Introduction to elementary particle physics. Topics include: particle interactions and families, the quark model, symmetrics and conservation laws, particle reactions and decays, quark dynamics, and elements of quantumchrodynamics and electroweak interactions.
A survey of politics and government in one region of the world. The course will consider the region's unique political character, but also explain how and why nations within the region differ from each other politically. Some sections will compare and contrast a region's political systems in general, whereas others may be more specialized topically. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credit hours.
A study of current political issues and institutions in Kentucky.
Discussion of the impact of the global spread of democracy on foreign policy and war.
The course is designed to explore theories of dependency behavior by examining the concept of dependency as it can be applied to the study of various phenomena including alcohol use and abuse; dependence on other psychoactive substances; institutional dependency; dependency in work settings; and poverty and welfare.
A sociological study of topics related to politics and government. Topics may include national and supra national government; citizenship; political parties; interest groups; social movements; and globalization. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles.
The course is designed to explore theories of dependency behavior by examining the concept of dependency as it can be applied to the study of various phenomena including alcohol use and abuse; dependence on other psychoactive substances; institutional dependency; dependency in work settings; and poverty and welfare.
An advanced seminar in transdisciplinary social theory, taught jointly by a faculty member representing the humanities and the social sciences, respectively. Social Theory encompasses the theoretical study of social life and the substantive knowledge informed by such theory. Transdisciplinary Social Theory seminars may focus on such topics as Space and Representation, Frankfurt School and Contemporary Critical Theory, or The University in Theory and in a Global Context.
Simple random sampling; point and interval estimation; hypothesis testing.
Review of the general linear model. Regression methodology using Ridge, Bayes, and Stein estimaters. The use of PRESS, Cp, and R2 statistics as selection criteria. Modern computational methods. Nonlinear models and their methodology. Robust Regression.
