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Course Descriptions

A typical course description in the Undergraduate Bulletin appears like this:

LIT 273 American Multicultural Literature  

The three digits of the course codes refer to the course level. Undergraduate courses are those numbered from 100 to 499. All numbers above that are for graduate credit.The 100 series is primarily for freshmen; 200 – sophomores; 300 – juniors; and 400 – seniors.

Course Planning Information

Information included with the course description helps you as you plan your course schedules. General Education (Gen Ed), Racial and Ethnic Studies (RES), Global Perspective (GLP), repeatability, and terms offered (if known) are indicated.

The terms indicated serve only as a general guide and do not guarantee that a course will be offered during a particular semester. Verify availability of a course in any given term by checking the online Open Courses listing or through Access Stout when planning your schedule.
 

Literature
  

  • LIT-196 Scottish Storytelling

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts & Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    An exploration of Scottish storytelling practices from antiquity to contemporary times, to include orature, literature, and mediated storytelling.
  

  • LIT-196 Storytelling of Scotland and North England

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A broad exploration of Scottish and North England storytelling practices from antiquity to contemporary times, including orature, literature, and mediated storytelling.
  

  • LIT-203 American Poets

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Poetry of American writers: how culture, race, ethnicity, and nature shape American poetry.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-205 The Short Story

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature, Cross-disciplinary Issues
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Style, structure, history and development of short story as a literary form.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-208 Fiction Into Film

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A literary and cultural examination of film adaptations. Special attention is given to the evolving depiction of non-dominant racial and ethnic cultural groups in literature and film.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-230 American Cinema

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A literary and cultural examination of American cinematic development. Special attention is given to the evolving depiction of non-dominant cultural groups and contemporary issues. Examination of these issues allows students to actively discover, assess, and execute the creative problem-solving needed to be fully engaged with contemporary issues.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-255 Recent World Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Selected readings in Contemporary Literature in Translation.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-260 Modern American Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Selected poetry, prose and drama produced since World War I.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL 101  or ENGL 111  
  

  • LIT-265 Literature and Economics

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature, Cross-disciplinary Issues
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of economic concepts and principles in literary works form a variety of periods. Application of literary and economic theory to novel-length texts.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-272 Women Writers

    (3 cr.)
    Racial and Ethnic Studies Category B, Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Study of representative American and international women writers within the tradition of feminist literary theory.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-273 American Multicultural Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    American multicultural literature, focusing on Hispanic, African, Asian, and Native American writers.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-275 Environmental Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Literary and critical analysis of environmentalist discourses. Exploration of literary works that treat land use and co-existence among life forms.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-280 Best-Sellers

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Fiction and non-fiction best-sellers: expression of an impact on popular culture.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-281 Recent American Literature: Culture, Race, Ethnicity and Nature

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    How culture, race ethnicity, and nature shape American literature.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-285 Science Fiction

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Critical survey of popular and classic science fiction.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-299 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-300 Children’s Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Critical survey and ways of presenting literature for children from infancy to age 12.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-302 Topics in Literature

    (1 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Intensive analysis of selected authors and literary works with emphasis on discourse analysis in group and workshop settings.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-303 Coming of Age in Literature and Film

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of literary and filmic works that treat age, coming of age, aging, and old age. Literary and critical analysis using age studies in literature.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-303 Coming of Age in Literature and Film

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of literary and filmic works that treat age, coming of age, aging, and old age in racial and cultural context. Literary and critical analysis using age studies in literature and film.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL 101  or ENGL 111  
  

  • LIT-304 American Folklore

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category B, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis and interpretation of stories, songs, jokes, and material culture of families, work groups, ethnic groups, and religious groups.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-306 Shakespeare

    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Several representative plays and selected criticism.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-307 After 9/11: American Literature of Public Crisis and Trauma

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Arts and Humanities - Literature, Cross-disciplinary Issues, Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Literary and cultural analysis of 9/11 and its aftermath in American and global contexts. Exploration of new racial formations, discourses of citizenship in the wake of trauma.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-308 Alice Walker: Beyond Purple

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Arts and Humanities - Literature, Cross-disciplinary Issues
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Explore Alice Walker’s short stories, essays, children’s literature, and novels. Discuss Walker’s international reputation as a contemporary feminist Aftrican-American author and activist. Consider Walker’s writing in its social and historical contexts, particularly in light of the civil rights, anti-Vietnam war, and women’s liberation movements, and connect those themes to contemporary issues.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-309 Multicultural Shakespeare: Plays and Replays

    (3 cr.)
    Racial & Ethnic Studies Category A, Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of Shakespeare’s plays and their relevance to contemporary debates on race, ethnicity, diversity in a globalized world. Adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays by contemporary multicultural authors, filmmakers, and artists.
    Prerequisites: take ENGL 101  or ENGL 111  
  

  • LIT-350 Modern British Literature

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Selected poetry, prose, and fiction produced since World War I.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-396 Romantic Poets

    (3 cr.)
    Humanities and the Arts - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-399 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-450 Experience in China: Modern East Asian Literature and Cinema

    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Through the Experience China Study Abroad Program, this course introduces students to the cultural, social, political, and aesthetic developments in Modern East Asia through the study of major works of 20th and 21st century Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Literature and film. Includes study of memoirs, writings of political theory, sociology, religion, and history.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-450 Studies in Literature: Alice Walker: Beyond Purple

    (2-3 cr.)
    Humanities and the Arts - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Study of Alice Walker’s short stories, essays, children’s literature, poetry, and novels, making connections with the social and historical contexts, particularly the civil rights, anti-Viet Nam war, and women’s liberation movements.
    Prerequisites: ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  or ENGL-113  
  

  • LIT-450 Studies in Literature: Women’s Autobiographical Writing: Private Lives, Public Stories

    (3 cr.)
    Humanities and the Arts - Literature
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Women’s Autobiographical Writing: Private Lives, Public Stories: The changing contexts of women’s lives and how women’s actions have shaped and responded to those contexts as seen through women’s autobiography. Rhetorical situations and consequences of various types of women’s autobiography including autobiography using new medial such as blogging.
    ENGL-102  or ENGL-112  
  

  • LIT-450A Studies in Literature (Theme, Author, Genre)

    (2-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A study of a selected writer’s work or of literature focusing on a significant theme of literature or of a genre not offered as a distinct course of similar duration within the departmental curriculum.
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  
  

  • LIT-499 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: take either ENGL-101  or ENGL-111  

Logic
  

  • LOG-250 Critical Thinking

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Formulation, clarification and critical evaluation of claims: justification through non-formal argumentational strategies.
  

  • LOG-301 Introduction to Logical Thinking

    (3 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Problem-solving strategies based on induction and on categorical and propositional deduction.
  

  • LOG-305 Symbolic Logic

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Propositional and first-order quantificational languages and deductive systems, proof construction, introduction to soundness and completeness, application to natural language reasoning and computability.
  

  • LOG-499 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent

Manufacturing Engineering
  

  • MFGE-349 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
  

  • MFGE-351 Manufacturing Process Engineering I

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Engineering analysis and control of machining and metal forming processes.  Design and manufacturing process development for machining and/or metal forming. Implement design tools to meet design requirements and create effective manufacturing processes.
    Prerequisites: take CHEM-241 , ENGR-294 , ETECH-252 , ENGR-275 , and STAT-330  
  

  • MFGE-352 Manufacturing Process Engineering II

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of polymer, metal, and ceramic behavior in processing, through the understanding of structure-process-property relationships. Mathematical modeling of process design, incorporating heat transfer and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics. 
    Prerequisites: take ETECH-251 , ETECH-253 , ENGR-294 , ENGR 391 , and STAT-330  
  

  • MFGE-399 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  

  • MFGE-405 Capstone I: Concurrent Design

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Concurrent product design and development. Concept of design; brainstorming, problem solving, and creativity methods. Engineering methods. Design analysis, solid modeling, finite element analysis and information sources. Development of teamwork and communications skills. Consideration of cell needs and limitations.
    Prerequisites or Corequisites: take MFGE-351 , MFGE-352 , and MFGE-441  
  

  • MFGE-410 Capstone II: Manufacturing System Design

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Dedicated and flexible manufacturing systems through the design, building and testing of a flexible manufacturing cell that produces a discrete family of parts, design of part transfer, tooling, sensing, production control and integrated inspection systems will be emphasized.
    Prerequisite: Take MFGE-405 ; Prerequisites or corequisites: ENGR-325 , ENGR-363 , and ENGR-415  
  

  • MFGE-440 Manufacturing System Design and Simulation

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Design of manufacturing systems using contemporary methods and philosophies. Modeling and comparison of system designs using simulation software. Interpretation of experimental simulation results to evaluate system design alternatives. Preparation of technical reports summarizing projects.
    Prerequisite or Corequisite: take INMGT-335  
  

  • MFGE-441 Design Of Jigs, Fixtures, And Tooling

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Design of tooling used for machining, locating and transferring multiple parts for fixed and flexible manufacturing. Design, setup and development of tooling for robots, computer numerical control machines and other production equipment. Transfer line tooling.
    Prerequisites: ETECH-252 , ETECH-210 , and ENGR-294  
  

  • MFGE-449 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
  

  • MFGE-465 Reliability Engineering

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A practical introduction to reliability engineering with the opportunity for application. Topics covered include reliability need, calculations, prediction and modeling, and test design.
    Prerequisite: take STAT-330  
  

  • MFGE-499 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  

  • MFGE-640 Manufacturing System Design And Simulation

    3 cr.
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Design of manufacturing systems using contemporary methods and philosophies. Modeling and comparison of system designs using simulation software. Interpretation of experimental simulation results to evaluate system design alternatives. Preparation of technical reports summarizing projects.

Marketing and Business Education
  

  • MBE-101 Introduction to Marketing and Business Education

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Becoming a teacher in the disciplines of Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE) and Marketing and Business Education (MBE) within K-12 schools and educational institutions.  Teacher candidates will prepare for success within their respective programs by learning about the discipline, program requirements and trends within the profession.
  

  • MBE-149 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved area of marketing education. May be recurring. Supervised during work/study periods. Recurring experiences would be designed to build upon previous experiences in the course.
    Department Consent
  

  • MBE-202 Supervision of MBE Career & Technical Student Organizations

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Competencies needed to become a successful advisor, integrate a marketing and/or business education career and technical student organization into curriculum with a focus on the high school division of BPA, FBLA, and DECA.
  

  • MBE-249 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
  

  • MBE-300 Introduction to Teaching Marketing and Business Education

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A study of becoming a teacher in the disciplines of Marketing and Business Education with a deep focus on their related career and technical student organizations.
  

  • MBE-301 Marketing and Business Education Methods

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Competency-based and individualized approach to methods of teaching in career and technical Business and Marketing subjects.
    Prerequisites: MBE 101  and Passed Background Check
  

  • MBE-311 Marketing and Business Education Project Method

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Project method of instruction in a career and technical education program. Concurrent enrollment in MBE-312  is required.
    Prerequisite: take MBE-101 ; Corequisite: MBE-312 ; Benchmark I must be completed.
  

  • MBE-312 MBE Pre-Student Teaching

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Planned experiences within marketing and business PK-12 classrooms; identification and application of principles, concepts, and strategies acquired in program professional courses. Includes observation of teaching, planning for teaching, teaching, assessment of student learning, and reflection on teaching.
    Prerequisite: Benchmark I Passed
  

  • MBE-349 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods. 
    Department Consent
  

  • MBE-355 Marketing and Business Seminar

    (2-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Issues and trends in marketing, business and career and technical education. Experiences necessary for success during student teaching and upon initial career entry.
  

  • MBE-365 Integrated Software Applications for Instruction

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Software applications for the professional and personal use of instructors. The effective use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, communication and other appropriate software applications with emphasis on curricular integration and professional standards.
    Prerequisite: take ICT-103  
  

  • MBE-366 Integrated Media Applications for Instruction

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Prepares instructors to use various media in the learning environment. Emphasis on proper curriculum integration based on sound curriculum design principles and professional standards. Instructor’s consent
    Prerequisite: take MBE 365  
  

  • MBE-401 Marketing Education Curriculum

    (2-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Program, course and lesson-level curriculum development skills. Assessment systems, strategies, design elements, and test development skills.
    Prerequisites: take MBE-301 , MBE-311 , and MBE-312 , and completion of Benchmark I
  

  • MBE-409 Marketing Education - Student Teaching

    (2-16 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Directed teaching and community experiences in selected off-campus schools.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisites: Benchmark II completion and MBE-401  
  

  • MBE-411 Business Education Methods and Curriculum

    (5 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Teaching methods and curriculum design for business educators. Emphasis on basic business subjects; business literacy and entry-level job preparation; issues and trends; demonstration and development of a standards-based business education curriculum.
    Prerequisite: Benchmark I completion
  

  • MBE-412 Elementary Keyboarding Teaching Methods

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Developmentally appropriate methods of instruction in keyboarding and emerging input technologies applicable to elementary educational settings.
  

  • MBE-413 Advanced Business Ed Methods

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Methods and curriculum for information systems and accounting; assessment; demonstration and development of standards-based business education lessons.
    Prerequisite: take CTE 405  
  

  • MBE-419 Business Education Student Teaching

    (2-16 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Directed teaching and community experiences in selected off-campus schools. Department consent
    Prerequisites: Benchmark II completion and MBE-411  
  

  • MBE-449 Cooperative Education Experience

    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study for a minimum of 320 hours and in an approved paid position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods.
    Department Consent
  

  • MBE-488 Marketing Education-Internship

    (8-16 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Directed teaching and community experiences in selected off-campus schools.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisites: Benchmark II completion and MBE-401  
  

  • MBE-489 Business Education Internship

    (8-16 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Directed teaching and community experiences in selected off-campus schools.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: Benchmark II completion
  

  • MBE-499 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent

Mathematics
  

  • MATH-10 Fundamentals of Algebra

    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Review of fundamental principles of elementary algebra. Credit earned for MATH-10 will not count toward graduation.
  

  • MATH-90 Intermediate Algebra

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Basic algebraic skills: factoring, exponents, rational expressions, linear equations and inequalities, systems of equations, quadratic equations, and an introduction to functions. Credit earned for MATH-90 will not count towards graduation.
    Prerequisite: Math Placement Level 1 or completion of MATH-10 .
  

  • MATH-118 Concepts of Mathematics

    (4 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introductory concepts in mathematics such as functions, sets, geometry, combinatorics, probability and other current mathematical topics, along with practical applications to modern life.
    Prerequisite: Math Placement Level 2 or completion of MATH 90  
  

  • MATH-120 College Algebra

    (4 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytical Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Properties of elementary functions, including polynomial, absolute value, radical, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Topics include equations, inequalities, functions, and their graphs. Represent, visualize, analyze, solve, and interpret mathematics. Intended to provide the algebra skills required for calculus.
    Prerequisite(s): take MATH-90  or Math Placement Level 2
  

  • MATH-121 Introductory College Mathematics II

    (4 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Continuation of MATH-120 . Study of functions to include rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and two-dimensional analytic geometry.
    Prerequisite: Math Placement Level 3 or completion of MATH-120  
  

  • MATH-123 Finite and Financial Mathematics

    (3 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Topics in business-related mathematical problem solving including simple and compound interest, annuities, mortgages, supply and demand, break-even analysis, best-fit lines, problem solving with systems of linear equations, linear programming, set theory, Venn diagrams, counting principles, basic and conditional probability, and expected value.
    Prerequisites: Math Placement Level 2 or completion of MATH-90  with a grade of C+ or better.
  

  • MATH-150 Calculus with Precalculus A

    (5 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    First course in a two-course sequence. Review of basic algebra, solving equations and inequalities, graphing polynomial and rational functions. Limits and derivatives of polynomial and rational functions. Applications of derivatives.
    Prerequisite: Math Placement Level 2 or completion of MATH-90 .
  

  • MATH-151 Calculus with Precalculus B

    (5 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Second course in a two-course sequence. Properties, identities, and derivatives of exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Affine transformations and graphing, linear systems of equations, and geometric applications of trigonometry. Integration and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
    Prerequisite: Completion of MATH-150  
  

  • MATH-153 Calculus I

    (4 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Functions, limits, continuity, bounds, sets; the derivative of functions and applications; exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric and inverse functions.

    Equivalent to MATH 156 , MATH 157 , and MATH 158 .
    Prerequisite: Math Placement Level 4 or completion of MATH-121 . Not open to students with credit in MATH-154 , MATH-156 , MATH-157 , or MATH-158 .
  

  • MATH-154 Calculus II

    (4 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Continuation of MATH-153 : antiderivatives; integration theory and techniques, applications; parametric equations, vectors.

    Equivalent to MATH 156  and MATH 157 .
    Prerequisite: take either MATH-151 , MATH-153  or MATH-156  
  

  • MATH-156 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

    (5 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Review of real numbers, inequalities, absolute values, intervals and continuity; analytic geometry of the plane, limit concepts, derivatives of algebraic functions, definite integral.

    Equivalent to MATH 153  and MATH 154 .
    Prerequisite: Math Placement Level 4 or completion of MATH-121 .
  

  • MATH-157 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

    (5 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Application of derivative and definite integral; conic sections and other algebraic curves; calculus for rational, algebraic, circular, exponential and trigonometric functions; formal integration.

    Equivalent to MATH 153  and MATH 154 .
    Prerequisite: take either MATH-151 , MATH-153  or MATH-156  
  

  • MATH-158 Calculus III

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Vector arithmetic, planes and lines in three-space; limits, derivatives, and continuity of multivariate functions; numerical and analytic optimization; multiple integrals in Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates; vector-valued functions, line and surface integrals; Green’s theorem, Stokes’ theorem, and the Divergence theorem.
    Prerequisite: take MATH-154  or MATH-157  
  

  • MATH-180 Foundations of the Language of Mathematics

    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Conceptual foundations of mathematics and the language of mathematics. Logical rules of inference, statement forms, methods of proof, universal and existential quantifiers, abstraction and definition, set theory, relations, functions and cardinality. Proofs involving the above concepts and applications of the concepts and methods of proof to particular abstract mathematical objects.
    Prerequisite: take either MATH-151 , MATH-153  or MATH-156 ; not for students who took MATH-270  
  

  • MATH-196 Mathematical Modeling in the Environment

    3
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Mathematical modeling of real world situations in natural and environmental contexts. Topics to include number sense; proportions; functional modeling, including linear, exponential and power law forms; and discrete dynamical systems. This course is designed to meet the UW System Math Initiative Quantitative Reasoning course designation.
    Math Placement Level 2 or higher or MATH 90 with a grade of C+ or better
  

  • MATH-196 Uncovering the Role Mathematics Plays in Everyday Life

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Investigation of mathematical concepts and algorithms that are used in everyday objects and technology. Concepts of fair division, identification numbers, information science, symmetry and patterns, and their applications. Offered for Wisconsin in Scotland program only.
  

  • MATH-199 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  

  • MATH-250 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Differential equations: first-order and higher- order equations, systems of linear differential equations. Linear algebra: matrices, determinants, systems of linear equations, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors.
    Prerequisite: take MATH-154  or MATH-157  
  

  • MATH-255 Differential Equations

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Common types of ordinary differential equations of first and second order; linear equations with constant coefficients; series solutions, numerical approximations, systems of ordinary equations.
    Prerequisites: take either MATH-154  or MATH-157 , and take MATH-275  
  

  • MATH-262 Modern Geometry

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Development of logical discourse, betweenness properties and plane separation, geometric models of axiomatic systems, modern geometry of triangle and circle, transformations (linear, circular), orthogonal systems of circles, elliptic and hyperbolic geometry.
    Prerequisite: take either MATH-151 , MATH-153  or MATH-156  
  

  • MATH-270 Discrete Mathematics

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploration of sets, relations, functions, formal logic, proof techniques, counting techniques, graphs, recurrence relations, and generating functions. Applications in mathematics and computer science.
    Prerequisites: take either MATH-153  or MATH-156 ; not for students who took MATH-180  
  

  • MATH-275 Linear Algebra

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Algebra of linear transformations and matrices. Determinants, equivalence relations, rank systems of equations, vector spaces, orthogonal transformations, characteristic equations and quadratic forms.
    Prerequisite: take either MATH-151 , MATH-153  or MATH-156  
  

  • MATH-370 Modern Algebra I

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A first course in abstract algebra. Basic number theory, groups, subgroups, cyclic groups, permutation groups, factor and product groups, homomorphisms, isomorphisms, and an introduction to rings.
    Prerequisites: MATH 154  or MATH 157 , MATH 180  or MATH 270 , and MATH 275 
  

  • MATH-371 Modern Algebra II

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Continuation of MATH 370  . Rings, integral domains, fields, polynomials, groups, vector spaces, and field extensions. Advanced topics in abstract algebra.
    Prerequisite: take MATH 370  
  

  • MATH-375 Numerical Linear Algebra

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theoretical foundations of algorithms employed to numerically solve classical problems of linear algebra including linear systems and eigenvalue problems.
    Prerequisites: Either MATH 180  or MATH 270 , , and either MATH 250  or MATH 275 .
  

  • MATH-450 Real Analysis I

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Rigorous development of advanced topics in analysis; functions, real numbers, sequences, Cartesian spaces, sequences of functions, limit superior and inferior, continuous functions.
    Prerequisite: take MATH-154  or MATH-157  
  

  • MATH-451 Real Analysis II

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Continuation of MATH 450 ; differentiation, integration, infinite series.
    Prerequisite: take MATH-450  
  

  • MATH-460 Complex Variables with Applications

    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Complex numbers, analytic functions, elementary functions of complex variables, mapping of elementary functions, integration techniques, power series and calculus of residues.
    Prerequisite: take MATH-158  
  

  • MATH-499 Independent Study

    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
 

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