Lab. The balance seat positions at all basic paces with and without stirrups. Jumping skills developed over low fences and gymnastics. Basic school figures and theory as it pertains to horsemanship, dressage, and combined training. Prerequisite: previous formal instruction.

Position at the basic paces more fully developed; work without stirrups, elementary jumping. Riding theory and horsemanship discussed and developed.

Lab. The balance seat positions at all basic paces with and without stirrups. Jumping skills developed over low fences and gymnastics. Basic school figures and theory as it pertains to horsemanship, dressage, and combined training. Prerequisite: previous formal instruction.

Theory and application of linear programming. Includes formulation of linear programming models, simplex, revised simplex and dual simplex algorithms, duality, parametric procedures, interpretation of results, and the decomposition principle.

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Visual analytics techniques can help people to derive insight from massive, dynamic, ambiguous and often conflicting data. During this course, students learn the foundations of the emerging, multidisciplinary field of visual analytics and apply these techniques toward a focused research problem in a domain of personal interest. Students may elect to take SDS 235 as a programming intensive course (prerequisite: CSC 212). In this track, students learn to use R, Python and HTML5/JavaScript to develop custom visual analytic tools.

Topics course. This class examines Chinese landscape painting from its emergence in the Tang Dynasty to the 20th century. More than just realistic depictions of nature, painted landscapes were a vibrant medium for personal, political and religious expression. Through direct study of paintings at the Smith College Museum of Art, students learn to read a landscape painting based on style, composition and brush strokes. We also focus on the larger social and symbolic meanings of landscape painting and the original historical context in which they were created, circulated and appreciated.

Topics course. The landscapes of sugar and agricultural production, syncretic and Christian faiths, slavery, nation and state, and tourism are just some of the areas we study as we explore the modern Caribbean built environment as it developed after European contact. A consideration of both insular and international contexts allows us to engage with concepts of hybridity and translation as we explore such diverse places as Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica.

Design of engineering systems, machines, consumer goods, etc. which acommodate the characteristics of human users, operators and manitaners. Methods for obtaining data about human performance, preferences, tolerances, and group behavior needed in engineering design problems. Case methods used with comprehensive readings in the literature. Student projects relating to human factors in design. Prerequisites: one previous course in human factors and consent of instructor.