Apr 18, 2024

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American Studies
	AMST103 HM - Introduction to American Cultures Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Staff Description: An interdisciplinary introduction to principal themes in American culture taught by an intercollegiate faculty team. HSA Course Area(s): American Studies HSA Writing Intensive: No
	AMST115 HM - Print and American Culture Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Groves Description: Covers numerous developments in American print culture through the careful examination of both textbooks and artifacts (period books, magazines, newspapers, letters, diaries, advertisements, etc.). HSA Course Area(s): American Studies HSA Writing Intensive: No
	AMST120 HM - Hyphenated Americans Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Balseiro Description: A focus on the experience of immigrants in the United States and Americans of diverse ethnic backgrounds, as reflected in literature and critical theory. The course will weave together works that treat the lives of immigrants and minority groups in the United States with examinations of such contemporary issues as bilingual education, the conditions of migrant workers, and children as cultural and linguistic interpreters for their parents. The intentionally broad and interdisciplinary nature of the course enables exploration of cultural identities, socio-economic status, and gender-specific roles. HSA Course Area(s): American Studies; Literature HSA Writing Intensive: No
Anthropology
	ANTH110 HM - Life: Knowledge, Belief, and Cultural Practices Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): de Laet Description: An exploration of cultural attitudes toward life and the human body: from Melanesian origin myths to the human genome project; from the first autopsies to cloning and genetic manipulation; from early body snatchings to the trade in bodies and body parts in the global economy. The question of what constitutes life is subject to controversy, and how it is answered is informed by cultural differences in practices, knowledge, and beliefs. This course aims to help students develop a sophisticated and informed attitude towards cultural difference. HSA Course Area(s): Anthropology; Science, Technology, & Society HSA Writing Intensive: No
	ANTH111 HM - Introduction to the Anthropology of Science and Technology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): de Laet Description: An introduction to science and technology as cultural phenomena and a hands-on initiation into anthropology. While applying basic anthropological methods in the academic environment, students gain an understanding of science and technology as a culturally, socially, and historically specific way of constructing knowledge. In other words, rather than taking for granted the ways in which we make knowledge, this course renders those ways of knowledge-making “strange.” HSA Course Area(s): Anthropology; Science, Technology, & Society HSA Writing Intensive: Yes
	ANTH115 HM - War and Conflict Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): de Laet Description: “The wings of the butterfly—that cause the hurricane at the other end of the earth—aren’t guilty, right? … no one is.” “Just the opposite,” replies Faulques. “We are all a part of the monster that moves us around the chessboard.” As Faulques—the painter/ war-photographer protagonist in Perez-Reverte’s novel The Painter of Battles—sees it, war and destruction and their attendant personal horrors are more ordinary, more typical of human beings than peace and civil order. But while chaos has its own rules and symmetries and nothing is coincidental or happens by chance, as spectators we are complicit in the occurrences of violent upheaval about which we read each day in The New York Times. We will investigate this premise. How do we explain war; what is it for? What does war do to us—distant or not-so-distant spectators—and to others—willing or unwilling participants? Is war endemic to the human condition? Is it a necessary evil? Does it emerge from psychological and irrational “drives,” or from economic, rational considerations? If we have a talent for war, do we have a talent for peace? HSA Course Area(s): Anthropology HSA Writing Intensive: Yes
	ANTH134 HM - Rationalities Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): de Laet Offered: Offered alternate years Description: What does it mean to be rational? Does it mean anything, to say that you are thinking rationally? This seminar takes an anthropological approach to knowledge and knowledge-making practices; it explores connections between rationality and culture. We will ask how and where, in which kinds of practices, “scientific rationality”—as we will call it for the moment—is “located.” What is it about this kind of rationality that is so compelling? Are other kinds of rationalities thinkable, possible, or plausible? Are such other kinds of rationalities perhaps “at work” even as we speak, in parallel with, or embedded in, the ways in which scientists make knowledge? To answer these questions, we will examine objectivity and calculatory logic—the elements of “scientific rationality.” Are objectivity and logic perhaps values as much as they are practices? We will then mine the anthropological literature for alternate logics than the ones we take for granted, examining magical thinking, belief, and indigenous practices that define for “us” what is “irrational.” Are such practices perhaps less irrational than we assume them to be? Finally, we will take on actual scientific practices of knowledge-making, empirically and anthropologically. We may assume that rationality as we know it imbues such practices. But are they perhaps informed by alternate logics as well? Here is where subjectivity and affect come into our picture of what scientific practices are made of; we will try to give such alternate values a place in how the bodies that “do” science act, think and make knowledge. Prerequisite(s): Any introductory course in anthropology or any introductory course in science, technology, and society HSA Course Area(s): Anthropology; Science, Technology, & Society HSA Writing Intensive: Yes
Art History
	ARHI131 HM - A History of Landscape Photography Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Fandell Description: This course explores how photographic landscape imagery has shaped our experience and ideas of the land. Examining work dating back to the invention of the medium in 1839 to contemporary artists to NASA’s Mars Rover images, we will consider how photographic imagery documents and determines the topography around us. HSA Course Area(s): Art History HSA Writing Intensive: No
Art
	ART002 HM - Modern and Contemporary Art Practices Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Fandell Description: This class is an experimental lecture style art making/art history hybrid course. Lectures will focus on art practices of the last 120 years. Students will create unconventional art projects (not papers) in response to the course material and partake in massive public pop-up exhibitions and interventions throughout the Harvey Mudd College campus. HSA Course Area(s): Art HSA Writing Intensive: No
	ART033 HM - Photography Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Fandell Description: Approaching the medium from an artistic perspective, students will explore a variety of photographic concepts and techniques. This course emphasizes seeing, thinking, and creating with a critical mind and eye to provide understanding of the construction and manipulation of photographic form and meaning. The fundamentals of working with a digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR), including manual controls and lighting, are covered. Students will also explore everything from cell phone cameras, web cams, and disposable cameras as equally legitimate tools for creating art. Assignments, lectures, readings, and excursions will build on each other to provide students with an overview of the history and contemporary practice of photography. $150 course fee. Prerequisite(s): ART002 HM HSA Course Area(s): Art HSA Writing Intensive: No
	ART060 HM - Workshop in Hand Press Printing Credit(s): 1.5 Instructor(s): Groves Description: This workshop introduces students to the basic vocabulary and practices of typesetting, typography, and printing for and on an iron hand press. Work includes a skill-building project and a student-designed semester project. HSA Course Area(s): Art HSA Writing Intensive: No
	ART188 HM - Undisciplined Art Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Fandell Description: Embracing the contemporary idea that art is not grounded in technique or medium but driven by concepts, this course emphasizes thinking and creating within a context of historical and theoretical concerns. Students will be challenged to re-contextualize skills they already have to address questions central to twentieth and twenty-first century art making. They will be expected to work beyond traditional labels such as painting, sculpture, photography, etc. and use unexpected processes, picking those which are best suited to their ideas and push the envelope as to what is considered art. Prerequisite(s): ART002 HM HSA Course Area(s): Art HSA Writing Intensive: No
Asian American Studies
	ASAM086 HM - Social Documentation/Asian American Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Staff Description: Viewing of films and other documentary forms by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) for critique and discussion. Basic instruction in use of digital video technology to document social issues relevant to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Community-project. HSA Course Area(s): Asian American Studies; Media Studies HSA Writing Intensive: See your HSA advisor
	ASAM111 AA - Pacific Islanders and Education Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Staff Description: This course will explore various topics within Indigenous education. Through a variety of mixed methods, this seminar will examine previous and current educational policy and its effects on diverse Indigenous peoples. It will also examine education as a tool for empowerment, resistance, and healing within varied Indigenous communities. Course topics covered include: Native/Indigenous epistemology, decolonizing methodologies, settler colonialism, cultural reclamation, and critical pedagogy. In addition to the course materials, students will engage in service learning by partnering with the Saturday Tongan Education Program (STEP). Participating in STEP will allow students to actively participate in an Indigenous educational initiative that directly relates to the course content and discussions. HSA Course Area(s): Asian American Studies HSA Writing Intensive: See your HSA advisor
	ASAM125 AA - Introduction to Asian American History: 1850-Present Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Flores Description: This survey course examines the history of Asian immigrant groups and their American-born descendants as they have settled and adjusted to life in the United States since 1850. We will explore issues such as the experience of immigration, daily life in urban ethnic enclaves, and racist campaigns against Asian immigrants. In addition, this course utilizes an ethnic studies framework that requires students to critically explore other themes such as class, community, empire, gender, labor, race, sexuality, settler colonialism, and war from the perspective of Asian Americans. HSA Course Area(s): American Studies; Asian American Studies; History HSA Writing Intensive: No
	ASAM126 HM - Introduction to Pacific Islander History Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Flores Description: This course introduces students to the native/indigenous histories of Oceania with an emphasis on Aotearoa (New Zealand), Guahan (Guam), Hawai’i, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, and Tonga. These places will expose students to the global and local histories of colonialism, climate change, diaspora, empire, indigenous land and ocean stewardship, migration, militarization, nuclear testing, and tourism. In addition, this course critically explores other related themes such as environmentalism, gender, labor, race, sexuality, and war from the perspectives of Native Pacific Islanders. HSA Course Area(s): American Studies; Asian American Studies; History HSA Writing Intensive: No
	ASAM134 AA - South Asian American Experience Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Staff Description: This course looks at the historical, cultural, social, and political issues which confront the South Asian American community today. Issues such as citizenship and transnational experiences, minoritization, economic opportunity, cultural and religious maintenance and adaptation, changes in family structure, gender roles, and generational shifts are explored HSA Course Area(s): Asian American Studies HSA Writing Intensive: See your HSA advisor
	ASAM150 AA - Contemporary Asian American Issues Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Staff Description: Survey of contemporary empirical studies focusing on Asian American experiences in the U.S. and globally; major themes include race, class, gender, sexuality, marriage/family, education, consumption, childhoods, aging, demography and the rise of transmigration. Readings and other course materials will primarily focus on the period since 1965. HSA Course Area(s): American Studies; Asian American Studies; Sociology HSA Writing Intensive: See your HSA advisor
Astronomy
	ASTR021 HM - Stars, Planets, and Life: Introduction to Astrobiology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Esin Description: This course aims to acquaint the students with the basic concepts of astrobiology, which is the study of the origin, evolution and distribution of life in the universe. We will focus on two questions: How does life begin and evolve? Is there life outside of Earth and, if so, how can it be detected? The topics covered during this semester-long course will include basic orbital mechanics, thermal equilibrium of planets and criteria for habitability, the search for habitable planets outside our Solar System and planetary exploration inside our Solar System, appearance and evolution of organic compounds throughout our Universe leading to the appearance of self-organizing molecules, impact of planetary properties on the possibility of life forming and evolving, and, finally, a review of the common theories concerning the origin of life on Earth.
	ASTR062 HM - Introduction to Astrophysics Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Esin Offered: Spring Description: A general survey of modern astrophysics. Topics covered include electromagnetic radiation, gravitation, stellar structure and evolution, the interstellar medium and the birth of stars, supernovae and the death of stars (including the physics of neutron stars and black holes), synthesis of the elements, and the formation, structure and evolution of galaxies and of the universe. Offered jointly with Pomona and Keck Sciences. Prerequisite(s): PHYS051 HM
	ASTR101 HM - Observational Astronomy Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall Description: Complete survey of the techniques of observational astronomy, including optical, infrared, radio and X-ray astronomy. Four to six observational projects, including observations using The Claremont Colleges Table Mountain Observatory, plus computer projects analyzing radio and infrared data. Observational techniques used include CCD photometry, stellar spectroscopy, radio interferometry and analysis of infrared satellite data. In addition to observational techniques, the course will also cover the physics of basic emission mechanisms at the various wavelengths. Offered jointly with Pomona and Keck Sciences. Prerequisite(s): ASTR062 HM
	ASTR120 HM - Star Formation and the Interstellar Medium Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Spring, alternate years Description: A survey of formation of stars and planets in the universe, the galactic interstellar medium, and the theoretical and observational aspects of understanding the physical state of matter in the galaxy. Topics include formation and detection of extrasolar planets and protostars, radio and infrared diagnostics of star forming regions and interstellar clouds, optical emission and absorption-line studies of the interstellar medium, and the role of supernovae in evolution of the interstellar medium and star formation. Offered jointly with Pomona and Keck Sciences. Prerequisite(s): ASTR062 HM and PHYS052 HM
	ASTR121 HM - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Spring, alternate years Description: Examines the large-scale structures of the universe and the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang to the present epoch. Topics include alternate cosmologies, dark matter, cosmic background radiation, and formation and evolution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies. Offered jointly with Pomona and Keck Sciences. Prerequisite(s): ASTR062 HM and PHYS052 HM
	ASTR122 HM - High Energy Astrophysics Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Esin Offered: Spring, alternate years Description: A survey of the physical processes and astrophysical systems that produce high-energy photons and presents a survey of the new ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray observations. Topics include active galactic nuclei, black holes, neutron stars, supernova remnants, and cosmic rays. Offered jointly with Pomona and Keck Sciences. Prerequisite(s): ASTR062 HM and PHYS052 HM
	ASTR123 HM - Stellar Structure and Evolution Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Spring, alternate years Description: A rigorous treatment of stellar atmospheres and radiative transfer. Topics include spectral line formation, stellar energy generation, evolution on and away from the main sequence, and the internal structures of stars and other self-gravitating objects. Offered jointly with Pomona and Keck Sciences. Prerequisite(s): ASTR062 HM and PHYS052 HM
	ASTR124 HM - Planetary Astrophysics Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Spring, alternate years Description: The physics and chemistry of the planets, their natural satellites and the small bodies of the solar system. Topics include evolution and dynamics of planetary atmospheres; planetary interiors, alteration processes on planetary surfaces; the formation and dynamics of the solar system, evolution of small bodies and extra-solar systems. Offered jointly with Pomona and Keck Sciences. Half-course. Prerequisite(s): ASTR062 HM
	ASTR125 HM - Galactic Astronomy Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Staff Description: A detailed phenomenological investigation of galaxy structure, formation and evolution. We will explore galaxies as both aggregate stellar populations and signposts of cosmic evolution. The course will have a special focus on recent advances in the field. Offered jointly with Pomona and Keck Sciences. Half-course. Prerequisite(s): ASTR062 HM
Biology
	BIOL023 HM - Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall and Spring Description: Application of molecular biology techniques to problems in human genetics, bioengineering, and environmental sensing.
	BIOL048 HM - Science vs Pseudoscience Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Ahn Description: The class will examine the process of science and contrast it with pseudoscience. Students will learn about the flaws in human thinking as we critically evaluate information and misinformation. Some major, biologically-relevant topics will be covered in more depth, such as placebo medicine and the anti-vaccine and anti-GMO movements. Additional pseudoscience topics will be determined by students, e.g., denialism, conspiracy theories, ESP, etc. The class will be taught from the perspective of a scientist.
	BIOL052 HM - Introduction to Biology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Adolph, Bush, Donaldson-Matasci, Hur, Schulz Offered: Spring Description: Genes, genomes and human health: topics in evolution, molecular genetics, and computational biology. Prerequisite(s): (CSCI005 HM or CSCI005GR HM or CSCI042 HM ), and CHEM023A HM
	BIOL054 HM - Experimental Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Ahn, McFadden, Stoebel Offered: Spring Description: Investigations in physiology, biochemistry, ecology, molecular biology, and other areas of experimental biology. Corequisite(s): BIOL052 HM Concurrent Requisite(s): BIOL154 HM
	BIOL081 HM - Current Issues in Biology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall Description: Study of a biological topic of current importance to society. Active participation and discussion are stressed. May not be counted for credit toward the biology major. Prerequisite(s): Dependent on topic
	BIOL101 HM - Comparative Physiology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Ahn Offered: Spring Description: Topics in the structural basis underlying general physiological mechanisms of plants and animals. Prerequisite(s): BIOL052 HM
	BIOL103 HM - Comparative Physiology Laboratory Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Ahn Offered: Fall, alternate years Description: Experimental techniques and concepts in plant and animal physiology, including the general areas of cellular biology, energetics, ionic regulation, and signaling. The final third of the course will involve independent student research projects culminating with oral and written presentations of experimental investigations. Prerequisite(s): BIOL054 HM and BIOL101 HM
	BIOL108 HM - Ecology and Environmental Biology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Adolph, McFadden Offered: Spring Description: Principles of organization of natural communities and ecosystems, including population dynamics, species interactions, and island biogeography. Modern experimental and mathematical approaches to ecological problems. Application of ecological principles to conservation biology, human demography, and harvesting of natural resources. Prerequisite(s): BIOL052 HM and MATH019 HM
	BIOL109 HM - Evolutionary Biology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Adolph, McFadden Offered: Fall Description: Evolutionary mechanisms, including natural selection, population genetics, speciation, and macroevolutionary processes. Modern methods of phylogenetic reconstruction. History of biological diversity and the fossil record. Prerequisite(s): BIOL052 HM and MATH019 HM
	BIOL110 HM - Experimental Ecology Laboratory Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Donaldson-Matasci Offered: Spring, alternate years Description: Design and analysis of ecological experiments with an emphasis on hypothesis testing, sampling techniques, and computer-based statistical analysis of data. Most projects are field-based, designed to address aspects of population, community, physiological, and behavioral ecology in animals and plants; work in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Includes several all-day field trips to local coastal, desert, and mountain sites. Prerequisite(s): BIOL054 HM and BIOL154 HM Corequisite(s): BIOL108 HM
	BIOL111 HM - Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Hur, Schulz, Stoebel Offered: Fall Description: Basic techniques of molecular biology, including restriction mapping, DNA cloning, protein expression, and fluorescence microscopy. Prerequisite(s): BIOL054 HM and BIOL154 HM Corequisite(s): BIOL113 HM
	BIOL113 HM - Molecular Genetics Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Hur, Schulz, Stoebel Offered: Fall Description: Molecular description of gene function in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, including DNA, RNA, and protein structure; DNA replication; transcription and translation; and gene regulation. Prerequisite(s): BIOL052 HM , CHEM023A HM , and CHEM023B HM
	BIOL119 HM - Advanced Mathematical Biology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Adolph, de Pillis (Mathematics), Jacobsen (Mathematics), Levy (Mathematics) Offered: Fall Description: Advanced study of mathematical models of biological processes, including discrete and continuous models. Examples are drawn from a variety of areas of biology, which may include physiology, systems biology, cancer biology, epidemiology, ecology, evolution, and spatiotemporal dynamics. (Crosslisted as MATH119 HM ) Prerequisite(s): MCBI118A HM
	BIOL121 HM - Marine Ecology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): McFadden Description: Advanced ecology focusing on marine communities. Dispersal, recruitment, competition, disturbance, plant/animal interactions, and other topics. Readings in the primary literature. Counts as a seminar course for Biology majors. Prerequisite(s): BIOL154 HM . It is strongly preferred to have taken BIOL108 HM
	BIOL122 HM - Molecular Cell Biology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Hur Offered: Spring, alternate years Description: An examination of the fundamental unit of life, the cell. By exploring the boundary between chemical reactions and living systems, we will learn how interactions among biological molecules that are ruled by fundamental physical and chemical laws constitute and define life. Readings from the text as well as primary literature, with emphasis on experimental design and analyses. Prerequisite(s): BIOL113 HM
	BIOL129 HM - Topics in Human Evolution Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Bush Description: What makes humans different from our closest relatives and how have these differences evolved? This course examines human evolution from several perspectives, ranging from studies of the fossil record to computational and genomic approaches. It relies heavily on readings from the primary literature, and counts as a seminar course for Biology majors. Prerequisite(s): BIOL154 HM . It is also recommended to have taken one of BIOL109 HM or BIOL113 HM
	BIOL154 HM - Biostatistics Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Donaldson-Matasci, Stoebel Offered: Spring Description: Statistical techniques for analyzing biological data, including parametric, nonparametric, and randomization methods. Statistical aspects of experimental design with an emphasis on analyzing data collected in BIOL054 HM . Prerequisite(s): CSCI005 HM , CSCI005GR HM , or CSCI042 HM Corequisite(s): BIOL052 HM Concurrent Requisite(s): BIOL054 HM
	BIOL160 HM - Molecular Immunology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Schulz Offered: Spring, alternate years Description: The number of microbes in the human body is comparable to the number of human cells. How does the immune system identify and respond to the small number of these microbes that can cause illness or death? In this course, we will explore fundamental processes of the immune system and how they relate to medicine and biotechnology. Topics will include antibody and T-cell receptor structure and function, cells and molecular mediators that regulate the immune response, allergy, autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, tissue and organ transplants, and tumor immunology. Prerequisite(s): BIOL113 HM
	BIOL161 HM - Research Problems in Biology Credit(s): 1-3 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall and Spring Description: Original experimental investigations in biology undertaken in consultation with a faculty member. May not be counted for credit toward the biology major. 1 credit hour for each 3 hours of laboratory per week. Grading Type: Pass/No Credit Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
	BIOL171 HM - Analysis of Aquatic Ecosystems Credit(s): 4 Instructor(s): MBL Staff Offered: Fall Description: The nature and controls of ecosystem processes (production, decomposition, element cycling, and biogeochemistry) in freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems. Application of basic principles of ecosystems ecology to contemporary environmental problems such as coastal eutrophication, fisheries exploitation, effects of introduced species, acid deposition, and global change. Includes lecture, discussion, laboratory, and field work. Offered only through the Semester in Environmental Science Program at the MBL Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Prerequisite(s): BIOL052 HM , BIOL054 HM , CHEM023A HM , CHEM023B HM , CHEM024 HM , and MATH019 HM
	BIOL173 HM - Analysis of Terrestrial Ecosystems Credit(s): 4 Instructor(s): MBL Staff Offered: Fall Description: Fundamental biogeochemical processes in fields, pastures, tundra, and forested ecosystems. Physiological ecology of land—plants and soil organisms in an ecosystems context. Impacts of environmental change on the landscape at local, regional, and global scales. Includes lecture, discussion, laboratory, and field work. Offered only through the Semester in Environmental Science Program at the MBL Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Prerequisite(s): BIOL052 HM , BIOL054 HM , CHEM023A HM , CHEM023B HM , CHEM024 HM , and MATH019 HM
	BIOL174 HM - Biophysics Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Gerbode (Physics), Ilton (Physics) Offered: Spring Description: Selected topics in biophysics focusing on active research in the field. Possible topics include: biolocomotion, membrane biophysics, imaging techniques. Seminar format. (Crosslisted as PHYS174 HM ) Prerequisite(s): BIOL052 HM and PHYS051 HM
	BIOL182 HM - Biochemistry Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Haushalter, Vosburg (Chemistry) Offered: Spring Description: Relation of molecular structure and energy flow to reactions in living systems. (Crosslisted as CHEM182 HM ) Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM
	BIOL183 HM - Topics in Physiology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Ahn Description: Readings from the primary literature in animal physiology. Specific topics may vary. Counts as a seminar course for Biology majors. Prerequisite(s): BIOL101 HM
	BIOL184 HM - Biochemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Haushalter, Vosburg (Chemistry) Offered: Spring Description: Experiments in biochemistry. (Crosslisted as CHEM184 HM ) Corequisite(s): BIOL182 HM or CHEM182 HM
	BIOL185 HM - Special Topics in Biology Credit(s): 1.5-3 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall and Spring Description: Topics in a particular area of biology, depending on the instructor. Prerequisite(s): BIOL052 HM ; additional prerequisites may be required dependent on topic
	BIOL187 HM - HIV-Aids: Science, Society, and Service Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Haushalter Description: 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 CHEM187 HM ) Prerequisite(s): BIOL113 HM and (BIOL182 HM or CHEM182 HM )
	BIOL188 HM - Advanced Computational Biology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Bush Offered: Fall, alternate years Description: Computational algorithms and methods used in the study of genomes. Lectures, discussions, and computer laboratory exercises. Prerequisite(s): MCBI118B HM
	BIOL189 HM - Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Haushalter, Schulz, Stoebel Offered: Fall Description: Advanced topics at the interface between chemistry and biology. Counts as a seminar course for Biology majors. (Crosslisted as CHEM189 HM ) Prerequisite(s): BIOL113 HM and senior standing
	BIOL190B HM - Biomechanics Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Ahn, Orwin (Engineering) Offered: Fall, alternate years Description: Mechanical properties of biological tissues, including bone, connective tissue, and muscles. Static analysis of joints. Analysis of how muscle generates motion, leading to dynamics, including kinematics, kinetics, and locomotion, and how these principles scale for different sized animals. Focus on applications and primary literature. Prerequisite(s): BIOL052 HM and ENGR083 HM
	BIOL191 HM - Biology Colloquium Credit(s): 0.5 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall and Spring Description: Oral presentations and discussions of selected topics including recent developments. Participants include biology majors, faculty members, and visiting speakers. Required for junior and senior biology majors. No more than 2.0 credits can be earned for departmental seminars/colloquia. Grading Type: Pass/No Credit Prerequisite(s): HMC Biology (including joint majors) only.
	BIOL193 HM - Senior Thesis Research: Biology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall and Spring Description: A year-long experimental investigation in biology under the direction of a faculty advisor. Two oral presentations, a written proposal, and a thesis are required. Required of all senior biology majors. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
	BIOL195 HM - Intensive Research in Biology Credit(s): 6 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall and Spring Description: Intensive experimental research in biology undertaken in consultation with a faculty member. Replaces 3 credits of BIOL193 HM and 3 credits of advanced biology courses for credit toward biology major. Prerequisite(s): BIOL161 HM , and departmental approval of formal application
	BIOL197 HM - Directed Reading in Biology Credit(s): 1-3 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall and Spring Description: Directed readings or independent laboratory research in selected topics in biology. With prior permission, up to 2 credits may count toward the biology major. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Chemistry
	CHEM023A HM - Chemistry in the Modern World I Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall Description: Chemistry plays a powerful role in addressing an array of current and future global and societal challenges. This course examines contemporary applications of chemistry to describe innovative advances in such areas as energy, medicine, technology, materials, to name a few. These applications illustrate such fundamental concepts as molecular and electronic structure in dictating chemical and physical properties; intermolecular forces, phase behavior, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics and equilibria. Lecture and individual and group exercises conducted in class are used as a context for introducing chemistry principles.
	CHEM023B HM - Chemistry in the Modern World II Credit(s): 1.5 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Spring, first half Description: Chemistry plays a powerful role in addressing an array of current and future global and societal challenges. This course examines contemporary applications of chemistry to describe innovative advances in such areas as energy, medicine, technology, materials, to name a few. These applications illustrate such fundamental concepts as molecular and electronic structure in dictating chemical and physical properties; intermolecular forces, phase behavior, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics and equilibria. Lecture and individual and group exercises conducted in class are used as a context for introducing chemistry principles.
	CHEM024 HM - Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall and Spring Description: Applications of thermodynamics, equilibria, electrochemistry, structure/property relationships, synthesis and spectroscopy.
	CHEM040 HM - Introduction to Chemical Research Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Spring Description: A rotation through multiple research laboratories in the chemistry department. Open to first-year students only.
	CHEM041 HM - Global Climate Change: Non-linearity, Irreversibility, and Surprises Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Hawkins Offered: Fall Description: Principles of the chemical and physical basis of global climate change, including direct evidence from paleoclimate archives and model projections for future climate conditions. Includes discussion of written works addressing climate policy and climate change skepticism and recent findings from behavioral science on climate change engagement.
	CHEM047 HM - The Chemistry of Cooking Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Johnson, Van Heuvelen Offered: Fall and Spring Description: The chemistry of food, as explored through hands-on experiments in a cooking laboratory.
	CHEM051 HM - Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Karukstis and Van Hecke Offered: Fall Description: Applications of thermodynamics to chemical and phase equilibria. Chemical kinetics in the gas phase, in solution and on solid surfaces. Prerequisite(s): CHEM023A HM , CHEM023B HM , and CHEM024 HM
	CHEM052 HM - Physical Chemistry: Group Theory, Quantum Chemistry, and Spectroscopy Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Van Hecke Offered: Spring Description: Chemical group theory. Introduction to quantum mechanics with application to atoms and molecules. Applications of group theory and quantum mechanics to spectroscopy. Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM and PHYS051 HM
	CHEM053 HM - Physical Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Karukstis and Van Hecke Offered: Fall Description: Physical and chemical measurements of molecular properties. Corequisite(s): CHEM051 HM
	CHEM056 HM - Organic Chemistry I Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Daub, Haushalter, Vosburg Offered: Spring Description: A systematic study of the chemistry of carbon-containing compounds, emphasizing synthesis, reaction mechanisms, and the relation of structure to observable physical and chemical properties. Prerequisite(s): CHEM023A HM , CHEM023B HM , and CHEM024 HM
	CHEM058 HM - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Daub, Haushalter, Johnson, Vosburg Offered: Spring Description: Laboratory taken concurrently with CHEM056 HM . Prerequisite(s): CHEM024 HM Corequisite(s): CHEM056 HM
	CHEM103 HM - Chemical Analysis Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Hawkins, Van Ryswyk Offered: Fall Description: Applications of chemical equilibria in qualitative and quantitative analysis with emphasis on inorganic systems. Introduction to electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, and chromatography. Prerequisite(s): CHEM023A HM , CHEM023B HM , and CHEM024 HM Concurrent Requisite(s): CHEM109 HM is recommended
	CHEM104 HM - Inorganic Chemistry Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Johnson, Van Heuvelen, Van Hecke Offered: Spring Description: Systematic study of the preparation, properties, structures, analysis, and reactions of inorganic compounds. Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM ; CHEM052 HM recommended
	CHEM105 HM - Organic Chemistry II Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Daub, Haushalter, Vosburg Offered: Fall Description: A continuation of the chemistry of carbon compounds. Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM Concurrent Requisite(s): CHEM111 HM is recommended
	CHEM109 HM - Chemical Analysis Laboratory Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Hawkins, Van Ryswyk Offered: Fall Description: Cooperative, project-based application of chemical analysis in a tropical marine ecosystem. Techniques include spectrophotometry, potentiometry, chromatography, and redox and complexometric titrations. Corequisite(s): CHEM103 HM
	CHEM110 HM - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Johnson, Van Heuvelen Offered: Spring Description: Synthesis and characterization of inorganic compounds. Prerequisite(s): CHEM058 HM Corequisite(s): CHEM104 HM
	CHEM111 HM - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Daub, Haushalter, Johnson, Vosburg Offered: Fall Description: Synthesis, characterization, and analysis of organic compounds. Prerequisite(s): CHEM058 HM Corequisite(s): CHEM105 HM
	CHEM112 HM - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Hawkins, Van Ryswyk Offered: Spring Description: Application of advanced analytical techniques to food, pharmaceutical, materials, forensics, biochemical, and archaeological problems. Techniques include atomic absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence, mass spectrometry, NMR, chromatography, voltammetry, and a range of surface analyses. Prerequisite(s): CHEM109 HM and PHYS051 HM Corequisite(s): CHEM114 HM
	CHEM114 HM - Advanced Analytical Chemistry Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Hawkins, Van Ryswyk Offered: Spring Description: Fundamentals of modern instrumental design, application, and usage with an emphasis on the underlying principles of operation. Chemometrics. Prerequisite(s): CHEM103 HM and PHYS051 HM ; ENGR079 HM recommended
	CHEM122 HM - Nanomaterials Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Van Ryswyk Offered: Fall Description: New strategies for the synthesis and preparation of materials on the nanometer length scale, their characterization, and potential applications. Examples may include solids (insulators, semiconductors, conductors, superconductors, magnetic materials) and soft materials (polymers, gels, liquid crystals). Prerequisite(s): (CHEM052 HM or ENGR086 HM or PHYS054 HM ) and PHYS051 HM
	CHEM150 HM - Research in Chemistry Credit(s): 1-2 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall and Spring Description: Independent study or research in a field agreed upon by student and instructor. Credit hours to be arranged. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore or junior standing, and permission of instructor
	CHEM151 HM - Senior Thesis Research in Chemistry Credit(s): 2-3 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall Description: A yearlong experimental or computational investigation in chemistry under the direction of a faculty advisor. Two oral reports and a written thesis are required. Two or three credit hours per semester (2 credit hours equals a minimum of 6 hours of laboratory per week, 3 credit hours equals a minimum of 10 hours of laboratory per week: additional library time is required). Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
	CHEM152 HM - Senior Thesis Research in Chemistry Credit(s): 2-3 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Spring Description: A yearlong experimental or computational investigation in chemistry under the direction of a faculty advisor. Two oral reports and a written thesis are required. Two or three credit hours per semester (2 credit hours equals a minimum of 6 hours of laboratory per week, 3 credit hours equals a minimum of 10 hours of laboratory per week: additional library time is required). Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
	CHEM161 HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry: Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Van Hecke Description: Classical and statistical thermodynamics. Classical thermodynamics, a review of equilibrium thermodynamics, and an introduction to statistical thermodynamics. Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM
	CHEM163 HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry: Advanced Group Theory Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Johnson, Van Hecke Description: A survey of topics selected from: space groups and crystals; permutation groups and molecular isomerization; rotation groups and angular momenta; double groups and magnetism; groups of non-rigid molecules; the symmetry of graphs. Prerequisite(s): CHEM052 HM
	CHEM164 HM - Advanced Physical Chemistry: Electronic Structure Theory Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Staff Description: An examination of modern methods for approximating the solution to the electronic Schroedinger Equation and its application to chemical systems. Prerequisite(s): CHEM052 HM and PHYS051 HM
	CHEM165 HM - Organometallic Chemistry Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Johnson Description: Study of the metal carbon bond: synthesis, structure, bonding, reactivity, and catalysis. Corequisite(s): CHEM105 HM
	CHEM166 HM - Industrial Chemistry Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Van Hecke Description: Elements of chemical engineering for chemists. Organization and goals of industrial research. Readings, case studies, and seminar discussions. Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM
	CHEM167 HM - Biophysical Chemistry Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Karukstis Offered: Spring Description: Physical chemistry applied to answer questions involving the conformation, shape, structure, dynamics, and interactions of biological macromolecules and complexes. Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM
	CHEM168 HM - Lasers in Chemistry Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Staff Offered: Fall and Spring Description: Introduction to principles of lasers and laser safety. Case studies illustrating the applications of lasers to chemical studies. Prerequisite(s): CHEM051 HM and PHYS051 HM Corequisite(s): Juniors and seniors only.
	CHEM171 HM - Advanced Organic Chemistry: Organic Synthesis Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Daub, Vosburg Description: Critical analysis of strategies for the preparation of medicinal natural products. Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM and CHEM105 HM
	CHEM173 HM - Advanced Organic Chemistry: Pericyclic Reactions Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Daub, Vosburg Description: The application of molecular orbital theory and symmetry considerations to certain types of organic reactions in order to gain insight on the mechanisms and stereochemistry of the processes. Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM and CHEM105 HM
	CHEM182 HM - Biochemistry Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Haushalter, Vosburg Offered: Spring Description: Relation of molecular structure and energy flow to metabolic reactions, signal transduction, and transport across membranes in living systems. (Crosslisted as BIOL182 HM ) Prerequisite(s): CHEM056 HM
	CHEM184 HM - Biochemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1 Instructor(s): Haushalter, Vosburg Offered: Spring Description: Experiments in biochemistry. (Crosslisted as BIOL184 HM ) Corequisite(s): CHEM182 HM or BIOL182 HM
	CHEM187 HM - HIV-Aids: Science, Society, and Service Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Haushalter Description: 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 ) Prerequisite(s): BIOL 113 HM and (BIOL182 HM or CHEM182 HM )
	CHEM189 HM - Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Credit(s): 3 Instructor(s): Haushalter, Schulz (Biology), Stoebel (Biology) Offered: Fall Description: Advanced topics at the interface between chemistry and biology. Counts as a seminar course for Biology majors. (Crosslisted as BIOL189 HM ) Prerequisite(s): BIOL113 HM and senior standing
	CHEM190 HM - Bioinorganic Chemistry Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Van Heuvelen Description: An examination of the role of metals in biological systems. Topics may include electron transport, small molecule activation, signaling pathways, metals in medicine, metals in environmental science, metal storage and trafficking, and bioinorganic chemistry and energy. Corequisite(s): CHEM104 HM
	CHEM192 HM - Material Science of Energy Conversion and Storage Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Saeta (Physics), Van Ryswyk Description: Materials science of energy conversion and storage, dealing with photovoltaics, fuel cells, batteries, thermoelectrics, and other devices. Seminar format. (Crosslisted as ENGR147 HM and PHYS147 HM ) Prerequisite(s): CHEM052 HM or PHYS052 HM or ENGR086 HM
	CHEM193 HM - Special Topics in Chemistry Credit(s): 2 Instructor(s): Staff Description: A course devoted to exploring topics of current interest. Topics announced prior to registration. Prerequisite(s): Dependent on topic

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AMST103 HM - Introduction to American Cultures

AMST115 HM - Print and American Culture

AMST120 HM - Hyphenated Americans

ANTH110 HM - Life: Knowledge, Belief, and Cultural Practices

ANTH111 HM - Introduction to the Anthropology of Science and Technology

ANTH115 HM - War and Conflict

ANTH134 HM - Rationalities

ARHI131 HM - A History of Landscape Photography

ART002 HM - Modern and Contemporary Art Practices

ART033 HM - Photography

ART060 HM - Workshop in Hand Press Printing

ART188 HM - Undisciplined Art

ASAM086 HM - Social Documentation/Asian American

ASAM111 AA - Pacific Islanders and Education

ASAM125 AA - Introduction to Asian American History: 1850-Present

ASAM126 HM - Introduction to Pacific Islander History

ASAM134 AA - South Asian American Experience

ASAM150 AA - Contemporary Asian American Issues

ASTR021 HM - Stars, Planets, and Life: Introduction to Astrobiology

ASTR062 HM - Introduction to Astrophysics

ASTR101 HM - Observational Astronomy

ASTR120 HM - Star Formation and the Interstellar Medium

ASTR121 HM - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

ASTR122 HM - High Energy Astrophysics

ASTR123 HM - Stellar Structure and Evolution

ASTR124 HM - Planetary Astrophysics

ASTR125 HM - Galactic Astronomy

BIOL023 HM - Biology Laboratory

BIOL048 HM - Science vs Pseudoscience

BIOL052 HM - Introduction to Biology

BIOL054 HM - Experimental Biology Laboratory

BIOL081 HM - Current Issues in Biology

BIOL101 HM - Comparative Physiology

BIOL103 HM - Comparative Physiology Laboratory

BIOL108 HM - Ecology and Environmental Biology

BIOL109 HM - Evolutionary Biology

BIOL110 HM - Experimental Ecology Laboratory

BIOL111 HM - Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory

BIOL113 HM - Molecular Genetics

BIOL119 HM - Advanced Mathematical Biology

BIOL121 HM - Marine Ecology

BIOL122 HM - Molecular Cell Biology

BIOL129 HM - Topics in Human Evolution

BIOL154 HM - Biostatistics

BIOL160 HM - Molecular Immunology

BIOL161 HM - Research Problems in Biology

BIOL171 HM - Analysis of Aquatic Ecosystems

BIOL173 HM - Analysis of Terrestrial Ecosystems

BIOL174 HM - Biophysics

BIOL182 HM - Biochemistry

BIOL183 HM - Topics in Physiology

BIOL184 HM - Biochemistry Laboratory

BIOL185 HM - Special Topics in Biology

BIOL187 HM - HIV-Aids: Science, Society, and Service

BIOL188 HM - Advanced Computational Biology

BIOL189 HM - Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

BIOL190B HM - Biomechanics

BIOL191 HM - Biology Colloquium

BIOL193 HM - Senior Thesis Research: Biology

BIOL195 HM - Intensive Research in Biology

BIOL197 HM - Directed Reading in Biology

CHEM023A HM - Chemistry in the Modern World I

CHEM023B HM - Chemistry in the Modern World II

CHEM024 HM - Chemistry Laboratory

CHEM040 HM - Introduction to Chemical Research

CHEM041 HM - Global Climate Change: Non-linearity, Irreversibility, and Surprises

CHEM047 HM - The Chemistry of Cooking

CHEM051 HM - Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics

CHEM052 HM - Physical Chemistry: Group Theory, Quantum Chemistry, and Spectroscopy

CHEM053 HM - Physical Chemistry Laboratory

CHEM056 HM - Organic Chemistry I

CHEM058 HM - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

CHEM103 HM - Chemical Analysis

CHEM104 HM - Inorganic Chemistry

CHEM105 HM - Organic Chemistry II

CHEM109 HM - Chemical Analysis Laboratory

CHEM110 HM - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

CHEM111 HM - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

CHEM112 HM - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory