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PROGRAMS / COURSE DESCRIPTION
HONORS
material with additional reading, in-class debates and
graded roundtable discussion, and a term paper which
involved both primary and secondary sources.
HIST H118 HONORS HISTORY OF THE UNITED
STATES FROM 1876
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU, UC (UC credit
limitation). (No prerequisite. Recommended
preparation: ENGL 50 and HIST 50)
A survey of American history since reconstruction after
the Civil War with emphasis upon those social, political,
and economic factors which most shaped modern
America. The honors format will be implemented,
including a greater amount of outside reading material
and more class time devoted to discussion of that
material -- with consequently much less actual treatment
of the basic textbook, which honors students will be
expected to grasp adequately on their own. Particular
attention will be focused on the varying viewpoints and
interpretations of the important historic questions.
MATH H105 HONORS COLLEGE ALGEBRA
Units: 4.0 - 64-72 hours lecture. CSU, UC (UC credit
limitation). (No prerequisite)
A math course for the well-prepared student. Honors
MATH 105 will include the study of exponents and
radicals, theory of quadratic equations, simultaneous
quadratic equations, complex numbers, equations of
higher degree, inequalities, logarithmic and exponential
equations, binomial theorem, matrices and
determinants, partial fractions, sequences and series.
MATH H120 HONORS INTRODUCTION TO
STATISTICS
Units: 4.0 – 64-72 hours lecture. CSU, UC (Prerequisite:
MATH 90 with a grade of ‘C’ or better).
Basic statistical techniques, design and analysis for both
parametric and non-parametric data are included.
Descriptive statistics are included. Graphing techniques
of illustrating the data are covered. Probability is
covered. Inferential statistics included are estimation
and hypothesis testing, chi-square, analysis of variance,
and regression. Applications are drawn from a variety of
fields. In addition, the Honors component will include the
design of surveys, probability testing, and a research
project.
MATH H226 HONORS ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND
CALCULUS
Units: 5.0 - 80-90 hours lecture. CSU, UC. (UC Credit
Limitation) (Prerequisite: MATH 104 and 105 completed
with a grade of ‘C’ or better.)
As an introduction to the calculus of single variables,
students will develop the concept of limit, apply limits to
functions to determine if they are continuous, and find
the derivative and determine integrals. Students will
study the properties of the derivative and integral, their
relationship to each other given by the Fundamental
Theorem of Calculus and some applications to the real
world. In addition, the honors component will include
reading proofs and writing proofs.
MATH H227 HONORS ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND
CALCULUS
Units: 5.0 - 80-90 hours lecture. CSU, UC (Prerequisite:
MATH 226 with a grade of “C” or better.)
The calculus of logarithmic, exponential, trigonometric
and hyperbolic functions, integration techniques,
L’Hopital’s Rule, improper integrals, infinite series, conic
sections, parametric equations, and polar coordinates.
In addition, the honors component will include reading
proofs, writing complete proofs from sketches of proofs
and applying techniques learned to real-life problems.
MATH H228 HONORS ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND
CALCULUS
Units: 5.0 - 80-90 hours lecture. CSU, UC (Prerequisite:
Enrollment in Honors course requires acceptance into
the Honors Program or prior approval from the
instructor; MATH 227 with a grade of “C” or better.)
Vectors and the geometry of space, vector-valued
functions, the calculus of functions of several variables,
multiple integration, Green’s Theorem, divergence
theorem, Stoke’s Theorem, and applications. In
addition, the honors component will include reading
proofs, writing complete proofs from sketches of proofs
and apply techniques learned to real-life problems.
PHYS H204 HONORS ENGINEERING PHYSICS
(LIGHT AND MODERN PHYSICS)
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours
laboratory. CSU, UC (UC credit limitation). (Prerequisite:
PHYS 203)
The nature and propagation of light, reflection and
refraction, interference, diffraction, gratings and spectra,
polarization, elements of quantum physics, waves and
particles.
POLS H102 HONORS AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
AND POLITICS
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU, UC (UC credit
limitation). (No prerequisite)
Enhanced for honors students. This course is an
introductory survey of American governing institutions,
federal and state, and other elements of the political
system. The course is issue-oriented, inviting students
to analyze critically competing theories and arguments
relating to the founding of the Republic (especially the
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