Intermediate Statistics

This course is an intermediate applied statistics course that builds on the statistical data analysis methods introduced in STAT 111 or STAT 135. Students will learn how to pose a statistical question, perform appropriate statistical analysis of the data, and properly interpret and communicate their results. Emphasis will be placed on the use of statistical software, data manipulation, model fitting, and assessment.

Intro to Analysis

Completeness of the real numbers; topology of n-space including the Bolzano-Weierstrass and Heine-Borel theorems; sequences, properties of functions continuous on sets; infinite series, uniform convergence. The course may also study the Gamma function, Stirling’s formula, or Fourier series. Four class hours per week.


Requisite: MATH 211. Fall  semester. Professor Velleman.  Spring semester:  Professor Ching.

Discrete Mathematics

This course is an introduction to some topics in mathematics that do not require the calculus. The topics covered include logic, elementary set theory, functions, relations and equivalence relations, mathematical induction, counting principles, and graph theory. Additional topics may vary from year to year. This course serves as an introduction to mathematical thought and pays particular attention to helping students learn how to write proofs. Four class hours per week.


Spring semester. Professor R. Benedetto.

OASIS First-Year Seminar

The OASIS First-Year Seminar is specifically designed to help undeclared students make a smooth transition to college, identify programs of interest, and be successful at UMass. The curriculum covers the process of declaring a major (self-assessment, career & majors exploration), as well as time management, essential skills and how to navigate UMass requirements, opportunities, resources and procedures. OASIS instructors also serve as the student's academic advisor for the semester; students will be required to meet with them, and complete in- and out-of-class assignments.

Seminar

Presentation of current research activities and literature by faculty, graduate students, and outside visitors. Credit, 1 ea sem.

Labor Economics Hons

Choice-theoretic model of labor-leisure choice. Returns to education and occupational choice. Demand for labor. Minimum wages. Changing income distribution. Effect of household structure and tax system on income structure. Labor market discrimination. Compensating wage differentials. Unions.
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