Spring 1999 Course Offerings
Click on the titles below for course details.
| #142-298-200 |
Chemistry and Biochemistry
98T
Symmetry and Science |
| Offered |
MW 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. |
| Location |
Young Hall 2050 |
| Instructor |
Dean Tantillo |
| Grade |
Letter grade |
| L&S GE Credit
|
Physical Science |
| Course
Description |
Art and Science--are they
connected? Perhaps the most obvious link between the two is the love-hate
relationship each has with symmetry. This seminar will focus on the
manner in which symmetry is described, detected and exploited by
scientists to solve various problems. The parallels between experimental
and artistic design will be emphasized. |
| Class
Requirements |
Class discussion and class
presentation. |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #148-294-200 |
Classics 98T
Death, Dying, and the Dead in Ancient Rome |
| Offered |
TR 11:00-12:30 p.m. |
| Location |
Bunche 2173 |
| Instructor |
Basil Dufallo |
| Grade |
Letter grade |
| L&S GE Credit
|
Humanities / Culture &
Civilization |
| Course
Description |
This course will provide an
eclectic, interdisciplinary approach to Roman death as represented in
literature, law, art, and other aspects of Roman culture. What did
death mean to the ancient Romans? How are their views still
relevant today? |
| Class
Requirements |
Class discussion, class
presentation, midterm and term paper. |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #183-299-200 |
Education 98T
What We Talk About When We Talk About School |
| Offered |
MW 10:00 - 11:50 a.m. |
| Location |
Moore 1048 |
| Instructor |
Elham Kazemi |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
|
Social Science / Social
Analysis |
| Course
Description |
What is this institution called school
and why do we talk about it as we do? This course will examine the ways
in which schooling and school-aged children are depicted in our public
discussions of school. |
| Class
Requirements |
Class participation, weekly
summaries, oral presentation and class project. |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #208-290-200 |
Ethnomusicology 98T
The Aesthetics of Improvisation |
| Offered |
W 2:00 - 4:50 p.m. |
| Location |
Schoenberg Hall 1354 |
| Instructor |
Angeles
Sancho-Velazquez |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
|
Humanities / Arts |
| Course
Description |
This seminar will examine the
cross-cultural phenomenon of improvisation from a perspective of
Aesthetics. We will study improvisational practices in traditions such as
Indian music, Flamenco, Jazz, and Western Classical music, focusing on
what these practices tell us about the cultural significance of
music. |
| Class
Requirements |
Class discussion, class
presentation and term paper. |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #262-296-200 |
Mathematics 98T
Chaos and Fractals |
| Offered |
MWF 12:00 ? 12:50p.m. |
| Location |
MS 6221 |
| Instructor |
William J. Cowieson |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
|
Physical Science |
| Course
Description |
?Chaos theory? has become
quite a catch phrase in the last 20 years, even finding a place in
Hollywood (e.g. Jurassic Park). This course is an attempt to go beyond
the hype and explore the mathematics at work. Examples from such diverse
areas as weather prediction and number theory will be investigated in
class and as potential research topics. Students should have successfully
completed a course in precalculus. |
| Class
Requirements |
Homework, class discussion,
class presentation and term paper. |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #285-291-200 |
Near Eastern Languages and
Cultures 98T
Private Lives: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt |
| Offered |
TR 9:30 - 10:50 a.m. |
| Location |
Bunche 3165 |
| Instructor |
Kasia Szapakowska |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
|
Humanities / Culture &
Civilization |
| Course
Description |
A thematic examination of the
culture and activities of ancient Egyptians. Topics include: love,
marriage, pets, agriculture, hunting, foods, fashion arts, crafts,
education, careers, economics, medicine, and private religiosity.
Archaeological evidence and texts in translation, which contribute to our
understanding of Egyptian life will also be covered. |
| Class
Requirements |
Class participation, oral report
and research paper. |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #328-283-200 |
Psychology 98T
Stereotyping |
| Offered |
W 1:00 - 3:50 p.m. |
| Location |
Franz 5461 |
| Instructor |
Stacey Sinclair |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
|
Social Science / Social
Analysis |
| Course Description |
This seminar addresses the
following questions: Why do people engage in stereotyping? How do
stereotypes affect the way people perceive others? How do stereotypes
affect the way their targets view themselves? |
| Class
Requirements |
Discussion, weekly papers, class
presentation and term paper. |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
| #334-276-200 |
Slavic Languages
98T
Twentieth Century Women?s Literature in Russia and the West: Comparative
Modes of Self-Representation |
| Offered |
TR 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
| Location |
Bunche 1265 |
| Instructor |
Anindita Banerjee |
| Grade |
Letter Grade |
| L&S GE Credit
|
Humanities /
Literature |
| Course
Description |
A comparative and contrastive
analysis of twentieth century Russian, West European and American women?s
writings that explores how stereotypes of self-representation are
exploited and subverted. Weekly contributions to group discussions on the
class website, seminar paper. |
| Class
Requirements |
Class discussion, class
presentation, weekly writing assignments and term paper. |
| Prerequisite |
Satisfaction of Subject
A |
