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LING 150 - Language and Gender in Japanese Society Cross-Listed as and
Japanese is considered to be a gendered language in the sense that women and men speak differently from each other. Male characters in Japanese animation often use “boku” or “ore” to refer to themselves, while female characters often use “watashi” or “atashi.” When translated into Japanese, Herminone Granger (a female character in the Harry Potter series) ends sentences with soft-sounding forms, while Harry Potter and his best friend Ron use more assertive forms. Do these fictional representations reflect reality? How are certain forms associated with femininity or masculinity? Do speakers of Japanese conform to the norm or rebel against it? These are some of the questions discussed in this course. Students will have opportunities to learn about the history of gendered language, discover different methodologies in data collections, and find out about current discourse on language and gender. Offered alternate years. (4 Credits)
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LING 175 - Sociolinguistics Cross-Listed as SOCI 175
Sociolinguistics is the study of the social language variation inevitable in all societies, be they closed and uniform or diverse and multicultural. Language and culture are so closely tied that it is nearly impossible to discuss language variation without also understanding its relation to culture. As humans, we judge each other constantly on the basis of the way we talk, we make sweeping generalizations about people’s values and moral worth solely on the basis of the language they speak. Diversity in language often stands as a symbol of ethnic and social diversity. If someone criticizes our language we feel they are criticizing our inmost self. This course introduces students to the overwhelming amount of linguistic diversity in the United States and elsewhere, while at the same time making them aware of the cultural prejudices inherent in our attitude towards people who speak differently from us. The class involves analysis and discussion of the readings, setting the stage for exploration assignments, allowing students to do their own research on linguistic diversity. (4 Credits)
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LING 194 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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LING 200 - English Syntax
This course deals with the formal properties of discourse organization above the word level. Using local English as our test case, we introduce and refine the conceptual apparatus of theoretical syntax: syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic categories, the ways they are coded in English, phrase structure rules and recursion, semantic and pragmatic motivations for formal structures, movement rules, anaphora, and dependence relations. Some properties of English are (probable) language universals. (4 Credits)
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LING 201 - Historical Linguistics
Languages are constantly changing. The English written by Chaucer 600 years ago is now very difficult to understand without annotation, not to mention anything written a few centuries before that. This course investigates the nature of language change, how to determine a language’s history, its relationship to other languages and the search for common ancestors or “proto-languages.” We will discuss changes at various linguistic levels: sound change, lexical change, syntactic change and changes in word meaning over time. Although much of the work done in this field involves Indo-European languages, we will also look at change in many other language families. This is a practical course, most of class time will be spent DOING historical linguistics, rather than talking about it. We will be looking at data sets from many different languages and trying to make sense of them. In the cases where we have examples of many related languages, we will try to reconstruct what the parent language must have looked like. Prerequisite(s): LING 100 or LING 104 (4 Credits)
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LING 202 - Origins/Evolution of Language
In 1870, the Linguistic Society of Paris decreed that all papers on the topic of the origin of speech were inadmissible. In recent years, speculations about the evolutions of language have become respectable once again, as attested by the number of international conferences on the topic, and journals devoted to it. Although we are only a little closer to a description of “proto-human” than we were back in 1870, it is now universally recognized that there are no primitive languages, and that neither the comparative method of historical linguistics nor internal reconstruction can allow us to reconstruct the earliest human languages (although they still allow us to make inferences about Proto-Indo-European and other ancient extinct languages). But there have been advances in our understanding of the neurological substrate for linguistic ability, communication in (some) other species, and in the application of the uniformitarian hypothesis: the processes we now observe in different kinds of language change are themselves capable of producing all the recognized “design features” of human language out of earlier structures in which these features are lacking. Prerequisite(s): LING 100 or LING 301 (4 Credits)
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LING 204 - Experimental Linguistics
This course is the natural extension of the Sounds of Language course, as well as the prerequisite to the capstone course in the cognitive track. Students learn how to conduct linguistic research from the bottom up, from forming a hypothesis to constructing word and sentence lists for elicitation, or stimuli for recognition, to recording speakers, running tests, analyzing the data obtained, and writing up the final research paper. By the end of the semester, students should be familiar with all the equipment in the linguistics laboratory and what kinds of questions each is designed to explore, and to be able to conduct their own independent research. Corequisite(s): LING 104 . Concurrent registration allowed by permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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LING 205 - Phonology
Although all humans are born with the capacity to learn the sounds of any language, part of learning our native language is learning to categorize sounds into groups specific to that language, thereby filtering out many of the actual phonetic distinctions and concentrating only on those that are important. Just as we, as English speakers, may have trouble hearing the difference between the voiced and voiceless click consonants in Zulu, so speakers of other languages may not hear the difference between the vowels in “beat” and “bit,” because this small distinction isn’t important in their language. Phonology is the study of how different languages organize sounds into perceptual categories. In this class we will look at data from a wide variety of different languages, as well as from several dialects of English, including children’s acquisition of a phonological system. Emphasis will be on practical skills in solving problem sets. Prerequisite(s): LING 104 (4 Credits)
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LING 206 - Endangered/Minority Languages
Language loss is accelerating at alarming rates. In fact, Linguists predict that only five percent of the six thousand languages currently spoken in the world are expected to survive into the 22nd century. In this course, we will examine the historical, political, and socio-economic factors behind the endangerment and/or marginalization of languages in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. We will also concentrate on the globalization of English (and other major languages), which plays a primary role in language endangerment and marginalization. Additional topics include: linguistic diversity, language policy, multilingualism (in both nations and individuals), global language conflict, and language revitalization. Students will have the opportunity to learn first-hand about these issues by interviewing speakers of an endangered and/or minority language. Offered every third year. (4 Credits)
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LING 225 - 100 Words for Snow: Language and Nature Cross-Listed as ENVI 225
This course examines the relationship between language and nature. What is language and what is nature? What does the language of environment discourse look like? How do the ways we talk about nature influence our perceptions of it? How has the environment influenced individual languages? What are current ideas on how language evolved in our species? Can we look at languages as if they were organisms and analyze their ecosystems? Are biodiversity and linguistic diversity linked? Can saving endangered languages help us save endangered environments? Next offered spring 2013. (4 Credits)
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LING 235 - Communicative Strategies in Japanese Society Cross-Listed as JAPA 235.
This course aims at understanding communicative strategies employed by Japanese speakers. Students of Japanese language often wonder what cultural assumptions and strategies lie behind the language they are studying. In language classrooms such issues are touched upon but never fully explained in the interest of time. This course offers in-depth explorations of the interrelationship between Japanese language and society. Students will be encouraged to reflect upon their own communicative strategies. They will also read about strategies used by American English speakers as a point of comparison. How is gender articulated in Japanese society? Is the so-called feminine speech in Japanese real? If the feminine speech is considered “powerless,” how do women in authoritative positions speak? Problems in U.S.-Japan business and other negotiations are often reported in the popular press. How are they related to how people in each country communicate with one another? Japanese people are supposed to be “polite.” How, to whom, and in what context do they express politeness? Are their politeness strategies markedly different from those of other countries? Students will have opportunities to explore issues such as these. No Japanese language ability required. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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LING 280 - Topics in Linguistic Anth Cross-Listed as
Introduces students to linguistic anthropology, one of the four major subfields of the discipline of anthropology. Students will focus on particular topics within linguistic anthropology including: gender, race, sexuality, and identity. May involve fieldwork in the Twin Cities area. Focus will be announced at registration. Offered occasionally. Prerequisite(s): or (4 Credits)
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LING 294 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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LING 300 - Linguistic Analysis
The first prerequisite to understanding a linguistic message is the ability to decipher its code. This course is training in the decoding of grammar. Through practice in problem-solving, you will develop expertise in the grammatical systems of a wide sample of the world’s language types. Every fall. Prerequisite(s): LING 100 - Introduction to Linguistics, plus one of LING 200 - Syntax or LING 205 - Phonology. (4 Credits)
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LING 301 - Language and Alienation
We are living in the midst of an “irony epidemic,” where two of the most frequently used expressions in current American English are “like” and “whatever.” Both of these are literally advertisements that words are not the real thing (at best, they are “like” it), and that they don’t matter (since “whatever” you say is equally a matter of indifference). This course takes as its point of departure the sarcasm and irony in spoken American English, and proceeds to an investigation of how the peculiar message of sarcasm (“I don’t mean this”) is conveyed in other languages, and in the media. Not surprisingly, the study of cheap talk connects intimately with aspects of pop culture. More surprising, however, is the idea that the cheapness of talk is not only a currently recognized property of our language, but that it might serve to define the very essence of human language in general and offer insights into the origins and nature of our ability to speak at all. Prerequisite(s): one prior course in Linguistics (4 Credits)
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LING 309 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics Cross-Listed as
A linguistic survey of the Spanish language aimed at improving pronunciation and increasing comprehension of the structure of the language, deepening students’ understanding of the sound system, word formation, grammar and meaning. Study will emphasize phonetics and provide an introduction to transcription, phonology, morphology and syntax, as well as provide an overview of linguistic change and geographic variation. Every year. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305 or consent of instructor. (4 Credits)
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LING 335 - Analyzing Japanese Language Cross-Listed as
Our perception is greatly influenced by the language we use. Without knowing, we limit ourselves to thinking that our current perspective is the only way by which to view ourselves and the world. By analyzing Japanese, students can experience perceptual and cultural systems that are different from their own. At the same time, students may also discover that there are certain qualities that are common even in “exotic” languages such as Japanese. What is the difference between subject and topic? (The “topic marker,” which is not used in English, is prominent in Japanese.) Why can’t you translate “he is cold” word for word into Japanese? How do women talk differently from men? In what kind of situation should we use honorific language? What is “in-group” as opposed to “out-group” and how is that societal distinction reflected in language? This course offers answers to these questions that students of Japanese commonly have. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 204 , or permission of instructor (4 Credits)
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LING 364 - Philosophy of Language Cross-Listed as
What is language and what is it for? What makes a series of sounds into a meaningful sentence? What makes a sentence true? Why is language always changing? This course will introduce students to ways in which twentieth century philosophers have attempted to provide answers to such questions. Since the philosophy of language has been so crucial to contemporary philosophy, this course also serves as an introduction to philosophical thought from the beginning of twentieth century to the present. Topics will range from more technical problems (theories of meaning, reference and truth; synonymy and analyticity; universals and natural kinds; private languages) to broader issues examining the relationship between language and culture (language games; radical interpretation; social change). Readings typically include writings by Ludwig Wittgenstein, W.V. Quine, John Searle, Donald Davidson, Richard Rorty, Michel Foucault, and bell hooks. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 231 , or permission of instructor (4 Credits)
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LING 378 - Psychology of Language Cross-Listed as .
An examination of psychological factors that affect the comprehension of oral and written language. Topics include the origin of language, how language can control thought, the role of mutual knowledge in comprehension, and principles that underlie coherence in discourse. Includes readings from psycholinguistics, philosophy, sociolinguistics, gender studies, social psychology, and especially from cognitive psychology. Emphasis is placed on current research methods so that students can design an original study. Spring semester Prerequisite(s): PSYC 242 , or two Linguistics classes, or permission of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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LING 394 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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LING 400 - Field Methods in Linguistics
The vast majority of the world’s languages cannot be learned from textbooks or programmed tapes. They have never even been recorded. In this course, which is required for all linguistics majors, students meet with one or more bilingual speakers of a language unknown to them, and attempt by means of elicitation and analysis of texts to understand its structure. Spring semester. Prerequisite(s): LING 104 - Sounds of Language, and LING 300 - Linguistic Analysis. (6 Credits)
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LING 435 - History of the Spanish Language Cross-Listed as
An overview of Modern Spanish as it has developed over time. Course will trace the historical evolution of the most salient phonological, morpho-syntactic and lexical traits of Modern Spanish and will include study of the origins of American Spanish. Students will also be introduced to some of the principal theories of language change. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s):
LING 309 or or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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LING 436 - Spanish Dialectology Cross-Listed as
A survey of modern dialectal variations of Spanish that includes examination of American Spanish dialects as well as those of the Iberian Peninsula. Sociolinguistic issues and historical aspects of dialect variation and study will be addressed, along with other extralinguistic factors. Through this course, students will be provided an introduction to theories of language change, as well as the history of the language, and will gain a broad understanding of the different varieties of Modern Spanish. Prerequisite: LING 309 or HISP 309 or permission of the instructor. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): LING 309 or or permission of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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LING 437 - Applied Linguistics: Spanish Second Language Acquisition Cross-Listed as
An overview of research projects on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Students will learn about the theoretical approaches used in these studies as well as the effects of various pedagogical approaches on the development of Spanish interlanguage systems. While the focus of the course is on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language, students will gain a broad and useful understanding of different pedagogical issues directly related to the acquisition/learning process(es) of other second languages. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): LING 309 or or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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LING 488 - Translating Japanese: Theory and Practice Cross-Listed as
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LING 494 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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LING 611 - Independent Project
Limit of one may be applied toward the major unless the student is carrying out a capstone or an honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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LING 612 - Independent Project
Limit of one may be applied toward the major unless the student is carrying out a capstone or an honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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LING 613 - Independent Project
Limit of one may be applied toward the major unless the student is carrying out a capstone or an honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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LING 614 - Independent Project
Limit of one may be applied toward the major unless the student is carrying out a capstone or an honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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LING 621 - Internship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (1 Credits)
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LING 622 - Internship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (2 Credits)
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LING 623 - Internship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (3 Credits)
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LING 624 - Internship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (4 Credits)
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LING 631 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (1 Credits)
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LING 632 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (2 Credits)
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LING 633 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (3 Credits)
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LING 634 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (4 Credits)
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LING 641 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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LING 642 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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LING 643 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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LING 644 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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MATH 108 - Quantitative Thinking for Policy Analysis
Students will learn related approaches to collecting, interpreting, and presenting quantitative information in the context of specific public policy issues such as immigration, globalization, discrimination, health care, and environmental issues. The course will build on familiar numerical, statistical, and logical skills. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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MATH 116 - Math and Society
Topics course offered for non-majors aiming to fulfill distribution requirement. Topics changes, and offerings may include Math of Elections and Voting, Climate Modeling, Game Theory, and Sports Statistics. Full descriptions given in advance of registration. Offered even-numbered fall semesters. (4 Credits)
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MATH 125 - Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease and health in human populations and the application of this understanding to the solution of public health problems. Topics include measurement of disease and health, the outbreak and spread of disease, reasoning about cause and effect, analysis of risk, detection and classification, and the evaluation of trade-offs. The course is designed to fulfill and extend the professional community’s consensus definition of undergraduate epidemiology. In addition to the techniques of modern epidemiology, the course emphasizes the historical evolution of ideas of causation, treatment, and prevention of disease. The course is a required component of the concentration in Community and Global Health. Every fall. (4 Credits)
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MATH 135 - Applied Calculus
This introductory-level course focuses on those aspects of calculus that are particularly useful in applied work in the natural and social sciences. There is a strong emphasis on developing mathematical modeling skills. The topics include differential calculus of functions of one and several variables, differential and difference equations, and the geometry of high-dimensional space. Case studies are drawn from varied areas, including biology, economics, and physics. The course is designed both for students with no previous calculus, and students who have had one or two semesters of AP calculus (but who do not intend directly to take MATH 236 or MATH 237 ). Every semester. (4 Credits)
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MATH 136 - Discrete Mathematics
An introduction to the basic techniques and methods used in combinatorial problem-solving. Includes basic counting principles, induction, logic, recurrence relations, and graph theory. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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MATH 137 - Single Variable Calculus
Differentiation and integration of functions of a single variable, with applications. Main topics: Limit definition of the derivative and integral, exponential growth, chain rule, Riemann sums, numerical integration, integration by substitution and parts, improper integrals, geometric series, Taylor polynomials. This is a more in-depth course than MATH 135 , and should be taken instead of MATH 135 by students intending to continue in mathematics. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): previous calculus course (4 Credits)
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MATH 153 - Data Analysis and Statistics
An introduction to basic concepts of data analysis and statistics in the spirit of the liberal arts. Emphasis on data analysis, model assumptions, and interpreting results. Examples and techniques drawn primarily from the social sciences. Major topics: uncertainty/variation, data acquisition, graphical techniques, descriptive statistics, exploratory versus confirmatory analysis, statistical inference. Recommended for students in humanities/fine arts/social sciences and/or those not planning to pursue careers in quantitative analysis; prospective economics majors are encouraged to take MATH 155 . Every semester. Prerequisite(s): High school algebra (4 Credits)
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MATH 155 - Introduction to Statistical Modeling
An introductory statistics course with an emphasis on multivariate modeling. Topics include descriptive statistics, experiment and study design, probability, hypothesis testing, multivariate regression, single and multi-way analysis of variance, logistic regression. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): . MATH 135 or MATH 137 or MATH 236 or MATH 237 or permission of instructor (4 Credits)
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MATH 194 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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MATH 236 - Linear Algebra
This course blends mathematical computation, theory, abstraction, and application. It starts with systems of linear equations and grows into the study of matrices, vector spaces, linear independence, dimension, matrix decompositions, linear transformations, eigenvectors, and their applications. Prerequisite(s): MATH 136 or MATH 137 , or with permission of instructor, MATH 135 (4 Credits)
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MATH 237 - Multivariable Calculus
Differentiation and integration of functions of two and three variables. Applications of these, including optimization techniques. Also includes introduction to vector calculus, with treatment of vector fields, line and surface integrals, and Green’s Theorem. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): MATH 137 (4 Credits)
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MATH 253 - Applied Mulitivariate Stats
An introduction to multivariate statistical analysis. Emphasizes rationales, applications, and interpretations using advanced statistical software. Examples drawn primarily from economics, education, psychology, sociology, political science, biology and medicine. Topics may include: simple/multiple regression, one-way/two-way ANOVA, logistic regression, discriminant analysis, multivariable correlation. Additional topics may include analysis of covariance, factor analysis, cluster analysis. Every spring. Prerequisite(s): or or permission of instructor (4 Credits)
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MATH 265 - Philosophy of Mathematics Cross-Listed as
Why does 2 + 2 equal four? Can a diagram prove a mathematical truth? Is mathematics a social construction or do mathematical facts exist independently of our knowing them? Philosophy of mathematics considers these sorts of questions in an effort to understand the logical and philosophical foundations of mathematics. Topics include mathematical truth, mathematical reality, and mathematical justifications (knowledge). Typically we focus on the history of mathematics of the past 200 years, highlighting the way philosophical debates arise in mathematics itself and shape its future. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 120 , MATH 136 , or permission of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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MATH 294 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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MATH 312 - Differential Equations
Introduction to the theory and application of differential equations. Solving linear and first-order systems using algebra, linear algebra, and complex numbers. Using computers to solve equations both symbolically and numerically and to visualize the solutions. Qualitative methods for nonlinear dynamical systems. Applications to diverse areas of modeling. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): MATH 236 and MATH 237 (4 Credits)
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MATH 353 - Modern Statistics
Topics in modern applied statistics. Topic changes; offerings include Survival Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods. Full description given in advance of registration. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite(s): MATH 253 or ECON 381 or PSYC 202 or permission of instructor (4 Credits)
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MATH 354 - Probability
An introduction to basic probability concepts: sample spaces, probability assignments, combinatorics, conditional probability, independence, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, functions of random variables, expectation, variance, moment-generating functions, some basic probability processes, and some fundamental limit theorems. Every fall. Prerequisite(s): MATH 137 (recommended but not required: ) (4 Credits)
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MATH 361 - Theory of Computation Cross-Listed as
A discussion of the basic theoretical foundations of computation as embodied in formal models and descriptions. The course will cover finite state automata, regular expressions, formal languages, Turing machines, computability and unsolvability, and the theory of computational complexity. Introduction to alternate models of computation and recursive function theory. Every spring. Prerequisite(s): and or permission of instructor (4 Credits)
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MATH 365 - Computational Linear Algebra Cross-Listed as COMP 365
This course covers a central point of contact between mathematics and computer science. Many of the computational techniques important in science, commerce, and statistics are based on concepts from linear algebra: subspaces, projection, matrix decompositions, etc. The course reviews these concepts, adopts them to large scales, and applies them in the core techniques of scientific computing; solving systems of linear and nonlinear equations, approximation and statistical function estimation, optimization, interpolation, Monte Carlo techniques. Applications throughout the sciences and statistics. Prerequisite: COMP 121 or COMP 123 , and MATH 236 . Every spring. Prerequisite(s): COMP 121 or COMP 123 and MATH 236 (4 Credits)
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MATH 369 - Advanced Symbolic Logic Cross-Listed as
A second course in symbolic logic which extends the methods of logic. A main purpose of this course is to study logic itself-to prove things about the system of logic learned in the introductory course. This course is thus largely logic about logic. Topics include second order logic and basic set theory; soundness, consistency and completeness of first order logic; incompleteness of arithmetic; Turing computability; modal logic; and intuitionistic logic. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): PHIL 120 , MATH 135 or permission of instructor (4 Credits)
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MATH 371 - Modern Geometry
Topics in geometry selected by the instructor. Possible courses include classical Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry (Hilbert’s axioms; parallel postulate; hyperbolic, elliptic, spherical, projective geometries; Poincare models), differential geometry (calculus on surfaces; curvature; minimal surfaces; geodesics; the Gauss-Bonet theorem), computational geometry (triangulation; point location; voronoi diagrams; linear programming). Prerequisite(s): MATH 236 and MATH 237 (4 Credits)
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MATH 373 - Number Theory
An introduction to the properties of and unsolved problems about the integers (whole numbers). This course is built around the problem of proving that a large integer is prime or finding its factorization into primes. Topics include: divisibility and prime numbers, the Euclidean algorithm, modular arithmetic, quadratic residues, continued fractions, and public-key cryptosystems. Alternate fall semesters. Prerequisite(s): MATH 136 (4 Credits)
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MATH 376 - Algebraic Structures
Introduction to abstract algebraic theory with emphasis on finite groups, rings, fields, constructibility, introduction to Galois theory. Every spring. Prerequisite(s): MATH 136 and MATH 236 (4 Credits)
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MATH 377 - Real Analysis
Basic theory for the real numbers and the notions of limit, continuity, differentiation, integration, convergence, uniform convergence, and infinite series. Additional topics may include metric and normed linear spaces, point set topology, analytic number theory, Fourier series. Every fall. Prerequisite(s): MATH 237 (recommended but not required: ) (4 Credits)
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MATH 379 - Combinatorics
Advanced counting techniques. Topics in graph theory, combinatorics, graph algorithms, and generating functions. Applications to other areas of mathematics as well as modeling, operations research, computer science and the social sciences. Alternate spring semesters. Prerequisite(s): MATH 136 , COMP 121 or COMP 123 . (4 Credits)
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MATH 394 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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MATH 432 - Mathematical Modeling
Draws on the student’s general background in mathematics to construct models for problems arising from such diverse areas as the physical sciences, life sciences, political science, economics, and computing. Emphasis will be on the design, analysis, accuracy, and appropriateness of a model for a given problem. Case studies will be used extensively. Specific mathematical techniques will vary with the instructor and student interest. All 400-level courses will involve some independent student work such as oral presentations, papers, or computer projects. Alternate fall semesters. Prerequisite(s): MATH 312 or MATH 365 , and COMP 121 or COMP 123 . (4 Credits)
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MATH 437 - Continuous Applied Mathematics
Theory and applications of partial differential equations (PDE). Construction of PDE as models of natural phenomena. Solution via separation of variables, Fourier series and transforms, and other analytical and computational techniques. Independent or group research projects on open problems in applied PDE. Odd numbered spring semesters. Prerequisite(s): MATH 236 and MATH 312 , and COMP 121 or COMP 123 (4 Credits)
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MATH 455 - Mathematical Statistics
An introduction to the mathematical theory of statistics: sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression. Additional topics may include: analysis of variance and goodness of fit. Emphasis on the theory underlying statistic, not on applications. Every spring. Prerequisite(s): MATH 354 (4 Credits)
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MATH 469 - Discrete Applied Mathematics Cross-Listed as
Topics in applied mathematics chosen from: cryptography; complexity theory and algorithms; integer programming; combinatorial optimization; computational number theory; applications of geometry to tilings, packings, and crystallography; applied algebra. All 400-level courses will involve some independent student work such as oral presentations, papers, or computer projects. Alternate fall semesters. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites: MATH 236 and MATH 379 and COMP 121 or COMP 123 . (4 Credits)
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MATH 471 - Topics in Topology/Geometry
An introduction to the topology of Euclidean, metric, and abstract spaces. Covers the fundamental ideas from point set topology - continuity, convergence, and connectedness - as well as selected topics from knot theory, three-dimensional manifolds, fixed-point theory, the fundamental group, and elementary homotopy theory. Prerequisite(s): MATH 236 and MATH 377 (4 Credits)
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MATH 476 - Topics in Algebra
Topics in algebra to be chosen from: group representations; algebraic coding theory and finite fields; Galois theory; algebraic and transcendental numbers; ring theory; applied algebra. Alternate fall semesters. This course counts toward the capstone requirement. All 400-level courses will involve some independent student work such as oral presentations, papers, or computer projects. Prerequisite(s): MATH 376 (4 Credits)
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MATH 477 - Topics in Analysis
A continuation of Real Analysis including discussion of basic concepts of analysis with particular attention to the development of the Riemann and Lebesgue integrals. Introduction to metric spaces, Fourier analysis. Alternate spring semesters. All 400-level courses will involve some independent student work such as oral presentations, papers, or computer projects. Prerequisite(s): MATH 377 (4 Credits)
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MATH 478 - Complex Analysis
Algebra of complex numbers, analytic functions, the Cauchy-Riemann equations, Cauchy’s theorem, the Cauchy integral formula, Taylor and Laurent series, the residue theorem, and conformal mapping. All 400-level courses will involve some independent student work such as oral presentations, papers, or computer projects. Alternate spring semesters. Prerequisite(s): MATH 377 or MATH 437 (4 Credits)
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MATH 494 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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MATH 601 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual (or very small group) study with a faculty member in which a student may explore, by way of readings, short writings, etc., an area of mathematics not available through the regular offerings. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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MATH 602 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual (or very small group) study with a faculty member in which a student may explore, by way of readings, short writings, etc., an area of mathematics not available through the regular offerings. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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MATH 603 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual (or very small group) study with a faculty member in which a student may explore, by way of readings, short writings, etc., an area of mathematics not available through the regular offerings. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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MATH 604 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual (or very small group) study with a faculty member in which a student may explore, by way of readings, short writings, etc., an area of mathematics not available through the regular offerings. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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MATH 611 - Independent Project
Individual project including library research, conferences with instructor, oral and written reports on independent work in mathematics. Subject matter may complement but not duplicate material covered in regular courses. Prerequisite(s): Arrangement with faculty prior to registration, departmental approval, and permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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MATH 612 - Independent Project
Individual project including library research, conferences with instructor, oral and written reports on independent work in mathematics. Subject matter may complement but not duplicate material covered in regular courses. Prerequisite(s): Arrangement with faculty prior to registration, departmental approval, and permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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MATH 613 - Independent Project
Individual project including library research, conferences with instructor, oral and written reports on independent work in mathematics. Subject matter may complement but not duplicate material covered in regular courses. Prerequisite(s): Arrangement with faculty prior to registration, departmental approval, and permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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MATH 614 - Independent Project
Individual project including library research, conferences with instructor, oral and written reports on independent work in mathematics. Subject matter may complement but not duplicate material covered in regular courses. Prerequisite(s): Arrangement with faculty prior to registration, departmental approval, and permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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MATH 621 - Internship
Internships are offered only as S/D/NC grading option. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Junior and Senior standing. Arrangements must be made prior to registration. Departmental approval and permission of instructor required. Work with Internship Office. (1 Credits)
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MATH 622 - Internship
Internships are offered only as S/D/NC grading option. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Junior and Senior standing. Arrangements must be made prior to registration. Departmental approval and permission of instructor required. Work with Internship Office. (2 Credits)
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MATH 623 - Internship
Internships are offered only as S/D/NC grading option. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Junior and Senior standing. Arrangements must be made prior to registration. Departmental approval and permission of instructor required. Work with Internship Office. (3 Credits)
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MATH 624 - Internship
Internships are offered only as S/D/NC grading option. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Junior and Senior standing. Arrangements must be made prior to registration. Departmental approval and permission of instructor required. Work with Internship Office. (4 Credits)
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MATH 631 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Work with Internship Office. (1 Credits)
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MATH 632 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Work with Internship Office. (2 Credits)
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MATH 633 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Work with Internship Office. (3 Credits)
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MATH 634 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Work with Internship Office. (4 Credits)
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MATH 641 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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MATH 642 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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MATH 643 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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MATH 644 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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MCST 110 - Texts and Power: Foundations of Media and Cultural Studies
This course introduces students to the intellectual roots and contemporary applications of cultural studies, including critical media studies, focusing on the theoretical bases for analyses of power and meaning in production, texts, and reception. It includes primary readings in anti-racist, feminist, modern, postmodern, and queer cultural and social theory, and compares them to traditional approaches to the humanities. Designed as preparation for intermediate and advanced work grounded in cultural studies, the course is writing intensive, with special emphasis on developing skills in critical thinking and scholarly argumentation and documentation. Completion of or enrollment in MCST 110 is the prerequisite for majoring in media and cultural studies. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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MCST 114 - News Reporting and Writing
This class offers an introduction to writing, reporting, and news-gathering techniques associated with newspaper journalism. Readings, lectures, and discussions are applied to the coverage of events on the Macalester campus as well as to major events in the outside community - the 2008 elections, for example. The class typically meets with World Press Institute fellows and Twin Cities journalists and may serve as a springboard to internship opportunities in the media. It is taught by a Macalester graduate with more than 20 years of experience as a reporter and editor at the Star Tribune. Every year. (4 Credits)
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MCST 126 - Local News Media Institutions
An analysis of the major forces that determine media production and distribution. Topics include the political economy of media, ownership and government regulation, systems of power within media organizations, and the influence of advertisers on news and programming practices as well as on media access and diversity. Students will examine contemporary commercial media practices and structures in light of comparative, historical, and potential alternatives. Every year. (4 Credits)
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