GENERAL PHYSICS I

Prerequisites: some basic background in calculus or be concurrently taking MATH UN1101 Calculus I. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS UN1291-UN1292 The course will use elementary concepts from calculus. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS UN1291 - UN1292. Basic introduction to the study of mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, special relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics.

• Department: Physics
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: John Parsons
  CULPA: 31 Info
• Instructor: Cory Dean
  h-index: 49 Info
• 3 points

INTRO TO AMERICAN POLITICS

Lecture and discussion. Dynamics of political institutions and processes, chiefly of the national government. Emphasis on the actual exercise of political power by interest groups, elites, political parties, and public opinion.

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• TR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Miller
  CULPA: 18 h-index: 14 Info
• 4 points

CALC-BASED INTRO TO STATISTICS

Prerequisites: one semester of calculus. Designed for students who desire a strong grounding in statistical concepts with a greater degree of mathematical rigor than in STAT W1111. Random variables, probability distributions, pdf, cdf, mean, variance, correlation, conditional distribution, conditional mean and conditional variance, law of iterated expectations, normal, chi-square, F and t distributions, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, parameter estimation, unbiasedness, consistency, efficiency, hypothesis testing, p-value, confidence intervals, maximum likelihood estimation. Serves as the pre-requisite for ECON W3412.

• Department: Statistics
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Banu Baydil
  CULPA: 10 Info
• Instructor: Chenyang Zhong
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• Instructor: Tat Sang Fung
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• 3 points

CALCULUS IV

Prerequisites: MATH UN1102 and MATH UN1201 or the equivalent Multiple integrals, Taylor's formula in several variables, line and surface integrals, calculus of vector fields, Fourier series. (SC)

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Mikhail Smirnov
  CULPA: 16 Info
• Instructor: Daniela de Silva
  CULPA: 21 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

UNDERGRADUATE SEM/STATISTICS

Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in a course in statistics would make the talks more accessible. Prepared with undergraduates majoring in quantitative disciplines in mind, the presentations in this colloquium focus on the interface between data analysis, computation, and theory in interdisciplinary research. Meetings are open to all undergraduates, whether registered or not. Presenters are drawn from the faculty of department in Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Public Health and Medicine.

• Department: Statistics
• F 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Ronald Neath
  CULPA: 13 Info
• 1 points

INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I

Prerequisites: FREN BC1001, BC1002, BC1102, C1101 and C1102, or an appropriate score on the placement test. Further development of oral and written communication skills. Readings in French literature.

• Department: French @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Hadley T Suter
  CULPA: 7 Info
• Instructor: Alexandre Bournery
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• Instructor: Melanie Heydari
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• 3 points

GENERAL PHYSICS I - REC

• Department: Physics
• M 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• M 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• M 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• T 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• T 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• T 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• W 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• M 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• M 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• T 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• T 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• W 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: John Parsons
  CULPA: 31 Info
• 0 points

The Social Animal in the Digital Age

SOCIAL ANIMAL DIGITAL AGE

This course re-examines central theories and perspectives in the social sciences from the standpoint of digital technologies. Who are we in the digital age? Is the guiding question for the course. We consider the impact of modern technology on society including, forms of interaction and communication, possibilities for problem solving, and re-configurations of social relationships and forms of authority. The course integrates traditional social science readings with contemporary perspectives emerging from scholars who looking at modern social life. The course is an introductory Sociology offering.

• Department: Sociology
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Sudhir A Venkatesh
  CULPA: 11 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II

Advanced work in language skills. Readings in French literature. Prerequisites: FREN BC1203 or an appropriate score on the placement test.

NOTE: This course
does not
fulfill the Columbia College and GS language requirement.

• Department: French @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Karen Santos da Silva
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

ACCELERATED MULTIVARIABLE CALC

Prerequisites: (MATH UN1101 and MATH UN1102). Vectors in dimensions 2 and 3, vector-valued functions of one variable, scalar-valued functions of several variables, partial derivatives, gradients, optimization, Lagrange multipliers, double and triple integrals, line and surface integrals, vector calculus. This course is an accelerated version of MATH UN1201 - MATH UN1202. Students taking this course may not receive credit for MATH UN1201 and MATH UN1202.

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Dawei Shen
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• 4 points

HONORS MATHEMATICS A

Prerequisites: (see "Guidance for First-Year Students" in the Bulletin). The second term of this course may not be taken without the first. Multivariable calculus and linear algebra from a rigorous point of view. Recommended for mathematics majors. Fulfills the linear algebra requirement for the major. (SC)

• Department: Mathematics
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Giulia Sacca
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• 4 points

FIRST YEAR ARABIC I

An introduction to the language of classical and modern Arabic literature. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
• MTWR 11:40 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
• MTWR 4:10 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
• MTWR 2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Nasr Abdo
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• Instructor: Rym Bettaieb
  CULPA: 7 Info
• Instructor: Reem Faraj
  CULPA: 4 Info
• Instructor: May Ahmar
  CULPA: 9 Info
• 5 points

FIRST YEAR ARABIC II

Prerequisites: First Year Arabic I or instructor permission. An introduction to the language of classical and modern Arabic literature. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MTWR 10:10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
• Instructor: Ouijdane Absi
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 5 points

INTRO-AMERICAN POLITICS-DISC

Required discussion section for POLS UN1201: INTRO TO AMERICAN POLITICS

• Department: Political Science @Barnard
• W 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• T 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• R 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• W 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• M 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• R 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• M 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• M 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• T 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• T 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• F 11 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• F noon-12:50 p.m.
• W 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• W 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• M 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• F 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Manu S Burson
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• 0 points

Foundations of Science

Using modern, student-centered, active and collaborative learning techniques, students will engage — through field observations, in-class experiments, computer simulations, and selected readings — with a range of ideas and techniques designed to integrate and anchor scientific habits of mind. Throughout the term, all students will satisfy a detailed set of rubrics by documenting their learning in reflection postings designed to serve as a future reference for how they, individually, went from not understanding an idea to understanding it. Topics covered will include statistics, basic probability, a variety of calculational skills, graph reading, and estimation — all aimed at elucidating such concepts as energy, matter, cells, and genes in the context of astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, neuroscience, and physics.

• Department: Astronomy
• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• MW 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Amanda C Quirk
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• 4 points

INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATN I

INTERMD ITALIAN CONVERSATION I

Prerequisites: ITAL W1112 or sufficient fluency to satisfy the instructor. Corequisites: Recommended: ITAL V1201-V/W1202 or ITAL W1201-W1202. Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. Intensive practice in the spoken language, assigned topics for class discussions, and oral reports.

• Department: Italian
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Barbara Spinelli
  CULPA: 9 Info
• 2 points

HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE I

This course introduces students to urban dance styles, focusing on the foundations and origins of hip-hop dance, street dance culture, and the physical vocabularies of hip-hop and freestyle dance. Classes are geared to condition the body for the rigors of hip-hop technique by developing strength, coordination, flexibility, stamina, and rhythmic awareness while developing an appreciation of choreographic movement and structures. Compositional elements of hip-hop will be introduced and students may compose brief movement sequences.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Jennifer Archibald
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• 2 points

GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB

Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.

• Department: Physics
• M 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Giuseppina C Cambareri
  Info
• 1 points

GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB

Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.

• Department: Physics
• M 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• M 4:10 p.m.-7:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Giuseppina C Cambareri
  Info
• 1 points

GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB

Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.

• Department: Physics
• M 4:10 p.m.-7:10 p.m.
• M 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
• T 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Giuseppina C Cambareri
  Info
• 1 points

GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB

Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.

• Department: Physics
• T 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• T 4:10 p.m.-7:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Giuseppina C Cambareri
  Info
• 1 points

GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB

Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.

• Department: Physics
• T 4:10 p.m.-7:10 p.m.
• T 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
• W 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Giuseppina C Cambareri
  Info
• 1 points

GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB

Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.

• Department: Physics
• W 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-7:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Giuseppina C Cambareri
  Info
• 1 points

GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB

Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.

• Department: Physics
• W 4:10 p.m.-7:10 p.m.
• W 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
• R 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-7:10 p.m.
• R 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
• F 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Giuseppina C Cambareri
  Info
• 1 points

GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB

Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.

• Department: Physics
• F 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Giuseppina C Cambareri
  Info
• 1 points

ART, SEX & AMERICAN CULTURE

Sex is the ultimate forbidden public topic and yet from the New England Puritans' sermons to Bill Clinton's (in)famous affair, sex has often been publicly staged in dramatic, literary, religious, political, legal and social forums. In this seminar, we will explore how issues of sex and sexuality have insinuated themselves into the formation of American identity. We will examine texts from the seventeenth century to the present with a particular emphasis on the arts, politics and sex. Texts include Puritan sermons, Nathaniel Hawthorne's
The Scarlet Letter
, Tennessee Williams's
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
, Suzan-Lori Parks's Venus, photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe, literature from Margaret Sanger's birth control movement, and theoretical works by Michel Foucault, Laura Mulvey and Judith Butler.

• Department: First-Year Seminar Program @Barnard
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Pamela Cobrin
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

BEGINNING POETRY WORKSHOP

Prerequisites: No prerequisites. Department approval NOT required. The beginning poetry workshop is designed for students who have a serious interest in poetry writing but who lack a significant background in the rudiments of the craft and/or have had little or no previous poetry workshop experience. Students will be assigned weekly writing exercises emphasizing such aspects of verse composition as the poetic line, the image, rhyme and other sound devices, verse forms, repetition, tone, irony, and others. Students will also read an extensive variety of exemplary work in verse, submit brief critical analyses of poems, and critique each others original work.

• Department: Writing
• R 10:10 a.m.-noon
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Jane H Crager
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• Instructor: Sophia L Mautz
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• 3 points

ELEMENTARY ARMENIAN I

In Elementary Armenian I, students learn the Armenian script and the basic grammar that will enable them to communicate about topics relating to themselves and their immediate surroundings: family, school, daily occupations, describing people, expressing likes and dislikes, requesting and giving information about themselves and others, proper forms of greetings, etc. They also begin to read signs, advertisements, and develop the skills to read texts like short stories and Armenian fables. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Charry Karamanoukian
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• 4 points

GOD

• Department: Religion
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Gil Anidjar
  CULPA: 22 Info
• 3 points

ADVANCED CONVERSATION I

Prerequisites: ITAL W1222 or sufficient fluency to satisfy the instructor. Corequisites: Recommended: ITAL V3335x-V3336y. Conversation courses may not be used to satisfy the language requirement or fulfill major or concentration requirements. Practice in the spoken language through assigned topics on contemporary Italian culture.

• Department: Italian
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Maria Luisa Gozzi
  CULPA: 14 Info
• 2 points

INTRODUCTORY EAR-TRAINING

This course is an introduction to basic skills in sight reading. Instruction includes reading rhythms in simple meter, solfege recitation, and sight-singing simple melodies.

• Department: Music
• MW 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Sadie Dawkins
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• 1 points

COMP ELEM PORT I/II-SPAN SPKRS

Prerequisites: knowledge of Spanish or another Romance language. An intensive beginning language course in Brazilian Portuguese with emphasis on Brazilian culture through multimedia materials related to culture and society in contemporary Brazil. Recommended for students who have studied Spanish or another Romance language. The course is the equivalent of two full semesters of elementary Portuguese with stress on reading and conversing, and may be taken in place of PORT W1101-W1102. For students unable to dedicate the time needed cover two semesters in one, the regularly paced sequence PORT W1101-W1102 is preferable.

• Department: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
• TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
• MW 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Jose A Castellanos-Pazos
  CULPA: 25 Info
• 4 points

MODERN I

This course is designed for movers with little or no experience with dance, or who are unfamiliar with modern dance styles. It is intended to introduce modern dance techniques, terminology, and historical context, as well as improve anatomical and spatial awareness, and foster physical confidence moving to music. Students of this course will also cultivate comfort with watching, interpreting, and discussing modern dance. Love of dance is not a prerequisite, but is definitely a goal.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• F 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Caitlin Trainor
  CULPA: 11 Info
• Instructor: Vincent McCloskey
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 2 points

MODERN II

This course is designed for movers with some experience with dance, or who are unfamiliar with modern dance styles. It is intended to introduce modern dance techniques, terminology, and historical context, as well as improve anatomical and spatial awareness, and foster physical confidence moving to music. Students of this course will also cultivate comfort with watching, interpreting, and discussing modern dance. Love of dance is not a prerequisite, but is definitely a goal.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• MW 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
• Instructor: Caitlin Trainor
  CULPA: 11 Info
• Instructor: Caroline Fermin
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• 2 points

Shakespeare I

(Lecture). This course will cover the histories, comedies, tragedies, and poetry of Shakespeare’s early career. We will examine the cultural and historical conditions that informed Shakespeare’s drama and poetry; in the case of drama, we will also consider the formal constraints and opportunities of the early modern English commercial theater. We will attend to Shakespeare’s biography while considering his work in relation to that of his contemporaries. Ultimately, we will aim to situate the production of Shakespeare’s early career within the highly collaborative, competitive, and experimental theatrical and literary cultures of late sixteenth-century England.

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: James Stephen Shapiro
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• 3 points

FEMINISM AND THE POLITICS OF ANGER

Of late, much attention has been given to the political role of feminist anger. However, not all feminist anger is received or interpreted in the same way; not all women have had the same freedom to express or represent anger. This course asks us to think critically about expressions and perceptions of anger. How do race, sexuality, gender identity, class, and ethnicity shape who is perceived as “angry” and whose anger is taken seriously? What other affects circulate and interact with anger: from rage and irritation to wonder and joy? We’ll begin with the figure of the “feminist killjoy,” as theorized by Sara Ahmed and will consider texts by authors including Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, June Jordan, Susan Stryker, and Nella Larsen, alongside manifestos, comics, film, visual art, and zines.

• Department: First-Year Seminar Program @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Meredith A Benjamin
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points