Deepen your practice with the alignment-based class, intended for students who have completed #0105-Beginning Yoga or have outside prior yoga experience. In this class, we will explore a wider range of postures as well as breathing techniques and meditation. Please bring a yoga mat. Yoga mats are available for sale at the Hampshire College equipment room for $14. Class meets in the South Lounge on the 2nd floor of the Robert Crown Center. Five College students will be graded pass/fail.

Learn the basics of yoga practice, including asana (physical postures), pranayama (breathing techniques), vinyasa (moving with the breath), philosophy and meditation. This class is intended for those new to yoga or those looking for a slower paced, instruction-oriented class. Please wear clothing you can move comfortably in and bring a yoga mat. Yoga mats are available for sale at the Hampshire College equipment room for $14. Class meets in the Small Dance Theatre of the Music and Dance Building. Five College students will be graded pass/fail.

This is an experimental, co-taught, advanced seminar in which we will alternate our focus to think about the differences and commonalities of two regions: Latin America and the Middle East. Our primary analytical tool will be a fine collection of ethnographies that discuss a range of issues in contemporary life in the two regions: from gendered neighborhood politics to indigenous mobilization; from consent to protest; from urban renewal to urban crime; from the Arab-Israeli conflict to the aftermath of the proxy conflicts of the Cold War.

In the era of "big data", statistical models are becoming increasingly sophisticated. This course begins with linear regression models and introduces students to a variety of techniques for learning from data, as well as principled methods for assessing and comparing models.

The world is growing increasingly reliant on collecting and analyzing information to help people make decisions. Because of this, the ability to communicate effectively about data is an important component of future job prospects across nearly all disciplines. In this course, students learn the foundations of information visualization and sharpen their skills in communicating using data. Throughout the semester, we explore concepts in decision-making, himan perception, color theory and storytelling as they apply to data-driven communication.

An introduction to the theory and practice of organic chemistry. The course focuses on structure, nomenclature, physical and chemical properties of organic compounds and infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for structural analysis. Reactions of carbonyl compounds and alkenes are studied in depth. Prerequisite: 111 or 118. Enrollment limited to 16 per lab section. Lecture and lab registration by wait-list only.

Breakthroughs in science, technology and engineering are occurring at an astounding rate. This course will focus on providing you with the skills and knowledge needed to bring this excitement into the classroom. We will explore theories on student learning and curriculum design, investigate teaching strategies through hands-on activities, and discuss current issues.

This interdisciplinary project-based course emphasizes human-centered design process as well as critical social theory on the relationships between humans and designed things. Through hands-on, individual and collaborative making, students learn design-thinking skills such as:  user-experience research, rapid idea generation techniques, prototyping and iterative implementation. This learning happens alongside rich class discussions of both seminal and contemporary scholarly work on design's role in shaping the lived experience.

This course offers an in-depth exploration of aesthetic and interpretive issues in dance performance. Through experiments with improvisation, musical phrasing, partnering, personal imagery and other modes of developing and embodying movement material, dancers explore ways in which a choreographer's vision is formed, altered, adapted and finally presented in performance. May be taken three times for credit.

Non-conforming Practices is an introductory video production course on experimental video, video art and performance with a focus on gay, queer and non-conforming video making. Technology, the body, race, gender, representation and identity will provide significant thematic threads for the course. Students will be introduced to the history of video art as well as contemporary practices. Over the course of the semester students will learn basic camera operation, lighting, animation, audio, video editing and FX. One project will involve utilizing the TV studio and green screen.