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4.00 Credits
(See Philosophy 327f) Meets Humanities I-B requirement S. Mitchell 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
This is an introduction to point-set topology (also referred to as general topology). Pointset topology is one branch of the much broader area, topology. It is concerned with the study of properties of abstract topological spaces and structures related to such spaces. The material covered in this course will provide the common foundation for courses in algebraic topology, geometric topology, and differential topology. The core topics to be studied include: basic set theory, various interesting topologies, continuous functions, connectedness and compactness, separation axioms, countability axioms, nets and filters. Meets Science and Math II-A requirement The department Prereq. Mathematics 203, one of Mathematics 211 or 251, or permission of the instructor; this course may be repeated for credit; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
This is an introduction to differential equations for students in the mathematical or other sciences. Topics include first-order equations, second-order linear equations, qualitative study of dynamical systems, and first- and second-order linear partial differential equations. Meets Science and Math II-A requirement The department Prereq. Mathematics 202; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2008 339f(01) Mathematical Finance Topics include interest rates, forwards and futures, options, payoff diagrams, geometric Brownian motion, binomial trees, risk-neutral valuation, stochastic calculus, Ito's lemma, Black-Scholes, volatility smiles, exotic options, the Greeks, Monte Carlo methods, and statistical data analysis. Meets Science and Math II-A requirement A. Durfee Prereq. Mathematics 203 and 211 or permission of instructor; 4 credits Spring 2009 339s(01) Applied Mathematics Topics to be selected from: the stochastic calculus, review of Black-Scholes, yield curves, swaps, interest rate derivatives, risk measurement and management, statistical analysis of financial data, Monte Carlo simulation. Meets Science and Math II-A requirement The department Prereq. Mathematics 203 and 211 or permission of the instructor; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
(See Statistics 342f) Meets Science and Math II-A requirement The department Prereq. Mathematics 203; 4 credits
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8.00 Credits
Does not meet a distribution requirement Prereq. jr, sr, permission of department; 1 to 8 credits
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4.00 Credits
This course offers a foundation for inquiry into medieval culture. Using readings in literature, art, music, history, politics, philosophy, and sciences to interpret the Middle Ages, a student sharpens her awareness of language and imagery as means of communicating experience, and improves her skills of attentive reading and persuasive writing. An introductory cross-cultural course on medieval women (though mainly European women, for practical reasons) via the quality, breadth, and influence of women's writings (950-1450). Readings (in English translation) to include Hrotsvitha, Heloise, Hildegard, Marie de France, Julian of Norwich, Christine de Pizan, Margery Kempe, German and Italian examples, plus some Hebrew, Arabic, Armenian, Indian, and Japanese selections: tracing major recurrent themes and differences while examining the historical context for each. Also to be introduced are various approaches to women's history, such as those of Natalie Zemon Davis, Joan Kelly, and Barbara Hanawalt. Meets Humanities I-A requirement N. Margolis 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to address themes and historical periods in an interdisciplinary framework. Topics will bring together the study of art, literature, and history to heighten awareness of the complex interaction of cultural and political forces in medieval society. Issues will be explored through the methods of different disciplines in order to develop the student's analytical and critical skills. Fall 2008 200f(02) Medieval England (Same as History 232f(01)) The British Isles from the ancient Celts to the fourteenth century. Topics include Celtic culture, Roman Britain, early Christianity, Sutton Hoo and the invasions of the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, the birth of the English monarchy, the Norman conquest of England,Wales, and Ireland, Norman achievement in government and art, Cistercian monasteries, Richard the Lion-Hearted and the Crusades, the towns and their Jewish communities, King John, the Magna Carta and the development of Parliament, English Gothic, the beginning of Hundred Years'War, the Black Death, and the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Meets Humanities I-B requirement F. McGinness 4 credits Spring 2009 200s(03) Illustrious and AbandonedWomen (Same as English 214s and Italian 214s) A comparative reading of Christine de Pizan's Book of the City of Ladies, Boccaccio's IllustriousWomen, and Chaucer's Legend of Good Women. How did these late medieval authors imagine women's voice, agency, and virtue in the public and private spheres Why does the figure of the strong secular woman emerge in medieval culture at this period How do these medieval heroines compare to their Classical predecessors What ideologies of female virtue do these three writers reflect All readings in translation. Meets Humanities I-A requirement C. Chierichini, C. Collette Prereq. Medieval Studies 101 or 102, or 8 credits in either English or Italian; credit available for medieval studies, Italian, or English; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
(Same as History 217s) Long before Operations "Desert Storm" and "Iraqi Freedom,Westerners were drawn to the Middle East. This course will examine the "HolyWar" ofChristians against Moslems and Jews in the Middle Ages and seek to determine underlying causes: the need to defend Constantinople and the Holy Land from the infidel, the greed for markets and the spoils of war, the domestic frustrations that were displaced to an external enemy, the ideology of divine mission and martyrdom. Sources: laws, chronicles, memoirs, sermons, and treatises from Latin, Greek, and Moslem perspectives. Meets Humanities I-B requirement C. Straw, F. McGinness 4 crediMount Holyoke College Bulletin & Course Ctastalogue 2008 - 2009
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Does not meet a distribution requirement The department 1 to 4 credits
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