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3.00 Credits
A basic discussion of applets. Introduction to object-oriented terminology, including encapsulation and inheritance and their function within Java. Development of Java building blocks: data types, variables, arithmetic expressions, arrays, conditional statements, and loops. Creation of classes and Java applications. Basics of applets and creating HTML pages that contain applets. Java classes for drawing shapes and characters. Basics of animation and interactivity. Prerequisite: CSCI 143 or experience in programming.
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4.00 Credits
This course is an in-depth study of a particular assembly language (currently the x86). The aim of the course is to illuminate the structure and behavior of computers. It covers arithmetic, logic, stack operations, the general organization of a CPU, main memory, and peripheral systems. The structure of executable files, linking, interfacing assembler with a high-level language and the operating system, and protected instructions are also discussed. Supervised laboratory exercises are used to illustrate all main topics of the course. Some familiarity with a high-level programming language is desirable.
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3.00 Credits
Basic concepts of computer networks, including network topologies, messaging, circuit and packet switching, communication protocols, and 7-layered OSI Reference Model for communication architectures. Other topics include physical layer and data communications over telephone networks, Fourier analysis of signals, frequency and time division multiplexing, modulation, filtering, modems, and Nyquist and Shannon theorems. Prerequisites: MATH 142 and MATH 152.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory study of the determinants of the aggregate level of economic activity in a global economy. Attention focuses on the demand for output by households (consumption), businesses (investment), government, and trade with the rest of the world (net exports), as well as the roles played by fiscal and monetary policies. In addition, interest centers on the problems of inflation, unemployment, federal budget deficits, and stimulating economic growth. Topics covered include measuring the levels of output and income, Keynesian and classical models of aggregate demand and supply, the banking system and money creation, impacts of government fiscal and monetary policies, inflationary processes and models of inflation, unemploymentinflation tradeoff controversies, public debt burdens, international trade policies, and determinants of economic growth. This course may be used to satisfy the social science general education distribution requirement. Prerequisite: 30 semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory study of the operations of output (product) and input (resource) markets as they relate to demand and supply decisions by households, businesses, government, and the rest of the world (foreign trade patterns). Attention centers on the role of prices in allocating scarce resources among competing users, as well as on imperfections in and failures of markets to effectively allocate such resources. Among the topics covered are an introduction to economizing problems and issues, market systems and demand and supply analysis, consumer behavior and product demand, production functions and costs, output pricing under various market structures, input pricing under various market structures with special emphasis on labor markets, and demand and supply determinants of international trade patterns. This course may be used to satisfy the social science general education distribution requirement. Prerequisite: 30 semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Based on micro and macro principles of economics, major economic issues facing society are examined and analyzed from a global context. Topics include the economic role of government, natural resource development and use, labor markets and human resource development, capital markets and investment in productive capacity, impacts of fiscal and monetary policies on economic activity levels, international trade and finance policies, strategies for economic growth and development, and economic systems and economic reform. Prerequisites: EC 201 and 202.
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3.00 Credits
An economic analysis of the role of antitrust and regulation in the U.S. economy. The course examines such issues as monopolization, mergers, collusion, price discrimination, patents, and regulations. Prerequisite: EC 202.
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3.00 Credits
Students analyze the effects of credit and money flows on aggregate economic activity: roles of financial intermediaries and central banking; sources and uses of funds (flow of funds analysis and accounts); term structure of interest rates; portfolio choice and macroeconomic behavior; alternative monetary theories; and the role of money in inflationary process. Prerequisites: EC 201 and 202 or equivalents.
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3.00 Credits
This course is devoted to the economic analysis of the effects that government expenditures (purchases of products, transfer payments, and subsidies) and taxation have on business and household decisions. Emphasis is placed on examining how business and household spending patterns are influenced by government fiscal policies. Among the topics studied are the impacts on the efficient use of resources, economic growth, and income redistribution patterns. Prerequisites: EC 201 and 202.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an analysis of international trade and economic relations: theory of comparative advantage; factor pricing and terms of trade; international finance and balance of payments disequilibria; foreign exchange markets; and commercial policies and protectionism, including use of tariffs and quotas. Prerequisites: EC 201 and 202 or equivalents.
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