2016 Summer Session Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Summer Session II - 2016 (June 27 - July 28, 2016)
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Courses marked with an asterisks (*) will be taught. All other courses will be taught only if they have sufficient enroll (see Course Cancellation Policy ). Class periods, including a ten-minute break, are scheduled for two hours. Classes meet Monday through Friday except as noted by the calendar. Laboratory periods are scheduled below. Note: students may enroll for a maximum of 7 credit hours.
Applied Mathematics
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MA 124* - Calculus With Analytic Geometry II
Instructor: MAJ Karen M. Bliss
Location: Mallory Hall 413
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of MA 123. Integration and its applications, methods of integration, L’Hopital’s Rule, improper integrals, infinite sequences and series, power series. Prerequisite(s): MA 123 with a minimum grade of C. -
MA 215* - Calculus With Analytic Geometry III
Instructor: MAJ Karen M. Bliss
Location: Mallory Hall 413
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Lab: Tuesday & Thursday 2:30 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Credit Hours: 4
A continuation of MA 124; Conic sections, parametric equations, polar coordinates, vectors, vector-valued functions, partial derivatives, improper and multiple integrals. Prerequisite(s): MA 124 with a minimum grade of C. -
MA 220* - Probability and Statistics for Engineers & Scientists
Instructor: COL Lee S. Dewald, Sr.
Location: Mallory Hall 412
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
This is a calculus-based treatment of probability and statistics designed for scientists and engineers who cannot take the MA 326/MA 405 sequence. Topics would include: classification of data by graphical and numerical methods; intro to probability to include definitions and theorems; discrete random variables including binomial and Poisson distributions, expectation and variance calculations; continuous random variables to include uniform, exponential, normal, Weibull, Gamma, and Chi-squared distributions; hypothesis testing and least-squares linear regression. Prerequisite(s): MA 124
Biology
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BI 245X - Epidemics and Society
Instructor: Dr. Eileen T. Hinks
Location: Maury-Brooke Hall 202
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Credit Hours: 3
This course will examine the relationships between devastating disease outbreaks and the evolution of human societies. Classic epidemics such as the “Black Death” of the Middle Ages and the Irish Potato Famine will be analyzed and also compared to modern challenges such as HIV AIDS and Influenza. The course will utilize both text and primary sources to demonstrate the powerful relationship between invisible microbial pathogens and the development of today’s political and religious landscape. Note: Civilizations and Cultures Course.
Business
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BU 211 - Managerial Accounting
Instructor: Mr. Daniel K. Evans
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 321
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
Analysis and use of both accounting data and periodic statements, operating and capital budgets, costing and control of operations, and various periodic profit-planning designs. Prerequisite(s): BU 210 with a minimum grade of C. -
BU 230 - Principles of Marketing
Instructor: LTC Raymond J. MacDermott
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 321
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
Analysis of the marketing function in business enterprise, including product development, pricing, distribution, and promotion for domestic and global markets. Includes study of market research, environmental scanning and analysis techniques. -
BU 310 - Business Finance
Instructor: COL Robert W. Moreschi
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 310
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
The approach is from the viewpoint of management in making financial decisions for the firm. Business risk and valuation, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and the decision-making process are the four areas emphasized. Prerequisite(s): BU 210 with a minimum grade of C.
Chemistry
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CH 138 - Introductory College Chemistry II
Instructor: Dr. Dale R. Raymond
Location: Maury-Brooke Hall 208
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of CH 137. Topics include solutions, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, ionic equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, organic chemistry, descriptive chemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Prerequisite(s): CH 137 Corequisite(s): CH 118 or CH 126 -
CH 262 - Public Health
Instructor: Dr. Eileen T. Hinks
Location: Maury-Brooke Hall 202
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
Broad definitions of public health emphasize: the role of society and community in the maintenance of the public’s health; a focus on prevention of disease and health promotion; and access to
health for all citizens. This course explores: the mission, structure, and functions of the U.S. public health system with its emphasis on population health; public health’s relationship to the medical care establishment; 20th century public health achievements and 21st century issues and challenges. Students will gain an awareness of gender, racial/ ethnic, and social / cultural and economic disparities that challenge the public’s health in a global society. The ecological view of health, health determinants, and risk factors for disease are explored. A basic introduction to surveillance (data collection / interpretation /communication) and descriptive and analytical epidemiology is included in order to introduce students to the science involved in assessing and developing policies that affect the public’s health. Prerequisite(s): CH 131 or CH 137 or BI 101
Civil Engineering
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CE 206* - Solid Mechanics
Instructor: LTC Steven D. Hart
Location: Nichols Engineering 439
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the behavior of non-rigid bodies when subjected to external tension, compression, bending, torsional loads, or a combination of these loads. Development of mathematical expressions that relate external loads, member properties, and internal stresses, strains, and deflections. Includes elastic and plastic stress theory, energy methods, generalized stress and strain relationships, and buckling theory. Prerequisite(s): MA 124 and one of the following: CE 203, CE 272, or ME 201 with a minimum grade of C.
Economics
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EC 201* - Principles of Microeconomics
Instructor: Dr. Ghislain M. Dutheil de la Rochere
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 319
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Credit Hours: 3
Microeconomics is the study of human behavior. It is the crucial analysis of how individuals, households and firms make decisions about what to do, where to go, what to buy, what to sell, and what to pay. You will learn how markets shape the world around us: in particular, what a market is, what a market’s limitations are. This is a course unlike most courses you have had before. This course will teach you a way to think about your surroundings. -
EC 330 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Instructor: LTC Raymond J. MacDermott
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 321
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Credit Hours: 3
The study of aggregate economic activity that incorporates the interaction of the labor, money, and goods and services markets. Extended study of the theories of consumption and investment behavior. Special emphasis on implementation of monetary and fiscal policy as applied to problems of inflation, unemployment, and economic growth. This is a calculus based course. Prerequisite(s): EC 201 & EC 202 with a minimum grade of C and MA 123 & MA 124 or MA 125 & MA 126 or MA 123 & MA 125, with a minimum grade of C.
English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies
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ERH 211WX - Comparative Religion
Instructor: Mr. Andrew Morgan
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 216
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Credit Hours: 3
This course offers a survey of the world’s major religions, with special attention paid to the religious traditions of India and China, and to the religions of Christianity and Islam. Through readings, lectures, discussions, video, and a variety of writing assignments students will learn to identify religious cultures of the world and the components and practices that distinguish them from others. Religions are not just sets of beliefs but patterns of behavior, things that people do. For each religious tradition we study we will typically begin with an introductory movie (viewed outside class) so that we can see what this behavior looks like as well as getting a relatively painless introduction to the main beliefs of the tradition. The first class of each part of the course will be spent primarily going over these major beliefs and practices, and discussing why so many people have adopted them. In subsequent classes we will explore major scriptures of the world’s great religions, philosophical debates that have arisen within these traditions (with relevant readings provided in class), and general theories about the nature of religious belief. We will also discuss recent news stories involving the religions in question and the cultures of the places where these religions are practiced. Our introductory movies will be supplemented by readings from a textbook on the world’s religions, from sacred scriptures, from philosophical and theological texts, and from philosophical and sociological theories about the nature and origin of religion. Note: Civilizations and Cultures Course Prerequisite(s): ERH 102, WR 102 or EN 102 with a minimum grade of C. -
ERH 224W - Genre Studies: Non-Fiction
Instructor: COL Rob McDonald
Location: Blue Ridge Room, Center for Leadership and Ethics (CLE 108)
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the conventions of non-fiction with opportunities to practice writing in the genre. The course emphasizes the process and techniques of original composition and includes opportunities to share work beyond the classroom. Note: Cadets cannot take this course if they have already taken WR 334 or WR 334W. Writing Intensive Course. Prerequisite(s): ERH 102, WR 102 or EN 102 with a minimum grade of C.
History
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HI 104* - World History II
Instructor: Dr. Clifford A. Kiracofe, Jr.
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 516
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the world’s major civilizations since 1500, the rise and expanding influence of the West, and the interaction between the West and non-West. -
HI 104-02 - World History II
Instructor: COL Kenneth E. Koons
Location: TBA
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the world’s major civilizations since 1500, the rise and expanding influence of the West, and the interaction between the West and the non-West. -
HI 206 - History of the United States II
Instructor: Ms. Elizabeth Ramsey
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 501
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
A general survey of American History covering the period 1877 to the present. The approach is broad with attention being given to political, diplomatic, constitutional, intellectual, social, and economic trends. Required of history majors and minors.
International Studies and Political Science
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IS 336X - Politics of China
Instructor: LTC Howard B. Sanborn, IV
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 449
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
An overview of the political system of China in the post-Mao era. Starting with a discussion of Deng Xiaoping’s rise to power, students will discuss the popular desire for democracy and the failed attempts at establishing a more politically accountable government. This class will also detail the liberal economic policies that fostered the dramatic growth of China’s economy well into the 21st century. Additionally, students will focus on the evolution of security concerns and civil-military relations on the mainland, as well as issues between China and other actors across the world, notably the United States, Taiwan, Japan, and the developing countries of Africa and Asia. Note: Civilizations & Cultures Course. -
IS 471 - International Politics of the Middle East
Instructor: Maj. J. Patrick Rhamey, Jr.
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 449
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Credit Hours: 3
The course is designed as an extensive survey of the international politics of the Middle East. The states relevant to our discussion represent those Near Eastern states on the European and Asian periphery that are frequently characterized as unique given the importance of Islamic religious traditions, dependence upon oil exports, and more recently, domestic political instability. This cluster of geographically proximate states shares a unique set of political, economic, and security challenges in the twenty-first century in addition to a unique common history and culture. In order to assess the prospects for order or disorder in the Middle East, students will compare (a) states within the region, (b) changes within states over time, and (c) the region with other relevant regions in the international system. The course will examine the interplay of numerous variables that improve our understanding and ability to rigorously analyze the politics of the Middle East, including the impact of colonialism, nationalism and nation-state formation, influence of major powers in the region, political economy and export dependence, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Psychology
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PS 201 (S2) - Introduction to Psychology
Instructor: LTC Glenn R. Sullivan
Location: Carroll Hall 410
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
Principles of human and animal behavior including brain function, motivation, learning, thinking, perception, emotions, personality, attitudes, and aptitudes. This course is a suggested prerequisite for all other courses in psychology. -
PS 201-02 - Introduction to Psychology
Instructor: LTC Glenn R. Sullivan
Location: Carroll Hall 410
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
Principles of human and animal behavior including brain function, motivation, learning, thinking, perception, emotions, personality, attitudes, and aptitudes. This course is a prerequisite for all other courses in psychology.
Physics
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PY 156* - Laboratory for PY 161
Instructor: COL John R. Thompson
Location: Mallory Hall 220
Date/Time: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 2:40 p.m. - 5:40 p.m.
Credit Hours: 1
A laboratory course to investigate the concepts covered in PY 161. Computer generated graphs, spreadsheets, and regression analysis are required for most experiments. Note: Enrollment limited to 20 students. Corequisite(s): PY 161 -
PY 161* - General Physics II
Instructor: COL John R. Thompson
Location: Mallory Hall 119
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
This calculus based sequential course constitutes a general course in physics covering the topics of mechanics, thermodynamics, waves and sound, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Note: Enrollment limited to 20 students. Prerequisite(s): PY 160
Spanish
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SP 102* - Elementary Spanish
Instructor: Dr. Ana C. Pinto-Bailey
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 401
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of SP 101. Prerequisite(s): SP 101 -
SP 202* - Intermediate Spanish
Instructor: COL John E. Cerkey
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 401
Date/Time: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of SP 201. Prerequisite(s): SP 201
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