This course examines the structure of matter from both a microscopic and macroscopic viewpoint. We begin with a detailed discussion of the physical structure of atoms, followed by an analysis of how the interactions between atoms lead to the formation of molecules. The relationship between the structures of molecular compounds and their properties is then described. Experiments in the laboratory provide experience in conducting quantitative chemical measurements and illustrate principles discussed in the lectures.

Conceiving of the gothic as a kind of counter-narrative to Enlightenment and humanistic values, this course will explore the portrayal of women as embodied, liminal, irrational, and supernatural forces in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century novels in England and the U.S.  What kind of social forces helped bring about the emergence of narratives of excess and transgression?  How do these works conceive of female sexuality and sexual violence?  How do they think through and express the relation between reason and unreason, agency and irresponsibility?  We will also exp