POLITICS IN RUSSIA

This course begins by studying the late Soviet era—the 1970s through the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991--in order to understand what kind of political system and political culture Russia inherited. We spend some time analyzing why and how the Soviet Union—a superpower for 75 years—disintegrated suddenly and for the most part, peacefully. Then, the bulk of the course focuses on state-building in the Russian Federation. Russia’s effort to construct new political institutions, a functioning economy, and a healthy society represents one of the greatest political dramas of our time. Beginning with Yeltsin’s presidency in 1991 and continuing through the current eras of Putin, Medvedev, and Putin again, we consider phenomena such as economic reform, nationalism, separatism, federalism, war, legal reform, civil society, and democratization. The third part of the course addresses Russia’s foreign relations. Like its predecessor states, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, Russia is concerned with what kind of state it is (or should be) and where it stands in the international order. We will study how Russian elites make sense of Russia’s identity, as well as Russia’s policies toward the US, Europe, its “near abroad,” the Middle East, and China.

• Department: Political Science
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Elise Giuliano
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• 4 points

POLITICL SYSTEMS OF SOUTH

• Department: Auditing
• Instructor: Philip K Oldenburg
  CULPA: 13 Info
• 0 points

POLITICL SYSTEMS OF SOUTH ASIA

This course first compares the post-independence political histories of South Asian countries, particularly India and Pakistan. It then explores selected topics across countries: social and cultural dimensions of politics; structures of power; and political behavior. The underlying theme is to explain the development and durability of the particular political regimes - democratic or authoritarian - in each country.

• Department: Political Science
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Philip K Oldenburg
  CULPA: 13 Info
• 4 points

SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

All supervisors will be Columbia faculty who hold a PhD. Students are responsible for identifying their own supervisor and it is at the discretion of faculty whether they accept to supervise independent research. Projects must be focused on Hellenic Studies and can be approached from any disciplinary background. Students are expected to develop their own reading list in consultation with their supervisor. In addition to completing assigned readings, the student must also write a Hellenic studies paper of 20 pages. Projects other than a research paper will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Hellenic Studies is an interdisciplinary field that revolves around two main axes: space and time. Its teaching and research are focused on the study of post-classical Greece in various fields: Language, Literature, History, Politics, Anthropology, Art, Archaeology, and in various periods: Late Antique, Medieval, Byzantine, Modern Greek etc. Therefore, the range of topics that are acceptable as a Hellenic Studies seminar paper is broad. It is upon each supervisor to discuss the specific topic with the student. The work submitted for this independent study course must be different from the work a student submits in other courses, including the Hellenic Studies Senior Research Seminar.

• Department: Classics
• Instructor: Nikolas Kakkoufa
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• Instructor: Dimitris Antoniou
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• Instructor: Karen R Van Dyck
  CULPA: 6 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Stathis Gourgouris
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: Paraskevi Martzavou
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

• Department: Political Science
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Maria Victoria Murillo
  h-index: 37 Info
• 4 points

LATIN AMER POLITICS-DISC

• Department: Political Science
• M 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• F 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• M 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• R 7:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• M 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Carolina Bernal Uribe
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• 0 points

The Imaginaries of Asia and Latin Americ

Imagin of Asia & Latin Am

For centuries, the transatlantic has been a space of forced labor migrations, mercantilism, colonial and capitalist extraction, imagination, resistance, and resignification. The transpacific, too, has long been a space of imperial imaginaries and conquests, and subaltern protagonisms. In this seminar, we will examine the restructuration of the gradual end of African slavery and the shift to new forms of involuntary labor, or what sociologist Dale Tomich calls, the second slavery. We will examine the relationship between political economy and aesthetics with a focus on Asiatic labor and Asiatic racial form to understand ways that colonial stereotypes about Asian laborers were curated to facilitate the restructuration of the global division of labor. Focusing on the aesthetics of Chinese exclusion in mediating debates about labor, we will examine hemispheric American debates that reconfigured Transatlantic slave relations with eugenics and scientific racism to new forms of transpacific labor. We will question how visual cultures that circulated ideologies about racial capital, miscegenation, and economic liberalization shaped racialized nationalisms and immigrant restriction policies. While we will focus primarily on the Brazilian context, we will also examine the way these discourses took shape in other Latin American countries to interrogate the hemispheric circulation of the ways eugenic ideas about racial mixing shaped deliberations of political life, citizenship, and national belonging.

• Department: Latin American and Iberian Cultures
• M noon-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Ana P Lee
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 2 Info
• 4 points

THE HISTORY OF ARCH THEORY

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark Wigley
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• 3 points

JAPANESE POLITICS

Surveys key features of the Japanese political system, with focus on political institutions and processes. Themes include party politics, bureaucratic power, the role of the Diet, voting behavior, the role of the state in the economy, and the domestic politics of foreign policy.

• Department: Political Science
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Takako K Hikotani
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• 4 points

KOREAN POLITICS

The course Korean Politics and Foreign Policy aims to advance knowledge of Korea’s politics and foreign policy, with emphasis on that of South Korea, but with additional focus on North Korea. This course covers relevant political theory, contemporary history and issues of particular significance to Korean politics, including the growth of civil society and the contest for legitimacy internally and internationally. The course addresses the Peninsula’s unique geopolitics, democratic and economic development in South Korea, and the politics and economics of the communist and Confucian North. Given today’s tremendous global concern over North Korea’s security challenges, the course examines in detail the ideological and political background behind the North’s rapidly developing missile and nuclear capabilities and human rights violations. The course posits the aims and objectives of South Korea’s international relations and success in the regional and global arena--which contrast starkly with that of North Korea. It assesses South Korea’s relations with the United States and near neighbors China and Japan. Finally, it weighs prospects for inter-Korean cooperation, integration and unification.

• Department: Political Science
• F 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Stephen Noerper
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• 4 points

Statistical machine learning for genomic

Statistical ML for genomi

Introduction to statistical machine learning methods using applications in genomic data and in particular high-dimensional single-cell data. Concepts of molecular biology relevant to genomic technologies, challenges of high-dimensional genomic data analysis, bioinformatics preprocessing pipelines, dimensionality reduction, unsupervised learning, clustering, probabilistic modeling, hidden Markov models, Gibbs sampling, deep neural networks, gene regulation. Programming assignments and final project will be required.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• T 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Elham Azizi
  h-index: 10 Info
• 3 points

OPTICAL SYSTEMS

OPTICAL SYSTEMS & NETWORKS

Prerequisites: (ELEN E3401) equivalent. Introduction to optical systems based on physical design and engineering principles. Fundamental geometrical and wave optics with specific emphasis on developing analytical and numerical tools used in optical engineering design. Focus on applications that employ optical systems and networks, including examples in holographic imaging, tomography, Fourier imaging, confocal microscopy, optical signal processing, fiber optic communication systems, optical interconnects and networks.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• R 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Christine P Hendon
  Wikipedia h-index: 21 Info
• 3 points

OPTICAL SYSTEMS

Prerequisites: (ELEN E3401) equivalent. Introduction to optical systems based on physical design and engineering principles. Fundamental geometrical and wave optics with specific emphasis on developing analytical and numerical tools used in optical engineering design. Focus on applications that employ optical systems and networks, including examples in holographic imaging, tomography, Fourier imaging, confocal microscopy, optical signal processing, fiber optic communication systems, optical interconnects and networks.

• Department: Video Network
• Instructor: Christine P Hendon
  Wikipedia h-index: 21 Info
• 3 points

CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN POLITICS

This course aims to teach students what, if any, answers social scientists have to the questions that concern anyone with an interest in African politics: 1) Why have democratic governments flourished in some countries and not others? 2) What institutions may enable Africans to hold their leaders accountable? 3) How do people participate in politics? 4) In what ways do aspiring African political leaders build public support? 5) To what extent does persistent poverty on the continent have political causes? and 6) Why is violence used to resolve some political disputes and not others?

• Department: Political Science
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Kimuli Kasara
  CULPA: 26 h-index: 8 Info
• 3 points

BEHAVIORAL EPIGENETICS

Prerequisites: basic background in neurobiology (for instance PSYC UN1010, UN2450, UN2460, UN2480, and GU4499) and the instructors permission. This course will provide an overview of the field of epigenetics, with an emphasis on epigenetic phenomena related to neurodevelopment, behavior and mental disorders. We will explore how epigenetic mechanisms can be mediators of environmental exposures and, as such, contribute to psychopathology throughout the life course. We will also discuss the implications of behavioral epigenetic research for the development of substantially novel pharmacotherapeutic approaches and preventive measures in psychiatry.

• Department: Psychology
• F 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Jennifer Blaze
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• 4 points

PROCESS & PRODUCT DESIGN I

Prerequisites: (CHEN E2100) and (CHEN E4140) CHEN E2100, CHEN E4140. The practical application of chemical engineering principles for the design and economic evaluation of chemical processes and plants. Use of ASPEN Plus for complex material and energy balances of real processes. Students are expected to build on previous coursework to identify creative solutions to two design projects of increasing complexity. Each design project culminates in an oral presentation, and in the case of the second project, a written report.

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• W 1:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Robert G Bozic
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• 4 points

PROCESS & PRODUCT DESIGN I

Recitation

Prerequisites: (CHEN E2100) and (CHEN E4140) CHEN E2100, CHEN E4140. The practical application of chemical engineering principles for the design and economic evaluation of chemical processes and plants. Use of ASPEN Plus for complex material and energy balances of real processes. Students are expected to build on previous coursework to identify creative solutions to two design projects of increasing complexity. Each design project culminates in an oral presentation, and in the case of the second project, a written report.

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• M 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Robert G Bozic
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• 0 points

Pandemics in Francophone Literature and

Pandemics in Fr. Lit. &

In this course we explore the history of epidemics and medical confinement in France and some of its colonies/former colonies, from the 1720 plague in Marseille to recent outbreaks of Ebola and COVID-19. We consider how disease, contagion, quarantine and confinement have been understood and represented, drawing on contemporary and later sources that include medical treatises, news media, personal accounts, fictional works, films and visual depictions such as paintings, illustrations and cartoons. Though we focus on disease and representation in the French and ‘francophone’ context, the course also has a comparative dimension: we turn to other historical contexts and texts associated with them when these connections are illuminating. The course is organized around a series of five case studies centering on different contagious diseases and their historical context. We will see that each of these pandemics raises its own moral, political, social and historiographical questions, though there are also connecting threads that traverse historical periods, including the linkage between epidemics and the othering of certain population groups; the intersection of colonialism, revolution and warfare with disease and the introduction of new medical protocols, and the gradual emergence of biopolitics as a framework for the relationship of individual to state.    Discourses about contagious disease have always had a ‘literary’ dimension, making regular use of metaphor and allegory. This course explores the intersections of history and literature, considering not only these recurrent tropes but also how writers and, to a lesser extent, film-makers have explored the experiential, ethical and political aspects of illness and contagion. Without making general claims about the specificity of literature, we approach literary texts as sites that condense and catalyze philosophical and political reflection and debate. The course examines chapters in the history of disease and medicine but it also has a historiographical component as we consider how representations of epidemics have changed over time and to what extent the historical study of illness, medicine and public health helps us to think about the present.

• Department: French and Romance Philology
• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• 3 points

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 The theory of international trade, comparative advantage and the factor endowments explanation of trade, analysis of the theory and practice of commercial policy, economic integration. International mobility of capital and labor; the North-South debate.

• Department: Economics
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Waseem Noor
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 3 points

APPLICATIONS PROGRAMMNG FOR FE

Prerequisites: Computer programming or instructors approval. This course is required for undergraduate students majoring in OR:FE. In this course we will take a hands-on approach to developing computer applications for Financial Engineering. Special focus will be placed on high-performance numerical applications that interact with a graphical interface. In the course of developing such applications we will learn how to create DLLs, how to integrate VBA with C/C++ programs, and how to write multithreaded programs. Examples of problems settings that we will consider include: simulation of stock price evolution, tracking, evaluation and optimization of a stock portfolio; optimal trade execution. In the course of developing these applications we will review topics of interest to OR/FE in a holistic fashion.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Daniel Bienstock
  h-index: 38 Info
• 3 points

CANCER BIOLOGY I

• Department: Pathology
• 3 points

BIOCHEM I-STRUCTURE/METABOLISM

How does life work on a molecular level? Why do we succumb to disease, and how can we create new cures? This course will explore the biochemistry of life and how this knowledge can be harnessed to create new medicines. You will learn how cells convert environmental resources into energy through metabolism, how cellular molecules function, and how to use this biochemical knowledge for drug discovery related to neurodegeneration, cancer,and the current SARS-CoV-2 COVID19 pandemic. At the conclusion of the course, you will be able to diagram the major metabolic pathways and compare how these pathways are dysregulated in normal tissues in and disease states, and to design your own drug discovery program to create therapeutic for diseases such as COVID-19. In addition, you will know what techniques are used to uncover biochemical knowledge and how to design and interpret relevant experiments. You will be capable of collaborating with other people in the analysis and interpretation of biochemical data, and be able to communicate, defend and refute interpretations of data. You will learn how to create an original research proposal in the form of a research grant application. Having completed one year of college-level biology and one year of organic chemistry will be helpful to maximally benefit from this course. This course satisfies the requirement of most medical schools for introductory biochemistry, and is suitable for advanced undergraduates, and beginning graduate students; this replaces the previous UN3501 course.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Brent R Stockwell
  CULPA: 14 Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info
• 4 points

METHDS IN GENETICS & DEVELPMNT

Open only to students in the department. A survey of laboratory methods used in research. Students rotate through the major laboratories of the department.

• Department: Genetics and Development
• 4 points

TOOLS FOR ANALYTICS

The goal of this course is to provide students with the computing tools that are necessary for data and business analytics. Students will be introduced to the basics of the Python programming language with special emphasis on the data analysis and visualization libraries available in the language (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, bokeh). They will learn the basics skills for gathering and processing data for analytical exercises using APIs, SQL, and by deconstructing JSON data objects, and will also gain basic familiarity with data manipulation using the Unix shell.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• TR 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Paul Bulkley-Logston
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• 3 points

READINGS IN HEBREW TEXTS I

Prerequisites: (MDES GU4510) and (MDES GU4511) 3RD Year Modern Hebrew or the instructor's permission. This course focuses on central identities shaping Israeli society and is designed to give students extensive experience in reading Hebrew. Through selected readings of contemporary literary works and media texts, students will increase their proficiency in Hebrew and enhance their understanding of Israeli culture and society. All readings, written assignments, and class discussions are in Hebrew. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Naama Harel
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

Python for Analytics

Zero-credit course. Primer on Python for analytics concepts.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• 0 points

ITALIAN CULTURAL STUDIES I

An interdisciplinary investigation into Italian culture and society in the years between Unification in 1860 and the outbreak of World War I. Drawing on novels, historical analyses, and other sources including film and political cartoons, the course examines some of the key problems and trends in the cultural and political history of the period. Lectures, discussion and required readings will be in English. Students with a knowledge of Italian are encouraged to read the primary literature in Italian.

• Department: Italian @Barnard
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Nelson Moe
  CULPA: 10 h-index: 6 Info
• 3 points

SPECTACULAR PEDAGOGIES

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark Wasiuta
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

JAZZ ARRANGING & COMPOSITION

• Department: Music
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Ole Mathisen
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• 3 points

DESIGN DIGITAL OPERATING MODELS

Focus on the fast evolving sectors of ecommerce, advertising technology, and marketing technology, as venture capitalists chase returns in the ever increasing automation of the marketing, sales, and advertising functions. Understand industry dynamics, algorithms, patents, and business models at the core of the most successful players in the business. Explore and define the different types of data in the industry and how they are used.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• M 7:10 p.m.-9:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Anthony Effik
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• 3 points

UNORTHODOX ARCH PRACTICES

NYC: TYPOLOGICAL CORRECTI

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Juan Herreros
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• 3 points

READINGS IN CLASSICAL CHINESE

Prerequisites: CHNS W3302 or the equivalent. Admission after placement exam. Focusing on Tang and Song prose and poetry, introduces a broad variety of genres through close readings of chosen texts as well as the specific methods, skills, and tools to approach them. Strong emphasis on the grammatical and stylistic analysis of representative works. CC GS EN CE

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Wei Shang
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia h-index: 96 Info
• 3 points

HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS MGT

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Van Anh Truong
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

STUDIO I- HISTORIC PRESERV

STUDIO I- HIST PRESERV

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 2 p.m.-6 p.m.
• 6 points

TISSUE ENGINEERING

Prerequisites: (BIOL UN2005) and (BIOL UN2006) and (BMEN E4001) and (BMEN E4002) An introduction to the strategies and fundamental bioengineering design criteria behind the development of cell-based tissue substitutes. Topics include biocompatibility, biological grafts, gene therapy-transfer, and bioreactors.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Clark T Hung
  CULPA: 5 h-index: 65 Info
• 3 points

3RD YR MODERN HEBREW I

Prerequisites: 2nd Year Modern Hebrew II, Hebrew for Heritage Speakers II, or the instructor's permission. This course is designed to take students from the intermediate to advanced level. Students will further develop their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in Hebrew through an examination of a wide range of sources, including short stories, poems, visual arts, popular music, television shows and films. All readings, written assignments, and class discussions are in Hebrew. No P/D/F or R credit is allowed for this class.

• Department: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies
• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Naama Harel
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION&DESIGN AUTOMATI

Prerequisites: Basic programming experience in any language. This course will cover fundamental and advanced topics in evolutionary algorithms and their application to open-ended optimization and computational design. Covers genetic algorithms, genetic programming, and evolutionary strategies, as well as governing dynamics of co-evolution and symbiosis. Includes discussions of problem representations and applications to design problems in a variety of domains including software, electronics, and mechanics.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• W 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Hod Lipson
  Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info
• 3 points

FIFTH YEAR KOREAN

Please see department for details.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Joowon Suh
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• 4 points

FIFTH YEAR CHINESE I

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• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Lening Liu
  CULPA: 9 Info
• 4 points

INTRODUCTION TO KANBUN

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: David B Lurie
  CULPA: 17 Info
• 4 points

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY:PRIN GENETIC CIRCUITS

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• W 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Tal Danino
  Wikipedia h-index: 18 Info
• 3 points

APPLIED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Prerequisites: B.S. in Engineering or Applied Sciences; Professional experience recommended; Calculus, Probability and Statistics, Linear Algebra. Introduction to fundamental methods used in Systems Engineering. Rigorous process that translates customer needs into a structured set of specific requirements; synthesizes a system architecture that satisfies those requirements; and allocates them in a physical system, meeting cost, schedule, and performance objectives throughout the product life-cycle. Sophisticated modeling of requirements optimization and dependencies, risk management, probabilistic scenario scheduling, verification matrices, and systems-of-systems constructs are synthesized to define the meta-work flow at the top of every major engineering project.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• W 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Ebad Jahangir
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• 3 points

DATA SCIENCE FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

Prerequisites: Knowledge of basic computer programming (e.g. Java, MATLAB, Python), or Instructor’s permission Introduction to the practical application of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence and their application in Mechanical Engineering. A review of relevant programming tools necessary for applying data science is provided, as well as a detailed review of data infrastructure and database construction for data science. A series of industry case studies from experts in the field of data science will be presented.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• T 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Joshua B Browne
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• 3 points

DATA ANALYTICS

Corequisites: IEOR E4501 Co-requisite: IEOR E4501 Tools for Analytics. Survey tools available in Python for getting, cleaning, and analyzing data. Obtain data from files (csv, html, json, xml) and databases (Mysql, PostgreSQL, NoSQL), cover the rudiments of data cleaning, and examine data analysis, machine learning and data visualization packages (numpy, Pandas, Scikit­learn, bokeh) available in Python. Brief overview of natural language processing, network analysis, and big data tools available in Python. Contains a group project component that will require students to gather, store, and analyze a data set of their choosing.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• TR 11:40 a.m.-2:10 p.m.
• MW 2:40 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Uday Menon
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• 3 points

MACHINE LEARNING FE & OPR

MACHINE LEARNING OR & FE

Prerequisite(s): Optimization, applied probability, statistics, and knowledge of (or experience in) computer programming. MS IEOR students only. Introduction to machine learning, practical use of ML algorithms and applications to financial engineering and operations. Supervised learning: regression, classification, resampling methods, regularization, support vector machines (SVMs), and deep learning. Unsupervised learning: dimensionality reduction, matrix decomposition, and clustering algorithms.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• F 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Christian Kroer
  h-index: 16 Info
• 3 points

INSTRUMENTATION

Prerequisites: extensive musical background. Analysis of instrumentation, with directional emphasis on usage, ranges, playing techniques, tone colors, characteristics, interactions and tendencies, all derived from the classic orchestral repertoire. Topics will include theoretical writings on the classical repertory as well as 20th century instrumentation and its advancement. Additional sessions with live orchestral demonstrations are included as part of the course.

• Department: Music
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Jeffrey Milarsky
  CULPA: 6 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

DRUG AND GENE DELIVERY

Prerequisites: BME I (BMEN E3010) Prerequisites: BME I. The course covers the application of polymers and other materials in drug and gene delivery, with focus on recent advances in the field. It covers basics of polymer science, pharmacokinetics, and biomaterials, cell-substrate interactions, drug delivery system fabrication from nanoparticles to microparticles and electrospun fibrous membranes. Applications include cancer therapy, immunotherapy, gene therapy, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Course readings include textbook chapters and journal papers. Homework assignments take the format of an assay responding to an open-ended question. A term paper and a 30-minute PowerPoint presentation are required at the end of the semester.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• M 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Kam W Leong
  h-index: 126 Info
• 3 points

TECHNIQUES OF THE ULTRAREAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
• 3 points

History of Jews in the Islamic World in

Hist of Jews in Islamic W

This seminar addresses several recurring questions about the history of Jews in the core regions of the Islamic World. Although we will explore some foundational concepts and historical realities, we will focus on the period from approximately 1800 to 2000. The seminar starts from two assumptions.  First, Islamic civilization was an umbrella civilization under which diverse communities lived and interacted.  Second, inter- and intra-communal relations between Jews and Muslims (and Christians) were neither static nor universal, but changed according to conditions of time and place. Students will leave the class with a firm grasp of the social and cultural history of Jews in the Islamic World, and will also be introduced to basic methods of inquiry in history, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies. Students will engage with a mix of scholarly research, readings in original documents, film, literature, music, and some material and visual artifacts.

• Department: Institute for Israel & Jewish Studies
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Alon Tam
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• 4 points

RE ENTREPRENEURIALISM FOR ARCH

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• W 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• 3 points

DATA MINING

DATA MINING FOR ENGINEERS

The course will cover major statistical learning methods for data mining under both supervised and unsupervised settings. Topics covered include linear regression and classification, model selection and regularization, tree-based methods, support vector machines, and unsupervised learning. Students will learn about the principles underlying each method, how to determine which methods are most suited to applied settings, concepts behind model fitting and parameter tuning, and how to apply methods in practice and assess their performance. We will emphasize roles of statistical modeling and optimization in data mining.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• W 7:10 p.m.-9:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Krzysztof M Choromanski
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• 3 points

NARRATIVE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

(Lecture). We cant talk about human rights without talking about the forms in which we talk about human rights. This course will study the convergences of the thematics, philosophies, politics, practices, and formal properties of literature and human rights. In particular, it will examine how literary questions of narrative shape (and are shaped by) human rights concerns; how do the forms of stories enable and respond to forms of thought, forms of commitment, forms of being, forms of justice, and forms of violation? How does narrative help us to imagine an international order based on human dignity, rights, and equality? We will read classic literary texts and contemporary writing (both literary and non-literary) and view a number of films and other multimedia projects to think about the relationships between story forms and human rights problematics and practices. Likely literary authors: Roberto Bolaño, Miguel de Cervantes, Assia Djebar, Ariel Dorfman, Slavenka Drakulic, Nuruddin Farah, Janette Turner Hospital, Franz Kafka, Sahar Kalifeh, Sindiwe Magona, Maniza Naqvi, Michael Ondaatje, Alicia Partnoy, Ousmane Sembène, Mark Twain . . . . We will also read theoretical and historical pieces by authors such as Agamben, An-Naim, Appiah, Arendt, Balibar, Bloch, Chakrabarty, Derrida, Douzinas, Habermas, Harlow, Ignatieff, Laclau and Mouffe, Levinas, Lyotard, Marx, Mutua, Nussbaum, Rorty, Said, Scarry, Soyinka, Spivak, Williams.

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Joseph R Slaughter
  CULPA: 13 h-index: 13 Info
• 3 points

CATALYSIS OF EMISSIONS CONTROL

Prerequisites: One year of general college chemistry. Fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis including modern catalytic preparation techniques. Analysis and design of catalytic emissions control systems. Introduction to current industrial catalytic solutions for controlling gaseous emissions. Introduction to future catalytically enabled control technologies.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Engineering
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Robert Farrauto
  h-index: 52 Info
• 3 points

ENTREPRENEURIAL BUS CREA-ENGIN

Prerequisites: (IEOR E2261) This course is required for undergraduate students majoring in OR:EMS. Introduce basic concepts and methodologies that are used by the nonengineering part of the world in creating, funding, investing in, relating to, and operating entrepreneurial ventures. The first half of the course focuses on the underpinning principles and skills required in recognizing, analyzing, evaluating, and nurturing a business idea. The second half focuses on basic legal knowledge necessary in creating a business entity, defending your business assets, and in promoting effective interaction with other individuals and organizations.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• M 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: David A Gulley
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Paul Segal
  Info
• 3 points

BACKGROUNDS TO CONTEMP THEORY

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Bruce Robbins
  CULPA: 35 Wikipedia h-index: 39 Info
• 3 points

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: James E Adams
  CULPA: 12 Info
• 3 points

PROBABILITY & DECISION THEORY

Examines interpretations and applications of the calculus of probability including applications as a measure of degree of belief, degree of confirmation, relative frequency, a theoretical property of systems, and other notions of objective probability or chance. Attention to epistimological questions such as Hume's problem of induction, Goodman's problem of projectibility, and the paradox of confirmation.

• Department: Philosophy
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Jessica Collins
  Info
• 3 points

TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH

ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOTCAMP

This course is designed as an introductory exposure to entrepreneurial concepts and practical skills for engineering students who wish to explore entrepreneurship conceptually or as a future endeavor in their careers. The class will be a mix of lecture, guest speakers from the entrepreneurship community, and work-shopping concepts we cover. Grades will be based on class participation and engagement as well as final pitch in which students describe their key takeaways - insights gleaned from the process.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• 1.5 points

TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH

PERS THEORY & APPLICATION

The objective of this course is to provide Data Science students with a working knowledge of major areas of finance that could help them to find a position in the Financial Industry. The wide range of topics covered in the course besides expanding the range of positions where a student would be a fit thus gives them more flexibility in job search. It will also be of value to them in managing their own finances in the future. Prerequisites: The students should know one high level language such as Python or R and be familiar with EXCEl plus some knowledge of simulation.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• W 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• 3 points

TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH

VISUALIZATION & STORYTELLING W

For Spring 2019 term: Visualization and Story Telling with Data , This course will cover principles of data visualization and how to build a story with data. It is too easy to get distracted by complex statistics or massive datasets. This class will teach you to take complex data or statistics and allow you to communicate the results effectively. The final step of any analysis is presenting the result concisely and effectively. Points: 1.5 , For Fall 2018 term: Data Analytics and Python for OR (BS Only) , Prerequisites: Mathematical and scientific programming. Data visualization. Introduction to analysis of social networks using computational techniques in network analysis and natural language processing. BS IEOR Program students only. Points: 3

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• T 7:10 p.m.-9:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Michelle Glaser
  Info
• 1.5 points

GEOGRAPHICAL INFO SYS

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Leah M Meisterlin
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

TOPICS IN OPERATION RESEARCH

Industry Projs in Analytics&OR

Students in this course will be divided into teams, each of which will work on real-world business analytics, financial engineering, and operations research projects provided by companies like Apple, UBS, and the National Institutes of Health. Each project will be structured with a specific goal and data set. Acceptable results include a solution to the problem, actionable advice for future research, or a presentation of a business case. Project elements include a presentation of a proposal, a solution, a plan for implementation, results of the execution of that plan (including acquiring and wrangling data, analyzing data using machine learning or other techniques, and delivering results suitable for business), and an analysis of results. Startup Fundamentals provides a rigorous framework for “what do you do with an idea”. This course provides a repeatable method of taking an idea, building a product and working on the key aspects of what makes a great, scalable startup business. We will cover customer discovery, market sizing, pricing, business model choices, the role of the CEO/founder and many, many more topics. By the end of the course students will have a clear view of their product and market, and the fit between both. Though we welcome all business ideas, this course is geared to turning those business ideas into high growth startups. A high growth startup has some key characteristics that require a unique approach to thinking about ideas and products. The course reading list includes key books that describe aspects of great businesses and lessons learned from notable startup companies. We use cases, weekly assignments, team presentations and in class exercises to develop the interlocking pieces of a startup.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• M 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Michael Robbins
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

GEOGRAPHICAL INFO SYS-LAB

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• F 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• R 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
• T 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
• W 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
• Instructor: Kazuki Sakamoto
  Info
• Instructor: Anna K Stokes
  Info
• Instructor: Carsten C Rodin
  Info
• 0 points

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CHEMICAL ENGI

MODERN METHODS-PROCESS ENGNRNG

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Venkat Venkatasubramanian
  h-index: 58 Info
• 3 points

BIOMEMS:CELL/MOLECULAR APPLIC

Prerequisites: (MATH UN1201) and (BIOL UN2005) and (BIOL UN2006) and (CHEM UN3443) or (CHEM UN2545) or or equivalent. Chemistry. Topics include biomicroelectromechanical, microfluidic, and lab-on-a-chip systems in biomedical engineering, with a focus on cellular and molecular applications. Microfabrication techniques, biocompatibility, miniaturization of analytical and diagnostic devices, high-throughput cellular studies, microfabrication for tissue engineering, and in vivo devices.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• W 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Samuel Sia
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 39 Info
• 3 points

EXTREME DESIGN

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Mark Wigley
  Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

MSBA Quantitative Bootcamp

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• Instructor: Michael Miller
  CULPA: 18 h-index: 14 Info
• 0 points

FUNDAMENTALS OF DOSIMETRY

Prerequisites: (APPH E4010) or or equivalent Corequisites: APPH E4010 Basic radiation physics: radioactive decay, radiation producing devices, characteristics of the different types of radiation (photons, charged and uncharged particles) and mechanisms of their interactions with materials. Essentials of the determination, by measurement and calculation, of absorbed doses from ionizing radiation sources used in medical physics (clinical) situations and for health physics purposes.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• W 3 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Jerome Meli
  Info
• 3 points

CELL SIGNALING

Prerequisites: A strong background in molecular and cellular biology. Generally students with four or more courses are accepted. Cell Signaling is a graduate course for Ph.D. students open to advanced undergraduate and masters students. The basic molecular mechanism of signal transduction pathways will be discussed related to cell growth and stress systems. There will be an emphasis on specific categories of signaling components. Students will read the literature and give presentations. Topics include the pathways by which cells respond to extracellular signals such as growth factors and the mechanisms by which extracellular signals are translated into alterations in the cell cycle, morphology, differentiation state, and motility of the responding cells. For stress pathways we will discuss how cells respond to survive the stress or induce their own death. In many cases these pathways will be related to human diseases.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Ron M Prywes
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

EARTH RESOURCES & SUSTAIN DEV

Prerequisites: none; high school chemistry recommended. Survey of the origin and extent of mineral resources, fossil fuels, and industrial materials, that are non renewable, finite resources, and the environmental consequences of their extraction and use, using the textbook Earth Resources and the Environment, by James Craig, David Vaughan and Brian Skinner. This course will provide an overview, but will include focus on topics of current societal relevance, including estimated reserves and extraction costs for fossil fuels, geological storage of CO2, sources and disposal methods for nuclear energy fuels, sources and future for luxury goods such as gold and diamonds, and special, rare materials used in consumer electronics (e.g. ;Coltan; mostly from Congo) and in newly emerging technologies such as superconducting magnets and rechargeable batteries (e.g. heavy rare earth elements, mostly from China). Guest lectures from economists, commodity traders and resource geologists will provide ;real world; input.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Peter Kelemen
  CULPA: 8 h-index: 84 Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS

INTRODUCITON TO ROBOTICS

Overview of robot applications and capabilities. Linear algebra, kinematics, statics, and dynamics of robot manipulators. Survey of sensor technology: force, proximity, vision, compliant manipulators. Motion planning and artificial intelligence; manipulator programming requirements and languages.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• F 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Matei T Ciocarlie
  Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS

Overview of robot applications and capabilities. Linear algebra, kinematics, statics, and dynamics of robot manipulators. Survey of sensor technology: force, proximity, vision, compliant manipulators. Motion planning and artificial intelligence; manipulator programming requirements and languages.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• F 9:30 a.m.-noon
• None None-None
• Instructor: Matei T Ciocarlie
  Info
• 3 points

AMERICAN MODERNISM

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Ross Posnock
  CULPA: 14 Info
• 3 points

PRODUCT DESIGN FOR MFG

Prerequisites: Manufacturing process, computer graphics, engineering design, mechanical design. General review of product development process; market analysis and product system design; principles of design for manufacturing; strategy for material selection and manufacturing process choice; component design for machining; casting; molding; sheet metal working and inspection; general assembly processes; product design for manual assembly; design for robotic and automatic assembly; case studies of product design and improvement.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• W 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• None None-None
• Instructor: Graham Walker
  Info
• 3 points

ADV MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Prerequisites: Introductory course on manufacturing processes, and heat transfer, knowledge of engineering materials, or the Instructor's permission. Principles of nontraditional manufacturing, nontraditional transport and media. Emphasis on laser assisted materials processing, laser material interactions with applications to laser material removal, forming, and surface modification. Introduction to electrochemical machining, electrical discharge machining and abrasive water jet machining.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• R 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Y. Lawrence Yao
  CULPA: 3 h-index: 95 Info
• 3 points

ROBOTICS STUDIO

Prerequisites: Knowledge of basic computer programming (e.g. Java, Matlab, Python), or instructor's permission. A hands-on studio class exposing students to practical aspects of the design, fabrication, and programming of physical robotic systems. Students will experience the entire robot creation process, covering conceptual design, detailed design, simulation and modeling, digital manufacturing, electronics and sensor design, and software programming.

• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• W 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Hod Lipson
  Wikipedia h-index: 79 Info
• 3 points

Frontiers of Justice

Frontiers of Justice is designed to encourage students and equip them with the skills to become active and effective  “Change Agents” within their academic institutions and larger communities.. Oriented by the question,
What does justice look like?
, this course aims to raise political and social awareness and engagement with the challenges facing New York City and strengthen ties between Columbia University, disadvantaged communities, and city government agencies and community organizations. Through sharing ideas about how to make structural and systemic change in ways that integrate science, law, politics, history,  narrative and community engagement, the course is intended to support students in working to break down racial and ethnic barriers and toward a more fair and just society.

• Department: Psychology
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 4 points

PSYCH OF CULTURE & DIVERSITY

Prerequisites: the instructors permission; 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 self, cuture and social cognition, group and identity formation, science of diversity, stereotyping, prejudice, and gender. Applications to real-world phenomena discussed.

• Department: Psychology
• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Valerie J Purdie-Greenaway
  Wikipedia h-index: 29 Info
• 4 points

AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE I

(Lecture). This lecture course is intended as the first half of the basic survey in African-American literature. By conducting close readings of selected song lyrics, slave narratives, fiction, poetry, and autobiography, we will focus on major writers in the context of cultural history. In so doing, we will explore the development of the African- American literary tradition. Writers include, but are not limited to, Wheatley, Equiano, Douglass, Jacobs, Harper, Dunbar, Chestnutt, Washington, Du Bois, and Larsen. Course requirements: class attendance, an in-class midterm exam, a five-page paper, and a final exam.

• Department: English and Comparative Literature
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Robert G O'Meally
  CULPA: 18 Info
• 3 points

CHINA 1368-1912: SHIFTING STRUCTURES OF

BUILDING CHINA

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Amy Lelyveld
  Info
• 3 points

Pricing Models for Financial Engineering

In this course, you will be introduced to pricing models for various financial instruments, including, but not limited to, futures, forwards, bonds, options, credit default swaps, and mortgage backed securities. We will be examine how these models work under both normal market conditions and extreme market conditions. We will discuss the history of various financial products, and how financial markets are likely to evolve over time.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• T 7:10 p.m.-9:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Michael Miller
  CULPA: 18 h-index: 14 Info
• 3 points