2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Chemistry

  
  • CHE 109 - General Chemistry Lecture I (Honors and Majors)

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    General chemistry for students in the Honors Program, chemistry majors, and others with strong science interests. Quantitative, physical, and inorganic chemistry; applications in current research. Credit is given for CHE 106 or 109.
  
  • CHE 113 - Forensic Science

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Introduction to forensic science with focus upon the application of scientific methods and techniques to criminal justice and law. Methods specifically relevant to crime detection and analysis will be presented. Laboratory included.
  
  • CHE 116 - General Chemistry Lecture II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Builds upon the fundamental chemical principles learned in CHE 106 and introduces chemical kinetics and thermodynamics, intermolecular forces, advanced chemical equilibria, oxidation/reduction, and modern materials. Credit is given for CHE 116 or CHE 119, but not both.
    PREREQ: CHE 106  OR CHE 109  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5
    COREQ: CHE 117  
  
  • CHE 117 - General Chemistry Laboratory II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Noncovalent chemistry, understanding symmetry and chirality, empirical and rational aspects of thermodynamics of dissolving salts equilibrium of buffers and solubility and redox potentials, separation and identification of metal cations. Credit given for CHE 117 or 139 but not both.
    PREREQ: CHE 107  OR CHE 129  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5
    COREQ: CHE 116  OR CHE 119  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5
  
  • CHE 119 - General Chemistry Lecture II (Honors and Majors)

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    For students in the Honors Program, chemistry majors and others with strong science interests. Builds upon the fundamental chemical principles learned in CHE 109. Credit is given for CHE 116 or 119, but not both.
    PREREQ: CHE 106  OR CHE 109  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5
  
  • CHE 129 - General Chemistry Laboratory I (Honors and Majors)

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    For Honors, Chemistry majors and others with strong science interests. Introduction to chemical laboratory techniques. Application of modern chemical apparatus and experiments relevant to environmental chemistry. Credit is given for CHE 107 or CHE 129, but not both.
    COREQ: CHE 106  OR CHE 109  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5
  
  • CHE 139 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (Honors and Majors)

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Introduction to basic and advanced chemical laboratory techniques. Preparation for individual research. Idea development and proposal design. Data analysis and oral presentation skills. Credit is given for CHE 117 or CHE 139, but not both.
    PREREQ: CHE 107  OR CHE 129  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5
    COREQ: CHE 116  OR CHE 119  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5
  
  • CHE 275 - Organic Chemistry I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Chemistry of carbon compounds, their nomenclature, structure, stereochemistry, and properties. Introduction to organic reactions and mechanisms.
    PREREQ: CHE 116  OR CHE 119  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5
  
  • CHE 276 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Laboratory to accompany CHE 275 . Experiments illustrate modern laboratory techniques in organic chemistry, with an emphasis on basic separations, purifications, and analysis of experimental data. Introduction to organic synthesis.
    PREREQ: CHE 117  OR CHE 139  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5
    COREQ: CHE 275 
  
  • CHE 280 - International Course

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    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
  
  • CHE 290 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    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
  
  • CHE 325 - Organic Chemistry II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Continuation of CHE 275 . Emphasis on reaction and mechanism in organic chemistry, multi-step synthesis, and structural analysis.
    PREREQ: CHE 275 
  
  • CHE 326 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Laboratory to accompany CHE 325 . Further development of organic laboratory skills and techniques. Experiments illustrate principles of organic reactions and structure determination.
    PREREQ: CHE 276 
    COREQ: CHE 325 
  
  • CHE 335 - Chemical and Biochemical Analysis with Laboratory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Lecture and laboratory on the theory of quantitative analysis and instrumental techniques and their application to the investigation of chemical and biochemical problems.
    PREREQ: (CHE 116  OR CHE 119  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5) AND (CHE 117  OR CHE 139  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5)
  
  • CHE 346 - Physical Chemistry I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Properties of gases, liquids, and solids. Elementary thermodynamics and chemical applications. Chemical and phase equilibrium. Laws of solutions.
    PREREQ: (CHE 116  OR CHE 119  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5) AND (MAT 286  OR MAT 296 )
    COREQ: PHY 212 
  
  • CHE 347 - Physical-Analytical Chem Lab

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Foundation of experimental techniques in physical and analytical chemistry. Introduction to instrument design, simple electronics, and error analysis. Construction of a pH meter, computer simulation of Maxwell distribution, and additional experiments focusing on basic concepts.
    PREREQ: CHE 275  AND CHE 276 
    COREQ: CHE 346 
  
  • CHE 356 - Physical Chemistry II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Electrochemistry. Introduction to quantum mechanics, molecular structure spectra. Basic statistical mechanics. Chemical kinetics and structure of condensed phases.
    PREREQ: CHE 346 
  
  • CHE 357 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Reinforcement of basic principles taught in CHE 347 by completion of well-selected, modern physical chemistry experiments.
    PREREQ: CHE 347 
    COREQ: CHE 356 
  
  • CHE 400 - 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
  
  • CHE 411 - Inorganic Chemistry

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: CHE 611
    Descriptive and structural inorganic chemistry and underlying principles.
    PREREQ: CHE 116  OR CHE 119  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5
  
  • CHE 412 - Metals in Medicine

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: CHE 612
    Bonding, stereochemistry, and properties of metallo-drugs and diagnostic agents. Topics include platinum compounds for treating cancer, gadolinium and technetium in biomedical imaging, and porphyrins in photo-dynamic therapy. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: CHE 474 
  
  • CHE 414 - Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: CHE 614
    The fundamental principles of medicinal chemistry focusing on design and synthesis of pharmaceuticals. Structural elucidation, and physical-chemical properties of pharmaceutical drug candidates will be presented. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: CHE 325 
  
  • CHE 422 - Inorganic Laboratory Technique

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: CHE 622
    Basic experimental techniques used in inorganic chemistry.
    PREREQ: CHE 411 
  
  • CHE 427 - Organic Chemistry of Biological Molecules

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: CHE 627
    Structure, reactivity, synthesis and biosynthesis of compounds constituting the building blocks of biological macromolecules. The role of biological molecules as templates for stereoselective organic synthesis to introduce advanced topics in stereochemistry, spectroscopy and mechanistic analysis of complex organic reactions.
    PREREQ: CHE 325 
  
  • CHE 436 - Advanced Physical Chemistry

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: CHE 636
    Applications of thermodynamics and quantum mechanics to chemical bonding, molecular properties, chemical kinetics, structure of matter, spectroscopy.
    PREREQ: CHE 356 
  
  • CHE 444 - Forensic Chemical Analysis

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: FSC 444 
    Lecture content, delivered online, and laboratory on analytical methods of forensic chemistry. Underlying theory and direct experience in various chemical tests and spectroscopic methods. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: (CHE 116  OR CHE 119  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5) AND (CHE 117  OR CHE 139  OR AP CHEM EXAM SCORE MIN 5)
  
  • CHE 450 - Introduction to Chemical Research

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    Research problem carried out under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 6 time(s), 16 credits maximum
  
  • CHE 470 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • CHE 474 - Structural and Physical Biochemistry

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: CHE 674
    Thermodynamics, kinetics, and bonding associated with biological molecules. The course also utilizes computerbased molecular modeling tools for analyzing the structures of drugs, proteins, and nucleic acids. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: CHE 325 
  
  • CHE 477 - Proteins and Nucleic Acids Lab

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: BCM 477 
    Double Numbered with: CHE 677
    Experimental methods for biologically synthesizing and chemically purifying macromolecules in order to analyze their structure and function, including: polymerase chain reaction; site-directed mutagenesis; Protein expression and purification; nucleic acid and protein electrophoresis. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: CHE 474  OR BIO 326  OR BIO 575
  
  • CHE 490 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    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
  
  • CHE 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • CHE 533 - The Science and Artisanship of Glass

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) Every semester
    Primarily for students in the science field. Covers history of scientific glass, different composition, safety and uses. Students will learn how to form glass in a flame. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • CHE 546 - Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-9 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    For the nonspecialist. Three topics each semester, chosen from the list below. Students may register for one, two, or three modules. 546M Atomic Spectroscopy and Angular Momentum 1; 546M Laser Chemistry and Spectroscopy 1; 546M Symmetry and Group Theory 1; 546M Electronic Spectroscopy 1; 546M Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 1; 546M Vibrational Spectroscopy 1; 546M Laser Applications of Molecular Spectroscopy 1
    PREREQ: CHE 356 
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • CHE 575 - Organic Spectroscopy

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Use of mass spectrometry and infrared, ultraviolet-visible, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
    PREREQ: CHE 325 

Chinese

  
  • CHI 101 - Chinese I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Introductory proficiency-based course which prepares students to understand, speak, read, and write in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. No prior experience or admission by placement testing. Students cannot enroll in CHI 101 after earning credit for CHI 102, CHI 201, CHI 202 or higher.
    PREREQ: REQUIRED PLACEMENT EXAM SCORE
  
  • CHI 102 - Chinese II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Continuing proficiency-based course which develops communicative abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Students cannot enroll in CHI 102 after earning credit for CHI 201, CHI 202, or higher.
    PREREQ: CHI 101 
  
  • CHI 201 - Chinese III

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Continuing proficiency-based course which refines and expands previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese. Students cannot enroll in CHI 201 after earning credit for CHI 202 or higher.
    PREREQ: CHI 102 
  
  • CHI 202 - Chinese IV

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Continuing proficiency-based course which further refines and expands linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Incorporates reading, discussing, and analyzing texts as a bases for the expression and interpretation of meaning. Conducted in Chinese. Students cannot enroll in CHI 202 after earning credit for a course higher than CHI 202.
    PREREQ: CHI 201 
  
  • CHI 301 - Chinese V

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Fifth in the sequence of continuing proficiency-based courses that refine and expand previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese.
    PREREQ: CHI 202 
  
  • CHI 302 - Chinese VI

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Sixth in the sequence of continuing proficiency-based courses that refine and expand previously acquired linguistic skills in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Chinese.
    PREREQ: CHI 301 
  
  • CHI 312 - Introduction to Translating Chinese

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This is an introduction to translating written Chinese into English, and vice versa, intended for advanced Chinese language students and heritage speakers, using texts by native Chinese and English writers.
  
  • CHI 400 - 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
  
  • CHI 401 - Advanced Chinese III

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Communicative Chinese for advanced learners. Emphasis on development and solidification of communicative ability and competence in paragraph-level composition and expression.
  
  • CHI 402 - Advanced Chinese IV

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    A continuation of CHI 401. Communicative Chinese for advanced learners. Further development and solidification of communicative ability in paragraph-level composition and expression.

Computer and Information Science

  
  • CIS 151 - Fundamentals of Computing and Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Principles and practice of programming. Computing fundamentals: variables, types, scope, objects, classes, functions, parameter passing, input/output, conditionals, and iteration. Defensive programming techniques, including exceptions. Program testing and debugging. Includes programming laboratory.
  
  • CIS 223 - Statistical Reasoning and Practice

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Methods for exploratory data analysis. Graphical and numerical summaries of numerical and categorical data. Drawing conclusions from data. Basic probability, correlation, estimation and testing. Concepts of study design.
    PREREQ: MAT 194
  
  • CIS 252 - Elements of Computer Science

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Introduction to key computer-science concepts through functional programming. Recursion, data representation, data abstraction, and computational patterns. Algebraic data types and higher-order functions. Models of computation. Three hours of lecture and one hour of computer laboratory.
    PREREQ: CIS 151 or CPS 196
  
  • CIS 321 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Programming-oriented introduction to fundamentals in statistics and probability; elementary statistics, graphical and numerical representation; probability distributions; tests and confidence intervals; regression, and correlation. CPS 621 adds Journalism applications of statistical methods.
    PREREQ: MAT 295 
  
  • CIS 341 - Computer Organization & Programming Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Digital logic, data types and their representations, instruction set architecture, assembly language, program construction, processors, memory hierarchy, traps and interrupts, privilege and security, input-output subsystems.
    PREREQ: CIS 351
  
  • CIS 342 - Introduction to Systems Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Input and output, including error handling, file descriptors and interface to OS. Pointers and pointer arithmetic. Structures. Memory functions and storage allocation. Makefiles, header files, libraries, compilation, and linking.
    PREREQ: CIS 351  
    COREQ: CIS 341  
  
  • CIS 351 - Data Structures

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Abstract data structures including arrays, lists, trees, binary search trees, priority queues, graphs.  Algorithm analysis.  Examples include data structures used for security-related applications.
    PREREQ: CIS 252 or CSE 283
  
  • CIS 352 - Programming Language: Theory & Practice

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Environments, stores, scoping, functional and imperative languages, modules, classes, data encapsulation, types, and polymorphism. Implementation of these constructs in a definitional interpreter.
    PREREQ: CIS 252 AND CIS 375 AND CIS 351
  
  • CIS 375 - Introduction to Discrete Mathematics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Basic set theory and symbolic logic. Methods of proof, including mathematical induction. Relations, partitions, partial orders, functions, and graphs. Credit cannot be given for both MAT 375 and CIS 375.
    PREREQ: PHI 251  
  
  • CIS 380 - International Course

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-12 credit(s) Irregularly
    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
  
  • CIS 386 - Principles of Computer System Design

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Fundamental design principles for computer and information systems. Concurrency, race conditions, complexity, modularity, abstraction, layering, hierarchy, iteration, emergent properties, organization, virtualization, performance, atomicity, fault tolerance, consistency, and security.
    PREREQ: ECS 102 AND CIS 351
  
  • CIS 390 - Honors Seminar in Computer & Information Science

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Specific topics in computer and information science suitable for honors-thesis research.
    Repeatable
  
  • CIS 400 - Selected Topics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s)
    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
  
  • CIS 425 - Introduction to Computer Graphics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Graphics programming. User interfaces. Modeling and viewing transformations. Shading techniques. Representations of three-dimensional models. Curves and non-planar surfaces. Ray tracing and radiosity. Antialiasing.
    PREREQ: CIS 351  OR CSE 382 
  
  • CIS 428 - Introduction to Cryptography

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Classical cryptosystems and their cryptanalysis, RSA and other public-key cryptosystems, pseudo-random sequences, zero-knowledge protocols, related ethical and social concerns.
    PREREQ: CIS 477  OR MAT 534  OR MAT 541 
  
  • CIS 440 - Topics in Mobile Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: CIS 640
    A variety of subjects surveyed or a particular subject in depth. Additional coursework required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: CIS 351
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • CIS 444 - Mobile Application Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: CSE 444
    Double Numbered with: CIS 651
    Development of applications for different mobile devices. Creating effective user interfaces, efficient use of persisitent storage, network services, GPS, maps and sensors. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: CIS 351 OR CSE 382
  
  • CIS 451 - Modern Programming in Java

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Programming in Java with generic classes. Defining generic classes. Specifying types and inheritance. Verifying correctness of Java methods and classes. Managing concurrency, remote method invocation, and performance considerations.
  
  • CIS 453 - Software Specification and Design

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Software engineering process models. Software requirements analysis, including object-oriented methodology. Behavioral and nonbehavioral requirements. Development of specification documents. Unified Modeling Language. High-level design and software architecture. Team projects.
    PREREQ: CIS 351 OR CSE 382
  
  • CIS 454 - Software Implementation

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Detailed design of software. Implementation and software testing.  Developing software implementations from UML specifications and design documents. Software development methodologies, including agile development.  Ethics and social responsibility. Team projects.
    PREREQ: CIS 453
  
  • CIS 458 - Data Networks: Basic Principles

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: CSE 458, ELE 458
    Data communication networks, multilayer network architecture, data transmission fundamentals, network protocols, local and wide area networks, transport and application protocols.
    PREREQ: CIS 321 OR MAT 521
  
  • CIS 467 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: CIS 667
    Knowledge representation, production systems, search algorithms, game playing, uncertainty handling, learning, automated reasoning, computer vision, and natural language processing. Programming project or term paper required for CIS 667, not for CIS 467 .
    PREREQ: CIS 375  AND CIS 321  AND (CIS 351  OR CSE 382 )
  
  • CIS 468 - Natural Language Processing

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: CIS 668
    Linguistic and computational aspect of natural language processing technologies. Lectures, readings, and projects in the computational techniques required to perform all levels of linguistic processing of text. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • CIS 470 - Experience Credit

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • CIS 471 - Optimization Methods

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Classical methods of minimum and maximum, gradient methods, conjugate direction methods, linear programming and simplex algorithm, integer programming, non-linear optimization, random search algorithms.
  
  • CIS 473 - Automata and Computability

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Countable and uncountable sets; diagonalization proofs; finite state automata; regular, context-free, context-sensitive, recursive, and r. e. languages; Turing machines; relationships between classes of languages and machines; the halting problem; proof methods for decidability and undecidabilty.
    PREREQ: CIS 375  OR MAT 375 
  
  • CIS 477 - Introduction to Analysis of Algorithms

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Mathematical modeling of computational problems; searching and sorting algorithms; search trees, heaps, and hash tables; divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, and greedy choice design techniques; graph algorithms; cryptographic algorithms; NP-completeness; and selected topics.
    PREREQ: CIS 375 AND CIS 351
  
  • CIS 478 - Introduction to Quantum Computing

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Purpose of QC; simple Markov processes; quantum registers; quantum state transitions; classical vs quantum models of computation; measurement and superposition; no-cloning theorem; quantum teleportation; quantum logic.
    PREREQ: CIS 375  AND (MAT 397  OR MAT 331 )
  
  • CIS 487 - Access Control, Security and Trust

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: CSE 487
    Analytical/logical basis for trusting systems. Access requests, authorizations, certificates, credentials, jurisdiction, and delegation. Applications include distributed access control, process isolation and sharing, and access policies.
    PREREQ: CIS 375
  
  • CIS 489 - Mobile Systems Security

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Components in Mobile OS; basic mobile app development; sandbox mechanism; permission enforcement; vulnerabilities; malware attacks. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: CIS 486  OR CSE 486  
  
  • CIS 490 - Independent Study

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    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
  
  • CIS 499 - Honors Capstone Project

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Completion of an Honors Capstone Project under the supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • CIS 500 - Selected Topics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s)
    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
  
  • CIS 531 - Compiler Construction

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Programming a small compiler. Lexical analysis, tokens, finite automata, hashing. Syntax analysis, grammars, syntax trees, error recovery. Scope and type analysis, symbol tables. Run-time stack, variable addressing, expression evaluation, procedure activation, recursion. Code generation, 0ptimization, portability.
    PREREQ: CIS 351 
  
  • CIS 543 - Control of Robots

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: ELE 516
    Kinematics, dynamics, and control of mobile and/or manipulator robots. Path planning, actuators, sensors, human/machine interface. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory weekly. Design project.
  
  • CIS 545 - Introduction to Combinatorics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: MAT 545 
    Permutations, combinations, recurrence relations, generating functions, inclusion-exclusion and applications, introductory graph theory.
    PREREQ: CIS 375  OR MAT 375 
  
  • CIS 553 - Software Systems Implementation

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Organization, analysis, and documentation of a sophisticated implementation project in a prominent high-level language, such as ADA, C, or Modular-2. Substantial programming assignments and analytical documentation. Language and project may vary from year to year.
    PREREQ: CIS 453 
  
  • CIS 554 - Object Oriented Programming in C++

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Pointers, dynamic memory management, data abstraction, classes, derived classes, inheritance, types, structures and templates. Threaded programming, standard template library, interfaces. Substantial programming assignments.
    PREREQ: CIS 351 or CSE 382
  
  • CIS 563 - Introduction to Data Science

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Fundamentals of the knowledge discovery and data mining process. Basics of supervised and unsupervised learning. Applications (recommendation and collaborative filtering) and computational tools for carrying out predictive/descriptive modeling. Additional work required for graduate students.
    PREREQ: MAT 503 
  
  • CIS 565 - Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Perceptrons and the Perceptron Convergence Theorem; non-linear optimization, gradient descent methods; neural net architecture, conjugate-gradient and recurrent networks; Hopfield networks, Kohonen’s feature maps; non-neural clustering algorithms.
  
  • CIS 567 - Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Applications of mathematical methods to knowledge bases. Methods include nonclassical, fuzzy logic and statistical inference. Application topics include planning, temporal and physical reasoning, attitudes, the frame problem, preference, constraints, qualitative differential equations, situation theory.
  
  • CIS 581 - Concurrent Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Processes, events, alphabets, and trace sets. Process equivalence. Divergence, dead-lock, fairness, and termination. Message channels, buffers, pipelines, trees, rings, grids, recursive nets. Mutual exclusion, semaphores, conditional critical regions, monitors, remote procedures. Programming exercises in Joyce.

Collaborative Laboratory

  
  • CLB 300 - Selected Topics

    School of Design
    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

Classics

  
  • CLA 421 - Classical Mythology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: LIT 421 , REL 421 
    Myths and rituals of Greek mythology and religion. Ancient poets/playwrights and important mythological themes found in later Western religious/artistic traditions. Offered only in Florence.

Clarinet

  
  • CLR 140 - Clarinet/Non Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For non-music students.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 4 credits maximum
  
  • CLR 145 - Clarinet/Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • CLR 146 - Clarinet/Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • CLR 240 - Clarinet/Non Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For non-music students.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 4 credits maximum
  
  • CLR 245 - Clarinet/Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • CLR 246 - Clarinet/Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • CLR 340 - Clarinet/Non Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For non-music students.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 4 credits maximum
  
  • CLR 345 - Clarinet/Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • CLR 346 - Clarinet/Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • CLR 349 - Clarinet/Perform Honors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 4 credits maximum
  
  • CLR 440 - Clarinet/Non Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For non-music students.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 4 credits maximum
 

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