Independent reading or research courses. Full course as arranged. Does not normally count toward the major.

Fall and spring semesters.

Fall and spring semesters.

(Offered as MATH 130 and ENST 240.) This course is an introduction to applied statistical methods useful for the analysis of data from all fields. Brief coverage of data summary and graphical techniques will be followed by elementary probability, sampling distributions, the central limit theorem and statistical inference. Inference procedures include confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for both means and proportions, the chi-square test, simple linear regression, and a brief introduction to analysis of variance (ANOVA).

This course offers students an opportunity to explore the relationships of literary works to one another, their readers, and the field of literary studies.  We will read a series of works written by American authors between 1880 and 1930, putting canonical and lesser-known writers into conversation with one another.  The conversation theme will inform not only the works we read but also shape how we read, write, and “converse” in class and through assignments.  For each set of readings, we will consider multiple conversations:  the processes by which readers