Courses

• CAS LY 491: Directed Study: Arabic
  Application form available in department.
• CAS LY 492: 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 (Farsi)
  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 (Farsi)
  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 (Farsi)
  Development of communication skills acquired in the first year (CAS LZ 111 and 112).
• CAS LZ 212: Fourth-Semester Modern Persian (Farsi)
  Continues CAS 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 311: Advanced Persian 1
  Advanced Persian, concentrating on all four communicative skills, diverse registers, and idioms. Work with literature, media, other realms of Persian culture.
• CAS LZ 380: Persian (Farsi) 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 381: Rumi and Persian Sufi Poetry (in English translation)
  Introduction to the Persian Sufi poet Rumi's narrative and lyric writings. Focus on Islamic mysticism, the innovative aspects of Rumi's poetry, and the problem of profane vs. sacred love. All readings in English translation. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Also offered as CAS RN 348.
• CAS LZ 491: Directed Study: Persian (Farsi)
  Application form available in department.
• CAS LZ 492: Ds Persian
  
• 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.

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