ELEMENTARY MODERN TURKISH I

An introduction to the written and spoken language of Turkey. 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 a.m.
• Instructor: Zuleyha Colak
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 0 Info
• 4 points

ASTRONOMY LAB I

Laboratory for
ASTR UN1403
. Projects include observations with the department's telescopes, computer simulation, laboratory experiments in spectroscopy, and the analysis of astronomical data. Lab 1 ASTR UN1903 - goes with ASTR BC1753, ASTR UN1403 or ASTR UN1453.

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• M 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
• T 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
• T 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
• W 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
• 1 points

ASTRONOMY LAB II

Laboratory for
ASTR UN1404
. Projects include use of telescopes, laboratory experiments in the nature of light, spectroscopy, and the analysis of astronomical data. Lab 2 ASTR UN1904 - goes with ASTR BC1754 or ASTR UN1404 (or ASTR UN1836 or ASTR UN1420).

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• W 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
• 1 points

1ST YEAR SEM IN MODERN BIOLOGY

If you are interested in doing biology-related research at Columbia University this is the course for you. Each week a different Columbia University professor’s discusses their biology-related research giving you an idea of what kind of research is happening at Columbia. Come ask questions and find out how the body works, the latest therapies for disease and maybe even find a lab to do research in.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/courses/UN1908/index.html

• Department: Biological Sciences
• W 2:40 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Alice Heicklen
  CULPA: 15 Info
• 1 points

MULTV. CALC. FOR ENGI & APP SCI

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Drew C Youngren
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 4 points

INTRO TO HIGHER MATHEMATICS

Introduction to understanding and writing mathematical proofs.  Emphasis on precise thinking and the presentation of mathematical results, both in oral and in written form.  Intended for students who are considering majoring in mathematics but wish additional training. CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement.  BC: Fulfillment of General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA).

• Department: Mathematics @Barnard
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Walter Neumann
  CULPA: 21 h-index: 40 Info
• 3 points

DRAWING STUDIO

Drawing is a foundation for all other forms of visual art. This studio course is primarily a workshop augmented by home assignments, visiting artist lectures and museum/gallery visits. This class is open to all students from introductory to more advanced levels. The semester is divided into two sections: (1) Perspective and (2) The Body. Starting with perspective, the goal is to explore the history and contemporary importance of this form;  then shift to the body, where the goal is to build a visual language that records the human form in space and in time.  This course uses the practice of drawings as a tool to interrogate the meaning of observation in the practice of art.

• Department: Art History @Barnard
• R 9 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
• 3 points

NATIONALISM,POPULISM,DEMOCRACY

Although the course will offer a historical approach to the question of populism, it will try to address the relation between nationalism, populism and democracy at a more conceptual level, seeking to develop analytical tools for understanding contemporary social and political ideologies and conflicts. The readings consist of a mix of historical and theoretical texts, in addition to a short novel and three films.

• Department: Anthropology
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Partha Chatterjee
  CULPA: 7 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

MULTV. CALC. FOR ENGI & APP SCI

MV CALC RECITATION

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• R 2:40 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• F 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• 0 points

MULTV. CALC. FOR ENGI & APP SCI

MV CALC RECITATION

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• F 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• F 11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• F 2:40 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
• 0 points

INTRO TO ASTROPHYSICS I

Prerequisites: a working knowledge of calculus.
Corequisites: a course in calculus-based general physics.
First term of a two-term calculus-based introduction to astronomy and astrophysics. Topics include the physics of stellar interiors, stellar atmospheres and spectral classifications, stellar energy generation and nucleosynthesis, supernovae, neutron stars, white dwarfs, and interacting binary stars.

• Department: Astronomy
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Frederik Paerels
  CULPA: 21 Info
• 3 points

GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

Prerequisites: Algebra (Math SAT I score of 600 or permission of the instructor for first-year students).
Corequisites: CHEM BC2011 and CHEM BC2012
\nLecture: MWF 11:00-11:50; Lab lecture and laboratory one afternoon: MTWRF: 1:10-5:00. Counts towards Lab Science requirement.
Atoms; elements and compounds; gases; solutions; equilibrium; acid-base, precipitation, and oxidation-reduction reactions; thermochemistry. Laboratory experience with both qualitative and quantitative techniques.

• Department: Chemistry @Barnard
• MWF 11 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Rachel Austin
  CULPA: 18 Wikipedia h-index: 28 Info
• 5 points

ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY I

Introductory biology course for majors in biology or environmental biology, emphasizing the ecological and evolutionary context of modern biology.

• Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• 3 points

PERSPECTIVES IN MATHEMATICS

Prerequisites: some calculus or the instructor's permission.
Intended as an enrichment to the mathemathics curriculum of the first years, this course introduces a variety of mathematical topics (such as three dimensional geometry, probability, number theory) that are often not discussed until later, and explains some current applications of mathematics in the sciences, technology and economics.

• Department: Mathematics @Barnard
• W 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Dusa McDuff
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 1 points

SPECIAL RELATIVITY

Corequisites: Calculus I or the equivalent.
Fundamental laws of mechanics. Kinematics, Newton's laws, work and energy, conservation laws, collisions, rotational motion, oscillations, gravitation.

• Department: Physics
• F 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Brian Greene
  CULPA: 9 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

MECHANICS

MECHANICS - LEC & LAB

Corequisites: Calculus I or the equivalent.
Fundamental laws of mechanics. Kinematics, Newton's laws, work and energy, conservation laws, collisions, rotational motion, oscillations, gravitation.

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Reshmi Mukherjee
  CULPA: 7 Wikipedia h-index: 63 Info
• 4.5 points

MECHANICS

MECHANICS - LEC

Corequisites: Calculus I or the equivalent.
Fundamental laws of mechanics. Kinematics, Newton's laws, work and energy, conservation laws, collisions, rotational motion, oscillations, gravitation.

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Reshmi Mukherjee
  CULPA: 7 Wikipedia h-index: 63 Info
• 3 points

MECHANICS

MECHANICS - LAB

Corequisites: Calculus I or the equivalent.
Fundamental laws of mechanics. Kinematics, Newton's laws, work and energy, conservation laws, collisions, rotational motion, oscillations, gravitation.

• Department: Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
• Instructor: Stiliana Savin
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 1.5 points

DRAWING II

Prerequisites:
VIAR R1000
.
Examines the potential of drawing as an expressive tool elaborating on the concepts and techniques presented in VIAR R1001. Studio practice emphasizes individual attitudes toward drawing while acquiring knowledge and skills from historical and cultural precedents. Portfolio required at the end.

• Department: Visual Arts
• F 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Celia C Gerard
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

THE MAGIC OF NUMBERS

In this class, we will cover many interesting aspects of math that can be used in everyday life.  The goal will be to cover fun, exciting topics that don't require any prerequisites, but still capture some of the mystery of mathematics.  We will emphasize discovering concepts in combinatorics (the mathematics of counting), geometry (the mathematics of shapes), number theory (the mathematics of whole numbers) and more.  This class will be interactive and include demonstrations when possible.

• Department: Mathematics
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Vivek Pal
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

INTRO TO ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION

Lecture and recitation. Islamic civilization and its characteristic intellectual, political, social, and cultural traditions up through 1800.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Mana Kia
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 11 Info
• 4 points

INTRODUCTN TO AFRICAN STUDIES

Interdisciplinary and thematic approach to the study of Africa, moving from pre-colonial through colonial and post-colonial periods to contemporary Africa. Focus will be on its history, societal relations, politics and the arts. The objective is to provide a critical survey of the history as well as the continuing debates in African Studies.

• Department: Africana Studies (AFSB)
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Abosede A George
  CULPA: 14 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

INTRO TO SOC & CULTURAL THEORY

Introduces students to crucial theories of society, paying particular attention to classic social theory of the late 19th and 20th centuries. Traces a trajectory through writings essential for an understanding of the social: from Saussure, Durkheim, Mauss, Marx, Freud, and Weber, on to the structuralist ethnographic elaboration of Claude Levi-Strauss, the historiographic reflections on modernity of Michel Foucault, and contemporary modes of socio-cultural analysis. Explored are questions of signification at the heart of anthropological inquiry, and to the historical contexts informing these questions.

• Department: Anthropology
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: John Pemberton
  CULPA: 15 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

CARIBBEAN CULTURE & SOCIETIES

• Department: Africana Studies (AFSB)
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Maja Horn
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 3 points

PAINTING I

This course will focus on individual and collaborative projects designed to explore the fundamental principles of image making. Students acquire a working knowledge of concepts in contemporary art through class critiques, discussion, and individual meetings with the professor.  Reading materials will provide historical and philosophical background to the class assignments.  Class projects will range from traditional to experimental and multi-media. Image collections will be discussed in class with an awareness of contemporary image production.

• Department: Art History @Barnard
• W 2:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Joan Snitzer
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,MOLEC

Prerequisites: one year of college chemistry, or a strong high school chemistry background.
Lecture and recitation. Recommended as the introductory biology course for biology and related majors, and for premedical students. Fundamental principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. Website:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/courses/c2005/index.html

• Department: Biological Sciences
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• 4 points

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,MOLEC

INTRO BIO I-BIOCHEM,GEN,MOLEC

Prerequisites: one year of college chemistry, or a strong high school chemistry background.
Lecture and recitation. Recommended as the introductory biology course for biology and related majors, and for premedical students. Fundamental principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. Website:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/courses/c2005/index.html

• Department: Biological Sciences
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• 4 points

ACTING WORKSHOP

Prerequisites: Acting classes are open to all Barnard and Columbia undergraduates. Permission of Theatre Department through audition required: auditions for acting classes and for the semester's stage productions held 6pm on the first Tuesday and Wednesday class days of each semester. Acting classes begin meeting after auditions. For required details, consult "Auditions" on the Barnard Theatre Department website in advance: theatre.barnard.edu/auditions.
Course develops the processes and tools an actor needs to approach the text of a play. Students develop their physical, vocal, and imaginative range and skills through voice and speech exercises, work on non-verbal behavior, improvisation, and character development.  IN THE FALL SEMESTER OPEN ONLY TO FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS. Course encouraged for prospective BC Theatre and CU Drama and Theatre Arts majors.

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Crystal Finn
  Info
• Instructor: James King
  Info
• 3 points

PAINTING III

This course will focus on individual and collaborative projects designed to explore the fundamental principles of image making. Students acquire a working knowledge of concepts in contemporary art through class critiques, discussion, and individual meetings with the professor.  Reading materials will provide historical and philosophical background to the class assignments.  Class projects will range from traditional to experimental and multi-media. Image collections will be discussed in class with an awareness of contemporary image production.

• Department: Art History @Barnard
• W 2:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Joan Snitzer
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

INDIAN & NIGERIAN FILM CULTRS

INDIAN &NIGERIAN; FLM CULTURES

This class places into comparative focus one of the oldest and one of the newest forms of global cinema outside of the U.S. It introduces and examines these film industries - their platforms, histories, aesthetics, and place in postcolonial life. We will explore how nonwestern contexts of film production and exhibition offer alternative histories of film. Topics include: aesthetics and genre; space and urbanization; colonialism and postcolonialism, shifting platforms of media exhibition, globalization, the notion of the popular and its relation to art.

• Department: Anthropology @Barnard
• T 6:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Brian Larkin
  CULPA: 16 Info
• 3 points

FILM AND CULTURE

This intellectually demanding course concerns the theory  of film in relation to seeing anew the problem of out-maneuvering power, common sense, narrative structures, and aesthetics. Films include: ethnographic film and documentary  such as "Too Many Captain Cooks," Juan Downey's "The Laughing Alligator," Jean Rouch's "Les Maitre Fous," and "Trobriand Cricket," as well as  early Soviet film, Surrealist film, films by indigenous Australian filmmakers, , Samuel Beckett's "Film," Senegal's Sembene's "Guelwaar", and Harry Smith's "Mahagonny" set in downtown NYC.

• Department: Anthropology
• W 6:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Taussig
  CULPA: 33 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

THE ECONOMICS OF GENDER

Examination of gender differences in the U.S. and other advanced industrial economies. Topics include the division of labor between home and market, the relationship between labor force participation and family structure, the gender earnings gap, occupational segregation, discrimination, and historical, racial, and ethnic group comparisons.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Homa S Zarghamee
  CULPA: 17 Info
• 3 points

LINEAR ALGEBRA

Prerequisites:
MATH V1201
, or the equivalent.

Prerequisites: MATH UN1201 or the equivalent.
  Matrices, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, canonical forms, applications. (SC)

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Nathan P Dowlin
  CULPA: 8 Info
• Instructor: Gus K Schrader
  CULPA: 6 Info
• Instructor: David A Bayer
  CULPA: 43 Info
• 3 points

GENERAL CHEMISTRY I REC

Corequisites: CHEM BC2001 and CHEM BC2012

Required pre-lab discussion section for BC2001x General Chemistry.


All students enrolled in BC2001x must also be enrolled in one section of BC2011 that is the SAME as BC2012 .

• Department: Chemistry @Barnard
• M 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• T 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• R 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• F 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• R 8:10 a.m.-9 a.m.
• Instructor: Jacob S Alexander
  CULPA: 11 Info
• 0 points

GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LAB

Corequisites: CHEM BC2001 and CHEM BC2011.

Required laboratory section for BC2001x General Chemistry.

All students enrolled in BC2001x must also be enrolled in one section of BC2012 and one section of BC2011 on the SAME day.

• Department: Chemistry @Barnard
• M 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• T 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• W 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• F 2:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 9 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• Instructor: Jacob S Alexander
  CULPA: 11 Info
• 0 points

SYNTHESIS: MIXED MEDIA STUDIO

• Department: Art History @Barnard
• W 10 a.m.-1:50 p.m.
• 3 points

CHINESE SOCIETY

Social organization and social change in China from late imperial times to the present. Major topics include family, kinship, community, stratification, and the relationships between the state and local society.

• Department: Anthropology
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Myron L Cohen
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,MOLEC

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,PHYS

• Department: Biological Sciences
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Amanda Molina
  Info
• 0 points

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,MOLEC

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,PHYS

• Department: Biological Sciences
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Amanda Molina
  Info
• 0 points

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,MOLEC

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,PHYS

• Department: Biological Sciences
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Amanda Molina
  Info
• 0 points

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,MOLEC

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,PHYS

• Department: Biological Sciences
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Amanda Molina
  Info
• 0 points

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,MOLEC

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,PHYS

• Department: Biological Sciences
• W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Amanda Molina
  Info
• 0 points

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,MOLEC

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,PHYS

• Department: Biological Sciences
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Amanda Molina
  Info
• 0 points

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,MOLEC

INTRO BIO I: BIOCHEM,GEN,PHYS

• Department: Biological Sciences
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• W 8:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Amanda Molina
  Info
• 0 points

JAZZ

The musical and cultural features of jazz, beginning in 1900.

• Department: Music
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Christopher J Washburne
  CULPA: 31 Info
• 3 points

CINEMA HIST II: 1930-1960

This course examines major developments and debates in the history of cinema between 1930 and 1960, from the consolidation of the classic Hollywood studio system in the early sound era to the articulation of emergent “new waves” and new critical discourses in the late 1950s. Our approach will be interdisciplinary in scope, albeit with an emphasis on social and cultural history – concerned not only with how movies have developed as a form of art and medium of entertainment, but also with cinema’s changing function as a social institution. FILM W2021

• Department: Film
• W 4:10 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Richard A Pena
  CULPA: 16 Info
• 3 points

CINEMA HIST II-1930-1960-DIS

• Department: Film
• R 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
• R 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
• F 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
• 0 points

REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• Instructor: Gisela D Cardenas Ojeda
  Info
• 1-3 points

BEETHOVEN

Prerequisites: HUMA UN1123 or the equivalent.
A study of the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven, with emphasis on selected symphonies, string quartets, and piano sonatas. Also consider the changing nature of the critical reception of Beethoven and issues of classicism and romanticism in music.

• Department: Music
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Elaine Sisman
  CULPA: 13 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• Instructor: Sharon Fogarty
  Info
• 1-3 points

REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE

• Department: Theatre @Barnard
• Instructor: Hana Worthen
  Info
• 1-3 points

ON PRECARITY

The topic of precarity is a growing field in the social sciences. The main purpose of this course is to explore the wide semantics and potentials of the term in relation to domains such as labour, law, ethics, technology, health, relationships, moods, shifts in opinion, in fashions or the durability of goods. Our interest in precarity is grounded in two interrelated key motives: the first addresses it as an object of study in its own right. Judging from recent unemployment rates of the industrialized west, the mass scale displacement of populations or the corrosion of security, there is enough reason to put precarity into context. Yet, we might also proceed by inquiring about its potentials as a methodology, one might even call it “a style of reasoning”.  Given how much history relies on causation, sequence and linearity how to relate to precarity as a temporal structure in light of the complexities of the present? How does such multilateral present redefines the very conception of that present, of the historical and the now?
We will be relating to precarity not just as a condition of existence but also as an infrastructure with which to think societies across space and time. The course will focus on narratives, practices and structures that problematize and displace prima facie logics of the either/or. Instead, we want to highlight conjoined operations of the both/and which are changing the very nature of how we think norms, time and episteme. Taking a clue from the proliferation of forms of precarity, the course will be organized around specific themes. Within each two-week section, the first sessions will be a lecture and the remaining will combine lecture and discussion of the assigned items. As a whole, the course aims to sensitize students to the complexities and conditioning possibilities involved in the process of knowledge-making and to provide students with tools to better structure and critically access the information they receive and generate.

• Department: Anthropology
• TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Maria Jose de Abreu
  Info
• 3 points

ROMAN SOCIAL HISTORY

Social structure, class, slavery and manumission, social mobility, life expectation, status and behavior of women, Romanization, town and country, social organizations, education and literacy, philanthropy, amusements in the Roman Empire, 70 B.C. - 250 A.D.

• Department: History
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Richard A Billows
  CULPA: 40 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

FED CHALLENGE WORKSHOP

Prerequisites:
ECON W1105
.
The workshop prepares students to compete in the annual College Fed Challenge sponsored by the Federal Reserve. Topics covered include macroeconomic and financial conditions, monetary policy, financial stability and the Federal Reserve System.

• Department: Economics
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 1 points

CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990

By closely watching representative classics from countries including Italy, Poland, Russia and Argentina, we will study the distinctive trends and masters of this vibrant era. Special attention will be paid to the French New Wave (60s); the New German Cinema (70s); the reformulation of Hollywood studio filmmaking in the 70s (Altman, Cassavetes, Coppola), and the rise of the independent American cinema (80s). FILM W2031

• Department: Film
• R 2 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
• Instructor: Annette Insdorf
  CULPA: 10 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

Prerequisites: MATH UN1102 and MATH UN1201 or the equivalent.
Special differential equations of order one. Linear differential equations with constant and variable coefficients. Systems of such equations. Transform and series solution techniques. Emphasis on applications.

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Hector A Chang-Lara
  Info
• Instructor: Guillaume Barraquand
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

JEWISH MUSIC IN NEW YORK

Prerequisites: Music Humanities (Columbia University) or An Introduction to Music (Barnard).

With the arrival of the first Jewish immigrants in New York in the mid-1600s until today, Jewish music in the City has oscillated between preserving traditions and introducing innovative ideas. This course explores the variety of ways people have used music to describe,
in
scribe, symbolize, and editorialize their Jewish experience. Along these lines, it draws upon genres of art music, popular music, and non-Western traditions, as well as practices that synthesize various styles and genres, from hazzanut to hiphop. Diverse musical experiences will serve as a window to address wider questions of identity, memory, and dislocation. We will also experience the Jewish soundscape of New York’s dynamic and eclectic music culture by visiting various venues and meeting key players in today’s music scene, and thus engage in the ongoing dialogues that define Jewishness in New York. A basic familiarity with Judaism and Jewish culture is helpful for this course, but it is by no means required. You do not need to know Jewish history to take this class, nor do you need to be able to read music. Translations from Hebrew and Yiddish will be provided, and musical analysis will be well explained.

• Department: Music
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• 3 points

CORPSE LIFE: ANTH HISTORY OF THE DEAD

CORPSE LIFE:ANTH HIST OF DEAD

The awareness of mortality seems to be a peculiarly human affliction, and its study has been a key theme of 20
th
century philosophy. This class will address the question of human finitude from outside of the western philosophical tradition. Anthropologists have shown that humans deal with the challenge of death in diverse ways, which nevertheless share some common themes. During the semester we’ll look at case studies from across the world and over time and also explore the ethics and politics of disturbing the dead. The evidence of past human mortuary assemblages will provide some of our key primary texts. We’ll analyze famous burials such as those of Tutankhamun, the Lord of Sipan, and Emperor Qin’s mausoleum, containing the celebrated terracotta warriors, but we’ll also consider less well-known mortuary contexts. We will also critically examine the dead body as a privileged site for anthropological research, situating its study within the broader purview of anthropological theories of the body's production and constitution.

• Department: Anthropology
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Zoe Crossland
  CULPA: 9 h-index: 17 Info
• 4 points

CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990-DISC

CINEMA HIST III:1960-1990 DISC

• Department: Film
• F 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
• M 5 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 0 points

CORPSE LIFE:ANTH HIST OF THE DEAD-DISC

CORPSE LIFE:ANTH OF DEAD-DISC

• Department: Anthropology
• R 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Elisheva Charm
  Info
• 0 points

INTENSVE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Prerequisites: A grade of 5 on the Chemistry Advanced Placement exam and an acceptable grade on the Department placement exam or an acceptable grade in CHEM UN1604.
Corequisites: CHEM UN1507
Premedical students may take
CHEM UN2045
,
CHEM UN2046
,
CHEM UN1507
and
CHEM UN2545
to meet the minimum requirements for admission to medical school. This course covers the same material as
CHEM UN2443-CHEM UN2444
, but is intended for students who have learned the principles of general chemistry in high school OR have completed
CHEM UN1604
in their first year at Columbia. First year students enrolled in
CHEM UN2045-CHEM UN2046
are expected to enroll concurrently in
CHEM UN1507
. Although
CHEM UN2045
and
CHEM UN2046
are separate courses, students are expected to take both terms sequentially. A recitation section is required. Please check the Directory of Classes for details and also speak with the TA for the course.

• Department: Chemistry
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Luis M Campos
  CULPA: 6 Wikipedia h-index: 45 Info
• 4 points

COLL: STEM & EDUCATION

Prerequisites: enrollment is open to all, including first-year students.
This course introduces students to current topics in mathematics education through the Barnard College STEM Colloquium Series and discussion sessions. Students will explore the sociopolitical contexts in which STEM education takes place, and consider the implication of these contexts for mathematics teaching and learning in light of the topics presented.

• Department: Education @Barnard
• T 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
• Instructor: Lisa Edstrom
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 1 points

MEDVL INTELLEC LIFE 1050-1400

Development over three centuries of a language of the heart, of the intellect, and of the polity. Primary readings in devotional and courtly literature, university speculation, and political thought, discussed in their historical and cultural contexts.

• Department: History @Barnard
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Joel Kaye
  CULPA: 30 Info
• 3 points

MOLECULAR& MENDELIAN GENETICS

Prerequisites: BIOL BC1500, BIOL BC1501, BIOL BC1502, BIOL BC1503 or the equivalent.
Mendelian and molecular genetics of both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, with an emphasis on human genetics. Topics include segregation, recombination and linkage maps, cytogenetics, gene structure and function, mutation, molecular aspects of gene expression and regulation, genetic components of cancer, and genome studies.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Brian Morton
  CULPA: 21 Info
• 3 points

INTRO TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Prerequisites: First-year chemistry and physics or equivalent.
This course serves as an introduction to the chemical engineering profession. Students are exposed to concepts used in the analysis of chemical engineering problems. Rigorous analysis of material and energy balances on open and closed systems is emphasized. An introduction to important processes in the chemical and biochemical industries is provided.

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Scott Banta
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 36 Info
• 3 points

A BETTER PLANET BY DESIGN

Introduction to design for a sustainable planet. Scientific understanding of the challenges. Innovative technologies for water, energy, food, materials provision. Multi-scale modeling and conceptual framework for understanding environmental, resource, human, ecological and economic impacts and design performance evaluation. Focus on the linkages between planetary, regional and urban water, energy, mineral, food, climate, economic and ecological cycles. Solution strategies for developed and developing country settings.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Engineering
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• 3 points