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An eco-humanistic appreciation of the more-than-human world of plants: their architecture, services, and diversity. Balance and unity of plant development and sharing among leaf, stem, and root. Function and forests whose connectedness eclipses competition. Earth’s flourishing diversity beset with ecological challenges of our time, still providing medicinal, poisonous, and nutritional sources from seaweeds and mushrooms to mangos and durians

9:20AM - 12:30PM MW

An introductory course primarily for prospective biology majors. General biological principles and widely used methods related to current advances in cell and molecular biology, genetics, immunology, plant and biomedical sciences. 

9:30AM - 11:15AM PM M,T,W,Th

Chemical kinetics and thermodynamics, physical and chemical equilibria, aqueous equilibria (acid-base, precipitation, and complex formation), electrochemistry, introduction to organic chemistry (families of organic compounds, basic stereochemistry, and nomenclature). Additional topics may include environmental, nuclear, coordination chemistry; chemistry of selected elements; and introduction to biological chemistry. 

6:00PM - 8:00PM M,T,W,Th

Continuation of CHNS 0003 (Intermediate Chinese I). Emphasis on basic vocabulary and structures, conversation, reading, and writing. Supplemented by laboratory drills. Prerequisite: CHNS 0003 or equivalent. Students may not earn credit for CHNS 4 if CHNS 03/4 has already been taken.

6:00PM - 9:30PM T,Th

(Cross-listed as PHIL 40) Introduction to fundamental themes in logic, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics. Paradoxes and dilemmas are frequently associated with moments of crisis and groundbreaking developments in the history of philosophy, as they lead to questions about basic presuppositions. Analysis of famous cases in the history of Western thought from Antiquity to the present including Meno’s paradox (knowledge), Zeno’s paradoxes (space, time, motion, and the infinite), the Euthyphro dilemma (justification), the liar paradox (truth), the Heap (vagueness), the Ship of Theseus (identity), Antigone (moral conflict), the voting paradox (choice), and the prisoner’s dilemma (action).

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Exploration of the world of Greco-Roman mythology and its intersections with art, ideology, and ritual. Examination of the stories of the gods and heroes as cognitive tools for interrogating the essential questions of being human: justice and morality, fate and identity, humor and heroism, suffering and triumph, and the meaning of life. Focus on how ancient myth has remained a powerful source of inspiration for millennia, informing the art and narratives of the Renaissance to the present.

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Introduction to the complex and intersecting practices of warfare and diplomacy in the ancient world from the organizations of states in the Near East to the fall of Constantinople: c.3200 BCE to 1453 CE. Exploration of the role of social ideology and religion in shaping how the Egyptians, Assyrians, Hittites, Persians, Greeks, Romans, and others negotiated formal and informal interstate contact and exchange. There are no prerequisites. 

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Special Topics In Community Health. Introduction to selected contemporary problems in community health.

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See how you can put the power over your health and wellness in your hands through the art and science of healthy eating — all while learning from home.

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An introduction to the fundamentals of microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. Topics covered in microeconomics include (1) how markets determine composition and pricing of outputs and inputs, and (2) the behavior of individual consumers and businesses in response to market forces. Topics covered in macroeconomics include (1) the determinants of economic growth, and (2) the effects of fiscal and monetary policy on unemployment, inflation, and capacity utilization.

10:00AM - 12:15PM T,W,Th

An introduction to the fundamentals of microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. Topics covered in microeconomics include (1) how markets determine composition and pricing of outputs and inputs, and (2) the behavior of individual consumers and businesses in response to market forces. Topics covered in macroeconomics include (1) the determinants of economic growth, and (2) the effects of fiscal and monetary policy on unemployment, inflation, and capacity utilization.

4:30PM - 6:45PM T,W,Th

Principles of finance from the perspective of the corporation. Topics include an overview of capital and money markets, short- and long-term sources of finance, issues in selecting equity vs. debt, capital budgeting, costs vs. risks of various instruments, and appropriate uses of particular types of finance. Prerequisites: EC 0005, or EC 0003, or consent.

1:30PM - 3:45PM T,W,Th

Analysis of the economic effects of trade among nations. Determination and stabilization of exchange rates; regulation of commerce through various commercial policies; the United States' balance of payments; the impact of international trade on price, incomes, and employment in the participating nations; and international agencies and agreements affecting world trade. Custom unions and common markets, world liquidity problems. Not open to students who have taken or are currently taking EC 161 or its equivalent. Prerequisites: Economics 5 or Economics 8.

9:00AM - 12:30PM M,W

Explores the principles of effective written communication and provides intensive practice in writing various types of expository prose, especially analysis and persuasion. Examines essays by contemporary and earlier authors as instances of the range and versatility of standard written English.

6:00PM - 9:30PM T,Th

Introductory practice and instruction in fiction workshop setting. Includes writing and sharing of original fiction; craft-based discussions of literary texts; generative writing exercises; and written and oral critiques of assignments. Prerequisites: ENG 1 and 2 or completion of the College Writing Requirement

1:30PM - 5:30PM M,W

Introductory practice and instruction in a poetry workshop setting. Includes focus on free verse; traditional forms and formal experiment; supported and independent generative writing; and written and oral critiques of assignments. Prerequisites: ENG 1 and 2 or completion of the College Writing Requirement.

1:30PM - 5:00PM M,W

A course open to all interested students who want practice and instruction in journalism in a workshop situation. Pre-requisites: ENG 1 and 2 or completion of the College Writing Requirement

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For Franz Kafka, the human condition is entirely absurd. The whole of the human race was the product of one of “God’s bad days.” This absurdity—the lack of any stable meaning that underpins or helps to make sense of our lives—is not, however, innocent. Rather, Kafka continually represents the weaponization of absurdity in the exertion of power in the family, in personal relationships, and in bureaucratic apparatuses, institutions, and processes. We will explore this intersection of absurdity and power relations in the works of Franz Kafka as well as in works by authors influenced by Kafka.

6:00PM - 8:30 PM M,W

The forces that shaped and characterized the history of Eastern and Western Europe from the Congress of Vienna into the contemporary era. Topics include nationalism, ethnic consciousness, the Industrial Revolution, political ideologies, the development of nation-states, Great Power diplomacy, the impact of the "Eastern Question," the disruptions of the First and Second World Wars, and the current conditions of the European states.

Please see department website for detailed information.

6:00PM - 9:00PM M,W

The dominance of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian in the sixteenth century. Consideration of the High Renaissance in Florence and Rome and its aftermath, Mannerism, in Catholic courts across Europe. The development of art history as a discipline in conjunction with the rise of academies, art collecting, and the search for elevated status. The challenge of women artists such as Sofonisba Anguissola to prevailing notions of creativity. (May be taken at 100 level with consent; see below.)

TBD or 11:30AM 12:45PM M, T, W, Th  

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9:00AM - 11:30AM M, T, W, Th

Descriptive data analysis, sampling and experimentation, basic probability rules, binomial and normal distributions, estimation, regression analysis, one and two sample hypothesis tests for means and proportions. The course may also include contingency table analysis, and nonparametric estimation. Applications from a wide range of disciplines.

9:00AM - 12:30PM T, Th

Introduction to mathematical methods for dealing with questions arising from social decision making. Topics vary but usually include ranking, determining the strength of, and choosing participants in multi-candidate and two-candidate elections, and apportioning votes and rewards to candidates. 

11:30PM - 1:30PM M, T, W, Th

Differential and integral calculus: limits and continuity, the derivative and techniques of differentiation, extremal problems, related rates, the definite integral, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, derivatives and integrals of trigonometric functions, logarithmic and exponential functions. 

9:00AM - 11:30AM T,W,Th

Applications of the integral, techniques of integration, separable differential equations, improper integrals. Sequences, series, convergence tests, Taylor series. Polar coordinates, complex numbers.  Recommendations: MATH 32 Calculus I (or a similar course).

9:00AM - 11:30AM M, T, W, Th

Vectors in two and three dimensions, applications of the derivative of vector-valued functions of a single variable. Functions of several variables, continuity, partial derivatives, the gradient, directional derivatives. Multiple integrals and their applications. Line integrals, Green's theorem, divergence theorem, Stokes theorem. 

11:30AM - 1:30PM M, T, W, Th

Introduction to the theory of vector spaces and linear transformations over the real or complex numbers, including linear independence, dimension, matrix multiplication, similarity and change of basis, inner products, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and some applications. 

9:00AM - 11:30AM M,T,Th

Introduction to rigorous reasoning, applicable across all areas of mathematics, to prepare for proof-based courses at the 100 level. Writing proofs with precise reasoning and clear exposition required. Topics may include induction, functions and relations, combinatorics, modular arithmetic, graph theory, and convergence of sequences and series of real numbers.

6:00PM-9:30PM M,W

Introduction to the study of film as a philosophical medium. Centers on film's capacity to bring out the ethical dimensions of the problem of distinguishing reality from illusion. A classic or contemporary film paired with a philosophical text each week.

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM T,Th

The major types of philosophical thought and the central problems of philosophy are presented through study of some classic texts of the great philosophers.

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An introduction to moral judgment--and the reasoning it is based on--by a detailed study of current issues such as abortion, vegetarianism, and responsibility for war crimes, and the application to such problems of ethical theories, such as egoism, utilitarianism, and the doctrine of rights.

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The history and technology of electronic music starting from its beginnings in the age of Edison and Bell, to the dawn of the digital era. Topics include composers' search for new sounds; technological developments enabling the electronic creation and manipulation of sounds; inventors of new instruments and compositional techniques; and development of schools of electronic music in various cultures in North America, Europe, and Asia. Emphasis on listening to and analyzing important works, viewing and reading interviews with composers and inventors, and hands-on sound manipulation using modern simulations of historical electronic-music tools.

6:00PM - 9:30PM  T,Th

Space-age exploration of the planets and their moons; human landings on the moon; robot landings on Venus and Mars; liquid hydrogen and helium rain; planetary rings; asteroids and comets; thermonuclear reactions in the Sun; solar oscillations; the million-degree solar corona; the solar wind; solar effects; the greenhouse effect; ozone depletion and global warming.

9:30 - 10:20 AM T,Th or 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM M,T,W,Th

Principles and concepts of classical mechanics; heat; fluids; thermodynamics. Lectures, recitations, laboratories. Algebra, non-calculus based.

3:30 - 6:00 PM M,W

Laboratory associated with Introduction to Physics I.

3:30 - 6:00 PM T, or 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM W, or  7:00 - 9:30 PM W,  or 3:30 - 6:00 PM Th

Laboratory associated with Introduction to Physics II and General Physics II.

11:30 AM - 1:15 PM M,T,W,Th or 2:30 - 3:20 PM T,Th

Continuation of PHY 001. Principles and concepts of electricity and magnetism, properties of waves, light, sound, atomic physics, nuclear and particle physics. Lectures, recitations, laboratories. Algebra, non-calculus based.

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM M,T,W,Th or 2:30 - 3:20 PM T,Th

Continuation of PHY 0011. Principles of electricity and magnetism, waves, sound, and light. Lectures, recitations, laboratories. Calculus based.

6:00PM - 9:30PM M,W

Systematic survey of the field of psychology, covering important general principles in the topics of psychological development, sensory processes, perception, motivation, emotion, learning, thinking, intelligence, aptitudes, social problems, and personality.

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(Cross-listed as CVS 35) How situations and the people around us influence our thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Aggression, attitudes, attraction, attribution, conformity, group processes, helping behavior, non-verbal behavior, self-knowledge, social cognition, social influence, and stereotypes and prejudice. Applications of social psychological concepts to topics such as health, intergroup relations, and law.

8:15AM - 9:30AM M,T,TH

A continuation of French 001. Advances the study of basic grammar structures, fosters the development of vocabulary, and broadens the range of situations in which the student can understand and impart information. Multimedia materials provide the cultural context for linguistic activities. Online lab work is required. Conducted in French. Recommendations: French 001 or consent.

6:00PM - 7:30 PM M,W,Th

Continuation of Spanish 001. The course advances and completes the study of basic grammar and vocabulary. It provides the linguistic skills and cultural information needed in a broad range of situations met when studying, working, or traveling in a Spanish-speaking country. Course conducted in Spanish. Each week, this course has two required synchronous Zoom sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00-6:00 PM.

6:00 - 7:15 PM M,W,Th

Develops Spanish language proficiency sufficient for conversations on practical and cultural topics and current events. Class discussions, compositions, and journaling to increase vocabulary and awareness of Spanish-speaking cultures. Continuing grammar review. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 0003 or consent

9:30AM - 10:15AM M, T, W, Th

Examination of works of Spanish literature written between the 11th and 17th centuries. Texts studied span the Middle Ages, an era of intense cultural exchange between the Christians, Muslims, and Jews, through the Renaissance and Baroque period, also known as the Spanish Golden Age. Masterpieces of poetry, theater, and prose will be discussed within the historical context of early modern Spain in its pursuit of imperial power. 

9:00AM - 12:30PM T,Th

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6:00PM - 9:30PM M,W

An exploration of materials, equipment, and methods of costume construction. Topics include period pattern research and development, construction techniques, fabric treatments, mask making, and costume prop design. Lab fee.

In- Person 9:00AM-12:30PM, TTH

We will systematically examine Large Language Models and other modern generative artificial intelligences using tools from computer science, cognitive science, and linguistics to understand what kind of intelligence they are and what they're good at. We will learn about human intelligence and what factors support vs. interrupt our learning. And we will combine these insights to find actionable ways to support human learning using Generative AI. This is a discussion class with no coding or technical background required.

Virtual 1:30PM - 5:00PM, M,W

Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of queer studies through an examination of key texts and practices. Course will interrogate notions of normality; binary systems of sex, gender, and sexuality; and cultural representations of personhood, citizenship and family. It will examine the application of queer theory in fields such as economics, anthropology, literature, cultural studies, and film studies. Of particular concern will be ways gender and sexuality intersect with race, ethnicity, nationality, and class.