two courses, then credit is given for the course successfully completed.

    Please see advisor for Math placement if unable to enroll.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • MATH 115A - College Algebra (A) (3)

    First semester of a two-semester sequence for students planning to take calculus who are not MATH/QR ready. Linear and quadratic equations with additional focus on foundation-level mathematics to support algebraic properties of linear and quadratic functions, graphs and applications. (MATH 115A and ESM 115A are the same course).

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • MATH 115B - College Algebra (B) (3)

    Second of a two-semester sequence for students planning to take calculus who are not MATH/QR ready. Equations, inequalities and systems of equations. Properties of functions, including polynomial functions, rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, with and their properties and applications. (MATH 115B and ESM 115B are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: MATH 115A  with a C (2.0) or better.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 115W - College Algebra Workshop (1)

    Supplementary problem-solving workshop in a collegial setting. May be repeated once for credit.

    Corequisite: MATH 115 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 116 - Trigonometry (2)

    Properties of the trigonometric functions and their use in mathematical models. Use of identities in solving trigonometric equations.

    Prerequisite: MATH 115 ; or MATH 115A , MATH 115B .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 120 - Elementary Statistics (3)

    Explore and analyze data with real-world applications. Design surveys and experiments. Graphical and numerical summaries. Correlation, regressionand analysis of contingency tables. Confidence intervals and hypothesis testing via simulation and using normal, t, chi-squared distributions.

    For students who require a support course: Corequisite: MATH 20S /ESM 20S 

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 125 - Precalculus (5)

    For students planning to take MATH 150A. Functions and their use in mathematical models, including linear functions, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and trigonometric functions. If a student takes MATH 115 and MATH 125 and earns a C or better in both courses, the second course receives credit. If the student earns a C or better in one of the two courses, credit is given for the course successfully completed.

    Please see advisor for Math placement if unable to enroll.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • MATH 125W - Precalculus Workshop (1)

    Supplementary problem-solving workshop in a collegial setting.

    Corequisite: MATH 125 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • MATH 130 - Calculus for the Natural Sciences (4)

    Survey differential and integral calculus, emphasizing applications for the natural sciences. If a student takes MATH 130 and MATH 135 and receives a C (2.0) or better in both courses, the second course receives credit. If the student receives a C (2.0) or better in only one of the courses, credit is given for that course.

    Prerequisites: passing ALEKS score for BIOL, GEOL, EARTH freshmen; or passing MQE score or exempt; or MATH 115 , MATH 115A  and MATH 115B , or MATH 125  with C (2.0) or better. BIOCHEM, CHEM, MATH, PHYS, ECS majors who pass ALEKS must enroll in MATH 150A .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 130W - A Short Course in Calculus Workshop (1)

    Supplementary instruction student-centered workshop focusing on problem-solving in calculus.

    Corequisite: MATH 130  or MATH 135 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 135 - Business Calculus (3)

    Survey of differential and integral calculus with applications, including derivatives, integrals and max-min problems. For students of business and economics. If a student takes MATH 130 and MATH 135 and earns a C or better in both courses, the second course receives credit. If the student only succeeds in one of the two courses, then credit is given for the course successfully completed. Six units of credit are given if both MATH 135 and MATH 150A are taken.

    Prerequisite: passing score on ALEKS for freshman CBE majors; all others, passing score or exemption on MQE, or MATH 115 or MATH 125 with a C (2.0) or better.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • MATH 135W - Business Calculus Workshop (1)

    Supplementary instruction student-centered workshop focusing on problem-solving in business calculus.

    Corequisite: MATH 135 .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 150A - Calculus I (4)

    Properties of functions. The limit, derivative and definite integral concepts; applications of the derivative, techniques and applications of integration. Six units of credit are given for both MATH 130 and MATH 150A, or for both MATH 135 and MATH 150A. Biology, geology and earth science majors who pass ALEKS must take MATH 130. CBE majors who pass ALEKS must take MATH 135.

    Prerequisite: passing score on ALEKS; or passing score or exemption on MQE; or MATH 125 with C (2.0) or better.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 150B - Calculus II (4)

    Techniques of integration, improper integrals and applications of integration. Introduction to differential equations. Parametric equations, sequences and series.

    Prerequisite: MATH 150A .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 151A - Calculus I Workshop (1)

    Supplementary problem-solving in a collegial setting.

    Corequisite: MATH 150A .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 151B - Calculus II Workshop (1)

    Supplementary problem-solving in a collegial setting.

    Corequisite: MATH 150B .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 196 - Student-to-Student Tutorials (1-3)

    Consult Student-to-Student Tutorials in this catalog for more complete course description. May be taken Credit/No Credit only.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 250A - Calculus III (4)

    Calculus of functions of several variables. Partial derivatives and multiple integrals with applications. Parametric curves, vector-valued functions, vector fields, line integrals, Green’s Theorem, Stokes’ theorem, the Divergence Theorem, vectors and the geometry of 3-space.

    Prerequisite: MATH 150B .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 250B - Introduction to Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (4)

    Introduction to the solutions of ordinary differential equations and their relationship to linear algebra. Topics include matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, vector spaces, linear independence, linear transformations and eigenvalues.

    Prerequisite: MATH 250A .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 251A - Calculus III Workshop (1)

    Supplementary problem-solving workshop in a collegial setting.

    Corequisite: MATH 250A .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 251B - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations Workshop (1)

    Supplementary problem-solving workshop in a collegial setting.

    Prerequisite: MATH 250B .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 270A - Mathematical Structures I (3)

    First of two semesters of fundamental discrete mathematical concepts and techniques needed in computer-related disciplines. Logic, truth tables, elementary set theory, proof techniques, combinatorics and Boolean algebra. Must have completed four years of high school mathematics.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 270B - Mathematical Structures II (3)

    Second of two semesters of fundamental discrete mathematical concepts and techniques needed in computer-related disciplines. Graph theory, algebraic structures and linear algebra.

    Prerequisite: MATH 270A .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 280 - Strategies of Proof (3)

    Logic, set theory and methods for constructing proofs of mathematical statements. A bridge to the rigors of upper-division mathematics courses containing significant abstract content.

    Prerequisite: MATH 150B  with a C (2.0) or better.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 281 - Problem Solving Across Mathematical Concentrations (1)

    Consists of four modules corresponding to problem solving strategies in the areas of pure mathematics, applied mathematics, teaching mathematics, and probability and statistics. General techniques of mathematical problem solving.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    Department Consent Required
  

  • MATH 302 - Modern Algebra (3)

    Integers, rational numbers, real and complex numbers, polynomial domains, introduction to groups, rings, integral domains and fields.

    Prerequisites: MATH 250B , MATH 280 , all with a C (2.0) or better.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 303A - Fundamental Concepts of Elementary Mathematics (3)

    Structure and form of the mathematics that constitutes the core of the K-8 mathematics curriculum, including number sense, number theory and problem solving.

    Prerequisite: completion of G.E. Category B.4.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 303B - Fundamental Concepts of Elementary Mathematics (3)

    Structure and form of the mathematics that constitutes the core of the K-8 mathematics curriculum, including the real number system, geometry, probability and statistics and problem solving.

    Prerequisites: MATH 303A  with a C (2.0) or better; completion G.E. Category B.4.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 306 - Vector and Tensor Analysis (3)

    Vector analysis, including coordinate bases, gradient, divergence and curl, Green’s, Gauss’ and Stokes’ theorems. Tensor analysis, including the metric tensor, Christoffel symbols and Riemann curvature tensor. Applications will be drawn from differential geometry, continuum mechanics, electromagnetism, general relativity theory.

    Prerequisite: MATH 250B  with a C (2.0) or better.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 307 - Linear Algebra (3)

    Theoretical aspects of abstract vector spaces. Linear transformations: isomorphisms, matrix representations, change of coordinates, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalizability, Jordan canonical form. Theoretical aspects of inner product spaces.

    Prerequisites: MATH 250B , MATH 280 , all with a C (2.0) or better.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 310 - Ordinary Differential Equations (3)

    Theory and methods of solutions for ordinary differential equations, including Laplace transform methods and power series methods. Oscillation theory for second order linear differential equations and/or theory for systems of linear and nonlinear differential equations.

    Prerequisite: MATH 250B  with a C (2.0) or better.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 320 - Introduction to Mathematical Computation (3)

    Introduction to problem-solving on the computer using modern interactive software. Numerical and symbolic computation. Variety of problems arising in mathematics, science and engineering. Also serves as preparation for subsequent computer-based courses in mathematical modeling.

    Prerequisite: MATH 250B  with a C (2.0) or better. Corequisite: MATH 250B .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit
  

  • MATH 335 - Mathematical Probability (3)

    Probability theory; discrete, continuous and multivariate probability distributions, independence, conditional probability distribution, expectation, moment generating functions, functions of random variables and the central limit theorem.

    Prerequisite: MATH 250A  with a C (2.0) or better.

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
  

  • MATH 338 - Statistics Applied to Natural Sciences (4)

    Introduction to the theory and application of statistics. Elementary probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, variance analysis, non-parametric tests. Computer-aided analysis of real data. Graphical techniques, generating and interpreting statistical output, presentation of analysis.

    Prerequisite: MATH 130  or MATH 150B .

    Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

    One or more sections may be offered in any online format.
 

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