Includes graphical and numerical methods for describing and summarizing data, sampling procedures and experimental design, inferences about the real-world processes that underlie the data, and student projects for collecting and analyzing data. Open to non-majors only. Appropriate level on the Math Placement Exam. Applied Matrix Algebra Course in matrix algebra and discrete mathematical modeling. Study of the formulation of mathematical models, together with analysis of the models and interpretations of the results.
Primary emphasis is on modeling techniques that use matrix methods.
State and Local Government Consideration of the politics, organizations, functions, and role of state and local government in the United States. Outside speakers are used when appropriate. Particular emphasis is placed on the interactions of bureaucrats and agencies with each other and with other actors in the political system. Special emphasis is placed upon the role of political institutions and the media in shaping the public agenda. Population theories, problems of population growth, birth and death rates, and sociocultural factors in the composition and distribution of population.