Games play a long and unique role in human culture. While we often do not think of them this way, they are a form of mathematical modeling, and they can be used to learn a variety of practical mathematical concepts. This course will use complex tabletop games to explore concepts from several fields of mathematics, nearly all of which are pertinent to the study and management of complex systems. We will play games. We will identify and analyze key concepts and structures within those games. We will use that analysis to improve our game playing.

In light of current political developments and the demand for decolonial approaches to European histories, this course asks: What is the relevance of the Italian Renaissance today? We will discuss the extent to which the Florentine Republic's struggle for survival in the midst of wars and despotic/oligarchic/authoritarian usurpations might, again, be of interest to us, and analyze the persecution of gay men and queer sexualities, the control of women's reproduction, and the emergence of racism - topics, which, likewise, remind eerily of today's political agendas.

Still Lives and Story Lines: Photography and the Narrative: This course will focus on the elements of storytelling and photography. We will consider three modes of photographic practice: the personal narrative, photojournalism, and documentary photography. In the project-centered course, class members will choose between completing an extended semester-long project or two smaller, half-semester projects. Over the course of the spring semester, we will also explore critical issues in contemporary as well as historical photographic practice.

This hands-on editing class introduces both traditional and experimental editing techniques on Adobe's Premiere Pro editing software. Through individual projects, screenings, in-class demonstrations and short editing assignments, students will study the art and aesthetics of editing in experimental, documentary and narrative genres while developing a vocabulary to discuss both the function and art of the cut. The class covers elements of storytelling, pace, emotion, action, continuity, and time manipulation.

The "Shoah" (Hebrew: catastrophe, devastation) or "Holocaust"--the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jews of Europe--has entered popular consciousness and the curriculum. Museums and monuments are commonplace. And yet, knowledge is neither widespread nor deep. In 2020, a majority of Americans aged 18-39 did not know how many Jews were killed; nearly half could not name a concentration camp. Although many people find religious, philosophical, or political meaning in the genocide, it in fact contains no intrinsic, much less, consoling message.

This course is for Div II students who are ready to design, develop, and present a creative project in dance or interdisciplinary performance. Students should enter with a specific project in mind or underway. We will meet weekly to discuss and share tools for multiple stages of the creative process: goal-setting, planning, research, development, revising, and production/presentation. Accompanying materials and discussions will emphasize praxis-how ideas, theories, and politics meet the world through artmaking.

Ecology is the study of the relationship of organisms with their environment.In the first half of the semester, we will take a single-species approach to learning principles of ecology, covering topics such as ecophysiology, behavioral ecology, population ecology and evolution. We will then expand to a multispecies context to explore principles of community structure and functioning, species diversity patterns, and multi-trophic interactions.

What does it mean to intentionally and responsibly work with the land that we occupy? How do we manage it? What are our responsibilities to be stewards in a changing climate? Hampshire College resides on hundred of acres of land in western Massachusetts. Our campus is our learning laboratory where students will design and engage with independent projects across the land, the farm, and the forests. Our readings and class discussions will dive deeper with questions on land management, agriculture, and sustainability.

In this course we will examine how interaction between matter and energy governs chemical reactions and other chemical processes. Largely through the lens of chemical thermodynamics, we will gain both qualitative and quantitative insight into a range of chemical changes, building predictive capabilities within the overlapping topics of thermochemistry, intermolecular forces, solution equilibria, electrochemistry, acids and bases, and nuclear reactions.

In this lab, we will explore experimentally quantitative aspects of chemical equilibrium, thermochemistry, and kinetics, alternately following and preceding coverage of these topics in the classroom. Emphasis will be placed on experimental design, accuracy and precision of measurement, data analysis, and on using the power of experiment to shed light on fundamental behaviors of chemical substances.