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CHEM 250 - Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: CHEM 260 or 261. A survey of main group and transition metal chemistry, as well as fundamentals of point group symmetry and of the major metalloproteins, metalloenzymes, and medicinal inorganic compounds. Main group chemistry is discussed from the perspective of the “classic” compounds from the alkali metals, the alkaline earths, the boron family, the carbon family, the pnicogens, the chalcogens, the halogens, and the noble gases. Transition metal chemistry will be examined from the standpoint of characteristic coordination geometries, kinetics and mechanism, electron transfer (inner and outer sphere), and catalysis. Uffelman.
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CHEM 260 - Physical Chemistry of Biological Systems
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and MATH 102. An introduction to the application of physical chemistry to biological systems. Topics Include enzyme kinetics, the thermodynamics of metabolic cycles, the conformational energetics of biomolecules, especially protein folding, and an introduction to quantum mechanics. Tuchler.
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CHEM 261 - Physical Chemistry: Quantum & Computational Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and MATH 102 and junior standing. An introduction to quantum mechanics as it applies to atomic and molecular systems. The emphasis is placed on spectroscopic methods and the modern picture of chemical bonding and molecular structure. The accompanying lab focuses on computational methods to illustrate course topics. Laboratory course. Tuchler.
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CHEM 262 - Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and MATH 102 and junior standing. An introduction to classical and statistical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics with an emphasis on biological systems. Topics include enzyme kinetics, the thermodynamics of metabolic cycles, and the conformational energetics of biomolecules, especially protein folding. Desjardins.
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CHEM 266 - Physical Chemical Measurements
Credits: 1
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 261 and consent of the instructor. Laboratory work illustrating the principles and instruments of physical chemistry. Laboratory course. Tuchler.
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CHEM 295 - Special Topics in Chemistry
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: CHEM 241 or 241S and consent of instructor. One-credit studies of special topics. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Possible topics include solid state chemistry, metabolic diseases, culinary chemistry, developments in physical chemistry, data handling, and reaction dynamics. Staff.
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CHEM 297 - Special Topics in Chemistry
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: CHEM-241 or CHEM-241S. Two-credit studies of special topics. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Possible topics include electrochemistry, medicinal chemistry, atmospheric chemistry and the environment, and the dynamics of photochemistry. Staff.
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CHEM 298 - Special Topics in Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Vary with topic. Three-credit studies of special topics. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Possible topics include RNA biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and atmospheric chemistry and the environment.
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CHEM 299 - Spring-Term Special Topics in Chemistry
Credits: 4
Prerequisites vary with topic and instructor. Studies of special topics. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Possible topics include medicinal chemistry, materials chemistry, or atmospheric chemistry and the environment.
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CHEM 341 - Biochemistry I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CHEM 242. A study of the structure, function, biosynthesis and breakdown of biomolecules, including amino acids, carbohydrates, and lipids. Enzymes, biological membranes and membrane transport, signal transduction, and regulation of metabolism are studied in greater detail. Friend, LaRiviere.
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CHEM 342 - Biochemistry II
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHEM 341 or BIOL 215. A continuation of CHEM 341 with an emphasis on the structure, function, and metabolism of nucleic acids. Topics covered in detail include gene expression and regulation, DNA replication and repair, RNA transcription and processing, and protein synthesis and degradation. Friend, LaRiviere.
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CHEM 343 - Biochemistry I Laboratory
Credits: 1
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 341. Experiments demonstrate the techniques used to study proteins and lipids. Isolation and characterization of proteins and lipids using gel electrophoresis, UV-Vis spectroscopy, chromatographic techniques including GC-MS, and the proper reporting and analysis of experimental data are included. Laboratory course with fee. Friend, LaRiviere.
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CHEM 344 - Biochemistry II Laboratory
Credits: 1
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 342 and instructor consent. A laboratory course designed to demonstrate the fundamental techniques used to study nucleic acids. Methods to isolate and characterize DNA and RNA include PCR, gel electrophoresis, hybridization techniques, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Laboratory course with fee. Friend, LaRiviere.
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CHEM 345 - Advanced Biochemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CHEM 341, BIOL 220 and consent of instructor. A more advanced treatment of current topics in biochemistry. Specific topics vary by year but may include enzyme/ribozyme kinetics and mechanisms, signaling pathways, biomolecular transport, chromatin structure/ function, RNA processing pathways, and regulation of gene expression. Friend, LaRiviere.
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CHEM 347 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CHEM 242 and consent of instructor. An introduction to the synthesis of complex organic molecules. Topics include control of stereochemistry, synthetic methodology, modern synthetic reactions, protecting groups, natural products synthesis, and combinatorial chemistry. Staff.
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CHEM 350 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHEM 250 and 261. An introduction to group theory and its application to inorganic spectroscopy and an introduction to organometallic chemistry, organometallic catalytic processes, and solid state chemistry. Uffelman.
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CHEM 365 - Advanced Physical Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A more advanced treatment of the fundamental areas of physical chemistry, such as thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, statistical mechanics, and quantum mechanics. Specific topics vary with student interest. Desjardins, Tuchler.
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CHEM 399 - Advanced Topics in Chemistry and Biochemistry
Credits: (3 credits in fall or winter, 4 in spring)
Prerequisite: CHEM 242 or instructor consent. Studies of advanced topics. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Fall 2018, CHEM 399-01: Advanced Topics in Chemistry and Biochemistry: Group Theory and Main Group and Solid State Chemistry (3). Prerequisites: CHEM 242 and either CHEM 260 or 261. An introduction to group theory as applied to chemical systems and chemical spectroscopy. The course deals at greater length with the key chemistry of the p-block elements and the foundational ideas and applications of solid-state chemistry. Readings from textbooks and the chemical literature inform discussion of other advanced topics relevant to student post-graduate interests. Alty.
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CHEM 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Advanced work and reading in topics selected by the instructor and meeting the special needs of advanced students, in accordance with departmental guidelines (available from chemistry faculty). May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CHEM 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Advanced work and reading in topics selected by the instructor and meeting the special needs of advanced students, in accordance with departmental guidelines (available from chemistry faculty). May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CHEM 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Advanced work and reading in topics selected by the instructor and meeting the special needs of advanced students, in accordance with departmental guidelines (available from chemistry faculty). May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CHEM 421 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Literature search, conferences, tri-weekly reports and laboratory work on a project supervised by the instructor and designed by the student and instructor. A final written report on the project is required. May be carried out during the summer. Staff.
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CHEM 422 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Literature search, conferences, tri-weekly reports and laboratory work on a project supervised by the instructor and designed by the student and instructor. A final written report on the project is required. May be carried out during the summer. Staff.
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CHEM 423 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Literature search, conferences, tri-weekly reports and laboratory work on a project supervised by the instructor and designed by the student and instructor. A final written report on the project is required. May be carried out during the summer. Staff.
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CHEM 431 - Summer Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Literature search, conferences, weekly reports and, laboratory work on a project supervised by the instructor and designed by the student and instructor. A final written report on the project is required. Staff.
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CHEM 432 - Summer Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Literature search, conferences, weekly reports and, laboratory work on a project supervised by the instructor and designed by the student and instructor. A final written report on the project is required. Staff.
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CHEM 433 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Literature search, conferences, weekly reports and, laboratory work on a project supervised by the instructor and designed by the student and instructor. A final written report on the project is required. Staff.
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CHEM 471 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemistry and instructor consent. Literature search, conferences, reports and laboratory. Maximum of six credits. Laboratory course. Staff.
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CHEM 472 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemistry and instructor consent. Literature search, conferences, reports and laboratory. Maximum of six credits. Laboratory course. Staff.
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CHEM 473 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemistry and instructor consent. Literature search, conferences, reports and laboratory. Maximum of six credits. Laboratory course. Staff.
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CHEM 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3-3
Prerequisite: Honors candidacy, senior standing in chemistry, and instructor consent. Laboratory work resulting in a thesis exhibiting a significant understanding of an important problem. A student interested in Honors in Chemistry or Biochemistry should notify the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department Head by the end of the sophomore year. Staff.
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CHIN 103 - Supervised Study Abroad: Beginning Chinese
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Consent of the department and approval of the International Education Committee. This course is designed to introduce Chinese language and culture to students with little or no previous Chinese language background and prepare them for studying first-year Chinese. Combining language study with studies of other aspects of Chinese culture (literature, art. history, economy, etc.) provides students with first-hand experience of the development of contemporary China. Classes and discussions are held at the International College or Chinese Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai. The program includes field trips to points of historical interests and many cultural activities. Students learn through personal experience about the emergence or modern China and its changing culture. The 2019 course fee for the 4-week course is $2,700 and for the 6-week course is $4,150. Fu.
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CHIN 105 - Supervised Study Abroad: Beginning Chinese
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Consent of the department and approval of the International Education Committee. This course is designed to introduce Chinese language and culture to students with little or no previous Chinese language background and prepare them for studying first-year Chinese. Combining language study with studies of other aspects of Chinese culture (literature, art, history, economy, etc.) provides students with firsthand experience of the development of contemporary China. Classes and discussions are held at the International College of Chinese Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai. The program includes field trips to points of historical interests and many cultural activities. Students learn through personal experience about the emergence of modern China and its changing culture. The 2019 course fee for the 4-week course is $2,700 and for the 6-week course is $4,150. Fu.
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CHIN 111 - First-Year Chinese I
Credits: 4
An introduction to modern spoken and written Chinese. In addition to classroom drill in speaking and reading, extensive use is made of both the language laboratory and the computer in outside preparation. Fu.
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CHIN 112 - First-Year Chinese II
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CHIN 111 or the equivalent. A continuation of CHIN 111. Further work on modern spoken and written Chinese. Fu.
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CHIN 113 - Supervised Study Abroad: First-Year Chinese
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite. Chinese 112, consent of the department and approval of the International Education Committee. This course is designed to improve active oral proficiency in Chinese, to introduce various aspects of Chinese culture, and to prepare students for studying second-year Chinese. Classes and discussions are held at the International College of Chinese Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai. Students have opportunities to mingle with ordinary Chinese people, to engage in everyday conversation, and to have first-hand experience of the development of contemporary China. The program includes field trips to points of historical interests and many cultural activities. The 2019 course fee for the 4-week course is $2,700 and for the 6-week course is $4,150. . Fu.
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CHIN 115 - Supervised Study Abroad: First-Year Chinese
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: CHIN 112, consent of the department, and approval of the International Education Committee. This course is designed to improve active oral proficiency in Chinese, to introduce various aspects of Chinese culture, and to prepare students for studying second-year Chinese. Classes and discussions are held at the International College of Chinese Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai. Students have opportunities to mingle with ordinary Chinese people, to engage in everyday conversation, and to have firsthand experience of the development of contemporary China. The program includes field trips to points of historical interests and many cultural activities. The 2019 course fee for the 4-week course is $2,700 and for the 6-week course is $4,150. Fu.
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CHIN 261 - Second-Year Chinese I
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CHIN 112 or the equivalent. A continuation of first-year Chinese with intensive drill in spoken Chinese closely coordinated with acquiring Chinese characters and reinforcing sentence patterns. Audiovisual materials are used extensively. Zhu.
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CHIN 262 - Second-Year Chinese II
FDR: FL
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CHIN 261 or the equivalent. A continuation of CHIN 261 with intensive drill in spoken Chinese closely coordinated with acquiring Chinese characters and reinforcing sentence patterns. Zhu.
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CHIN 263 - Supervised Study Abroad: Second-Year Chinese
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Chinese 261 or 262, consent of the department and approval of the International Education Committee. This course is designed to further improve student oral proficiency in Chinese, to introduce various aspects of Chinese culture, and to prepare students for studying third-year Classes and discussions are held at the International College of Chinese Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai. Students discuss and debate with Chinese students about emerging social. economic, and policy issues. The program includes field trips to points of historical interests and many cultural activities. The 2019 course fee for the 4-week course is $2,700 and for the 6-week course is $4,150. Fu.
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CHIN 265 - Supervised Study Abroad: Second-Year Chinese
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: CHIN 261 or 262, consent of the department, and approval of the International Education Committee. This course is designed to further improve student oral proficiency in Chinese, to introduce various aspects of Chinese culture, and to prepare students for studying third-year. Classes and discussions are held at the International College of Chinese Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai. Students discuss and debate with Chinese students about emerging social, economic, and policy issues. The program includes field trips to points of historical interests and many cultural activities. The 2019 course fee for the 4-week course is $2,700 and for the 6-week course is $4,150. Fu.
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CHIN 301 - Third-Year Chinese I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CHIN 262 or the equivalent. This course is focused upon reinforcement of Chinese structural patterns and extensive acquisition of Chinese characters, as well as topical conversational practice and the introduction of much cultural information essential to communication in Chinese. Staff.
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CHIN 302 - Third-Year Chinese II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CHIN 301 or the equivalent. A continuation of CHIN 301 with added emphasis on writing. Staff.
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CHIN 305 - Introduction to Business and Legal Chinese
Credits: 3
Prerequisite or corequisite: CHIN 262 or equivalent. This course provides basic knowledge of the Chinese language necessary for doing business and for handling legal issues. Topics are selected that represent typical business and legal use of the language, and discussion of the grammar. Certain language features and their use and context are provided. Extensive drills and practices of the sentence patterns and specialized vocabulary, both in and out of class, further help students use the business and legal Chinese appropriately. Fu.
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CHIN 311 - Advanced Chinese I
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHIN 302 or the equivalent and instructor consent. Advanced readings with discussion in Chinese. This course reinforces Chinese structural patterns and extensive acquisition of Chinese characters and enhances students’ ability to speak and to write. Topics involving current Chinese culture are introduced and discussed. Staff.
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CHIN 312 - Advanced Chinese II
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHIN 311 or the equivalent and consent of the instructor. This course focuses on advanced readings in Chinese literature with intensive practice in speaking and writing. The texts analyzed are authentic modern literary works from both China and Taiwan . Zhu.
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CHIN 315 - Introduction to Classical Chinese
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CHIN 311 or corequisite of CHIN 312. This course is an introduction to the basic grammar and syntax of classical Chinese, the standard written language in China for over two millennia until the early 20th century (and for many centuries the first written language in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, as well). Literary, historical, philosophical, or political texts from the premodern Chinese era are selected for oral discussion and for written exercise. The aim of the course is to help students gain reading knowledge of and be able to appreciate the treasure house of the ancient Chinese culture. Fu.
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CHIN 363 - Supervised Study Abroad: 3rd- or 4th-Year Chinese
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Instructor consent and approval of the International Education Committee. This course is designed to further improve student oral proficiency in Chinese, to introduce various aspects of Chinese culture, and to prepare students for further study. The 2019 course fee for the 4-week course is $2,700 and for the 6-week course is $4,150. Fu.
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CHIN 365 - Supervised Study Abroad: 3rd- or 4th-Year Chinese
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent and approval of the International Education Committee. This course is designed to further improve student oral proficiency in Chinese, to introduce various aspects of Chinese culture, and to prepare students for further study. The 2019 course fee for the 4-week course is $2,700 and for the 6-week course is $4,150. Fu.
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CHIN 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Advanced study in Chinese. The nature and content of the course will be determined by the students’ needs and by an evaluation of their previous work. Fu.
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CHIN 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Advanced study in Chinese. The nature and content of the course will be determined by the students’ needs and by an evaluation of their previous work. Fu.
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CHIN 403 - Directed Individual Study
FDR: HL: only when the subject is literary.
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Advanced study in Chinese. The nature and content of the course will be determined by the students’ needs and by an evaluation of their previous work. Fu.
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CLAS 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
First-Year seminar. Prerequisite: First-Year standing. Topic varies by term.
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CLAS 200 - Greek Art & Archaeology
(ARTH 200) FDR: HA
Credits: 3
An introduction to ancient Greek art and archaeology. We encounter some of the greatest works of art in human history, as we survey the development of painting, sculpture, architecture, and town planning of the ancient Greeks. We encounter the history of the people behind the objects that they left behind, from the material remains of the Bronze Age palaces and Classical Athenian Acropolis to the world created in the wake of Alexander the Great’s conquests. We also consider how we experience the ancient Greek world today through archaeological practice, cultural heritage, and the antiquities trade. Laughy.
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CLAS 201 - Classical Mythology
FDR: HL
Credits: 3 in fall, winter; 4 in spring
An introduction to the study of Greek mythology, with an emphasis on the primary sources. The myths are presented in their historical, religious, and political contexts. The course also includes an introduction to several major theories of myth, and uses comparative materials drawn from contemporary society and media. Crotty.
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CLAS 203 - Greek Literature from Homer to the Early Hellenistic Period
(LIT 203) FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Completion of FW requirement. Readings in translation from Homer, Hesiod, the tragedians, the comedians, and the lyric and pastoral poets, including selections from Herodotus and Thucydides, and from Plato’s and Aristotle’s reflections on literature. The course includes readings from modern critical writings. We read some of the most famous stories of the Western world–from the Iliad and the Odyssey, to Milton’s Paradise Lost and Joyce’s Ulysses, via Virgil’s Aeneid and Lucan’s Civil War. All of these works are epic narratives, each presenting a different concept of the hero, and yet, at the same time, participating in a coherent, on-going and unfinished tradition. We consider such questions as the role of violence in literature; the concept of the heroic as it reflects evolving ideas of the individual and society; and the idea of a literary tradition. Crotty.
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CLAS 204 - Augustan Era
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
An interdisciplinary course taught in English, using the tools of literature, history and art to examine a specific, complicated, and pivotally important period in the evolution of western culture, focused on the literary. Readings from the poets predominate (Virgil’s Aeneid and Ovid’s Metamorphosis, selections from Horace, Propertius, Tibullus and other poems of Ovid) and also including readings from ancient historians dealing with Augustus and the major events of his period (e.g., Suetonius, Plutarch, and Tacitus on such topics as Actium and problems of succession). The topic for each lecture is illustrated with slides of works of art and architecture from the period. Selections from historians and from material remains are chosen according to intersection points with the literature. Carlisle.
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CLAS 205 - Reading Rome: A Survey of Latin Literature
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
The course offers a survey of influential works composed in Latin between the 3rd century BCE and the 2nd century CE. Alongside poems, histories, and philosophical writings that were originally conceived of as literary projects, we also examine plays, military chronicles, speeches, and letters, all of which come down to the present as “literature” but may not have been created as such. The boundaries of “literature” is an ongoing topic of inquiry throughout the term. Students explore the literary traditions represented in the readings and consider their impact on other traditions, with the bulk of class sessions spent discussing the significance of the literary works and improving our knowledge of the contexts–historical and literary–in which they were composed. Dance.
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CLAS 210 - Sex, Gender and Power in Ancient Literature
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
What does it mean to be a woman or a man and what power dynamic exists between the two genders? Definitions of gender and gender roles are not a modern phenomenon but have their origins in antiquity. Both literary and visual sources reveal to us the constant puzzling over issues of gender that preoccupied the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this course, we examine sources from various genres and media for example, philosophy, epic, drama, poetry, history, painting, and sculpture in an attempt to understand the various ways the Greeks and Romans conceived of gender. Readings include primary sources from antiquity (e.g., Homer, Aeschylus, Euripides, Plato, Terence, Cicero, Livy), as well as secondary sources from modern scholarship on gender in antiquity. Staff.
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CLAS 214 - The Athenian Acropolis
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
In this course. we study the art and architecture of the Acropolis, from the Neolithic period to today. with a particular focus on the Archaic and Classical periods. Our study is based upon a detailed and chronology survey of the buildings. dedications, and religious practices conducted on the Acropolis. We conclude the course with a discussion of the Acropolis in the post-Classical period, and the meaning of the Acropolis for Greeks today. Laughy.
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CLAS 215 - Ancient Drama and Its Influence
FDR: HL
Credits: 3
In this course we study ancient tragedy and comedy, both Greek and Roman, and look, too, at the cultural forces shaping ancient drama and some of the influence on later drama and thought. In addition to later plays that hail from ancient drama, we consider some philosophical interpretations of the significance of drama, and, in particular, tragedy. Crotty.
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CLAS 221 - Plato
(PHIL 221) FDR: HU
Credits: 3
An in-depth examination of the philosophy of Plato. We look at Plato’s epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, ethics, and political philosophy through a careful analysis of several dialogues, including some or all of the following: Euthyphro, Laches, Apology, Gorgias, Meno, Phaedo, Symposium, Phaedrus, and Republic. In addition, we consider certain challenges posed by Plato’s use of the dialogue form, such as whether we are justified in assuming that Socrates is a mouthpiece for Plato’s own views, and how we should interpret Plato’s frequent appeal to myths and other literary devices within his dialogues. Smith.
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CLAS 223 - Ancient Greek Religion
(REL 223) FDR: HU
Credits: 3
In this course, we examine the strange and wonderful world of ancient Greek religion, beginning with stories of the gods that all Greeks knew: Homer and Hesiod. We then study religion on the ground, examining how religion functioned at a number of sanctuaries and shrines in Greece. Topics covered in this course include ancient conceptions of the cosmos; the nature of Greek deities and heroes; the distinction between myth and religion; the art and architecture of sanctuaries; ritual performances and festivals; ritual sacrifice; sacred games; oracles; the underworld; sacred mysteries; women and religion; and the socio-political role of Greek ritual practice. Laughy.
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CLAS 224 - The World of Late Antiquity
FDR: HU
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the historical period between the close of the ancient world and the rise of the Middle Ages ca. 250 to 650 AD). Students read primary sources and explore the historical evidence in order to investigate the reigning historical model of “Decline and Fall” inherited from Edward Gibbon and others, and study the development of Christianity and Judaism during this period. Finally, the course investigates the formation of Europe and the rise of Islam. Staff.
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CLAS 225 - Ancient Greek History
FDR: HU
Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to ancient Greek history from the Bronze Age to Alexander the Great, with emphasis on the remarkable and often brutal world of the Archaic and Classical Greeks. During this time, warfare is a constant, but the legacy of the Greeks also contains radical experiments in egalitarian political life, philosophy, art, literature and science that emerge from their dynamic history. Most of our readings are from the ancient sources themselves, including Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Aristotle, and Plutarch. Apart from learning the history, therefore, we also ask such questions as how to interpret primary sources and how to resolve conflicts among them. Laughy.
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CLAS 241 - Law, Litigation & Justice in the Ancient World
FDR: HU
Credits: 3
This course studies justice and law in the ancient world by looking at Greek and Roman philosophical texts about the nature of justice and law, and by considering actual legal cases from the ancient world. The course aims to show how litigation and theory mutually correct and inform one another, while also showing the inherent and continuing interest of ancient thought about law and justice. Students hear lectures, engage in in-class discussion, participate in an on-line discussion, moderated by the instructor, and write two research papers. Crotty.
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CLAS 287 - Supervised Study Abroad: Athens
(HIST 287) FDR: HU
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Classics and history of Greece. A survey of the development of art, archaeology, history, and literature in ancient and modern Greece, with an emphasis on the relationship between past and present conceptions of Greek identity. Gildner, Laughy.
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CLAS 288 - Supervised Study Abroad: Rome and Ancient Italy
FDR: HA
Credits: Not yet approved for new spring term.
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Offered when interest is expressed and faculty resources permit. This course traces the growth of Rome and Roman civilization from its modest beginnings to its glory during the Republic and Empire. Lectures and readings prepare students for daily visits to sites, excavations, monuments and museums in Rome and its environs, and to locations in the Bay of Naples area. Benefiel.
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CLAS 326 - The Trojan War
FDR: HU
Credits: 3
The Trojan War ranks among the greatest tales ever told. But is the story real? In this course, we begin with the literary evidence, including the epics of Homer, as well as contemporary accounts from the Bronze Age Greeks, Hittites, and Egyptians. We then follow the archaeological evidence, from the palaces of mainland Greece to the presumed site of Troy itself. Our search leads not just to the truth that lies behind the destruction of Troy, but reveals a long-lost international community of world superpowers whose cities were nearly all destroyed at the same time that Troy fell, an international cataclysm on a scale never before seen in ancient history. Laughy.
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CLAS 338 - Pompeii
FDR: SS4
Credits: 3 in fall-winter; 4 in spring
The site of ancient Pompeii presents a thriving Roman town of the first century AD, virtually frozen in time by the devastating eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. In this course, we examine Pompeii’s archaeological remains-public buildings, domestic architecture, painting, artifacts, inscriptions, and graffiti-in order to reconstruct the life of the town. We also consider religion, games and entertainment, politics, and the structure of Roman society. Benefiel.
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CLAS 343 - Classics in a Digital Age
FDR: HU
Credits: 4
An exploration of the art, architecture, monuments, and space of the ancient world by analyzing and assessing the innovative scholarly resources that are currently available to students and scholars of the classical world. Each week a new discipline within Classics (e.g., philology, epigraphy, numismatics) is presented, followed by an introduction to several scholarly tools and resources that can be used to query or conduct research in that field. Each of the five groups within the class examines a particular time period and applies a series of scholarly tools to evaluate how Roman society, politics, and the expression of power shifted over the centuries of empire. Benefiel.
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CLAS 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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CLAS 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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CLAS 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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CLAS 423 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Senior standing, major in classics, and instructor consent. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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CLAS 434 - Archaeological Fieldwork in Greece
Experiential Learning (EXP): YES
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Undergraduates with an interest in archaeology, ancient history, classical studies, art history, and related subjects are invited to apply. Applicants are chosen by the Classics Department on the basis of academic qualifications, references, and personal statements. Previous archaeological field experience Is welcome but not required. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. An experiential-learning course conducted during eight weeks in the summer from early June to early August. Students participate in an excavation in the Athenian Agora, the civic and commercial center of ancient Athens, and one of the most historic and fruitful archeological sites in the world. Laughy.
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CLAS 473 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Senior standing, major in classics, and instructor consent. The student researches and writes a senior thesis under the direction of a faculty member.
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CLAS 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing, honors candidacy in classics, and instructor consent. Honors Thesis.
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CSCI 101 - Survey of Computer Science
FDR: FM
Credits: 4
Not open to students with previous credit in computer science. An overview of the discipline of computer science achieved through an introductory-level survey of a number of major areas of computer science. Topics include algorithms used for computer solutions of important practical problems, computer programming, digital logic applied to computer circuitry, computer architecture, data representation and organization, Web page basics, computer networks, and theoretical limits of computation. Lectures and formal laboratories. Staff.
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CSCI 102 - Introduction to Computational Modeling
FDR: FM
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Instructor consent required. This course provides a hands-on understanding of the computational methods that support science and technology now and that will be essential for success in the science, engineering, and business worlds of the near future. The central theme of the course is building computational models of the processes that surround us every day, from the effects of drugs on the body to the formation of galaxies in the universe to the interactions of nations in the global economy. Classroom lectures and textbook readings are supplemented with lab exercises implementing the models using state-of-the-art software tools. Levy.
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CSCI 111 - Fundamentals of Programming I
FDR: FM
Credits: 4
A disciplined approach to programming with Python. Emphasis is on problem-solving methods, algorithm development, and object-oriented concepts. Lectures and formal laboratories. Staff.
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CSCI 112 - Fundamentals of Programming II
FDR: SC
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CSCI 111. A continuation of CSCI 111. Emphasis is on the use and implementation of data structures, introductory algorithm analysis, and object-oriented design and programming with Python. Laboratory course. Staff.
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CSCI 121 - Scientific Computing
FDR: FM
Credits: 4
Not open to students who have taken CSCI 211 or higher. An introduction to computer programming for scientific applications and a survey of the main methodological areas of scientific computation. The course provides the tools needed for students to use computers effectively in scientific work, whether in physics, chemistry, mathematics, economics, biology, psychology, or any field involving quantitative work. Programming in Matlab, a scientific-computing software package, with a focus on topics relevant to students’ major fields of study. Lectures and formal labs. Levy.
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CSCI 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
First-year seminar. Prerequisite: First-year standing. .
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CSCI 209 - Software Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 112. An examination of the theories and design techniques used in software development. Topics include the software life cycle, design patterns, the Unified Modeling Language, unit testing, refactoring, rapid prototyping, and program documentation. Sprenkle.
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CSCI 210 - Computer Organization
Credits: 3
Prerequisite or corequisite: CSCI 112. Multilevel machine organization studied at the levels of digital logic, microprogramming, conventional machine, operating system, and assembly language. Staff.
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CSCI 211 - Algorithm Design and Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CSCI 112 and MATH 121 or MATH 301. Methods for designing efficient algorithms, including divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, and greedy algorithms. Analysis of algorithms for correctness and estimating running time and space requirements. Topics include advanced data structures, graph theory, network flow, and computational intractability. Staff.
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CSCI 250 - Introduction to Robotics
FDR: SC
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CSCI 112. This course combines readings from the contemporary robotics literature with hands-on lab experience building robots (equipment provided) and programming them to do various tasks. The lab experience culminates with a peer-judged competition of robot projects proposed and built during the second half of the term. Levy.
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CSCI 251 - Android Application Development
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Students learn how to develop programs for mobile Android devices, such as smart phones, tablets, and watches. Classroom lectures on mobile computing and a program-development environment are supplemented by extensive hands-on programming assignments, leading to team application projects. The course culminates with a presentation of each team’s application. Levy.
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CSCI 252 - Neural Networks and Graphical Models
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 112. A survey of the major developments in neural and belief networks, from the early perception models of the 1940s through the probabilistic Bayesian networks that are a “hot topic” in artificial intelligence today. Topics include the back-propagation algorithm, simple recurrent networks, Hopfield nets, Kohonen’s Self-Organizing Map, learning in Bayesian networks, and Dynamic Bayesian Networks, with readings from both popular textbooks and the scholarly literature. A major focus of the course is on writing programs to implement and apply these algorithms. Levy.
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CSCI 253 - Genetic Programming
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CSCI 112. Genetic programming borrows concepts from biological evolution in order to evolve populations of computer programs. These populations undergo artificial selection and variation, searching for a program that solves a given problem. In this course, students learn about the genetic programming algorithm, implement it using the Clojure programming language, and conduct independent projects to add functionality to their implementations. Students also read and review recent research articles in the field. No prior knowledge of Clojure is required, with students learning the language and the functional programming paradigm during the course. Staff.
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CSCI 312 - Programming Language Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Formal language description tools, semantic concepts and syntactic constructs appropriate to diverse applications. Comparison of several high-level languages, such as Haskell, Erlang, Java, and PROLOG, and the implementations of these syntactic and semantic elements. Students also learn several programming paradigms, such as the function-oriented, object-oriented, and logic-oriented. Staff.
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CSCI 313 - Theory of Computation
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 121 or MATH 301 or instructor consent. A study of the principles of computer science embodied in formal languages, automata, computability, and computational complexity. Topics include context-free grammars, Turing machines, and the halting problem. Levy.
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CSCI 315 - Artificial Intelligence
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Basic concepts of heuristic search, game playing, natural language processing, and intelligent systems, with a focus on writing programs in these areas. Course combines a discussion of philosophical issues with hands-on problem solving. Levy.
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CSCI 317 - Database Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Database design with the entity-relationship model, the relational database model including normal forms and functional dependencies, SQL database query language, server-side scripting for Web access to databases. A major project to design and implement a database using a commercial package. Whaley.
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CSCI 318 - Mobile-Application Development
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Students learn how to develop programs for mobile devices, such as cell phones and tablets. The target operating system is either Android or iOS, depending on the instructor offering the course. Classroom lectures on mobile computing and a program development environment are supplemented by extensive hands-on programming assignments, leading to an independent application project of the student’s devising. The course culminates with a presentation of each student’s application, and an optional upload to the appropriate site for distribution. Lambert, Levy.
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CSCI 320 - Parallel Computing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CSCI 209 and 210. A survey of parallel computing including hardware, parallel algorithms, and parallel programming. The programming projects emphasize the message-passing paradigm. Staff.
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CSCI 321 - Computer Networks
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Intended as a first course in communication networks for upper-level students. Covers concepts and protocols underlying modern computer networks. Topics include network architecture and layering, routing and switching, the TCP/IP protocol and network applications. Theory and programming. Staff.
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CSCI 325 - Distributed Systems
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CSCI 209 or instructor consent. In this course, students learn to design and develop distributed systems, i.e., collections of independent networked computers that function as single coherent systems. The concepts of communication, synchronization, consistency, replication, fault tolerance, and security are covered. In addition, case studies of real-world distributed systems (e.g., the Internet, distributed file systems, grid computing) are analyzed. Sprenkle.
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