The course (and text) is organized around six important domains of knowledge that cover topics as diverse as genetics, psychodynamic motives, traits, the self, gender, culture, stress, coping and health. As we explore these domains of knowledge through the text and lectures, we will develop a fairly comprehensive overview of the field of personality psychology as it exists today. Students will also develop an appreciation for individual differences and aspects of individual self for continued reflection and exploration.
Social Psychology
Social psychology is a dynamic study of how an individual’s thoughts, feelings and actions are affected by others. Issues discussed include prejudice, conformity, interpersonal attraction and violence. The scientific methods of studying such phenomena are emphasized.
Introduction to Western Philosophy
Provides a general introduction to the big questions of philosophy, including questions of existence, knowledge, freedom, and meaning. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to great thinkers and theories while engaging them in the exploration of the same timeless questions applied to contemporary issues.
Business Ethics
A philosophical study of the moral issues in business. Topics include corporate responsibility, conflict of interests, morality in advertising, preferential hiring (e.g. minorities in women), personal morality versus employer loyalty and cultural theoretical issues and their impact on business decisions.
Religions of the World
Offers an introductory survey of major religious traditions of the world. Through lectures, discussions, assigned readings, and audiovisual presentations, students will gain a broad, basic knowledge of Eastern as well as Western religions. Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam. Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto will be examined. Each religion will be studied under five principal divisions: origin and development, literature, tenets, ritual and worship, ethics, and institutions. To have a better understanding of all religions, their historical and cultural frameworks along with important social aspects such as identity, tolerance, conformity, and gender will be examined. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements for the General Education component.
MoralDecision-Making: Theories and Challenges
An ethics course that addresses the ways people make judgments about right and wrong actions. Areas of consideration include theories of morality, moral development and decision-making; comparisons between morality and other areas of life, such as law and religion; and contemporary moral issues facing individuals and society.
CALCULUS IV Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
This is an applied course in ordinary differential equations, which is primarily for students in the physical, behavioral and engineering sciences. Differential equations are the fundamental tools that modern science and engineering use to model physical reality. This course consists of concepts generally encountered in a first course in differential equations including a comprehensive treatment of first order differential equations employing a variety of solution techniques. A study of higher order equations, largely second order, is included with emphasis on linear equations possessing constant coefficients as well as variable coefficients. Classical and contemporary applications are included throughout coming from diverse fields such as mechanics, electrical circuits, economics and concludes with a discussion of the Laplace transform and its application to linear equations with constant coefficients.
Calculus with Analytical Geometry II
The second of a three-course sequence in Calculus. Topics include techniques of integration, conics, polar coordinates, indeterminate forms, I’Hospitals rule, proper integrals, infinite series, parametric equations, improper integrals, vectors, volume, arc length. Surface area, work, and other applications of integration. A graphing calculator may be required in certain sections of this course.
Calculus and Analytical Geometry I
The first three-course sequence in Calculus. Students should have access to a graphical calculator throughout the sequence of courses. Topics include: analytic geometry, functions, limits, continuity, derivatives and their applications, transcendental functions, anti-derivatives, and definite integrals.
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Calculus with Analytical Geometry III
The third of a three-course sequence in Calculus. Topics include vectors in 3-space, 3-dimensional surfaces, multi-variate functions, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, multiple integrals, partial derivatives, vector fields, Green’s Theorem, and Stoke’s Theorem. A graphic calculator may be required in certain sections of this course.