Discussion, based on varied topics of current interest and from modern Portuguese and Brazilian writers to develop good speaking ability in Portuguese. Conversations center on everyday life situations. Intended to expand fluency, vocabulary, and cultural awareness.

Expands on basic language skills. Greater oral fluency through vocabulary building and review of fundamental language structures. Active class participation. Prerequisite: PORTUG 120 or 126, or equivalent.

Acquisition of basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic principal structures and vocabulary of Portuguese. Oral participation strongly emphasized.

Acquisition of basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic principal structures and vocabulary of Portuguese. Oral participation strongly emphasized.

Acquisition of basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic principal structures and vocabulary of Portuguese. Oral participation strongly emphasized.

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Students write and defend a proposal for experimental investigation of a research problem not directly related to their thesis topic. Project selected requires approval of thesis committee, and involves primarily library research. Credit, 1.

Review of classical and statistical ther-modynamics, configuration and conformation of isolated polymer chains, the rotational isomeric state model, thermody-namics and statistical mechanics of polymer solutions, scaling theory, single chain dynamics, scattering (light, x-ray, neutron).