This interdisciplinary lecture course explores topics at the intersection of the life and mathematical sciences. The course includes three modules, each of which introduces students to a biomath research question. Students work in groups to collect data and investigate modeling and analytical tools that can reveal meaning in the data. Each module will be co-taught by two faculty members, one from the life sciences and one from the quantitative sciences. The emphasis throughout the course will be on formulating lines of inquiry and learning to develop and test conceptual models.

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 will be studied in depth. Prerequisite: 111 or 118. Enrollment limited to 16 per lab section. Lecture and lab registration by wait-list only.

A continuation of 220. Prerequisite: JPN 220 or permission of the instructor.

A continuation of 110. Prerequisite: CHI 110 or permission of the instructor.

A continuation of 110. Prerequisite: CHI 110 or permission of the instructor.

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 twice for credit.

Sectioned course. Students must have a working knowledge of the four basic tennis strokes (forehand, backhand, volleys, serves). The format for Tennis II is a ?play and learn? environment. There will be emphasis on positioning and basic strategies for singles and doubles. Lobs and over-heads will be introduced. In addition, tennis drills will be presented to help students refine and practice the four basic strokes. Prerequisite: Tennis I or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 16 per section.

Admission to special studies is by permission of the department. (E)
Variable credit 1-4.

What can anthropologists teach us about religion as a social phenomenon? This course traces significant anthropological approaches to the study of religion, asking what these approaches contribute to our understanding of religion in the contemporary world. Topics include: religious experience and rationality, myth, ritual, and magic, rites of passage, function and meaning, power and alienation, religion and politics. Readings are drawn from important texts in the history of anthropology and from contemporary ethnographies of religion.

Topics course. Anthropology has a long history of studying drug use, from mind- altering substances employed in healing rituals to the global activities of the pharmaceutical industry. The seminar will sample such issues as: New Age spiritual engagement with shamanic healers, the cultures of addiction, professional guinea pigs in clinical trials, orphan drugs and the politics of global health, nuero-enhancing drugs in the academy and the drug management of normal human experiences.