Fundamentals of quantum information systems, including quantum computation, quantum cryptography, and quantum information theory. Topics include: quantum circuit model, qubits, unitary operators, measurement, entanglement, quantum algorithms for factoring and search, quantum key distribution, error-correction and fault-tolerance, information capacity of quantum channels, complexity of quantum computation.

This course is designed as an introduction to Brazilian, Portuguese and Lusophone African cinemas and cultures. The selected films will afford students an opportunity to engage with film theory and criticism, and to examine a variety of topics such as the formation of national identity, gender and family dynamics, social inequalities, rural vs.

We will cover changes in the prevalence of cancer and contemporary diagnostics and treatments. While these have dramatically decreased mortality, cancer continues to claim more than 585,000 lives annually. Therefore, the focus will be on the mechanisms that are corrupted in cancer cells and the differences in vulnerability among tissues, the technologies used to define pathways and lessons learned. Equally important are the strategies being used to exploit the vulnerabilities of tumors for personalized and targeted therapeutics.

An overview of fundamental accounting concepts, so that a company?s balance sheet and income statement may be read and understood. The course will explain how performance is tracked and offer insight into basic financial statement analysis and interpretation of results. The course will also explain how accounting records support internal decision making and walk through some relevant decision scenarios. In addition, the use of accounting records to coordinate and motivate employee action will be demonstrated.

An overview of fundamental accounting concepts, so that a company?s balance sheet and income statement may be read and understood. The course will explain how performance is tracked and offer insight into basic financial statement analysis and interpretation of results. The course will also explain how accounting records support internal decision making and walk through some relevant decision scenarios. In addition, the use of accounting records to coordinate and motivate employee action will be demonstrated.

An introductory course surveying fundamental principles and findings in classical and contemporary psychology. Topics typically include: the brain, learning, memory, development, emotion, behavioral genetics, personality, social psychology, psychopathology, and therapies. In addition to these topics, students will learn how to read and summarize primary psychological research. Students attend a weekly lecture and must enroll in a discussion section that meets twice per week. Discussion sections are limited to 22.