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2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION] Use the dropdown above to select the current catalog.
Course Descriptions
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Mathematics (Includes mathematics courses frequently taken by HMC students at the other Claremont Colleges)
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MATH197 HM - Senior Thesis
Credit(s): 3
Staff. Senior thesis offers the student, guided by the faculty advisor, a chance to experience a taste of the life of a professional research mathematician. The work is largely independent with guidance from the research advisor. The principal objective of the senior thesis program is to help you develop intellectually and improve your written and verbal communication skills. Students are expected to present their work orally and to produce a thesis conforming to the publication standards of a professional mathematician. (Fall and Spring)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department
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MATH198 HM - Undergraduate Mathematics Forum
Credit(s): 1
Castro, Jacobsen, Levy, Orrison, Yong. The goal of this course is to improve students’ ability to communicate mathematics, both to a general and technical audience. Students will present material on assigned topics and have their presentations evaluated by students and faculty. This format simultaneously exposes students to a broad range of topics from modern and classical mathematics. Required for all majors; recommended for all joint CS-math majors and mathematical biology majors, typically in the junior year. (Fall and Spring)
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MATH199 HM - Math Colloquium
Credit(s): 0.5
Benjamin, Jacobsen, Su. Students will attend weekly Claremont Math Colloquium, offered through the cooperative efforts of the mathematics faculty at The Claremont Colleges. Most of the talks discuss current research in mathematical sciences and are accessible to undergraduates. No more than 2.0 credits can be earned for departmental seminars/colloquia. (Fall and Spring)
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MCBI117 HM - Game Theory and the Evolution of Cooperation
Credit(s): 3
Donaldson-Matasci (Biology). An introduction to game theory, a branch of mathematics that studies strategic interactions between individuals, with applications in fields such as biology, economics and political science. The course will introduce classical game theory, representations of games and Nash equilibria. The second part of the course will focus on evolutionary game theory, equilibrium concepts, and the evolution of cooperation. (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): MATH035 HM or AP Statistics
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MCBI118A HM - Introduction to Mathematical Biology
Credit(s): 1.5
Adolph (Biology), de Pillis (Mathematics), Jacobsen (Mathematics), Levy (Mathematics). An introduction to the field of mathematical biology. Continuous and discrete mathematical models of biological processes and their analytical and computational solutions. Examples may include models in epidemiology, ecology, cancer biology, systems biology, molecular evolution, and phylogenetics. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): MATH065 HM and BIOL052 HM
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MCBI118B HM - Introduction to Computational Biology
Credit(s): 1.5
Bush (Biology), Donaldson-Matasci (Biology), Libeskind-Hadas (Computer Science), Wu (Computer Science). An introduction to the field of computational biology. Algorithms for phylogenetic inference and computational methods for solving problems in molecular evolution and population genetics. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): (CSCI005 HM or CSCI005GR HM ) and BIOL052 HM
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MCBI199 HM - Joint Colloquium For the Mathematical and Computational Biology Major
Credit(s): 0.5
Staff. Students registered for joint colloquium must attend a fixed number of colloquium talks during the semester in any field(s) related to their interests. The talks may be at any members of The Claremont Colleges or a nearby university and may be in any of a wide array of fields including biology, mathematics, computer science and other science and engineering disciplines including bioengineering, cognitive science, neuroscience, biophysics, and linguistics. Students enrolled in the joint colloquium are required to submit a short synopsis of each talk that they attend. No more than 2.0 credits can be earned for departmental seminars/colloquia. Pass/No Credit grading. (Fall and Spring)
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Media Studies |
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MS050 HM - Introduction to Film
Credit(s): 3
Mayeri. Introduction to film analysis, exploring the language of film through weekly screenings and discussions. The craft of filmmaking-screenwriting, cinematography, mise-en-scene, sound, editing—from silent films, to classical Hollywood cinema, to independent film, documentary, and animation. Consideration of film as an art form, as reflection of the culture at large, and as a force for change.
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MS060 HM - Documentary: Fact and Fiction
Credit(s): 3
Mayeri. Examines the propaganda and poetry of documentary film. In weekly screenings, students will see films on a range of topics: from ethnographic adventures with other cultures to allegorical tales about our animal relatives. This class will explore documentary craft, history, and politics, and analyze the ethics of representing others.
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MS062 HM - Species of Cinema
Credit(s): 3
Mayeri. This course will examine representations of animals in film—wildlife documentaries, animated features, critter cams, scientific data, and video art—to address fundamental questions about human and animal nature and culture. Animal studies is an interdisciplinary field in which scholars from philosophy, biology, media studies and literature consider the subjective lives of animals, the representations of animals in media and literature and the shifting boundary line between human and animal. In readings, screenings and discussions, we will consider the cultural and material lives of humans and animals through the lenses of science, art, literature and film.
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MS127 HM - The Harmony of Sound and Light
Credit(s): 3
Alves. New technology has created exciting new opportunities in the arts of abstract film, video, and computer animation. This course will explore theories of abstraction from music into the visual arts and film, analyzing the works of such pioneers as Oskar Fischinger and John Whitney. Students will create their own computer images and animations of “visual music.”
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MS170 HM - Digital Cinema: Experimental Animation
Credit(s): 3
Mayeri. Intermediate/advanced video course, exploring the creative potential of digital video techniques, such as compositing, animation, and motion graphics. Students develop digital projects and participate in critiques. Lectures, discussions, and screenings enhance students’ exposure to art and cinema.
Prerequisite(s): MS182 HM
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MS173 HM - Exile in Cinema
Credit(s): 3
Balseiro. A thematic and formal study of the range of cinematic responses to the experience of exile. Exile is an event, but how does it come about and what are its ramifications? Exile happens to individuals but also to collectivities. How does it effect a change between the self and society, homeland and site of displacement, mother tongue and acquired language? This course examines how filmmakers take on an often painful historical process through creativity.
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MS182 HM - Introduction to Video Art
Credit(s): 3
Mayeri. Students learn how to make their own videos, using professional video cameras and editing systems. Weekly, hands-on workshops will cover the entire production process—storyboarding, shooting, lighting, recording sound and editing in Final Cut Pro. Students will complete several group exercises and individual projects, and participate in critiques of professional media and each other’s work. Video is explored as a medium for expression, persuasion, humor, storytelling and art-making.
Prerequisite(s): MS050 HM or MS 049 at other Claremont Colleges
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Music |
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MUS003 HM - Fundamentals of Music
Credit(s): 3
Alves, Cubek, Kamm. In this course, the student learns elementary concepts of melody, rhythm, harmony, and notation. Basic principles of sight-singing and reading music are included. No previous musical experience is required. This course, or its equivalent, is a prerequisite for MUS 101 SC (Music Theory I) at Scripps College. Carries departmental credit when taught by Alves, Cubek, or Kamm.
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MUS048 HM - Electronic Music Ensemble
Credit(s): 1
Alves. Rehearsal and performance of new and recent compositions for synthesizers and other instruments. Instrumentation and musical styles may vary. Though some synthesizers may be provided, in most cases students will be expected to own their own instruments.
Prerequisite(s): Ability to play an instrument and read music; Audition may be required for instructor permission
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MUS049 HM - American Gamelan Ensemble
Credit(s): 1
Alves. Rehearsal and performance of new compositions for instruments adapted from the gamelan, a Javanese orchestra of metallophones and gongs. No prior experience on these instruments is required.
Prerequisite(s): Ability to read music; approval of instructor
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MUS063 HM - Music of the Peoples of the World
Credit(s): 3
Alves. The fundamentals of music and listening through a survey of traditional music around the world as well as cross-cultural influences. Neither an ability to read music nor any other background in music is required.
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MUS067 HM - Film Music
Credit(s): 3
Alves. An exploration of the history and aesthetics of the use of music in cinema, primarily the Hollywood film from the so-called silent era to the present. (We will not cover musicals, documentaries, or short films.) The course will include the development of skills of listening analysis and writing about music in the context of narrative film. No background in music or film history is required.
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MUS081 JM - Introduction to Music: Sound and Meaning
Credit(s): 3
Alves, Cubek, Kamm. This course explores important works of Western art music from diverse historical epochs through listening and analysis. Elements of music, basic musical terminology, and notation are discussed. Attention is given to the relation of the arts—especially music—to culture and society. Carries departmental credit when taught by Alves, Cubek, or Kamm.
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MUS084 HM - Jazz Improvisation
Credit(s): 1.5
Keller (Computer Science). The art of simultaneously hearing, composing, and performing music. Chords, scales, chord progressions, and tunes of modern jazz. Theory, listening, analysis, and group practice in improvisation skills. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisite(s): Music reading ability, ability to play most of the 12 major scales on an instrument, motivation to play jazz, and permission of instructor
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MUS088 HM - Introduction to Computer Music
Credit(s): 3
Alves. The basics of using software on a general purpose computer to synthesize and manipulate digital sounds. Neither a background in music nor the ability to read music is required. A background in computers is helpful but not required.
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MUS104 HM - Music Since 1900
Credit(s): 3
Alves. An investigation of contemporary music through performances, analyses, recordings, and discussions of representative compositions from late Romanticism and such 20th-century styles as Neo-classicism, Serialism and Minimalism, as well as aleatoric and electronic techniques. Offered in conjunction with the Joint Music Program. Carries departmental credit when taught by Alves or Kamm.
Prerequisite(s): The ability to read music
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MUS118 SC - Music in the United States
Credit(s): 3
Kamm. A survey of the history and development of music in the United States, this course will examine the diverse musical cultures and traditions, including European, African, Latin American, Native American, Asian, and others that have come to this country and have influenced the works of musicians and composers in the United States. Musical examples from American popular culture (jazz, rock, country, and pop), from religious services and practices of various denominations and sects, from ethnic groups and folk cultures within the United States and from art music in the United States will be studied as expressions of important concerns and values in our society, and as influences on music in other countries as well. Carries departmental credit when taught by Kamm.
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MUS132 SC - Stravinsky: His Milieu and His Music
Credit(s): 3
Kamm. A seminar studying Igor Stravinsky’s life and his ballets, other instrumental music, and vocal music. Study of Russia at the turn of the 20th century, Paris in the early 20th century, ballet, and other arts contextualizes Stravinsky’s music. The course includes frequent student presentations on topics and works.
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MUS173 JM - Concert Choir
Credit(s): 1
Kamm. A study through rehearsal and performance of choral music selected from the 16th century to the present, with emphasis on larger, major works. (Both semesters; joint offering of CMC, HMC, Pitzer, and Scripps)
Prerequisite(s): Successful audition
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MUS174 JM - Chamber Choir
Credit(s): 1
Kamm. A study of choral music from 1300 to the present, with emphasis on those works composed for performances of a choral chamber nature. Singers in Chamber Choir also sing with the Concert Choir. (Both semesters; joint offering of CMC, HMC, Pitzer, and Scripps)
Prerequisite(s): Successful audition
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MUS175 JM - The Claremont Concert Orchestra
Credit(s): 1
Cubek. The study through rehearsal, with discussion as needed, and performance, of styles and techniques appropriate for the historically accurate performance of instrumental works intended for the orchestra. Repertoire will include works from mid-18th century to the present with special emphasis on the classical and romantic periods. (Both semesters; joint offering of CMC, HMC, Pitzer, and Scripps)
Prerequisite(s): Successful audition
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PHIL108 HM - Knowledge, Self, and Value
Credit(s): 3
Wright. An introduction to philosophy covering representative issues in epistemology, the metaphysics of human nature, and theory of value. Readings are drawn from historical and contemporary sources.
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PHIL121 HM - Ethical Theory
Credit(s): 3
Wright. A survey of contemporary philosophical thinking about morality, concentrating on theories of normative ethics but with some attention to issues in metaethics. The course explores consequentialist, deontological, egoistic, and virtue-based normative theories, as well as debates about the impact of a commitment to morality on personal projects and relationships.
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PHIL122 HM - Ethics: Ancient and Modern
Credit(s): 3
Wright. A comparative study of the works of several major moral philosophers, beginning in antiquity with Plato and Aristotle and ending in the nineteenth century with Nietzsche’s critique of modern morality. Other figures studied include Hume, Kant and Mill and may also include Aquinas, Hobbes, or Spinoza.
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PHIL124 HM - Morality and Self-Interest
Credit(s): 3
Wright. A study of historical and contemporary arguments for the harmony of morality and enlightened self-interest, along with some of the main challenges raised against such arguments by their critics. Reading assignments may include selections from Plato, Aristotle, Sidgwick, Prichard, Ayn Rand, Rosalind Hursthouse, Derek Parfit, David Gauthier, and others.
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PHIL125 HM - Ethical Issues in Science and Engineering
Credit(s): 3
Wright. After briefly exploring concepts and theories in normative ethics, this course examines a representative set of ethical issues confronting researchers and practitioners in the natural and formal sciences and in engineering. Issues covered will vary but may include animal experimentation, genetic engineering, internet privacy, the responsibility of engineers to foresee and prevent harm and others.
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PHIL130 HM - Political Philosophy
Credit(s): 3
Wright. The major traditions of political thought, with emphasis on the modern era, including natural rights theory, social contract theory, and the philosophic foundations of political liberalism.
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Physics |
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PHYS018 HM - Fundamentals of Mechanics
Credit(s): 0.5
Saeta, staff. Problem-solving strategies and practice for students in PHYS024 HM . (Spring)
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PHYS022 HM - Physics Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Connolly, staff. This course emphasizes the evidence-based approach to understanding the physical world; students design, conduct, and interpret experiments to give quantitative answers to physical questions. Topics are drawn from a broad range of physics subjects, with applications to other technical fields. (Fall and Spring)
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PHYS023 HM - Special Relativity
Credit(s): 1.5
Saeta, Townsend, staff. Einstein’s special theory of relativity is developed from the premises that the laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames and that the speed of light is a constant. The relationship between mass and energy is explored and relativistic collisions analyzed. The families of elementary particles are described and the equivalence principle developed. (Fall)
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PHYS024 HM - Mechanics and Wave Motion
Credit(s): 3
Saeta, staff. Classical mechanics is introduced beginning with inertial frames and the Galilean transformation, followed by momentum and momentum conservation in collisions, Newton’s laws of motion, spring forces, gravitational forces and friction. Differential and integral calculus are used extensively throughout. Work, kinetic energy and potential energy are defined, and energy conservation is discussed in particle motion and collisions. Rotational motion is treated, including angular momentum, torque, cross-products and statics. Other topics include rotating frames, pseudoforces and central-force motion. Simple harmonic and some nonlinear oscillations are discussed, followed by waves on strings, sound and other types of waves, and wave phenomena such as standing waves, beats, two-slit interference, resonance and the Doppler effect. (Spring)
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PHYS031 HM - What’s the Matter?
Credit(s): 3
Sparks. Students in this course will examine ordinary objects and discuss what aspects of their composition determine their usefulness. The class will discuss how materials are described, classified, and tested, and look at them from the perspectives of physics, chemistry, materials science, geology, economics, and psychology.
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PHYS032 HM - Gravitation
Credit(s): 1.5
Lyzenga. The theory and applications of Newtonian gravitation and an introduction to the ideas of gravitation in general relativity. Topics covered include gravitational potentials, orbits and celestial mechanics, tidal forces, atmospheres, Einstein’s equivalence principle, black holes, and cosmology. The target audience is students with a strong interest in fundamental physics and the mathematical as well as conceptual underpinnings of gravity and its applications.
Corequisite(s): PHYS024 HM
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PHYS051 HM - Electromagnetic Theory and Optics
Credit(s): 3
Lynn, Townsend, staff. An introduction to electricity and magnetism leading to Maxwell’s electromagnetic equations in differential and integral form. Selected topics in classical and quantum optics. (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): (PHYS023 HM , PHYS024 HM , and MATH060 HM ) or concurrently
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PHYS052 HM - Quantum Physics
Credit(s): 3
Townsend, staff. The development and formulation of quantum mechanics, and the application of quantum mechanics to topics in atomic, solid state, nuclear, and particle physics. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS051 HM and MATH065 HM
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PHYS054 HM - Modern Physics Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Eckert, staff. Classical experiments of modern physics, including thermal radiation and Rutherford scattering. Nuclear physics experiments, including alpha, beta and gamma absorption, and gamma spectra by pulse height analysis. Analysis of the buildup and decay of radioactive nuclei. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS022 HM
Corequisite(s): PHYS052 HM
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PHYS080 HM - Topics in Physics
Credit(s): 3
Lyzenga, Saeta. An area of physics is studied, together with its applications and social impact. Possible areas include energy and the environment, climate change, and sustainability. Active participation and group activities are stressed.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS051 HM
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PHYS111 HM - Theoretical Mechanics
Credit(s): 3
Donnelly. The application of mathematical methods to the study of particles and of systems of particles; Newton, Lagrange, and Hamilton equations of motion; conservation theorems; central force motion, collisions, damped oscillators, rigid body dynamics, systems with constraints, variational methods. (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS023 HM , PHYS024 HM , and MATH065 HM
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PHYS116 HM - Quantum Mechanics
Credit(s): 3
Staff. The elements of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. Topics include the general formalism, one-dimensional and three-dimensional problems, angular momentum states, perturbation theory and identical particles. Applications to atomic and nuclear systems. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS052 HM
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PHYS117 HM - Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Credit(s): 3
Saeta. Classical and quantum statistical mechanics, including their connection with thermodynamics. Kinetic theory of gases. Applications of these concepts to various physical systems.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS052 HM
Corequisite(s): PHYS111 HM
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PHYS133 HM - Electronics Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Chen, Lyzenga, Sparks. An intermediate laboratory in electronics involving the construction and analysis of rectifiers, filters, transistor and operational amplifier circuits. (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS054 HM
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PHYS134 HM - Optics Laboratory
Credit(s): 2
Haskell. A laboratory-lecture course on the techniques and theory of classical and modern optics. Topics of study include diffraction, interferometry, Fourier transform spectroscopy, grating spectroscopy, lasers, quantum mechanics and quantum optics, coherence of waves and least-squares fitting of data. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS051 HM and PHYS054 HM
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PHYS151 HM - Electromagnetic Fields
Credit(s): 3
Gerbode. The theory of static and dynamic electromagnetic fields. Topics include multipole fields, Laplace’s equation, the propagation of electromagnetic waves, radiation phenomena and the interaction of the electromagnetic field with matter. (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): (PHYS111 HM or PHYS116 HM ) and MATH115 HM
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PHYS154 HM - Fields and Waves
Credit(s): 3
Lyzenga. The theory of deformable media. Field equations for elastic and fluid media and for conducting fluids in electromagnetic fields. Particular emphasis on body and surface wave solutions of the field equations. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): MATH115 HM
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PHYS156 HM - Foundations of Field Theory
Credit(s): 3
Sahakian. This course explores concepts, methods, and applications of the classical theory of fields. On the physics side, we will learn about cosmological inflation, superconductivity, electroweak theory, solitons, the nuclear force, and magnetic monopoles. On the mathematics side, we will learn the basics of differential geometry and Lie algebras. Throughout the course, we will emphasize the unity of physical principles and techniques across a wide range of systems and disciplines. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS111 HM and MATH115 HM
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PHYS161 HM - Topics in Quantum Theory
Credit(s): 2
Gallicchio. Scattering, including the Born approximation and partial wave expansion. Path integrals. Time-dependent perturbation theory. Quantum theory of the electromagnetic field. (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS116 HM
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PHYS162 HM - Solid State Physics
Credit(s): 2
Sparks. Selected topics in solid-state physics, including lattice structure, lattice excitations, and the motion and excitations of electrons in metals. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS117 HM
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PHYS164 HM - Particle Physics
Credit(s): 2
Townsend. Topics in high-energy physics including the fundamental interactions, space-time symmetries, isospin, SU(3) and the quark model and the Standard Model. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS116 HM
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PHYS166 HM - Geophysics
Credit(s): 2
Lyzenga. Special topics in geophysical methods and their application to construction of earth models. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS023 HM and PHYS024 HM
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PHYS168 HM - Electrodynamics
Credit(s): 2
Eckert. Selected topics in electrodynamics including wave propagation in material media. (Spring.)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS151 HM
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PHYS170 HM - Computational Methods in Physics
Credit(s): 2
Staff. Typical numerical methods for solving a wide range of problems of current interest in physics. Examples are drawn from mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, solid state and chemical physics. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS052 HM and the ability to program
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PHYS172 HM - General Relativity and Cosmology
Credit(s): 2
Sahakian. The principle of equivalence, Riemannian geometry, and the Schwarzschild and cosmological solutions of the field equations. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS111 HM
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PHYS174 HM - Biophysics
Credit(s): 2
Gerbode. Selected topics in biolocomotion focusing on active research in the field. Possible topics include: bacteria motility, insect flight, water-walking, plant motions and slithering. Seminar format emphasizing oral presentations and group discussion. (Spring) (Crosslisted as BIOL174 HM )
Prerequisite(s): BIOL052 HM and PHYS051 HM
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PHYS178 HM - Special Topics in Physics
Credit(s): 1-2
Staff. The study of an area in physics not covered in other courses, chosen each year at the discretion of the Department of Physics.
Prerequisite(s): Dependent on topic
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PHYS178A HM - Materials Science for Energy Conversion and Storage
Credit(s): 2
Van Ryswyk, Haskell, Saeta. A seminar course focusing on recent developments in the chemistry, physics and engineering of photovoltaics, fuel cells and batteries. (Fall)
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PHYS181 HM - Advanced Laboratory
Credit(s): 2
Lynn. Experiments are selected from the fields of nuclear and solid-state physics, biophysics, quantum mechanics and quantum optics, and atomic, molecular and optical physics. Fast-time coincidence instrumentation and photon-counting detectors are employed, as well as an X-ray machine and a UV/VIS/ NIR spectrophotometer. (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS134 HM
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PHYS183 HM - Teaching Internship
Credit(s): 3
Saeta. An Introduction to K–12 classroom teaching and curriculum development. Internship includes supervision by an appropriate K–12 teacher and a member of the physics department and should result in a report of a laboratory experiment, teaching module, or other education innovation or investigation. Internship includes a minimum of three hours per week of classroom participation. (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): EDUC170G CG (or as corequisite by permission of instructor)
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PHYS184 HM - Teaching Internship
Credit(s): 3
Saeta. An Introduction to K–12 classroom teaching and curriculum development. Internship includes supervision by an appropriate K–12 teacher and a member of the physics department and should result in a report of a laboratory experiment, teaching module, or other education innovation or investigation. Internship includes a minimum of three hours per week of classroom participation. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): EDUC170G CG (or as corequisite by permission of instructor)
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PHYS191 HM - Research in Physics
Credit(s): 1-3
Staff. Original experimental or theoretical investigations in physics undertaken in consultation with a faculty member. Projects may be initiated by the student or by a faculty member. Present faculty research areas include astronomy, atomic and nuclear physics, optics, solid-state and low-temperature physics, general relativity, quantum mechanics, particle physics, geophysics and biophysics. (Fall)
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PHYS192 HM - Research in Physics
Credit(s): 1-3
Staff. Original experimental or theoretical investigations in physics undertaken in consultation with a faculty member. Projects may be initiated by the student or by a faculty member. Present faculty research areas include astronomy, atomic and nuclear physics, optics, solid-state and low-temperature physics, general relativity, quantum mechanics, particle physics, geophysics and biophysics. (Spring)
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PHYS193 HM - Physics Clinic
Credit(s): 3
Eckert, Haskell, Lyzenga. Team projects in applied physics, with corporate affiliation. (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): Upper-division standing
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PHYS194 HM - Physics Clinic
Credit(s): 3
Eckert, Haskell, Lyzenga. Team projects in applied physics, with corporate affiliation. (Spring)
Prerequisite(s): Upper-division standing
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PHYS195 HM - Physics Colloquium
Credit(s): 0.5
Gerbode. Oral presentations and discussions of selected topics, including recent developments. Participants include physics majors, faculty members, and visiting speakers. Required for all junior and senior physics majors. No more than 2.0 credits can be earned for departmental seminars/colloquia. Pass/No Credit grading. (Fall)
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PHYS196 HM - Physics Colloquium
Credit(s): 0.5
Gerbode. Oral presentations and discussions of selected topics, including recent developments. Participants include physics majors, faculty members, and visiting speakers. Required for all junior and senior physics majors. No more than 2.0 credits can be earned for departmental seminars/colloquia. Pass/No Credit grading. (Spring)
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PHYS197 HM - Readings in Physics
Credit(s): 1-3
Staff. Directed reading in selected topics. 1-3 credit hours per semester. Signed form required. (Fall)
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PHYS198 HM - Readings in Physics
Credit(s): 1-3
Staff. Directed reading in selected topics. Open to seniors only. (Spring)
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POST114 HM - Comparative Environmental Politics
Credit(s): 3
Steinberg. An examination of the political challenges faced by environmental advocates in diverse countries around the globe. Drawing on the fields of comparative politics and public policy, topics include comparative political institutions, environmental movements, corruption, authoritarian regimes, democratization, lesson-learning across borders, policy reform, gender analysis, decentralization, and European unification.
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POST140 HM - Global Environmental Politics
Credit(s): 3
Steinberg. Analyzes the political dynamics driving global environmental problems and current attempts to address them. Concepts from political science and public policy are applied to issues such as ozone depletion, climate change, trade in endangered species, treaty formation and effectiveness, transnational activism, and multi-level governance.
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POST188 HM - Political Innovation
Credit(s): 3
Steinberg. Under what conditions do novel political ideas become realities? This course explores the origins and impacts of political innovations large and small—from the framing of the Constitution to the development of major social policies, the creation and reform of government agencies and non-profit organizations, and experimentation with new forms of social protest and political mobilization.
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Psychology |
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PSYC053 HM - Introduction to Psychology
Credit(s): 3
Mashek. An introduction to the field of psychology with a special emphasis on overarching themes and methodologies employed in the discipline.
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PSYC108 HM - Introduction to Social Psychology
Credit(s): 3
Mashek. The study of the way individuals think about, influence, and relate to one another. Sample topics include: conformity, persuasion, social cognition, self-justification, prejudice, and attraction.
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PSYC150 HM - Psychology of Close Relationships
Credit(s): 3
Mashek. An introduction to the leading theoretical perspectives employed by social psychologists in the study of close romantic relationships. Participants will examine a number of relationship-relevant constructs (e.g., love, commitment, intimacy, breakups) through the lenses offered by these different theories.
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Religious Studies |
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RLST105 HM - Religions in American Culture
Credit(s): 3
Dyson. An exploration of American religious history from pre-colonial indigenous civilizations through the present, focusing on three related issues: diversity, toleration, and pluralism. The course asks how religions have shaped or been shaped by encounters between immigrants, citizens, indigenous peoples, tourists, and, occasionally, government agents. In relation to these encounters, the course considers how groups and individuals have claimed territory, negotiated meaning, understood each other and created institutions as they met one another in the American landscape. Attention is also given to questions of power, translation, and the changing definitions of religion itself.
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RLST112 HM - Engaging Religion
Credit(s): 3
Dyson. This advanced-level seminar uses case studies to explore what counts as religion in a variety of contexts: media, law, academia, economics, politics, etc. How do people recognize religion? What consequences are there for recognizing or denying the legitimacy of religious practices or beliefs? How is that legitimacy judged? How is it narrated? By approaching a few cases studies from multiple perspectives, students gain insight into how the lenses used to assess religion can enable, deepen, or limit understanding.
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RLST113 HM - God, Darwin, Design in America: A Historical Survey of Religion and Science
Credit(s): 3
Dyson. Course examines the relationships between science and religion in the United States from the early 19th century to the present. Starting with the Natural Theologians, who made science the “handmaid of theology” in the early Republic, we will move forward in time through the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and Andrew Dickson White’s subsequent declaration of a war between science and religion, into the 20th century with the Scopes trial and the rise of Creationism, the evolutionary synthesis, and finally the recent debates over the teaching of Intelligent Design in public schools.
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RLST114 HM - 2038: Prophecy, Apocalypse
Credit(s): 3
Dyson. This course looks at American configurations of the End Times, including, but not limited to, the ending of the Mayan calendar in 2012, Ghost Dance religions, Y2K predictions, The Church Universal and Triumphant, Heaven’s Gate, the Left Behind books and movies, and varied interpretations of the book of Revelation in the Christian Bible. Students taking this course will become familiar with various forms of American apocalyptic thinking as well as literature from “new religious movement” or “cult” scholarship in order to explore the enduring appeal of End Time scenarios and to question what makes these scenarios persuasive to individuals at varied points in American history.
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RLST147 HM - World Religions and Transnational Religions: American and Global Movements
Credit(s): 3
Dyson. What happens to religious practices and communities when they are transplanted to new terrain? Examples include the establishment of “old world” religious enclaves in the United States, New Age adoptions of “foreign” practices, American understandings of world religions, or the exportation of American or Americanized religion to other countries through missionaries, media, or returning immigrants. Considering exchange, conflict, adaptation, and innovation as multi-directional, and always historically and politically informed, the course looks at several historic and contemporary instances of religious border crossings.
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RLST183 HM - Ghosts and the Machines
Credit(s): 3
Dyson. An exploration of the interrelations between occult mediumship, modern media, and technology in Europe and the United States from the nineteenth-century through the present. The aim of the course is to explore how the Enlightenment and its offspring, modern technology, in their seemingly stark material and rational promises of progress, have never rid themselves fully of the paranormal and irrational. To explore the multiple relations between ghosts and the machines, topics for the course include: ghostly visions and magic lantern phatasmagoria; American spiritualism and the telegraph; phrenology and the rise of the archive; psychical research and stage magic; radio’s disembodied voices; spirit photography and light therapies; psychic television; and magic on film.
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SOSC140 HM - Economic Behaviors
Credit(s): 3
Sullivan. This course will examine a sample of human behaviors commonly seen as economic—including gift giving, pricing, and work ethics—from the perspectives of a variety of disciplines outside of economics. We will be particularly interested in cultural, social, and historical factors that influence human economic actions and interactions and will consider works by anthropologists, historians, sociologists, psychologists, artists, literary critics, and others. This course does not require any background in economic theory and is not designed to advance students within the standard micro/macro economic sequence.
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SOSC147 HM - Enterprise and the Entrepreneur
Credit(s): 3
Evans. Concepts and practices applicable to working as or with the manager of an enterprise. Some emphasis on enterprise formation and on management in high-technology firms.
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SOSC150 HM - Public Speaking For Science and Citizenship
Credit(s): 3
Steinberg. This course builds student speaking skills in three areas: communicating advanced topics in science and technology to non-specialists; speaking out on questions of politics and values; and engaging the intersection of the two through presentations on technically intensive social controversies.
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SOSC180 HM - Tropical Forests: Policy and Practice
Credit(s): 3
Steinberg. This course takes stock of the past two decades of social science research on tropical forests, examining the scale of deforestation, its causes and consequences, and the track record of attempted solutions. Special emphasis is placed on the ways in which values, institutions, and political-economic forces shape the decisions that will determine the fate of the forests.
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STS001 HM - Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society
Credit(s): 3
de Laet. An introduction to the interactions among science, technology, and society. Examines the different concepts of rationality and the values that underlie scientific and technological endeavors as well as the centrality of value conflict in technological controversies.
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STS114 HM - Social and Political Issues in Technical Projects
Credit(s): 3
de Laet. Based on case-studies and students’ experiences, this seminar examines interactions between science, technology and society in practice, studying the other-than-purely-technical aspects of research or Clinic projects in which seminar participants are engaged. The seminar culminates in a major research paper that analyzes the ethical, political and/or social issues that are at stake in these projects. The seminar is open to students who are enrolled in Clinic or thesis research.
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STS187 HM - HIV-Aids: Science, Society, and Service
Credit(s): 3
Haushalter. The molecular biology of HIV infection, the biochemistry of antiviral interventions, and the causes and impact of the global HIV-AIDS pandemic, including the inter-relationships among HIV-AIDS, prejudice, race, and stigma. (Crosslisted as BIOL 187 HM and CHEM 187 HM )
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 113 HM and (BIOL 182 HM or CHEM 182 HM )
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HSA179 HM - Special Topic Courses
Credit(s): 3
Staff. Special topics courses—one-time or occasional course offerings—are designated with the number 179. They may be offered in any discipline within the humanities, social sciences, and the arts.
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HSA197 HM - Independent Study Courses
Credit(s): 1-3
Staff. Students may arrange for independent study with individual faculty members in the humanities, social sciences and the arts, subject to their permission, in order to pursue particular interests that are not covered by regular courses. Independent study courses, designated with the number 197 (Fall) or 198 (Spring), may be taken in any discipline within the humanities, social sciences and the arts. The College limits such courses to juniors and seniors. See the discussion of “Directed Reading Courses” in the “Academic Regulations” section of this catalogue for other restrictions. (Fall)
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HSA198 HM - Independent Study Courses
Credit(s): 1-3
Staff. Students may arrange for independent study with individual faculty members in the humanities, social sciences and the arts, subject to their permission, in order to pursue particular interests that are not covered by regular courses. Independent study courses, designated with the number 197 (Fall) or 198 (Spring), may be taken in any discipline within the humanities, social sciences and the arts. The College limits such courses to juniors and seniors. See the discussion of “Directed Reading Courses” in the “Academic Regulations” section of this catalogue for other restrictions. (Spring)
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WRIT001 HM - Introduction to Academic Writing
Credit(s): 1.5
Staff. A seminar devoted to effective writing strategies and conventions that apply across academic disciplines. The course emphasizes clarity, concision, and coherence in sentences, paragraphs, and arguments.
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WRIT001E HM - Academic Writing: Extended
Credit(s): 3
Menefee-Libey, Staff. An invitation-only seminar focused on teaching effective writing strategies and conventions that apply across academic disciplines. In this course students will learn to compose clearly articulated, properly qualified, and well-motivated claims that can be supported with evidence.
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