Mathematics and Computer Science Courses

Course Offerings Fall 2013

Course Code	Title/Instructor	Meets
COMP 131-01	Computer Science I w/Lab Instructor: John MacCormick Course Description: An introduction to Computer Science as a major scientific discipline. Special emphasis is placed on problem solving and experimentation via programming in Java. Topics covered include the design of objects and the use of flow-of-control constructs, along with techniques for testing software. Three hours classroom and two hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills either the DIV III lab science distribution requirement or QR graduation requirement. Offered every semester.	0930:MWF TOME 118 1500:R TOME 118
COMP 131-02	Computer Science I w/Lab Instructor: John Sigle Course Description: An introduction to Computer Science as a major scientific discipline. Special emphasis is placed on problem solving and experimentation via programming in Java. Topics covered include the design of objects and the use of flow-of-control constructs, along with techniques for testing software. Three hours classroom and two hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills either the DIV III lab science distribution requirement or QR graduation requirement. Offered every semester.	1500:W TOME 118 1030:MWF TOME 120
COMP 132-01	Computer Science II w/Lab Instructor: Rebecca Wells Course Description: A problem-solving course that utilizes object-based software design using Java. Topics include code modularity and reusability, recursion, data storage, and the empirical and theoretical comparison of elementary algorithms. The lab component focuses on programming as a tool for solving problems and simulating real-world events. Prerequisite: 131 or one year of object oriented programming in Java and instructor's permission. Three hours classroom and two hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills either the DIV III lab science distribution requirement or QR graduation requirement. Offered every semester.	0930:MWF TOME 231 1500:R TOME 231
COMP 251-01	Computer Organization Instructor: John Sigle Course Description: Completion of both COMP 251 and COMP 332 fulfills the WR Requirement.	1230:MWF TOME 118
COMP 331-01	Operations Research Instructor: Richard Forrester Course Description: Cross-listed with MATH 331-01.	1030:MWF TOME 121
COMP 332-01	Analysis of Algorithms Instructor: Richard Forrester Course Description: Completion of both COMP 251 and COMP 332 fulfills the WR Requirement.	0900:TR TOME 231
COMP 356-01	Programming Lang Structure Instructor: John MacCormick Course Description: An examination of the major programming language paradigms. The course also explores the basic properties and special facilities of languages representing each paradigm. Topics include data types, scope rules, block structures, procedure calls and parameter types, and storage allocation considerations. Prerequisite: 232. Offered every fall.	1330:MR TOME 231
COMP 393-01	Constraint Programming Instructor: Timothy Wahls Course Description: An introduction to the constraint programming paradigm. Topics include the use of constraints over the real numbers, finite domains and trees to model real-world problems, and the implementation of constraint solvers over these domains.	1500:MR TOME 232
COMP 491-01	Fall Senior Seminar Instructor: Timothy Wahls Course Description: Students define and begin a year-long project. Written and oral presentation of project progress reports will be required. Contemporary social, ethical, technical and philosophical issues in computer science will also be examined. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Offered every fall.	1500:T TOME 232
Course Code	Title/Instructor	Meets
MATH 121-01	Elementary Statistics Instructor: Joanna Furno, Timothy Wahls Course Description: An introduction to the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data. The focus is on data presentation and statistical reasoning based upon the analysis of data sets. Topics include the study of sampling methods, observational and experimental studies, graphical and numerical summaries of data, probability, sampling distributions, significance testing, estimation, and simple linear regression. Does not count toward the major or minor in mathematics.Students cannot take this course concurrently with 225. Students who have received credit for 225 cannot take this course for credit. This course fulfills the QR distribution requirement. Offered every semester.	1330:MR TOME 121
MATH 121-02	Elementary Statistics Instructor: Jeffrey Forrester Course Description: An introduction to the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data. The focus is on data presentation and statistical reasoning based upon the analysis of data sets. Topics include the study of sampling methods, observational and experimental studies, graphical and numerical summaries of data, probability, sampling distributions, significance testing, estimation, and simple linear regression. Does not count toward the major or minor in mathematics.Students cannot take this course concurrently with 225. Students who have received credit for 225 cannot take this course for credit. This course fulfills the QR distribution requirement. Offered every semester.	1330:TF TOME 121
MATH 121-03	Elementary Statistics Instructor: Joanna Furno, Timothy Wahls Course Description: An introduction to the science of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data. The focus is on data presentation and statistical reasoning based upon the analysis of data sets. Topics include the study of sampling methods, observational and experimental studies, graphical and numerical summaries of data, probability, sampling distributions, significance testing, estimation, and simple linear regression. Does not count toward the major or minor in mathematics.Students cannot take this course concurrently with 225. Students who have received credit for 225 cannot take this course for credit. This course fulfills the QR distribution requirement. Offered every semester.	1500:MR TOME 121
MATH 151-01	Introduction to Calculus Instructor: Tracy McKay Course Description: An introduction to limits and derivatives together with a review of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions.Five hours of class time per week. Prerequisite: departmental placement. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every semester.	0830:MWF TOME 118 1330:F TOME 120
MATH 170-01	Single Variable Calculus Instructor: Barry Tesman Course Description: The study of real-valued functions, including transcendental functions, limits, derivatives, and their applications, the definition of the Reimann integral, and the Fundamendal Theorem of Calculus.Three hours of classroom and one and a half hour of lab per week. Prerequisite: 151 or departmental placement. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every semester.	0830:MWF TOME 117 1330:R TOME 118
MATH 170-02	Single Variable Calculus Instructor: Jennifer Schaefer Course Description: The study of real-valued functions, including transcendental functions, limits, derivatives, and their applications, the definition of the Reimann integral, and the Fundamendal Theorem of Calculus.Three hours of classroom and one and a half hour of lab per week. Prerequisite: 151 or departmental placement. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every semester.	0930:MWF TOME 117 1330:T TOME 120
MATH 170-03	Single Variable Calculus Instructor: Barry Tesman Course Description: The study of real-valued functions, including transcendental functions, limits, derivatives, and their applications, the definition of the Reimann integral, and the Fundamendal Theorem of Calculus.Three hours of classroom and one and a half hour of lab per week. Prerequisite: 151 or departmental placement. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every semester.	1030:MWF TOME 117 1500:R TOME 120
MATH 170-04	Single Variable Calculus Instructor: Tracy McKay Course Description: The study of real-valued functions, including transcendental functions, limits, derivatives, and their applications, the definition of the Reimann integral, and the Fundamendal Theorem of Calculus.Three hours of classroom and one and a half hour of lab per week. Prerequisite: 151 or departmental placement. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every semester.	1130:MWF TOME 118 1500:W TOME 120
MATH 171-01	Multivariable Calculus Instructor: David Richeson Course Description: Multivariable calculus including parametric and polar equations, vectors, three-dimensional analytic geometry, vector-valued functions, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, and multiple integrals. Additional topics if time permits.Three hours of classroom and one and a half hour of lab per week. Prerequisite: 170 or departmental placement. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every semester.	0930:MWF TOME 120 1330:R TOME 120
MATH 171-02	Multivariable Calculus Instructor: Joanna Furno, Timothy Wahls Course Description: Multivariable calculus including parametric and polar equations, vectors, three-dimensional analytic geometry, vector-valued functions, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, and multiple integrals. Additional topics if time permits.Three hours of classroom and one and a half hour of lab per week. Prerequisite: 170 or departmental placement. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every semester.	1030:MWF TOME 118 1500:T TOME 120
MATH 211-01	Discrete Mathematics Instructor: Lorelei Koss Course Description: An introduction to fundamental mathematical concepts used in mathematics as well as computer science, with an emphasis on writing mathematical arguments. The course presents the principles of mathematical logic and methods of proof such as direct and indirect proofs and mathematical induction. Other topics include sets, functions, relations, matrix algebra, and techniques from elementary combinatorics and graph theory. Prerequisite: 170 or COMP 131 or departmental placement. This course fulfills the WR graduation requirement. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every fall.	0900:TR TOME 232
MATH 211-02	Discrete Mathematics Instructor: Jennifer Schaefer Course Description: An introduction to fundamental mathematical concepts used in mathematics as well as computer science, with an emphasis on writing mathematical arguments. The course presents the principles of mathematical logic and methods of proof such as direct and indirect proofs and mathematical induction. Other topics include sets, functions, relations, matrix algebra, and techniques from elementary combinatorics and graph theory. Prerequisite: 170 or COMP 131 or departmental placement. This course fulfills the WR graduation requirement. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every fall.	1030:TR TOME 232
MATH 271-01	Differential Equations Instructor: Lorelei Koss Course Description: Elementary methods of solutions of selected types of differential equations; solutions of systems of linear differential equations with constant coefficients; and a brief introduction to numerical methods and series solutions. Includes a strong emphasis on applications.Prerequisite: 171 and 270. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered in odd numbered fall semesters.	1330:TF TOME 118
MATH 271-02	Differential Equations Instructor: Lorelei Koss Course Description: Elementary methods of solutions of selected types of differential equations; solutions of systems of linear differential equations with constant coefficients; and a brief introduction to numerical methods and series solutions. Includes a strong emphasis on applications.Prerequisite: 171 and 270. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered in odd numbered fall semesters.	1030:TR TOME 120
MATH 331-01	Operations Research Instructor: Richard Forrester Course Description: Cross-listed with COMP 331-01.	1030:MWF TOME 121
MATH 361-01	Analysis I Instructor: Jeffrey Forrester Course Description: A theoretical development of the basic ideas and concepts of real analysis. Topics include a study of real numbers, sequences, limits and continuity, differentiation and integration. Optional topics include infinite series, sequences and series of functions, and an introduction to point-set topology.Prerequisite: 171, 262 and 270. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every fall.	1030:TR TOME 117
MATH 361-02	Analysis I Instructor: Jeffrey Forrester Course Description: A theoretical development of the basic ideas and concepts of real analysis. Topics include a study of real numbers, sequences, limits and continuity, differentiation and integration. Optional topics include infinite series, sequences and series of functions, and an introduction to point-set topology.Prerequisite: 171, 262 and 270. This course fulfills the QR graduation requirement. Offered every fall.	1330:MR TOME 117