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Course Descriptions

Course descriptions in this section are reasonable summaries only and are neither completely inclusive nor completely exclusive of total course content for any given course.

Courses listed herein may or may not be offered each term.

Courses are listed alphabetically according to prefix.

Numbering Code

Courses are grouped into a three-digit number series which indicates the normal teaching levels. Some variations may occur.

1-99 Preparatory and Developmental Courses. Courses numbered below 100 are not applicable toward a degree even though units are assigned, grades are awarded and tuition is assessed.

Lower-Division Courses (freshman and sophomore)
100-199 First-Year Courses
200-299 Second-Year Courses

Upper-Division Courses (junior and senior)
300-399 Third-Year Courses
400-499 Fourth-Year Courses

Graduate Courses
500-599 Graduate Courses

Other Codes

Each Term:

Some courses in this section have a code following the course title. This code designates when the course will be offered. F indicates Fall, W indicates Winter, S indicates Spring, Su indicates Summer.

For more information, see Baccalaureate General Education Requirements  

Courses with the following notation fulfill the appropriate general education requirements: 
C - Communication H - Humanities HP - Humanities Performance SS - Social Science

Special Terms

As Required: This term designates a course or series of courses which will be offered only as enrollment, student interest, or individual department needs demand and as staffing allows. A course so designated may be offered if special student needs, situations of extreme hardship, or other unusual circumstances deem it in the best interest of both the student(s) and the institution to do so.

Hours to be Arranged Each Term: Normally students negotiate individually with faculty members and/or departments and arrange to have courses so designated offered for the term most suitable to their unique situation.

Corequisite: A course that must be taken simultaneously with another course. Corequisites are noted at the end of each course description.

Prerequisite: A course that must be passed satisfactorily before another course may be taken. Prerequisites are noted at the end of each course description. Courses transferred in to Oregon Tech with a C- or better meet the prerequisite requirement of obtaining a C or better.

Quarter Credit: A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:

  1. One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester or trimester hour of credit, or ten to twelve weeks for one quarter hour of credit, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or
  2. At least an equivalent amount of work as required in paragraph (1) of this definition for other academic activities as established by the institution, including laboratory work, internships, practicals, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.

A numerical credit value assigned to certain number of lecture or laboratory hours. A lecture class meeting for three 50-minute periods a week would be assigned three units of credit. Students have traditionally been expected to spend an additional six hours of outside class work per week for each three units of lecture class credit. Generally, a lab class requires three hours per week for one unit of credit, or a total of nine in-lab hours with no additional outside class work expected for three units of lab class credit.

Reading and Conference: A course taken on an independent study basis with the supervision of an instructor, usually consisting of weekly conferences, assigned readings, research papers, etc.

Seminar: A class taught by a group discussion process rather than by means of formal lecture. Student research and reporting are usually expected.

Sequence: A series of classes in the same subject area that, taken as a whole, comprise a full year’s work. Generally, course sequences are numbered consecutively, and often (though not always) should be taken in the numerical order listed (i.e., CHE 201  should be taken before CHE 202 , etc.).
 

History
  

  • HIST 478 - History of Oregon

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    An overview of the history of Oregon. The primary focus is the pattern of European settlement of Oregon, the origins and development of state government and the impact of commercial and industrial development.

    Prerequisite: WRI 123  or WRI 227 

Health Sciences
  

  • HSC 207 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 12

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)

    Prerequisite: Health Sciences major or instructor consent
  

  • HSC 407 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 12

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • HSC 485 - Resrch/Proj Proposal

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    General aspects of conducting research with emphasis on biomedical approaches, constructing and testing hypotheses, interpreting and validating data, assessment of selected research paper, development and submission of a research proposal to be implemented in HSC 499.

    Prerequisites: MATH 361 , Health Sciences major, or instructor consent

Humanities
  

  • HUM 105 - EAC: Text, Images, Games

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Introduction to the methods of literary analysis and cultural studies. How to effectively and thoroughly analyze, discuss and criticize the meanings behind literature, visual art, film, the graphic novel, and video games from the perspective of literary studies.
  

  • HUM 107 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 15

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • HUM 125 - Intro Tech, Soc, Value

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    An introduction to the relationship of economic, political and social contexts to technological development with a focus on human values.
  

  • HUM 147 - West Cult in the Classical Age

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Study of the ideas and values from the classical period which have profoundly influenced Western culture. Readings and discussion will focus on arts, literature, and philosophy.
  

  • HUM 148 - West Cult in the Medieval Age

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Study of the ideas and values from the early Medieval to the Renaissance period which have profoundly influenced Western culture. Readings and discussion will focus on arts, literature, and philosophy.
  

  • HUM 149 - West Cult in the Modern Age

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Study of the ideas and values from the Age of Enlightenment to today which have profoundly influenced Western culture. Readings and discussion will focus on arts, literature, and philosophy.
  

  • HUM 207 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 12
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 12

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • HUM 225 - Cont Thter: Ashland Plays

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Contemporary live drama viewed at Ashland Shakespearean Festival Theater. Review and analysis of original script prior to play experience. Post review and analysis of play performance, content: plot, character, diction, melody, spectacle.
  

  • HUM 235 - Introduction to Film

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introduction to film history and appreciation. Students will engage with film across periods, genres, and national traditions to develop their understanding and analysis of the art of cinema. Film making techniques and the evolution of film culture are addressed.
  

  • HUM 307 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • HUM 335 - Video Game Studies

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Students will read essays and criticism about video games, including traditional console and PC games, ‘serious games,’ and social-media-powered games. If possible, some assignments will also involve playing the games we discuss.

    Prerequisite: WRI 122  
  

  • HUM 345 - Digital Culture and Society

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    In this class, students will study and analyze internet culture through a humanistic lens. Topics discussed may include online identity construction, social media’s effects on relationships, the digital divide, the internet’s influence on politics, and online representation for marginalized groups.

    Prerequisite: WRI 122   
  

  • HUM 407 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)

Journalism
  

  • JOUR 107 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 15

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • JOUR 207 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • JOUR 211 - Pub/Student Newspaper

    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3

    Practical experience and training in the elementary principles of newspaper writing, makeup, and layout. Members of this class will publish the student newspaper.

    Prerequisite: WRI 121  
  

  • JOUR 307 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 15

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • JOUR 311 - Adv Pub/Student News

    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3

    Provides advanced experience and training in principles of newspaper editing, reporting, writing, makeup, layout, and specialty areas. Class members serve as the editorial staff.

    Prerequisite: JOUR 211  
  

  • JOUR 407 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)

Literature
  

  • LIT 104 - Intro to Literature

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Literature and the nature of literary experience through reading prose and poetry drawn from American and other Literatures. Works representing prinicpal literary types are read in their entirety when possible, with emphasis on such elements as structure, style, characterization, imagery, and symbolism.
  

  • LIT 105 - Intro to Literature

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Literature and the nature of literary experience through reading prose and poetry drawn from American and other Literatures. Works representing prinicpal literary types are read in their entirety when possible, with emphasis on such elements as structure, style, characterization, imagery, and symbolism.
  

  • LIT 106 - Intro to Literature

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Literature and the nature of literary experience through reading prose and poetry drawn from American and other Literatures. Works representing prinicpal literary types are read in their entirety when possible, with emphasis on such elements as structure, style, characterization, imagery, and symbolism.
  

  • LIT 107 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • LIT 207 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • LIT 235 - American Multicultural Lit

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    An introductory study of short stories, poetry, essays, and a novel that illustrates the diversity of North American culture.
  

  • LIT 253 - 19th Century American Lit

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Survey of American Literature from 1800-1900. Genres include short stories, novels, poetry, nonfiction narratives, and drama. Topics includ Romanticism, Gothic literature, Transcendentalism, Colonialism, Emancipation, and Women’s Rights.

    Prerequisite: WRI 121  
  

  • LIT 254 - 20th Century American Lit

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Survey of American Literature from 1900-1970. Genres include short stories, novels, poetry, nonfiction narratives, and drama. Topics include Urban Gothic literature, Modernism, World Wars 1 and 2, and Environmentalism.

    Prerequisite: WRI 121  
  

  • LIT 255 - Contemporary American Lit

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Survey of American Literature from 1970-present. Genres include short stories, novels, poetry, nonfiction narratives graphic novels, and drama. Topics include Postmodernism, the Cold War, Cyberpunk Literature, Postapocalyptic Literature, and Environmentalism.

    Prerequisite: WRI 121  
  

  • LIT 266 - Native American Lit & Film

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Explores connections to the human condition found in literature and stories authored by Native Americans with focus on a variety of themes including assimilation, ethnicity, survival and stereotyping. Documentary films and commercial cinema support and lend context to the readings. Students are encouraged to define and/or redefine their worldviews.
  

  • LIT 305 - Ecol Issues in Nature Writing

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Students will study how our perception of the environment has changed over the last two hundred years of Western culture. We will analyze the works of well-known nature writers as well as other related texts from a literary studies perspective.

    Prerequisite: WRI 122  
  

  • LIT 307 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • LIT 315 - Science Fiction Lit & Film

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Study of science fiction literature and film as expressions of the relationship between technology and culture(s). Approach will primarily be from a literary analysis perspective, with elements of film studies included.

    Prerequisite: WRI 122  
  

  • LIT 325 - The Metropolis

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Study of the history of the modern city in Western culture from a cultural studies perspective. Students discuss works of literature, film, and new media dealing with our understanding of urban space over time.

    Prerequisite: WRI 122  
  

  • LIT 335 - Travel Lit: Fiction & Nonfict

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Study of travel narratives in Western Culture from the British Empire to today. Focus will be on narratives’ depictions of wilderness vs. civilization and traveling as a transformative experience.

    Prerequisite: WRI 122  
  

  • LIT 345 - Postapocalyptic Lit & Film

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Inquiry into the recent popularity of postapocalytpic-themed literature and films. Study of postapocalyptic subgenres including natural disasters, rogue artificial intelligence, zombies, etc. and the historicultural context from which they each have emerged.

    Prerequisite: WRI 122  
  

  • LIT 346 - Creative Writing

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Examines the elements, structures and traditions of fiction writing through readings, discussions, and creative writing exercises. For students interested in writing fiction.

    Prerequisite: WRI 122  
  

  • LIT 367 - Art & Trash in Contemp Fiction

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    In-depth study of contemporary fiction, finding meaning in literature responsive to the human condition and relevant to the reader. Includes works from authors such as Margaret Atwood, Tim O’Brien, Alice Munro and Anthony Doerr.

    Prerequisite: WRI 122 
  

  • LIT 373 - British Culture & Literature

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Explores features of culture and selected works and writers from the Ninteenth and Twentieth Centuries in Britain. Some film presentation included.
  

  • LIT 381 - Contemporary World Lit

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    An in-depth study of selected writers and works organized thematically, geographically, and ethnically. The focus on contemporary works provides insight into current world cultures and explores globalization while encouraging students to critically examine their worldviews.

    Prerequisite: WRI 122 
  

  • LIT 407 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • LIT 456 - Topics in Film

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Examines films as stories using modern literary criticism techniques. Offerings include close analysis of contemporary film, selected directors, selected genres and surveys of film history.

    Prerequisites: 3 credits of English or Humanities and WRI 121 

Mathematics
  

  • MATH 20 - Basic Mathematics

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Operations with whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Ratio, proportion, and percent, with applications. Calculations using length, area, and volume. Estimation and unit conversion. Credits earned apply for enrollment (eligibility), but not apply toward a degree. An additional fee is required above regular tuition.

    Note: Unless otherwise indicated with F, W, S courses will be offered as often as requested.
  

  • MATH 70 - Elementary Algebra

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    For students whose preparation contains no algebra background or whose placement examination scores do not qualify for entry into Intermediate Algebra. The topics covered stress the fundamental properties of algebra, solving equations, and manipulating algebraic fractions. Credits earned apply for enrollment (eligibility) but do not apply toward a degree. An additional fee is required above regular tuition.

    Note: Unless otherwise indicated with F, W, S courses will be offered as often as requested.

    Prerequisite: MATH 20  with grade “C” or better, or equivalent
  

  • MATH 97 - Algebra Review

    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 2

    Structured review for students whose Math Placement score may not reflect an accurate evaluation or students who want a refresher but who do not require a math placement. The course has individualized directed study using a comprehensive programmed instructional technology.

    Course is graded P/NP.

    Note: Unless otherwise indicated with F, W, S courses will be offered as often as requested.
  

  • MATH 100 - Intermediate Algebra

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Fundamentals of algebra, linear and quadratic equations, systems of equations, inequalities, functions and graphs, radicals and exponents, and stated problems. (May not be used for graduation credit.)

    Prerequisite: MATH 70  with grade “C” or better, or equivalent
  

  • MATH 101 - Accelerated Algebra

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    An accelerated algebra course with topics ranging from Elementary Algebra (MATH 70) to College Algebra (MATH 111). For entering students with good high-school algebra backgrounds. All students will start in Elementary Algebra, and may receive credit for one of MATH 70, MATH 100, or MATH 111, depending on individual level of achievement. An additional self-support course fee is required.
  

  • MATH 105 - Collegiate Mathematics

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    A variety of modern mathematical topics based on contemporary applications. Topics include combinatorics, probability, statistics, finance, matrices, and logarithmic and exponential functions.
  

  • MATH 107 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 15

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • MATH 111 - College Algebra

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Study of functions including graphs, operations and inverses. Includes polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic functions and their applications, and systems of equations.

    Prerequisite: MATH 100  with grade “C” or better, or equivalent
  

  • MATH 111A - College Algebra

    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Credit Hours: 2

    For students requiring MATH 111 but desiring to learn the material at a slower pace. MATH 111 content covered upon completion of MATH 111A and MATH 111B.

    Prerequisite: MATH 100  with grade “C” or better, or equivalent
  

  • MATH 111B - College Algebra

    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 2
    Credit Hours: 2

    For students requiring MATH 111 but desiring to learn the material at a slower pace. MATH 111 content covered upon completion of MATH 111A and MATH 111B.

    Prerequisite: MATH 111A  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 112 - Trigonometry

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    The trigonometric functions and their applications. Topics include graphs, identities, trigonometric equations, vectors and complex numbers.

    Prerequisite: MATH 111  with grade “C” or better, or equivalent
  

  • MATH 207 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • MATH 211 - Fundamentals of Elem Math I

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    This is the first course in the mathematics sequence for prospective teachers. Topics include problem solving strategies, set theory, numeration, computational algorithms for whole numbers and integers, estimation, relations; use is made of calculators and manipulatives.

    Prerequisite: MATH 100  or equivalent with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 212 - Fundamentals of Elem Math II

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    This is the second course in the mathematics sequence for prospective elementary teachers. Topics include decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, real numbers, probability, and statistics;use is made of calculators and manipulatives.

    Prerequisite: MATH 211  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 213 - Fundamentals of Elem Math III

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    This is the third course in the mathematics sequence for prospective elementary teachers and covers basic geometry. Topics include geometric shapes and their properties, measurement, congruence and similarity, and coordinate and transformational geometry; use is made of calculators and manipulatives.

    Prerequisite: MATH 211  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 221 - Intro to Computational Sftware

    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 2

    Solve applied problems involving formulas, functions, summations and iteration using Excel and MATLAB. Use built-in functions and graphing capabilities of MATLAB and Excel. Do vector and matrix calculations and write files using MATLAB. Write and execute macros in Excel.

    Prerequisite: MATH 112 
  

  • MATH 243 - Introductory Statistics

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Descriptive statistics, numerical and graphical presentation of data, estimation and margin of error, hypothesis testing, correlation, interpretation of statistical results. Can not be taken for graduation credit by students who have taken MATH 361.

    Prerequisite: MATH 100  or instructor consent
  

  • MATH 251 - Differential Calculus

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Theory, computational techniques and applications of the derivative.

    Prerequisite: MATH 112  with grade “C” or better, or equivalent
  

  • MATH 252 - Integral Calculus

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Computational techniques for and applications of the definite and indefinite integrals.

    Prerequisite: MATH 251  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 253 - Sequences and Series

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Indeterminate forms and improper integrals. Infinite sequences and series, convergence, power series. Taylor series and applications.

    Note: Unless otherwise indicated with F, W, S courses will be offered as often as requested.

    Prerequisite: MATH 252  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 254 - Vector Calculus I

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Vectors, vector functions, and curves in two and three dimensions. Surfaces, partial derivatives, gradients, and directional derivatives. Multiple integrals using rectangular and other coordinate systems. Physical and geometric applications.

    Note: Unless otherwise indicated with F, W, S courses will be offered as often as requested.

    Prerequisite: MATH 252  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 261 - Introduction to Linear Algebra

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Matrices and matrix operations, systems of linear equations, vectors in a geomatric setting, projections, dot products, cross products, inverse matrices, determinants, linear transformations. Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors. Use of MATLAB or equivalent CAS and/or a graphing calculator required.

    Pre-or Corequisite: MATH 251  or instructor consent
  

  • MATH 307 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • MATH 310 - Mathematical Structures

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introduction to proof and mathematical abstraction. Topics include logical statements, sets, set operations, functions, and relations.

    Prerequisite: MATH 252  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 311 - Introduction to Real Analysis

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    A one quarter stand alone course on topics in real analysis, covering properties of real numbers, completeness axiom, continuity, convergence of sequences and series of real numbers, convergence of sequences and series of functions. Emphasis will be placed on proofs.

    Prerequisites: MATH 310  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 315 - History of Mathematics

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    This course will explore major themes in mathematics and their development throughout history from cultures around the world. The course will address different perspectives on mathematics and how it influenced the growth of the field and the cultures it was developed in.

    Prerequisites: MATH 252  with grade “C” or better, SPE 111 , and WRI 122  
  

  • MATH 321 - Appl Diff Equation I

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    The first in a two term sequence on the solutions of ordinary differential equations. Introduction to differential equations, first and second order equations with applications.

    Prerequisite: MATH 252  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 322 - Appl Diff Equation II

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    The second in a two quarter sequence on the solutions of ordinary differential equations. Introduction to systems of equations, the Laplace transform and series solutions.

    Prerequisites: MATH 321  and MATH 341 
  

  • MATH 327 - Discrete Mathematics

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introduction to proof and mathematical abstraction. Topics include sets, set operations, functions, relations, sequences, series, recurrence relations, mathematical induction, equivalence relations.

    Prerequisites: MATH 111  and MATH 252 , both with grade “C” or better, or Junior standing
  

  • MATH 341 - Linear Algebra I

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    The study of vectors and matrices in Euclidean space, their geometric interpretations and application to systems of equations. Includes linear independence of vectors, basis and dimension, introduction to linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, determinants.

    Prerequisite: MATH 252  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 342 - Linear Algebra II

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    A continuation of the topics of MATH 341 to the setting of abstract vector spaces. Includes the study of orthogonality, inner spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, matrix decompositions and a more advanced study of linear transformations.

    Prerequisite: MATH 341 
  

  • MATH 346 - Number Theory

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    A proof-based course in the theory of integers, including divisibility, primes, Euclid’s Algorithm, Euler’s Theorem, and an introduction to algebraic structures. The course also includes applications of number theory such as RSA encryption.

    Prerequisite: MATH 327  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 347 - Fundmtls of Abstract Algebra

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introduction to group theory and algebraic structures with applications.

    Prerequisites: MATH 254  and MATH 327 , both with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 354 - Vector Calculus II

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Review of vector functions, space curves, gradients, and directional derivatives. Introduction to vector analysis: vector fields, divergence, curl, line integrals, surface integrals, conservation fields, and the theorems of Gauss, Green and Stokes with application to force, work, mass and charge.

    Prerequisite: MATH 254  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Descriptive statistics, experimental design, introduction to probability, common probability distributions, random variables, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing and confidence intervals for means using one or two samples, simple linear regression.

    Prerequisite: MATH 111  or instructor consent
  

  • MATH 362 - Statistical Methods II

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Review of interential statistics, analysis of variance one factor and two factor, simple and multiple regression, analysis of categorical data using tests and confidence intervals for proportions and chi-square tests, correlation, goodness of fit, non-parametric tests. Data sets used will come from various fields including: business, psychology, biology, environmental science, engineering, manufacturing and communication.

    Prerequisite: MATH 361  or instructor consent
  

  • MATH 371 - Finite Math/Calc I

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Linear functions, matrices, linear programming, mathematics of finance, derivatives and their applications. The integral and its applications, and calculus of several variables. (MATH 371 cannot be used for graduation credit by students who have taken MATH 251).

    Prerequisite: MATH 111  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 372 - Finite Math/Calc II

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Linear functions, matrices, linear programming, mathematics of finance, derivatives and their applications. The integral and its applications and calculus of several variables. (MATH 371 cannot be used for graduatio credit by students who have taken MATH 251).

    Prerequisite: MATH 371  with grade “C” or better
  

  • MATH 407 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • MATH 411 - Topics in Complex Analysis

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Complex numbers and functions, differentiation and integration, Cauchy’s theorem and integral formula, Taylor and Laurent series, Residue theorem.

    Prerequisite: MATH 254 
  

  • MATH 421 - Applied Partial Diff Equations

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    The first course in a three quarter sequence in applied partial differential equations. Modeling physical systems using differential equations, classifying differential equations and introduction to the methods of solving partial differential equations (separation of variables, Fourier series, transform methods).

    Prerequisites: MATH 321  and MATH 254  
  

  • MATH 422 - Applied Partial Diff Equtns II

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    The second course in a three quarter sequence in applied partial differential equations. Introduction to solution techniques using eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. Presentation of eigenfunctions which form orthogonal bases such as Bessel functions and Legendre polynomials.

    Prerequisites: MATH 421  and MATH 341  
    Corequisite: MATH 354  
  

  • MATH 423 - Applied Partial Diff Equ III

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    The third course in a three term sequence. Applications of linear and weakly nonlinear partial differential equations. Analytical solution techniques for parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic equations. Green’s functions, integral methods, shocks, and the method of characteristics.

    Prerequisite: MATH 422 
  

  • MATH 451 - Numerical Methods I

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Computer applications of matrix methods, iterative solutions of equations, and systems of equations, polynomial interpolation and curve fitting, numerical differentiation and integration.

    Prerequisites: CST 116  or ENGR 266  or ENGR 267 , and MATH 252  and MATH 261  or MATH 341   
  

  • MATH 452 - Numerical Methods II

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations. Numerical solution of initial-value problems using Runge-Kutta methods and linear multistep methods; introduction to boundary value problems. Analysis of stability, accuracy, and implementation of methods.

    Prerequisites: MATH 451  and MATH 321  
  

  • MATH 453 - Numerical Methods III

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Numerical solution of partial differential equations. Numerical solution of boundary value problems and intitial-boundary value problems using finite difference and finite element methods. Analysis of stability, accuracy, and implementation of methods.

    Prerequisites: MATH 421  and MATH 452 
  

  • MATH 465 - Mathematical Statistics

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Counting techniques, probability, discrete and continuous random variables and distribution functions, joint probability distributions; expected value, variance and covariance; decision making.

    Prerequisite: MATH 254 

Mechanical Engineering
  

  • MECH 107 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 15

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • MECH 207 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 15

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • MECH 221 - Statics

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Fundamental principles of mechanics if rigid bodies and the application of these principles to engineering problems.

    Prerequisite: PHY 221 
    Pre- or Corequisite: MATH 252 
  

  • MECH 222 - Strength of Materials I

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Internal stresses and deformations of structural members and machines when subjected to external forces.

    Prerequisite: ENGR 211  or MECH 221 
  

  • MECH 223 - Strength of Materials II

    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3

    Internal stresses and deformations of structural members and machines when subjected to external forces. Analysis of stress in pressure vessels and column buckling.

    Prerequisite: MECH 222 
  

  • MECH 260 - Engineering Materials I

    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3

    Survey of materials with emphasis on metals and metal alloys used in industry; their physical and chemical properties as related to structure, corrosion, and engineering applications. Diffusion mechanisms and binary phase diagrams are also examined. Tensile, impact, and fatigue failure of metallic materials. Laboratory included.

    Prerequisite: CHE 201  and CHE 204 , or CHE 221 , or instructor consent
  

  • MECH 304 - Co-op Field Practice

    Lecture Hours: 6
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 6

    (Terms and hours to be arranged with approval of the curriculum coordinator.) An approved work program related to the student’s field of specialization for a continuous three-month period. The employer and the type, level, and difficulty of the particular job must be approved prior to the employment period. A written comprehensive report must be submitted during the following term of residence.
  

  • MECH 307 - Seminar

    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 15

    (Hours to be arranged each term.)
 

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