59 courses with the subject MTH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MTH 051Cryptology: The Mathematics of Secrecy1.0
Course The course will focus on the mathematical aspects of public-key cryptography, the modern science of creating secret ciphers (codes), which is largely based on number theory. Additional topics will be taken from cryptanalysis (the science of breaking secret ciphers) and from contributions that mathematics can make to data security and privacy. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR ISP: STS
Course Traces the development of mathematical ideas and methods in literate cultures from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, to Hellenistic Greece and medieval China, India and the Islamic world, up through the dawn of calculus at the start of the Scientific Revolution in early modern Europe. Topics include the interlinked changes and intercultural transmission of basic numeracy, arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, algebra, practical computation and approximation, and concepts of the infinitely large and small. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR, JDQR ISP: STS
Course A mathematical treatment (not involving calculus or statistics) of escalation, political power, social choice, and international conflict. No previous study of political science is necessary, but PSC 111 or PSC 112 would be relevant. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. Cross- Listed: PSC 123 CC: QMR ISP: STS
Course In what ways do advertisers, politicians, and other propagandists try to trick the public by exploiting our ignorance of or aversion to mathematical reasoning? This course explores key mathematical topics related to these questions, drawing on fields such as probability, statistics, combinatorics, mathematical modeling, and mathematical visualization. We will examine them in the context of contemporary public policy issues, such as climate change, demography, gambling, sports and public health. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR
Course One part of this course will cover polling, answering questions such as: were the 2016 U.S. Presidential election polls as inaccurate as often reported? What are margins of error, exactly? How many people must be surveyed for accurate results? Which people? To help answer these questions, the course will include background material on probability and statistics. Another part will be on voting theory, where we will look into designing elections from scratch, in search of the "best" system for converting the preferences of the voters into an election winner. This will lead to voting paradoxes and a discussion of Arrow's impossibility theorem. Throughout the course, we will draw on many examples of voting, such as the U.N. Security Council, the election of popes, the academy awards, infamous historical elections, and the U.S. presidential election. Additional topics will be chosen from gerrymandering, Congressional seat apportionment, and game theory. Note: Not open to students who have passed (or have AP credit for) a college calculus course. CC: QMR, GDQR
Course Sustainability addresses the idea of a global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture or peace. It is of vital importance and will affect everyone. Mathematics is essential in identifying and analyzing the challenges. Through a sequence of sustainability and mathematical concepts, exercises, and projects, you will be brought along on this journey and confront global challenges to develop an understanding of the complex environmental, economic, and sociocultural interlinkages, and to empower yourself to
Course In this course, we will assess democracy through multiple perspectives, most centrally through mathematics. In particular, we will ask ourselves essential questions such as: How can we measure and quantify democracy? How can quantitative methods enable us to analyze the concepts of fairness and bias, and also, what are their limitations? How can (and should) math play a vital role in upholding the essential democratic tenets of access, participation, and human rights? Throughout the course, we will use mathematical notation and terminology to represent real-world issues. CC: QMR, JDQR
Course Differential calculus of functions of a single variable, supplemented with supporting precalculus. Limits, continuity, differentiation, and applications. CC: QMR ISP: ENS Note: Not intended for students with credits for MTH 059 ,MTH 110 , MTH 113 , MTH 110P or MTH 113P.
Course Differential calculus of functions of a single variable. Limits, continuity, differentiation, computational aspects of Maclaurin and Taylor polynomials and series, and applications. Note: Not intended for students who have passed MTH 059 ,MTH 105 , MTH 113 , MTH 110P, or MTH 113P. CC: QMR ISP: ENS
Course Integral calculus of functions of a single variable. The fundamental theorem, formal integration, several techniques of integration, and applications. Not open to students who have taken MTH 102 or MTH 112P. Prerequisite(s): One of MTH 105 , MTH 110 or MTH 110P. CC: QMR ISP: ENS Note: Not open to students with credit for MTH 113 or MTH 113P
One of MTH 105 , MTH 110 or MTH 110P. CQ: QMR ISP: ENS
MTH 113Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus1.0
Course Self-contained treatment of the main topics in MTH 110 and MTH 112. Intended for first-year students who have been introduced to (but have not yet mastered) the basics of differential and integral calculus. Note: Not open to students with credit for MTH 105 , MTH 110 , MTH 112 , MTH 112P, or MTH 113P. CC: QMR ISP: ENS
MTH 115Calculus 3: Differential Vector Calculus and Matrix Theory1.0
Course Geometry of 3-space, differential calculus of functions of several variables, linear systems, matrices. Note: Not open to students who have taken IMP 120 ,or IMP 121 . Prerequisite(s): MTH 112, or MTH 113 CC:
Course Newton's method, numerical differentiation and integration, solution of ordinary differential equations, error estimates. Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 and fluency in some mathematical programming language.
Course An in-depth look at the mathematical theory underlying modern methods to accomplish the secret transmission of messages, as well as other tasks related to data security, privacy, and authentication. Note: Not normally open to students who have passed MTH 235 or MTH 051. Prerequisite(s): MTH 199 or permission from the Chair. CC: GDQR ISP: STS Modern Languages in Translation
