Introduction to intermediate analog electronic circuits, including field effect transistor basics, various analog amplifiers, operational amplifiers and their use. Hands-on electronic projects include building summing and difference amplifiers, audio amplifiers, and AM/FM radios.
This course covers Boolean logic concepts, flip-flops, memory, counters, clocks, display decoders, and timers. Analysis of digital logic principles is practiced by building and testing functional and practical projects. There will be intense hands-on troubleshooting using logic analyzers, signal generators and digital multimeters. Standard industry testing methods, equipment, and protocols are used throughout the course.
This course covers diode characteristics, power supplies, bipolar transistors, simple one-stage amplifiers, constant current sources, and transformers. The students will learn the intermediate use of the oscilloscope and multi-meter for both calibration and troubleshooting. Hands-on electronic projects include building their own power supply, a current regulator, and various amplifier circuits.
An introduction to the principles of Black political economy. Topics will include: Black employment, employment discrimination, Black capitalism, the Black underclass, homelessness, and community economic development. The empirical link between race, class and income distribution will also be examined.
Women's roles in the U.S. economy, including varying experiences related to race,
ethnicity, sexuality, and class. Women's occupations and earnings; unpaid household
activities; experiences of women from three American cultures; related public policy.
Applies and contrasts mainstream economic and political economy theories of gender
inequality.
An introduction to environmental studies emphasizing the interplay of ecology, economics, ethics, and public policy. Topics include market failure as causes of environmental degradation; ecological sustainability; and incentive-based economics policies for resolving problems of resource scarcity and environmental pollution.
LGBT economic roles, including varying experiences of LGBT people with consideration of intersecting identities by class, race, gender, and ethnicity. This course introduces the principles of economic analysis in the study of the roles of LGBT people in cultures. Examines markets and government policies for heteronormative biases; the role of homophobia and sexism in economic inequality and discrimination of LGBT people; public policy regarding LGBT people?s work and incomes.
Integrates economic analysis with the institutional and political structure of society. Basic principles, terminology and methods of political economy; alternative theories of economic growth and instability, income determination, discrimination, consumerism, and the interrelationship of class, race and gender; political economy of current issues; alternatives to �free market� capitalism.
Introduction to the general principles, terminology, and methods of international economics, with emphasis on international trade. Examine several alternative models of international trade as well as foreign exchange markets, currency/financial crisis, globalization, unfair trade practices, regional integration, and the impact of trade on economic growth.
Application of statistical methods and interpretation of statistical findings to facilitate decision-making in Economics, Business, Political Science and other Social Sciences. Data sources, types and interpretation; descriptive statistics; probability theory; discrete and continuous probability distributions; sampling distributions; confidence intervals; hypothesis tests; nonparametric statistics; simple linear regression analysis; computer-based statistical analysis.