INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Prerequisites: (CHEM UN1403 and CHEM UN1404) or (CHEM UN1604) or (CHEM UN2045 and CHEM UN2046) , or the equivalent. Principles governing the structure and reactivity of inorganic compounds surveyed from experimental and theoretical viewpoints. Topics include inorganic solids, aqueous and nonaqueous solutions, the chemistry of selected main group elements, transition metal chemistry, metal clusters, metal carbonyls, and organometallic chemistry, bonding and resonance, symmetry and molecular orbitals, and spectroscopy.

• Department: Chemistry
• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Jonathan S Owen
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• 4.5 points

CELLULAR/MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Prerequisites: Two semesters of a rigorous, molecularly-oriented, introductory biology course, such as UN2005 (
Inc.,
 
Biochemistry of DNA & Proteins, basic Genetics, Metabolism & Cell Physiology
) and UN2006 (
Cell biology, inc. intra-cellular transport, phagocytosis, protein regulation, as well as Inter-cellular communication, inc., cell-cell contact, receptors/ligands & transporters
).  This course will cover the integration of innate and adaptive immune systems, as well as how immune response contributes to health and disease (
e.g., Infectious disease, allergies, autoimmunity, immune deficiencies, the microbiome and cancer immunotherapy
).   Students will also become familiar with important immunological methods, which will provide an opportunity to explore some of the current literature.   Sophomores will require permission from their advisor to enroll, and graduate student will require the instructor’s permission to enroll.  SPS, Barnard, and TC students may register for this course with the instructor’s approval on a Registration Adjustment Form (Add/Drop form), which can be downloaded ( 
http://registrar.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/reg-adjustment.pdf
) and then returned to the office of the registrar.

• Department: Biological Sciences
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Christian W Schindler
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• 3 points

POST COLONIAL/POST SOV CINEMA

The course will discuss how filmmaking has been used as an instrument of power and imperial domination in the Soviet Union as well as on post-Soviet space since 1991. A body of selected films by Soviet and post-Soviet directors which exemplify the function of filmmaking as a tool of appropriation of the colonized, their cultural and political subordination by the Soviet center will be examined in terms of postcolonial theories. The course will focus both on Russian cinema and often overlooked work of Ukrainian, Georgian, Belarusian, Armenian, etc. national film schools and how they participated in the communist project of fostering a «new historic community of the Soviet people» as well as resisted it by generating, in hidden and, since 1991, overt and increasingly assertive ways their own counter-narratives. Close attention will be paid to the new Russian film as it re-invents itself within the post-Soviet imperial momentum projected on the former Soviet colonies.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• T 6:10 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Instructor: Yuri Shevchuk
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• 3 points

TOPICS IN THE BLACK EXPERIENCE

Please refer to Institute for African American and African Diaspora Studies Department for section-by-section course descriptions.

• Department: African American and African Diaspora
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Rachel Grace Newman
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• Instructor: Jafari S Allen
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• 4 points

HP ELECT INTERNSHIP

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• Instructor: Sarahgrace Godwin
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• 1.5 points

BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACES LAB

Hands-on experience with basic neural interface technologies. Recording EEG (electroencephalogram) signals using data acquisition systems (non-invasive, scalp recordings). Real-time analysis and monitoring of brain responses. Analysis of intention and perception of external visual and audio signals.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• T 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Nima Mesgarani
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• 3 points

Sacred Space in South Asia

“Sacred” space in the Indian subcontinent was at the epicenter of human experience. This course presents Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, and Jain spaces and the variety of ways in which people experienced them. Moving from the monumental stone pillars of the early centuries BCE to nineteenth century colonial India, we learn how the organization and imagery of these spaces supported devotional activity and piety. We discuss too how temples, monasteries, tombs, and shrines supported the pursuit of pleasure, amusement, sociability, and other worldly interests. We also explore the symbiotic relationship between Indic religions and kingship, and the complex ways in which politics and court culture shaped sacred environments. The course concludes with European representations of South Asia’s religions and religious places.

• Department: Art History and Archaeology
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Subhashini Kaligotla
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• 3 points

RES SEM IN BIOMED INFORMATICS

Prerequisite: open to public. Presentations by medical informatics faculty and invited international speakers in medical informatics, computer science, nursing informatics, library science, and related fields.

• Department: Biomedical Informatics
• M 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Sarah A Rossetti
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• 1 points

Applied Analysis

Elementary introduction to fundamental concepts and techniques in classical analysis; applications of such techniques in different topics in applied mathematics. Brief review of essential concepts and techniques in elementary analysis; elementary properties of metric and normed spaces; completeness, compactness, and their consequences; continuous functions and their properties; Contracting Mapping Theorem and its applications; elementary properties of Hilbert and Banach spaces; bounded linear operators in Hilbert spaces; Fourier series and their applications.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Liliana Borcea
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• 3 points

QUANTUM PHYSICS OF MATTER

Basic theory of quantum mechanics, well and barrier problems, the harmonic oscillator, angular momentum identical particles, quantum statistics, perturbation theory and applications to the quantum physics of atoms, molecules, and solids.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Alexander Gaeta
  Wikipedia h-index: 89 Info
• 3 points

A Better Planet by Design (MS)

Foundational for the Master of Science in Earth and Environmental Engineering degree.  Provides broader understanding of engineering tools critical/ essential to success in large-scale, engineering projects.  Divided into two parts: Module on global/regional flows, and systems approach, and Module on Engineering Principles in Earth & Environmental Engineering. Guest lectures on several topics will be provided.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Engineering
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Dan Steingart
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 36 Info
• 3 points

STATISTICS & SIMULATION

Probability and simulation. Statistics building on knowledge in probability and simulation. Point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression. A specialized version of IEOR E4150 for MSE and MSBA students who are exempt from the first half of IEOR E4101. Must obtain waiver for E4101.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• 1.5 points

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

A first course on crystallography. Crystal symmetry, Bravais lattices, point groups, space groups. Diffraction and diffracted intensities. Exposition of typical crystal structures in engineering materials, including metals, ceramics, and semiconductors. Crystalline anisotropy.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Katayun Barmak
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 49 Info
• 3 points

SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT

This course will begin by clearly defining what sustainability management is and determining if a sustainable economy is actually feasible. Students will learn to connect environmental protection to organizational management by exploring the technical, financial, managerial, and political challenges of effectively managing a sustainable environment and economy. This course is taught in a case-based format and will seek to help students learn the basics of management, environmental policy and sustainability economics. Sustainability management matters because we only have one planet, and we must learn how to manage our organizations in a way that ensures that the health of our planet can be maintained and bettered. This course is designed to introduce students to the field of sustainability management. It is not an academic course that reviews the literature of the field and discusses how scholars thing about the management of organizations that are environmentally sound. It is a practical course organized around the core concepts of sustainability.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Steven Cohen
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 21 Info
• 3 points

URBAN REVOLUTION: THE CITY IN POLITICS

URB REVOLUTION:CITY IN PO

Contemporary politics are fundamentally urban. The concentration of people, experiences, and resources in space creates a potentially explosive friction between competing aims and interests. At times, these tensions are expressed through consensual deliberation, at others through radical confrontation. As the conventional politics of representative democracy encounter new crises of legitimacy worldwide, the embodied politics of the city become even more important. This course explores the crucial role that cities play in challenging the uneven distribution of power and making claims on the redistribution of resources.

The course is organized into three units: spaces, practices, and institutions. Using urban theory and historical examples, each week critically examines a distinct way in which the city matters to politics. Each unit ends by asking students to deploy this material in analyzing a contemporary case study. At the end of the semester, students synthesize what they have learned into a manifesto that outlines a sustainable, responsible, and realistic program of urban social change.

• Department: Urban Studies @Barnard
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Nick R Smith
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• 4 points

Modes of Living: Feminist and Critical

Feminist & Critical Appro

Connecting cultural and social issues to ethical questions, this course in feminist and critical interdisciplinary studies offers students the opportunity to consider the relationship between values and value in different modes of living. All too often in public discourse ethical values are invoked but not clearly articulated in terms of their meaning, parameters, and relation to each other. This research seminar investigates values through a semester-long consideration of a single overarching question. This version of the course focuses on the environmental humanities, but other instantiations may use this method to consider different issues. Here, the values commonly invoked in public discussions of the environment are considered in relation to each other, placed in larger analytic contexts, and applied. The final section of the course brings the study of values together with a study of major environmental issues, with a focus on inter-relations amongst those issues. The course uses these interdisciplinary and critical approaches that have become central to feminist ethics as the basis for students developing a major semester-long research project on a question of their own choosing.

• Department: Women's, Gender, Sexuality Studies @Barnard
• W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Janet Jakobsen
  CULPA: 6 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

CORE STUDIO I - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• MWF 2 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Virginia A Black
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• Instructor: Kevin H Pham
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• Instructor: Andrea A Chiney
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• Instructor: Gregory Melitonov
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• Instructor: Amina S Blacksher
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• Instructor: Galen J Pardee
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• Instructor: Mireia Luzarraga
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• Instructor: Carlos Medellin Sanchez
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PROBABILITY STAT & SIMULATION

Basic probability theory, including independence and conditioning, discrete and continuous random variable, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, and stochastic simulation, basic statistics, including point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression; examples from business applications such as inventory management, medical treatments, and finance. A specialized version of IEOR E4150 for MSE and MSBA students.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Henry Lam
  h-index: 17 Info
• Instructor: Yi Zhang
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

MIXED ADVANCED VIETNAMESE I

This course is designed for  students who have completed six semesters of Vietnamese language class or have equivalent background of advance Vietnamese. It is aimed at developing more advance interpersonal communication skills in interpretive reading and listening as well as presentational speaking and writing  at a superior level. Students are also prepared for academic, professional and literary proficiency suitable for post-secondary studies in the humanities and social sciences.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Chung Nguyen
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

CORE STUDIO III - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• Instructor: Hilary M Sample-Meredith
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• 0 points

CORE STUDIO III - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• 0 points

CORE STUDIO III - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• Instructor: Wonne Ickx
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• Instructor: Lindy Roy
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• Instructor: Jelisa Blumberg
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• Instructor: Nina Cook John
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• Instructor: Galia Solomonoff
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• Instructor: Marc Tsurumaki
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• 0 points

ADV STUDIO V - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• Instructor: Laurie A Hawkinson
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• Instructor: Amale Andraos
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ADV STUDIO V - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• 0 points

ADV STUDIO V - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• Instructor: Ziad Jamaleddine
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• Instructor: Joseph Zeal-Henry
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• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• 0 points

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• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• 0 points

ADV STUDIO V - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• Instructor: Mario A Gooden
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• Instructor: David E Benjamin
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• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
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ADV STUDIO V - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• Instructor: Gordon Kipping
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• Instructor: Michael Wang
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• Instructor: Nahyun Hwang
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• Instructor: Gary Bates
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• Instructor: Eric Bunge
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ADV STUDIO V - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• 0 points

ADV STUDIO V - TUTORIAL

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• 0 points

FOURTH YEAR KOREAN I

Prerequisites: KORN W4006 or the equivalent. Selections from advanced modern Korean writings in social sciences, literature, culture, history, journalistic texts, and intensive conversation exercises.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MWR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Ji-Young Jung
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• 4 points

RELIGION LAB

In their research, scholars of religion employ a variety of methods to analyze texts ranging from historical documents to objects of visual culture. This course acquaints students with both the methods and the materials utilized in the field of religious studies. Through guided exercises, they acquire research skills for utilizing sources and become familiarized with dominant modes of scholarly discourse. The class is organized around a series of research scavenger hunts that are due at the start of each week's class and assigned during the discussion section (to be scheduled on the first day of class). Additional class meeting on Thursdays.

• Department: Religion @Barnard
• R 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Elizabeth Castelli
  CULPA: 17 Wikipedia Info
• 4 points

Religions of the Roman World

RELIGIONS OF ROMAN WORLD

The goal of this course is to convey an important amount of knowledge on the religious history of the Roman empire focusing both on paganism, Christianity and Judaism and their interaction. We will study the religious space, the agents of cults and religions, rituals and networks and dynamics of power. The course will also face the challenge to reconsider the points of view from which to think the religious history of the Roman Empire and therefore it will be an invitation to revise our intellectual tools and questions towards an awareness to what is at stake when an object of religious debate emerges.

• Department: Classics
• W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Paraskevi Martzavou
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

Advanced Solid State Devices and Materia

Adv Solid State Device &

Crystal structure and energy band theory of solids. Carrier concentration and transport in semiconductors. P-n junction and junction transistors. Semiconductor surface and MOS transistors. Optical effects and optoelectronic devices. Fabrication of devices and the effect of process variation and distribution statistics on device and circuit performance. Course shares lectures with ELEN E3106, but the work requirements differ. Undergraduate students are not eligible to register.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Savannah Eisner
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• 3 points

STOCHASTIC MODELS

Some of the main stochastic models used in engineering and operations research applications: discrete-time Markov chains, Poisson processes, birth and death processes and other continuous Markov chains, renewal reward processes. Applications: queueing, reliability, inventory, and finance.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: David D Yao
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

Business Korean I

This course is designed for students with a Korean proficiency equivalent to three years of study who aim to develop practical and professional communication skills for business settings. The course has three primary objectives: (1) to develop students’ proficiency in formal and business Korean communication, (2) to deepen their understanding of Korean corporate culture and business history, and (3) to enhance their ability to analyze and discuss business-related topics in Korean.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MWR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Beom Lee
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

Auteur Study: Lubitsch and Wilder

Auteur Stu: Lubitsch & Wi

This seminar analyzes the tension in Hollywood between industry self-censorship of film (roughly 1929-1965) and the European émigrés who brought a more cosmopolitan, sexually modern perspective to the genre of comedy.  Students will be introduced to the history of Hollywood’s Production Code (popularly known as the Hays Code), which institutionalized self-administered censorship.  In addition, students will study the genre of comedy, where we often discover implicit subversion of the censorship code. 

The course will teach students about the change in the industry brought about by new talent from Europe during the classical Hollywood period.  In particular, students will study the biographies and work of two directors, the Austrian/German émigrés Ernst Lubitsch and Billy Wilder, whose separate careers bracket the beginning and end of the censorship code.  In the 1920s, as Hollywood moved towards a codified censorship code, Ernst Lubitsch developed his infamous “Lubitsch touch,” which subverted the Hays Code by hinting at possible sexual indiscretions through verbal and visual double entendres and other aesthetic strategies. Many producers and directors learned how to subvert the code from Lubitsch’s films; like Lubitsch, while emphatically publicizing their belief in and rigid practice of self-censorship, these producers and directors used Lubitsch-like techniques to hint at salacious attitudes and behaviors, which they had claimed to have censored.

Billy Wilder was one of these directors.  Wilder learned from Lubitsch directly, working as screenwriter on Lubitsch’s films
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife
(1938) and
Ninotchka
(1939).  With a handful of other Hollywood personnel, Billy Wilder is credited with directly challenging and bringing the Hays Code to an end, particularly with his film
Some Like It Hot
(1959).  Wilder moved sexual indiscretions and illicit desire into the open in this film and others such as
The Apartment
(1960).

• Department: Film
• M 9:10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Instructor: Ronald Gregg
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

BIOSTATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS

Fundamental concepts of probability and statistics applied to biology and medicine. Probability distributions, hypothesis testing and inference, summarizing data and testing for trends. Signal detection theory and the receiver operator characteristic. Lectures accompanied by data analysis assignments using MATLAB as well as discussion of case studies in biomedicine.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Tal Danino
  Wikipedia h-index: 18 Info
• 4 points

MECHANISMS OF TRANSPORT

Continuum frame-work for modeling non-equilibrium phenomena in fluids with clear connections to the molecular/microscopic mechanisms for conductive transport. Continuum balances of mass and momentum; continuum-level development of conductive momentum flux (stress tensor) for simple fluids; applications of continuum framework for simple fluids (lubrication flows, creeping flows). Microscopic developments of the stress for simple and/or complex fluids; kinetic theory and/or liquid state models for transport coefficients in simple fluids; Langevin/Fokker- Plank/Smoluchowski framework for the stress in complex fluids; stress in active matter; applications for complex fluids.

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Kyle Bishop
  h-index: 42 Info
• 3 points

TECH I: ENVMTS IN ARCH

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 9 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Lola Ben-Alon
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• 3 points

UNCERTAIN/RISK-CIVIL INF SYST

Introduction to basic probability; hazard function; reliability function; stochastic models of natural and technological hazards; extreme value distributions; Monte Carlo simulation techniques; fundamentals of integrated risk assessment and risk management; topics in risk-based insurance; case studies involving civil infrastructure systems, environmental systems, mechanical and aerospace systems, construction management. Not open to undergraduate students.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• T 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Ioannis Kougioumtzoglou
  h-index: 26 Info
• 3 points

INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES

The fundamentals of database design and application development using databases: entity-relationship modeling, logical design of relational databases, relational data definition and manipulation languages, SQL, XML, query processing, physical database tuning, transaction processing, security. Programming projects are required.

• Department: Computer Science
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• F 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Kenneth A Ross
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• Instructor: Donald F Ferguson
  CULPA: 17 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

ECOSYSTM ECOLOGY & GLOBAL CHNG

This course will provide an introduction to ecosystem ecology. Topics include primary production carbon storage, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem feedbacks to climate change. By the end of the course, students will be well versed in the basics of ecosystem ecology and have exposure to some current areas of research. Topics covered will include some aspects that are well established and others that are hotly debated among scientists. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to think independently and act like research scientists.

• Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Duncan Menge
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 26 Info
• 3 points

OPERATIONS CONSULTING

Aims to develop and harness the modeling, analytical, and managerial skills of engineering students and apply them to improve the operations of both service and manufacturing firms. Structured as a hands-on laboratory in which students "learn by doing" on real-world consulting projects (October to May). The student teams focus on identifying, modeling, and testing (and sometimes implementing) operational improvements and innovations with high potential to enhance the profitability and/or achieve sustainable competitive advantage for their sponsor companies. The course is targeted toward students planning careers in technical consulting (including operations consulting) and management consulting, or pursuing positions as business analysts in operations, logistics, supply chain and revenue management functions, positions in general management, and future entrepreneurs.

• Department: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• Instructor: Soulaymane Kachani
  CULPA: 12 Info
• 3 points

LASER PHYSICS

Optical resonators, interaction of radiation and atomic systems, theory of laser oscillation, specific laser systems, rate processes, modulation, detection, harmonic generation, and applications.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Nanfang Yu
  h-index: 48 Info
• 3 points

ADVANCED BUSINESS CHINESE

Advanced Business Chinese is designed to help students who have studied at least three years of Chinese (or the equivalent) to achieve greater proficiency in the oral and written use of the language and gain knowledge in depth about China’s business environment and proven strategies. Student will critically examine the successes and failures of firms within the Chinese business arena.

• Department: East Asian Languages and Cultures
• MTR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Zhong Qi Shi
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• 4 points

TECH III: MATERIALS + ASSEMBLIES

TECH III: MAT + ASSEMBLIE

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• R 9 a.m.-noon
• 3 points

FUND-LARGE-SCALE DIST SYSTEMS

Prerequisites: (COMS W3134 or COMS W3136 or COMS W3137) and (COMS W3157 or COMS W4118 or CSEE W4119) Design and implementation of large-scale distributed and cloud systems. Teaches abstractions, design and implementation techniques that enable the building of fast, scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems. Topics include distributed communication models (e.g. sockets, remote procedure calls, distributed shared memory), distributed synchronization (clock synchronization, logical clocks, distributed mutex), distributed file systems, replication, consistency models, fault tolerance, distributed transactions, agreement and commitment, Paxos-based consensus, MapReduce infrastructures, scalable distributed databases. Combines concepts and algorithms with descriptions of real-world implementations at Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, LinkedIn, etc.

• Department: Computer Science
• F 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Roxana Geambasu
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia h-index: 20 Info
• 3 points

Mineralogy and Mineral Resources

Mineralogy & Mineral Reso

Prerequisites: introductory geology or the equivalent, elementary college physics and chemistry, or the instructors permission. Minerals come in dazzling colors, amazing shapes and with interesting optical effects. But mineralogy is also an essential tool for the understanding of Earth evolution. Minerals represent fundamental building blocks of the Earth system and planetary bodies. Minerals form through geological and biological processes such as igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary from high to low temperatures, from the deep interior to the Earth’s surface and related to volcanism, tectonics, weathering, climate and life. Minerals are one of our most important sources of information on such processes through Earth’s history. Minerals also represent important natural resources and are fundamental to the global economy and modern technology as we know it. In this course, we will approach mineralogy from the standpoint of earth and environmental sciences, the study of mineralogy however is of interest to many other sciences including Material Sciences, Planetology, Archeology, Biology, Chemistry and Physics with most of the 20 Nobel Prizes awarded for research involving crystals being in these last fields. The goal of this class is to (1) understand the physical and chemical properties of minerals, (2) learn techniques of mineral identification with an emphasis on optical mineralogy, (3) understand the relationship between minerals and the broader geological context.

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

TECH IV: INTEG BLDG SYSTM

• Department: Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• T 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
• Instructor: Berardo Matalucci
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• 3 points

PROGRAMMING LANG & TRANSLATORS

Modern programming languages and compiler design. Imperative, object-oriented, declarative, functional, and scripting languages. Language syntax, control structures, data types, procedures and parameters, binding, scope, run-time organization, and exception handling. Implementation of language translation tools including compilers and interpreters. Lexical, syntactic and semantic analysis; code generation; introduction to code optimization. Teams implement a language and its compiler.

• Department: Computer Science
• M 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Hubertus Franke
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• 3 points

Innovative Sustainability Leadership

This course will prepare students to be leaders in developing innovative sustainable frameworks and solutions. We will analyze the characteristics of innovative sustainability leaders, including common themes (if any), how they have grappled with success and failure, and how these individuals become effective leaders who inspire their teams and organizations to act as catalysts for change. Through guest speakers, in-depth discussion, and by using a variety of examples and case studies from the non-profit, profit, and public sectors, we will examine the impacts that innovative sustainability leaders have on organizational success and failure. 

Against the backdrop of a world transformed by climate change, we will then expand our view to assess the significance of collaboration both within and beyond the conceptual boundaries of organizations, considering the pivotal roles that diverse stakeholders play in driving advancements in sustainable innovations. Ultimately, we will evaluate the role and responsibility of innovative sustainability leaders to effect transformational change on a societal level. By the end of the course, students will have developed actionable tools, strategies, and critical thinking skills for leading transformational change in their organizations and beyond.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• R 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Sara Goddard
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• 3 points

Energy Harvesting

Criterion of energy harvesting, identification of energy sources. Theory of vibrations of discrete and continuous system, measurement and analysis. Selection of materials for energy conversion, piezoelectric, electromagnetic, thermoelectric, photovoltaic, etc. Design and characterization, modeling and fabrication of vibration, motion, wind, wave, thermal gradient, and light energy harvesters; resonance phenomenon, power electronics and energy storage and management. Applications to buildings, geothermal systems, and transportation. To alternate with ENME E4115.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• W 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Huiming Yin
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• 3 points

OPERATING SYSTEMS I

Design and implementation of operating systems. Topics include process management, process synchronization and interprocess communication, memory management, virtual memory, interrupt handling, processor scheduling, device management, I/O, and file systems. Case study of the UNIX operating system. A programming project is required.

• Department: Computer Science
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Jason Nieh
  CULPA: 23 Wikipedia h-index: 50 Info
• 3 points

COMPUTER NETWORKS

Introduction to computer networks and the technical foundations of the Internet, including applications, protocols, local area networks, algorithms for routing and congestion control, security, elementary performance evaluation. Several written and programming assignments required.

• Department: Computer Science
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Henning G Schulzrinne
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• 3 points

LANG DOCUMENTATION/FIELD MTHDS

Prerequisites: LING UN3101 In light of the predicted loss of up to 90% of the world languages by the end of this century, it has become urgent that linguists take a more active role in documenting and conserving endangered languages. In this course, we will learn the essential skills and technology of language documentation through work with speakers of an endangered language.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Meredith Landman
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 5 Info
• 3 points

Advanced Analysis and Design of Structur

ADV ANALYSIS AND DESIGN O

Advanced analysis and design methodologies and impact on efficient use of building materials. Effects on quality and safety in design of structures. Utilization of advanced techniques as prescribed by building code requirements for steel and concrete structures (AISC and ACI).

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• F 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Tom T Panayotidi
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

Music in Time and Time in Music

Music in Time & Time in M

If you have a passion for music, like listening to music, or simply want to explore the realm of Russian melodies, this course is made for you. In the class, we'll focus on the development and strengthening of “four language skills”: speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Russian. You will learn to analyze and interpret lyrics, compare and contrast music across generations, discuss the values of a certain generation of people, and argue the popularity of music genres in specific time periods. Beyond linguistic proficiency, the course will immerse you in a comprehensive exploration of common knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, cultural traditions, and behavioral patterns unique to the people of Russia.

• Department: Slavic Languages
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Marina Tsylina
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• 3 points

MANAGING ENG & CONST PROCESSES

Introduction to the principles, methods and tools necessary to manage design and construction processes. Elements of planning, estimating, scheduling, bidding and contractual relationships. Valuation of project cash flows. Critical path method. Survey of construction procedures. Cost control and effectiveness. Field supervision.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• W 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Ibrahim Odeh
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• 3 points

SOLAR ENERGY & STORAGE

SOLAR ENERGY & STORAGE

Lecture series by Julian Chen

Nature of solar radiation as electromagnetic waves and photons. Availability of solar radiation at different times and at various places in the world. Thermodynamics of solar energy. Elements of quantum mechanics for the understanding of solar cells, photosynthesis, and electrochemistry. Theory, design, manufacturing, and installation of solar cells. Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries and other energy-storage devices. Architecture of buildings to utilize solar energy.

• Department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Julian Chen
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• 3 points

ADV CHEM ENGI THERMODYNAMICS

The course provides a rigorous and advanced foundation in chemical engineering thermodynamics suitable for chemical engineering PhD students expected to undertake diverse research projects. Topics include Intermolecular interactions, non-ideal systems, mixtures, phase equilibria and phase transitions and interfacial thermodynamics.

• Department: Chemical Engineering
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Sanat Kumar
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 79 Info
• 3 points

DESIGN OF CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS

Introduction to the design of systems that support construction activities and operations. Determination of design loads during construction. Design of excavation support systems, earth retaining systems, temporary supports and underpinning, concrete formwork and shoring systems. Cranes and erection systems. Tunneling systems. Instrumentation and monitoring. Students prepare and present term projects.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• R 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Vincent Tirolo
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• 3 points

PRIN OF CONSTRUCTN TECHNIQUES

Current methods of construction, cost-effective designs, maintenance, safe work environment. Design functions, constructability, site and environmental issues.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• T 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Ibrahim Odeh
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• 3 points

POLIT THOUGHT-CLASSICL AND MEDIEVAL

Prerequisites: Contemporary Civilization or a comparable introduction to political theory course. This course examines ancient political thought from its origins in the archaic Greek poleis through the development of classical Greek political philosophy and the transmission and adaptation of Greek political ideas in the Hellenistic, Roman, and early Christian traditions. Our texts will include major ancient works of political theory by Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero as well as works of poetry, drama, history, and ethical and natural philosophy that offer insight into ancient thought on politics. We will approach these texts not only as reflections on the ancient democratic, oligarchic, monarchical, and republican political systems they address, but also as foundations for modern political discourse that still prompt us to consider the questions they raise—questions about the ideal form of government in theory, and the best form in practice; about the nature of law and justice, and the relationship between law and custom, science, or religion; about the rule of law, and the rights and obligations of an individual citizen living in a participatory state; and about the reach of empire, and the implications when a self-governing people attempts to direct the affairs of non-citizens or of other states.

• Department: Political Science
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Diana J Moser
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• 3 points

CAPITAL FACILITY PLANNING/FIN

Planning and financing of capital facilities with a strong emphasis upon civil infrastructure systems. Project feasibility and evaluation. Design of project delivery systems to encourage best value, innovation and private sector participation. Fundamentals of engineering economy and project finance. Elements of life cycle cost estimation and decision analysis. Environmental, institutional, social and political factors. Case studies from transportation, water supply and wastewater treatment.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• F 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Mohammad S Asgari Kachousangi
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• 3 points

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LAW

Practical focus upon legal concepts applicable to the construction industry. Provides sufficient understanding to manage legal aspects, instead of being managed by them. Topics include contractual relationships, contract performance, contract flexibility and change orders, liability and negligence, dispute avoidance/resolution, surety bonds, insurance and site safety.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• M 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Steven Charney
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• 3 points

STRATEGIC MGT - ENG & CONSTR

Core concepts of strategic planning, management and analysis within the construction industry. Industry analysis, strategic planning models and industry trends. Strategies for information technology, emerging markets and globalization. Case studies to demonstrate key concepts in real-world environments.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• T 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• 3 points

THRY/PRACT OF VIRTAL DSGN CONS

History and development of Building Information Modeling (BIM), its uses in design and construction, and introduction to the importance of planning in BIM implementation. Role of visual design and construction concepts and methodologies, including integrated project delivery form in architecture, engineering, and construction industries from project design, cost estimating, scheduling, coordination, fabrication, installation, and financing.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• M 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Ayse Polat
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• 3 points

ENVIR,HLTH,SAFETY CONC CONSTR

A definitive review of and comprehensive introduction to construction industry best practices and fundamental concepts of environmental health and safety management systems (EH&S) for the construction management field. How modern EH&S management system techniques and theories not only result in improved safe work environments but ultimately enhance operational processes and performance in construction projects.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• M 1:10 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Paul Haining
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• 3 points

INTL CONSTRUCTION MGMT

Complex global construction industry environment. Social, cultural, technological, and political risks; technical, financial, and contractual risk. Understanding of successful global project delivery principals and skills for construction professionals. Industry efforts and trends to support global operational mechanism. Global Case Studies. Engage with industry expert professionals. Student group projects with active ongoing global initiatives.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• R 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Ibrahim Odeh
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• 3 points

Real Estate Land Development Engineering

Comprehensive review of various engineering disciplines in the process of real estate land development. Engineering disciplines covered include civil, infrastructure, transportation planning, environmental planning, permitting, environmental remediation, geotechnical, and waterfront/marine. Overview of land use and environmental law, architecture and urban planning, as related to land development. Discussion of how these subjects affect decisions—cost, schedule, programming—involved in real estate development.

• Department: Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• R 4:10 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
• 3 points

EXPLORE, EXPLAIN, PROPOSE

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