Covert information gathering seems glamorous, dangerous and effective. This is the spy novel and movie image. But is it real? In particular, is it actually effective and if so, when and why? In this course we will learn about spies and spying generally and examine in depth several specific cases of espionage, analysis and code-breaking, mostly from the 20th century. Our main question is whether the information collection was significant (even decisive) in military or political goals they were meant to aid.

Covert information gathering seems glamorous, dangerous and effective. This is the spy novel and movie image. But is it real? In particular, is it actually effective and if so, when and why? In this course we will learn about spies and spying generally and examine in depth several specific cases of espionage, analysis and code-breaking, mostly from the 20th century. Our main question is whether the information collection was significant (even decisive) in military or political goals they were meant to aid.

Opportunity for supervised field observation to gain practice experience in selected public health agencies.

Taught in Italian. The birth of the Italian novella was one of the most significant events ever to shape the course of European literature. Although related to the fabliau and the exemplum, the novella developed a "personality" all its own. From high tragedy to raucous ribaldry, from stories of love and adventure to tales of wit and cruelty, almost every type of literary form has been adapted to the specific exigencies of the Italian short story.

This course will introduce students to the area of green computing. The course will cover emerging problems associated with the rapid growth of energy consumption in modern computing infrastructures, i.e. data centers, and discuss new research focused on mitigating these problems. The course will also cover ways to leverage computation, networking, and sensing to improve the energy-efficiency of the electric grid, e.g. by automatically regulating energy consumption in buildings, homes, etc.

This course is for undergraduate students who learned English as an additional language. Giving effective presentations requires a mastery of a broad range of skills. Students will develop skills as diverse as choosing an appropriate topic, creating effective visuals, and designing a speech opening. The overall goal of this course is to develop an awareness and use of common speech types and organizational strategies and to prepare university-level students to deliver presentations in an academic setting.

Systematic discussion of volcanic phenomena, types of eruptions, generation and emplacement of magma, products of volcanism, volcanic impact on humans, and the monitoring and forecasting of volcanic events. Case studies of individual volcanoes illustrate principles of volcanology; particular attention to Hawaiian, ocean-floor, and Cascade volcanism.

This course examines current advances in environmental health science via critical reading and discussion of recently published peer-reviewed papers related to environmental health. Using the typical journal club format, the papers (and topics) discussed will change from week to week and will include topics such as pollution, exposure assessments, mechanistic toxicology, environmental epidemiology, and others.

The fundamental principles and applications of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation. Steady state and transient conduction, numerical methods in conduction, convection in internal and external flows, radiation exchange between surfaces. Design of heat exchangers. Prerequisites: M&I-ENG 230 and 340.

Continuous-time signal and system representations. Linear time invariant systems, impulse responses, convolution. Frequency-domain analysis of continuous-time signals and systems: Fourier series, Fourier Transforms, frequency responses, filtering. Laplace Transforms for systems analysis: transient responses, transfer functions, stability. Sampling, aliasing, reconstruction. Applications: modulation, filter design, feedback systems.