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JPNT 179 PO - Graphically Speaking: Japanese Manga and Its Buds
CrsNo JPNT179 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): L. Miyake
Text? Image? Manga positions itself in the interstices of image and word, mainstream culture and subculture, local and global economies. This course will examine its historical and cultural contexts, technical and narrative strategies and local and global significance, reading shôjo girls, shônen boys, information and “other” manga, as well as pop culture, visual literacy and graphic art articles.
(Japanese in Translation)
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JPNT 199DRPO - Japanese in Translation: Directed Readings
CrsNo JPNT199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations, written papers, and/or oral presentations 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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JPNT 199IRPO - Japanese in Translation: Independent Research Project
CrsNo JPNT199IRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Independent Research Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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LAMS 190 PO - LAMS Senior Seminar
CrsNo LAMS190 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): K.Wolf
A seminar for LAMS majors to assist them as they conceive of, research, and write their senior theses. Common readings and research exercises will complement guided individual work. Letter grade only.
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LAMS 191 PO - Senior Thesis in LAMS
CrsNo LAMS191 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): K.Wolf
The culminating course for the LAMS major, students complete their theses under the guidance of their thesis advisors. Letter grade only.
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LAST 190 PO - Senior Tutorial
CrsNo LAST190 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): A. Mayes
Required of all majors during the first semester of the senior year. Prepares students for their senior exercise, emphasizing integrative analytical methods and important topics in the core disciplines chosen by students for their exams or senior theses.
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LAST 191 PO - Senior Thesis
CrsNo LAST191 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): Staff
With permission of the Latin American Studies Committee, students may elect to write a senior thesis. Thesis projects require substantial original research, writing and interpretation. Students select and work closely with a track advisor who is their primary reader. Students must select a second reader in consultation with their track advisor.
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LAST 193 PO - Senior Comprehensive Exam
CrsNo LAST193 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): Staff
Three-hour comprehensive examination consists of written field examinations in two chosen core disciplines and one interdisciplinary examination taken during the spring semester of the senior year. Prerequisite: LAST 190 PO .
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LAST 199DRPO - Latin American Studies: Directed Readings
CrsNo LAST199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Directed Readings. 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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LAST 199IRPO - Latin American Studies: Independent Research
CrsNo LAST199IRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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LAST 199RAPO - Latin American Studies: Research Assistantship
CrsNo LAST199RAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.
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LGCS 010 PO - Introduction to Linguistics
CrsNo LGCS010 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): M. Diercks; M. Landman; M. Paster
What exactly is language? What do you actually know when you know a language? These questions are at the heart of linguistics, the scientific study of language. Topics covered in this course include: how sounds are produced and how they combine; how words are constructed from their component parts; how sentences are formed and how their meaning is understood; how languages are alike and how they differ; how languages change over time; and how language use reflects aspects of our identity.
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LGCS 011 PO - Introduction to Cognitive Science
CrsNo LGCS011 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): D. Burke; J. Harris
Historical and contemporary views of the mind, from the perspectives of philosophy, linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience and computer science. How does the mind acquire, structure and make use of language? How does it make sense of emotional and sensory experience? What is consciousness? Topics include language, meaning, knowledge, thinking, remembering, self and consciousness.
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LGCS 082 PZ - Racial Politics of Teaching
CrsNo LGCS082 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LGCS 101 PO - Comparative and Historical Linguistics
CrsNo LGCS101 PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): M. Landman
This course is an introduction to historical linguistics, the study of how languages change over time. The course is a hands-on introduction. Students learn how to ‘do’ historical linguistics by working through exercises involving a variety of languages. Topics include: types of language change (sound change, analogy, borrowing, etc.); reconstruction of proto-languages; and the origins of modern languages. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO or permission of instructor.
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LGCS 105 PO - Syntax
CrsNo LGCS105 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): M. Diercks, M. Landman
Examines the sentence structure of natural language, addressing the (mostly unconscious) knowledge people have about language and proposing cognitive structures for that knowledge. For example, we explain why you can run up a bill, and run up a hill, but while you can run a bill up, you can’t run a hill up. Emphasizes analysis and argumentation, with a writing-centric curriculum. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
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LGCS 106 PO - Semantics
CrsNo LGCS106 PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Harris
Language users manage to communicate complex thoughts and ideas within rapidly changing and evolving contexts, often with incredible ease. How are we able to locate linguistic meanings in such rich and elusive contexts? What is the relationship between the meaning of a word or expression and its linguistic form? What are the rules or processes that determine how more complex meanings are created from their parts, and how do these processes relate to other cognitive or mental processes? This course introduces both theoretical and practical tools to build an abstract theory of linguistic meaning that addresses these questions, among others. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO or CSCI 030 PO .
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LGCS 107 PO - Pragmatics
CrsNo LGCS107 PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Atlas
How to do things with words. A philosophical and linguistic discussion of language use and non-truth-conditional aspects of meaning. Topics from philosophy of language and linguistics: speech acts, presupposition, conversational implicature, context and common ground, demonstratives and indexicals, topic/comment and focus, with applications to law and to psychology. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
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LGCS 108 PO - Phonology
CrsNo LGCS108 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): M. Paster
Analysis of the organization of sounds in the world’s languages. Fundamental concepts in phonological theory and their relation to issues in articulatory and acoustic phonetics. Course focuses on feature systems, underlying representations, phonological rules and derivations. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
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LGCS 109 PO - Morphology
CrsNo LGCS109 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): M. Paster
Provides an introduction to morphology, the study of how words are built from their component parts. Topics to be covered include methods of morphological analysis, the relationship between morphology and other areas of grammar, and modern theories of morphology. Prerequities: LGCS 010 PO
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LGCS 110 PZ - Language and Gender
CrsNo LGCS110 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LGCS 112 PZ - Language and Society
CrsNo LGCS112 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LGCS 115 PZ - Bilingualism
CrsNo LGCS115 PZ
Please see the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LGCS 116 PZ - Language and Ethnicity
CrsNo LGCS116 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LGCS 121 PO - Psycholinguistics
CrsNo LGCS121 PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Harris
How are we able to produce and comprehend language in all of its complexity? Introduction to research and theory on language processing. Focus on empirical studies of word recognition, sentence processing, discourse and semantic interpretation, as well as language acquisition and breakdown. Prerequisites: LGCS 011 PO , or LGCS 010 PO and PSYC 051 PO .
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LGCS 122 PO - Methods in Language Research
CrsNo LGCS122 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2014.
Instructor(s): J. Harris
This course offers in-depth and practical experience with empirical language research through original class and group projects. Methods discussed will depend on the research topic, and may include questionnaire design, reaction time studies, eye movement paradigms, and corpus work, as well as the basic statistics needed to interpret and report results. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO , LGCS 011 PO and one other course in LGCS. May be repeated twice for credit.
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LGCS 125 PO - Field Methods in Linguistics
CrsNo LGCS125 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): M. Diercks, M. Paster
Where do we get the data on which linguistic theory is based? In this class, students learn hands-on how to systematically approach the study of an unfamiliar language. Languages vary from year to year; previous languages included Luganda, Twi and Malayalam. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO and either LGCS 105 PO or LGCS 108 PO .
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LGCS 166 PZ - Language and Gender in Disney
CrsNo LGCS166 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LGCS 175 PO - Seminar in Linguistics and Cognitive Science
CrsNo LGCS175 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Atlas
A philosophical, linguistic and psychological examination of a central topic in cognitive science. For example, metaphor, language and thought, modularity of the mind, concepts and experimental pragmatics. Normally to be taken in the junior year. Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated once for credit.
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LGCS 185P PO - Topics in Phonology
CrsNo LGCS185P PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): M. Paster
Advanced topics in phonological theory. Familiarizes students with current original research on one or more specific topics. Topics vary and may include Optimality Theory, phonetically grounded phonology, tonal systems and the phonology-morphology interface. Prerequisite: LGCS 108 PO .
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LGCS 185S PO - Topics in Syntax
CrsNo LGCS185S PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): M. Diercks
Examines recent developments in syntactic theory within the framework of the Minimalist Program. Course addresses significant theoretical issues (e.g. Case and Agreement, wh-movement, NP-movement) with respect to a typologically-varied set of languages, often utilizing relatively unfamiliar languages (e.g. the Bantu languages of Africa). Specific topics vary year to year. Prerequisite: LGCS 105 PO .
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LGCS 185T PO - Topics in Semantics
CrsNo LGCS185T PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): J. Harris
Investigates advanced topics in semantics and the syntax-semantics and semantics-pragmatics interface. Topics vary from year to year; possible topics include anaphora, quantification, modality, tense, plurals and modification. Prerequisite: LGCS 106 PO .
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LGCS 187A PO - Tutorial in Linguistics and Cognitive Science
CrsNo LGCS187A PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Selected topics, determined jointly by the student and the tutor, conducted through frequent student papers and evaluated in Oxford-style tutorial sessions. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor. LGCS 187A, full course; LGCS 187B PO, half-course. May be repeated.
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LGCS 187B PO - Tutorial in Linguistics and Cognitive Science
CrsNo LGCS187B PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Selected topics, determined jointly by the student and the tutor, conducted through frequent student papers and evaluated in Oxford-style tutorial sessions. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor. LGCS 187A PO, full course; LGCS 187B, half-course. May be repeated.
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LGCS 191 PO - Senior Thesis in Linguistics and Cognitive Science
CrsNo LGCS191 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Individual theoretical research or laboratory experiment, for fourth-year students under faculty supervision. Half-course credit only.
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LGCS 193 PO - Senior Comprehensive Examination
CrsNo LGCS193 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Take-home examination in linguistics, completed in one week, testing students’ general competence in the core disciplines of the field. Half-course credit only.
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LGCS 199DRPO - Linguistics and Cognitive Science: Directed Readings
CrsNo LGCS199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Directed Readings. 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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LGCS 199IRPO - Linguistics and Cognitive Science
CrsNo LGCS199IRPO
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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LGCS 199RAPO - Ling Cog Sci: Research Assistantship
CrsNo LGCS199RAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Research Assistantship. Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.
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LIT 103 HM - Third Cinema
CrsNo LIT 103 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LIT 144 HM - Poe Goes South: Short Story
CrsNo LIT 144 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LIT 145 HM - Third World Women Writers
CrsNo LIT 145 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LIT 165 AF - Writing Between Borders: Caribbean Writers in the U.S. and Canada
CrsNo LIT 165 AF
See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LIT 179 HM - Special Topics in Literature
CrsNo LIT 179 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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LIT 179A HM - Special Topic: Hyphenated Americans
CrsNo LIT 179A HM
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 001 PO - Math, Philosophy and the Real World
CrsNo MATH001 PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Grabiner
Throughout history, mathematics has changed the way people look at the world. This course will include examples such as: Euclidean geometry (which suggested to philosophers that certainty was achievable by human thought), discussions of the infinite (which confounded the believer and the agnostic alike) and probability and statistics (which gave scientists a way of dealing with events that did not seem to follow any laws but those of chance). Readings and problems will be taken from several types of sources, including historical, mathematical and philosophical texts. Offered jointly by Pitzer and Pomona colleges. Prerequisites: High-school Algebra and Geometry.
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MATH 001 PZ - Mathematics, Philosophy and the Real World
CrsNo MATH001 PZ
Instructor(s): J. Grabiner; G. Karaali
Throughout history, mathematics has changed the way people look at the world. This course will focus on two examples: Euclidean geometry (which suggested to philosophers that certainty was achievable through human thought) and probability and statistics (which gave scientists a way of dealing with events that did not seem to follow any laws but those of chance). Readings and problems will be taken from three types of sources: (1) Euclid’s Elements of Geometry; (2) modern elementary works on probability and its applications to the study of society and to gambling; (3) the writings of philosophers whose views were strongly influenced by mathematics, such as: Plato, Aristotle, Pascal, Spinoza, Kant, Laplace, Helmholtz, and Thomas Jefferson. Prerequisite: high school algebra and geometry. Prerequisite: high-school algebra and geometry. Offered jointly by Pitzer and Pomona colleges
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MATH 007 PZ - Mathematics of Gambling
CrsNo MATH007 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 010B PZ - Cartography
CrsNo MATH010B PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 010G PZ - Mathematics in Many Cultures
CrsNo MATH010G PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 010HCPZ - Topology
CrsNo MATH010HCPZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MATH 029 PO - Calculus with Problem Solving
CrsNo MATH029 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): E. Flapan
This course will enhance students’ problem solving skills and introduce students to calculus. Topics covered will include unit conversions, proportions, concentrations, significant figures, exponents, logarithms, word problems, systems of linear equations, a brief look at trigonometry, followed by an introduction to derivatives, rates of change, anti-derivatives, definite integrals, and area under a curve. This course is a good option for students interested in careers in the health sciences. In particular, it will prepare students for introductory science courses.
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MATH 030 PO - Calculus I
CrsNo MATH030 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): E. Flapan; J. Pecharich; A. Rumbos; G. Sarkis; B. Shtylla
Math 30, 31 and 32 comprise a standard course in the calculus of one and several variables. This course focuses on limits, derivatives, integrals, mean-value theorems and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Prerequisite: satisfactory score on placement examination.
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MATH 031 PO - Calculus II
CrsNo MATH031 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): J. Pecharich; Staff
Transcendental functions, techniques of integration, infinite series and related material. Prerequisite: MATH 030 PO or satisfactory score on placement examination.
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MATH 031H PO - Honors Topics in Calculus II
CrsNo MATH031H PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): G. Sarkis; S. Shahriari
Explores selected topics from Calculus II in greater depth than Math 31 and relates these topics to other areas of mathematics. This course is intended for students who have already seen some of the Calculus II material but are not yet ready for Calculus III or Linear Algebra. Prerequisite: MATH 030 PO or a satisfactory score on the placement examination.
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MATH 031S PO - Calculus II with Applications to the Life Sciences
CrsNo MATH031S PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): D. Fryer; A. Radunskaya; A. Rumbos
The core topics of MATH 031 PO, as well as an introduction to modeling, differential equations and computing, in the context of problems from the life sciences. Both an excellent background for students who intend to go on to MATH 032 PO as well as for those who intend to take no further mathematics courses. Prerequisite: MATH 030 PO .
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MATH 032 PO - Calculus III
CrsNo MATH032 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Vectors and vector functions, partial derivatives and differentiability of functions of several variables, multiple integrals. Prerequisite: one of MATH 031 PO, MATH 031H PO, MATH 031S PO (C or better) or satisfactory score on placement examination. Students can receive credit for only one of MATH 32, MATH 032H PO or MATH 107 PO. Prerequisite: one of MATH 031 PO or MATH 031H PO or MATH 031S PO .
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MATH 032S PO - Calculus III with Applications to the Life Sciences
CrsNo MATH032S PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): A. Radunskaya; J. Pecharich; A. Rumbos
Calculus III with Applications to the Life Sciences. Presents the core topics of Multivariable Calculus (Math 32) and probability in the context of problems from the life sciences. Topics include: vector fields, limits and continuity, differentiability, linearization, probability distributions, multiple integrals, line integrals, and Green’s Theorem. Applications include models of species interaction in ecosystems, the spread of disease and mutations. Provides an excellent background for students who intend to go on to Math 60 as well as for students taking a mathematical modeling course (e.g. MATH183) or a course on dynamical systems (e.g. Math 112). Prerequisite: 31 (C- or better) or satisfactory score on placement exam. Prerequisite: one of MATH 031 PO or MATH 031H PO or MATH 031S PO .
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MATH 036 PO - Mathematical and Computational Methods in the Life Sciences
CrsNo MATH036 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): A. Radunskaya; A. Rumbos
Mathematical modeling motivated by problems in biology. Topics covered include probability, discrete dynamics, differential equations, linear algebra and statistics. Some computational techniques are presented to lend power to the theory. This course provides analytical and computational tools for the life scientist and motivates further study in mathematics. Prerequisite: one of MATH 031 PO or MATH 031H PO or MATH 031S PO , or satisfactory score on placement examination.
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MATH 055 HM - Discrete Mathematics
CrsNo MATH055 HM
See the Harvey Mudd College catalog for a description of this course. Also offered as CS055 at Pomona.
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MATH 058 PO - Introduction to Statistics with lab.
CrsNo MATH058 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): G. Chandler; J. Hardin
An introduction to the methodology and tools which are vital to the researcher in both the sciences and social sciences. Introduction to probability; binomial, normal, t and Chi-squared distributions; testing hypotheses; confidence intervals; analysis of variance; and regression and correlation analysis. Concepts will be applied to current data using statistical computer software. Prerequisite: MATH 030 PO or MATH 031 PO or MATH 032 PO or MATH 060 PO or satisfactory score on placement examination. Not recommended for students who have taken AP statistics.
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MATH 058B PO - Introduction to Biostatistics
CrsNo MATH058B PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): G. Chandler; J. Hardin
An introduction to the methodology and tools which are vital to research in the biological and health sciences and medicine. Topics include probability; distributions of random variables; testing hypotheses; confidence intervals; analysis of variance; regression analysis; odds ratios; sensitivity and specificity; and nonparametric methods. Concepts will be applied to current data using statistical computer software. Prerequisite: MATH 030 PO or equivalent. Not recommended for students who have taken AP statistics.
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MATH 060 PO - Linear Algebra
CrsNo MATH060 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): V. de Silva; D. Fryer; S. Garcia; S. Grabiner; G. Karaali; J. Pecharich; A. Rumbos; G. Sarkis; S. Shahriari.
Emphasizes vector spaces and linear transformations. Linear independence and bases, null spaces and ranks of linear transformations, the algebra of linear transformations, the representation of linear transformations by matrices. Additional topics may include Gaussian elimination, inner product spaces; determinants, eigenvalues; and applications of linear algebra. Prerequisite: one of MATH 031 PO , MATH 031H PO , MATH 031S PO , MATH 032 PO or MATH 032S PO .
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