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AR 2740-E1-01
Instructor: Farley Chery
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
The objective of this course is to teach students how to create 3D environments and props for use in digital models, simulations, games, or animation. The course will examine different types of architecture used in 3D spaces. The students will learn how to create historical and fictional interior and exterior environments; to design, model, texture, and render in high details; and to import their creation into an engine for testing. Topics may include space, human scale, set design, surface texturing, and basic camera animation. Students may not receive credit for IMGD/AR 2740 and IMGD/AR 205X.
Recommended Background: Basic 3D modeling skills (AR 1101)
This course will be offered in 2020-21, and in alternating years thereafter.
IMGD 2740-E1-01
Instructor: Farley Chery
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
The objective of this course is to teach students how to create 3D environments and props for use in digital models, simulations, games, or animation. The course will examine different types of architecture used in 3D spaces. The students will learn how to create historical and fictional interior and exterior environments; to design, model, texture, and render in high details; and to import their creation into an engine for testing. Topics may include space, human scale, set design, surface texturing, and basic camera animation. Students may not receive credit for IMGD/AR 2740 and IMGD/AR 205X.
Recommended Background: Basic 3D modeling skills (AR 1101)
This course will be offered in 2020-21, and in alternating years thereafter.
AR 2101-E2-01
Instructor: Farley Chery
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I 3D modeling is concerned with how to render created forms in a virtual environment. This course covers 3D modeling applications in video game development, film production, product design and fine art. Topics may include creating and armature, modeling organic and hard surfaces and sculpting using traditional techniques applied to a 3D model. Students will create works suitable for presentation in professional quality portfolio. Recommended background: AR1100 and AR1101.
IMGD 2101-E2-01
Instructor: Farley Chery
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I 3D modeling is concerned with how to render created forms in a virtual environment. This course covers 3D modeling applications in video game development, film production, product design and fine art. Topics may include creating and armature, modeling organic and hard surfaces and sculpting using traditional techniques applied to a 3D model. Students will create works suitable for presentation in professional quality portfolio. Recommended background: AR1100 and AR1101.
AR 2101-E1-01
Instructor: Farley Chery
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I 3D modeling is concerned with how to render created forms in a virtual environment. This course covers 3D modeling applications in video game development, film production, product design and fine art. Topics may include creating and armature, modeling organic and hard surfaces and sculpting using traditional techniques applied to a 3D model. Students will create works suitable for presentation in professional quality portfolio. Recommended background: AR1100 and AR1101.
IMGD 2101-E1-01
Instructor: Farley Chery
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I 3D modeling is concerned with how to render created forms in a virtual environment. This course covers 3D modeling applications in video game development, film production, product design and fine art. Topics may include creating and armature, modeling organic and hard surfaces and sculpting using traditional techniques applied to a 3D model. Students will create works suitable for presentation in professional quality portfolio. Recommended background: AR1100 and AR1101.
GN 350X-E1-01
Instructor: Gizem Arslan
Meeting: M-T-W-R | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Format: Lecture
GN350x Advanced German for Professional Purposes (Experimental Course)
In this course, students take a hands-on approach to using intermediate-level German suited to professional settings (e.g. offices, labs, common digital platforms). Students interpret German-language texts related to professional life, communicate and present in German in meaningful work-related contexts, and discuss cultural attitudes towards work in the German-speaking world. Topics range from professional biographies, job postings, office communications and lab dos and don’ts to cultural products and practices related to work, time, communication, and professional courtesy in German-speaking workplaces. This course will prepare students for an internship or study-abroad program in Germany.
Students who take GN350x cannot simultaneously enroll in or take GN250x at a later time.
MA 099X-E-01
Instructor: Carly Thorp
Meeting: M-W-F | 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Format: Lecture
Algebra, Analytic Geometry, and Trigonometry (MA 099X)
This course is intended to review selected pre-calculus topics from algebra, analytic geometry, and trigonometry, which are deemed critical to success in Calculus I (MA 1020, MA 1021) and further courses in the calculus sequence. This course will be conducted online using synchronous and asynchronous discussions and learning tools. Additionally, project-based learning methods will be utilized to facilitate students’ understandings of the links between mathematics and applications in science and engineering. Topics include logarithmic and exponential functions, trigonometric identities, systems of equations, and factoring, expanding, and graphing quadratic equations.
This course is intended for incoming students who need to meet the minimum mathematics requirement for admittance to WPI and does not count towards WPI graduation requirements.
Recommended background: Basic knowledge of graphing, algebraic expressions, and trigonometric functions.
EN 3271-E2-01
Instructor: Jim Cocola
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
EN 3271 American Literary Topics (Cat. I) This course investigates American literature as it relates to a specific theme, issue, controversy, or question. Attention might center upon topics from childhood and friendship to captivity and freedom, and from immigration and labor to law and war, drawing on or even focusing more decidedly upon aspects of identity including but not limited to class, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, and sexuality Authors might extend from nineteenth century exemplars including Emily Dickinson, Herman Melville, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman to twentieth and twenty first century figures such as Philip K. Dick, Toni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Richard Wright. This course may be repeated for different topics. Recommended Background: None, though coursework in English (e.g. EN 1251, Introduction to Literature) or any subsequent EN offering will be helpful.
MA 2611-E2-X01
Instructor: Zheyang Wu
Meeting: W | 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IThis course is designed to introduce the student to data analytic and appliedstatistical methods commonly used in industrial and scientific applications aswell as in course and project work at WPI. Emphasis will be on the practicalaspects of statistics with students analyzing real data sets on an interactivecomputer package.Topics covered include analytic and graphical representation of data,exploratory data analysis, basic issues in the design and conduct of experimentaland observational studies, the central limit theorem, one and two sample pointand interval estimation and tests of hypotheses.Recommended background: MA 1022.
MA 2611-E2-L01
Instructor: Zheyang Wu
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course is designed to introduce the student to data analytic and appliedstatistical methods commonly used in industrial and scientific applications aswell as in course and project work at WPI. Emphasis will be on the practicalaspects of statistics with students analyzing real data sets on an interactivecomputer package.Topics covered include analytic and graphical representation of data,exploratory data analysis, basic issues in the design and conduct of experimentaland observational studies, the central limit theorem, one and two sample pointand interval estimation and tests of hypotheses.Recommended background: MA 1022.
MA 2611-E1-L02
Instructor: Sajal Chakroborty
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course is designed to introduce the student to data analytic and applied
statistical methods commonly used in industrial and scientific applications as
well as in course and project work at WPI. Emphasis will be on the practical
aspects of statistics with students analyzing real data sets on an interactive
computer package.
Topics covered include analytic and graphical representation of data,
exploratory data analysis, basic issues in the design and conduct of experimental
and observational studies, the central limit theorem, one and two sample point
and interval estimation and tests of hypotheses.
Recommended background: MA 1022.
MA 2611-E1-X02
Instructor: Sajal Chakroborty
Meeting: W | 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
This course is designed to introduce the student to data analytic and applied
statistical methods commonly used in industrial and scientific applications as
well as in course and project work at WPI. Emphasis will be on the practical
aspects of statistics with students analyzing real data sets on an interactive
computer package.
Topics covered include analytic and graphical representation of data,
exploratory data analysis, basic issues in the design and conduct of experimental
and observational studies, the central limit theorem, one and two sample point
and interval estimation and tests of hypotheses.
Recommended background: MA 1022.
MA 2611-E1-L01
Instructor: Buddika Peiris
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course is designed to introduce the student to data analytic and appliedstatistical methods commonly used in industrial and scientific applications aswell as in course and project work at WPI. Emphasis will be on the practicalaspects of statistics with students analyzing real data sets on an interactivecomputer package.Topics covered include analytic and graphical representation of data,exploratory data analysis, basic issues in the design and conduct of experimentaland observational studies, the central limit theorem, one and two sample pointand interval estimation and tests of hypotheses.Recommended background: MA 1022.
MA 2611-E1-X01
Instructor: Buddika Peiris
Meeting: T | 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IThis course is designed to introduce the student to data analytic and appliedstatistical methods commonly used in industrial and scientific applications aswell as in course and project work at WPI. Emphasis will be on the practicalaspects of statistics with students analyzing real data sets on an interactivecomputer package.Topics covered include analytic and graphical representation of data,exploratory data analysis, basic issues in the design and conduct of experimentaland observational studies, the central limit theorem, one and two sample pointand interval estimation and tests of hypotheses.Recommended background: MA 1022.
MA 2612-E2-L01
Instructor: Hammed Olayinka
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MA 2612-E2-X01
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 2:30 PM - 3:40 PM
Format: Laboratory
MA 2612-E1-L01
Instructor: Frank Zou
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MA 2612-E1-X01
Instructor: Frank Zou
Meeting: T | 10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Format: Laboratory
SS 170X-E2-01
Instructor: Zahra Zarei Ardestani
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
SS 170X Artificial Intelligence for Society
1/3 Unit
This course examines the relationship between people, workers, the environment, and artificial intelligence (AI). In particular, the driving question for this course is the transformative capacity of AI. Like the industrial revolutions before it, which produced pollution from resource inputs and outputs, worker inequality, and systemic poverty, the AI revolution has challenges of its own. These include political polarization, misinformation and information bias, deindustrialization, and threats to democracy. The course reviews basic concepts to create a shared language for understanding AI, its benefits, ethical frameworks to examine its impacts, and its unintended consequences. The course will use historical and contemporary examples, lively debates, and regular guests, to thoughtfully examine critical questions around AI for society. So that students can truly grasp the course’s concepts the course will provide opportunities to experiment with AI technology.
Recommended background: None
AE 2550-E1-01
Instructor: Hektor Kashuri
Meeting: M-R | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Format: Lecture
Cat I
This course introduces the ambient atmospheric and space environments encountered by aerospace vehicles. Topics include: the sun and solar activity; the solar wind; planetary magnetospheres; planetary atmospheres; radiation environments; galactic cosmic rays; meteoroids; and space debris.
Recommended background: mechanics (PH1110 / 1111 or equivalent), electromagnetism (PH 1120 / 1121 or equivalent), and ordinary differential equations (MA 2051 or equivalent).
PH 2550-E1-01
Instructor: Hektor Kashuri
Meeting: M-R | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Format: Lecture
Cat I
This course introduces the ambient atmospheric and space environments encountered by aerospace vehicles. Topics include: the sun and solar activity; the solar wind; planetary magnetospheres; planetary atmospheres; radiation environments; galactic cosmic rays; meteoroids; and space debris.
Recommended background: mechanics (PH1110 / 1111 or equivalent), electromagnetism (PH 1120 / 1121 or equivalent), and ordinary differential equations (MA 2051 or equivalent).
BME 2211-E2-01
Instructor: Taimoor Afzal
Meeting: M-T-W-R-F | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
To learn the fundamentals of basic signal processing methods as well as linear time series analyses framework for modeling and mining biological data. Tools of data analysis include statistics for determining significance of a result, Laplace and Z transforms, convolution, correlation, sampling theorem, Fourier transform, transfer function, coherence function and various filtering techniques. The goal of this course is to offer the students an opportunity to learn and model and simulate static and dynamic physiological systems using linear systems theory. First principles of chemistry and physics are used to quantitatively model physiological systems. Most of the models are based on linear systems theory. Simulations and estimation are performed using Matlab and already-developed software.
Recommended background: BME 2210, CS 1004 or equivalent.
BME 3300-E1-X01
Instructor: Raymond Page
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
Students are guided through the open-ended, real-world, design process starting
with the project definition, specification development, management, team
interactions and communication, failure and safety criteria, progress reporting,
marketing concepts, documentation and technical presentation of the final
project outcome. The course will include a significant writing component, will
make use of computers, and hands-on design explorations.
Students who have previously received credit for BME 2300 may not receive
credit for BME 3300.
BME 3300-E1-L01
Instructor: Raymond Page
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
Students are guided through the open-ended, real-world, design process starting
with the project definition, specification development, management, team
interactions and communication, failure and safety criteria, progress reporting,
marketing concepts, documentation and technical presentation of the final
project outcome. The course will include a significant writing component, will
make use of computers, and hands-on design explorations.
Students who have previously received credit for BME 2300 may not receive
credit for BME 3300.
WR 2210-E2-01
Instructor: Esther Boucher-Yip
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
This course emphasizes the standard written genres of professional, workplace communication. Students will analyze the history, purposes, conventions, and social consequences of a variety of business communications, focusing on digital and print correspondence, reports, and proposals directed to internal and external audiences. Students will learn about the culture of a professional environment and the role of writing in structuring identity and relationships within that context. Classes will be conducted as interactive writing workshops in which students assess and respond to rhetorical scenarios and sample texts from a variety of professional worksites. Students will create portfolios, producing professional writing samples they may use on the job market. Recommended Background: WR 1010, WR 1011, or equivalent
MA 1021-E2-X02 (group 2)
Instructor: Buddika Peiris
Meeting: R | 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I, This course provides an introduction to differentiation and its applications. Topics covered include: functions and their graphs, limits, continuity, differentiation, linear approximation, chain rule, min/max problems, and applications of derivatives.
Recommended background: Algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry. Although the course will make use of computers, no programming experience is assumed.
Students may not receive credit for both MA 1021 and MA 1020.
MA 1021-E2-D02 (group 2)
Instructor: Buddika Peiris
Meeting: R | 10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Format: Discussion
Cat. I, This course provides an introduction to differentiation and its applications. Topics covered include: functions and their graphs, limits, continuity, differentiation, linear approximation, chain rule, min/max problems, and applications of derivatives.
Recommended background: Algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry. Although the course will make use of computers, no programming experience is assumed.
Students may not receive credit for both MA 1021 and MA 1020.
MA 1021-E2-L02 (group 2)
Instructor: Buddika Peiris
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I, This course provides an introduction to differentiation and its applications. Topics covered include: functions and their graphs, limits, continuity, differentiation, linear approximation, chain rule, min/max problems, and applications of derivatives.
Recommended background: Algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry. Although the course will make use of computers, no programming experience is assumed.
Students may not receive credit for both MA 1021 and MA 1020.
MA 1021-E2-X01 (group 1)
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to differentiation and its applications.Topics covered include: functions and their graphs, limits, continuity,differentiation, linear approximation, chain rule, min/max problems, andapplications of derivatives.Recommended background: Algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry.Although the course will make use of computers, no programming experienceis assumed.Students may not receive credit for both MA 1021 and MA 1020.
MA 1021-E2-D01 (group 1)
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Format: Discussion
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to differentiation and its applications.Topics covered include: functions and their graphs, limits, continuity,differentiation, linear approximation, chain rule, min/max problems, andapplications of derivatives.Recommended background: Algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry.Although the course will make use of computers, no programming experienceis assumed.Students may not receive credit for both MA 1021 and MA 1020.
MA 1021-E2-L01 (group 1)
Instructor: Evan Sayer
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to differentiation and its applications.Topics covered include: functions and their graphs, limits, continuity,differentiation, linear approximation, chain rule, min/max problems, andapplications of derivatives.Recommended background: Algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry.Although the course will make use of computers, no programming experienceis assumed.Students may not receive credit for both MA 1021 and MA 1020.
MA 1021-E1-D01
Instructor: Marcel Blais
Meeting: T | 10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Format: Discussion
MA 1021-E1-L01
Instructor: Marcel Blais
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MA 1021-E1-X01
Instructor: Marcel Blais
Meeting: T | 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Format: Laboratory
MA 1022-E2-X01
Instructor: Gu Wang
Meeting: T | 10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to integration and its applications.Topics covered include: inverse trigonometric functions, Riemann sums,fundamental theorem of calculus, basic techniques of integration, volumes ofrevolution, arc length, exponential and logarithmic functions, and applications.
Recommended background: MA 1021. Although the course will make use ofcomputers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1022-E2-L01
Instructor: Gu Wang
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to integration and its applications.Topics covered include: inverse trigonometric functions, Riemann sums,fundamental theorem of calculus, basic techniques of integration, volumes ofrevolution, arc length, exponential and logarithmic functions, and applications.
Recommended background: MA 1021. Although the course will make use ofcomputers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1022-E2-D01
Instructor: Gu Wang
Meeting: T | 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Format: Discussion
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to integration and its applications.Topics covered include: inverse trigonometric functions, Riemann sums,fundamental theorem of calculus, basic techniques of integration, volumes ofrevolution, arc length, exponential and logarithmic functions, and applications.
Recommended background: MA 1021. Although the course will make use ofcomputers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1022-E1-D01
Instructor: Barry Posterro
Meeting: W | 11:30 AM - 12:40 PM
Format: Discussion
MA 1022-E1-X01
Instructor: Barry Posterro
Meeting: W | 10:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Format: Laboratory
MA 1022-E1-L01
Instructor: Barry Posterro
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MA 1023-E2-L01
Instructor: Jeffrey Barden
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides an introduction to series, parametric curves and vector algebra. Topics covered include: numerical methods, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, sequences, Taylor’s theorem with remainder, convergence of series and power series, polar coordinates, parametric curves and vector algebra.
Recommended background: MA 1022. Although the course will make use of computers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1023-E2-X01
Instructor: Jeffrey Barden
Meeting: R | 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
This course provides an introduction to series, parametric curves and vector algebra. Topics covered include: numerical methods, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, sequences, Taylor’s theorem with remainder, convergence of series and power series, polar coordinates, parametric curves and vector algebra.
Recommended background: MA 1022. Although the course will make use of computers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1023-E2-D01
Instructor: Jeffrey Barden
Meeting: R | 10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
This course provides an introduction to series, parametric curves and vector algebra. Topics covered include: numerical methods, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, sequences, Taylor’s theorem with remainder, convergence of series and power series, polar coordinates, parametric curves and vector algebra.
Recommended background: MA 1022. Although the course will make use of computers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1023-E1-L01
Instructor: Jane Bouchard
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MA 1023-E1-D01
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: W | 2:30 PM - 3:40 PM
Format: Discussion
MA 1023-E1-X01
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: W | 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Format: Laboratory
MA 1024-E2-L01
Instructor: Tatiana Doytchinova
Meeting: M-W | 10:00 AM - 12:40 PM
Format: Lecture
MA 1024-E2-X01
Instructor: Tatiana Doytchinova
Meeting: R | 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
Format: Laboratory
MA 1024-E2-D01
Instructor: Tatiana Doytchinova
Meeting: R | 12:30 PM - 1:40 PM
Format: Discussion
MA 1024-E1-D02
Instructor: Qingshuo Song
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
This course provides an introduction to multivariable calculus.
Topics covered include: vector functions, partial derivatives, and gradient,
multivariable optimization, double and triple integrals, polar coordinates, other
coordinate systems and applications.
Recommended background: MA 1023. Although the course will make use of
computers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1024-E1-L01
Instructor: Michael Johnson
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to multivariable calculus.Topics covered include: vector functions, partial derivatives, and gradient,multivariable optimization, double and triple integrals, polar coordinates, othercoordinate systems and applications.
Recommended background: MA 1023. Although the course will make use ofcomputers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1024-E1-X02
Instructor: Qingshuo Song
Meeting: T | 10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
This course provides an introduction to multivariable calculus.
Topics covered include: vector functions, partial derivatives, and gradient,
multivariable optimization, double and triple integrals, polar coordinates, other
coordinate systems and applications.
Recommended background: MA 1023. Although the course will make use of
computers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1024-E1-X01
Instructor: Michael Johnson
Meeting: W | 2:30 PM - 3:40 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to multivariable calculus.Topics covered include: vector functions, partial derivatives, and gradient,multivariable optimization, double and triple integrals, polar coordinates, othercoordinate systems and applications.
Recommended background: MA 1023. Although the course will make use ofcomputers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1024-E1-L02
Instructor: Qingshuo Song
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides an introduction to multivariable calculus.
Topics covered include: vector functions, partial derivatives, and gradient,
multivariable optimization, double and triple integrals, polar coordinates, other
coordinate systems and applications.
Recommended background: MA 1023. Although the course will make use of
computers, no programming experience is assumed.
MA 1024-E1-D01
Instructor: Michael Johnson
Meeting: W | 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
Format: Discussion
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to multivariable calculus.Topics covered include: vector functions, partial derivatives, and gradient,multivariable optimization, double and triple integrals, polar coordinates, othercoordinate systems and applications.
Recommended background: MA 1023. Although the course will make use ofcomputers, no programming experience is assumed.
BME 3813-E2-L01
Instructor: Sakthikumar Ambady
Meeting: W | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I (1/6 units)
This laboratory-driven course provides hands-on experience in the application of bioengineering to control cellular processes. Students will be challenged to design an intervention to manipulate a specific cellular process (adhesion, proliferation, migration, differentiation) and use modern cellular and molecular biology tools to assess and refine their approach. Laboratory exercises will provide an overview of cell culture technique, microscopy and molecular probes, quantification of cell proliferation and migration, and assessment of cellular differentiation in the context of the assigned projects. Students will complete the project at their own pace in a team setting and communicate their findings effectively.
Recommended background: Basic chemistry (CH 1010 and CH 1020) and a solid knowledge of cell biology (BB 2550) or equivalent.
BME 3813-E2-X01
Instructor: Sakthikumar Ambady
Meeting: R | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM; W | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I (1/6 units)
This laboratory-driven course provides hands-on experience in the application of bioengineering to control cellular processes. Students will be challenged to design an intervention to manipulate a specific cellular process (adhesion, proliferation, migration, differentiation) and use modern cellular and molecular biology tools to assess and refine their approach. Laboratory exercises will provide an overview of cell culture technique, microscopy and molecular probes, quantification of cell proliferation and migration, and assessment of cellular differentiation in the context of the assigned projects. Students will complete the project at their own pace in a team setting and communicate their findings effectively.
Recommended background: Basic chemistry (CH 1010 and CH 1020) and a solid knowledge of cell biology (BB 2550) or equivalent.
BME 3813-E1-X01
Instructor: Sakthikumar Ambady
Meeting: T | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM; W | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I (1/6 units)
This laboratory-driven course provides hands-on experience in the application of bioengineering to control cellular processes. Students will be challenged to design an intervention to manipulate a specific cellular process (adhesion, proliferation, migration, differentiation) and use modern cellular and molecular biology tools to assess and refine their approach. Laboratory exercises will provide an overview of cell culture technique, microscopy and molecular probes, quantification of cell proliferation and migration, and assessment of cellular differentiation in the context of the assigned projects. Students will complete the project at their own pace in a team setting and communicate their findings effectively.
Recommended background: Basic chemistry (CH 1010 and CH 1020) and a solid knowledge of cell biology (BB 2550) or equivalent.
BME 3813-E1-L01
Instructor: Sakthikumar Ambady
Meeting: T | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I (1/6 units)
This laboratory-driven course provides hands-on experience in the application of bioengineering to control cellular processes. Students will be challenged to design an intervention to manipulate a specific cellular process (adhesion, proliferation, migration, differentiation) and use modern cellular and molecular biology tools to assess and refine their approach. Laboratory exercises will provide an overview of cell culture technique, microscopy and molecular probes, quantification of cell proliferation and migration, and assessment of cellular differentiation in the context of the assigned projects. Students will complete the project at their own pace in a team setting and communicate their findings effectively.
Recommended background: Basic chemistry (CH 1010 and CH 1020) and a solid knowledge of cell biology (BB 2550) or equivalent.
CH 1010-E2-D01 Discussion (may be taken at a later term during AY23/24)
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: W | 11:30 AM - 12:40 PM
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
The CH1010 course is an introduction to chemistry using the fundamental structures of atoms as a starting point. Emphasis is placed on discussing how all properties of matter as well as bonding mechanisms arise from atomic structure. Lewis structures and molecular orbitals are used to understand bonding, and the intermolecular forces present in chemicals systems are used as a prelude to reactivity patterns covered in future courses.
CH 1010-E2-X01 Lab (may be taken at a later term during AY23/24)
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: M-W | 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IThe CH1010 course is an introduction to chemistry using the fundamental structures of atoms as a starting point. Emphasis is placed on discussing how all properties of matter as well as bonding mechanisms arise from atomic structure. Lewis structures and molecular orbitals are used to understand bonding, and the intermolecular forces present in chemicals systems are used as a prelude to reactivity patterns covered in future courses.
CH 1010-E2-L01 Lecture (credit will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of lab and discussion)
Instructor: Uma Kumar
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
CH 1010-E1-D01 Discussion
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: W | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Format: Discussion
CH 1010-E1-X01 Lab (may be taken at a later term during AY25/26)
Instructor: Uma Kumar
Meeting: M-W | 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IThe CH1010 course is an introduction to chemistry using the fundamental structures of atoms as a starting point. Emphasis is placed on discussing how all properties of matter as well as bonding mechanisms arise from atomic structure. Lewis structures and molecular orbitals are used to understand bonding, and the intermolecular forces present in chemicals systems are used as a prelude to reactivity patterns covered in future courses.
CH 1010-E1-L01 Lecture (credit will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of lab and discussion)
Instructor: Uma Kumar
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
CH 1020-E2-L01 (discussion & lab may be taken at a later term & credit will be applied when they have been completed)
Instructor: Uma Kumar
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
CH 1020-E2-D01 Discussion (may be taken at a later date)
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: W | 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Format: Discussion
CH 1020-E2-X01 Lab (may be taken at a later term)
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: M-W | 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IBonding theories introduced earlier in the sequence are applied to chemical reactions, including reduction/oxidation reactions, to demonstrate patterns in reactivity. Solution thermodynamics, concentration scales, and colligative properties are discussed in the context of balanced chemical reactions both in aqueous solution and in the gas phase.Recommended background: Properties of matter, basic bonding theory, Lewis structures and molecular orbitals, intermolecular forces. See CH1010.
CH 1020-E1-D01 Discussion (may be taken at a later date)
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Format: Discussion
CH 1020-E1-X01 Lab (may be taken at a later term)
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: T-R | 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IBonding theories introduced earlier in the sequence are applied to chemical reactions, including reduction/oxidation reactions, to demonstrate patterns in reactivity. Solution thermodynamics, concentration scales, and colligative properties are discussed in the context of balanced chemical reactions both in aqueous solution and in the gas phase.Recommended background: Properties of matter, basic bonding theory, Lewis structures and molecular orbitals, intermolecular forces. See CH1010.
CH 1020-E1-L01 (discussion & lab may be taken at a later term & credit will be applied when they have been completed)
Instructor: Uma Kumar
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
CH 3510-E1-01
Instructor: George Kaminski
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
PSY 2403-E1-01
Instructor: Hannah Smith
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
PSY 2403: Cognitive Psychology (Cat I) This course is intended for anyone interested in learning about the mental processes and strategies underlying human behavior. The ways in which sensory input is transformed, reduced, elaborated, stored, and recovered will be examined in order to develop a picture of the human mind as an active processor of information. Topics will include perception, pattern recognition, attention, mental imagery, memory, categorization, problem solving, and decision making. Students will gain experience with research methods in cognitive psychology by participating in online experiments. Course assignments will emphasize applications of cognitive research to everyday life. No previous experience with psychological science is necessary to take this course. Students may not receive credit for both PSY 1401 and PSY 2403.
ECE 2039-E1-X01
Instructor: Bo Tang
Meeting: W | 12:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
ECE 2039: Computational Engineering (1/3 Units; Cat. I) Computational Engineering describes the methods and practices of software programming in the context of electrical and computer engineering (ECE), specifically, the construction of programs to be efficiently implemented on hardware. In this regard, the course covers programming design and methodology, developing efficient code using C programming language, hardware device abstraction, and modeling. In doing so, starting with basic programming techniques in the high-level programming language C, the course describes the relevant software and hardware device abstraction levels. Additionally, program analysis, debugging methods, issues encountered when interfacing with signals to/from external devices, and computer engineering models, such as finite state machines and timing in computing hardware, are explained. The course uses assignments/projects to provide hands-on experience with software programming to solve problems in electrical and computer engineering practice. Recommended Background: A prior course in computer programming, such as CS 1004, CS 1101/2, or BME 1004.
ECE 2039-E1-L01
Instructor: Bo Tang
Meeting: M-T-R-F | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Format: Lecture
ECE 2039: Computational Engineering (1/3 Units; Cat. I) Computational Engineering describes the methods and practices of software programming in the context of electrical and computer engineering (ECE), specifically, the construction of programs to be efficiently implemented on hardware. In this regard, the course covers programming design and methodology, developing efficient code using C programming language, hardware device abstraction, and modeling. In doing so, starting with basic programming techniques in the high-level programming language C, the course describes the relevant software and hardware device abstraction levels. Additionally, program analysis, debugging methods, issues encountered when interfacing with signals to/from external devices, and computer engineering models, such as finite state machines and timing in computing hardware, are explained. The course uses assignments/projects to provide hands-on experience with software programming to solve problems in electrical and computer engineering practice. Recommended Background: A prior course in computer programming, such as CS 1004, CS 1101/2, or BME 1004.
CS 4731-E1-01
Instructor: Joshua Cuneo
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course studies the use of the computer to model and graphically render two- and three-dimensional structures. Topics include graphics devices and languages, 2- and 3-D object representations, and various aspects of rendering realistic images.Students will be expected to implement programs which span all stages of the 3-D graphics pipeline, including clipping, projection, arbitrary viewing, hidden surface removal and shading.Undergraduate credit may not be earned both for this course and for CS 543.Recommended background: CS 2223, CS 2303 and MA 2071.
CS 4731-E1-02
Instructor: Joshua Cuneo
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course studies the use of the computer to model and graphically render two- and three-dimensional structures. Topics include graphics devices and languages, 2- and 3-D object representations, and various aspects of rendering realistic images.
Students will be expected to implement programs which span all stages of the 3-D graphics pipeline, including clipping, projection, arbitrary viewing, hidden surface removal and shading.
Undergraduate credit may not be earned both for this course and for CS 543.
Recommended background: CS 2223, CS 2303 and MA 2071.
ECE 2311-E1-01
Instructor: Mostafa Asheghan
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
ECE 2311 Continuous-Time Signal and System Analysis (1/3 Units; Cat. I)
This course provides an introduction to time and frequency domain analysis of continuous time signals and linear systems. Topics include signal characterization and operations; singularity functions; impulse response and convolution; Fourier series; the Fourier transform and its applications; frequency-domain characterization of linear, time-invariant systems such as filters; and the Laplace transform and its applications.
Recommended Background: ECE 2039 (preferred for ECE majors) or a prior course in computer programming such as CS 2301/3, CS 1004 or CS 1101/2; MA 2051; and ECE 2019.
ES 3011-E2-L01
Instructor: Mohammad Mahdi Agheli Hajiabadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
Characteristics of control systems. Mathematical representation of control components and systems. Laplace transforms, transfer functions, block and signal flow diagrams. Transient response analysis. Introduction to the root-locus method and stability analysis. Frequency response techniques including Bode, polar, and Nichols plots. This sequence of courses in the field of control engineering (ES 3011) is generally available to all juniors and seniors regardless of department. A good background in mathematics is required; familiarity with Laplace transforms, complex variables and matrices is desirable but not mandatory. All students taking Control Engineering I should have an understanding of ordinary differential equations (MA 2051 or equivalent) and basic physics through electricity and magnetism (PH 1120/1121). Control Engineering I may be considered a terminal course, or it may be the first course for those students wishing to do extensive work in this field. Students taking the sequence of two courses will be prepared for graduate work in the field.
Recommended background: Ordinary Differential Equations (MA 2051) and Electricity and Magnestism (PH 1120, PH 1121). Students may not receive credit for both ES 3011 and ECE 3012
ES 3011-E2-X01
Instructor: Mohammad Mahdi Agheli Hajiabadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
Characteristics of control systems. Mathematical representation of control components and systems. Laplace transforms, transfer functions, block and signal flow diagrams. Transient response analysis. Introduction to the root-locus method and stability analysis. Frequency response techniques including Bode, polar, and Nichols plots. This sequence of courses in the field of control engineering (ES 3011) is generally available to all juniors and seniors regardless of department. A good background in mathematics is required; familiarity with Laplace transforms, complex variables and matrices is desirable but not mandatory. All students taking Control Engineering I should have an understanding of ordinary differential equations (MA 2051 or equivalent) and basic physics through electricity and magnetism (PH 1120/1121). Control Engineering I may be considered a terminal course, or it may be the first course for those students wishing to do extensive work in this field. Students taking the sequence of two courses will be prepared for graduate work in the field.
Recommended background: Ordinary Differential Equations (MA 2051) and Electricity and Magnestism (PH 1120, PH 1121). Students may not receive credit for both ES 3011 and ECE 3012
ES 3011-E1-L01
Instructor: Mohammad Mahdi Agheli Hajiabadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
ES 3011-E1-X01
Instructor: Mohammad Mahdi Agheli Hajiabadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Laboratory
EN 2219-E2-01
Instructor: Jim Cocola
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
EN2219 Creative Writing (Cat. I) This writing workshop aims to help students develop or improve the skills of written expression, emphasizing presentation and discussion of original work. Offerings may include themed courses covering multiple genres or specialized workshops in single genres of focus such as fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction. This course may be repeated for different genres. Recommended Background: Introductory level creative writing (EN1219: Introduction to Creative Writing)
PSY 2406-E2-01
Instructor: Zainab Shabbir
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
PSY 2406: Cross-Cultural Psychology (Cat II) Why do people stand so close to you in other countries? Why should you avoid eating with your left hand in some places? Why do people drive on the left side of the road in some countries? How does your nationality influence the way you think about food? How is the U.S. viewed by other countries? In this course, we will explore these questions and many more as we learn about cross-cultural psychology. Crosscultural psychology is the study of cultural effects on human behavior and diversity. We will examine theoretical perspectives and empirical findings in cross-cultural psychology. This course will cover topics such as: development, understanding the self, cognition, communication (verbal and nonverbal), emotion, relationships, prejudice, gender, mental and physical health, and what it means to live and work in a diverse and multicultural society. We will examine these issues both within the cultural groups in the United States as well as cultures around the globe. This course is designed to increase awareness and sensitivity to issues pertaining to diversity and differences among people and to allow for discussions on these sensitive topics. No prior experience with psychology is needed to take this course. This course will be offered in 2024-25, and in alternating years thereafter
DS 1010-E1-01
Instructor: Torumoy Ghoshal
Meeting: T-R | 6:00 PM - 7:50 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides an introduction to the core concepts in Data Science. It covers a broad range of methodologies for working with and making informed decisions based on real-world data. Core topics introduced in this course include basic statistics, data exploration, data cleaning, data visualization, business intelligence, and data analysis. Students will utilize various techniques and tools to explore, understand and visualize real-world data sets from various domains and learn how to communicate data results to decision makers.
Recommended background: None
DS 2010-E1-01
Instructor: Fatemeh Emdad
Meeting: T-R | 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course focuses on model- and data-driven approaches in Data Science. It covers methods from applied statistics (regression), optimization, and machine learning to analyze and make predictions and inferences from real-world data sets. Topics introduced in this course include basic statistics (regression), analytics (explanatory and predictive), basics of machine learning (classification and clustering), eigen values and singular matrices, data exploration, data cleaning, data visualization, and business intelligence. Students will utilize various techniques and tools to explore and understand real-world data sets from various domains.
Recommended background: Data science basics equivalent to DS 1010, applied statistics and regression equivalent to MA2611 and MA 2612, and the ability to write computer programs in a scientific language equivalent to a CS programming course at the CS 1000 or CS 2000 level are assumed.
CS 3431-E1-01
Instructor: Shubbhi Taneja
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course introduces the student to the design, use, and application of database management systems.
Topics include the relational data model, relational query languages, design theory, and conceptual data design and modeling for relational database design. Techniques that provide for data independence and minimal redundancy will be discussed.
Students will be expected to design and implement database system applications.
Undergraduate credit may not be earned both for this course and for CS 4431
or CS 542.
Recommended background: CS 2022 and either CS 2102, CS 2103, or CS 2119.
CS 3431-E1-02
Instructor: Shubbhi Taneja
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course introduces the student to the design, use, and application of database management systems.
Topics include the relational data model, relational query languages, design theory, and conceptual data design and modeling for relational database design. Techniques that provide for data independence and minimal redundancy will be discussed.
Students will be expected to design and implement database system applications.
Undergraduate credit may not be earned both for this course and for CS 4431
or CS 542.
Recommended background: CS 2022 and either CS 2102, CS 2103, or CS 2119.
ENV 2710-E1-01
Instructor: Elisabeth Stoddard
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
Resilience is the capacity to adapt to changing conditions and to bounce back after a disaster. Through resilience we can live, and even thrive, in the face of natural disasters. Resilience involves adaptation to the wide range of regional and localized impacts that are expected with a warming planet: more intense storms, greater precipitation, coastal and valley flooding, longer and more severe droughts in some areas, wildfires, melting permafrost, warmer temperatures, and power outages. Resilient design is the intentional design of buildings, landscapes, communities, and regions in response to these vulnerabilities. In this course, we will work to better understand what is at risk in a changing climate with more extreme and frequent disasters, the role people/companies and policies play in these disasters, who is most at risk and why, and develop resilient designs focused on practical, innovative, on-the-ground, and just solutions.
Students may not receive credit for both ENV 271X and ENV 2710
Recommended background: None
PSY 2404-E2-01
Instructor: Srija Halder
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
PSY 2404: Developmental Psychology (Cat II) This course is for anyone with any experience level who is interested in understanding human development from conception to death. The course will cover development from biological, cognitive, emotional, social, personality, linguistic, and moral perspectives over the lifespan. No previous experience with psychological science is needed to take this course. Students may not receive credit for both PSY 1404 and PSY 2404.
PSY 2404-E1-01
Instructor: Si Wang
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
PSY 2404: Developmental Psychology (Cat II) This course is for anyone with any experience level who is interested in understanding human development from conception to death. The course will cover development from biological, cognitive, emotional, social, personality, linguistic, and moral perspectives over the lifespan. No previous experience with psychological science is needed to take this course. Students may not receive credit for both PSY 1404 and PSY 2404.
AR 1101-E1-01
Instructor: Roshanak Bigonah
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course focuses on the methods, procedures and techniques of creating andmanipulating images through electronic and digital means. Students will developan understanding of image alteration. Topics may include color theory, displays,modeling, shading, and visual perception.Recommended background: AR 1100.
MA 2201-E2-01
Instructor: Herman Servatius
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I This course serves as an introduction to some of the more important concepts, techniques, and structures of discrete mathematics providing a bridge between computer science and mathematics. Topics include sets, functions and relations, propositional and predicate calculus, mathematical induction, properties of integers, counting techniques, and graph theory. Students will be expected to develop simple proofs for problems drawn primarily from computer science and applied mathematics. Recommended background: None
CS 2022-E2-01
Instructor: Herman Servatius
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I This course serves as an introduction to some of the more important concepts, techniques, and structures of discrete mathematics providing a bridge between computer science and mathematics. Topics include sets, functions and relations, propositional and predicate calculus, mathematical induction, properties of integers, counting techniques, and graph theory. Students will be expected to develop simple proofs for problems drawn primarily from computer science and applied mathematics. Recommended background: None
MA 2201-E1-02
Instructor: Bogdan Doytchinov
Meeting: T | 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM; M-W | 11:00 AM - 1:40 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I This course serves as an introduction to some of the more important concepts, techniques, and structures of discrete mathematics providing a bridge between computer science and mathematics. Topics include sets, functions and relations, propositional and predicate calculus, mathematical induction, properties of integers, counting techniques, and graph theory. Students will be expected to develop simple proofs for problems drawn primarily from computer science and applied mathematics. Recommended background: None
CS 2022-E1-02
Instructor: Bogdan Doytchinov
Meeting: T | 11:00 AM - 12:10 PM; M-W | 11:00 AM - 1:40 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I This course serves as an introduction to some of the more important concepts, techniques, and structures of discrete mathematics providing a bridge between computer science and mathematics. Topics include sets, functions and relations, propositional and predicate calculus, mathematical induction, properties of integers, counting techniques, and graph theory. Students will be expected to develop simple proofs for problems drawn primarily from computer science and applied mathematics. Recommended background: None
MA 2201-E1-01
Instructor: Brigitte Servatius
Meeting: W | 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM; T-R | 1:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I This course serves as an introduction to some of the more important concepts, techniques, and structures of discrete mathematics providing a bridge between computer science and mathematics. Topics include sets, functions and relations, propositional and predicate calculus, mathematical induction, properties of integers, counting techniques, and graph theory. Students will be expected to develop simple proofs for problems drawn primarily from computer science and applied mathematics. Recommended background: None
CS 2022-E1-01
Instructor: Brigitte Servatius
Meeting: W | 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM; T-R | 1:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I This course serves as an introduction to some of the more important concepts, techniques, and structures of discrete mathematics providing a bridge between computer science and mathematics. Topics include sets, functions and relations, propositional and predicate calculus, mathematical induction, properties of integers, counting techniques, and graph theory. Students will be expected to develop simple proofs for problems drawn primarily from computer science and applied mathematics. Recommended background: None
ECE 2312-E2-01
Instructor: Mostafa Asheghan
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
ECE 2312: Discrete-Time Signal and System Analysis (1/3 Units; Cat. I)
This course provides an introduction to the time and frequency domain analysis of discrete-time signals and linear systems. Topics include sampling and quantization, characterization of discrete-time sequences, the discrete-time Fourier transform, the discrete Fourier transform and its applications, the Z transform and its applications, convolution, characterization of FIR and IIR discrete-time systems, and the analysis and design of discrete-time filters. The course will include a focus on applications such as sampling and quantization, audio processing, navigation systems, and communications. Extensive use will be made of simulation tools, including Matlab.
Recommended Background: ECE 2039 (preferred for ECE majors) or a prior course in computer programming such as CS 2301/3, CS 1004 or CS 1101/2; MA 2051; and ECE 2311.
WR 2010-E1-01
Instructor: Ryan Madan
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course will cover basic principles of prose style for expository and argumentative writing. Students will learn to evaluate writing for stylistic problems and will learn revision strategies for addressing those problems. The ultimate goal of the course is to help students write sentences and paragraphs that are clear, concise, and graceful. In the first part of the course, students will review parts of speech, basic sentence types, and sentence and paragraph structure in order to understand how sentences are put together and the impact their construction has on readers. Then, through hands-on writing exercises and extensive revision of their own and others’ writing, students will learn strategies for tightening their prose (concision), achieving “flow” (cohesion and coherence) and improving usage (language specificity and precision).
Recommended background: Basic knowledge of rhetorical writing (e.g., WR 1010, Elements of Writing, WR 1011, Writing About Science & Technology, or WR 1020, Introduction to Rhetoric.
WR 1010-E1-01
Instructor: Kevin Lewis
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
BB 1002-E2-02
Instructor: Lauren Mathews
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course is designed for students seeking a broad overview of ecological systems and the effect of humans on the ecosystems. It provides an introduction to natural ecosystems, population growth, and the interaction between human populations and our environment. It is conducted in an active style including the use of case studies, class discussion/participation, and classroom polling systems. The major goal of this course is to help students become more informed environmental citizens, skeptical when presented with data in the media, and knowledgeable enough to question and make informed decisions about the environment. It will primarily focus on current topics but areas of discussion likely to be covered include ecosystems, populations, biodiversity, pollution, environmental economics and climate change.
This course is intended for non- life science majors.
Recommended background: High School Biology
BB 1002-E2-01
Instructor: Michael Buckholt
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course is designed for students seeking a broad overview of ecological systems and the effect of humans on the ecosystems. It provides an introduction to natural ecosystems, population growth, and the interaction between human populations and our environment. It is conducted in an active style including the use of case studies, class discussion/participation, and classroom polling systems. The major goal of this course is to help students become more informed environmental citizens, skeptical when presented with data in the media, and knowledgeable enough to question and make informed decisions about the environment. It will primarily focus on current topics but areas of discussion likely to be covered include ecosystems, populations, biodiversity, pollution, environmental economics and climate change.
This course is intended for non- life science majors.
Recommended background: High School Biology
BB 1002-E1-02
Instructor: Michael Buckholt
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course is designed for students seeking a broad overview of ecological systems and the effect of humans on the ecosystems. It provides an introduction to natural ecosystems, population growth, and the interaction between human populations and our environment. It is conducted in an active style including the use of case studies, class discussion/participation, and classroom polling systems. The major goal of this course is to help students become more informed environmental citizens, skeptical when presented with data in the media, and knowledgeable enough to question and make informed decisions about the environment. It will primarily focus on current topics but areas of discussion likely to be covered include ecosystems, populations, biodiversity, pollution, environmental economics and climate change.This course is intended for non- life science majors.Recommended background: High School Biology
BB 1002-E1-01
Instructor: Lauren Mathews
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course is designed for students seeking a broad overview of ecological systems and the effect of humans on the ecosystems. It provides an introduction to natural ecosystems, population growth, and the interaction between human populations and our environment. It is conducted in an active style including the use of case studies, class discussion/participation, and classroom polling systems. The major goal of this course is to help students become more informed environmental citizens, skeptical when presented with data in the media, and knowledgeable enough to question and make informed decisions about the environment. It will primarily focus on current topics but areas of discussion likely to be covered include ecosystems, populations, biodiversity, pollution, environmental economics and climate change.This course is intended for non- life science majors.Recommended background: High School Biology
ES 3004-E2-01
Instructor: Robert Daniello
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
A study of the fundamental laws of statics, kinematics, and dynamics applied to fluid mechanics. The course will include fluid properties, conservation of mass, momentum, and energy as applied to real and ideal fluids. Laminar and turbulent flows, fluid resistance, and basic boundary layer theory will also be considered.
Recommended background: basic physics, basic differential equations, and vectors.
ES 3004-E1-01
Instructor: Ahmet Sabuncu
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
A study of the fundamental laws of statics, kinematics, and dynamics applied to fluid mechanics. The course will include fluid properties, conservation of mass, momentum, and energy as applied to real and ideal fluids. Laminar and turbulent flows, fluid resistance, and basic boundary layer theory will also be considered.
Recommended background: basic physics, basic differential equations, and vectors.
MU 2300-E2-01
Instructor: V Manzo
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MU 2300-E1-01
Instructor: V Manzo
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
BB 1102-E2-01
Instructor: Marja Bakermans
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
BB 1102: Foundations of Ecology and Environmental Biology In this foundational course, students will explore our planet’s diversity of organisms and environments and the interactions among them. Lectures, discussion, and project work will address topics such as biodiversity, ecology, evolution, and animal behavior. Students will develop their communication skills and gain experience using primary literature to understand the process of biological research. This course is designed for BBT majors and minors, as well as others who plan further study in topics such as environmental biology, conservation, ecology, and evolution. Credit cannot be received for both BB 1102 and BB 1045. Units: 1/3 Category: Category I Recommended Background: a solid working knowledge of biological principles such as would be learned in a rigorous high school biology course
BB 1102-E1-01
Instructor: Marja Bakermans
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
BB 1102: Foundations of Ecology and Environmental Biology In this foundational course, students will explore our planet’s diversity of organisms and environments and the interactions among them. Lectures, discussion, and project work will address topics such as biodiversity, ecology, evolution, and animal behavior. Students will develop their communication skills and gain experience using primary literature to understand the process of biological research. This course is designed for BBT majors and minors, as well as others who plan further study in topics such as environmental biology, conservation, ecology, and evolution. Credit cannot be received for both BB 1102 and BB 1045. Units: 1/3 Category: Category I Recommended Background: a solid working knowledge of biological principles such as would be learned in a rigorous high school biology course
MU 1100-E2-02
Instructor: Matthew Scinto
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MU 1100 Foundations of Music Theory and Aural Skills (1/3 unit; Cat. I) This course introduces basic music theory concepts and helps students develop aural skills. Course topics include scales, intervals, chords, harmonic progressions, and rhythm. Activities include both written work in music notation and ear training exercises. Recommended Background: some basic knowledge of reading music
MU 1100-E2-01
Instructor: Mitchell Lutch
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MU 1100 Foundations of Music Theory and Aural Skills (1/3 unit; Cat. I) This course introduces basic music theory concepts and helps students develop aural skills. Course topics include scales, intervals, chords, harmonic progressions, and rhythm. Activities include both written work in music notation and ear training exercises. Recommended Background: some basic knowledge of reading music
MU 1100-E1-01
Instructor: Joshua Rohde
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MU 1100 Foundations of Music Theory and Aural Skills (1/3 unit; Cat. I) This course introduces basic music theory concepts and helps students develop aural skills. Course topics include scales, intervals, chords, harmonic progressions, and rhythm. Activities include both written work in music notation and ear training exercises. Recommended Background: some basic knowledge of reading music
AE 3110-E1-01
Instructor: John Blandino
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
In this course, students are introduced to various compressibility phenomena such as compression (shock) and expansion waves. Conservation laws and thermodynamic principles are applied to the description of flows in which compressibility effects are significant. One-dimensional models are applied to analysis of flow in variable area ducts, normal and oblique shock waves, expansion waves, and flows with friction and heat addition. Numerous applications from engineering are investigated including supersonic inlets, rocket nozzles, supersonic wind tunnels, gas delivery systems, and afterburning jet engines. Recommended background: thermodynamics (ES 3001, CH 3510 or equivalent), incompressible fluid dynamics (AE 2110 or equivalent). Students may not receive credit for both AE 3110 and AE 3410.
AE 3310-E2-01
Instructor: Ananthalakshmy Krishna Moorthy
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
This course covers methods and current technologies in the analysis, synthesis, and practice of aerospace guidance, navigation, and communications systems. Topics covered include: attitude- and position kinematics, inertial navigation systems, global satellite navigation systems, communication architectures for satellite navigation, satellite link performance parameters and design considerations, tropospheric and ionospheric effects on radio-wave propagation, least squares estimation, and the Kalman filter.
Recommended background: linear algebra (MA 2071 or equivalent), dynamics (ES 2503, PH 2201 or equivalent), and controls (AE 2310 or equivalent). Students may not receive credit for both AE 3310 and AE 4733.
PH 1120-E2-D01
Instructor: Izabela Stroe
Meeting: F | 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Format: Discussion
PH 1120-E2-X01
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
PH 1120-E2-X02
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 3:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
An introduction to the theory of electricity and magnetism.
Topics include: Coulomb's law, electric and magnetic fields, capacitance,
electrical current and resistance, and electromagnetic induction.
Recommended background: working knowledge of the material presented in
PH 1110 or PH 1111 and concurrent study of MA 1022.
Students may not receive credit for both PH 1120 and PH 1121.
PH 1120-E2-L01
Instructor: Izabela Stroe
Meeting: M-W | 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Format: Lecture
PH 1120-E1-D01
Instructor: Snehalata Kadam
Meeting: W | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Format: Discussion
PH 1120-E1-X01
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Format: Laboratory
PH 1120-E1-X02
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
An introduction to the theory of electricity and magnetism.
Topics include: Coulomb's law, electric and magnetic fields, capacitance,
electrical current and resistance, and electromagnetic induction.
Recommended background: working knowledge of the material presented in
PH 1110 or PH 1111 and concurrent study of MA 1022.
Students may not receive credit for both PH 1120 and PH 1121.
PH 1120-E1-L01
Instructor: Snehalata Kadam
Meeting: T-F | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Format: Lecture
PH 1110-E2-X01
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: T | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
Introductory course in Newtonian mechanics . Topics include: kinematics of motion, vectors, Newton’s laws, friction, work-energy, impulse-momentum, for both translational and rotational motion . Recommended background: concurrent study of MA 1021 .
Students may not receive credit for both PH 1110 and PH 1111 .
PH 1110-E2-D01
Instructor: Thomas Noviello
Meeting: F | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
Introductory course in Newtonian mechanics . Topics include: kinematics of motion, vectors, Newton’s laws, friction, work-energy, impulse-momentum, for both translational and rotational motion . Recommended background: concurrent study of MA 1021 .
Students may not receive credit for both PH 1110 and PH 1111 .
PH 1110-E2-X02
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: T | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
Introductory course in Newtonian mechanics . Topics include: kinematics of motion, vectors, Newton’s laws, friction, work-energy, impulse-momentum, for both translational and rotational motion . Recommended background: concurrent study of MA 1021 .
Students may not receive credit for both PH 1110 and PH 1111 .
PH 1110-E2-L01
Instructor: Thomas Noviello
Meeting: M-W | 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
Introductory course in Newtonian mechanics . Topics include: kinematics of motion, vectors, Newton’s laws, friction, work-energy, impulse-momentum, for both translational and rotational motion . Recommended background: concurrent study of MA 1021 .
Students may not receive credit for both PH 1110 and PH 1111 .
PH 1110-E1-D01
Instructor: Izabela Stroe
Meeting: W | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Format: Discussion
PH 1110-E1-X02
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: T | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
Introductory course in Newtonian mechanics . Topics include: kinematics of motion, vectors, Newton’s laws, friction, work-energy, impulse-momentum, for both translational and rotational motion . Recommended background: concurrent study of MA 1021 .
Students may not receive credit for both PH 1110 and PH 1111 .
PH 1110-E1-L01
Instructor: Izabela Stroe
Meeting: M-R | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Format: Lecture
PH 1110-E1-X01
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: T | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Format: Laboratory
AR 2301-E1-01
Instructor: Roshanak Bigonah
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
This course introduces design principles and their application to create effective forms of graphic communication. The students will learn the fundamentals of visual communication and will work on projects to analyze, organize, and solve design problems. Topics may include: the design process; figure/ground; shape; dynamic balance; Gestalt principles; typography; layout and composition; color; production and presentation in digital formats.
WPE 1099-E2-01
Instructor: Stephanie Riley-Schafer
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Workshop
Cat. I (1/12 unit)
In each term, specific PE courses are offered to provide a variety of wellness, dance and healthy alternatives to traditional PE sport-based classes . The specific courses are subject to change on a yearly basis in order to provide flexibility in the PE offerings based upon the latest trends in wellness and dance . The focus of these classes is more on individual fitness, wellness and education, with instruction provided to all students in the classes.
WPE 1099-E1-01
Instructor: Stephanie Riley-Schafer
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Workshop
Cat. I (1/12 unit)
In each term, specific PE courses are offered to provide a variety of wellness, dance and healthy alternatives to traditional PE sport-based classes . The specific courses are subject to change on a yearly basis in order to provide flexibility in the PE offerings based upon the latest trends in wellness and dance . The focus of these classes is more on individual fitness, wellness and education, with instruction provided to all students in the classes.
ES 3003-E2-L01
Instructor: Reza Ebadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course presents the fundamentals of heat transfer in the three modes of conduction, convection, and radiation. Topics include steady-state and transient heat conduction, forced external and internal convection, natural convection, heat exchanger analysis, radiation properties, and radiative exchange between surfaces.
Recommended background: knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and ordinary differential equations (ES 3001, ES 3004, and MA 2051) or equivalents.
ES 3003-E2-D01
Instructor: Reza Ebadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
This course presents the fundamentals of heat transfer in the three modes of conduction, convection, and radiation. Topics include steady-state and transient heat conduction, forced external and internal convection, natural convection, heat exchanger analysis, radiation properties, and radiative exchange between surfaces.
Recommended background: knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and ordinary differential equations (ES 3001, ES 3004, and MA 2051) or equivalents.
ES 3003-E1-D01
Instructor: Nikolaos Kazantzis
Meeting: M | 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Format: Discussion
ES 3003-E1-L01
Instructor: Nikolaos Kazantzis
Meeting: M-T-W-R-F | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Format: Lecture
BB 1004-E2-01
Instructor: Chris Collins
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
BB 1004 Human Biology This course is designed for students seeking an introduction to general concepts of human biology, with particular focus on human structure and function. Concepts such as homeostasis, structure/function, and regulatory systems will be introduced. Discussion of current topics related to human health, such as personalized medicine and recent advances in cancer research and autoimmune disease will be integrated throughout the course. This course is intended for non-BBT majors. Students may not receive credit for both BB 1004 and BB 1025. Units: 1/3 Category: Category I Recommended Background: high school biology
BB 1004-E1-01
Instructor: Chris Collins
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
BB 1004 Human Biology This course is designed for students seeking an introduction to general concepts of human biology, with particular focus on human structure and function. Concepts such as homeostasis, structure/function, and regulatory systems will be introduced. Discussion of current topics related to human health, such as personalized medicine and recent advances in cancer research and autoimmune disease will be integrated throughout the course. This course is intended for non-BBT majors. Students may not receive credit for both BB 1004 and BB 1025. Units: 1/3 Category: Category I Recommended Background: high school biology
HU 3900-E1-10
Instructor: Joseph Cullon
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
This seminar serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The seminar provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The seminar seeks to help students learn to
communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each seminar will vary and will be defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the seminar, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above.
HU 3900-E2-03
Instructor: Joseph Cullon
Meeting: M-R | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
This seminar serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The seminar provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The seminar seeks to help students learn to
communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each seminar will vary and will be defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the seminar, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above.
HU 3900-E1-01
Instructor: Steven Bullock
Meeting: T | 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
This seminar serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The seminar provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The seminar seeks to help students learn to
communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each seminar will vary and will be defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the seminar, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above.
HU 3900-E2-06
Instructor: Joseph Cullon
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
This seminar serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The seminar provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The seminar seeks to help students learn to
communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each seminar will vary and will be defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the seminar, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above.
HU 3900-E2-01
Instructor: Joseph Cullon
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
This seminar serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The seminar provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The seminar seeks to help students learn to
communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each seminar will vary and will be defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the seminar, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above.
HU 3900-E1-02
Instructor: Jim Cocola
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
This seminar serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The seminar provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The seminar seeks to help students learn to
communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each seminar will vary and will be defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the seminar, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above.
HU 3900-E2-02
Instructor: Kristin Boudreau
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
This seminar serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The seminar provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The seminar seeks to help students learn to
communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each seminar will vary and will be defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the seminar, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above.
HU 3900-E1-07
Instructor: Adrien Stoloff
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
This seminar serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The seminar provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The seminar seeks to help students learn to
communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each seminar will vary and will be defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the seminar, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above.
HU 1411-E1-01
Instructor: Kristin Boudreau
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to a number of basic American Studies methodologies. Emphasis will vary according to the instructor, but usually the course will cover the following: the textual and contextual analysis (at
the community, national, and transnational levels) of literary works; the relationships between the literary, performing, and visual arts in a specific time period; the analysis of radio, film, television, and digital media forms at the level of production and reception; the mediation and remediation of cultural, social, and political history.
This course will be offered in 2021-22, and in alternating years thereafter.
AR 1111-E2-01
Instructor: Michelle Borowski
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
How do we understand a work of art? Through readings and the study of objects at the Worcester Art Museum, the student will survey the major developments in world art and be introduced to various critical perspectives in art history. Students will learn how art historians work with primary materials and formulate arguments. No previous knowledge of art is required. (Formerly HU 1014.)
AR 1111-E1-01
Instructor: Michelle Borowski
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
How do we understand a work of art? Through readings and the study of objects
at the Worcester Art Museum, the student will survey the major developments in
world art and be introduced to various critical perspectives in art history. Students
will learn how art historians work with primary materials and formulate
arguments. No previous knowledge of art is required. (Formerly HU 1014.)
PH 2520-E2-01
Instructor: Rudra Kafle
Meeting: M-T-R-F | 4:30 PM - 5:40 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
A selective study of components of the universe (the solar system,
stars, nebulae, galaxies) and of cosmology, based on astronomical observations
analyzed and interpreted through the application of physical principles, and
organized with the central purpose of presenting the latest understanding of the
nature and evolution of the universe. Some topics to be covered include the Big
Bang & Inflation; Stellar Behavior & Evolution; White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars,
& Supernovae; Black Holes; Dark Matter & Dark Energy.
Recommended background is PH 1110 (or PH 1111), PH 1120 (or PH 1121),
and especially PH 1130.
Suggested background: PH 1140.
This course will be offered in 2019-20, and in alternating years thereafter.
BME 2502-E1-01
Instructor: John Obayemi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This is an introductory course that addresses the analysis of basic mechanical and structural elements relevant to biomechanics. Topics include general concepts of stresses, strains, and material properties of biomaterials and biological materials including viscoelasticity. Also covered are stress concentrations, two-dimensional stress transformations, principal stresses, and Mohr’s circle. Applications are to uniaxially loaded bars, circular shafts under torsion, bending and shearing and deflection of beams. Both statically determinate and indeterminate problems are analyzed.
Recommended background: Differential (MA 1021) and integral (MA 1022) calculus, vector algebra (MA 1023), physics mechanics (PH 1110 or PH 1111), and statics (ES 2501). Students who have previously received credit for BME 2511 or ES 2502 may not receive credit for BME 2502.
ES 1310-E2-L01
Instructor: Reza Ebadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This introduction course in engineering graphical communications and design provides a solid background for all engineering disciplines. The ability to visualize, create and apply proper design intent and industry standards for simple parts, assemblies and drawings is a necessity for anyone in a technology environment. Computer Aided Design software is used as a tool to create 2D & 3D sketches, 3D parts, 3D assemblies and 2D drawings per an industry standard. Multiview and pictorial graphics techniques are integrated with ANSI standards for dimensioning and tolerances, sectioning, and generating detailed engineering drawings. Emphasis is placed on relating drawings to the required manufacturing processes. The design process and aids to creativity are combined with graphics procedures to incorporate functional design requirements in the geometric model.
No prior engineering graphics or software knowledge is assumed.
ES 1310-E2-X01
Instructor: Reza Ebadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
This introduction course in engineering graphical communications and design provides a solid background for all engineering disciplines. The ability to visualize, create and apply proper design intent and industry standards for simple parts, assemblies and drawings is a necessity for anyone in a technology environment. Computer Aided Design software is used as a tool to create 2D & 3D sketches, 3D parts, 3D assemblies and 2D drawings per an industry standard. Multiview and pictorial graphics techniques are integrated with ANSI standards for dimensioning and tolerances, sectioning, and generating detailed engineering drawings. Emphasis is placed on relating drawings to the required manufacturing processes. The design process and aids to creativity are combined with graphics procedures to incorporate functional design requirements in the geometric model.
No prior engineering graphics or software knowledge is assumed.
ES 1310-E1-L01
Instructor: Reza Ebadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This introduction course in engineering graphical communications and design provides a solid background for all engineering disciplines. The ability to visualize, create and apply proper design intent and industry standards for simple parts, assemblies and drawings is a necessity for anyone in a technology environment. Computer Aided Design software is used as a tool to create 2D & 3D sketches, 3D parts, 3D assemblies and 2D drawings per an industry standard. Multiview and pictorial graphics techniques are integrated with ANSI standards for dimensioning and tolerances, sectioning, and generating detailed engineering drawings. Emphasis is placed on relating drawings to the required manufacturing processes. The design process and aids to creativity are combined with graphics procedures to incorporate functional design requirements in the geometric model.
No prior engineering graphics or software knowledge is assumed.
ES 1310-E1-X01
Instructor: Reza Ebadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
This introduction course in engineering graphical communications and design provides a solid background for all engineering disciplines. The ability to visualize, create and apply proper design intent and industry standards for simple parts, assemblies and drawings is a necessity for anyone in a technology environment. Computer Aided Design software is used as a tool to create 2D & 3D sketches, 3D parts, 3D assemblies and 2D drawings per an industry standard. Multiview and pictorial graphics techniques are integrated with ANSI standards for dimensioning and tolerances, sectioning, and generating detailed engineering drawings. Emphasis is placed on relating drawings to the required manufacturing processes. The design process and aids to creativity are combined with graphics procedures to incorporate functional design requirements in the geometric model.
No prior engineering graphics or software knowledge is assumed.
ES 2503-E2-L01
Instructor: Mehul Bhatia
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
ES 2503-E2-D01
Instructor: Mehul Bhatia
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
Engineers should be able to formulate and solve problems that involve forces that act on bodies which are moving. This course deals with the kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies which move in a plane. Topics covered will include: kinematics of particles and rigid bodies, equations of motion, work-energy methods, and impulse and momentum. In this course a basic introduction to mechanical vibration is also discussed. Basic equations will be developed with respect to translating and rotating coordinate systems.
Recommended background: Statics (ES 2501 or CE 2000).
ES 2503-E1-L01
Instructor: Mehul Bhatia
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
ES 2503-E1-D01
Instructor: Mehul Bhatia
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
Engineers should be able to formulate and solve problems that involve forces that act on bodies which are moving. This course deals with the kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies which move in a plane. Topics covered will include: kinematics of particles and rigid bodies, equations of motion, work-energy methods, and impulse and momentum. In this course a basic introduction to mechanical vibration is also discussed. Basic equations will be developed with respect to translating and rotating coordinate systems.
Recommended background: Statics (ES 2501 or CE 2000).
ECE 2010-E1-X01
Instructor: Gregory Noetscher
Meeting: W | 9:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the broad field of electrical and computer engineering within the context of real world applications. This course is designed for first-year students who are considering ECE as a possible major or for non-ECE students fulfilling an out-of-major degree requirement. The course will introduce basic electrical circuit theory as well as analog and digital signal processing methods currently used to solve a variety of engineering design problems in areas such as entertainment and networking media, robotics, renewable energy and biomedical applications. Laboratory experiments based on these applications are used to reinforce basic concepts and develop laboratory skills, as well as to provide system-level understanding. Circuit and system simulation analysis tools are also introduced and emphasized. Topics: Basic concepts of AC/DC and Digital electrical circuits, power, linear circuit simulation and analysis, op-amp circuits, transducers, feedback, circuit equivalents and system models, first order transients, the description of sinusoidal signals and system response, analog/digital conversion, basic digital logic gates and combinatorial circuits. Recommended Background: high school physics, and MA 1022 (concurrent).
ECE 2010-E1-L01
Instructor: Gregory Noetscher
Meeting: M-T-R-F | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the broad field of electrical and computer engineering within the context of real world applications. This course is designed for first-year students who are considering ECE as a possible major or for non-ECE students fulfilling an out-of-major degree requirement. The course will introduce basic electrical circuit theory as well as analog and digital signal processing methods currently used to solve a variety of engineering design problems in areas such as entertainment and networking media, robotics, renewable energy and biomedical applications. Laboratory experiments based on these applications are used to reinforce basic concepts and develop laboratory skills, as well as to provide system-level understanding. Circuit and system simulation analysis tools are also introduced and emphasized. Topics: Basic concepts of AC/DC and Digital electrical circuits, power, linear circuit simulation and analysis, op-amp circuits, transducers, feedback, circuit equivalents and system models, first order transients, the description of sinusoidal signals and system response, analog/digital conversion, basic digital logic gates and combinatorial circuits. Recommended Background: high school physics, and MA 1022 (concurrent).
ENV 1100-E1-01
Instructor: Elisabeth Stoddard
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
The study of environmental problems and their solutions requires an interdisciplinary approach. This course will examine current environmental issues from the intersection of several key disciplines including: environmental philosophy and history, environmental policy, and science. The course will develop these different approaches for analyzing environmental problems, explore the tensions between them, and present a framework for integrating them. Topics such as environmental justice, developing nations, globalization, and climate change policy will be explored.
ES 2001-E2-D01
Instructor: John Obayemi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
This beginning course provides important background for all science and engineering disciplines regarding the capabilities and limitations of materials in our everyday lives. Students are introduced to the fundamental theme of materials science-- structure-property-processing relationships—in metals, ceramics, and plastics. Aspects of material structure range from the atomic to microstructural and macroscopic scales. In turn, these structural features determine the properties of materials. In particular, this course investigates connections between structure and mechanical properties, and how working and thermal treatments may transform structure and thus alter material properties. This knowledge is then applied to material selection decisions. Recommended background: prior knowledge of college-level chemistry.
ES 2001-E2-L01
Instructor: John Obayemi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This beginning course provides important background for all science and engineering disciplines regarding the capabilities and limitations of materials in our everyday lives. Students are introduced to the fundamental theme of materials science-- structure-property-processing relationships—in metals, ceramics, and plastics. Aspects of material structure range from the atomic to microstructural and macroscopic scales. In turn, these structural features determine the properties of materials. In particular, this course investigates connections between structure and mechanical properties, and how working and thermal treatments may transform structure and thus alter material properties. This knowledge is then applied to material selection decisions. Recommended background: prior knowledge of college-level chemistry.
ES 2001-E1-D01
Instructor: John Obayemi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
This beginning course provides important background for all science and engineering disciplines regarding the capabilities and limitations of materials in our everyday lives. Students are introduced to the fundamental theme of materials science-- structure-property-processing relationships—in metals, ceramics, and plastics. Aspects of material structure range from the atomic to microstructural and macroscopic scales. In turn, these structural features determine the properties of materials. In particular, this course investigates connections between structure and mechanical properties, and how working and thermal treatments may transform structure and thus alter material properties. This knowledge is then applied to material selection decisions. Recommended background: prior knowledge of college-level chemistry.
ES 2001-E1-L01
Instructor: John Obayemi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This beginning course provides important background for all science and engineering disciplines regarding the capabilities and limitations of materials in our everyday lives. Students are introduced to the fundamental theme of materials science-- structure-property-processing relationships—in metals, ceramics, and plastics. Aspects of material structure range from the atomic to microstructural and macroscopic scales. In turn, these structural features determine the properties of materials. In particular, this course investigates connections between structure and mechanical properties, and how working and thermal treatments may transform structure and thus alter material properties. This knowledge is then applied to material selection decisions. Recommended background: prior knowledge of college-level chemistry.
HU 1222-E1-01
Instructor: Shana Lessing
Meeting: T-R | 12:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
How do medicine, disease, health, and healing shape our experience of what it is to be human? What do literature, poetry, popular culture, or religious and spiritual traditions have to do with modern medical practices and institutions? This course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of medical humanities, and its core set of concepts, questions, methodologies, and theoretical frameworks. The course will bring together and familiarize students with work from diverse fields of study, including comparative literature, the visual and performing arts, history of medicine, cultural studies, science and technology studies, anthropology, ethics, and philosophy. Potential course topics include the production and circulation of medical knowledge, embodied experiences of illness and affliction, cross-cultural perspectives on sickness and healing, the social and interpersonal dimensions of illness, illness and medicine in popular culture, and the ways in which humanistic inquiry can enhance and improve contemporary medical practices.
PY 1731-E1-02
Instructor: R. Maxwell Racine
Meeting: T-R | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides an overview of key concepts, methods and authors in both fields. These introduce the student to the types of reasoning required for the pursuit of in-depth analysis in each discipline.
Emphasis on topics and authors varies with the particular instructor.
RE 1731-E1-02
Instructor: R. Maxwell Racine
Meeting: T-R | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides an overview of key concepts, methods and authors in both fields. These introduce the student to the types of reasoning required for the pursuit of in-depth analysis in each discipline.
Emphasis on topics and authors varies with the particular instructor.
RE 1731-E1-01
Instructor: Geoffrey Pfeifer
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides an overview of key concepts, methods and authors in both fields. These introduce the student to the types of reasoning required for the pursuit of in-depth analysis in each discipline.
Emphasis on topics and authors varies with the particular instructor.
PY 1731-E1-01
Instructor: Geoffrey Pfeifer
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides an overview of key concepts, methods and authors in both fields. These introduce the student to the types of reasoning required for the pursuit of in-depth analysis in each discipline.
Emphasis on topics and authors varies with the particular instructor.
CS 1004-E2-L01
Instructor: Hao Loi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of programming in imperative and scripting languages. Topics include control structures, iterators, functional decomposition, basic data structures (such as records). Students will be expected to implement, test and debug programs. Through the use of compelling applications and lab exercises, students will learn how to interface with external data systems and control devices.
Recommended background: none. All Computer Science students and other students wishing to prepare for 3000-level courses in Computer Science should take CS 1101/1102 instead of CS 1004. This course provides sufficient background for CS 2301 Systems Programming for Non-Majors.
CS 1004-E2-X01
Instructor: Hao Loi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of programming in imperative and scripting languages. Topics include control structures, iterators, functional decomposition, basic data structures (such as records). Students will be expected to implement, test and debug programs. Through the use of compelling applications and lab exercises, students will learn how to interface with external data systems and control devices.
Recommended background: none. All Computer Science students and other students wishing to prepare for 3000-level courses in Computer Science should take CS 1101/1102 instead of CS 1004. This course provides sufficient background for CS 2301 Systems Programming for Non-Majors.
CS 1004-E1-L01
Instructor: Hao Loi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course introduces students to the fundamental principles of programming in imperative and scripting languages. Topics include control structures, iterators, functional decomposition, basic data structures (such as records). Students will be expected to implement, test and debug programs. Through the use of compelling applications and lab exercises, students will learn how to interface with external data systems and control devices.Recommended background: none. All Computer Science students and other students wishing to prepare for 3000-level courses in Computer Science should take CS 1101/1102 instead of CS 1004. This course provides sufficient background for CS 2301 Systems Programming for Non-Majors.
CS 1004-E1-X01
Instructor: Hao Loi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IThis course introduces students to the fundamental principles of programming in imperative and scripting languages. Topics include control structures, iterators, functional decomposition, basic data structures (such as records). Students will be expected to implement, test and debug programs. Through the use of compelling applications and lab exercises, students will learn how to interface with external data systems and control devices.Recommended background: none. All Computer Science students and other students wishing to prepare for 3000-level courses in Computer Science should take CS 1101/1102 instead of CS 1004. This course provides sufficient background for CS 2301 Systems Programming for Non-Majors.
BME 1004-E2-X01
Instructor: Taimoor Afzal
Meeting: W | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
This course will introduce basic and essential programming skills in modern engineering program language, Matlab, to all BME students. The course will include basic programming syntax, control structures, data structures (vectors, matrices, structures, cell arrays), 2D images, 3D image volumes, string manipulations, File I/O, figure plotting/visualization, image display, and basic graphical user interface (GUI) design.
Recommended background: none.
NOTE: The course does not count for engineering credits, but will fulfill the computer programming requirement for BME students.
BME 1004-E2-L01
Instructor: Taimoor Afzal
Meeting: M-T-R-F | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course will introduce basic and essential programming skills in modern engineering program language, Matlab, to all BME students. The course will include basic programming syntax, control structures, data structures (vectors, matrices, structures, cell arrays), 2D images, 3D image volumes, string manipulations, File I/O, figure plotting/visualization, image display, and basic graphical user interface (GUI) design.
Recommended background: none.
NOTE: The course does not count for engineering credits, but will fulfill the computer programming requirement for BME students.
PSY 1400-E2-01
Instructor: Hannah Smith
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
PSY 1400: Introduction to Psychological Science (Cat I) This course is intended for anyone interested in learning about the different areas of psychological science. Psychological science is the scientific examination of human thought and behavior. In other words, psychologists try to understand why people do what they do. This course offers an introduction to different areas and topics within psychological science. Topics may include: the brain, sensation, perception, learning, memory, language, intelligence, development over the lifespan, social cognition and behavior, motivations, emotions, mental health, methodology & statistics. No prior experience in psychology is needed
PSY 1400-E1-01
Instructor: Zainab Shabbir
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
PSY 1400: Introduction to Psychological Science (Cat I) This course is intended for anyone interested in learning about the different areas of psychological science. Psychological science is the scientific examination of human thought and behavior. In other words, psychologists try to understand why people do what they do. This course offers an introduction to different areas and topics within psychological science. Topics may include: the brain, sensation, perception, learning, memory, language, intelligence, development over the lifespan, social cognition and behavior, motivations, emotions, mental health, methodology & statistics. No prior experience in psychology is needed
ES 2501-E2-D01
Instructor: Mehul Bhatia
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Discussion
ES 2501-E2-L01
Instructor: Mehul Bhatia
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
ES 2501-E1-L01
Instructor: Zhikun Hou
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
ES 2501-E1-D01
Instructor: Zhikun Hou
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Discussion
HI 1330-E2-02
Instructor: Joseph Cullon
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
An introduction to the questions, methods and source materials that shape historical studies of science and technology. Sections vary in content and emphases; some may explore the interplay of science and technology across time, while other sections might exclusively develop themes within either the history of science or the history of technology. Students can receive credit only once for HI 1330, 1331, or 1332.
HI 1330-E2-01
Instructor: Joseph Cullon
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IAn introduction to the questions, methods and source materials that shape historical studies of science and technology. Sections vary in content and emphases; some may explore the interplay of science and technology across time, while other sections might exclusively develop themes within either the history of science or the history of technology. Students can receive credit only once for HI 1330, 1331, or 1332.
HI 1330-E1-01
Instructor: Joseph Cullon
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. IAn introduction to the questions, methods and source materials that shape historical studies of science and technology. Sections vary in content and emphases; some may explore the interplay of science and technology across time, while other sections might exclusively develop themes within either the history of science or the history of technology. Students can receive credit only once for HI 1330, 1331, or 1332.
ES 3001-E2-01
Instructor: Mehdi Mortazavi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course emphasizes system and control volume modeling using conservation of mass and the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. Topics include an introduction to heat, work, energy, and power, properties of simple substances, and cycle analysis for power production and refrigeration.
Recommended background: basic physics, (PH 1110, PH 1111) elementary differential and integral calculus (MA 1021, MA 1022) or equivalents.
ES 3001-E1-01
Instructor: Reza Ebadi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course emphasizes system and control volume modeling using conservation of mass and the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. Topics include an introduction to heat, work, energy, and power, properties of simple substances, and cycle analysis for power production and refrigeration.
Recommended background: basic physics, (PH 1110, PH 1111) elementary differential and integral calculus (MA 1021, MA 1022) or equivalents.
AE 2410-E2-01
Instructor: Nikhil Karanjgaokar
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
This course provides a concise overview of statics and then focuses on basic stress analysis applied to simple aerospace structures. Topics in stress analysis include: concepts of stress and strain; basic constitutive relations; one-dimensional response to axial loading; thermal stresses; statically determinate and indeterminate problems; shear forces, bending moments, bending stresses and deflections in beams with symmetric cross sections; two-dimensional stress transformation and Mohr’s circle; and an introduction to energy methods in structural analysis. Recommended background: differential, integral, multivariable calculus (MA 1021, MA 1022, MA 1024 or equivalent), mechanics (PH 1110, PH 1111, or equivalent). Students may not receive credit for both AE 2410 and AE 2712.
AE 2110-E1-01
Instructor: Zachary Taillefer
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
This course covers the fundamentals of inviscid and viscous incompressible fluid dynamics. Topics presented will be considered from the following: fluid kinematics and deformation; integral conservation laws of mass, momentum and energy for finite systems and control volumes; differential conservation laws of mass, momentum and energy; the Navier-Stokes equations; the streamfunction and the velocity potential. Applications will be considered from the following topics: hydrostatics; incompressible, inviscid, irrotational (potential) flows; incompressible boundary layer flows; viscous incompressible steady internal and external flows; and dimensional analysis. Recommended background: differential equations (MA2051 or equivalent), dynamics (ES 2503, PH 2101 or equivalent), thermodynamics (ES 3001, PH 2101, CH 3510 or equivalent). Students may not receive credit for both AE 2110 and AE 3602.
ECON 1120-E2-01
Instructor: Oleg Pavlov
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course is designed to acquaint students with the ways in which macroeconomic variables such as national income, employment and the general level of prices are determined in an economic system. It also includes a study of how the techniques of monetary policy and fiscal policy attempt to achieve stability in the general price level and growth in national income and employment. The problems of achieving these national goals (simultaneously) are also analyzed. The course stresses economic issues in public policy and international trade.
ECON 1110-E1-01
Instructor: Gbetonmasse Somasse
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
The course focuses upon the implications of reliance upon markets for the allocation of resources in a society, at the household, firm, and community level. Outcomes of current market systems are examined in terms of the efficient use of natural and other economic resources, as well as their impact upon the environment, fairness, and social welfare. of special interest in these analyses is the role of prices in the determination of what commodities are produced, their means of production, and distribution among households. In cases where current market outcomes have features subject to widespread criticism, such as the presence of excessive pollution, risk, discrimination, and poverty, the analysis is extended to suggest economic solutions.
There are no prerequisites for the course.
PH 1150-E1-01
Instructor: Snehalata Kadam
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course introduces a selection of physics topics (Thermodynamics, Optics, Fluid Dynamics, Waves, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics) that are critical to students pursuing degrees in Life Sciences, Pre- Med, and Pre-Health.
Recommended Background: General Physics - Mechanics (PH1110) or Principles of Physics - Mechanics (PH1111), General Physics Electricity and Magnetism (PH1120) or Introductory Physics – Electricity and Magnetism (PH1121), completion or concurrent study of Calculus I (MA 1021) or Calculus II (MA 1022)
MU 2010-E1-01
Instructor: Mitchell Lutch
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II Through an introduction to the musical contributions of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and others, students are exposed to the chronological development of the language of jazz. Each jazz era is examined in detail including the musical and social contexts which helped define it. Participants are expected to build aural skills with the goal of identifying specific historical periods through the recognition of particular musical characteristics. Students examine in depth one artist of their choice. This course will be offered in 2020-21, and in alternating years thereafter. [This replaces MU 4623. Credit is not allowed for both MU 4623 and MU 2719.]
CH 1030-E1-L01 Lecture (credit will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of lab)
Instructor: Destin Heilman
Meeting: T-R | 9:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course will examine the dynamic nature of solutions at the molecular level, and will develop an understanding of the mathematical aspects of molecular dynamics and equilibrium. Reaction kinetics will be outlined in detail leading into exploration of various fundamentals and examples of equilibrium processes in the gas phase as well as in solution, including acid-base chemistry and precipitation. Principles of thermodynamics will be introduced (entropy, free energy), and relationships with equilibrium will be explored. Case studies in current topics will be emphasized throughout the course.Recommended background: Properties of matter, basic bonding theory, Lewis structures and molecular orbitals, intermolecular forces. Redox reactions, solution thermodynamics, colligative properties, balancing of chemical reactions. See CH1010 and CH1020.
CH 1030-E1-X01 Lab (may be taken at a later term)
Instructor: Alissa Richard
Meeting: T-R | 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. IThis course will examine the dynamic nature of solutions at the molecular level, and will develop an understanding of the mathematical aspects of molecular dynamics and equilibrium. Reaction kinetics will be outlined in detail leading into exploration of various fundamentals and examples of equilibrium processes in the gas phase as well as in solution, including acid-base chemistry and precipitation. Principles of thermodynamics will be introduced (entropy, free energy), and relationships with equilibrium will be explored. Case studies in current topics will be emphasized throughout the course.Recommended background: Properties of matter, basic bonding theory, Lewis structures and molecular orbitals, intermolecular forces. Redox reactions, solution thermodynamics, colligative properties, balancing of chemical reactions. See CH1010 and CH1020.
CS 4342-E1-01
Instructor: Kyumin Lee
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat.I
In this course, students will explore both theoretical and practical aspects of machine learning, including algorithms for regression, classification, dimensionality reduction, clustering, and density estimation. Specific topics may include neural networks and deep learning, Bayesian networks and probabilistic graphical models, principal component analysis, k-means clustering, decision trees and random forests, support vector machines, and kernel methods.
Recommended background: Multivariate Calculus (MA 1024 or MA 1034), Linear Algebra (such as MA 2071), Probability (MA 2621 or MA 2631), and Algorithms (CS 2223).
Students may not earn credit for both CS 453X and CS 4342.
Undergraduate credit may not be earned both for this course and for CS 539.
ES 3002-E2-L01
Instructor: Nikolaos Kazantzis
Meeting: M-T-W-R-F | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course introduces the student to the phenomena of diffusion and mass transfer. These occur in processes during which a change in chemical composition of one or more phases occurs. Diffusion and mass transfer can take place in living systems, in the environment, and in chemical processes. This course will show how to handle quantitative calculations involving diffusion and/or mass transfer, including design of process equipment. Topics may include: fundamentals of diffusional transport, diffusion in thin films; unsteady diffusion; diffusion in solids; convective mass transfer; dispersion; transport in membranes; diffusion with chemical reaction; simultaneous heat and mass transfer; selected mass transfer operations such as absorption, drying, humidification, extraction, crystallization, adsorption, etc.
Recommended background: fundamentals of chemical thermodynamics, fluid flow and heat transfer; ordinary differential equations (MA 2051 or equivalent).
ES 3002-E2-D01
Instructor: Nikolaos Kazantzis
Meeting: F | 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
This course introduces the student to the phenomena of diffusion and mass transfer. These occur in processes during which a change in chemical composition of one or more phases occurs. Diffusion and mass transfer can take place in living systems, in the environment, and in chemical processes. This course will show how to handle quantitative calculations involving diffusion and/or mass transfer, including design of process equipment. Topics may include: fundamentals of diffusional transport, diffusion in thin films; unsteady diffusion; diffusion in solids; convective mass transfer; dispersion; transport in membranes; diffusion with chemical reaction; simultaneous heat and mass transfer; selected mass transfer operations such as absorption, drying, humidification, extraction, crystallization, adsorption, etc.
Recommended background: fundamentals of chemical thermodynamics, fluid flow and heat transfer; ordinary differential equations (MA 2051 or equivalent).
MA 2071-E2-L01
Instructor: Joseph Fehribach
Meeting: T-R | 10:00 AM - 12:40 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to the theory and techniques of matrix algebra and linear algebra. Topics covered include: operations on matrices, systems of linear equations, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, least squares, vector spaces, inner products, introduction to numerical techniques, and applications of linear algebra. Credit may not be earned for this course and MA 2072.Recommended background: None, although basic knowledge of equations for planes and lines in space would be helpful.
MA 2071-E2-D01
Instructor: Joseph Fehribach
Meeting: W | 10:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Format: Discussion
Cat. IThis course provides an introduction to the theory and techniques of matrix algebra and linear algebra. Topics covered include: operations on matrices, systems of linear equations, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, least squares, vector spaces, inner products, introduction to numerical techniques, and applications of linear algebra. Credit may not be earned for this course and MA 2072.Recommended background: None, although basic knowledge of equations for planes and lines in space would be helpful.
MA 2071-E1-D01
Instructor: Samuel Tripp
Meeting: W | 10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Format: Discussion
MA 2071-E1-L01
Instructor: Samuel Tripp
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MA 2071-E1-D02
Instructor: Tatiana Doytchinova
Meeting: R | 12:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
This course provides an introduction to the theory and techniques of matrix algebra and linear algebra. Topics covered include: operations on matrices, systems of linear equations, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, least squares, vector spaces, inner products, introduction to numerical techniques, and applications of linear algebra. Credit may not be earned for this course and MA 2072.
Recommended background: None, although basic knowledge of equations for planes and lines in space would be helpful.
MA 2071-E1-L02
Instructor: Tatiana Doytchinova
Meeting: T-R | 2:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides an introduction to the theory and techniques of matrix algebra and linear algebra. Topics covered include: operations on matrices, systems of linear equations, linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, least squares, vector spaces, inner products, introduction to numerical techniques, and applications of linear algebra. Credit may not be earned for this course and MA 2072.
Recommended background: None, although basic knowledge of equations for planes and lines in space would be helpful.
PSY 2412-E1-01
Instructor: Richard Marchetti
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
PSY 2412: Mental Health (Cat II) This course is intended for anyone from any background who is interested in learning about mental health. This course will introduce mental health more broadly, including topics such as well-being, stress, anxiety, etc. In addition, we will discuss what makes something a disorder and the wide variety of psychological disorders that exist in society (personality, anxiety, mood, psychotic, etc.). Possible causes, symptoms, preventions, and treatments will be examined. Empirical research on mental health will be emphasized. No previous experience with psychological science is needed to take this course. Students may not receive credit for both PSY 1412 and PSY 2412.
CS 4518-E1-01
Instructor: Yu-Shan Sun
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
The goal of this course is to acquaint students with fundamental concepts and state-of-the-art computer science literature in mobile and ubiquitous computing. Topics to be covered include mobile systems issues, human activity and emotion sensing, location sensing, mobile human-computer interaction, mobile social networking, mobile health, power saving techniques, energy and mobile
performance measurement studies, and mobile security. The course will introduce the programming of mobile devices such as smartphones running the Android operating system.
Recommended background: Proficiency in programming in Java, including classes, inheritance, exceptions, interfaces, and polymorphism (CS 2102 or equivalent).
Students may not earn credit for both CS 403X and CS 4518.
CS 4518-E1-02
Instructor: Yu-Shan Sun
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
The goal of this course is to acquaint students with fundamental concepts and state-of-the-art computer science literature in mobile and ubiquitous computing. Topics to be covered include mobile systems issues, human activity and emotion sensing, location sensing, mobile human-computer interaction, mobile social networking, mobile health, power saving techniques, energy and mobile
performance measurement studies, and mobile security. The course will introduce the programming of mobile devices such as smartphones running the Android operating system.
Recommended background: Proficiency in programming in Java, including classes, inheritance, exceptions, interfaces, and polymorphism (CS 2102 or equivalent).
Students may not earn credit for both CS 403X and CS 4518.
AR 2114-E1-01
Instructor: David Samson
Meeting: M-R | 12:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Format: Lecture
This course studies, in a non-technical way, America’s buildings and places, in the context of world architecture in modern times. The history of American architecture was shaped by the forces that shaped America, from its political emergence in the eighteenth century to the post-9/11 era. These forces include dreams of social and spiritual perfection; a tight and conflicted relation with nature; and the rise and spread of industrial capitalism. The same forces created the Modern Movement in architecture. How are modernism and American architecture interrelated? Illustrated lectures, films, and tours of Worcester architecture explore the question while training students in the methods of architectural history and criticism. Students who have taken AR 2113, Topics in 19th- and 20th-Century Architecture, since the 2000-2001 academic year MAY NOT take AR 2114 for credit.
AR 2111-E1-01
Instructor: Michelle Borowski
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
The successive phases of modern art, especially painting, are examined in light of the late-19th-century break with the 600-year old tradition of representation. Topics covered include: non-objective art and abstraction—theory and practice, primitivism in modern art, surrealism and the irrational, the impact of photography on modern painting, cubism and collage, regionalism and abstract expressionism as American art forms, Pop art and popular culture, and the problem of concept versus representation in art. (Formerly AR 2300.)
HI 2320-E2-01
Instructor: Emily Gioielli
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat I.
A survey of the major developments in European history from the nineteenth century to the present. The course will focus upon those factors and events that led to the formation of modern European society: revolutions, nationalism, industrialization, world wars, the Cold War, the creation of the European Union. No prior knowledge of European history is required. Especially appropriate for students interested in WPI's global Project Centers in Europe. Students may not receive credit for HI 2320 and HI 2322.
HI 2320-E1-01
Instructor: Alexander Herbert
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat I.
A survey of the major developments in European history from the nineteenth century to the present. The course will focus upon those factors and events that led to the formation of modern European society: revolutions, nationalism, industrialization, world wars, the Cold War, the creation of the European Union. No prior knowledge of European history is required. Especially appropriate for students interested in WPI's global Project Centers in Europe. Students may not receive credit for HI 2320 and HI 2322.
PH 1130-E2-L01
Instructor: Hektor Kashuri
Meeting: M-W | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Format: Lecture
PH 1130-E2-X01
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
PH 1130-E2-X02
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
An introduction to the pivotal ideas and developments of twentieth-century
physics.
Topics include: special relativity, photoelectric effect, X-rays, Compton
scattering, blackbody radiation, DeBroglie waves, uncertainty principle, Bohr
theory of the atom, atomic nuclei, radioactivity, and elementary particles.
Recommended background: familiarity with material covered in PH 1110 and
PH 1120 (or PH 1111 and PH 1121) and completion of MA 1021 and MA 1022.
PH 1130-E2-D01
Instructor: Hektor Kashuri
Meeting: F | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Format: Discussion
AR 3112-E2-01
Instructor: Michelle Borowski
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
What is the role of art to be in the modern world? Can art be a vehicle for social change, or should art be a self-critical discipline that pursues primarily aesthetic ends? What is the relationship between art and mass culture? Using primary sources, this course focuses on some of the theorists and artistic trends since the mid-nineteenth century that have sought to resolve this dilemma. These include: Ruskin, Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement; Art for Art’s Sake; the German Werkbund and the Bauhaus; American industrial design
MU 1000-E2-01
Instructor: David Ibbett
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MU 1000: Music and Its Makers (1/3 unit; Cat. I) This course will introduce students to interdisciplinary music studies by focusing on the people who create musical meaning: performers, composers, listeners, patrons, writers, and more. As we analyze significant musical works, we will also learn about the broader cultural, historical, and social contexts in which they appeared, and the people involved in their creation – including women and people of color, who are often minimized in discussions of music history. Historical examples will be juxtaposed with contemporary musical works from an array of genres, allowing students to compare today’s musical cultures to past ones. Students will also analyze the role of music in their own lives. Recommended background: No prerequisites. A basic reading knowledge of music is helpful, but not required.
MU 1000-E1-01
Instructor: Matthew Scinto
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MU 1000: Music and Its Makers (1/3 unit; Cat. I) This course will introduce students to interdisciplinary music studies by focusing on the people who create musical meaning: performers, composers, listeners, patrons, writers, and more. As we analyze significant musical works, we will also learn about the broader cultural, historical, and social contexts in which they appeared, and the people involved in their creation – including women and people of color, who are often minimized in discussions of music history. Historical examples will be juxtaposed with contemporary musical works from an array of genres, allowing students to compare today’s musical cultures to past ones. Students will also analyze the role of music in their own lives. Recommended background: No prerequisites. A basic reading knowledge of music is helpful, but not required.
CS 4233-E1-01
Instructor: Sakire Arslan Ay
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
This Software Engineering course will focus on the process of Object-Oriented
Analysis and Design. Students will be expected to complete a large number of
exercises in Domain Modeling, Use Case Analysis, and Object-Oriented Design. In addition, the course will investigate Design Patterns, which are elements of
reusable object-oriented software designs. This course will survey a set of design
patterns and consider how these patterns are described and used to solve design
problems.
Recommended Background: CS 2303 and CS 3733.
This course will be offered in 2020-21, and in alternating years thereafter.
CS 3013-E1-01
Instructor: Craig Wills
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides the student with an understanding of the basic components of a general-purpose operating system. Topics include processes, process management, synchronization, input/output devices and their programming, interrupts, memory management, resource allocation, and an introduction to file systems. Students will be expected to design and implement a large piece of
system software in the C programming language.
Undergraduate credit may not be earned both for this course and for CS 502.
Recommended background: CS 2303 or CS 2301, and CS 2011.
MA 2051-E2-L01
Instructor: William Sanguinet
Meeting: T-R | 1:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Format: Lecture
MA 2051-E2-D01
Instructor: William Sanguinet
Meeting: W | 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Format: Discussion
MA 2051-E1-L02
Instructor: William Sanguinet
Meeting: T-R | 2:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course develops techniques for solving ordinary differential equations.
Topics covered include: introduction to modeling using first-order differential
equations, solution methods for linear higher-order equations, qualitative
behavior of nonlinear first-order equations, oscillatory phenomena including
spring-mass system and RLC-circuits and Laplace transform. Additional topics
may be chosen from power series method, methods for solving systems of
equations and numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations.
Recommended background: MA 1024.
MA 2051-E1-D02
Instructor: William Sanguinet
Meeting: W | 10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
This course develops techniques for solving ordinary differential equations.
Topics covered include: introduction to modeling using first-order differential
equations, solution methods for linear higher-order equations, qualitative
behavior of nonlinear first-order equations, oscillatory phenomena including
spring-mass system and RLC-circuits and Laplace transform. Additional topics
may be chosen from power series method, methods for solving systems of
equations and numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations.
Recommended background: MA 1024.
MA 2051-E1-L01
Instructor: Mayer Humi
Meeting: M-W | 1:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. IThis course develops techniques for solving ordinary differential equations.Topics covered include: introduction to modeling using first-order differentialequations, solution methods for linear higher-order equations, qualitativebehavior of nonlinear first-order equations, oscillatory phenomena includingspring-mass system and RLC-circuits and Laplace transform. Additional topicsmay be chosen from power series method, methods for solving systems ofequations and numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations.Recommended background: MA 1024.
MA 2051-E1-D01
Instructor: Mayer Humi
Meeting: R | 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Format: Discussion
Cat. IThis course develops techniques for solving ordinary differential equations.Topics covered include: introduction to modeling using first-order differentialequations, solution methods for linear higher-order equations, qualitativebehavior of nonlinear first-order equations, oscillatory phenomena includingspring-mass system and RLC-circuits and Laplace transform. Additional topicsmay be chosen from power series method, methods for solving systems ofequations and numerical methods for solving ordinary differential equations.Recommended background: MA 1024.
CH 2310-E2-01
Instructor: Uma Kumar
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
CH 2310-E1-01
Instructor: Raul Orduna Picon
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
CH 2320-E2-01
Instructor: Raul Orduna Picon
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
Modern theories of aromaticity, including a general assessment of delocalized bonding. The chemistry of some significant functional groups not surveyed in Organic Chemistry I, and the meaning of acidity and basicity in organic chemistry, will be more fully explored. The course will provide an introduction to the systematic synthesis of polyfunctional organic compounds.
Recommended background: CH 2310. The course is intended for chemists, chemical engineers and bio-science majors.
PH 1140-E1-D01
Instructor: Thomas Noviello
Meeting: F | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Format: Discussion
Cat. I
An introduction to oscillating systems and waves.
Topics include: free, clamped forced, and coupled oscillations of physical
systems, traveling waves and wave packets, reflection, and interference
phenomena.
Recommended background: working knowledge of the material covered in
PH 1110 and PH 1120 (or PH 1111 and PH 1121) and completion of
MA 1021, MA 1022 and MA 1023.
PH 1140-E1-X01
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
An introduction to oscillating systems and waves.
Topics include: free, clamped forced, and coupled oscillations of physical
systems, traveling waves and wave packets, reflection, and interference
phenomena.
Recommended background: working knowledge of the material covered in
PH 1110 and PH 1120 (or PH 1111 and PH 1121) and completion of
MA 1021, MA 1022 and MA 1023.
PH 1140-E1-L01
Instructor: Thomas Noviello
Meeting: M-W | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
An introduction to oscillating systems and waves.
Topics include: free, clamped forced, and coupled oscillations of physical
systems, traveling waves and wave packets, reflection, and interference
phenomena.
Recommended background: working knowledge of the material covered in
PH 1110 and PH 1120 (or PH 1111 and PH 1121) and completion of
MA 1021, MA 1022 and MA 1023.
PH 1140-E1-X02
Instructor: Instructor TBD
Meeting: R | 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
An introduction to oscillating systems and waves.
Topics include: free, clamped forced, and coupled oscillations of physical
systems, traveling waves and wave packets, reflection, and interference
phenomena.
Recommended background: working knowledge of the material covered in
PH 1110 and PH 1120 (or PH 1111 and PH 1121) and completion of
MA 1021, MA 1022 and MA 1023.
HU 3910-E2-01
Instructor: V Manzo
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
The practicum serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The practicum provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The practicum seeks to help students learn
to communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each practicum will vary and will be
defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the practicum, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above. Consent of the instructor is required for enrollment.
HU 3910-E1-01
Instructor: V Manzo
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
The practicum serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The practicum provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The practicum seeks to help students learn
to communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each practicum will vary and will be
defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the practicum, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above. Consent of the instructor is required for enrollment.
HU 3910-E2-03
Instructor: David Ibbett
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Seminar
Cat. I
The practicum serves as the culmination for a student's Humanities and Arts Requirement. The practicum provides opportunities for sustained critical inquiry into a focused thematic area. The practicum seeks to help students learn
to communicate effectively, to think critically, and to appreciate diverse perspectives in a spirit of openness and cooperation through research, creativity, and investigation. The specific theme of each practicum will vary and will be
defined by the instructor. Prior to enrolling in the practicum, a student must have completed five courses in Humanities and Arts, at least two of which must be thematically related and at least one of which must be at the 2000-level or above. Consent of the instructor is required for enrollment.
PH 2501-E1-D01
Instructor: Doug Petkie
Meeting: T-R | 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
Format: Discussion
Cat. II
An introduction to the use of optics for transmission and processing of information. The emphasis is on understanding principles underlying practical photonic devices. Topics include lasers, light emitting diodes, optical fiber communications, fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers, planar optical waveguides, light modulators and photodetectors. Recommended background is PH 1110, PH 1120, PH 1130 and PH 1140 (or their equivalents).
This course will be offered in 2020-21, and in alternating years thereafter.
PH 2501-E1-L01
Instructor: Doug Petkie
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
An introduction to the use of optics for transmission and processing of information. The emphasis is on understanding principles underlying practical photonic devices. Topics include lasers, light emitting diodes, optical fiber communications, fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers, planar optical waveguides, light modulators and photodetectors. Recommended background is PH 1110, PH 1120, PH 1130 and PH 1140 (or their equivalents).
This course will be offered in 2020-21, and in alternating years thereafter.
ID 400X-E1-01
Instructor: John-Michael Davis
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
This course provides an opportunity for IQP team members to work closely with a faculty member to co-author a journal article based on their IQP research and written report. Through regular meetings and reviewing project-related literature, students will obtain a deeper knowledge of their IQP research topic both within its specific context and its broader relevance. Students will further develop their critical academic writing skills, learn firsthand the process of academic publishing, and, ideally, co-author a peer-reviewed article as a major outcome of the course. To participate in the course, students must be selected by a faculty member based on their interest and capability to write a journal article over the summer coupled with the faculty member’s assessment of the appropriateness of the IQP, in whole or part, for publication.
Recommended background: Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP)
MA 2621-E2-D01
Instructor: Stephan Sturm
Meeting: T | 11:30 AM - 12:40 PM
Format: Discussion
MA 2621: Probability for Applications (Cat I, 1/3 Units) This course is an application-oriented course, primarily designed for non-Mathematical Sciences majors, and introduces the student to applied probability. Topics to be covered are: basic probability theory including Bayes theorem; discrete and continuous random variables; special distributions including the Bernoulli, Binomial, Geometric, Poisson, Uniform, Normal, Exponential, Chi-square, Gamma, Weibull, and Beta distributions; multivariate distributions; conditional and marginal distributions; independence; expectation; transformations of univariate random variables. Credit may not be earned both for this course and for MA 2631 Probability Theory. Recommended Background: MA 1024.
MA 2621-E2-L01
Instructor: Stephan Sturm
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MA 2621: Probability for Applications (Cat I, 1/3 Units) This course is an application-oriented course, primarily designed for non-Mathematical Sciences majors, and introduces the student to applied probability. Topics to be covered are: basic probability theory including Bayes theorem; discrete and continuous random variables; special distributions including the Bernoulli, Binomial, Geometric, Poisson, Uniform, Normal, Exponential, Chi-square, Gamma, Weibull, and Beta distributions; multivariate distributions; conditional and marginal distributions; independence; expectation; transformations of univariate random variables. Credit may not be earned both for this course and for MA 2631 Probability Theory. Recommended Background: MA 1024.
MA 2621-E1-D01
Instructor: Saad Mouti
Meeting: T | 9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Format: Discussion
MA 2621: Probability for Applications (Cat I, 1/3 Units) This course is an application-oriented course, primarily designed for non-Mathematical Sciences majors, and introduces the student to applied probability. Topics to be covered are: basic probability theory including Bayes theorem; discrete and continuous random variables; special distributions including the Bernoulli, Binomial, Geometric, Poisson, Uniform, Normal, Exponential, Chi-square, Gamma, Weibull, and Beta distributions; multivariate distributions; conditional and marginal distributions; independence; expectation; transformations of univariate random variables. Credit may not be earned both for this course and for MA 2631 Probability Theory. Recommended Background: MA 1024.
MA 2621-E1-L01
Instructor: Saad Mouti
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
MA 2621: Probability for Applications (Cat I, 1/3 Units) This course is an application-oriented course, primarily designed for non-Mathematical Sciences majors, and introduces the student to applied probability. Topics to be covered are: basic probability theory including Bayes theorem; discrete and continuous random variables; special distributions including the Bernoulli, Binomial, Geometric, Poisson, Uniform, Normal, Exponential, Chi-square, Gamma, Weibull, and Beta distributions; multivariate distributions; conditional and marginal distributions; independence; expectation; transformations of univariate random variables. Credit may not be earned both for this course and for MA 2631 Probability Theory. Recommended Background: MA 1024.
ENV 2800-E2-01
Instructor: Achirri Ismael
Meeting: M-R | 1:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Format: Lecture
This course engages documentary filmmaking as a powerful medium for communicating environmental change, advocating for climate action, and influencing policy debates and development. Focusing on sustainability, climate change, urban planning, and environmental justice, students will learn to craft compelling narratives that simplify complex issues for diverse audiences while driving social and political change. The course emphasizes the art of designing and creating films strategically tailored to shape policy discussions and contribute to policy construction.
Students will engage in collaborative research and filmmaking processes, gaining hands-on experience with every stage of production, from concept development to final editing. They will work in teams to explore environmental documentary genres, analyze case studies of impactful films, and create their own short documentaries aimed at influencing public opinion and policy decisions. The course covers storytelling techniques, advocacy strategies, ethical considerations, and the integration of visual media into policy advocacy campaigns. By focusing on how documentaries can inform and inspire actionable policy responses, students will develop a deeper understanding of the intersection between communication, activism, and governance.
EN 1222-E1-01
Instructor: Kathryn Moncrief
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course is an introduction to Shakespeare, his theatre, and some important concepts of his world. Students will have the opportunity to sample representative Shakespearean tragedies, comedies, and histories. In addition to class discussions and scene work, students will be able to enhance their readings by analyzing video recordings of the plays.
PY 2712-E1-01
Instructor: Geoffrey Pfeifer
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
This course examines metaphysical and moral questions that philosophers have
raised about social and political life. Among questions treated might be: What
are the grounds, if any, of the obligation of a citizen to obey a sovereign? Are
there basic principles of justice by which societies, institutions and practices are
rightly evaluated? What is democracy, and how can we tell if an institution or
practice is democratic? To what degree do economic institutions put limits on
the realization of freedom, democracy and self-determination? Readings might
include excerpts from the works of Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau and Marx,
as well as numerous contemporary philosophers.
Suggested background: familiarity with basic concepts in philosophy (as in
PY/RE 1731).
This course will be offered in 2019-20, and in alternating years thereafter.
CS 3043-E1-01
Instructor: Joshua Cuneo
Meeting: T-R | 6:00 PM - 7:50 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course makes the student aware of the social, moral, ethical, and philosophical impact of computers and computer-based systems on society, both now and in the future.
Topics include major computer-based applications and their impact, human-machine relationships, and the major problems of controlling the use of computers.
Students will be expected to contribute to classroom discussions and to complete a number of significant writing assignments.
This course is recommended for juniors and seniors.
Recommended background: a general knowledge of computers and computer systems.
IMGD 2000-E2-01
Instructor: Farley Chery
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides students with a realistic assessment of the potential and
problems related to interactive media and games, especially computer games,
and their effects on society. Topics include individual and group behavior,
diversity, human responsibility, ethical and legal issues, and intellectual property.
The course examines the issues from various points of view, and discover the
political, social, and economic agendas of the people or groups championing
those points of view. Students will write papers, participate in discussions, and
research related topics.
Recommended background: IMGD 1000.
IMGD 2000-E1-01
Instructor: Farley Chery
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course provides students with a realistic assessment of the potential and
problems related to interactive media and games, especially computer games,
and their effects on society. Topics include individual and group behavior,
diversity, human responsibility, ethical and legal issues, and intellectual property.
The course examines the issues from various points of view, and discover the
political, social, and economic agendas of the people or groups championing
those points of view. Students will write papers, participate in discussions, and
research related topics.
Recommended background: IMGD 1000.
PSY 2402-E2-01
Instructor: Richard Marchetti
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
PSY 2402: Social Psychology (Cat I) This course is intended for all students from all backgrounds and at all experience levels. Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think, feel, and act toward other people in real or imagined social contexts. This course will examine human behavior in a variety of domains of social life. Topics will include, but not be limited to, person perception, attitude formation and change, conformity and obedience, helping others, interpersonal attraction, stereotyping and prejudice, and group behavior. Throughout the course, students develop a broad knowledge of the field, including core theoretical perspective, empirical research, and emerging trends. No previous experience with psychological science is necessary to take this course. Students may not receive credit for both PSY 1402 and PSY 2402.
PH 2540-E1-01
Instructor: Rudra Kafle
Meeting: M-T-R-F | 4:30 PM - 5:40 PM
Format: Lecture
ID 3525-E1-01
Instructor: Lina Munoz-Marquez
Meeting: W | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM; M-R | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
Through Latin American and Caribbean films, and other media sources, this course studies images, topics, and cultural and historical issues related to modern Latin American and the Caribbean. Within the context and influence of the New Latin American Cinema and/or within the context of the World Wide Web, radio, newspapers, and television the course teaches students to recognize cinematographic or media strategies of persuasion and to understand the images and symbols utilized in the development of a national/regional identity. Among the topics to be studied are: immigration, gender issues, national identity, political issues, and cultural hegemonies.
Taught in advanced level Spanish. May be used toward foreign language Minor, or Major.
Recommended Background: SP 2521 and SP 2522, and SP 3523.
This course will be offered in 2021-22, and in alternating years thereafter.
SP 3525-E1-01
Instructor: Lina Munoz-Marquez
Meeting: W | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM; M-R | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
Through Latin American and Caribbean films, and other media sources, this course studies images, topics, and cultural and historical issues related to modern Latin American and the Caribbean. Within the context and influence of the New Latin American Cinema and/or within the context of the World Wide Web, radio, newspapers, and television the course teaches students to recognize cinematographic or media strategies of persuasion and to understand the images and symbols utilized in the development of a national/regional identity. Among the topics to be studied are: immigration, gender issues, national identity, political issues, and cultural hegemonies.
Taught in advanced level Spanish. May be used toward foreign language Minor, or Major.
Recommended Background: SP 2521 and SP 2522, and SP 3523.
This course will be offered in 2021-22, and in alternating years thereafter.
ES 2502-E2-L01
Instructor: John Obayemi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
ES 2502-E2-D01
Instructor: John Obayemi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Discussion
ES 2502-E1-D01
Instructor: Zhikun Hou
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Discussion
ES 2502-E1-L01
Instructor: Zhikun Hou
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
CH 3410-E1-01
Instructor: Drew Brodeur
Meeting: T-R | 1:00 PM - 2:40 PM
Format: Lecture
CS 2303-E1-L01
Instructor: Jennifer Mortensen
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course introduces students to a model of programming where the programming language exposes details of how the hardware stores and executes software. Building from the design concepts covered in CS 2102, this course covers manual memory management, pointers, the machine stack, and input/
output mechanisms. The course will involve large-scale programming exercises and will be designed to help students confront issues of safe programming with system-level constructs. The course will cover several tools that assist programmers in these tasks. Students will be expected to design, implement, and debug programs in C++ and C. The course presents the material from CS 2301 at a fast pace and also includes C++ and other advanced topics.
Recommended background: CS 2102, CS 2103, or CS 2119 and/or substantial object-oriented programming experience.
CS 2303-E1-X01
Instructor: Jennifer Mortensen
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Laboratory
Cat. I
This course introduces students to a model of programming where the programming language exposes details of how the hardware stores and executes software. Building from the design concepts covered in CS 2102, this course covers manual memory management, pointers, the machine stack, and input/
output mechanisms. The course will involve large-scale programming exercises and will be designed to help students confront issues of safe programming with system-level constructs. The course will cover several tools that assist programmers in these tasks. Students will be expected to design, implement, and debug programs in C++ and C. The course presents the material from CS 2301 at a fast pace and also includes C++ and other advanced topics.
Recommended background: CS 2102, CS 2103, or CS 2119 and/or substantial object-oriented programming experience.
CS 4533-E2-01
Instructor: Matthew Ahrens
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. II
This course studies the compiling process for high-level languages. Topics include lexical analysis, syntax analysis, semantic analysis, symbol tables, intermediate languages, optimization, code generation and run-time systems.
Students will be expected to use compiler tools to implement the front end, and to write a program to implement the back end, of a compiler for a recursive programming language.
Undergraduate credit may not be earned for both this course and for CS 544.
Recommended Background: CS 2102 or CS 2103, and CS 3133.
This course will be offered in 2020-21, and in alternating years thereafter.
ME 4429-E1-01
Instructor: Mehdi Mortazavi
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course integrates thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer
through the use of design projects involving modern technologies, such as
electronic cooling, vapor compression power and refrigeration cycles. Activities
include problem definition, design creation and analysis, mathematical
modeling, cost analysis and optimization.
Recommended background: knowledge in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics,
heat transfer and introduction to design (ES 3001, ES 3004 and ES 3003,
ME 2300 or equivalent).
HI 2400-E1-01
Instructor: Joseph Cullon
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
Cat. I
This course surveys the methods and sources that historians adopt to answer three questions central to environmental history: How have constantly changing natural environments shaped the patterns of human life in different regions? How have different human cultures perceived and attached meanings to the natural and built worlds around them, and how have those attitudes shaped their social, economic political, and cultural lives? Finally, how have people altered the world around them, and what have been the consequences of change for natural and human communities alike? Sections will vary in content and emphases alternating between North American, regional, or global approaches. This course may be repeated for different topics. No prior coursework or background in environmental history is required.
AR 2750-E1-02
Instructor: Roshanak Bigonah
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
This course explores art from a global perspective. The topics include visual storytelling, historical and cultural interactions, mythical places and creatures, and artifacts. The students will create contemporary 2D and 3D digital projects inspired by the multicultural infusion of the arts of ancient regions such as central Asia, China, and the Middle East. Students will design motifs and patterns, digital paintings, and 3D modeling by utilizing software such as Adobe CC and Autodesk Maya.
AR 2750-E1-01
Instructor: Marie Keller
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
This course explores the geometry, history, and artistic uses of tessellations around the world. Physical techniques to compose tessellations will be introduced. Issues from the proliferation of cultural imagery will be reviewed to discover opportunities and responsibilities as contemporary creators. Students will develop studies culminating in creating an original, finished artwork. This course will require individual purchase of a custom art supply kit to complete the course before the course begins.
HU 3570-E1-01
Instructor: Jim Cocola
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
HU 3570: Topics in Film Studies (Cat. II) Investigations into film studies that address specific directors, genres, national/regional traditions, periods, theories, and/or theorists. Attention might center upon Hitchcock, Kurosawa, or Varda; on the documentary, the romantic comedy, the science fiction film, or the western; on Cuban, Italian, Korean, or West African film, on the silent-to-sound transition of a century ago, or the traditionally- to digitally-animated transition of this century; on apparatus, or auteur, or feminist, or psychoanalytic film theory; or via the work of Cavell, Deleuze, Mulvey, or Žižek, for example. This course may be repeated for different topics.
This course will be offered in 2024-25, and in alternating years thereafter.
HU 2901-E1-01
Instructor: Ingrid Matos-Nin
Meeting: M-R | 12:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Format: Lecture
This course uses interdisciplinary, thematic, and case study approaches to explore sexuality in
the modern world. It takes as its starting point the understanding that sex and power are
interrelated and that they manifest differently in different social and cultural contexts (including
spaces and places to which WPI students may travel as part of their global projects experience).
Further, this course recognizes that the categorization, experiences, and treatment of queer
persons and bodies and non-normative sexuality have changed over time and space, as have
sexual mores and conceptualizations of “purity” and “deviance,” which are linked to class, race,
dis/ability, and power relations within and between states. This course may include the study of
the history of sexuality in the United States and globally; national and international activism
around sexual liberation and LGBTQ+ pride; religion and sexuality; the relationship of LGBTQ+
activism to other civil rights movements; sex work; sexual violence; cultural representations of
queer and non-normative sexualities, and “anti-genderism” and authoritarian populism. This course may be repeated for different topics.
Recommended background: None
WPE 1009-E2-01
Instructor: Danielle Rafuse
Meeting: W-R | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Format: Workshop
Cat. I
This course will teach basic walking techniques and principles with the goal for
students to develop and implement an individualized conditioning program for
themselves.
WPE 1009-E1-01
Instructor: Danielle Rafuse
Meeting: W-R | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Format: Workshop
Cat. I
This course will teach basic walking techniques and principles with the goal for
students to develop and implement an individualized conditioning program for
themselves.
WR 1011-E2-01
Instructor: Althea Danielski
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
IMGD 3450-E1-01
Instructor: Karen Stewart
Meeting: Asynchronous
Format: Lecture
IMGD/WR 3450 - Writing Characters for Interactive Media & Games Course description: This writing-intensive course reinforces narrative skills to achieve proficiency in character creation and dialogue for interactive media, including a survey of character writing techniques across different media and an examination of what changes when interactivity is added. Coursework will involve major forms of game writing, suitable for inclusion in a portfolio. Topics covered may include character exposition, development of rich playable and non-playable characters, short voice-over audio, interactive dialogue and interactive character arcs, and game character design. Recommended background: previous experience with story structure and writing for interactive media, such as that provided by IMGD/WR 2450 (formerly numbered IMGD/WR 3400). Students may not receive credit for both IMGD/WR 3450 and IMGD/WR 2400
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