Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: basic high school science and math. Lab is a hands-on introduction to geochronology, paleontology, and historical geology with field trips. (See W1401 for lectures only.) Dinosaurs: a spectacular example of a common, highly successful form of life, dominant for 135 million years. Where did they come from? Why were they so successful? Why did they die out? … or did they? A basic introduction to the historical sciences and the interface between geology and biology.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Enrollment limited. Students must also sign up for the corresponding lab course, EESC BC1011 to receive credit. Note BC1001 is not required for an environmental policy major. This class examines the basic principles of environmental science using current local and global environmental news as case studies. Issues covered are climate change, invasive species, water resources, sustainability, etc. A major goal is for students to understand the science behind environmental issues. Readings from the scientific literature, various newspaper articles, magazines and an online textbook are carefully coordinated with the topics. Because of our location, the lab curriculum features studies of the Hudson River and its forested shorelines. The lab is closely paired with the lecture and features hands-on and inquiry-based lab and field studies of statistics, data presentation, writing in the format of a scientific paper, data collection (on land and on the Hudson River), water chemistry, microbiology, microscopic and macroscopic life in the river, birds and plants in Riverside Park, biodiversity on a green roof, local geology, topographical maps, compass use, and museum studies. Students must also register for one of the eight lab sections EESCX1011. Students must take both lecture and lab.
Co-requisite discussion section for FILM UN 1000 INTRO TO FILM & MEDIA STUDIES.
Basic elements of French grammar. Oral, writing, and reading skills. Students may take either or both of these courses at Columbia.
Taught by members of the Departments of Classics; English and Comparative Literature; French; German; Italian; Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies; Philosophy; Religion; Slavic Languages; and Latin American and Iberian Cultures; as well as members of the Society of Fellows. Major works by over twenty authors, ranging in time, theme, and genre, from Homer to Virginia Woolf. Students are expected to write at least two papers, to complete two examinations each semester, and to participate actively in class discussions.
A year-long course in which the objective is to consider particular conceptions of what it means to be human and to consider the place of such conceptions in the development of critical thought. Readings in Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides,Herodotus,Thucydides, Aristophanes, Plato, Vergil, St. Augustine, Dante, Boccaccio, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Goethe, Austen, and Woolf.
Prerequisites: no previous knowledge of music is required. A survey of the development of Western music from 6th-century Gregorian Chant to Bach and Handel, with emphasis upon important composers and forms. Extensive listening required.
This course is required for all the other courses offered in Neuroscience and Behavior. The course introduces students to the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system. The topics include the biological structure of the nervous system and its different cell types, the basis of the action potential, principles of neurotransmission, neuronal basis of behavior, sleep/wake cycles, and basic aspects of clinical neuroscience.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.
The times listed in the on-line Directory of Classes are the actual class times for each time preference. A description of the scheduled activities for each time preference is posted on the department Web site, perec.columbia.edu.