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MATH 064 HM - Differential Equations II
CrsNo MATH064
See the Harvey Mudd College catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 067 PO - Vector Calculus
CrsNo MATH067 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): V. de Silva, D. Fryer. , A. Rumbos, G. Sarkis
Building on linear algebra and single-variable calculus, gives a streamlined introduction to multivariable (or “vector”) calculus. Topics include different types of integrals (line, double, surface, triple) and derivatives (partial, directional, total); the famous div, grad and curl operators; why the chain rule is easy and fun; the all-time best version of the fundamental theorem of calculus (by Stokes); and an answer to the vexing question: “What is dx?”. Prerequisites:MATH 060 PO . Previously offered as MATH107 PO.
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MATH 091 PO - Undergraduate Math Colloquium
CrsNo MATH091 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Undergraduate Mathematics Colloquium. Mr. Rumbos. Attendance at talks given by senior math majors, the Claremont Colleges Mathematics Colloquium and other suitable talks in Claremont. Offers students the opportunity to sample the wide range of active research areas and current trends in mathematics. Not open to senior math majors. Prerequisite: any math course numbered above 100. Non-credit. Each spring.
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MATH 101 PO - Introduction to Analysis
CrsNo MATH101 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): E. Flapan; D.Fryer; G. Karaali; A. Rumbos; B. Shtylla
A workshop course on how to write proofs in the context of analysis. Focus on the construction and presentation of rigorous proofs. Learn how to use the language of analysis to prove results about sequences, limits and continuity. Students regularly present proofs in both written and oral form. Prerequisite: MATH 060 PO .
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MATH 102 PO - Differential Equations and Modeling
CrsNo MATH102 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): D. Fryer; A. Radunskaya; A. Rumbos; B. Shtylla
Introduction to theory of ordinary differential equations, with applications to modeling in physical, biological and social sciences. Emphasis on qualitative study of differential equations via analytic methods or numerical techniques using standard mathematical software packages. A good understanding of theory of vector spaces and linear transformations is assumed. Prerequisites: MATH 032 PO , MATH 032S PO or MATH 067 PO ; and MATH 060 PO .
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MATH 103 PO - Combinatorial Mathematics
CrsNo MATH103 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): V. de Silva; S. Shahriari
An introduction to the techniques and ideas of combinatorics including counting methods, generating functions, Ramsey theory, graphs, networks and extremal combinatorics. Offered jointly by Pomona and Scripps colleges.Prerequisite: MATH 060 PO .
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MATH 106 HM - Combinatorics
CrsNo MATH106 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 108 PZ - History of Mathematics
CrsNo MATH108 PZ
See the Pitzer College catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 112 PO - Discrete Dynamical Systems and Chaos
CrsNo MATH112 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): A. Radunskaya
The studies of discrete dynamical systems in dimensions one and higher is motivated and presented with examples taken from the recent research literature, including mathematical models of biological processes and neural networks. Among the mathematical topics introduced will be routes to chaos, bifurcation analysis and Sarkovskii’s Theorem. Prerequisites: MATH 032 PO , MATH 032S PO or MATH 067 PO ; and MATH 060 PO .
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MATH 113 PO - Number Theory and Cryptography
CrsNo MATH113 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2015.
Instructor(s): G. Sarkis
This course introduces basic elements of the elegant and beautiful theory of numbers, including prime factorization, congruences and modular arithmetic, Fermat’s litte theorem, Euler’s phi function and quadratic reciprocity, together with their powerful application to public key cryptosystems like RSA and Diffie-Hellman. Prerequisite: MATH 060 PO .
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MATH 115 HM - Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems
CrsNo MATH115 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 119 PO - Mathematics Research Circle
CrsNo MATH119 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Sarkis; S. Shahriari
An in-depth study of a topic to be chosen by the faculty Research Circle Facilitator(s), with special attention paid to explicit examples. The course will draw from current journal articles and culminate with research into related conjectures. Prerequisite: MATH 001 PO or MATH 001 PZ .
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MATH 131 PO - Principles of Real Analysis I
CrsNo MATH131 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): E. Flapan; S. Garcia; S. Grabiner
Countable sets, least upper bounds and metric space topology including compactness, completeness, connectivity and uniform convergence. Prerequisites: MATH 032 PO , MATH 032S PO or MATH 067 PO ; and MATH 060 PO ; a proof-based course above 100 is strongly recommended.
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MATH 132 PO - Principles of Real Analysis II
CrsNo MATH132 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): S. Garcia, S. Grabiner
Topics may include: Baire category theorem, Weierstrass approximation theorem, Stone-Weierstrass theorem, equicontinuity, Arzela-Ascoli theorem, Riemann integration, Frechet derivatives, inverse and implicit function theorems, Euler-Lagrange optimization and Fourier series. Prerequisite: MATH 131 PO or equivalent. Offered jointly by Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd and Pomona colleges.
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MATH 135 PO - Functions of a Complex Variable
CrsNo MATH135 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2013.
Instructor(s): S. Garcia; A. Rumbos
Topics may include: Cauchy Riemann equations, harmonic functions, Cauchy’s theorem, Liouville’s theorem, Cauchy’s Integral formula, maximum modulus principle, argument principle, Rouche’s theorem, series expansions, isolated singularities, calculus of residues and conformal mapping. Prerequisites: MATH 131 PO .
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MATH 136 HM - Complex Variables and Integral Transforms
CrsNo MATH136 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 137 HM - Graduate Analysis I
CrsNo MATH137 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 137 PO - Real and Functional Analysis I
CrsNo MATH137 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2013.
Instructor(s): A. Aksoy
Abstract measures, Lebesgue measure, on Rn and Lebesgue-Stieljes measure on R. The Lebesgue integral and limit theorems. Product measures and the Fubini Theorem. Additional related topics as time permits. Prerequisites: MATH 132 PO .
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MATH 138 PO - Real and Functional Analysis II
CrsNo MATH138 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): S. Garcia
Continuation of MATH 137 PO. Some of the topics covered will be Banach and Hilbert spaces, Lp spaces, complex measures and Radon-Nikodym theorem. Prerequisite: MATH 137 PO .
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MATH 138 SC - Real and Functional Analysis II
CrsNo MATH138 SC
See the Scripps College catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 142 HM - Differential Geometry
CrsNo MATH142 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 142 PO - Differential Geometry
CrsNo MATH142 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): Staff
Curves and surfaces, Gaussian curvature, isometries, tensor analysis and covariant differentiation with application to physics and geometry. Intended for physicists and mathematicians. Prerequisites: MATH 032 PO or MATH 067 PO ; and MATH 060 PO .
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MATH 145 PO - Topics in Geometry and Topology
CrsNo MATH145 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2015.
Instructor(s): V. de Silva
Topic varies from year to year and will be chosen from differential topology, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, knot theory, algebraic topology and projective geometry.Prerequisite: MATH 060 PO .
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MATH 147 PO - Topology
CrsNo MATH147 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): E. Flapan
Topological spaces, product spaces, quotient spaces, Hausdorff spaces, compactness, connectedness, path connectedness, fundamental groups, homotopy of maps and covering spaces. Prerequisite: MATH 131 PO .
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MATH 150 PO - Statistical Methods for Clinical Trials Data.
CrsNo MATH150 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered fall 2012.
Instructor(s): G. Chandler; J. Hardin
A second course in biostatistics. Emphasis on the most commonly used statistical methods in pharmaceutical and other medical research. Topics such as design of clinical trials, power and sample size determination, contingency table analysis, odds ratio and relative risk, survival analysis. Prerequisites: MATH 030 PO and one of MATH 058 PO , MATH 152 PO , ECON 057 PO , PSYC 158 PO or AP Statistics.
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MATH 151 PO - Probability
CrsNo MATH151 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): G. Chandler; J. Hardin; A. Radunskaya; A. Rumbos.
Probability spaces, discrete and continuous random variables, conditional and marginal distributions, independence, expectation, generating functions, transformations, central limit theorem. Prerequisites: MATH 032 PO or MATH 067 PO ; and MATH 060 PO .
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MATH 152 PO - Statistical Theory
CrsNo MATH152 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): G. Chandler; J. Hardin
Introduction to statistical inference, estimation of parameters, confidence intervals, Bayesian analysis and tests of hypotheses. Prerequisite: MATH 151 PO .
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MATH 154 PO - Computational Statistics
CrsNo MATH154 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2015.
Instructor(s): G. Chandler, J. Hardin
An introduction to computationally intensive statistical techniques. Topics may include: random variable generation, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, tree based methods (CART, random forests), kernel based techniques (support vector machines), optimization, other classification, clustering & network analysis, the bootstrap, dimension reduction techniques, LASSO, and the analysis of large data sets. Theory and applications are both highlighted. Algorithms will be implemented using statistical software. Prerequisites: MATH 031 PO or MATH 032 PO ; and MATH 058 PO .
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MATH 155 PO - Time Series
CrsNo MATH155 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2016.
Instructor(s): G. Chandler, J. Hardin
An introduction to the analysis of time series data. Topics include both the time and frequency/spectral domain. Stationary models (ARMA) as well as popular non-stationary models such as ARCH and GARCH are studied. Emphasis on both theory and applications. Statistical software will be utilized. Prerequisites: MATH 031 PO or MATH 032 PO ; and MATH 058 PO . Previously offered as MATH159TSPO.
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MATH 156 HM - Stochastic Processes
CrsNo MATH156 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 158 PO - Statistical Linear Models
CrsNo MATH158 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2015.
Instructor(s): G. Chandler; J. Hardin
An introduction to linear regression (including simple linear regression, multiple regression, variable selection, stepwise regression and analysis of residual plots) and analysis of variance (including one-way and two-way fixed effects ANOVA). Emphasis will be on both methods and applications to data. Statistical software will be used to analyze data. Prerequisites: MATH 030 PO , MATH 031 PO or MATH 032 PO and one of: MATH 058 PO , MATH 152 PO , ECON 057 PO , PSYC 158 PO or AP Statistics.
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MATH 159 PO - Advanced Topics in Statistics
CrsNo MATH159 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Chandler; J. Hardin
Topics vary from year to year and will be chosen from: analysis of genetic data, experimental design, time series, computational methods, Bayesian analysis or other topics. Topic for Fall 2013: Computational Statistics, topic for Spring 2014: Time Series/Linear Models. Prerequisites: MATH 031 PO or MATH 032 PO and MATH 058 PO .
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MATH 164 HM - Scientific Computing
CrsNo MATH164 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 165 HM - Numerical Analysis
CrsNo MATH165 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 171 PO - Abstract Algebra I: Groups and Rings
CrsNo MATH171 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): G. Karaali; G. Sarkis; S. Shahriari
Covers basic structures which appear throughout mathematics including groups and rings. Topics in group theory will include isomorphism theorems, orbits and stabilizers and coset partitions. Topics in ring theory will include ideals, quotient rings and prime and maximal ideals. Ring and field extensions may also be introduced. Prerequisite: MATH 060 PO ; a proof-based course above 100 is strongly recommended.
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MATH 172 PO - Abstract Algebra II: Galois Theory
CrsNo MATH172 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): G. Karaali; G. Sarkis, S. Shahriari.
The topics covered will include polynomial rings, field extensions, classical constructions, splitting fields, algebraic closure, separability, Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory, Galois groups of polynomials and solvability. This course is independent from MATH 174 PO and may be taken by students who have taken MATH 174 PO. Prerequisite: MATH 171 PO .
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MATH 173 PO - Advanced Linear Algebra
CrsNo MATH173 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2015.
Instructor(s): S. Garcia
Topics may include approximation in inner product spaces, similarity, the spectral theorem, Jordan canonical form, the Cayley Hamilton theorem, polar and singular value decomposition, Markov processes, behavior of systems of equations. Prerequisite: MATH 060 PO and a course above 100 or consent of the instructor.
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MATH 174 PO - Abstract Algebra II: Representation Theory
CrsNo MATH174 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): G. Karaali; G. Sarkis, S. Shahriari.
The topics covered will include group rings, characters, orthogonality relations, induced representations, application of representation theory and other select topics from module theory. Prerequisite: MATH 171 PO. This course is independent from MATH 172 PO and may be taken by students who have taken MATH 172 PO.
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MATH 176 HM - Algebraic Geometry
CrsNo MATH176 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 177 PO - Advanced Topics in Algebra
CrsNo MATH177 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): G. Karaali; G. Sarkis; S. Shahriari.
Topic varies from year to year and will be chosen from representation theory, algebraic geometry, commutative algebra, algebraic number theory, coding theory, algebraic combinatorics, algebraic graph theory and matroid theory. Prerequisite: MATH 171 PO .
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MATH 180 HM - Applied Analysis
CrsNo MATH180 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 181 PO - Dynamical Systems
CrsNo MATH181 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2015.
Instructor(s): A. Radunskaya; A. Rumbos
Continuous dynamics and most of the following topics: linear and nonlinear systems; bifurcation theory and chaos; existence and uniqueness theory and dependence on data; Hartman-Grobman and Poincaré-Bendixson theorems; Lyapunov stability theory; and stable manifold theory. Prerequisites: MATH 102 PO and either MATH 101 PO or MATH 131 PO .
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MATH 182 HM - Partial Differential Equations
CrsNo MATH182 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 182 PO - Partial Differential Equations
CrsNo MATH182 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): A. Rumbos
Theory and applications of quasi-linear and linear equations of first order, icluding systems. Theory of higher order linear equations, including classical methods of solutions for the wave, heat and potential equations. Offered jointly by CGU, HMC and Pomona. Prerequisites: MATH 101 PO or MATH 131 PO and MATH 102 PO , MATH 115 HM or MATH 180 HM or permission of instructor.
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MATH 183 PO - Mathematical Modeling (CP)
CrsNo MATH183 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): A. Radunskaya; A. Rumbos
Introduction to the construction and interpretation of deterministic and stochastic models in the biological, social and physical sciences, including simulation studies. Students are required to develop a model in an area of their interest. Offered with an optional Community Partnership activity. Prerequisite: MATH 102 PO .
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MATH 186 HM - Stochastic Operations Research
CrsNo MATH186 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 187 PO - Deterministic Operations Research
CrsNo MATH187 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): S. Shahriari
Linear, integer, nonlinear and dynamic programming; classical optimization problems; applications to Markov chains; networks; and game theory. Prerequisites: MATH 032 PO or MATH 067 PO ; and MATH 060 PO .
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MATH 188 HM - Social Change and Decision Making
CrsNo MATH188 CM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 190 PO - Seminar in Mathematical Exposition
CrsNo MATH190 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): Staff
Directed study for majors. Seminar will discuss how to do a literature search in mathematics, how to read research papers in mathematics, how to write a mathematics paper and how to present a mathematics talk. Students will give oral presentations on the background material and major questions in the area of their senior research. Attendance is required. Required for senior majors. Half-course. Letter grade only.
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MATH 191 PO - Senior Thesis in Mathematics
CrsNo MATH191 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): J. Hardin
Preparation and presentation of senior thesis for completion of the major. Required for senior majors; attendance is required. Half-course. Letter grade only.
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MATH 196 PO - Clinic in Applied Mathematics
CrsNo MATH196 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Mathematical modeling and analysis of current unsolved problems proposed by government or industry. Small groups of students work together under faculty direction and in communication with a client from industry or government. Mathematical content determined ad hoc by the problem. Literature search, computer simulation and written reports are usually required. Frequent cooperation with mathematics clinics of other Claremont Colleges. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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MATH 197 PO - Selected Topics in Mathematics
CrsNo MATH197 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
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MATH 199DRPO - Mathematics: Directed Readings
CrsNo MATH199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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MATH 199IRPO - Mathematics: Independent Research
CrsNo MATH199IRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Prerequisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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MS 045 PZ - Documentary Media
CrsNo MS 045 PZ
This course involves production, a historical survey of documentary practices in photography, film and video and a discussion of the ethical and ideological issues raised by the genre. Students will be expected to produce two short documentary projects in any media. Prerequisite: MS 050 PO or MS 049 PO.
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MS 046 PZ - Feminist Documentary
CrsNo MS 046 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 049 PO - Introduction to Media Studies
CrsNo MS 049 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): J. Friedlander
Presents a comprehensive view of the issues important to media studies, including the development of new technologies, visual literacy, ideological analysis and the construction of content. Students will read theory, history and fiction; view films and television programs; and write research and opinion papers. Same course as MS 049 SC. [I]
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MS 050 PO - Introduction to Film
CrsNo MS 050 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): J. Hall
One of three gateway courses to the Media Studies Major, this course introduces film and video from aesthetic, historical and political perspectives. Students learn the basic categories necessary to comprehend formally the filmic image: cinematography, mise-en-scene and editing. Students study the history of genres and film movements and engage the theory and politics of filmic representation.
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MS 051 PO - Introduction to Digital Media Studies
CrsNo MS 051 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): Staff
An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of digital and electronic media, exploring the relationships between “old” and “new” media forms, the historical development of computer-based communication and the ways that new technologies are reshaping literature, art, journalism and the social world. [I]
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MS 054 PZ - If the Buddha Made Movies
CrsNo MS 054 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 055 PZ - Shooting the Truth
CrsNo MS 055 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 060 HM - Documentary Fact and Fiction
CrsNo MS 060 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 071 PZ - Video Art
CrsNo MS 071 PZ
This course examines video as an art practice. Through readings, screenings, visits to art venues and written assignments, students will analyze the historical, conceptual, and aesthetic issues informing contemporary video art and artists.
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MS 072 PZ - Women and Film
CrsNo MS 072 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 076 PZ - Gender and Genre
CrsNo MS 076 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 079 PZ - Silent Film
CrsNo MS 079 PZ
How does the invention of cinema fit within the emerging order of modernism? This class will examine early cinema in the context of the turn-of-the-century project of extending the field of human vision, examining topics such as ethnography, science, journalism, travel, representations of the city and architecture, and the construction of racial difference. Prerequisite: MS 049 PO, MS 050 PO, MS 051 PO or equivalent.
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MS 080 AA - Video and Diversity
CrsNo MS 080 AA
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 080 PZ - Video and Diversity
CrsNo MS 080 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 082 PZ - Introduction to Video Art
CrsNo MS 082 PZ
This workshop is an introduction to all aspects of digital video production – camera, lights, tripods, sound and non-linear editing. Hands-on assignments will be organized around the formal properties and power of video. The workshop will allow students to evaluate each other’s work as well as that produced by media professionals and to create a final video of their own. Prerequisite: MS 049 PO, MS 050 PO, MS 051 PO or equivalent, or LIT 130 CM. Enrollment is limited. Course fee.
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MS 083 PZ - Contemporary Practices in Media
CrsNo MS 083 PZ
The class will be developed around visiting media artists’ presentations and contemporary media art exhibitions. This work is situated through readings, presentations and papers in a larger media studies history. Prerequisite: MS 050 PO or MS 049 PO.
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MS 084 PZ - Handmade Film
CrsNo MS 084 PZ
Rejecting the prevailing Hollywood wisdom that one needs millions of dollars to make a movie, this class explores different models for creating moving images with the most modest of resources. Options to be considered include hand processing, camera-less films, PXL video, super-8 film, recycling and appropriation. Students will be expected to create several short exercises in order to familiarize themselves with these different techniques, as well as a final project. Course fee. Prerequisite: MS 082 PZ or equivalent.
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MS 085 PO - Independent/Experimental Film and Video
CrsNo MS 085 PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2011.
Instructor(s): J. Hall
This course examines the informal, historical, and political perspective as well as independent, experimental and avant-garde film traditions selected from a broad range of visual traditions. Topics vary yearly from the European avant-garde to postwar American 16mm filmmaking, from the rise of video to the radical experimentations in sound. Prerequisite: MS 049 PO or MS 050 PO or MS 051 PO .
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MS 087 PZ - Media Sketchbook
CrsNo MS 087 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 088 PZ - Mexican Visual Cultures
CrsNo MS 088 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 089 PZ - Mexican Film History
CrsNo MS 089 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 091 PO - History of American Broadcasting
CrsNo MS 091 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2012.
Instructor(s): M. Shurkus
History of American Broadcasting. Studies the history of American broadcasting from the diffusion of radio as a mass media through the transition to television, up to the development of television as the dominant broadcasting form. Students will begin to understand the impact of U.S. broadcasting by familiarizing themselves with key programs and trends. Letter grade only.
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MS 091 PZ - History of American Broadcasting
CrsNo MS 091 PZ
Studies the history of American broadcasting from the diffusion of radio as a mass media through the transition to television, up to the development of television as the dominant broadcasting form. Students will begin to understand the impact of U.S. broadcasting by familiarizing themselves with key programs and trends.
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MS 093 PZ - Media Off-Screen
CrsNo MS 093 PZ
An intermediate production course that engages with media practices outside of the traditional single channel film or videotapes made for broadcast or screening in a theatre. New genres and hybrid media forms including installation, performance, and tactical media are explored through a series of readings, lectures, presentations and creative assignments in both individual and group projects.
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MS 094 PO - Transnational Asian Cinema
CrsNo MS 094 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): J. Hall
Introduces the cinemas of Asia. May include cinemas of East Asia, South Asian and/or the Middle East. Film and video are considered in political, social and theoretical contexts. Editing with instruction in online non-linear video editing. Reading and viewing assignments will complement hands-on editing exercises. Prerequisite: Introduction to Video Production-MS 082 PZ, MS 182 HM, ART 148 SC. Enrollment is limited. Course fee.
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MS 099 PZ - Advanced Editing
See the Pitzer College catalog for a decription of this course.
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MS 100 AA - Asian Americans in Media
CrsNo MS 100 AA
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 100 PZ - Asian Americans in Media
CrsNo MS 100 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 101 PO - Pomona Media Guild
CrsNo MS 101 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): T. Wilkerson
Pomona Media Guild. The Pomona Media Guild is open to all Pomona College students engaged in research projects where video is a tool for investigation and/or presentation. Students learn basic pre- and post-production video skills (pre- and post-production) in addition to project mapping, interview techniques, and the ethics and aesthetics of creative visual research. By application only. Half credit. May be repeated four times for credit.
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MS 109 PZ - Queer Film and Media
CrsNo MS 109 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 110 PZ - Media and Sexuality
CrsNo MS 110 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MS 135 PZ - Learning From YouTube
CrsNo MS 135 PZ
What can YouTube teach us and is this how, what and all we’d like to learn? Over its hundred year history, radical media theorists have looked with utopian zeal to a moment in the media future which turns out to be upon us: a time where access to the production and distribution of media is democratically available outside channels organized by capital. So why is the technology being used primarily to spoof mainstream media forms and what does this tell us about the media, our society and political possibility? Prerequisite: MS 049 PO, MS 050 PO, MS 051 PO or equivalent.
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MS 147B PO - Body, Representation, Desire
CrsNo MS 147B PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Friedlander
Explores approaches to theorizing the corporeality of the body and places them in a critical relationship to post-structuralist, performative and deconstructive accounts. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: MS 049 PO or MS 050 PO or MS 051 PO or a contemporary art history course. [T]
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MS 147D PO - Topics: Theories of the Visual
CrsNo MS 147D PO
When Offered: Undetermined.
Instructor(s): J. Friedlander
This course examines ways of understanding relationships between viewers and images through an exploration of the cultural, political, and psychic mechanisms that accompany the act of looking. It engages these issues though consideration of painting, photography, film, television, science, and surveillance. It provides students with a background in a range of foundational theoretical perspectives—feminist, psychoanalytic, Marxist, phenomenological, structuralist and poststructuralist—that underpin scholarship in the fields of media studies and art history.
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MS 147G PO - Topics in Media Theory: Virtuality and The Body
CrsNo MS 147G PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2011.
Topics in Media Theory: Virtuality and the Body. Traditionally, the notion of the virtual referred to something unreal. Yet, along with the development of digital technologies, our understanding of “the actual” and the body’s perceptual capacities has transformed. Drawing on philosophical and cultural theories, we will investigate virtuality and the body’s capacities to apprehend and process virtual information. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: MS 049 PO or MS 050 PO or MS 051 PO .
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MS 147H PO - Reality, Realism, and the Real
CrsNo MS 147H PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Friedlander, H. Krips
In the humanities, Realism has been criticized for impressing upon audiences the illusion that they are watching real life events unfold spontaneously before their eyes - an illusion which takes on a politically conservative role as a vehicle for the circulation of dominant ideological meanings. In the sciences, by contrast, Realism has attracted far more favorable reviews: for example, Einstein writes that “If one renounces this assumption [of Realism]…then I do not see what physics is supposed to describe.” In this course we will examine the interplay between these two attitudes to Realism. In particular we will suggest that it is possible to recuperate a politically progressive role for Realism as an aesthetic- representational form. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: MS 049 PO , MS 050 PO or MS 051 PO .
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MS 147I PO - Topics in Media Theory:Video Game Studies
CrsNo MS 147I PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): M. Shurkus
Right now millions of people across the globe are playing video games. Once considered a fad that largely served a niche market primarily composed of teen-age boys, video games have completely infiltrated culture and become a hugely profitable industry. In 2008 Americans alone spent over $11 billion on gaming! It all began in 1961 in a basement room at MIT when the first volley of “Spacewar!” silently crashed into an enemy spaceship. Or did it begin the pinball arcades of the 1940s? One of the questions we will take up in this course is what constitutes a game and the phenomenon of play. Building on these insights we will explore the ongoing cultural influences and historical development of video games. Central to our investigation will be issues related to gender, race, ludology, narrative and cinematic structures, and much more. Students will be expected to spend several hours reading theory and analyzing video games, which of course will entail playing as well! Letter grade only. Prerequisites: MS 049 PO , MS 050 PO or MS 051 PO .
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MS 148A PO - Topics in Media Theory: Surveillance and the Media: Observation, Power, and Control
CrsNo MS 148A PO
When Offered: Fall 2014.
Instructor(s): M. Andrejevic
This course considers the social and cultural implications of increasingly pervasive and comprehensive forms of surveillance of all kinds (visual, auditory, data) enabled by emerging digital media. It situates contemporary examples of the mediated forms of surveillance and monitoring in historical and theoretical perspective, drawing on critical theories of the relationship between surveillance, observation, power, and control. The course will explore a range of ways of thinking about the roles of observer and observed as well as the relationship between media technologies and techniques of observation. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: MS 049 PO , MS 050 PO or MS 051 PO .
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MS 149Q PO - Freud, Film, Fantasy…
CrsNo MS 149Q PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): J. Hall
Freud, Film, Fantasy. Mr. Hall. An in-depth exploration of key texts from psychoanalysis reveals a scandalous relation between desire and representation, namely fantasy. We probe the political life of fantasy and the usefulness of sexuality and the unconscious for conceiving alternative to the hegemony of the normal.May repeat for credit.
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MS 149A PO - Marxism and Cultural Studies
CrsNo MS 149A PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2009.
Focus on the relationship between Marxist social thought and its recent descendant, cultural studies, with application to the study of the contemporary media. Prerequisite: MS 049 PO, MS 050 PO, MS 051 PO or ENGL 067 PO. [T]
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MS 149E PO - The Brief History of Film Theory
CrsNo MS 149E PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2010.
Instructor(s): J. Hall
This course traces the theoretical considerations of film from the early 20th century to the present with special attention to the provocative intersection of semiotics, Marxism, and psychoanalysis that defined film theory from the late 1960s through the 1980s. We examine this brief history of film theory alongside the cinema that inspired it and the films it engendered. Prerequisites: MS 050 PO. Letter grade only.
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MS 149F PO - Queer Visions/Queer Theory
CrsNo MS 149F PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): J. Hall
This topics-variable course probes the intersections of sexuality, queer theory, and the history of cinema and video practice. Topics examined range from the specific strategies of queer filmmakers and queer spectators to theoretical and critical considerations of visuality and community. Letter grade only.
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MS 149I PO - Topics in Media Theory :Reality TV and Participatory Culture: Apparatuses of Intimacy?
CrsNo MS 149I PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): M. Shurkus
For many theorists, the digital era ushered in the second “industrial revolution” and like the first it dramatically transformed human relationships. Taking up the question of the course title, we will begin by exploring Michel Foucault and Giorgio Agamben’s definitions of an apparatus. Drawing insight from these theorists we will explore how media-Reality TV, various forms of social media, and participatory culture-transmit or hinder our expressions of love and intimacy or what Agamben has called a “shared sensation of being”. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: MS 049 PO , MS 050 PO or MS 051 PO .
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