This honors course surveys the cultural, social, economic and political history of the Caribbean from the late fifteenth century to the present. This lecture and discussion course focuses on the Greater Antilles (i.e., Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico) in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We will explore key historical moments in the region to better understand how the peoples of the Caribbean negotiated concepts of sovereignty, labor, economic independence, and self-determination.

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This course, intended for students with a background in hysical or life science, will cover the following physical principles that apply to bilogical molecules and cells: Bownian motion, low Reynolds-number environments, forces relevant to cells and molecules, chemical potentials and free energies, as well as the basics of polymer physics. These principles will be applied to enzymes as molecular machines, membranes, DNA, and RNA.

This course introduces physics graduate students to the use of statistics and probability to interpret experimental data, test hypotheses, estimate physical parameters, account for statistical and systematic errors, assign confidence levels, and set upper limits in the absence of a result. The goal of the course is to acquire experience with advanced data analysis methods, so that they can later be applied to real data analysis problems in various areas of physics research. It draws examples from current literature, and introduces some of the available software tools.

Nature of understanding and sense making in science and mathematics, various theories of learning, process vs. content goals, social vs. cognitive views of learning, and inquiry vs. directed teaching methods.

Sound systems of varieties of English spoken in the U.S. and elsewhere. Learning how to describe "Englishes" in terms of phonology (vowels and consonant types, syllables, intonation). (Gen.Ed. SB, U)

Sound systems of varieties of English spoken in the U.S. and elsewhere. Learning how to describe "Englishes" in terms of phonology (vowels and consonant types, syllables, intonation). (Gen.Ed. SB, U)

Basic principles of physics illustrated by example and demonstration, whenever possible, from the biological sciences. Topics: electricity, magnetism, radiation, optics, relativity, quantum theory, atomic structure, nuclear physics. Prerequisite: PHYSICS 131/133 or equivalent. (Gen.Ed. PS)