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 will introduce students to engineering problem solving approaches to explore important biomedical questions. We will integrate our learning of underlying biological systems with developing engineering thinking to examine those systems. We will use mathematical tools to interpret and model the behavior of various biological phenomena.

This course surveys the responses of contemporary philosophers to central questions in metaphysics, including those related to: the essence of humans, our ability to persist through change, and ability to will freely; the nature of objects and their properties; causation, time, and time travel; what exists, and how we can talk about what does not exist, including fictional entities; how what could be true and must be true relates to what is true; and whether the world is mind-independent, including whether categories such as race and gender are natural kinds.

This course will provide an in depth exploration of the recruiting process across all three divisions of the NCAA. We will explore the entire recruiting process including identifying prospects, understanding your product, creating a brand, networking with allies, developing a recruiting strategy, recruiting through social media, understanding NCAA recruiting rules, generating strong communication with recruits and parents, attracting diversity, implementing creative on campus visits, managing a recruiting budget and exploring recruiting software programs.

An introduction to the principles of successful coaching at a U.S. College. This course introduces students to the basics of coaching, covering a variety of subjects including coaching philosophy, principles of teaching, physical training, motion analysis, management and administration of teams, NCAA regulations, and recruiting. This is an introductory course and is designed to orient the student to the basics of coaching. This course prepares the student for more in-depth courses in such areas as biomechanics, exercise physiology, and motor learning.

An examination of the application of the First Amendment in historical context. Special attention to contemporary speech rights controversies. Enrollment limited to 20.

Our world is being transformed by networked communications and pervasive data gathering. Underlying this transformation are three major technologies: computer networks, wireless communications and sensors. This course will introduce students to the theory and implementation of these technologies, including the use of basic sensors, microprocessors, and wireless transmitters. Students will analyze privacy and security concerns raised by these technologies, as well as their social, political and economic benefits.

The atmosphere is among the most critically important parts of our environment. Atmospheric processes control our weather and climate, provide the nutrients for nearly all life on earth, and determine the quality of the air we breathe. This course explores key topics including atmospheric circulation, global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion, and urban air pollution. How does ground-level ozone form and why is it harmful to people and agriculture. What are high pressure systems and why are they associated with fair weather? How do clouds form and what impact do they have on our climate?

Modern civilization relies profoundly on efficient production,management, and consumption of energy. Thermodynamics is the science of energy transformations involving work, heat, and the properties of matter. Engineers rely on thermodynamics to assess the feasibility of their designs in a wide variety of fields including chemical processing, pollution control and abatement, power generation, materials science, engine design, construction, refrigeration, and microchip processing.

Topic: Person Perception and Social Cognition. This research course will examine how we perceive other people, categorize and evaluate them and make sense of their behavior. Basic research (both current and classic) in the field of social cognition will be emphasized, and applications of research will also be addressed. Major topics may include social beliefs, attribution, attraction, stereotyping, prejudice, social encoding, person memory, and perceptions of nonverbal behavior.

Slavery is almost universally condemned in the modern world, but it was accepted as an integral part of the moral order for most of history. This course will explore various manifestations of slavery in ancient and modern times - war captives, debt slaves, convicted felons, chattel slaves, sex slaves, child soldiers - and their treatment in the philosophical literature. It will explore the moral arguments for and against European slavery, the African slave trade, American slavery, and contemporary forms of forced labor.