Course Listings

ASI-196-01=HUM-196-01=REL-196-01. 2nd half semester. For the 1st half semester at 9:45 TuTh, see REL-275. "Old pond--frog jumps in--sound of water." So runs the famous haiku by Basho. Is it religious? For the Japanese, yes. In Japan religion and art are arguably the same thing. In this course we'll ask how and why. We'll study Japanese ideas about art and religion (e.g. emptiness, solitude, "sublime beauty"), and how they appear in Japanese literature. We'll read selections from Japanese poetry (including haiku), Noh drama, a classic novel (The Tale of Genji), and some short stories.

Materials chemistry is a dynamic research field that has steered the evolution of civilization and continues to impact our daily lives. Ceramics, polymers, semiconductors, superconductors, alloys, nanoparticles, and composites are the materials of choice for a host of applications ranging from building materials and advanced microelectronics to food packaging and medical implants. In order to develop or select the proper material for a certain application, scientists and engineers must understand the structure of various materials at the microscopic level. This is because macroscopic properties (density, chemical resistance, color, biocompatibility, etc.) are dictated by chemical structure. Today's chemists, engineers, physicists, and biologists are working diligently to develop exotic new materials to enable the revolutionary technologies of the future. This course will present a survey of the field and explore its frontiers (e.g. nanoscience) via the primary literature. This one-half credit course meets twice each week for the second half of the semester.

ASI-196-01=HUM-196-01=REL-196-01. 2nd half semester. For the 1st half semester at 9:45 TuTh, see REL-275. "Old pond--frog jumps in--sound of water." So runs the famous haiku by Basho. Is it religious? For the Japanese, yes. In Japan religion and art are arguably the same thing. In this course we'll ask how and why. We'll study Japanese ideas about art and religion (e.g. emptiness, solitude, "sublime beauty"), and how they appear in Japanese literature. We'll read selections from Japanese poetry (including haiku), Noh drama, a classic novel (The Tale of Genji), and some short stories.

An introduction to formal logic, set theory, and methods of proof. Topics include logic, quantifiers, set theory, mathematical induction, proof by contradiction and contraposition, relations, functions, modular arithmetic, and divisibility. Not available to students who have already completed MAT 331. Will count toward a Math major or minor. Will count for distribution in Quantitative Literacy.

ASI-196-01=HUM-196-01=REL-196-01. 2nd half semester. For the 1st half semester at 9:45 TuTh, see REL-275. "Old pond--frog jumps in--sound of water." So runs the famous haiku by Basho. Is it religious? For the Japanese, yes. In Japan religion and art are arguably the same thing. In this course we'll ask how and why. We'll study Japanese ideas about art and religion (e.g. emptiness, solitude, "sublime beauty"), and how they appear in Japanese literature. We'll read selections from Japanese poetry (including haiku), Noh drama, a classic novel (The Tale of Genji), and some short stories.