An intensive, introductory course in Latin emphasizing forms and syntax and with extensive readings. Four class hours per week.
This course focuses on the work of the Roman historian Livy.
This course focuses on the lyric works of Horace, especially the Odes.
Library Resources
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.
This course explores the long history of the ‘book,’ across different countries, cultures, and historical time periods. It explores the ways in which the ‘book’ has transformed over time through cultural and technological developments, how the format of the media affected the contents and its audience, and how the ‘book’ has played a variety of roles within its socioeconomic context. This course will also visit the University Archives frequently to analyze artifacts from various time periods as well as engage in experiential learning through the use of the duPont Library’s letterpresses. Students will also conduct a research project in which they analyze a specific ‘book’, investigate the ways its format impacts content, design, and audience, and place the ‘book’ within its particular historical, cultural, and socioeconomic context.
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.
Advanced theory of linear algebra, including topics such as special families of matrices (symmetric, stochastic, etc.), and matrix decompositions (SVD, QR, etc.). Applications of linear algebra drawn from a variety of fields, such as linear programming, regression, ranking algorithms, principal component analysis, spectral graph theory, and Markov chains. Includes an emphasis on implementation in a programming language.
A survey of classical mathematics from ancient times to the development of calculus, together with selected topics from the history of modern mathematics.
This course addresses the techniques and theory of partial differential equations. Many physical and biological applications and models are explored, including the heat equation, the wave equation, and LaPlace's equation. Significant attention is given to both theory and applications.