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University Honors Program

Spring 2006 Honors Courses

Sections Reserved for the 2005-2006 Members of the Freshman Honors Program

Chemistry 178L, Laboratory in General Chemistry, 1 credit.
Instructors: To be announced. Laboratory to accompany 178. The following section has been reserved for Honors students: Sect. 7, T 3:10-6:00 p.m., Ref. No. 2500-035.

Honors Courses for Freshman and Members of the University Honors Program

Accounting 285H, Financial Accounting, 3 credits. TR, 9:30 – 10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 7690-005. Instructor: Sue Ravenscroft. Preparation and use of internal managerial reports for decision-making, planning and performance evaluation.

Aerospace Engineering 161H, Numerical and Graphical Techniques, 4 credits. MWF 9:00 – 9:50; T 10:00 –11:50, Ref. No. 8247-005. Prereq: Math 141 or 142 or satisfactory scores on mathematical placement exams; credit or enrollment in Math 165, proficiency in FORTRAN or C programming languages. Instructor: To be announced. Computer solutions to numerical engineering problems using the FORTRAN language. Development of algorithms. Graphical description of geometrical objects with freehand techniques. Introduction to geometric modeling with parametric modeling software. Emphasis on visualization for aerospace design.

Economics 102H, Principles of Macroeconomics Honors, 3 credits. MWF 10:00 - 10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 2117-005. Instructor: To be announced. Measurement of macro variables and general macro identities. Classical models of full employment. Production and growth. Savings and investment. Employment and unemployment. Money, inflation, and price levels. Operation of the U.S. banking system. Fiscal and monetary policy. Elements of international finance.

Engineering Mechanics 274H, Statics of Engineering, 3 credits. MWF 10:00 – 10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 6086-005. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in Math 166; credit or enrollment in Phys 111 or 221, enrollment in the College of Engineering. Instructor: To be announced. Vector and scalar treatment of coplanar and non-coplanar force systems. Resultants, equilibrium, friction, centroids, second moments of areas, Mohr's circle, radius of gyration, internal forces, shear and bending moment diagrams, and work station application.

Honors Section: Class size will be limited, senior faculty will teach the class and supplemental materials will augment the usual class content, emphasizing computational aspects of more realistic problem solving and open ended, design situations. The use of symbolic mathematical software and graphical/visual software will be introduced and encouraged in problem solving throughout the course.

Engineering Mechanics 324H, Mechanics of Materials, 3 credits, MWF 2:10 – 3:00 p.m., Ref. No. 7425-005. Prereq: 274 or 307. Instructor: To be announced. Plane stress, plane strain, stress-strain relationships, and elements of material behavior. Application of stress and deformation, analysis to members subject to centric, torsional, flexural and combined loadings. Elementary considerations of theories of failure, buckling. No more than six credits from 306, 324 may be used for graduation. Non-major graduate credit.

English 302H, Honors Business Communication, 3 credits. MWF 11:00 – 11:50 a.m., Ref. No. 7402-005. Prereq: ENGL 105 or 105H, junior classification. Instructor: K. Gilchrist. This course covers the theory, principles, and processes of effective written communication typically encountered in business and the professions. Extensive writing practice in standard letter and memo forms, short proposals, policy and procedure descriptions, job descriptions, application letters, resumιs, autobiographical prιcis, performance reviews and evaluations, and letters of recommendation.

Math 265H, Honors Calculus III, 4 credits. MTRF 8:00 - 8:50 a.m., Ref. No. 2073-005. Prereq: Permission of the instructor or Math 166 or 166H. Preference given to students in the University Honors Program. Instructor: To be announced. Geometry and graphing in three dimensions, portal derivatives, multiple integrals, vector fields and vector integrals. Math 265H will cover basically the same topics as covered in Math 265. Additional material of a theoretical, conceptual, computational, or modeling nature not in the regular sequence will be included in the H sections at the discretion of the instructor. The emphasis in the course will continue to be working problems, but some of the work in the Honors sections may require more ingenuity than is required in Math 265.

Honors Section:Because of the additional material, it is expected that students in the H sections will need to exert extra efforts beyond what is needed in the regular sections. However, because of the type of the clientele in the H sections, it is likely that the distribution of grades assigned to an Honors section will be higher than the distribution of grades in a regular section.

$Physics 221H, Honors Classical Physics I, 5 credits. Prereq: Math 165 or 165H and credit or enrollment in Math 166 or 166H. For engineering and science majors: three hours of lecture each week plus three recitations and one lab every two weeks. Elementary mechanics including kinematics and dynamics of particles, work and energy, linear and angular momentum, conservation laws, rotational motion, oscillations, gravitation. Electric forces and fields; electric currents; DC circuits. Honors students will be in a recitation and lab with other Honors students and are guaranteed a faculty recitation instructor.

Section 1, Lec. MWF 8:00 – 8:50 a.m., Dis. TR 9:00 – 9:50 a.m., Ref No. 5862-005;
Lab A - T 8:00 - 9:50 a.m., Ref. No. 5862-050.
Section 2, Lec. MWF 9:00 – 9:50 a.m., Dis. TR 11:00 – 11:50 a.m., Ref No. 5862-010;
Lab B - W 10:00 - 11:50 a.m., Ref. No. 5862-055.
Section 3, Lec. MWF 10:00 – 10:50 a.m., Dis. TR 1:10 – 2:00 p.m., Ref No. 5862-015;
Lab C - T 10:00 - 10.50 a.m., Ref. No. 5862-060.

$Physics 222H, Honors Classical Physics II, 5 credits. Prereq: Physics 221 or 221H and Math 166 or 166H. Three hours of lecture each week plus one recitation and one lab each week. Magnetic forces and fields: LR, LC, LCR circuits; Maxwell's equations, waves and sound; ray optics and image formation; wave optics: heat, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases; topics in modern physics. Honors students will be in a recitation and lab with other Honors students and are guaranteed a faculty recitation instructor.

Section 1, Lec. MWF 2:10 - 3:00 p.m. Dis. T 3:10 - 4:00 p.m., Ref No. 5864-005;
Lab A - R 2:10 - 4:00 p.m., Ref. No. 5864-050.

Courses with Honors Components

Biology 201, Principles of Biology

Honors Component for Biology: Students enrolling for Honors credit will read up to ten articles from current scientific periodicals, e.g., Science or Nature, and will prepare abstracts of the articles, or may read supplemental books suggested by the instructor. Students are also expected to arrange meetings with the instructor to discuss the readings.

Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management 433, Hospitality Managerial Accounting

Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management 438, Hospitality Human Resource Management

Honors Component for Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management listed above: Honors students will be assigned a project/paper that applies class material to actual operation.

Human Development and Family Studies 102, Individual and Family Life Development
Human Development and Family Studies 220, Development and Guidance: Ages Birth through 2 Years
Human Development and Family Studies 221, Development and Guidance: Ages 3 through 8 Years
Human Development and Family Studies 226, Development and Guidance in Middle Childhood
Human Development and Family Studies 240, Literature for Children
Human Development and Family Studies 276, Human Sexuality
Human Development and Family Studies 340, Assessment and Curricula: Ages Birth through 2 Years
Human Development and Family Studies 349, Parenting and Family Diversity Issues
Human Development and Family Studies 360, Housing and Services for Families with Special Needs
Human Development and Family Studies 367, Abuse in Families
Human Development and Family Studies 373, Death as a Part of Living
Human Development and Family Studies 395, Children, Families, and Public Policy
Human Development and Family Studies 463, Housing for the Aging

Honors component for Human Development and Family Studies listed above: Students need to notify the instructor that they are an Honors student and would like to do an Honors component.

Management 370, Principles of Organization and Management
Section A1, MWF 10:00 – 10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 5282-005; for Business College Only
Section A2, MWF 10:00 – 10:50 p.m., Ref. No. 5282-010;
Section B1, TR 11:00 – 12:20 p.m., Ref. No. 5282-015; for Business College Only
Section B2, TR 11:00 – 12:20 p.m., Ref. No. 5282-020

Honors component: Either a paper or project, as determined by the instructor.

Marketing 340, Principles of Marketing
Section A1, TR 12:40 – 2:00 p.m., Ref. No. 5352-005; for Business College Only
Section A2, TR 12:40 – 2:00 p.m., Ref. No. 5352-010
Section B1, MWF 10:00 – 10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 5352-015; for Business College Only
Section B2, MWF 10:00 – 10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 5352-020
Section C1, TR 8:00 – 9:20 a.m., Ref. No. 5352-025; for Business College Only
Section C2, TR 8:00 – 9:20 a.m., Ref. No. 5352-030

Honors component: Either a paper or project, as determined by the instructor.

Philosophy 201, Introduction to Philosophy
Philosophy 381, Philosophy of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Honors Component for courses listed above: Students wishing to take Honors credit should consult with the instructor. Typical Honors components include doing essay exams instead of short answer exams, doing a paper instead of an exam, or doing a paper that requires an added component of independent research.

Religious Studies 358/History 358, Islamic Civilization

Religious Studies 385, Theory and Method in Religious Studies

Honors component for courses listed above: Students need to notify the instructor that they are an Honors student and would like to do an Honors component.

Recommended Courses

English 418, Argumentative Writing, 3 credits. MW 3:40 – 5:00 p.m. Prereq: ENGL 105 and junior classification (ENGL 310 recommended). Instructor: To be announced. Advanced seminar in principles, theory, and analysis of argumentation. Extensive practice in argumentative writing. Nonmajor graduate credit.

Meteorology 404/504, Global Change, 3 credits. MWF 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. Instructor: Gene Takle. Changes in our global environment such as ozone depletion, deforestation, population increases, changes in water quality and quantity, and climate changes are widely recognized as some of the most crucial issues facing both developed and developing countries. Variability and changes in climate projected for continental areas will likely strain natural and agricultural ecosystems and hence our economic and social structures. This course examines mechanisms for atmospheric ozone depletion; the scientific basis for global warming; human activities that cause climate change; use of fossil fuels and alternative energy sources; impact on water resources; and policy options. Recommended for a Group IIIB course for LAS majors.

Statistics 101, Principles of Statistics, Principles of Statistics, 4 credits. Section: L only. Prereq: 1.5 years of high school algebra. Instructor: To be announced. Statistical concepts in modern society; descriptive statistics and graphical displays of data; the normal distribution; data collection; elementary probability; elements of statistical inference; estimation and hypothesis testing; linear regression and correlation; contingency tables. Credit for only one of the following courses may be applied toward graduation: 101, 104, 105, 226.

Statistics 401, Statistical Methods for Research Workers, 4 credits. (Students should select sections appropriate for their major.). Prereq: Statistics 101 or 104 or 105; Graduate students and Honors students without an equivalent course should contact the department. Instructor: To be announced. Methods of analyzing and interpreting experimental and survey data. Statistical concepts and models; estimation; hypothesis tests with continuous and discrete data; simple and multiple linear regression and correlation; introduction to analysis of variance and blocking. Especially recommended for Honors students considering graduate school.