The design and operation of modern computer operating systems. Review of capabilities of typical computer hardware. Topics include command language interpreter (the shell), processes, concurrency, inter-process communication, linking and loading, memory management, transactions, file systems, distributed systems, security, and protection. Programming projects in Java and C. Students taking this honors section will be required to do additional readings, a semester-long project, and write a conference-style paper to be submitted at the end of the semester.

This lecture course examines the history of the modernist movement from 1914 to the present in relationship to the primary ideologies of the 20th and 21st centuries, socialism, capitalism, and globalism. It considers the work of the founding figures - Wright, Mies, Gropius and Le Corbusier - and significant themes such as the individual vs. the collective; European vs. American approaches; modernism beyond the West; and the impact of popular culture and new technologies.

This lecture course examines the history of the modernist movement from 1914 to the present in relationship to the primary ideologies of the 20th and 21st centuries, socialism, capitalism, and globalism. It considers the work of the founding figures - Wright, Mies, Gropius and Le Corbusier - and significant themes such as the individual vs. the collective; European vs. American approaches; modernism beyond the West; and the impact of popular culture and new technologies.

The course will examine high-level vision and memory from a cognitive neuroscience perspective. We will discuss current brain-based theories of high-level vision and memory, including accounts of object recognition (i.e., object identification), accounts of recognition memory and accounts of amnesia. We will discuss the organization of these functions in the brain (Does the brain contain a "module" for faces?) and look at the cognitive consequences of damage to brain regions important for these functions (Does medial temporal lobe damage lead to problems with only memory?).

Homological algebra can be seen as a generalization and extension of linear algebra, and so it plays an essential role in many areas of contemporary mathematics. Like linear algebra, it is important to understand both algorithms but also powerful structural results, and we will give due attention to both aspects. This course will lay foundations in a way guided by modern views (e.g., we will introduce model categories) but will also explore classic applications, like group cohomology and Lie algebra cohomology, so that computational facility is developed.

Research has shown that positive social networks and academic connections increase student retention and student success. This program pairs a freshman/ sophomore mentee with a junior/senior mentor. Students will meet weekly for a faculty-led mentoring session, engage in mentoring activities each week, including social and academic activities, and complete a brief report on your activities each week.

Students will learn about international policies surrounding human rights for people with disabilities. This course will be structured around the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Students will learn about varying definitions of disability, education, employment, healthcare and family perspectives.

This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles of statistical science. It does not rely on detailed derivations of mathematical concepts, but does require mathematical sophistication and reasoning. It is an introduction to statistical thinking/reasoning, data management, statistical analysis, and statistical computation. Concepts in this course will be developed in greater mathematical rigor later in the statistical curriculum, including in STAT 515, 516, 525, and 535. It is intended to be the first course in statistics taken by math majors interested in statistics.