Pedestrians and Bicyclists

This course covers operations and safety topics related to bicycle and pedestrian transportation. Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure treatments, complete streets, and the impacts of such designs and practices on operations and safety are studied. In addition, this course includes topics related to multimodal signal control and level of service as well as the connection between bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure with physical activity and overall health outcomes. Discussion on how bicycling and walking are accounted for in decision-making is also included.

Power&SampleSize/SciStudies

This course offers a systematic and practical introduction to sample size and power analysis for the most commonly encountered scientific study designs. Students will learn the key conceptual elements and gain hands-on experience in computing sample size and power using relevant software (such as R, SAS, Stata, and PASS).

Classical Mythology

The principal myths as they appear in Greek and Roman literature, seen against the background of ancient culture and religion. Focus on creation myths, the structure and function of the Olympian pantheon, the Troy cycle and artistic paradigms of the hero. Some attention to modern retellings and artistic representations of ancient myths.

Trail Maintenance & Restoratio

Trail Maintenance & Restoration: Participants in this course will inspect, assess and document trail conditions on publicly accessible lands near campus and in the Hampshire woods. We will work in conjunction with local land stewards to move toward living out land acknowledgements. Participants will clear trails of blowdown debris, maintain accessible trail widths, and address wet, damaged or eroded areas through trail relocations, dirtwork, stonework or woodwork. Participants will use saws, loppers and other hand tools.

Agroecology

An overview of the ecology related to agricultural production, emphasizing crop production. The course will introduce students to ecological principles related to agricultural ecosystems, and to the ways these principles work in modern industrialized agriculture, in traditional agricultural systems, and in alternative systems such as organic agriculture. Students will learn ways by which ecological principles to determine the sustainability of agroecosystems and used to make them more sustainable.

Topological Data Analysis

This course is a gentle introduction to Topological Data Analysis (TDA), a fast-evolving field that focuses on identifying and analyzing the shape (topology) of data. TDA provides tools and concepts to analyze and understand complex high-dimensional datasets. The course aims to discuss essential methods, aiming for a robust understanding and application of these concepts, including in machine learning.
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