Computational physics in a computer laboratory setting. Numerical simulations of a variety of physical systems taught concurrently with programming skills using languages such as C, Mathematica or Matlab in a UNIX environment. No prior computer experience required. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 181 or 151, and MATH 132. Corequisite: PHYSICS 182 or 152.

This course provides an introduction to Judith Butler's book Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity. Gender Trouble is often treated as a singular text that forever changed the history of feminist theorizing. This course does not take that view.

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) computer graphics. It covers the basic methods needed to model, render, and animate 3D objects. Topics include raster displays, line drawing, affine and perspective transformations, windows and viewpoints, clipping, visibility, illumination models, reflectance models, radiometry, curves and surfaces, shading, texture mapping, ray tracing, graphic toolkits, animation, and 3D printing.

Analyze the information richness of large scale scientific datasets, run entity resolution on entities within datasets. Extract relevant information from research PDFs from datasets. Evaluate coverage and accuracy of data sets with respects to the CS scientific community.

How do you become a more effective public advocate? What do you need to know about the different audiences you want to reach? Few professional experiences are more frustrating than researching an issue, designing a carefully considered planning or policy solution, and then not being able to convince your clients, a community, or others of its significance?or that the issue even exists.

Black Theater Workshop is a focused exploration of the work of a selected Black Theater Artist through research and performance of their work and related material. Participants will gain an understanding of the meaning of "Black Theater" and acquire practical approaches to analyzing and performing this particular kind of work.

The course offers a wide selection of Italian poetry from Giacomo Leopardi to contemporary singer-songwriters and aims to explore various interpretations of the concept of 'modernity' in poetry