Digital Culture

This course explores the history and social implications of our digitized culture(s). Considering information technology in terms of its relationship to the self and society, we will discuss a wide-ranging set of issues related to digital cultures, such as online communities and social networking, internet addiction, and machine learning. We will also investigate the implications of digital cultures in terms of social categories including class, race, and gender.

S-TESI Seminar

This course is designed to provide a forum for TESI students and faculty to explore major issues in teacher education and school improvement. This will be done through the in-depth study of a current topic of concern in the field; presentations and analysis of TESI faculty's current scholarly work; and presentations and analysis of the scholarly work of TESI students. In addition, there will be on occasion presentations and analysis of the work of visiting scholars.

S-TESI Seminar

This course is designed to provide a forum for TESI students and faculty to explore major issues in teacher education and school improvement. This will be done through the in-depth study of a current topic of concern in the field; presentations and analysis of TESI faculty's current scholarly work; and presentations and analysis of the scholarly work of TESI students. In addition, there will be on occasion presentations and analysis of the work of visiting scholars.

Calculus II

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.

Calculus I

Rates of change, differentiation, applications of derivatives including differential equations and the fundamental theorem of the calculus. Written communication and applications to other sciences and social sciences motivate course content.

Art and Its Histories

This course explores how art and architecture have profoundly shaped visual experiences and shifting understandings of the past and present. Featuring different case studies, each section includes work with original objects, site visits and writings about art.

Art and Its Histories

This course explores how art and architecture have profoundly shaped visual experiences and shifting understandings of the past and present. Featuring different case studies, each section includes work with original objects, site visits and writings about art.

Independent Study

Students interested in independent study in dance (Dance 395) must provide convincing reasons for pursuing independent work and be self motivated and directed in their work. Students are responsible for choosing and receiving approval from a faculty advisor, with whom workload expectations, meeting times, and outcomes will be mutually negotiated and set for the semester. Credit load (1-4) will reflect the workload level and outcomes of the proposed study (e.g., a 2-credit independent study requires a minimum of 2-4 hours of outside work each week.

Western Art: 1400-2000

An introduction to painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe and America from the Renaissance to the present. Classes are organized around five focused topics: Renaissance Florence; the artist in the seventeenth century; art and revolution; nineteenth-century realism and abstraction. Lectures will be complimented by class discussion.

Chris Tait

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Amherst College
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