When a constitutional democracy is defined as a political regime in which the majority of citizens are able to select their governors, the United States' reliance on the electoral college denies this principle. If understood as constitutional norms of separation of power, the rule of law, civility, etc., the current political climate does not fare well either. Many citizens believe that this is a perilous time for the values and institutions that constitute the hallmarks of the American republic.

An intensive survey of physical and chemical oceanography, emphasizing the role of the ocean as a system influencing the Earth's surficial processes and climate. Topics include the composition, properties and behavior of seawater, wind-driven and thermohaline ocean circulation theory, air-sea interactions, the flux of materials from the continents to the oceans, biogeochemical cycles (including the marine carbon cycle), and the role of the ocean in past, present, and future climatic change. Attendance at an accompanying weekly seminar required.

This course provides background in basic principles of physical, analytical, and inorganic chemistry essential to the study of all chemical phenomena. Topics include elementary principles of molecular electronic structure, quantitative treatment of chemical equilibrium with applications to solubility, acid-base, and electron transfer reactions, introduction to chemical kinetics and thermodynamics, and the chemistry of coordination compounds.

This course is an elementary introduction to Mandarin Chinese. The class takes an integrated approach to basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, and it emphasizes Chinese language applications in real life situation, be able to engage in conversation, to read and write Chinese characters, and familiar with the most basic structure and patterns of Chinese grammar. There will be three lecture meetings (M.W.F) and two optional drill sessions (T/TH) each week. Prerequisite course is LS111

This seminar discusses research on the neurocognitive basis of autism spectrum disorders, considering genetic, neuroscientific, psychological and linguistic factors in their etiology and characterization. Topics include the history of the diagnosis, the incidence of the disorders, cross-cultural conceptions of autism, studies of the underlying neural mechanisms, and the cognition and language of children with ASD. Prerequisites: One of EDC 235, PSY 216, or PSY 253, or permission of the instructor.

The concepts and relations (force, energy and momentum) describing physical interactions and the changes in motion they produce, along with applications to the physical and life sciences. Lab experiments, lectures and problem-solving activities are interwoven into each class. Discussion sections offer additional help with mathematics, data analysis and problem solving. This course satisfies medical school and engineering requirements for an introductory physics I course with labs.