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422. Algebraic Structures Four credits. Groups, homomorphisms, isomorphisms, factor groups, rings, fields and polynomials. Normally offered in alternate years. Prerequisites: MTH 224 and one higher-numbered mathematics course. 432. Mathematical Statistics Four credits. Correlation and regression, sampling and estimation theory, testing hypotheses, and applications. Normally offered in alternate years. Prerequisites: MTH 206 and 331. 501. Senior Seminar I Two credits. Selected topics presented by students. Expected of senior majors; open to others by consent of the department. Prerequisite: senior standing and one course in the department at the 300 level or higher, or consent of the department. 502. Senior Seminar II Two credits. Continuation of Senior Seminar I. Required of senior majors; open to others by consent of the department. Prerequisite: MTH 501 or consent of the department.
Computer and Data Sciences Changsok Isaac Sung, Coordinator Computer and Data Sciences combines technical skills with the liberal arts to hone problem-solving skills that may be used in a wide array of settings. The five courses of the minor build the core skills necessary to use computer applications and data analysis across disciplinary contexts. The integrated majors with mathematical sciences, chemistry and physics deepen these skills while developing specific disciplinary expertise in these sciences. The interdisciplinary computer science major allows a student to craft a personalized approach to computer science, data science and the liberal arts by working with an academic advisor to select a sequence of courses from other disciplines to create innovative combinations of technical skills and liberal arts inquiry. Each integrated major requires students to complete a culminating project applying computer and data sciences to the other discipline; these projects take place in the senior seminar. No student may complete both an integrated computer science major and also complete a major in the associated department (e.g., a student may not major in Physics and Integrated Computer Science-Physics). Communicating Plus: Skills in problem-solving, oral presentation, writing and critical thinking are introduced and reinforced throughout the five core courses of the minor. The Communicating Plus skills then are refined and developed at the upper division. Integrated Computer Science majors master these skills in the upperlevel disciplinary courses taken in the other discipline, as described in the Catalog sections for each integrated major.
