Designed for students majoring and minoring in mathematics. Students experience the power of mathematical thought and develop facility with mathematical expression, both written and oral. Assignments make use of both inductive and deductive reasoning.
Axiomatic development of incidence, ordered incidence, affine and absolute geometries; investigation of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries; and the use of dynamic geometry software.
Introduction to models of survival, individual life insurance and life annuities emphasizing the traditional actuarial functions of determining premiums and reserves from a stochastic point of view. Topics include multiple life theory, models with expenses, stochastic process, and the use of binomial models, geometric Brownian motion and simulation in the study of option pricing.
Modern abstract analysis including such topics as convergence of infinite series, sequences of functions, metric spaces, integration, topology of the real number system and continuity.
Study in specialized areas of statistics such as time series, stochastic processes, quality control designs and analyses or other topics suggested by faculty or students.
Hematopoiesis, red blood cell production and destruction, non-neoplastic leukocyte disorders, blood cell metabolism and hemoglobin synthesis. Laboratory focuses on normal/abnormal patient differentiation using CBC, microscopic analysis and clinical correlations.
Study of bacteria causing disease in humans, with emphasis on methods used for isolation and identification of clinically significant organisms. Review of classification, physiology, biochemistry of, and host response to, infectious organisms.
Clinical analytes assayed on a routine basis in the clinical chemistry laboratory. Normal physiology and change of analyte in disease are presented related to carbohydrate, protein and mineral metabolism, liver, cardiac and pancreatic function, enzymology, electrolyte and acid-base balance; blood gases; body fluid analysis; and evaluation of kidney function via chemical and microscopic methods.
Lecture and practical applications of theories of management and administration to the organization of the clinical laboratory. A unit on education including educational theory, adult education and continuing education. Students prepare written reports on projects concerning these topics throughout the course. Topics include medicolegal issues, impacts of federal regulations on health care, and budget and finance.
Detailed examination of recruitment, selection and placement as human resources management activities. Emphasis on functional and strategic staffing topics. Topics include position advertising, interviewing and selection testing.
Provides a broad overview of various aspects of acoustics. Musical acoustics is a very unique area of study where both science and music unite. Explore the science of sound and how the ear responds to it. The study of sound generated from various types of musical instruments, the human voice, real world acoustical experiences, electronic-generated sound and their application to musical acoustics are explored.
Study, rehearsal and performance of selected works for small ensembles, both vocal and instrumental (designated by the department for any given semester). Advanced students with prior performing experience and full-time undergraduate students only.
