Courses

• CAS LY 470: Topics in Arabic Literature
  May be taken multiple times for credit as topics change. Readings and assignments in English; readings also available in Arabic. Topic for Fall 2011: Travel Writing and the Muslim World. Study the development of the travelogue genre from its premodern to modern form. Readings include works by Muslim writers such as Nasir Khusraw and Ibn Battuta, as well as by western travelers in Muslim lands such as Eliza Fay and Robert Byron. Also offered as CAS XL 470 A1.
• CAS LY 471: Topics in Arab Culture and Arabic Language
  May be taken multiple times for credit as topics change. Topic for Spring 2012: Arab Culture Through Media and Film (in English translation). Develops understanding of Arab culture across the Middle East and North Africa through focus on popular culture, media, film, and the role of language. Knowledge of Arabic is beneficial but not essential.
• CAS LY 491: Directed Study: Arabic
  Application form available in department.
• CAS LY 572: Arabic Translation and Interpreting
  Training in strategies of written translation between Arabic and English, and introduction to the challenges of oral interpreting. Exercises drawn from various contemporary materials including print and broadcast media as well as literary texts.
• CAS LZ 111: First-Semester Modern Persian
  For beginners. Introduction to spoken and written Persian and to fundamentals of Persian grammar, with oral drills and written exercises.
• CAS LZ 112: Second-Semester Modern Persian
  For beginners. Continues CAS LZ 111. Spoken and written Persian and fundamentals of Persian grammar, with oral drills and written exercises.
• CAS LZ 211: Third-Semester Modern Persian
  Development of communication skills acquired in the first year (LZ 111 and 112).
• CAS LZ 212: Fourth-Semester Modern Persian
  Continues LZ 211. Development of communication skills acquired in the first year (CAS LZ 111 and 112). Satisfactory completion of CAS LZ 212 fulfills the CAS language requirement.
• CAS LZ 380: Persian Epic and Romance (in English translation)
  Introduction to classical Persian narrative literature. Readings include selections from the tenth century Persian national epic, Shahnameh (The Book of Kings), the Alexander romance, and other tales such as Laili-Majnun and Khusraw-Shirin. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS LZ 491: Directed Study: Persian
  Application form available in department.
• CAS MA 107: Mathematical Reasoning in the Elementary Grades: Number Systems
  Required for undergraduates seeking licensure in elementary education, special education, or deaf studies. Focuses on number systems, operations including mental mathematics, proportionality, number theory, and probability. Non-SED students by signed permission only. Does not satisfy CAS Divisional Studies or Math/Stat major.
• CAS MA 108: Mathematical Reasoning in the Elementary Grades: Algebra, Geometry, and Statistics
  Required for undergraduates seeking licensure in elementary education, special education, or deaf studies. Focuses on topics in algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics. Non-SED students by signed permission only. Does not satisfy CAS Divisional Studies or Math/Stat major.
• CAS MA 109: The Art and Science of Quantitative Reasoning
  Buying music on-line, making phone calls, predicting the weather, or controlling disease outbreaks would be impossible without mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Focuses on methods of reasoning common to these disciplines, and how they enable the modern world. Also offered as CAS CS 109. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS MA 113: Elementary Statistics
  MA 113 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, MA 115, or MA 213. Basic concepts of estimation and tests of hypotheses, ideas from probability; one-, two-, and multiple-sample problems. Applications in social sciences. Primarily for students in the social sciences who require a one-semester introduction to statistics; others should consider CAS MA 115 or MA 213. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS MA 115: Statistics I
  MA 115 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, MA 115, or MA 213. Numerical and graphical summaries of univariate and bivariate data. Basic probability, random variables, binomial distribution, normal distribution. One-sample statistical inference for normal means and binomial probabilities. Primarily for students in the social sciences with limited mathematics preparation.Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS MA 116: Statistics II
  MA 116 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 116, MA 214, or MA 614. One- or two-sample inference for normal means and binomial probabilities, analysis of variance, simple linear regression, multiple regression, analysis of categorical data. Introduction to survey design and design of experiments. Primarily for students in the social sciences with limited mathematics preparation. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS MA 118: College Algebra and Trigonometry
  MA 118 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any MA course numbered 121 or higher. Functions and graphs. Linear and quadratic equations. Exponents; logarithms. Right and oblique triangles; trigonometric functions. Optimization. Specifically intended to prepare students with insufficient background in mathematics for the study of calculus. This course may not be used in fulfillment of the divisional studies requirement. Satisfies the mathematics requirement in the College program.
• CAS MA 119: Pre-Calculus Review
  Review of pre-calculus material, including college algebra and trigonometry, necessary for completion of MA 123. Topics include functions, inequalities, coordinate geometry, trigonometric functions, and relations. For ENG freshmen only.
• CAS MA 120: Applied Mathematics for Social and Management Sciences
  MA 120 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any MA course numbered 124 or higher. Linear equations, systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, exponential functions and logarithms, elements of differential calculus, optimization, probability. Applications in economics, finance, and management. Satisfies both mathematics requirement and divisional studies requirement. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS MA 121: Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences I
  Students may receive credit for either CAS MA 121 or 123, but not both. Differentiation and integration of functions of one variable. Same topics as CAS MA 123, but with less emphasis on mathematical generality and more on application. Especially suitable for students concentrating in the biological and social sciences. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS.

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