Courses
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- Prerequisites: ES 315 or consent of instructor
An opportunity to utilize theories and skills needed to analyze the exercise response of special populations and to design exercise programs for individuals who have physical conditions that may require modifications to exercise.
- Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department head
Student research is supervised by a member of the department. The supervisor and research project must be selected prior to enrollment in this course and appropriate forms must be completed.
- Graded: S/U
- Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor
- Graded: S/U
- Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department head
Independent study under the supervision of a member of the department. Supervisor and study must be selected prior to enrollment in the course and appropriate directed study forms must be completed.
A course designed to provide the student an opportunity to pursue independent study or research in health education.
- Prerequisites: Experience as a classroom teacher and consent of instructor
- Prerequisites: HN 210 or HN 301A or AH 201 and BI 104 or BI 207, or instructor permission
A study of current theories surrounding the causes of and management of obesity. Students will apply their understanding of the fundamentals of human nutrition and exercise to construct programs containing sound principles of weight management and total fitness.
- Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
- Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
- Prerequisites: HN210 or similar and ES315 or ES521; or instructor permission
An advanced investigation of principles and strategies as they relate to the effect of nutrition and nutrients on performance with emphasis on athletic performance and sports nutrition.
- Prerequisites: Mathematics education major or elementary education major with a concentration in mathematics
- Prerequisites: Mathematics education major or elementary education major with a concentration in mathematics
- Prerequisites: Mathematics education major or elementary education major with a concentration in mathematics
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate student in mathematics or instructor permission.
This is an advanced course in linear algebra. The instructor will cover the following topics: vector spaces and subspaces over an arbitrary field, linear transformations, similar matrices, the rank-nullity theorem, change of coordinates, linear operators, matrix conjugacy, rational and Jordan canonical form. Additionally, the instructor may focus on topics such as: rational canonical form, dual vector spaces, quotient vector spaces, inner products, bilinear forms, tensors, orthogonal and unitary operators, or the spectral theorem.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate student in mathematics or instructor permission.
This is an advanced course covering a selection of topics from real analysis and complex analysis. The instructor will cover the following topics from real analysis: measurable sets and functions, the Lebesgue Integral, Fourier series, Hilbert spaces, and the Fourier transform. Then the instructor will cover the following topics from complex analysis: holomorphic functions, the Cauchy-Riemann equations, the Cauchy-Goursat theorem,Taylor and Laurent series, and the residue theorem. Additionally, the instructor may focus on topics from real and complex analysis such as: Lp spaces, analytic continuation, the Mellin transform, or the Laplace transform.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate student in mathematics or instructor permission.
This is an advanced course in topology. The instructor will cover the following topics: topological spaces, continuous functions, compactness, connectedness, the fundamental group, and homology. Additionally, the instructor may focus on topics such as: the classification of surfaces, cohomology, the Lefschetz fixed-point theorem, the Borsuk-Ulam theorem, or topics from knot theory.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate student in mathematics or instructor permission.
This is an advanced course in modern algebra. Depending on the instructor’s interest and expertise, this course will focus on one or more of the following topics central to advanced algebra: group theory, Galois theory, or representation theory.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate student in mathematics or instructor permission.
This is an advanced course in modern geometry. The instructor will cover the following topics: metrics (Euclidean and hyperbolic), isometries, geodesics, and curvature. Depending on the instructor’s interest and expertise, additional topics may include: manifolds, vector fields, tensors, vector bundles, and connections.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Examination of the structure and properties of sets of numbers; development of models for each of the operations and their algorithms; proportional reasoning. Intended audience K-8 teachers.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Development of mathematical approaches to solving problems using a wide range of problem solving strategies, including guess and check, consider a simpler problem, case analysis, use algebra, and others. Intended audience K-8 teachers.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Exploration of a variety of geometric concepts, including trigonometry and conic sections. Intended audience K-12 teachers.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate standing
The history and development of mathematics, and the newest technological innovations. Intended audience K-12 teachers.
- Graded: A/F
- Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Investigations of problems in various branches of mathematics, such as logic, probability, graph theory, number theory, algebra, and geometry. Intended audience K–12 teachers.