Prerequisites: Required for all first-year students. Enrollment restricted to Barnard students. May not be taken for P/D/F.
(Formerly called "First-Year English: Reinventing Literary History.") Close examination of texts and regular writing assignments in composition, designed to help students read critically and write effectively. Sections of the course are grouped in three clusters: I. Legacy of the Mediterranean; II. The Americas; III. Women and Culture. The first cluster features a curriculum of classic texts representing key intellectual moments that have shaped Western culture. Offering revisionist responses to the constraints of canonicity, the last two clusters feature curricula that explore the literary history of the Americas and the role of women in culture. For more information on the curriculum, please visit the course website: http://firstyear.barnard.edu/rlh
The same course as W1201x-W1202y, above.
Prerequisites:
GERM V1102
or the equivalent.
Corequisites: Recommended:
GERM W1521
.
Prepares students for advanced German language and literature courses. Topics emphasize contemporary German life and cross-cultural awareness. Daily assignments, video material, and laboratory work.
Prerequisites:
GREK V1101-1102
or the equivalent.
Selections from Attic prose.
Prerequisites:
ITAL V1102
or
W1102
, or the equivalent. If you did not take Elementary Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester.
Same course as ITAL V1201-V1202.
Prerequisites:
LATN V1101-V1102
, or
LATN V1121
, or the equivalent.
Selections from Catullus and from Cicero or Caesar.
Prerequisites:
MATH V1101
or the equivalent.
Vectors in dimensions 2 and 3, complex numbers and the complex exponential function with applications to differential equations, Cramer's rule, vector-valued functions of one variable, scalar-valued functions of several variables, partial derivatives, gradients, surfaces, optimization, the method of Lagrange multipliers. (SC)
Prerequisites: some basic background in calculus or be concurrently taking
MATH V1101y
Calculus I.
The course will use elementary concepts from calculus. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS W1291y.
Prerequisites: W1102 or W1103 or the equivalent. "L" course. Enrollment limited to 15 students.
Further development of spoken and written communication skills. Review of grammar and syntax. Discussion and analysis of short literary texts. Some linguistic and cultural analysis of contemporary internet materials, videos and films.
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 other's original work.
Prerequisites:
YIDD W1101-W1102
or the instructor's permission.
This year-long course is a continuation of Elementary Yiddish II. As part of the New Media in Jewish Studies Collaborative, this class will be using new media in order to explore and research the fabulous world of Yiddish literature, language, and culture, and to engage in project-oriented activities that will result in creating lasting multi-media online presentations. In addition to expanding the command of the language that has been spoken by the Ashkenazi Jews for more than a millennium, i.e. focusing on developing speaking, reading, writing and listening skills, and on the acquisition of more advanced grammatical concepts, students will also get some video and film editing training, and tutorials on archival research. The class will continue to read works of Yiddish literature in the original and will venture outside of the classroom to explore the Yiddish world today: through exciting field trips to Yiddish theater, Yiddish-speaking neighborhoods, YIVO, Yiddish Farm, and so on. And we will also have the Yiddish native-speaker guest series. Welcome back to Yiddishland!
Prerequisites:
BENG W1101-W1102
or the instructor's permission.
Further develops a student's knowledge of Bengali, a major language of northeast India and Bangladesh.
Prerequisites:
CANT W1101-W1102
or the instructor's permission.
This course further continues the study of the Cantonese language. Emphasis is on linguistic rules to enable students to communicate with more competence. The lessons will not only focus on language, but also incorporate discussions on history, current events, literature, popular culture, and native values. Includes field trips to Chinatown and other Cantonese-speaking neighborhoods. Note: This course is part of the language exchange program with New York University (NYU). Classes will be held at NYU.
Corequisites:
CATL 1201
or the equivalent.
Catalan 1202 is the second part of Columbia University's intermediate Catalan sequence. Course goals are to enhance student exposure to various aspects of Catalan culture and to consolidate and expand reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
Prerequisites:
CHNS C1101-1102
or
CHNS F1101-1102
, or the equivalent. See Admission to Language Courses.
Designed to further the student's four skills acquired in the elementary course, this program aims to develop higher level of proficiency through comprehensive oral and written exercises. Cultural aspects in everyday situations are introduced. Traditional characters. Section subject to cancellation if under-enrolled. CC GS EN CE
Prerequisites:
CHNS C1101-1102
or
CHNS F1101-1102
, or the equivalent. See Admission to Language Courses.
Designed to further the student's four skills acquired in the elementary course, this program aims to develop higher level of proficiency through comprehensive oral and written exercises. Cultural aspects in everyday situations are introduced. Traditional characters. Section subject to cancellation if under-enrolled. CC GS EN CE
Prerequisites:
CHNS C1101-1201
or
CHNS F1101-1102
, or the equivalent. See Admission to Languages Courses.
Same course as C1202y. CC GS EN CE
Prerequisites:
DTCH W1101-W1102
or the equivalent.
Continued practice in the four skills (aural comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing); review and refinement of basic grammar; vocabulary building. Readings in Dutch literature.
Prerequisites:
FILI W1101-W1102
or the instructor's permission.
Emphasis is placed on the linguistic rules to enable students to communicate with more competence. The lessons will not only focus on language but also will use a holistic approach and incorporate discussions on history, current events, literature, pop culture, and native values. Note: This course is part of the language exchange program with New York University (NYU). Classes will be held at NYU.
Prerequisites:
FINN W1101-W1102
or the instructor's permission.
Continued practice in aural comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing; review and refinement of grammatical structures; vocabulary building. Readings include Finnish fiction and nonfiction.
Corequisites: Recommended:
FREN W1221
-
FREN W1222
.
Prepares students for advanced French language and culture. Develops skills in speaking, reading, and writing French. Emphasizes cross-cultural awareness through the study of short stories, films, and passages from novels. Fosters the ability to write about and discuss a variety of topics using relatively complex structures.
Prerequisites:
GERM V1201
or the equivalent.
Corequisites: Recommended:
GERM W1522
.
Students read a German novel. Intermediate-high to advanced-low proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing German is expected upon completion. Daily assignments, video material, and laboratory work.
Prerequisites: GREK V1101-V1102 or V1121, or permission of the instructor.
Detailed grammatical and literary study of several books of the Iliad and introduction to the techniques of oral poetry, to the Homeric hexameter, and to the historical background of Homer.
Prerequisites:
GRKM V1201
or the equivalent.
Continuation of GRKM V1201. Students complete their knowledge of the fundamentals of Greek grammar and syntax while continuing to enrich their vocabulary.
Further develops a student's knowledge of the Hungarian language. Students with a schedule conflict should consult the instructor about the possibility of adjusting hours.
Prerequisites:
INDO W1101-W1102
or the instructor's permission.
This course further develops a student's knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia, a major language of Indonesia and South East Asia.
Prerequisites:
ITAL V1201
or
W1201
, or the equivalent. If you did not take Elementary Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester.
A review of grammar, intensive reading, composition, and practice in conversation. Exploration of literary and cultural material. Lab: hours to be arranged. ITAL V1202 fulfils the basic foreign language requirement and prepares students for advanced study in Italian language and literature.
Prerequisites:
ITAL V1201
or
W1201
, or the equivalent. If you did not take Elementary Italian at Columbia in the semester preceding the current one, you must take the placement test, offered by the Italian Department at the beginning of each semester.
Same course as ITAL V1201-V1202.
Prerequisites:
JPNS C1201
or the equivalent.
Further practice in the four language skills. Participation in a once a week conversation class is required.
Prerequisites:
KORN W1102
or the equivalent. Consultation with the instructors is required before registration for section assignment.
Further practice in reading, writing, listening comprehension, conversation, and grammar.
Prerequisites:
KORN W1102
or the equivalent. Consultation with the instructors is required before registration for section assignment.
Further practice in reading, writing, listening comprehension, conversation, and grammar.
Prerequisites:
LATN V1201
or the equivalent.
Selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses and from Sallust, Livy, Seneca, or Pliny.
Prerequisites:
MATH V1102
,
MATH V1201
, or the equivalent.
Multiple integrals, Taylor's formula in several variables, line and surface integrals, calculus of vector fields, Fourier series. (SC)