Courses

Quantum states, operators and observables, postulates of quantum mechanics, uncertainty principle, solution of Schrodinger's equation for a free particle, particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, and hydrogen atom, time-dependent and time independent perturbation theories, spin, statistics, and exchange phenomena.

An introduction to fundamental principles of media aesthetics and visual rhetoricsthat govern the use of sound and image in media, new and old. Integrating principles and practice, the course combines theoretical approaches to media forms with a primer on key media techniques, including production planning, camera techniques, digital editing, shot composition, storyboarding, narrativedevelopment, and sound design. No previous technical experience is requiredThis course has an M&T Fee.

Explores creative movement concepts and techniques for teaching a variety of age groups with a primary focus on young children. Includes composition and improvisation elements, as well as hands-on teaching experience.

Beginning with a classic 19th-century narrative of slavery we will read accounts of the concentration camp and the Soviet Gulag, plays by a convicted felon, poems and a memoir by political prisoners, a novel about the friendship between a political prisoner and a sex offender sharing a cell in an Argentine prison, and a sobering collaborative memoir by an acclaimed African-American writer and his brother serving a life sentence for robbery and murder.

Topics include introducing common random variable models, the central limit theorem, law of large numbers, random variable convergence. Topics may also include order statistics, probability inequalities, Slutsky’sTheorem, Markov chains and stochastic gradient descent. Probability computation using modern software. Not open to students who are taking or who have received credit for MATH 640.

An intensive study of the works of one or more important dramatic authors. The author(s) and texts vary each semester. Students may take this course twice for credit if the authors and works studied are different.

An exploration of current factors that precipitate family crisis, and the effect of crises on the family as a group.

A detailed examination of a significant philosophical problem. The content of this course varies with the instructor and year. Current information may be obtained from the department. May be repeated for credit provided the topic is different.

A detailed examination of a significant philosophical problem. The content of this course varies with the instructor and year. Current information may be obtained from the department. May be repeated for credit provided the topic is different.

An introduction to computer science through problem-solving, focusing on the methodology of problem solving rather than specific hardware or software tools. Students will learn how to select and use specific software tools advantageously. Lab exercises will exemplify the problem-solving methodology.