2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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College of Arts and Sciences
Mathematics
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MAT 687 - Introduction to Applied Mathematics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Mathematical model building, dimensional analysis, scaling, and perturbation theory. Models selected from the natural and social sciences according to the interests of instructor and students. Examples are: planetary orbits, fluid flow, isomers in organic chemistry, biological competition, biochemical kinetics, and physiological flow.
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MAT 690 - Independent Study College of Arts and Sciences
1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
Repeatable
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MAT 695 - Fundamentals of Data Science College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: MAT 495
Fundamental methods for data science, such as regression, linear discriminant analysis, k-nearest neighbors, support vector machine, k-means, principal component analysis, and nonlinear dimension reduction. Performance evaluation and model selection. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: (MAT 331 AND MAT 521 ) OR (MAT 503 AND MAT 523 )
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MAT 701 - Real Variables I College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Measure and integration, including basic theorems on integration and differentiation of sequences of functions; modes of convergence, product measures.
PREREQ: MAT 602 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 702 - Functional Analysis I College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Norms, seminorms, and inner products on linear spaces. Standard theorems on linear functionals and operations. Dual spaces and weak topologies, classical spaces and their duals. Applications.
PREREQ: (MAT 631 AND MAT 661 AND MAT 701) OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 704 - Differential Equations College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Existence theorems for ordinary differential equations, linear differential equations and systems, Euler variational equations, typical Cauchy and boundary-value problems for partial differential equations.
PREREQ: (MAT 632 AND MAT 701 ) OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 705 - Calculus on Manifolds College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Differentiable manifolds, differential forms, exterior calculus, integration over manifolds, Stokes’ Theorem, other selected topics.
PREREQ: (MAT 602 AND MAT 632 AND MAT 661 ) OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 712 - Functions of a Complex Variable I College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Cauchy theory, power series, analytic continuation, entire functions, the residue theorem, contour integration, maximum modulus theorem and applications, conformal representation. Dirichlet series, special functions.
PREREQ: MAT 602 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 721 - Probability I College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Measure and integration. Random variables, their distributions and transforms. Modes of convergence. Classical limit laws. Markov chains.
PREREQ: (MAT 602 AND MAT 701 ) OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 722 - Probability II College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Conditional expectation. Martingales. Brownian motion. Ergodic theorem. Random walks.
PREREQ: MAT 721 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 731 - Rings and Modules College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Submodules, factor modules, chain conditions, Hilbert basis theorem, division rings, Schur’s lemma, Jacobson density theorem, semi-simple modules, socles, Jacobson radical, semi primitive rings, Artin-Wedderburn theorem, integral extensions, completions, localization.
PREREQ: (MAT 631 AND MAT 632 ) OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 732 - Homological Algebra College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Projective and injective resolutions, Tor and Ext, flatness, homology, derived categories, spectral sequences.
PREREQ: MAT 731 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 733 - Commutative Algebra College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Localization, primary decomposition, and dimension theory; Nullstellensatz; Artin-Rees lemma and completion; integral and flat extensions; Koszul complex, Cohen-Macaulay and regular rings.
PREREQ: MAT 731
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MAT 737 - Representations of Groups and Algebras College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
The course covers representations of finite groups and finite-dimensional algebras. Topics will come from: ordinary and modular representations of finite groups, Auslander-Reiten theory, representations of quivers, Koszul algebras, Hopf algebras and Frobenius algebras.
PREREQ: MAT 731
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MAT 738 - Introduction to Algebraic Geometry College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
The study of the zeros of polynomials. Classical algebraic varieties in affine and projective space, followed by introduction to modern theory of sheaves, schemes, and cohomology.
PREREQ: MAT 632 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 750 - Statistical Consulting College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: STT 750
Working with real data taken from case studies, published papers, and current projects in the statistical laboratory.
PREREQ: (MAT 525 OR MAT 652 ) AND (MAT 654 OR APM 630 OR MAS 766 )
Repeatable
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MAT 752 - Statistical Ranking, Selection, and Multiple Comparisons College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Statistical selection of the best category or population. Preference-zone and subset formulations. Multivariate preferences and populations. Applications. Recent developments, including Multiple Comparisons with the Best (MCB) and the Heteroscedastic Method (HM).
PREREQ: MAT 652 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 753 - Decision Theory College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Minimax theorems, completeness of the class of Bayes procedures. Invariance. Criteria for admissibility.
PREREQ: MAT 525 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 754 - Sequential Analysis College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
General sequential decision problems, sequential probability ratio test, sequential test among three hypotheses, sequential estimation, optimal stopping, Wald’s identity. Generalized SPRT’s, Cox’s theorem, sequential regression, functional equations, dynamic programming, sequential choice of experiments.
PREREQ: MAT 525 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 755 - Multivariate Statistical Analysis College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Multivariate normal distribution, conditional densities, partial correlation, multiple correlation, regression coefficients, maximum likelihood estimates, Hotelling’s statistic, Wishart distribution, tests of hypotheses, and linear discriminant functions.
PREREQ: MAT 525 OR MAT 532 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 757 - Nonparametric Statistics Nonparametric Statistics
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Overview of nonparametric statistics, empirical CDF, statistical functionals, density and probability function estimation, nonparametric kernel methods, nonparametric regression, conditional density estimation, bootstrap, partial linear models, single index models, and other advanced topics.
PREREQ: MAT 651 and MAT 652 (or MAT 521 and MAT 525 or consent from the instructor)
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MAT 758 - Statistical Machine Learning College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Topics in machine learning from statistical and probabilistic perspective: prediction errors and cross validation, bias-variance trade-off, regularized regression, variable selection, nonparametric regression and classification, bootstrap, trees-based methods, neural network, and other advanced topics.
PREREQ: MAT 521, 525, and 651, or permission from the instructor
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MAT 761 - Introduction to Algebraic Topology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Fundamental group covering spaces, chain complexes, simplicial or singular homology and cohomology theory, exact sequences, and the Eilenberg-Steenrod axioms.
PREREQ: (MAT 632 AND MAT 661 ) OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 762 - Algebraic Topology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Homology, cohomology ring, universal coefficient theorem, duality, homotopy, theory, selected topics.
PREREQ: (MAT 632 AND MAT 761 ) OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 771 - Differential Geometry College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Differential manifolds, tensor fields and mappings, differential forms and Stokes’s theorem, affine connections, exponential mapping, covariant differentiation, torsion and curvature tensors, Riemannian connections, complete Riemannian manifolds, other modern topics.
PREREQ: (MAT 602 AND MAT 632 AND MAT 661 ) OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 781 - Numerical Optimization I College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Newton methods, interior point methods, proximal point algorithms, alternating direction method of multipliers, coordinate descent method, and stochastic/randomized algorithms.
PREREQ: (MAT 682 AND MAT 683 ) OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 782 - Numerical Optimization II College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Continuation of MAT 781.
PREREQ: MAT 781 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 800 - Topics In Analysis College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable
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MAT 802 - Real Variables II College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Topics in real variables and measure theory, such as differentiation theory in euclidean and abstract spaces, generalized derivatives and integrals, ergodic theory, martingales, surface area.
PREREQ: MAT 701 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 804 - Functional Analysis II College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Abstract integration, Radon-Nikodym theorem. Representation of set functions by integrals. Ergodic theorems. Duality. Weak topologies, convex sets, and extreme points. Elements of spectral theory.
PREREQ: MAT 702 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 805 - Partial Differential Equations College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
First-order linear equations. Hamilton, Jacobi, and Lie transformations. Classifications of second-order linear equations. Boundary- and initial-value problems. Sturm-Liouville problems and connections with integral equations. Nonlinear equations.
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MAT 807 - Integral Equations College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Classification and examples of regular integral equations. Fredholm’s theorems, Hilbert-Schmidt theory. Applications to differential equations. Nonlinear integral equations. Connections with general functional analysis.
PREREQ: MAT 804 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 812 - Functions of a Complex Variable College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Continuation of MAT 712
PREREQ: MAT 602 OR GRADUATE STANDING IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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MAT 820 - Topics in Probability College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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MAT 830 - Topics in Modern Algebra College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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MAT 850 - Topics in Statistics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Contents vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit with permission.
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MAT 860 - Topics in Topology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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MAT 880 - Topics in Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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MAT 890 - Advanced Seminar College of Arts and Sciences
1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
For advanced graduate students and staff members; credit determined by extent of participation in the seminar.
Repeatable
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MAT 999 - Dissertation College of Arts and Sciences
0-15 credit(s) Every semester
Research work on a doctoral dissertation, under supervision of some member of the graduate staff. Credit depends on amount of time devoted to the work; course may be repeated up to a maximum of 30 credits.
Repeatable 14 time(s), 30 credits maximum
Native American Studies
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NAT 607 - Indigenous Feminist Thought and Theory College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: WGS 607
Double Numbered with: NAT 407
Surveys major theoretical interventions/debates/concerns in Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) by centering Native women and Indigenous feminisms. Provides critical context for more ethical engagement with indigenous communities/knowledges. Additional work required of graduate students.
Neuroscience
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NEU 607 - Advanced Neuroscience College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: BIO 607
Double Numbered with: NEU 407
Detailed analysis of the anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the nervous system and behaviors that it mediates. Topics include: neurons and electrochemical properties of neurons, sensory and motor systems, homeostasis, sleep, consciousness, learning, and memory. Additional work required of graduate students.
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NEU 613 - Readings in Neuroscience College of Arts and Sciences
0-3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: BEN 613 , BIO 624 , CSD 753 , PSY 778
A literature-based team-taught course focusing on in depth discussions of classical or recent papers of exceptional import to neuroscience. Students will complete weekly readings assigned by faculty and participate in a 3-hr/wk group
facilitated discussion
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NEU 614 - Interdisciplinary Methods of Neuroscience College of Arts and Sciences
0-3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: BEN 614 , BIO 625 , CSD 754 , PSY 779
A practical interdisciplinary survey course whereby neuroscience faculty introduce students to a wide array of methodologies, including molecular, cellular, developmental, systems, behavioral, and cognitive neuroscientific approaches to investigate basic, pre-clinical, translational, and clinical
questions to unravel the relationship between brain and behavior.
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NEU 777 - Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: PSY 777
The science of how thought processes are instantiated in the brain including advanced techniques for behavioral and neural data and approaches for linking them together. Applications that demonstrate the brain-behavior relationship.
Philosophy
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PHI 500 - Selected Topics College of Arts and Sciences
1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
Study of a significant philosopher or philosophical movement.
Repeatable
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PHI 510 - Topics in Ancient Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Examination of principal works such as Plato’s Sophist or Aristotle’s Metaphysics, or of central themes such as weakness of will or knowledge and belief.
Repeatable
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PHI 550 - Selected Topics in Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
Study of a significant philosophical problem.
Repeatable
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PHI 551 - Mathematical Logic College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Predicate calculus with identity, its relationship to mathematics and to computer theory. Important results concerning independence, consistency, completeness, decidability and computability.
PREREQ: PHI 251 OR MAT 375 OR CIS 375
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PHI 552 - Modal Logic College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Systems of modal logic (logic of the terms “necessary” and “possible”). Formalization and evaluation of modal arguments and basic concepts of metatheory and semantics. Related logics.
PREREQ: PHI 251
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PHI 555 - Philosophy of Mathematics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Diverse ways in which philosophers from Plato to Wittgenstein have understood the concept of mathematics.
PREREQ: ANY PHI OR JUNIOR STANDING
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PHI 565 - Philosophy of Language College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Concept and phenomenon of language. Logical, epistemological, and metaphysical ramifications of natural language and speech.
PREREQ: PHI 251
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PHI 573 - Philosophy of Physical Science College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Impact of classical mechanics, relativity, and quantum theory on philosophical accounts of space, time, matter, and causality.
PREREQ: ANY PHI OR JUNIOR STANDING
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PHI 575 - Philosophy of Social Science College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
Crosslisted with: SOS 575
Philosophical and methodological issues in social and behavioral science. Role of laws in explanation of human action, methodological individualism and holism, functional explanation, value-neutrality, behaviorism, and com puter simulation.
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PHI 576 - Philosophy of Mind College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Advanced study of topics in philosophy of mind.
PREREQ: PHI 301 OR 376 OR 377 OR 378 OR GRADUATE STANDING
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PHI 583 - Metaphysics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Introduction to metaphysical inquiry.
PREREQ: ANY PHI OR JUNIOR OR SENIOR STANDING
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PHI 593 - Ethics and the Health professions College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: REL 551
Ethical theories in professional, organizational, and political-economic fields in health care. Specific issues: assisted suicide, professional codes, ethics of “cost- cutting” and justice with respect to care.
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PHI 594 - Bioethics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s)
Crosslisted with: MPH 664 , REL 552
Use of ethical theory in thinking about case problems in health care. Moral dilemmas: use of reproductive technologies, abortion, surrogate motherhood, research with humans, refusal and withdrawal of treatment, physician-assisted suicide.
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PHI 600 - Selected Topics College of Arts and Sciences
1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable
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PHI 615 - Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Readings, papers, and discussions aimed at appraising value of the Critique, both as a historical document and as a continuing source of philosophical questions and answers.
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PHI 617 - Proseminar:History of Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Analysis of arguments and concepts in the history of philosophy. At least two major philosophical problems, as examined in the works of at least three major philosophers. Writing-intensive.
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PHI 618 - Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Double Numbered with: PHI 418
Interrelationships and contemporary debate over interpretations of their major works. Topics include: philosophy of history, human nature, dialectics, theory of knowledge, alienation, concepts of self and freedom. Additional work required of graduate students.
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PHI 622 - Twentieth Century French and German Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Double Numbered with: PHI 422
Twentieth-century French and German philosophical criticism of the legacy of the Enlightenment and its conceptions of subjectivity and epistemology. Critical theory, hermeneutics, poststructuralism, and psychoanalytically inspired theories. Additional work required of graduate students.
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PHI 629 - Islamic Metaphysics and Epistemology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: REL 629
In-depth study of the main epistemological systems and theories of metaphysics developed in Islamic intellectual tradition. Explores the systems of interpretation of the Qur’an and Sunnah developed by legal scholars, mystics and philosophers.
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PHI 640 - Continental Philosophy of Religion College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: REL 660
Continental philosophers such as Husseri, Heidegger, Levinas, Derrida, Foucault, Deleuze, Irigaray, and Marion. Their influence on theology, religious theory. Topics include overcoming onto-theology; phenomenology, deconstruction and theology; return of religion.
Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
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PHI 650 - Selected Topics in Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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PHI 651 - Logic and Language College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Introduction to systems of formal logic and their relationships with natural language. Standard logic; its relationships with linguistics, philosophy, and mathematics. Translation and the limits of formalization.
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PHI 665 - Problems in Philosophy of Language College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Selected areas or problems in the philosophy of language, e.g., meaning and reference, speech-act theory, logical form, referential opacity, generative semantics, or semantics and ontology.
Repeatable
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PHI 673 - The Structure of Science College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Such topics as relations among observations, laws, and theoretical construct: nature of scientific explanations, philosophical theories of probability, and character of inductive reference.
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PHI 687 - Proseminar: Language, Epistemology, Mind and Metaphysics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Selected major philosophical problems in philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophy of mind, and/or metaphysics, as examined in the works of at least three major philosophers. Writing intensive.
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PHI 693 - Proseminar: Moral and Political Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Every semester
Selected major philosophical problems in moral and political philosophy as examined in the works of at least three major philosophers. Writing intensive.
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PHI 695 - Aesthetics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Cheif aesthetic theories from Plato to the present. Application to literature and the fine arts.
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PHI 696 - Selected Problems in Aesthetics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Philosophical issues that arise within the various arts and literature.
PREREQ: PHI 695
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PHI 700 - Research in History of Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable
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PHI 710 - Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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PHI 730 - Seminar in Modern Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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PHI 740 - Seminar in Contemporary Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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PHI 750 - Seminar in Current Philosophical Problems College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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PHI 840 - Seminar in Metaphysics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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PHI 850 - Seminar in Theory of Knowledge College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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PHI 860 - Seminar in Ethics and Value Theory College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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PHI 870 - Seminar in Aesthetics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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PHI 880 - Seminar in Social and Political Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Repeatable
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PHI 997 - Masters Thesis College of Arts and Sciences
1-15 credit(s) Every semester
Repeatable
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PHI 999 - Dissertation College of Arts and Sciences
1-15 credit(s) Every semester
Repeatable
Physics
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PHY 514 - Advanced Experimental Physics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
The student will undertake an open-ended investigation of one or more physics experiments either in an active research laboratory or using departmental facilities. Ideas and progress will be discussed in regular seminars throughout the semester.
PREREQ: PHY 344 or graduate standing
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PHY 514 - Advanced Experimental Physics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
The student will undertake an open-ended investigation of one or more physics experiments either in an active research laboratory or using departmental facilities. Ideas and progress will be discussed in regular seminars throughout the semester.
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PHY 523 - Advanced Mechanics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Moving coordinate systems, systems of particles, mechanics of rigid bodies. Lagrangian mechanics, normal modes of vibrating systems.
PREREQ: PHY 360 AND MAT 397
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PHY 524 - Electromagnetics I Physics
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Vector analysis, electrostatics, LaPlace’s equation, dielectrics, magnetostatics, magnetic materials. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: (PHY 212 OR PHY 216 OR AP PHYSICS C (ELEC & MAG) EXAM SCORE MIN 3) AND MAT 397
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PHY 525 - Electromagnetics II Physics
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Faraday’s Law, displacement current, Maxwell’s equations, plane waves, power flow in waves, reflection and transmission of waves, wave-guides, radiation, and antennas.
PREREQ: PHY 524
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PHY 531 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Laws of thermodynamics, temperature, work, heat. Thermodynamic potentials and methods. Application to special systems, low-temperature physics. Classical statistical mechanics. Quantum statistics. Connections between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.
PREREQ: PHY 361
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PHY 557 - Quantum Information Science Quantum Information Science
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Quantum mechanics from the standpoint of information science. Storage, transmission, and processing of quantum information. Quantum entanglement, quantum cryptography, and quantum computing. Open quantum systems, quantum entropy.
PREREQ: PHY 361 and either MAT 485 or both MAT 331 and MAT 414
Repeatable 1 time(s)
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PHY 567 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I College of Arts and Sciences
4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Problems with classical physics; one dimensional Schrodinger equation, concepts and illustrative problems; N particle systems including separation of center of mass, identical particles, and Pauli principle; Schrodinger equation in three dimensions.
PREREQ: PHY 361 and either MAT 485 or both MAT 331 and MAT 414
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PHY 568 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Angular momentum including raising/ lowering operators and spherical harmonics; hydrogen atom; spin and addition of angular momentum; time independent perturbation theory; structure of and radiation from atoms; scattering; and elementary particles.
PREREQ: PHY 567
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PHY 576 - Introduction to Solid-State Physics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: ELE 642
Elementary aspects of physics of solids; crystal lattices and diffraction, phonons and thermal properties in crystals, elementary band theory, and semi-conductor physics.
PREREQ: PHY 567
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PHY 580 - International Course College of Arts and Sciences
1-12 credit(s)
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
Repeatable
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PHY 581 - Methods of Theoretical Physics I College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Calculus of variations. Fourier series and integrals. Matrices. Linear vector spaces. Orthogonal polynomials. Sturm-Liouville equations. Singular points of differential equations. Special functions. Distributions.
PREREQ: MAT 511
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PHY 607 - Computational Physics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Necessary numerical and computations tools for research in physics. The scope and implementation of scientific simulation algorithms for solving specific physics problems.
PREREQ: PHY 211 OR 215 OR AP PHYSICS C (MECH) EXAM SCORE MIN 3
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PHY 621 - Classical Mechanics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Aspects of classical mechanics of significance to modern physical theory. Conceptual structure of Newton’s mechanics, Lagrange’s equations, Hamilton’s principle, canonical equations and canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, small oscillations, rigid-body motion.
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PHY 635 - Physical Cell Biology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: BEN 635 , BIO 635 , CEN 635 , CHE 635
This interdisciplinary class for science and engineering students provides an introduction to the quantitative description of biological systems and processes. The focus is on the biological and physical aspects of structure and function of cells and their subsystems.
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