This seminar will explore the relationships between simulation modeling and causal modeling, focusing on the potential of these two research fields to enrich each other. From a simulation point of view, causal models could provide methods for enabling new kinds of tractable probabilistic reasoning about models, for learning models directly from data, and for learning high-level abstractions of a detailed mechanistic model.

This class offers an introduction to the short story as a literary genre and will cover works from different parts of the world. The course is designed to familiarize students with the analytical tools to read, interpret, and discuss short fiction. We will explore the cultural contexts and the power relations operative with each individual story, especially with reference to race, class, and gender. Assigned texts may include fantastic tales, surprise endings, or science fiction. (Gen. Ed. AL)

Architecture, sculpture and painting from 1600-1750, especially in Rome; painting of the Bolognese school; spread of the Baroque style. Emphasis on Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Bernini, Borromini, and Pietro da Cortona.

Techniques of integration, geometric applications of the integral, differential equations and modeling, infinite series and approximation of functions. Written communication and applications to other sciences and social sciences motivate course content. Prerequisite: MTH 111 or the equivalent.

Introduces the analysis of cultural diversity, including concepts, methods, and purposes in interpreting social, economic, political, and belief systems found in human societies.