ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Prerequisites: BC1001 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment strictly limited to 45 students; decided upon and finalized first week of classes.
Introduction to behavior of individuals and small groups in work organizations. Recent theory and research emphasizing both content and research methodology. Motivation and performance, attitudes and job satisfaction, power, influence, authority, leadership, cooperation and conflict, decision making, and communications. Enrollment limited to 45; and only seniors.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Mateo Cruz
  CULPA: 4 Info
• Instructor: Ariel F Bernstein
  CULPA: 9 Info
• 3 points

HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Prerequisites: BC1001 or BIOL BC1101, BC1102, or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 45 students.
This class explores the complex interactions among genetics, hormones, environment, experience, and behavior. Topics covered include the endocrine system, sexual development, reproductive behavior, and social interactions such as affiliation, aggression, parenting, as well as homeostasis, biological rhythms, stress, memory, and mood.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Kara Pham
  CULPA: 9 Info
• 3 points

CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Prerequisites: PSYC BC1001, BC1129, BC2141, and permission of the instructor.
 This course is designed to give students an introduction to abnormal child psychology. We will study a variety of disorders typically diagnosed in childhood, including intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, and anxiety disorders. Students will explore the DSM 5 diagnostic criteria, current research on the etiology of disorders, and empirically-derived methods of assessment and treatment. Current views of clinical issues in childhood will be examined with an emphasis on the complex interaction between social, cognitive, behavioral and societal factors involved in the   development of these disorders.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Hannah E Hoch
  CULPA: 27 Info
• 3 points

PSYCHOLOGY OF DRUG USE & ABUSE

PSYCHOLOGY OF DRUG USE &ABUSE;

Prerequisites: BC1001 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 75 students.
Examines the biological, psychological, and social factors that lead to drug use and abuse. A biopsychosocial model will be used to examine the behavioral effects of prescription, over the counter, and street drugs. Treatments, therapies, and theories of addictive behaviors will be explored.

• Department: Psychology @Barnard
• MW 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: E'Mett McCaskill
  CULPA: 38 Info
• 3 points

EARTH'S ENV SYSTEM:SOLID EARTH

Prerequisites: high school algebra and chemistry. Recommended preparation: high school physics.
Exploration of how the solid Earth works, today and in the past, focusing on Earth in the Solar system, continents and oceans, the Earth's history, mountain systems on land and sea, minerals and rocks, weathering and erosion, hydrological cycle and rivers, geochronology, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, fossil fuels. Laboratory exploration of topics through examination of rock samples, experimentation, computer data analysis, field exercises, and modeling. Columbia and Barnard majors should plan to take W2200 before their senior year to avoid conflicts with the Senior Seminar.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• T 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• 4.5 points

INTRODUCTION TO GIS METHODS

Prerequisites: Must attend first class for instructor permission. This course does not fulfill the C requirement for Urban Studies majors.
Due to the high demand for our limited-enrollment spatial analysis course (URBS V3200) the Urban Studies program is offering an introductory course to the fundamentals of GIS (Geographic Informational Systems), specifically for non-majors.Students create maps using ArcGIS software, analyze the physical and social processes presented in the digital model, and use the data to solve specific spatial analysis problems. Note: this course does not fulfill the C requirement in Urban Studies.

• Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
• TR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Kazuki Sakamoto
  Info
• 3 points

HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II

Corequisites:
PHIL V2211
Required Discussion Section (0 points).
PHIL V2101 is not a prerequisite for this course. Exposition and analysis of the metaphysics, epistemology, and natural philosophy of the major philosophers from Aquinas through Kant. Authors include Aquinas, Galileo, Gassendi, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.  This course has unrestricted enrollment.

• Department: Auditing
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: John Morrison
  CULPA: 12 h-index: 7 Info
• 0 points

HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II

HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY II: AQUI

Exposition and analysis of the positions of the major philosophers from Aquinas through Kant.

• Department: Philosophy @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: John Morrison
  CULPA: 12 h-index: 7 Info
• 4 points

INTERMEDIATE POETRY WORKSHOP

Prerequisites: The department's permission required through writing sample. Please go to 609 Kent for submission schedule and registration guidelines or see http://www.arts.columbia.edu/writing/undergraduate.
Intermediate poetry workshops are for students with some prior instruction in the rudiments of poetry writing and prior poetry workshop experience. Intermediate poetry workshops pose greater challenges to students and maintain higher critical standards than beginning workshops. Students will be instructed in more complex aspects of the craft, including the poetic persona, the prose poem, the collage, open-field composition, and others. They will also be assigned more challenging verse forms such as the villanelle and also non-European verse forms such as the pantoum. They will read extensively, submit brief critical analyses, and put their instruction into regular practice by composing original work that will be critiqued by their peers. By the end of the semester each student will have assembled a substantial portfolio of finished work.

• Department: Writing
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Emily Pettit
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

ETHNOGRAPHIC IMAGINATION-DISC

• Department: Anthropology
• M 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• R 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• 0 points

HINDUISM

Considers efforts since 1900 to synthesize a coherent understanding of what "Hinduism" entails, sometimes under the heading of sanatana dharma. Using a rubric provided by the Bhagavad Gita, explores philosophical/theological (jnana), ritual (karma), and devotional (bhakti) aspects of Hindu life and thought.

• Department: Religion @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: John S Hawley
  CULPA: 28 Info
• 4 points

INTRO TO DIGITAL MUSIC

Prerequisites:
HUMA W1123
or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission.
An introduction to the potential of digital synthesis by means of the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). Teaches proficiency in elementary and advanced MIDI techniques. Challenges some of the assumptions about music built into the MIDI specifications and fosters a creative approach to using MIDI machines.

• Department: Music
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: David W Bird
  CULPA: 6 Info
• 3 points

HIST OF PHILOSOPHY II-REC

• Department: Philosophy @Barnard
• T 9 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Instructor: Iain W Atkinson
  Info
• 0 points

PROGRAMMING BEHAV SCIENCES

Students will learn how to write computer programs that can test theories and predictions that arise in the behavioral sciences. For students with little or no programming background.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• R 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 4 points

THINKING AND DECISION MAKING

Prerequisites: an introductory course in psychology.
Models of judgment and decision making in both certain and uncertain or risky situations, illustrating the interplay of top-down (theory-driven) and bottom-up (data-driven) processes in creating knowledge. Focuses on how individuals do and should make decisions, with some extensions to group decision making and social dilemmas.

• Department: Psychology
• TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Katherine T Fox-Glassman
  CULPA: 6 h-index: 4 Info
• 3 points

ECONOMY & SOCIETY

An introduction to economic sociology.  Economic sociology is built around the claim that something fundamental is lost when markets are analyzed separately from other social processes.  We will look especially at how an analysis of the interplay of economy and society can help us to understand questions of efficiency, questions of fairness, and questions of democracy.

• Department: Auditing
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Joshua Whitford
  h-index: 14 Info
• 0 points

ECONOMY & SOCIETY

An introduction to economic sociology.  Economic sociology is built around the claim that something fundamental is lost when markets are analyzed separately from other social processes.  We will look especially at how an analysis of the interplay of economy and society can help us to understand questions of efficiency, questions of fairness, and questions of democracy.

• Department: Sociology
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Joshua Whitford
  h-index: 14 Info
• 3 points

HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE

Prerequisites: Intermediate level of dance or permission of the instructor.
This Course introduces intermediate level students to urban dance styles, focusing on 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.  The course meets twice weekly and is held in the dance studio. Prerequisite: Intermediate level of a dance form or permission of the instructor.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Jennifer M Archibald
  Info
• 0-1 points

EVOLUTION OF COGNITION

Prerequisites:
PSYC W1001
or
PSYC W1010
, or the instructor's permission.
A systematic review of different forms of cognition as viewed in the context of the theory of evolution. Specific topics include the application of the theory of evolution to behavior, associative learning, biological constraints on learning, methods for studying the cognitive abilities of animals, levels of representation, ecological influences on cognition, and evidence of consciousness in animals.

• Department: Psychology
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Herbert S Terrace
  CULPA: 29 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

AFRICAN DANCE I

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Concentrates on the dances of West Africa, including Senegal, Mali, and Guinea, and a variety of dances performed at various functions and ceremonies. Explanation of the origin and meaning of each dance will be an integral part of the material presented.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Maguette Camara
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 0-1 points

AFRICAN DANCE II

Prerequisites: DNCE BC2252 or permission of instructor.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
• Instructor: Maguette Camara
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 0-1 points

AFRO-CUBAN DANCE

Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.
This class will introduce students to the African-based folkloric and popular dances of Cuba, including Orisha, Rumba, and Salsa. In addition to learning rhythms and dances, these forms will be contextualized within the historical and contemporary significance of Afro-Cuban dance performance.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• F 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Rebecca Bliss
  Info
• 0-1 points

THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

Prerequisites:
ECON W1105
.
Covers five areas within the general field of international economics: (i) microeconomic issues of why countries trade, how the gains from trade are distributed, and protectionism; (ii) macroeconomic issues such as exchange rates, balance of payments and open economy macroeconomic adjustment, (iii) the role of international institutions (World Bank, IMF, etc); (iv) economic development and (v) economies in transition.

• Department: Economics
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Ronald Miller
  CULPA: 4 Info
• 3 points

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

INTRO TO ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

Prerequisites: ECON W1105: Principles of Economics.
For undergraduates only. This course is required for all undergraduate students majoring in IE, OR:EMS, OR:FE and OR. This course examines the fundamental concepts of financial accounting and finance, from the perspective of both managers and investors. Topics covered in this course include: principles of accrual accounting; recognizing and recording accounting transactions; preparation and analysis of financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and statements of owners' equity; ratio analysis; pro-forma projections; time value of money (present values, future values and interest/discount rates); inflation; discounted-cash-flow (DCF) project evaluation methods; deterministic and probabilistic measures of risk; capital budgeting. The course is targeted toward students pursuing careers in engineering, economics, finance or business. The class is required for all IEOR undergraduates and for entrepreneurship minors.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• F 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Anthony C Webster
  CULPA: 9 Info
• 3 points

VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY

Prerequisites: BIOL BC1500, BIOL BC1501, BIOL BC1502, BIOL BC1503 or equivalent.
Systematic survey of the Phylum Chordata: fossil history, biogeography, systematics, natural history, body architecture, energetics, locomotion, feeding, and behavior.

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Paul E Hertz
  CULPA: 22 Info
• 3 points

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

Prerequisites: BIOL BC1500, BIOL BC1501, BIOL BC1502, BIOL BC1503 or equivalent.
Introduction to animal behavior; physiological bases of behavior (sensory systems, neurophysiology of behavior, appetitive and reproductive behavior), ethological approaches to behavior (communication, territoriality, dominance, and aggression) and evolution of behavior (behavior genetics, behavioral ecology, sociobiology).

• Department: Biological Sciences @Barnard
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Wan-Chun Liu
  Info
• 3 points

EARTH'S ENVIRO SYST: LIFE SYST

Prerequisites: high school algebra. Recommended preparation: high school chemistry and physics.
Role of life in biogeochemical cycles, relationship of biodiversity and evolution to the physical Earth, vulnerability of ecosystems to environmental change; causes and effects of extinctions through geologic time (dinosaurs and mammoths) and today. Exploration of topics through laboratories, demonstrations, computer data analysis and modeling. REQUIRED LAB: EESC W2310. Students should see the Directory of Classes for lab sessions being offered and select one.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• 4.5 points

CHALLENGES 0F SUSTAINABLE DEV

CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE DEV

This course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of sustainable development, drawing on the most recent developments in social and physical sciences. The course describes the interactions between physical ecology and economic development, and it stresses the ways in which they impact each other. Ecological constraints (climate, disease ecology, physical resources such as soils and energy sources, topography and transport conditions) significantly shape the patterns of economic development, demography, and wealth and poverty. At the same time, anthropogenic activities (farming, resource depletion, demographic stresses, and energy use) change the physical environment. The course offers a rigorous treatment of the field and aims to provide students with an understanding of economic development and its relation to nature's processes. Offered in the Spring.

• Department: Earth Institute
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• 3 points

EARTH ENVIR SYST-LIFE SYST-LAB

This three hour lab is required of all students who enroll in EESC W2300. There are currently five lab sections.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• W 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• 0 points

EARTH ENVIR SYST-LIFE SYST-LAB

This three hour lab is required of all students who enroll in EESC W2300. There are currently five lab sections.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• W 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• 0 points

EARTH ENVIR SYST-LIFE SYST-LAB

This three hour lab is required of all students who enroll in EESC W2300. There are currently five lab sections.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• W 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• 0 points

EARTH ENVIR SYST-LIFE SYST-LAB

This three hour lab is required of all students who enroll in EESC W2300. There are currently five lab sections.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• R 4:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• 0 points

EAR-TRAINING I

Designed to improve the student's basic skills in sight-singing, and rhythmic and melodic dictation with an introduction to four-part harmonic dictation.

• Department: Music
• MW 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• TR 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Luke Schwartz
  Info
• Instructor: Peter M Susser
  CULPA: 20 Info
• 1 points

EAR-TRAINING II

Techniques of sight-singing and dictation of diatonic melodies in simple and compound meter with strong emphasis on harmonic dictation.

• Department: Music
• MW 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• TR 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Luke Schwartz
  Info
• Instructor: Michael Joviala
  Info
• 1 points

MUSIC THEORY I

• Department: Music
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Elizabeth C Adams
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

MUSIC THEORY II

Prerequisites:
MUSI V2318
.
Corequisites: one course from Ear-Training I-IV (
V2314
,
V2315
,
V3316
, or
V3317
, as determined by placement exam.)
Elementary analysis and composition in a variety of tonal idioms. (Through Spring 2014, this course was entitled Diatonic Harmony and Counterpoint II.)

• Department: Music
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Mariusz Kozak
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 5 Info
• Instructor: Joseph Di Ponio
  Info
• 3 points

MODERN III

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Caitlin Trainor
  CULPA: 11 Info
• 0-1 points

MODERN IV

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Marjorie Folkman
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 0-1 points

MODERN IV

MODERN IV: GALLIM

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• F 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Caroline Fermin
  Info
• 0-1 points

INTRO TO EAST ASIAN CIV: CHINA

INTRO-EAST ASIAN CIVLZTN-CHINA

The evolution of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the twentieth century, with emphasis on characteristic institutions and traditions.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Robert P Hymes
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 4 points

INTRO-E ASIAN CIV:CHINA-DISC

INTRO EAST ASIAN CIV:CHINA-DIS

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• M 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• M 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• W 2:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• F 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• F 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Sau-Yi Fong
  Info
• 0 points

INTRO EAST ASIAN CIV: JAPAN

A survey of important events and individuals, prominent literary and artistic works, and recurring themes in the history of Japan, from prehistory to the 20th century.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory Pflugfelder
  CULPA: 25 Info
• 4 points

INTRO EAST ASIAN CIV:JAPAN-DIS

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• M 6:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• T 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• T 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• T 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• W 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• W 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 3:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• R 5:45 p.m.-6:35 p.m.
• R 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Tristan E Revells
  Info
• Instructor: Ye Yuan
  h-index: 13 Info
• 0 points

COMPARATV PERSP ON INEQUALITY

Analysis of the contours, causes, and consequences of social inequality in the contemporary United States through systematic cross-national and historical comparisons.  Topics include the distribution of social and economic resources by class, race/ethnicity, and gender and the role of institutions such as families, schools, labor markets, and governments.

• Department: Sociology @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Christel Kesler
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

CONTMP BIO II:CELL BIO,DEV,PHYS

CELL BIOLOGY,DEVPT & PHYSIOLGY

Prerequisites: a course in college chemistry and
BIOL C2005
or
F2401
, or the written permission of either the instructor or the premedical adviser.
Cellular biology and development; physiology of cells and organisms. Same lectures as BIOL C2006, but recitation is optional. For a detailed description of the differences between the two courses, see the course web site or http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/advice/faqs/gs.html. Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/courses/c2006/

• Department: Biological Sciences
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Deborah Mowshowitz
  CULPA: 104 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

CHINESE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS

Development of the Three Teachings of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism: folk eclecticism; the contemporary situation in Chinese cultural areas. Readings drawn from primary texts, poetry, and popular prose.

• Department: Religion
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Zhaohua Yang
  Info
• 3 points

1ST YEAR SEM IN CHEMICAL RES

Prerequisites:
CHEM W1403
,
CHEM W1604
,
CHEM W3045
, or the instructor's permission.
A one-hour weekly lecture, discussion, and critical analysis of topics that reflect problems in modern chemistry, with emphasis on current areas of active chemical research.

• Department: Chemistry
• F noon-12:50 p.m.
• Instructor: Vesna Gasperov
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 4 Info
• 1 points

TAP II

INTERMEDIATE TAP

Prerequisites: DNCE BC1445, BC1446, or Permission of instructor.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Margaret J Morrison
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 0-1 points

BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Prerequisites:
PSYC W1001
or
PSYC W1010
, or the instructor's permission.
Examines the principles governing neuronal activity, the role of neurotransmitter systems in memory and motivational processes, the presumed brain dysfunctions that give rise to schizophrenia and depression, and philosophical issues regarding the relationship between brain activity and subjective experience.

• Department: Psychology
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Kathleen M Taylor
  CULPA: 78 Info
• 3 points

PILATES FOR DANCERS

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor or DNCE BC1330, BC1331, BC1135, BC1136.
Focus on movement practices, primarily for dancers, which introduces the concepts of Joseph Pilates, a seminal figure in creating a method of body conditioning. Learn and practice a repertory of mat work to improve body awareness, strength, flexibility, and dynamic alignment.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW noon-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Mary Carpenter
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 0-1 points

FELDENKRAIS FOR DANCERS

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Develops sensory awareness of their individual neuromuscular patterns in this practical method of attaining optimal, efficient movement. Injury prevention/recovery, improved skill acquisition, and increased strength/coordination/flexibility all result from the discovery and release of habitual rigidities. Applicable to all dance styles and activities.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Tessa B Chandler
  CULPA: 8 Info
• 0-1 points

DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR

• Department: Psychology
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Carl Hart
  CULPA: 43 Wikipedia h-index: 54 Info
• 3 points

ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION

Prerequisites:
MATH V1102-MATH V1201
or the equivalent and
MATH V2010
.
Mathematical methods for economics. Quadratic forms, Hessian, implicit functions. Convex sets, convex functions. Optimization, constrained optimization, Kuhn-Tucker conditions. Elements of the calculus of variations and optimal control. (SC)

• Department: Mathematics
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Anand R Deopurkar
  CULPA: 13 Info
• 3 points

WOMEN AND MUSIC

This course explores the relationship between women, music, and performance from a thematic and a cross-cultural perspective. Through the analysis of different case studies, we will investigate different topics from the perspective of ethnomusicology, cultural anthropology, and performance studies. A number of critical questions we will consider include: how does a particular gender ideology constructs and is constructed by musical aesthetics? What are some of the critical roles for women in performance?  What is the significance of gender in performances? What does it mean for women to have have and to be the voice? And how is a musical performance bound up with emotions?

• Department: Music
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Alessandra M Ciucci
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

CONTEMPORARY BIOLOGY LAB

Corequisites: Strongly recommended prerequisite or corequisite:
BIOL C2005
or
BIOL F2401
.
Experiments focus on genetics and molecular biology, with an emphasis on data analysis and experimental techniques. The class also includes a study of mammalian anatomy and histology. SCE and TC students may register for this course, but they must first obtain the written permission of the instructor, by filling out a paper Registration Adjustment Form (Add/Drop form). The form can be downloaded at the URL below, but must be signed by the instructor and returned to the office of the registrar.  http://registrar.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/reg-adjustment.pdf

• Department: Biological Sciences
• T 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• W 7:40 p.m.-11:30 p.m.
• R 6:40 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
• F 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• M 1:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Claire E Hazen
  CULPA: 20 Info
• 3 points

INTENSVE GENERAL CHEMISTRY-LAB

Prerequisites:
CHEM W1604
or
CHEM W3045
.
As of academic year 2016-17, this course is now CHEM UN1507. A student-centered experimental course intended for students who are taking or have completed CHEM W1604 (Second Semester General Chemistry Intensive Lecture offered in Fall), CHEM W3045 (Intensive Organic Chemistry offered in Fall), or CHEM W3046 (Intensive Organic Chemistry Lecture offered in Spring). The course will provide an introduction to theory and practice of modern experimental chemistry in a contextual, student-centered collaborative learning environment. This course differs from CHEM W1500 in its pedagogy and its emphasis on instrumentation and methods. Students must also attend the compulsory Mentoring Session. Please check the Directory of Classes for details. Please note that CHEM W2507 is offered in the fall and spring semesters.

• Department: Chemistry
• F 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
• M 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Luis A Avila
  CULPA: 22 Info
• 3 points

INTERMEDTE PIANO INSTRUCTN II

Prerequisites: Instructor permission.
$500 MUSIC LESSON FEE FOR NON-MAJORS/CONCENTRATORS. All freshmen and sophomore students wishing to major/minor/concentrate in music, and thereby get their lesson fees waived, are required to make an appointment with Prof. Brad Garton ( *Special j azz concentrators will meet with Prof. Chris Washburne), Dean of Undergraduate Studies, EVERY SEMESTER during the registration period , in order to register for appropriate courses . Fees will not be waived without meeting this requirement. All accepted MPP students must register for lessons and ensembles by the change-of-program deadline in order to be allowed to attend lessons that semester. Petitioning students must notify MPP staff prior to this deadline.

• Department: Music
• Instructor: Niels J Ostbye
  CULPA: 11 Info
• Instructor: Michael Skelly
  CULPA: 10 Info
• Instructor: Dmitry Alexeev
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• Instructor: Michael Skelly
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 1 points

SELF PACED FITNESS

Prerequisites: Requires a pre-test at the beginning of semester.
Participation in fitness activities addressing cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and muscular endurance. Pre-tests: 1RM Chest Press, 1 RM Leg Press, Crunches/minute

• Department: Physical Education @Barnard
• Instructor: George Padilla
  CULPA: 14 Info
• 0-1 points

ENSEMBLE DNCE REPERTORY:BALLET

Prerequisites: Intermediate level technique and permission of Instructor.
The study and performance of choreography using three approaches: learning excerpts from the repertoire of selected choreographers, analyzing through reconstruction of classic repertory works, and understanding the choreographic process by working in a creation from initial concept to finished dance.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• SU noon-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Wendy Whelan
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• 1 points

APPLIED ANATOMY FOR HUM MVMNT

Focus on physical sciences that relate to human movement, with an emphasis on functional anatomy. Topics include skeletal structure, physics of dance, muscular balance, and improving movement potential.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Chisa Hidaka
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

DANCE COMPOSITION: FORM

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
Study of choreography as a creative art. The development and organization of movement materials according to formal principles of composition in solo and duet forms. Applicable to all styles of dance.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Jodi Melnick
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

WORLD DANCE HISTORY

Investigates the multicultural perspectives of dance in major areas of culture, including African, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Middle Eastern, as well as dance history of the Americas through reading, writing, viewing, and discussion of a wide range of resources. These include film, original documents, demonstration, and performance.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Gillian A Lipton
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• 3 points

DANCE IN NEW YORK CITY

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Siobhan F Burke
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

TAP AS AN AMERICAN ART FORM

Prerequisites: DNCE BC1446 or equivalent experience.
Studio/lecture format focuses on tap technique, repertory, improvisation, and the development of tap explored through American history, jazz music, films, videos, and biographies.

• Department: Dance @Barnard
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Margaret J Morrison
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

MEASURING HISTORY

This course examines big themes in economic and social history-population history and human well-being, inequality and poverty, and gender differences. Using these themes, it adopts a hands-on data-driven approach to introduce tools and concepts of empirical reasoning. Datasets related to each theme create opportunities for learning by doing.

• Department: Economics @Barnard
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Alan Dye
  CULPA: 19 Info
• 4 points

GANDHI & HIS INTERLOCUTORS

Gandhi is in two senses an extraordinary figure: he was the most important leader of anti-imperialist movements in the twentieth century; yet, his ideas about modernity, the state, the industrial economy, technology, humanity’s place in nature, the presence of God – were all highly idiosyncratic, sometimes at odds with the main trends of modern civilization. How did a man with such views come to have such an immense effect on history? In some ways, Gandhi is an excellent entry into the complex history of modern India – its contradictions, achievements, failures, possibilities. This course will be primarily a course on social theory, focusing on texts and discursive exchanges between various perceptions of modernity in India. It will have two parts: the first part will be based on reading Gandhi’s own writings; the second, on the writings of his main interlocutors. It is hoped that through these exchanges students will get a vivid picture of the intellectual ferment in modern India, and the main lines of social and political thought that define its intellectual culture. The study in this course can be followed up by taking related courses in Indian political thought, or Indian politics or modern history. This course may not be taken as Pass/D/Fail.

• Department: Auditing
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Sudipta Kaviraj
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• 0 points

GANDHI & HIS INTERLOCUTORS

Gandhi is in two senses an extraordinary figure: he was the most important leader of anti-imperialist movements in the twentieth century; yet, his ideas about modernity, the state, the industrial economy, technology, humanity’s place in nature, the presence of God – were all highly idiosyncratic, sometimes at odds with the main trends of modern civilization. How did a man with such views come to have such an immense effect on history? In some ways, Gandhi is an excellent entry into the complex history of modern India – its contradictions, achievements, failures, possibilities. This course will be primarily a course on social theory, focusing on texts and discursive exchanges between various perceptions of modernity in India. It will have two parts: the first part will be based on reading Gandhi’s own writings; the second, on the writings of his main interlocutors. It is hoped that through these exchanges students will get a vivid picture of the intellectual ferment in modern India, and the main lines of social and political thought that define its intellectual culture. The study in this course can be followed up by taking related courses in Indian political thought, or Indian politics or modern history. This course may not be taken as Pass/D/Fail.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Sudipta Kaviraj
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• 4 points

INTRO TO CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

Prerequisites: none; some basic knowledge of social psychology is desirable.
A comprehensive examination of how culture and diversity shape psychological processes. The class will explore psychological and political underpinnings of culture and diversity, emphasizing social psychological approaches. Topics include culture and social cognition, group and identity formation, psychology of multiculturalism, stereotyping, prejudice, and gender. Applications to real-world phenomena discussed.

• Department: Psychology
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Valerie J Purdie-Vaughns
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points