Structural engineering is a discipline that is common to both the civil and mechanical engineering fields. In the civil engineering realm the focus is traditionally on the design and construction of infrastructure such as buildings and bridges. In the mechanical engineering realm, structural engineering often entails the design and manufacture of systems such as airframes and vehicle chassis. The behavior of common structural elements and forms to include trusses, beams and frames, cables and arches are explored.

Clean freshwater is an essential resource for both ecosystem and societal health. Increasing chemical and microbiological contamination of this limited resource is a growing concern around the world. Engineering principles can be employed to remove contaminants from water to make it safe for use. This course is designed to introduce students to the principles of water quality engineering such as rate processes, reactor design and chemical/physical removal mechanisms.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of mechanics of materials from a static failure analysis framework. Structural behavior is analyzed, along with the material and geometric contributions to this behavior. Lecture topics are complemented with hands-on project work designed to help students make connections between the theoretical and experimental behavior of materials. Prerequisite: EGR 270.

There are countless challenges in medicine that engineering can help to address, from the molecular scale to the level of the entire human body. This course introduces students to engineering problem solving approaches to explore important biomedical questions. We integrate our learning of underlying biological systems with developing engineering thinking to examine those systems. We use mathematical tools to interpret and model the behavior of various biological phenomena.

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the general principles governing 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Examples from the diverse use of biological NMR in the study of protein structures, enzyme mechanisms, DNA, RNA and so on are analyzed and discussed. A basic introduction to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is also included, concentrating on its application to biomedical issues. Prerequisite: A knowledge of NMR spectroscopy at the basic level covered in CHM 222 and 223.

A close reading of all the major literary works by Dostoevsky, with special attention to the philosophical, religious and political issues that inform Dostoevsky's search for a definition of Russia's spiritual and cultural identity. In translation.

Same as CLT 231. Explores the significant contribution of Jewish writers and critics to the development of American literature, broadly defined. Topics include the American dream and its discontents; ethnic satire and humor; literary multilingualism; crises of the left involving Communism, Black-Jewish relations, and '60s radicalism; after-effects of the Holocaust; and the aesthetic engagement with folklore. Authors include Mary Antin, Henry Roth, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, E.L. Doctorow, Cynthia Ozick.

Same as ENG 230. Explores the significant contribution of Jewish writers and critics to the development of American literature, broadly defined. Topics include the American dream and its discontents; ethnic satire and humor; literary multilingualism; crises of the left involving Communism, Black-Jewish relations and '60s radicalism; after-effects of the Holocaust; and the aesthetic engagement with folklore. Authors include Mary Antin, Henry Roth, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, E.L. Doctorow, Cynthia Ozick.

How can we tell whether a literary work is anti-Semitically coded? What are the religious, social, cultural factors that shape imaginings of Jewishness? How does the Holocaust affect the way we look at constructions of the Jew today? A selection of seminal theoretical texts, examples from literature, including the graphic novel, and from cinema. Shakespeare, G.E. Lessing, Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, Heinrich Heine, Edith Wharton, Thomas Mann, Philip Roth, Will Eisner, David Lean, Carol Reed, Roman Polanski, Dani Levy.

Examination of the many approaches to the study of animal behavior. Topics include history of the field, physiological bases of behavior, and behavioral ecology and evolution. Prerequisite: one of the following: BIO 260, 272, 363, a statistics course or permission of the instructor.