RESULTS:College of Arts & Sciences, Easter Semester 2026

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This course delves into the foundations of information science and its cultural, social, and political connections to our society. Participants will understand and reflect on information cycles, types of information sources, how we evaluate and consider sources of information for inclusion in research, personal beliefs, and our understanding of our society. Students will reflect on information behaviors, build foundational research skills, and create a project that addresses an information need or barrier on campus, use academic research to contextualize, and then propose a potential solution. Additional topics include academic scholarship and publishing, artificial intelligence and algorithms, data privacy, and more.

Linguistics

A survey of various models of linguistic description with emphasis on the generative-transformational approach to syntax. Special attention is given to linguistics and literary style, and to the relationship of linguistics to psychology and philosophy.

Mathematics

Intended for prospective majors outside of mathematics, computer science, and the physical sciences, this course focuses on one or more important areas of mathematics with emphasis on the creativity and power of abstract representation, mathematical inquiry, and logical reasoning. Specific past topics have included calculus, probability, number theory, group theory, and encryption. Current topics vary by instructor.
Intended for prospective majors outside of mathematics, computer science, and the physical sciences, this course focuses on one or more important areas of mathematics with emphasis on the creativity and power of abstract representation, mathematical inquiry, and logical reasoning. Specific past topics have included calculus, probability, number theory, group theory, and encryption. Current topics vary by instructor.
An elementary course introducing the student to the basic concepts of calculus: functions, transcendental functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals. Emphasis on problem solving.
An elementary course introducing the student to the basic concepts of calculus: functions, transcendental functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals. Emphasis on problem solving.
An elementary course introducing the student to the basic concepts of calculus: functions, transcendental functions, limits, derivatives, and integrals. Emphasis on problem solving.
A continuation of Calculus I. Topics include further theory and applications of integration, techniques of integration, and introduction to series. Some work with a computer is included.
Calculus of several variables. Vectors, partial and directional derivatives, space curves, gradients, maxima and minima, linear and differentiable transformations, vector fields, line integrals, multidimensional Riemann integrals, and applications in physics and geometry are considered.
Calculus of several variables. Vectors, partial and directional derivatives, space curves, gradients, maxima and minima, linear and differentiable transformations, vector fields, line integrals, multidimensional Riemann integrals, and applications in physics and geometry are considered.
A course designed to provide some important mathematical tools useful in a variety of fields. Systems of linear equations, vectors and matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, inner and cross products, and eigen values and canonical forms are considered.
Ordinary differential equations, with applications. Methods of numerical approximation, power series, and Laplace transforms. Existence and uniqueness of solution.
This course is required for most courses in mathematics or computer science numbered 300 or above. Topics normally include the following: logic, sets, functions, relations, graphs and trees, mathematical induction, combinatorics, recursion, and algebraic structures. The subject matter is to be of current interest to both mathematics and computer science students.
An introduction to analytic functions. Rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions in the complex plane, Cauchy's integral formula, Taylor series, Laurent series, residues, poles, and conformal mapping are considered along with applications to physical problems and other areas of mathematics.
A treatment of probability and a logical development of the framework of mathematical statistics. Topics include random variables, distribution functions, sampling, and statistical inference.
This course introduces computability and the theory of computational complexity. Topics include automata, regular and context-free languages, the Church-Turing thesis, decidability, reducibility, and recursive function theory.

Music

Today’s music—pop, EDM, hip-hop, K-Pop, movie music, etc.—shares many characteristics of older styles, including blues, jazz, rock, R&B, country, piano, and orchestral scores. In this class the student learns to listen perceptively to older idioms and to apply those skills to more recent music. The ear comes to recognize musical concepts such as meter, mode (major, minor), musical form ("what's a bridge?"), texture, and more recent recording techniques such as looping, sampling, and Auto-Tune.
A general introduction to the language of music, using the piano as toolkit. Students with little or no experience in piano acquire the ability to read music, play simple piano pieces, and improvise. They learn the essentials of chord progressions and how to accompany melodies with harmony. Students also engage fundamental theoretical concepts (melodic and rhythmic notation, intervals, major and minor key signatures, major and minor scales, and simple and compound meters). The fourth hour will be devoted to ear training and practical musicianship. This course covers the combined material of MUSC 102 and MUSC 103 and is not open for credit to students who have received credit for either.
A general introduction to the language of music, using the piano as toolkit. Students with little or no experience in piano acquire the ability to read music, play simple piano pieces, and improvise. They learn the essentials of chord progressions and how to accompany melodies with harmony. Students also engage fundamental theoretical concepts (melodic and rhythmic notation, intervals, major and minor key signatures, major and minor scales, and simple and compound meters). The fourth hour will be devoted to ear training and practical musicianship. This course covers the combined material of MUSC 102 and MUSC 103 and is not open for credit to students who have received credit for either.
An introduction to the great music of Western civilization from the Middle Ages to the present. The course begins with a discussion of the elements of music and proceeds with a chronological overview of music history. Musical masterworks from all style periods are studied. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken MUSC 211.
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