UW Courses

Applies vector analysis to equilibrium of rigid body systems and subsystems. Includes force and moment resultants, free body diagrams, internal forces, and friction. Analyzes basic structural and machine systems and components. Course overlaps with: B ME 221 and TME 221. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in either PHYS 121 or PHYS 141.

Introduction to the basic principles of thermodynamics from a macroscopic point of view. Emphasis on the First and Second Laws and the State Principle, problem solving methodology. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in either CHEM 142, CHEM 143, or CHEM 145; a minimum grade of 2.0 in either PHYS 121 or PHYS 141. Offered: SpS.

Covers aerodynamics as applied to the problems of performance of flight vehicles in the atmosphere; kinematics and dynamics of flow fields; thin airfoil theory; compressible fluids; one-dimensional compressible flow; and two-dimensional supersonic flow. Prerequisite: A A 311. Offered: W.

Aerodynamics as applied to the problems of performance of flight vehicles in the atmosphere. Kinematics and dynamics of flow fields; incompressible flow about bodies. Thin airfoil theory; finite wing theory. Prerequisite: A A 311; MATH 207; and either PHYS 123 or PHYS 143. Offered: Sp.

Newton's law of gravitation. Two-body problem, central force motion, Kepler's laws. Trajectories and conic sections. Position and velocity as functions of time. Orbit determination and coordinate transformations. Rocket dynamics, orbital maneuvers, Hohmann transfer. Interplanetary trajectories, patched conics. Gravity assist maneuvers.

Applied aerodynamics, aircraft flight "envelope," minimum and maximum speeds, climb and glide performance. Range and endurance, take-off and landing performance, using both jet and propeller power plants. Longitudinal and dynamic stability and control, wing downwash, stabilizer and elevator effectiveness, power effects. Offered: A.

Vibration theory. Characteristics of single and multi degree-of-freedom linear systems with forced inputs. Approximate methods for determining principal frequencies and mode shapes. Application to simple aeroelastic problems. Prerequisite: A A 310 and A A 311. Offered: W.

Hands-on laboratory experience for understanding the design and function of electronic circuits and instrumentation utilized in aerospace engineering. Prerequisite: PHYS 123 or PHYS 143. Offered: A.

The design and conduct of experimental inquiry in the field of aeronautics and astronautics. Laboratory experiments on supersonic flow, structures, vibrations, material properties, and other topics. Theory, calibration, and use of instruments, measurement techniques, analysis of data, report writing.

Design and conduct of experimental inquiry in the field of aeronautics and astronautics. Student groups propose, design, build, and conduct laboratory experiments in one of the following broad topic areas: aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, or energetics. Results are presented in written and oral reports. Prerequisite: A A 321.

Analysis and design of aerospace structures. Reviews concepts of stress, strain, and equations of elasticity. Plane stree and plane strain. Application to aerospace structural elements including general bending and torsion of rods and beams, and open and closed thin-walled structures and box beams. Prerequisite: CEE 220. Offered: W.

Shear flow in multi-cell thin walled sections.Bending of rectangular and circular plates. Buckling analysis of beams and plates. Energy principles in elasticity. Introduction to the finite element method. Elements of fracture mechanics and fatigue. Prerequisite: A A 331. Offered: Sp.

Introduction to fluid mechanics, dimensional analysis, effects of gravity on pressure, kinematics, conservation of mass and momentum, control-volume method, conservation of energy, vorticity and viscosity, viscous effects, Navier-Stokes solutions, and boundary layers. Prerequisite: A A 301 and MATH 224. Offered: A.

Development of introductory electromagnetic theory including Lorentz force and Maxwell's equations. Plasma description. Single particle motions and drifts in magnetic and electric fields. Derivation of plasma fluid model. Introduction to plasma waves. Prerequisite: MATH 224; and either PHYS 123 or PHYS 143. Offered: A.

Core concepts in the field of electric space propulsion, including plasma formation via strong electric fields, characterization using electric probes, and performance measurements. Includes required lab sections. Co-requisite: A A 405. Offered: A.

Conceptual design of a modern airplane to satisfy a given set of requirements. Estimation of size, selection of configuration, weight and balance, and performance. Satisfaction of stability, control, and handling qualities requirements. Prerequisite: A A 322; A A 332; A A 447; and A A 460 Offered: W.

Preliminary design of a modern airplane to satisfy a given set of requirements. Estimation of size, selection of configuration, weight and balance, and performance. Satisfaction of stability, control, and handling qualities requirements. Prerequisite: A A 410. Offered: Sp.

Fundamentals of conductive, convective, and radiative heat transfer with emphasis on applications to atmospheric and space flight. Prerequisite: MATH 207; end either PHYS 123 or PHYS 143. Offered: W.

Design of space systems and spacecraft for advanced near-Earth and interplanetary missions. Astrodynamics, space environment, space systems engineering. Mission design and analysis, space vehicle propulsion, flight mechanics, atmospheric entry, aerobraking, configuration, structural design, power systems. Design topics vary.

A continuation of A A 420. Course content varies from year to year and is dependent on the design topic chosen for A A 420. Prerequisite: A A 420. Offered: Sp.

Introduction to the finite element method and application. One-, two-, and three-dimensional problems including trusses, beams, box beams, plane stress and plane strain analysis, and heat transfer. Use of finite element software. Prerequisite: CEE 220. Offered: A.

Overview of feedback control. Dynamic models for control systems design including ODE, transfer function, and state-space. Linearization of nonlinear models. Analysis of stability, controllability, observability, time/frequency domain techniques. Frequency of response design techniques. Design of control systems via case studies.

Overview of feedback control. Study of control systems components and formulation of their mathematical models. Discussion and analysis of amplifiers, DC servomotors, magnetic-actuators, accelerometers, potentiometers, shaft encoders and resolvers, proximity sensors, and force transducers. Includes hands-on laboratory component.

Study of the aero- and thermodynamics of jet and rocket engines. Air-breathing engines as propulsion systems. Turbojets, turbofans, turboprops, ramjets. Aerodynamics of gas-turbine engine components. Rocket vehicle performance. Introduction to space propulsion. Prerequisite: A A 301 and A A 302. Offered: A.

Examines gas turbine engine design methodology. Covers aerodynamics or gas dynamics of air breathing engine components: inlets, compressors, turbines, and nozzles. Studies the on-design and off-design performance of gas turbine engines. Includes combustion, emissions, noise, and advanced air breathing propulsion systems. Offered: W.

Covers the physical and performance characteristics of chemical rocket propulsion systems. Includes rocket equations, mass ratios, staging, flight performance, nozzle theory and design, combustion thermochemistry, propellant categories, fuels, oxidizers, monopropellants, rocket system components and materials and rocket design principles.

Concepts of system approach, system hierarchies, functional analysis, requirements, trade studies, and other concepts used to define and integrate complex engineering systems. Introduction to risk analysis and reliability, failure modes and effects analysis, writing specifications, and lean manufacturing.

Supplementary lectures, discussions, and problem- solving sessions in introductory accounting. Enrollment priority to EOP students and others by permission. Credit may not be applied to fulfill specific program requirements. Corequisite: ACCTG 215. Credit/no-credit only.

Nature and social setting of accounting; uses of accounting information; introduction of basic accounting concepts and procedures; interpretation of financial statements. May not be repeated. Maximum 15 credits allowed between ACCTG 215; ACCTG 225; T ACCT 210; T ACCT 220; and T ACCT 230 (or equivalents). Course equivalent to: B BUS 210.

Provides an introduction to basic accounting principles and procedures; use of accounting information to make decisions from the perspective of both external investors and internal managers. Cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been earned for ACCTG 225.

Covers application of basic costing concepts and tools for planning, control, and strategic decision making. Concentrates on information useful to enterprise managers. May not be repeated. Maximum 15 credits allowed between ACCTG 215; ACCTG 225; T ACCT 210; T ACCT 220; and T ACCT 230 (or equivalents). Course equivalent to: B BUS 211.

Explores the economic foundations of accounting systems. Discusses the short-term and long-term implications of using accounting information to evaluate performance, create budgets, and analyze financial statements. Not open for credit to students pursuing a business degree.

Introduces general framework for, and principles of, understanding financial reporting decisions. Students learn to apply these general principles to analyzing real world cases. Requires students to think critically about issues involving discretion and judgment. Course overlaps with: ACCTG 375; B BUS 361; and T ACCT 301.0 in ACCTG 225.

How to compile and analyze financial information to make decisions, plan operations, and assess performance. Uses a case-based approach to replicate situations facing managers. May not be repeated. Course overlaps with: B BUS 373 and T ACCT 311. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in ACCTG 225.

Focuses on the analytical mindset and analytical skillset to help students use accounting systems to transform raw accounting data into business insight. Course overlaps with: B BUS 435 and T ACCT 330. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in ACCTG 225; may not be repeated. Offered: AW.

Introduces income tax structure and basic concepts of U.S. income tax law. Emphasizes practical application of tax law enabling students to understand and apply the concepts of income, deductions, credits, and tax rates of various transactions.

In-depth analysis of the reporting and valuation of various financial statement accounts. Topics include debt, investments, acquisition and utilization of long-term assets, and leases. May not be repeated. Course overlaps with: B BUS 362 and T ACCT 302. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in ACCTG 301.

In-depth analysis of the reporting and valuation of various financial statement accounts. Topics include stock-based compensation, accounting for income taxes, pensions, and the statement of cash flows. May not be repeated. Course overlaps with: B BUS 363 and T ACCT 303. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.

Intensive introduction to the attest function in society today. The environment, the process, and the report of the public auditor are analyzed. Potential extensions of the attest function are examined. Course overlaps with: B BUS 411 and T ACCT 411. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in ACCTG 301; and a minimum grade of 2.

Uses publicly available information to analyze, interpret, and understand financial information needed to make informed decisions. Focuses on the analysis of public companies performed by external parties, with a particular focus on equity valuation. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in ACCTG 301; may not be repeated.

Focuses on issues of taxation for corporations, S corporations and partnerships. Includes entity choice and treatment of formation, distributions, allocations and liquidations. May not be repeated. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in ACCTG 321. Offered: WSp.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and techniques of forensic accounting and ethical decision making in accounting. Prerequisite: ACCTG 225; MGMT 200; either QMETH 201, IND E 315, MATH 390/STAT 390, Q SCI 381, PSYCH 315, PSYCH 318, SOC/STAT/CS&SS 221, STAT 220, or STAT 311.

Fund and budgetary accounting as applied to public sector organizations, such as governments, foundations, hospitals, and colleges. May not be repeated. Course overlaps with: T ACCT 480. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in either ACCTG 302 or ACCTG 402.

Accounting for partnerships, accounting for business combinations, parent-subsidiary and branch relationships, foreign exchange. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.0 in ACCTG 303; may not be repeated.

Introduction to computing to solve problems arising in data science, engineering, and the physical and biological sciences using Python or Matlab. Emphasis on programming fundamentals for numerical modeling, analysis, and visualization. Prerequisite: either MATH 125, MATH 135, or Q SCI 292. Offered: AWSpS.

Introduces computational neuroscience, grounded in neuronal and synaptic biophysics. Works through mathematical description of how neurons encode information, and how neural activity is produced dynamically. Prerequisite: MATH 125 or MATH 135. Offered: W.

Introductory survey of ordinary differential equations; linear and nonlinear equations; Taylor series; and. Laplace transforms. Emphasizes on formulation, solution, and interpretation of results. Examples drawn from physical and biological sciences and engineering. Prerequisite: MATH 125 or MATH 135. Offered: AWSpS.

Analysis and application of numerical methods and algorithms to problems in the applied sciences and engineering. Applied linear algebra, including eigenvalue problems. Emphasis on use of conceptual methods in engineering, mathematics, and science. Extensive use of MATLAB and/or Python for programming and solution techniques.

Covers traveling waves of linear equations, dispersion relation, stability, superposition and Fourier analysis, d'Alembert solution, standing waves, vibrations and separation of variables, traveling waves of nonlinear equations, conservation laws, characteristics, breaking, shocks, and rarefaction. Offered: SpS.

Introductory survey of applied mathematics with emphasis on modeling of physical and biological problems in terms of differential equations. Formulation, solution, and interpretation of the results. Prerequisite: either AMATH 351, MATH 136, or MATH 207. Offered: AWS.

Emphasizes acquisition of solution techniques; illustrates ideas with specific example problems arising in science and engineering. Includes applications of vector differential calculus, complex variables; line-surface integrals; integral theorems; and Taylor and Laurent series, and contour integration. Offered: A.

Overview methods describing qualitative behavior of solutions on nonlinear differential equations. Phase space analysis of fixed pointed and periodic orbits. Bifurcation methods. Description of strange attractors and chaos. Introductions to maps. Applications: engineering, physics, chemistry, and biology. Offered: W.

Covers separation of variables, Fourier series and Fourier transforms, Sturm-Liouville theory and special functions, eigenfunction expansions, and Greens functions. Prerequisite: AMATH 401; and either AMATH 351, MATH 136, or MATH 207. Offered: Sp.

Examines fundamental models that arise in biology and their analysis through modern scientific computing. Prerequisite: either MATH 135, MATH 207, or AMATH 351. Offered: A.

Focuses on developing and analyzing mechanistic, dynamic models of biological systems and processes, to better understand their behavior and function. Applications drawn from many branches of biology and medicine. Prerequisite: either AMATH 351, MATH 207, or MATH 135. Offered: W.

Survey of numerical techniques for differential equations. Emphasis is on implementation of numerical schemes for application problems. For ordinary differential equations, initial value problems and second order boundary value problems are covered. Requires use of a scientific programming language (e.g., MATLAB or Python). Offered: A.

Exploratory and objective data analysis methods applied to the physical, engineering, and biological sciences. Prerequisite: AMATH 301; and either AMATH 352, MATH 136, or MATH 208 Offered: W.

Introduction to hardware, software, and programming for large-scale scientific computing. Prerequisite: AMATH 481; and either AMATH 352, MATH 136 or MATH 208. Offered: Sp.

Introduction to the subfields of archaeology, biocultural anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology through the examination of selected problems in human physical, cultural, and social evolution. Not recommended for students who have had other courses in anthropology, archaeology, or biocultural anthropology.

Introduces perspectives from sociocultural anthropology on the diversity and the dynamics of collective human life. Examines how individual lives are shaped by broader social and cultural contexts, how people make meaning, and how power relations work.

Examines social justice issues with the aim of obtaining deeper understanding of human rights. Analyzes historical and theoretical foundations and introduces international and regional institutions designed to implement and enforce human rights.

Comparison of life ways of various non-Western and Western peoples. Introduction to basic theories and methods used in the field.

Linguistic methods and theories used within anthropology. Basic structural features of language; human language and animal communication compared; evidence for the innate nature of language. Language and culture: linguistic relativism, ethnography of communication, sociolinguistics. Offered: jointly with LING 203.

Introduction to the descriptive and analytic literature of cultural anthropology. Extended examination of representative accounts of the lifeway of peoples from selected areas of the world with an emphasis on methods of observation and analysis.

Explores varying conceptions, expressions, and practices of love and sexuality across a variety of social, cultural, historical, and political contexts, drawing on scholarly texts, novels, public writing, and films. Offered: AWSpS.

Examination of the interaction between biology and culture in shaping human social behavior. Basic principles of natural selection, gene-environment interaction, cultural transmission, learning, and cultural evolution; application of these to various topics, including gender, violence, politics, kinship, and religion.

Anthropological view of the contemporary United States with emphasis on social class. Through ethnographic readings examines education, work, political economy, working class experience and the ideology of the middle class, and relations between class and race, gender, ethnicity, language, place, sexuality, and culture.

History of the culture concept and its use in the field of cultural anthropology. History of its emergence in European colonial expansion and contemporary debates about its place as the central concept defining the field of anthropology.

Theories of culture and cultural variation, as seen and understood through visual media such as films, video, and photography.

Introduction to human/environment interactions from various anthropological perspectives. Intellectual history of anthropological approaches to environment, emphasizing the mutual interconnectedness of people and nature.

Examines introductory studies of environmental racism and ecological injustice in the United States and select areas of the world. Reviews environmental justice theories and methods applied to risk science, ecosystem management, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development." Offered: jointly with AES 211/ENVIR 211.

Introduces theories, methods, and findings of sociocultural anthropology through a focus on sport. Considers sport as linked to identities, nationalism, gender, race, class, religion, and other issues.

Explores influences of global processes on health of U.S. and other societies from a social-justice perspective. Emphasizes inter-relationships between cultural, environmental, social-economic, political, and medical systems that contribute to health status, outcomes, policies, and healthcare delivery.

An introduction to the study of race, class, gender, and sexuality in anthropology. Through ethnographic and theoretical readings, students are introduced to the concept of identity as intersectional construction and social performance.

Introduces the study of sociolects, the varieties of language that arise from differences in cultural and societal groups, often reflective of power inequalities. Raises awareness of the role that society and the individual play in shaping sociolects via the systematic observation and critical discussion of linguistic phenomena.

Introduces feminism as a way of thinking about visual art practice in terms of social hierarchy, aesthetic form, and ideology. Offered: jointly with GWSS 235.

Things are everywhere. We make them and they also make us. Things are evocative, aesthetic, and unnerving. They define us. We need them to communicate, to remember, to govern. But things need us too. This course is an introduction to the study of things, architecture, and so on from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Designed to introduce students to the study of cross-border phenomenon including global capital, migration, international philanthropy, and terrorism from an anthropological perspective. Introduces theories of globalization and the approaches anthropologists have taken in studying patterns of movement and circulation.

Considers the role of popular culture in communicating ideas about nuclear weapons and energy. Draws on examples of popular culture from the Cold War and considers contemporary and original application of these ideas to present-day contexts. Offered: AWSpS.

Examines health/sickness patterns as intersecting cultural norms, ideology, social structure, life course, political economy, and environmental conditions unfolding on terrains of inequality mediated by power and representations. Critical analysis of med-anthropology ethnography as practice and theory.

Ethnographic, historical, and philosophical approaches to the study of technologies in biomedical sciences and care. Topics include infrastructures, colonialism development, reproduction, race, gender, disability, subjectivities, visualization, and diagnosis. Prerequisite: ANTH 208, ANTH 215, or ANTH 302. Offered: AWSp.

What is beautiful? Who creates the standard(s)? How have the standards changed? How does race/ethnicity, gender, class, age, sexuality and (dis)ability intersect with this notion of beauty? Explores the augmentation/modification/transformation of the 'abnormal' body.

Surveys classic anthropological literature examining the relationship between culture and the body. Examines Euroamerican body culture historically. Explores how the body is represented in mass media and the effects this has on everyday body ideologies.

Focuses on how Pacific Islands and Islanders are being represented by Pacific Islander artists, writers, performers, poets, filmmakers, and scholars.".

Examines United States Pacific Islander culture as informed by Pacific history, social and cultural organization. Emphasis on understanding contemporary experience in the United States and other diaspora communities. Offered: jointly with AAS 300; Sp.

Examines anthropological approaches to improving women's health by surveying women's health history, status, and participation in healthcare.

Like a western textbook, outrigger canoes carry scientific knowledge and ingenuity holistic in scope, and intertwined with community and environmental relationships. Centers on Oceanic writers, artists, weavers, and canoe builders.

Examines current debates within the United States about what dietary guidelines are optimal for human health; how changing conceptions of individual responsibility and political life are framing these debates; how social movements for food sovereignty are changing food practices: and how eaters define their ethics through food.

Survey of the many cultures of pre- and post-colonial sub-Saharan Africa. Appreciation of the adaptability, strength, and creativity of African peoples.

Ethnographic exploration of the transformative processes of transnationalism in relation to identity and community formation in Southeast Asia and among Southeast Asian Americans. Experiential learning format concentrates on mini-ethnographic projects, field trips, and group presentations. Offered: jointly with AAS 314.

Twentieth-century history and society of Indian subcontinent. Topics include nationalism, rural and urban life, popular culture, gender, and environmental politics. Offered: jointly with JSIS A 316.

Introduces three traditional medical systems of Asia: Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and Tibetan medicine. Examines theoretical underpinnings, training of practitioners, historical developments, and socio-political contexts of each system.

Anthropological approaches to religious experience and belief with emphasis on conceptual issues such as ritual, symbolism, identity, ecstatic experience, and revitalization movements in the context of globalization. Also addresses the diversity of religious expression in American culture and how that compares with other societies.

Analyzes death from a cross-cultural perspective. Topics include funerary practices, concepts of the soul and afterlife, cultural variations in grief, cemeteries as folk art, and medical and ethical issues in comparative context. Compares American death practices to those of other cultures. Offered: jointly with RELIG 320.

Introduces the complexities of issues surrounding human rights. Examines human rights concerns through critical analyses, taking into account legal, social, economic, and historical variables. Offered: jointly with LSJ 321.

Critical medical anthropologies of public health through environmental justice/decolonial methods and groundings in ethnoscientific knowledge. Forces impinging on 'racialized' health regimes in Mexican/Latinx communities through study of structural violence, historical trauma and related disparities and inequities.

Explores gender and sexuality in China's process of modernization, from the late Qing dynasty through the building of the Republic, Communist revolution, and post-Mao economic reform. Offered: jointly with GWSS 328/JSIS A 328.

Covers issues of social change, economic development, and identity politics in contemporary India studied through environmental and women's movements. Includes critiques of development and conflicts over forests, dams, women's rights, religious community, ethnicity, and citizenship. Offered: jointly with GWSS 339/JSIS A 339.

Examines theoretical approaches to the analysis of collective, state, and anti-state violence in post-colonial South Asia through the study of specific cases of political violence in modern India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Offered: jointly with JSIS A 341.

Questions how women are affected by economic development in the Third World and celebrates redefinitions of what development means. Introduces theoretical perspectives and methods to interrogate gender and development policies. Assesses current processes of globalization and potential for changing gender and economic inequalities.

Religious tradition of Theravada Buddhism (as practiced in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia). Variations in ethical orientations developed through Theravada Buddhist ideas. Offered: jointly with RELIG 356.

Explores the history and contemporary practice of feminist ethnography at the interdisciplinary intersection of anthropology and gender studies. Offered: jointly with GWSS 353.

Introduction to the history of Visual Anthropology as a sub-discipline. Students will learn to critically analyze ethnographic film and still photographs, and will become familiar with a range of approaches anthropologists use in producing visual ethnography.

Introduces Central Eurasia with a focus on the cultural diversity and societies of the Central Asian republics and Inner Asia (Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tibet) as well as the adjacent areas of Afghanistan and Iran. Addresses intercultural dynamics, historic inequities, centers of power vs. Offered: jointly with JSIS A 357/MELC 357.

Surveys anthropological theories and research on the relationship between language, thought, and behavior. Examines the influence of cultural inheritance on perception, classification, inference, and choice. Describes relevant cross-cultural research methods and evaluates theoretical models used by cognitive anthropologists.

Language use in cultural contexts. How language reflects world view. Language use in culturally significant settings. Analyzes sets of culturally specific terms in semantic domains. Includes projects demonstrating application of theory and method to data addressing specific problems. Workshop format.

Analysis of the forces that shape popular culture. Examination of the local meanings of global trends in music, clothing, and leisure activities through case studies around the world. Students learn ethnographic methods and conduct an original research project.

Explores how foods reproduce social relations, the meanings food acquires within culture, how food systems are intertwined with structures of power and economic inequality, national cuisines and restaurant cultures, the global marketing of foods, controversies surrounding GMO foods, and alternative food communities.

Using applied visual anthropological practices in hands-on training students will learn and gain field experience in using photographic techniques before going out to do research.

Survey of Indigenous medical systems with an emphasis on ethnobotany and use of medicinal plants used as part of the therapeutic process. Examines the role of healers in orienting medical encounters in community and clinical spaces. Introduces theoretical perspectives developed by Indigenous healers, scholars, and practitioners.

Anthropological perspective on the social and cultural formation of a variety of mythical figures. Examines their emergence and historical specificity, cultural meaning, and social implications.".

Development refers to social, economic, cultural, political transformations viewed as progress. Studied from anthropological perspectives. Historical, social context for emergence of ideas of development. Role of development in promoting national cultures. Prerequisite: one 200-level ANTH course. Offered: jointly with ENVIR 371.

Presents anthropological perspectives on provision of healthcare as a complex social phenomena. Examines division of labor, and how social groups come to occupy particular positions. Considers how knowledge and skills are gained, how they are recognized and valued, and may become sources of identity.

Introduction to the anthropological study of healing. Examines local approaches to healing, considering their similarities and differences, and addresses their place within global systems. Includes anthropological theories of healing.

Introduces anthropological perspectives on disability. Considers disability as produced through the interaction of bodily impairments with social structures, political economies, cultural norms and values, individual and group identities, institutional orders, medical practices, assistive technologies, and other factors.S. settings.

Explores international health from medical anthropological perspective, focusing on serious health problems facing resource-poor societies around the globe and in the United States.

Introduction to concepts of sustainability and resilience and their relevance to environment and society in the current Anthropocene era.

Introduces contemporary critical thinkers in anthropology. Includes works on governmentality and discipline; politics and bare life; race and recognition; gender and embodiment; and capitalism and subjectivity. Develops an understanding of how contemporary theory frames anthropology and skills in critical spoken and written analysis.

Explores critical theories, methodologies, pedagogies. Transdisciplinary approach to decolonizing self, research, and society. Performance as pedagogy and research method, and the embodied self as instrument of inquiry. Gain fluency in a spectrum of communicative, healing, expressive modalities.

Introduction to the universe, with emphasis on conceptual, as contrasted with mathematical, comprehension. Modern theories, observations; ideas concerning nature, evolution of galaxies; quasars, stars, black holes, planets, solar system. Not intended for upper-division students majoring in physical sciences or engineering. Offered: AWSpS.

Emphasis on mathematical and physical comprehension of nature, the sun, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. Designed for students who have had algebra and trigonometry and high school or introductory-level college physics. Cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been earned for ASTR 201. Course equivalent to: T PHYS 111. Offered: A.

Examines the questions why did we go to the moon, what did we learn, and why do we want to go back. Offered: W.

For liberal arts and beginning science students. Survey of the planets of the solar system, with emphases on recent space exploration of the planets and on the comparative evolution of the Earth and the other planets. Offered: AWSpS.

Introduction to exoplanets. Explores how studies of extrasolar planets have changed our views of how planets and planetary systems form and evolve. Examines the science behind the search for Earth-like planets and life beyond our Solar System. Course overlaps with: ASTR 419.

Sequel to 101 or 102, emphasizing modern views of the atomic and molecular evolution of the universe from the initial "big bang" through the formation of the solar system and the emergence of biological forms on the earth.

Space and time as basic concepts in physical science. How we define and measure them, how the concepts have developed over the centuries, and how modern measurements allow us to determine the size and age of the universe.

Earth has been hit by large rocks in the past, and will be hit by such rocks in the future. Explores the history and future of impacts on Earth. Investigates why and how often we are hit, how big is the material that hits us. What can we do about it? Recommended: ASTR 101 or ASTR 150. Offered: Sp.

Emphasis on giving effective scientific presentations, developing and giving educational programs to school-age groups, and communicating knowledge of astronomy to others. Give talks at the Jacobsen Observatory on campus and presentations in the Astronomy Department's planetarium. Offered: Sp.

Introduction to programming needed for astronomical applications: Linux operating systems, PERL, IDL. Recommended for astronomy majors planning to take 400-level astronomy courses, to pursue individual research projects, or to apply for research experience for undergraduate appointments. Offered: AW.

Introduction to astronomy for students in the physical sciences or engineering. Topics similar to ASTR 101, but the approach uses more mathematics and physics. Course overlaps with: ASTR 102. Prerequisite: PHYS 123.

Teaches how to effectively use Python for research and astronomical data analysis. Introduction to key tools and libraries used in astronomy and how to use these to analyze data, visualize datasets, automate analyses, and apply this knowledge to reproducing results of some key astronomy papers.

Organization and pursuit of the physical and astrophysical sciences, focusing on the major unifying principles of physics and astronomy and the social and cultural settings in which they were created. Offered: jointly with HSTCMP 313.

Solar system; planetary atmospheres, surfaces and interiors, the moon, comets. The solar wind and interplanetary medium. Formation of the solar system. Prerequisite: PHYS 224 which may be taken concurrently. Offered: Sp.

Introduction to astronomy. Basic properties of stars, stellar systems, interstellar dust and gas, and the structure of our galaxy. Prerequisite: PHYS 224 which may be taken concurrently. Offered: A.

Galaxies, optical and radio morphology and properties. Clusters of galaxies, radio sources, and quasars. Observational cosmology. Prerequisite: ASTR 322 which may be taken concurrently. Offered: W.

Introduces students to data science tools and techniques commonly used in data driven astronomy and astrophysics. Combines introductory theoretical background with hands-on work on examples of data analysis with modern astronomical datasets. Offered: Sp.

Presents visions of the future when the climate crisis is solved. Describes paths towards reaching these goals. Solutions include building a resilient society with clean energy, sustainable agriculture, climate justice, and a just transition for workers.

Students learn the essentials about weather, including basic concepts on how to read the sky, and how to interpret weather information and forecasts from a variety of sources. Offered: AWSpS.

Explores the science, history, and impacts of thunderstorms and hurricanes. Includes basic processes responsible for thunderstorms and hurricanes and for the lightning, hail, high winds, and storm surges that accompany them. Offered: SpS.

Presents a broad overview of the science of global warming. Includes the causes, evidence, and societal and environmental impacts from the last century. Recounts future climate projections and societal decisions that influence greenhouse gas emission scenarios and our ability to adapt to climate change. Offered: AWSpS.

Explores the nature, stability, and sensitivity of the global climate system. Examines factors influencing climate, including interactions among the atmosphere, oceans, solid earth, and biosphere. Investigates global warming, ozone depletion, and other human influences. Intended for non-majors. Course overlaps with: ESS 201.

Explores the causes, impacts, and solutions for air pollution on local, regional, and global scales. Topics include urban smog, wildfires, acid rain, the ozone hole, and contrasts between indoor and outdoor air pollution. Offered: AWSp.

Focuses on current research in atmospheric and climate science and the related implications for public health, business, and environmental policy. Credit/no-credit only.

Includes participation in a national weather forecast contest; weekly discussion on forecast models, forecasting methods, and unique considerations for specific forecast locations. Prerequisite: either ATMOS 101 or ATMOS 301. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AW.

Composition and structure of the atmosphere. Clouds and weather phenomena. Thermodynamic processes. Solar and terrestrial radiation. Air motions. Daily weather discussions and forecasts. For majors and nonmajors. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 124; a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 125; a minimum grade of 2.0 in PHYS 123.

Introduces students to data analysis in the atmospheric sciences using modern programming languages and techniques. Provides hands-on experience through the exploration of atmospheric datasets. Course overlaps with: CSE 163. Offered: A.

Evolution and present state of earth's climate. Emphasis on physical processes determining the climate of the earth's atmosphere and surface: radiative transfer, energy balance, hydrologic cycle, and atmospheric and oceanic energy transport. Factors controlling climate change. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in PHYS 123. Offered: Sp.

Examines thermodynamics and hydrostatics. Studies cloud and precipitation processes with emphasis on the microphysics. Prerequisite: ATMOS 301. Offered: W.

Comprehensive introduction to atmospheric radiation, including solar and infrared radiation, the earth's radiation budget, and remote sensing. Prerequisite: ATMOS 301. Offered: Sp.

Focuses on the connections between ecosystems and climate including physical, chemical and biological interactions. Investigates global scale implications and the expected response of a coupled earth system under past and future climate change. Offered: A.

Review of basic principles of physical chemistry; evolution and chemical composition of earth's atmosphere; half-life, residence and renewal time; sources, transformation, transport and sinks of gases in the troposphere; atmospheric aerosols; chemical cycles; air pollution; stratospheric chemistry. Offered: Sp.

Students practice presenting with a green chroma-key screen and camera, and write a daily weather blog for publication. Discusses the history and future of media-driven meteorology. Invited speakers present, and students take field trips to a local television station and the National Weather Service. Prerequisite: ATMOS 101 or ATMOS 301.

Structure and evolution of extratropical cyclones, fronts, and convective systems. Surface and upper air analysis techniques. Radar and satellite data. Real-world applications of basic dynamical principles. Introduction to operational products and forecasting. Prerequisite: ATMOS 301. Offered: W.

Applies weather and climate models to solve problems in atmospheric sciences. Includes visualization of atmospheric phenomena and Earth's energy and hydrologic cycles; and basics in numerical modeling and high-performance computing. Offered: W.

Survey of basic principles of biochemistry and molecular biology, emphasizing broad understanding of chemical events in living systems in terms of metabolism and structure-function relationships of biologically important molecules. Cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been earned for BIOC 440. Offered: AW.

Survey of basic principles of biochemistry and molecular biology, emphasizing broad understanding of chemical events in living systems in terms of metabolism and structure-function relationships of biologically important molecules. Cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been earned for BIOC 441. Prerequisite: BIOC 405.

Introduction to basic biochemistry experiments. Acquaints students (largely biochemistry majors) with basic biochemical laboratory techniques. Prerequisite: BIOC 440, which may be taken concurrently. Offered: AWSp.

Biochemistry and molecular biology for undergraduate students in molecular and cellular biology, for biochemistry majors, and graduate students in other science departments. Course overlaps with: BIOC 450. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.5 BIOL 200; 2.5 in either CHEM 224, CHEM 239, or CHEM 337; 2. Offered: A.

Biochemistry and molecular biology for undergraduate students in molecular and cellular biology, for biochemistry majors, and graduate students in other science departments. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.2 in BIOC 440. Offered: W.

Biochemistry and molecular biology for undergraduate students in molecular and cellular biology, for biochemistry majors, and graduate students in other science departments. Prerequisite: either 2.2 in BIOC 406 or 2.2 in BIOC 441, or a 2.2 in BIOC 451. Offered: Sp.

For Biochemistry majors and molecular and cell biology majors. Core concepts in biochemistry, including protein structure, compartmentalization of reactions, thermodynamics and kinetics in a biological context, energy production, and regulation of metabolic pathways. Course overlaps with: BIOC 440. Offered: A.

Introduces bioengineering through a problem solving approach. Topics include: creative problem solving techniques, self-directed inquiry, engineering ethics, social constraints, and engineering design process. Course overlaps with: TEE 225.

Introduction to scientific programming, using both standard programming methods and MATLAB-specific strategies. Intended as preparation for the Bioengineering core sequence. Applications include curve fitting, simulations, ODE solutions, and image processing fundamentals, executed as in-class tutorials and final project. Offered: AW.

Lectures on the various aspects of bioengineering; orientation in bioengineering studies and practice. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: ASp.

Introduces the requisite organic, physical, and biochemistry for incoming bioengineers to understand biological systems at the molecular level. Prerequisite: CHEM 223, CHEM 237 or CHEM 335; BIOL 200, which may be taken concurrently. Offered: Sp.

Introduces the sources, detection, and processing of signals in medical instrumentation. Includes analog and digital signal processing in the time and frequency domains. Emphasizes component strengths and limitations, to develop systems that improve safety, accuracy, and reliability. Offered: Sp.

Uses computational and experimental projects covering methods to acquire, process, and analyze signals from physiological and biochemical origins. Co-requisite: BIOEN 315 and BIOEN 316. Offered: Sp.

Introduces momentum and heat transport in medical and biological systems. Examines how differential and control-volume analyses produce ordinary and partial differential equations; develops analytical and computational solution methods. Offered: A.

Introduces solid mechanics and interactions of biological structures and medical materials. Emphasizes the relationships between composition, structure, properties, and performance of metals and ceramics, synthetic and natural macromolecules, cells, tissues, and self assembling systems.0 in BIOEN 315. Offered: A.

Practical exploration of the behavior of fluids and soft materials that occur in biological systems and biomedical devices; and the interaction between cells and their environment. Includes methods of measurement, analysis, and design. Co-requisite: BIOEN 325 and BIOEN 326. Offered: A.

Studies the principles of combined mass transport in homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction systems as applied to biological processes. Introduces chemical and biochemical reaction kinetics, methods of evaluating kinetic parameters for reaction rate data, and prediction of the performance of biological and biochemical processes.

Reviews linear and nonlinear systems analysis and control system design and biological and medical applications. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in BIOEN 327; and either MATH 136, MATH 208, or AMATH 352. Offered: W.

Uses computational and experimental laboratory exercises to demonstrate time- and space-dependent linear and nonlinear systems with specific emphasis on bioengineering application. Offered: W.

Applies engineering analysis to understand human physiology of the engineering of solutions to medical and biological problems. Includes laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL 220; a minimum grade of 2.0 in either of BIOEN 215 or ENGR 115; a minimum grade of 2.0 in BIOEN 335; a minimum grade of 2.0 in BIOEN 336; and a minimum grade of 2.

Preparatory project-based course that develops understanding of the engineering design process and incorporates modern tools and methodologies for developing innovative health technologies. Prerequisite: BIOEN 337; either STAT 311, STAT 390, Q SCI 381, or IND E 315; BIOL 220; and either PHYS 122 or PHYS 142. Offered: Sp.

Applies bioconjugate and molecular engineering methods for use in nanotechnology, drug delivery, biomaterials, diagnostics, medical devices, and biomedical research. Students learn how to engineer molecular and macromolecular systems using versatile bioconjugate techniques applicable to both industry and academia.

Various medical imaging modalities (x-rays, CT, MRI, ultrasound, PET, SPECT optical imaging, etc.) and their applications in medicine and biology. Extends basic concepts of signal processing (BIOEN 303) to the two and three dimensions relevant to imaging physics, image reconstruction, image processing, and visualization.

Prerequisite: either MATH 136, MATH 207, MATH 307, AMATH 351, or CSE 311; and either MATH 208, MATH 308, or AMATH 352. Offered: jointly with CHEM E 476/CSE 486/E E 423.

Covers advanced concepts in system and synthetic biology. Includes kinetics, modeling, stoichiometry, control theory, metabolic systems, signaling, and motifs. All topics are set against problems in synthetic biology. Prerequisite: E E 423/BIOEN 423/CHEM E 476/CSE 486. Offered: jointly with CHEM E 477/CSE 487/E E 424.

Designs and builds transgenic bacterial using promoters and genes taken from a variety of organisms. Uses construction techniques including recombination, gene synthesis, and gene extraction. Evaluates designs using sequencing, fluorescence assays, enzyme activity assays, and single cell studies using time-lapse microscopy.

Applications of mechanobiology principles to the development and pathophysiology of tissues and body systems, including orthopaedic and cardiovascular tissues, wound healing and fibrosis, cancer, and regenerative biology and engineering. Offered: jointly with M E 416.

Develops a foundation of human physiology by examining the homeostasis of vital parameters within the body, and the physiological properties of human cells, tissue, and organs.

Application of modeling in systems biology. Basic modeling techniques, standards and model repositories, model fitting, model selection and confidence estimates, uncertainty quantification, ensemble modeling and a term long modeling game.

Introduces proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller design for closed loop systems in biomedical applications. Focuses on developing design skills with modest emphasis on theory. Key skills taught: setting control objectives, building an in silico testbed, PID design using root locus plots, and control tuning.

Presents the mechanical behavior of tissues in the body and the application to design of prostheses. Tissues studies include bone, skin, fascia, ligaments, tendons, heart valves, and blood vessels. Discussion of the structure of these tissues and their mechanical response to different loading configurations.

Introduction to the practical and theoretical foundations of light microscopy and advanced optical techniques used to study biological systems.

Principles of bioacoustics with applications to biomedical ultrasound, presented from an engineering viewpoint. Introduces principles of sound propagation, reflection, transmission, refraction, absorption, and bioeffects due to tissue interaction. Discusses current challenges and opportunities in therapeutic ultrasound.

Fundamentals of ultrasound leading to real-time ultrasound imaging. Prerequisite: either BIOEN 316 and BIOEN 317, E E 205 and E E 242, or E E 215 and E E 242. ; recommended: experience with differential equations; linear algebra; linear systems analysis; scientific programming; and introductory medical imaging.

Introduction to photobiology (interaction of light with biological matter), tissue optics, optical biosensors, and cellular and molecular imaging.

Describes the basic physics and engineering principles of optical coherence tomography, and rapid development of imaging applications in medicine and biology. Extends basic concepts of signal processing and instrumentation to imaging physics (optics), image reconstruction, image processing, and visualization.

Introduction to microfluidic technology and applications to biology and medicine. Topics include techniques to machine 3D microstructures, build microfluidic devices, and pattern cells and biomolecules. Covers biomedical challenges that are addressed with microfluidic devices, and associated engineering challenges.

Fundamentals of molecular recognition: thermodynamics, forces, kinetics. Manipulation of recognition processes for current molecular bioengineering research and development. Fundamental physical chemistry of molecular recognition in the context of biomedicine. Therapeutics based on cells. Prerequisite: either BIOEN 315 and BIOEN 335.

Heavy emphasis on primary literature. Prerequisite: either BIOL 130, BIOL 162, or BIOL 220; and either MATH 208, AMATH 301, or AMATH 352. Offered: jointly with E E 460; A.

Neural engineering design and translational engineering. Groups design, build and present a neural engineering prototype project to a panel of industry judges. Prerequisite: BIOEN 460/E E 460. Offered: jointly with E E 461.

Overview of optogenetics, which utilizes light-activated ion channels and fluorescent proteins to control and monitor neuronal activity through remote light stimulation in intact brain tissue. Includes (1) molecular basis, (2) tools and instrumentation, (3) experimental design, and (4) application range of optogenetic approaches.

Introduces neural recording and quantitative analysis techniques to students with a background in quantitative methods. Prerequisite: either BIOL 130, BIOL 162, BIOL 220, AMATH 342; and either MATH 208, AMATH 301, or AMATH 352. Offered: jointly with E E 466.

Application of basic chemical engineering principles to biochemical and biological process industries such as fermentation, enzyme technology, and biological waste treatment. Rapid overview of relevant microbiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics. Design and analysis of biological reactors and product recovery operations.

Lab-based introduction to techniques for real-time signal acquisition, processing, and output, emphasizing software as an interface between user and electronic circuits. Students write programs for implementation both in graphical programming environments and in portable microprocessor platforms. Offered: W.

Explores current progress towards a quantitative, systems-level understanding of immune system function. Topics include sensitivity and selectivity in immune receptor signaling, cell-cell coordination by cytokine communication, and cell engineering for immunotherapy. Prerequisite: MATH 207 or AMATH 351.

Introduces the broad field of biosensors for cancer diagnostics. Recommended: basic cancer biology, basic organic chemistry, basic materials science. Offered: A.

Covers cell and tissues of immune system; lymphocyte activation and specificity; cell biology of antigen processing and preservation; and effector mechanisms. Includes discussion of concepts in theoretical immunology used to describe viral dynamics and the dynamics of immune responses. Offered: W.

Teaches engineering principles, tools, and technologies needed to practice or develop nucleic acid (DNA/RNA) diagnostics and their context in global health. Recommended: Advanced Engineering, Chemistry or math background. Offered: Sp.

Introduces engineering approaches for analysis and control of cell structure and function, and application of such technologies in cell biology studies. Prerequisite: either CHEM 142, CHEM 143, or CHEM 145; and BIOL 200; recommended: Introductory Biology, General Chemistry.

Vascular Engineering has emerged to provide strategies for generating vascular grafts with long-term patency, and vascularized tissues for regenerative medicine and disease modeling. Recommended: Introductory Biology, General Mechanics, and Cell Biology Offered: Sp.

Explores multi-scale modeling of cardiac bioelectricity. Students learn biophysical theory in didactic lectures (e.g., ion channel kinetics, impulse propagation, arrhythmia) and conduct "virtual heart" experiments in hands-on sessions.

Introduction to computational and mathematical analysis of biological systems, including control, stochastic, and transport systems. Lectures and laboratory sessions emphasize biochemical systems, but also include electrical, mechanical, and fluidic systems. Prerequisite: BIOEN 335; and either AMATH 351 or MATH 207. Offered: Sp.

Tissue structure and function, scaffold design, applications to specialized tissues and organs. Prerequisite: BIOEN 315. Offered: W.

Explores basic concepts of nanoscience and the current literature, focusing on practical applications for nanotechnology in biology and medicine. Prerequisite: BIOL 180; either CHEM 142, CHEM 143, or CHEM 145; PHYS 121 or PHYS 141; and PHYS 122 or PHYS 142.

Explores methods in protein engineering, emphasizing biomedical and biotechnological applications. Includes molecular visualization, homology modeling, molecular dynamics, computational protein design, and evaluation of designs. Introduces current research in subject area. Course overlaps with: B CHEM 310. Prerequisite: BIOEN 315.

Develops an awareness of science by studying basic biological principles and their application to problems of humans and society in the contexts of special topics or themes, which vary quarter to quarter. For non-science majors only.

Evolution is the conceptual foundation for all the life sciences. Overview of theoretical and empirical evolutionary biology using examples that involve sex and/or death. Designed for non-majors.

Introduction to evolution by natural selection, examining the light it can throw on human biology and behavior in such areas as the nature of sex differences, sexual conflict, and conflict between parents and children. Offered: jointly with BIO A 100.

Human physiology, for non-majors and health sciences students. Offered: AWSpS.

Introductory physiology topics in human physiology and anatomy. Prerequisite: BIOL 118, which may be taken concurrently. Offered: AWSpS.

Covers concepts in biological diversity; threats to biological diversity; approaches to reversing those threats; and critique of conservation interventions in the cultural context of colonialism. Offered: SpS.

Provides a broad introduction to the study of brain function in humans and other animals. Emphasizes how circuits within the brain process sensory information and generate complex movements. Cannot be taken if credit received for either NEUSCI 301, NEUSCI 301, or BIOL 461. Offered: Sp.

Mendelian genetics, evolution, biodiversity of life forms, ecology, and conservation biology. Open to all students interested in biology whether intending to major in the biological sciences, enroll in preprofessional programs, or fulfill a Natural World requirement. First course in a three-quarter series (BIOL 180, BIOL 200, BIOL 220).

For students intending to take advanced courses in the biological sciences or enroll in preprofessional programs. Metabolism and energetics, structure and function of biomolecules, cell structure and function, developmental patterning. Second course in a three-quarter series (BIOL 180, BIOL 200, BIOL 220). Course equivalent to: B BIO 200.

For students intending to take advanced courses in the biological sciences or enroll in preprofessional programs. Animal physiology, plant development and physiology. Final course in a three-quarter series (BIOL 180, BIOL 200, BIOL 220). Maximum 15 credits allowed between BIOL 180; BIOL 200; BIOL 220 (or equivalents); and BIOL 240.

Lecture-laboratory course in marine biology focusing on physical, biological, and social aspects of the marine environment. Topics include oceanography, ecology, physiology, behavior, conservation, fisheries, exploration, and activism. Weekend field trip. Honors section research project. Offered: jointly with FISH 250/OCEAN 250; AS.

Our world is rife with misinformation. This is a course about "calling b***s*** on" - spotting, dissecting, and publicly refuting - false claims and inferences based on quantitative, statistical, and computational analysis of data. Prior math/stat background unnecessary. Course overlaps with: INFO 270.

Follows the history of life from its first formation including the origin of life and life's diversification from single cells through multi-celluarity. Examines fossils and DNA evidence from understanding the sequence of events and evolutionary history of life.

Explores the use of various cell and molecular laboratory techniques, such as PCR, cloning, gel electrophoresis, and bacterial transformation through hands-on experiments. Students produce a portfolio of techniques they have learned. Prerequisite: either BIOL 355 or a minimum grade of 2.

Students make a short film on a biological story, concept, or theory. Includes developing a storyline, getting the shots to make compelling viewing, editing, and producing a short video. Prerequisite: either BIOL 180, BIOL 240, B BIO 180, or T BIOL 120.

Covers morphological, physiological, behavioral, and ecological diversity of fishes of the world; designed to provide a basic foundation for advanced courses in all areas of aquatic sciences. Course equivalent to: FHL 305. Offered: jointly with FISH 311; A.

Covers the biological impacts of climate change, including changes in species distributions and interactions, altered phenology, and ecosystem dynamics. Discusses implications of these biological impacts for society (e.g., food security, public health, and resource management).

Field recognition of important groups of woody landscape plants, emphasizing diversity at the genus and family levels. Cultivated plant nomenclature. Plant descriptive characters evident in the field with eye and hand lens. Hardiness and landscape applications. Offered: jointly with ESRM 331; Sp.

Application of molecular markers to ecology, evolution, and the management of living resources. Emphasis on understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the approach based on case studies. Prerequisite: BIOL 200. Offered: jointly with FISH 340; A.

Physiology core course for biological sciences majors. Analysis of basic principles of animal and plant physiology, with emphasis on cellular processes that mediate organismic processes. Serves as gateway to upper-division courses in physiology. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in either BIOL 220, BIOL 240, B BIO 220, or T BIOL 140.

Evolution and systematics core course for biological sciences majors. Emphasizes patterns, processes, and consequences of evolutionary change. Serves as gateway to 400-level courses and seminars in evolution, population genetics, sociobiology, conservation biology, phylogenetics, and systematics. Course overlaps with: T BIOL 222.

Cell biology core course for biological sciences majors. Emphasis on molecular approaches to understand cell structure, function, and regulation, and the analysis of experimental design and data interpretation. Serves as a prerequisite to advanced 400-level cell, molecular, and developmental biology courses and seminars.

Ecology core course for biological sciences majors. Emphasizes understanding species interactions in biological communities and relationships of communities to environment. Serves as a prerequisite to 400-level courses and senior seminars in ecology, population, and conservation biology.

Quantitative skills used in biology, with a focus on applying those skills to current biological issues. Topics include data analysis, probabilities, statistics, algorithms, and numerical simulations. No math or statistics background required. Prerequisite: BIOL 220 or BIOL 240.

Topics and principles of athletic training, with internship hours in the Husky Athletic Training Room assisting with the 21 Husky varsity sports. Exposes students to the work of an athletic trainer within the sports medicine team. Focuses on lower extremities. Prerequisite: BIOL 220.

Topics and principles of athletic training, with internship hours in the Husky Athletic Training Room assisting with the 21 Husky varsity sports. Exposes students to the work of an athletic trainer within the sports medicine team. Focuses on upper extremities. Prerequisite: BIOL 381.

Explores evolutionary causes of health and disease. Considers how natural selection and the legacies of our human, primate, mammalian and bacterial ancestries have shaped our biology. Topics include mental disorders, aging, cancer, diet, obesity, diabetes, infectious diseases, racism, and health differences between human groups.

For undergraduates working in biology courses as peer facilitators. Peer facilitators assist with labs, lectures, and course administration and gain direct classroom experience. No independent teaching or grading. Opportunities vary by quarter and instructor. Prerequisite: either BIOL 350, BIOL 354, BIOL 355, or BIOL 356.

Focuses on the physiology and preparation of birds for use in scientific collections, including hands-on methods for sustainable and accurate display. Prerequisite: BIOL 220 or BIOL 240.

Weekly lectures illustrating the importance of statisticians in a variety of fields, including medicine and the biological, physical, and social sciences. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: jointly with STAT 111; Sp.

Introduces biostatistical concepts necessary for the interpretation, evaluation, and communicaiton of biomedical research. Includes biomedical study design, randomization, graphical data displays, control bias, variability, confounding, interaction, and ethics of human experimentation.

Introduces the field of forensic genetics through discussion of genetic and statistical issues emerging since the introduction of DNA profiling. Recommended: GENOME 371 or equivalent. Offered: jointly with PHG 302; Sp.

Introduction to statistics for students who plan to major in health sciences. Uses case studies from popular and scientific literature to study topics such as data description, study design, estimation, hypothesis testing, regression. Emphasizes concepts and interpretation rather than computation. Offered: AWSp.

Introduces regression methods for analysis of continuous, binary, and time-to-event (survival) data. Covers linear regression; logistic regression; and proportional hazards regression, all at an introductory level. Makes use of examples drawn from the biomedical and health sciences literature. Prerequisite: BIOST 310.

Introduction to the concepts of stress, deformation, and strain in solid materials. Development of basic relationships among loads, stresses, and deflections of structural and machine elements such as rods, shafts, and beams. Load-carrying capacity of these elements under tension, compression, torsion, bending, and shear forces.

Introduces the concepts of environmental materials and energy balance within the context of Pacific Northwest case studies, in particular nutrient loading, eutrophication, hypoxia/fish kills, water treatment, and global climate change and its regional impacts on water resources and hydrologic cycles. Offered: Sp.

Introduces the use of computer-aided design (CAD) to develop engineering plan sets. Covers a methodology for using CAD through drafting standards and structure to create and modify basic drawings. Course overlaps with: TCE 305. Prerequisite: MATH 112 or MATH 124. Offered: AWSp.

For participants in approved foreign-study programs. May not be used to satisfy upper-division major requirements.

Introduces construction engineering including construction methods, engineering economics, contracts, project delivery methods, plan and specifications, scheduling, estimating, productivity, environmental regulations, safety and green construction. Course equivalent to: TCE 307. Offered: AW.

Prerequisite: either MATH 126, MATH 134, MATH 135, or MATH 136. Offered: A.

Studies vehicular transportation fundamentals including vehicle dynamics, geometric design, pavement design, traffic flow concepts, level of service analysis, intelligent transportation systems, travel demand prediction methods, freight logistics, and management of transportation systems. Course equivalent to: TCE 327. Offered: WSp.

General treatment of physical and mechanical properties and engineering behavior of metallic and nonmetallic materials. Steel, aluminum, aggregates, portland cement concrete, bituminous materials, asphalt concrete, wood. Laboratory testing, instrumentation, and investigation into macro-behavior. Course equivalent to: TCE 337.

Introduces the mechanics of incompressible fluids and their applications. Hydrostatic pressure forces. Kinematics, potential flows, and the Bernoulli equation. Conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. Laminar and turbulent flows. Flow in pipes, pipe networks, and open channel flows. Course overlaps with: TCE 347 and TME 332.

Introduces physical processes that govern transport and mixing in the environment. Uses fluid mechanical principles to help students understand flow in the atmosphere, river basins, groundwater, lakes, and estuaries, with implications for the movement of water, contaminants, and other tracers through the environment. Offered: Sp.

Introduces the field of environmental engineering and provides context for engineering concepts using case studies. Combines the fundamental principles underlying disciplines in environmental engineering with engineering approaches and solutions that consider the interconnectedness of human and environmental systems. Offered: A.

Introduces concepts of mass balance, energy balance, and mass transport, and movement of water, chemicals, and energy through natural and engineered environmental systems, with application to water treatment, global elemental cycles, the earth's energy balance. Course overlaps with: CHEM E 310. Offered: A.

Introduction to microbiological processes occurring within natural and engineered systems. Fundamentals of microbial classifications/processes and their impacts on ecological and human health, and roles in engineered applications and global cycling of such elements as carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen. Prerequisite: BIOL 180.

Introduction to chemical processes occurring within soil, water, and air in natural and engineered environmental systems. Prerequisite: either CHEM 153, CHEM 162, or CHEM 165.

Conceptual and quantitative tools are introduced that incorporate sustainability principles into environmental engineering. It uses a systems analysis perspective to address critical issues in environmental engineering. Offered: Sp.

Describes water and air resources, parameters that characterize their quality, and how their use alters their properties. Elements of hydrology. Mass and energy balances as applied to environmental systems. Global environmental change. Groundwater contamination and treatment. Course equivalent to: TCE 357.

Course equivalent to: TCE 367. Prerequisite: CEE 347. Offered: WSp.

Introduces the concepts, approaches, procedures, and codes for the structural design. Characterization of structural loads. Structural systems and system behavior. Analysis of statically determinate structures and introduction to analysis of statically indeterminate structures including approximate methods. Prerequisite CEE 220.

Fundamental analysis and modeling of civil structural systems. Prerequisite: CEE 377. Offered: Sp.

An experiential learning opportunity to apply classroom theory in the engineering field. Students complete project work and skill-building activities such as goal setting; analysis and reflection; giving and receiving feedback; and debriefing their learning experience. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.

The holistic concept of sustainability and how it applies to roadway infrastructure. Provides context and methods for applying sustainability ideas to roads and quantifying them in a meaningful way. Prerequisite: CEE 307 and CEE 327.

General review of the fundamentals of traffic engineering, including their relationship to transportation operations management and planning, with emphasis on calculations and procedures in the Highway Capacity Manual; field surveys and data analysis. Course overlaps with: TCE 411. Prerequisite: CEE 327. Offered: W.

Sustainability as operationalized in civil infrastructure construction. Includes broad concepts of sustainability, common sustainability metrics, sustainable construction practices, sustainability reporting, and greenhouse gas accounting. Prerequisite: CEE 307; CEE 317; CEE 327; and CEE 337. Offered: W.

Modern concepts, theories, and tools for management, visualization, and analysis of transportation data. Applications of software tools to large data sets, such as highway sensor data, real-time traffic and mobility service data, spatial data, probe vehicle and mobile device data. Prerequisite: CEE 327. Offered: W.

Course overlaps with: CSE 416/STAT 416 and STAT 435. Prerequisite: either MATH 126 and MATH 208, or MATH 136; and either IND E 315 or STAT 390; recommended: prior programming experience. Offered: Sp.

Brief review of major issues in urban transportation planning. Discusses planning process and introduces transportation models. Uses a systems framework, including goals and objectives, evaluation, implementation, and monitoring. A design term project, individual or small groups, utilizes material presented on a contemporary problem.

Planning and operations methods for urban public transit. Prerequisite: CEE 327. Offered: Sp.

Explores the intersection of environmental justice, social justice, and engineering, examining how technical issues are socially embedded. Students learn to recognize the socio-political nature of technical problems and approach solutions with a focus on social justice.

Addresses technical and policy options for making transportation more sustainable, considering economic, environmental, and equity impacts. Topics include transportation demand management; vehicle technologies; alternative fuels; dynamics of technology change; and roles of state, federal, and international policy. Prerequisite: CEE 327.

Focuses on geographic information systems (GIS) in civil engineering applications. Geographic and spatial data types and acquiring considerations. Data models and structures. Projections and transformations. Attribute-based operation, spatial operations. Surfaces and near neighbors. Training on Arc GIS software. Offered: AS.

Covers the theory and application of satellite remote sensing as a tool for environmental science and engineering. Includes labs. Recommended: coursework in geographic information systems (GIS); statistics; and basic physics. Offered: jointly with ESRM 432; W.

Focuses on the design and analysis of temporary structure systems used on heavy civil projects. Covers design, analysis, and construction means and methods for scaffolding, formwork, shoring, and falsework systems. Prerequisite: CEE 307; CEE 337; and CEE 377; recommended: CEE 291. Offered: AS.

Presents the basic principles of estimating the time and cost of construction projects. Focuses on the thought process that is required for construction engineers to analyze job conditions and assess the required labor, equipment, and methods of construction necessary to perform the work. Prerequisite: CEE 307 and CEE 337. Offered: WS.

Presents the basic and advanced principles of planning and scheduling infrastructure construction projects. Focuses on the thought process that is required for construction engineers to develop organized work breakdown structures to create and maintain construction schedules. Prerequisite: CEE 307. Offered: AS.

Design considerations for foundations and retaining structures. Subsurface investigations and determination of soil properties for design. Design of shallow and deep foundations and retaining structures. Foundations and soil considerations for waterfront structures. Course overlaps with: TCE 436. Prerequisite: CEE 367. Offered: AW.

Covers modern surveying techniques that can be used for a range of engineering and scientific applications, with focus on precision mapping and 3D model generation using survey-grade GPS receivers, drone-based Structure from Motion (SfM), and laser scanning (lidar). Student groups propose and perform surveys as a final project.

Introduces concepts, approaches, and procedures for integrating behavioral science insights from economics, psychology, and organizational behavior into engineering design. Focuses on sociocultural diversity, implicit bias, perspective-taking, equity-driven teamwork, and choice architecture. Recommended: minimum three CEE courses.

Introduction to the design and behavior of metal structures using LRFD concepts. Application of design methods and codes to columns, beams, frames, connections, and tension members. Course overlaps with: TCE 451. Prerequisite: CEE 377. Offered: A.

Fundamentals of design of buildings in reinforced concrete in accordance with current codes and practices. Course overlaps with: TCE 452. Prerequisite: CEE 377. Offered: AS.

Analysis, design, and construction of prestressed concrete structures. Prerequisite: CEE 452. Offered: W.

Includes the design and construction of timber structures, using elements made of sawn wood, glued-laminated wood, and manufactured wood products. Prerequisite: CEE 377. Offered: W.

Structural behavior and design of reinforced brick, tile, and unit concrete masonry structures. Prerequisite: CEE 377. Offered: jointly with ARCH 426.

Introduction to the finite element method for modeling civil structures. Formulation of line and continuum elements using virtual work and the principal of minimum potential energy. MATLAB programming of the finite element method. Use of commercial software to model real structures. Prerequisite: CEE 378. Offered: W.

Covers current and innovative approaches to stormwater runoff infrastructure and flow management, as well as sources and treatments for contaminants in runoff. Prerequisite: CEE 350 or CEE 357. Offered: Sp.

Principles of aquatic ecology that relate to causes and effects of water quality problems in lakes and streams. Population growth kinetics, nutrient cycling, eutrophication; acidification, oxygen/temperature requirements, and effects of various wastes on aquatic animals. Course overlaps with: BES 330. Offered: W.

Examination of biota of fresh waters, survey of limnological methods, analysis of data, and writing of scientific papers. Course overlaps with: BES 330. Prerequisite: BIOL 473/FISH 473/CEE 462, which may be taken concurrently. Offered: jointly with BIOL 474/FISH 474; A.

Covers fundamental topics related to data analysis, including statistical inference testing and error estimation, linear and quantile-based regression models, Monte Carlo simulation, time series analysis, Bayes theorem, and data visualization using modern computer techniques.

Explores geospatial data processing, analysis, interpretation, and visualization techniques using Python and open-source tools/libraries. Covers fundamental concepts, real-world data engineering problems, and data science applications using a variety of geospatial and remote sensing datasets.

Linear theory of water waves, wave transformations near shore, sediment motion, and elementary tidal theory; shoreline protection methods; and applications illustrated by selected case histories. Prerequisite: CEE 347, OCEAN 285, or M E 333.

Introduction to sediment transport in steady flows with emphasis on physical principles governing the motion of sediment particles. Prerequisite: CEE 347. Offered: Sp.

Presents the fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport, emphasizing the role of groundwater in hydrologic cycle, the relation of groundwater flow to geologic structure, and the management of contaminated groundwater. Concepts are applied to well-known hydrogeologic sites. Prerequisite: CEE 347. Offered: W.

Global water picture, data sources and data homogeneity, precipitation and streamflow hydrography analysis; calculation of surface runoff, evapotranspiration, and groundwater recharge. Hydrologic data frequency analysis and probability theory. Hydrologic design: flood mitigation, drainage. Prerequisite: CEE 347. Offered: A.

Water flow in natural and engineered channels, rivers, and streams. Analysis and design of channels (lined, vegetated), flow controls (weirs, spillways), and structures affecting fish passage (culverts). Prediction of water surface profiles. Introduction to river mechanics. Design-oriented problems. Prerequisite: CEE 347. Offered: W.

Evaluation of air-quality models relating air pollution emissions to environmental concentrations. Emphasis on models used for air pollution permits. Emphasizes current problems. Prerequisite: MATH 125. Offered: jointly with ATMOS 480; W.

Introduction to the theory and the practice of planning and design of urban water supply distribution, pump stations, sewage and storm-water collection systems, and green stormwater infrastructure. Engineering methods and computer programs are applied for designing basic system elements. Offered: W.

Designed to provide students with fundamentals of wastewater and biosolids treatment. Focuses on technologies utilized to recover resources from waste products. Covers experience with real-world applications both in the United States and abroad. Prerequisite: CEE 350 or CEE 357. Offered: W.

Studies scientific, engineering, and regulatory principles underlying drinking water treatment; development of conceptual models for how and why treatment processes work and mathematical models describing their performance under various design and operating scenarios; field trips to water treatment systems. Offered: A.

Introduction to general chemistry with an emphasis on developing problem solving skills. Covers basic concepts of chemistry along with the mathematics required for quantitative problem solving. For students without high school chemistry or with limited mathematics background. Offered: AWS.

First course in a three-quarter overview of general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Not for students majoring in biochemistry, chemistry, or engineering. Includes matter and energy, chemical nomenclature, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, modern atomic theory, chemical bonding. Laboratory. Offered: AS.

For science and engineering majors. Atomic nature of matter, quantum mechanics, ionic and covalent bonding, molecular geometry, stoichiometry, solution stoichiometry, and gas laws. Includes laboratory. Maximum 6 credits allowed between CHEM 120; CHEM 142; CHEM 143; CHEM 145; B CHEM 115; B CHEM 143; and B CHEM 144. Offered: AWSpS.

Covers equivalent of half of year-long general chemistry sequence (CHEM 142, CHEM 152, CHEM 162). For science and engineering majors. Stoichiometry, gas laws, atomic structure, quantum mechanics, general bonding, gas-phase equilibria, acid-base equilibria, applications of aqueous equilibria. Includes laboratory. Offered: A.

CHEM 145, CHEM 155, and CHEM 165, together, cover the topics in CHEM 142, CHEM 152, and CHEM 162 at a more advanced level and with greater mathematical rigor. Maximum 6 credits allowed between CHEM 120; CHEM 142; CHEM 143; CHEM 145; B CHEM 115; B CHEM 143; and B CHEM 144. Course overlaps with: CHEM 120; CHEM 142; CHEM 143; and B CHEM 115.

Gas phase and aqueous equilibria (with emphasis on acid-base equilibrium), thermochemistry, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Includes laboratory. Maximum 6 credits allowed between CHEM 152; CHEM 153; CHEM 155; B CHEM 153; and B CHEM 154. Course overlaps with: CHEM 153; CHEM 155; B CHEM 153; and T CHEM 152. Offered: AWSpS.

Continuation of CHEM 143. Covers equivalent of half of year-long general chemistry sequence (CHEM 142, CHEM 152, CHEM 162). For science and engineering majors. Thermodynamics, electrochemistry, bonding, kinetics, liquids, solids, solutions, transition metals. Includes laboratory. Course overlaps with: CHEM 152 and CHEM 155.0 in CHEM 143.

CHEM 145, CHEM 155, and CHEM 165, together, cover the topics in CHEM 142, CHEM 152, and CHEM 162 at a more advanced level and with greater mathematical rigor. Maximum 6 credits allowed between CHEM 152; CHEM 153; CHEM 155; B CHEM 153; and B CHEM 154. Course overlaps with: CHEM 152 and CHEM 153. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.

Molecular bonding theories, kinetics, liquids, solids, solutions, and introduction to organic and transition metal chemistry. Includes laboratory. Maximum 6 credits allowed between CHEM 162; CHEM 165; B CHEM 163; and B CHEM 164. Course overlaps with: CHEM 165; B CHEM 163; B CHEM 164; and T CHEM 162. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.

CHEM 145, CHEM 155, and CHEM 165, together, cover the topics in CHEM 142, CHEM 152, and CHEM 162 at a more advanced level and with greater mathematical rigor. Maximum 6 credits allowed between CHEM 162; CHEM 165; B CHEM 163; and B CHEM 164. Course overlaps with: CHEM 162. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.2 in CHEM 155. Offered: Sp.

Training as a peer mentor for General Chemistry or for participation in science-related outreach activities to the community. Not applicable toward chemistry degree requirements. Credit/no-credit only.

Second course in a three-quarter overview of general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Not for students majoring in biochemistry, chemistry, or engineering. Introduction to organic chemistry including organic compounds, functional groups, stereochemistry, and basic organic reactions. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.

Third course in a three-quarter overview of general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Not for students majoring in biochemistry, chemistry, or engineering. Introduction to biochemistry including biomolecular structure, proteins, nucleic acids, biochemical cycles, and cellular energetics. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.

First of a two-quarter series. Not for biochemistry or chemistry majors and may not be accepted by professional schools that require organic chemistry. Introduction to structure, nomenclature, properties, and reactions of organic compounds with a focus on alkenes, alkynes, and alkyl halides. Stereochemistry and spectroscopy. Offered: AS.

Continuation of CHEM 223. Structure, nomenclature, properties, and reactions of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acid derivatives, amines, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids. No laboratory accompanies this course, but CHEM 241 laboratory may be taken concurrently. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.

First course for students planning to take three quarters of organic chemistry. Introduction to physical properties, structure, nomenclature, and stereochemistry of organic compounds. Reactions of alkenes and alkynes. No organic laboratory accompanies this course. Course equivalent to: B CHEM 237. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.

Second course for students planning to take three quarters of organic chemistry. Further discussion of physical properties and transformations of organic molecules, especially aromatic compounds, and spectroscopy of organic molecules. CHEM 237; CHEM 238; and CHEM 239 (or equivalents) must be completed in sequence. Offered: AWSpS.

Third course for students who take three quarters of organic chemistry. Further discussion of physical properties and transformations of organic molecules, especially carbonyl compounds and amines. Polyfunctional compounds and biological polymers including carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Offered: AWSpS.

Introduction to organic laboratory techniques. Synthesis, purification, and spectroscopic analysis of representative compounds. Designed to be taken with CHEM 224 or CHEM 238. Course equivalent to: B CHEM 241. Course overlaps with: CHEM 261. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1. Offered: AWSpS.

Preparations and qualitative organic analysis. Designed to be taken with CHEM 239. Course equivalent to: B CHEM 242. Course overlaps with: CHEM 262. Prerequisite: a minimum 1.7 grade in either CHEM 241 or CHEM 261; a minimum grade of 1.7 in either CHEM 223, CHEM 238, or CHEM 258; and a minimum grade of 1. Offered: AWSpS.

For chemistry majors and otherwise qualified students planning three or more quarters of organic chemistry. Structure, nomenclature, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds. Theory and mechanism of organic reactions. Studies of biomolecules. No organic laboratory accompanies this course. Offered: A.

For chemistry majors and otherwise qualified students planning three or more quarters of organic chemistry. Structure, nomenclature, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds. Theory and mechanism of organic reactions. Studies of biomolecules. Course overlaps with: CHEM 238 and B CHEM 238. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.

For chemistry majors and other qualified students. Structure, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds. Discussion of physical properties and transformations of molecules such as enols, enolates, amines, and phenols. Polyfunctional compounds and biological polymers (e.g., carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids).

Introduction to organic laboratory techniques. Preparation, purification, and analytical characterization of organic compounds. Designed to be taken with CHEM 258. Course overlaps with: CHEM 241 and B CHEM 241. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.7 in CHEM 257; and a minimum grade of 1.7 in CHEM 258, which may be taken concurrently.

Synthetic preparation and qualitative analysis of organic molecules and biomolecules. Designed to accompany CHEM 259. Course overlaps with: CHEM 242 and B CHEM 242. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.7 in CHEM 258; a minimum grade of 2.2 in CHEM 261; and a minimum 1.7 grade in CHEM 259, which may be taken concurrently. Offered: Sp.

Introduces principles of inorganic chemistry and its broader relevance in society. Emphasis on bonding, physical properties, and reactivity of transition metal complexes. Prerequisite: either CHEM 153, CHEM 162, or CHEM 165; and either CHEM 223, CHEM 237, or CHEM 257. Offered: AWS.

Experimental exploration of the periodic table. Techniques of preparation and characterization of inorganic compounds. Prerequisite: either CHEM 165 or CHEM 312; and either CHEM 242, CHEM 262, or B CHEM 242. Offered: WSp.

Introduction to quantitative chemical analysis, including gravimetric, volumetric, spectrophotometric, and potentiometric analysis, as well as chemical separations and data analysis. Includes laboratory. Course overlaps with: B CHEM 316. Prerequisite: either CHEM 153, CHEM 162, or CHEM 165. Offered: AWSp.

Survey of selected key topics in the chemistry of the transition metals, including emphasis on the structure, bonding, and reactivity of major classes of compounds. Prerequisite: either CHEM 165 or CHEM 312; and either CHEM 223, CHEM 237, or CHEM 257; recommended: CHEM 312. Offered: A.

Overview of the reactivity of transition metal complexes, including experimental techniques to deduce reaction mechanism. Highlights applications in organic synthesis and catalysis. Prerequisite: either CHEM 224, CHEM 239, CHEM 259, or B CHEM 239; and CHEM 312. Offered: Sp.

Natural radioactivity, nuclear systematics and reactions, radioactive decay processes, stellar nucleosynthesis, applications of radioactivity. Prerequisite: either CHEM 453, CHEM 455, or CHEM 475. Offered: W.

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of molecular species, using various optical spectroscopy techniques including absorption, fluorescence, Raman, and advanced nonlinear optical spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHEM 321; and CHEM 455 or CHEM 475, either of which may be taken concurrently. Offered: A.

Covers chemical, biological, and medical applications of micro- and mesofluidics. Topics include fundamentals, droplet-based microfluidics, cell based assays and 'organ on a chip' models, analytical methods using microfluidics, open microfluidics, and microfabrication/surface chemistry. Offered: Sp.

Introduction to modern instrumental methods of chemical analysis, including chromatography, optical and mass spectroscopy, electrochemistry and flow injection analysis. Basic concepts of transducers, spectrometers, mass analysis, separation sciences, and computerized data acquisition and reduction. Includes laboratory. Offered: W.

Explores the intersection of chemistry and data science, examining how data-intensive methods and artificial intelligence transform chemical measurement, analysis, and discovery. No prior programming experience necessary. Prerequisite: either CHEM 153, CHEM 162, or CHEM 165; recommended: a minimum grade of 1. Offered: A.

Principles of identifying and quantifying biological molecules, including metabolites, proteins, and nucleic acids, using modern analysis techniques, including analytical spectroscopy, molecular recognition, mass spectrometry, and separations. Includes laboratory. Prerequisite: either BIOC 405, BIOC 440, or CHEM 321 Offered: Sp.

Introduction to modern separation techniques such as gas chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, electrophoresis, and field flow fractionation. Prerequisite: either CHEM 224, CHEM 239, CHEM 259, or B CHEM 239; and either CHEM 241, CHEM 321, CHEM 261, or B CHEM 241. Offered: W.

Fundamental aspects of organic structures and transformations with an emphasis on frontier molecular orbital theory and arrow-pushing mechanisms. Prerequisite: either CHEM 239, CHEM 259, or B CHEM 239. Offered: A.

Discussion of modern organic reactions and their mechanisms and their application to the synthesis of various organic compounds, including pharmaceuticals, materials, and natural products. Prerequisite: CHEM 430. Offered: W.

Fundamental aspects of the structure, function, and synthesis of biological molecules. Enzyme mechanisms with an emphasis on cofactor-dependent and redox catalysis, and applications of biological catalysts in organic synthesis. Biological synthesis of complex organic molecules. Offered: Sp.

Focuses on the fundamental and applied aspects of polymer chemistry with a particular focus on polymer structure, synthesis, and self-assembly. Topics include classic methods and mechanisms for macromolecular synthesis and contemporary breakthroughs in the field and the applications of polymers and their societal impact. Offered: Sp.

Dives into the statistical-mechanical, thermodynamic, and continuum theories that describe the structure, dynamics, and rheology of polymeric materials. Focuses on developing a deep conceptual understanding of the theoretical frameworks and simulation methods used in polymer research and connecting these to experimental methods.

Mechanistic enzymology and chemical biology. Topics include protein structure and function, how enzymes work as catalysts, kinetic methods, functional assays, and applications to current research. Prerequisite: either CHEM 224, CHEM 239, CHEM 259, or B CHEM 239; recommended: either BIOC 405 or BIOC 440 Offered: W.

Introduction to data science approaches and their applications to materials science research. Basic skills in data mining, data processing, and machine learning for materials research topics using Python taught through case studies and other methodologies. Recommended: prior programming experience; some experience with Python helpful.

Implementation of computational and data science methods in materials science discovery and device modeling to gain physical and statistical insights of materials design. Prerequisite: MSE 477/CHEM 441. Offered: jointly with MSE 478.

Introduces the challenges and opportunities of the big data era for materials science and chemistry research. Prerequisite: MSE 477/CHEM 441. Offered: jointly with MSE 479.

Chemical thermodynamics and kinetics emphasizing biochemical applications. Course overlaps with: CHEM 456 and B CHEM 401. Prerequisite: either CHEM 153, CHEM 162, or CHEM 165; MATH 126 or MATH 136; and PHYS 116 or PHYS 123. Offered: AWS.

Advanced topics in physical chemistry including quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, spectroscopy, kinetics, and transport, emphasizing biochemical applications. Course overlaps with: CHEM 455; CHEM 457; CHEM 475; and B CHEM 402. Prerequisite: CHEM 452 or CHEM 456; MATH 126 or MATH 135; and PHYS 116 or PHYS 123. Offered: WSpS.

Introduction to biomolecular spectroscopy. Covers optical and magnetic resonance time-domain spectroscopies, single-molecule methods, etc., with applications to the structure and dynamics of proteins, nucleic acids, biomembranes, and biomaterials. Prerequisite: CHEM 452 or CHEM 456; either CHEM 453 or CHEM 455. Offered: Sp.

Foundations of quantum mechanics and applications to atoms and molecules and their spectra. Course overlaps with: CHEM 453; CHEM 475; and CHEM E 456. Prerequisite: either CHEM 153, CHEM 162, or CHEM 165; MATH 126 or MATH 136; and PHYS 116 or PHYS 123. Offered: ASp.

Chemical thermodynamics. Laws of thermodynamics presented with applications to phase equilibria, chemical equilibria, and solutions. Course overlaps with: CHEM 452. Prerequisite: either CHEM 153, CHEM 162, or CHEM 165; MATH 126 or MATH 136; and PHYS 116 or PHYS 123. Offered: WS.

Introduction to statistical mechanics, kinetic theory, transport, and chemical kinetics. Course overlaps with: CHEM 453. Prerequisite: CHEM 455 or CHEM 475; and either CHEM 452, CHEM 456, or CHEM E 326. Offered: SpS.

Global atmosphere as a chemical system emphasizing physical factors and chemical processes that give rise to elevated surface ozone, particulate matter, and air toxics; international issues of air pollution transport and changing tropospheric background composition; and regulatory control strategies and challenges.

Basic theory of spectral techniques - infrared spectroscopy, NMR, and mass spectrometry - with emphasis on spectral interpretation skills needed for the elucidation of structure, conformation, and dynamics in organic and biological chemistry. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.7 in either CHEM 224, CHEM 239, CHEM 259, or B CHEM 239.

Physical measurements in chemistry. Vacuum techniques, calorimetry, spectroscopic methods, kinetics, use of computational tools to simulate or model data and determine experimental errors. Offered: AW.

Laboratory techniques of synthetic organic chemistry. Vacuum distillation, multistep synthesis, air sensitive reagents, photochemistry, chromatography, and separation techniques. Prerequisite: either CHEM 242, CHEM 262, or B CHEM 242; and CHEM 460, which may be taken concurrently. Offered: A.

Laboratory techniques of spectroscopic analysis for structural determination and molecular interaction of small molecules using UV, IR, NMR, and mass spectrometry. Prerequisite: CHEM 460. Offered: W.

Introduction to use of the computer in the chemistry laboratory. Principles of microcomputers and their use for such problems as data acquisition, noise reduction, and instrument control. Prerequisite: either CHEM 453, CHEM 455, or CHEM 475; and either MATH 136, or MATH 207 and MATH 208. Offered: Sp.

Basics of molecular quantum chemistry (Hartree-Fock and density functional theory); numerical implementation using computers, including basics of programming and scientific computing; applications to problems in chemistry; use of computational chemistry software packages to study chemical reactions and molecular properties. Offered: W.

Provides project-based training for synthesis and characterization of new energy materials for generation and storage and integrating renewables into energy systems. Employs instruments at the Clean Energy Research Training Testbeds, a UW user facility. Offered: jointly with CHEM E 440/MSE 466/PHYS 466; A.

Origins and basic postulates of quantum mechanics, solutions to single-particle problems, angular momentum and hydrogenic wave functions, matrix methods, perturbation theory, variational methods. Covers quantum mechanics at greater depth than CHEM 455. Course overlaps with: CHEM 453 and CHEM 455. Offered: A.

Covers the chemistry, physics, materials science, and applications of semiconducting and metallic conjugated polymers. Examines the structural origins of the diverse electronic and optoelectronic properties of conjugated polymers. Prerequisite: either CHEM 453, CHEM 455, or CHEM 475. Offered: jointly with CHEM E 484/MSE 484; A.

Introduction to electronic structure theory of solids from a chemical perspective, including band theory and the free electron model, with an emphasis on modern trends in research in inorganic materials in the bulk and on the nanometer scale. Offered: W.

Energy and charge transfer; exciton migration and charge transport; photophysical dynamics in optoelectronic and kinetic processes in electrochemical energy conversion. Prerequisite: either CHEM 453, CHEM 455, CHEM 475, PHYS 324, or CHEM E 456. Offered: Sp.

Explores chemical engineering curricula, current problems relevant to chemical engineers, and chemical engineering careers. Students experience hands-on examples of chemical engineering fundamentals and applications via laboratory demonstrations and tours. Includes department alumni panels, and opportunity to meet with department alumni.

Chemical and physical process calculations: steady- and unsteady-state material and energy balances with specific examples in vapor-liquid contact operations and multiphase extraction, and introductory thermochemistry. Course overlaps with: CEE 350. Prerequisite: either PHYS 122 or PHYS 142; and MATH 207. Offered: Sp.

Introduction to the basic principles of thermodynamics from both microscopic and macroscopic points of view. Emphasis on equilibrium phenomena, and the trade-off of energy and disorder in determining structure and properties. Applications of thermodynamics in process design and analysis. Prerequisite: CHEM E 310. Offered: A.

Phase equilibria and chemical equilibria in multicomponent systems; theories of solution; chemical reaction analysis. Prerequisite: CHEM E 325. Offered: W.

Diffusive transport of momentum, heat, and mass; general aspects of fluid flow; the Navier-Stokes equations; one-dimensional flow with engineering applications. Prerequisite: CHEM E 310; and either MATH 136 or MATH 207. Offered: A.

Heat transfer, basic principles, and applications. Conduction, convection, and radiation. Prerequisite: CHEM E 330. Offered: W.

Energy use. Fossil energy conversion. Oil, gas, coal resources. Air impacts. Nuclear energy principles, reactors, fuel cycle. Prerequisite: either MATH 112, MATH 124, MATH 134, or Q SCI 291; either CHEM 120, CHEM 142, CHEM 143, CHEM 145, PHYS 114, PHYS 121, or PHYS 141. Offered: jointly with ENVIR 341/M E 341; A.

For engineers with no prior experience in the biological sciences. Hands-on, project-based course covers fundamental concepts and language of biology, from an engineering perspective. Topics include functions of life, information processing, proteins, DNA, genetic variability, control loops, energetics, tissues, organisms, ecosystems.

Introduces common software packages in chemical engineering. Covers essential computer skills for chemical engineers, scientific programming for solving math problems requiring computer solutions, and introduction to chemical process simulators. Offered: Sp.

Provides an understanding of the physiological principles that influence the use of nanoscale systems in the human body. Prerequisite: CHEM E 330; recommended: BIOEN 490/CHEME 490; NME 221; NME 321; and NME 421. Offered: Sp.

Mass transfer, basic principles, and applications to equipment design. Physical separation processes. Prerequisite: CHEM E 326; CHEM E 340. Offered: A.

Lectures on statistics, experimental design, instrumentation, laboratory safety, and report writing; laboratory experiments on fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Emphasis on teaming, experimental planning, procedures, report writing, and oral presentations. Offered: ASp.

Continuation of CHEM E 436. Laboratory investigation of chemical engineering principles applied to equipment design with emphasis on mass transfer operations and chemical reactors. Prerequisite: CHEM E 435; CHEM E 436; CHEM E 465. Offered: W.

Provides project-based training for synthesis and characterization of new energy materials for generation and storage and integrating renewables into energy systems. Employs instruments at the Clean Energy Research Training Testbeds, a UW user facility. Offered: jointly with CHEM 466/MSE 466/PHYS 466; A.

Introduction to electrochemical fuel cells for use in transportation and stationary power applications. Topics covered include types of fuel cells, single cell operation, stack engineering, overall system design, and safety, with emphasis on proton exchange membrane and solid oxide fuel cells. Prerequisite: CHEM E 330.

Introduction to solar energy conversion and solar cells. Topics include: thermodynamics of photons; solid-state physics; photovoltaic architecture, operation, and analysis; and energy storage and utilization. Prerequisite: CHEM E 325; PHYS 121 or PHYS 141; MATH 126; MATH 207; and CSE 142 or CSE 160.

Laboratory techniques, equipment, and underlying fundamentals in surface and colloid science. Experiments in the measurement of surface tension, adsorption, wetting and spreading, colloid properties, emulsion preparation and stability, electrophoresis, and interfacial hydrodynamics. Offered: ASp.

Provide chemical engineers with the theoretical and mathematical framework necessary to approach quantum mechanical problems in engineering, while keeping them engaged by making explicit ties to the chemical engineering core curriculum. Course overlaps with: CHEM 455. Prerequisite: CHEM 162; MATH 207; MATH 208; and PHYS 123 Offered: A.

Covers the basic aspects of statistical mechanics, focusing primarily on the canonical ensemble. Develops and applies a set of tools to regular liquid solutions, phase formation, spinodal decomposition, adsorption, polymer thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and physical kinetics. Offered: Sp.

Understanding of solid surfaces for research and development in microelectronics, catalysis, adhesion, biomaterials, science wear, and corrosion science. Newer methods available to study surfaces of materials. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 492; Sp.

Laboratory techniques, equipment, and underlying fundamentals in polymer chemistry, synthesis, and design. Quantitative understanding of polymerization reaction engineering will be developed through careful examination of kinetics and structure-property relationships. Prerequisite: CHEM 238. Offered: Sp.

Explores role of thermodynamics, charge transfer kinetics, and mass transfer on behavior of electrochemical systems. Includes cell thermodynamics, faradaic and non-faradaic rate processes, ionic transport, nucleation and growth theories. Applications to chemical sensors, batteries, corrosion, thin film deposition.

Application of chemical kinetics and transport phenomena to the design of chemical reactors; characterization of batch and continuous-flow reactors in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. Prerequisite: CHEM E 326; CHEM E 340. Offered: A.

Application of basic chemical engineering principles to biochemical and biological process industries such as fermentation, enzyme technology, and biological waste treatment. Rapid overview of relevant microbiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics. Design and analysis of biological reactors and product recovery operations.

Prerequisite: either MATH 136, MATH 207, MATH 307, AMATH 351, or CSE 311; and either MATH 208, MATH 308, or AMATH 352. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 423/CSE 486/E E 423.

Covers advanced concepts in system and synthetic biology. Includes kinetics, modeling, stoichiometry, control theory, metabolic systems, signaling, and motifs. All topics are set against problems in synthetic biology. Prerequisite: E E 423/BIOEN 423/CHEM E 476/CSE 486. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 424/CSE 487/E E 424.

Designs and builds transgenic bacterial using promoters and genes taken from a variety of organisms. Uses construction techniques including recombination, gene synthesis, and gene extraction. Evaluates designs using sequencing, fluorescence assays, enzyme activity assays, and single cell studies using time-lapse microscopy.

Dynamics of process units and systems; instrumentation and control system design and analysis. Includes weekly laboratory. Prerequisite: CHEM E 435; CHEM E 465. Offered: W.

Concepts and techniques of optimizing chemical engineering processes and systems, including classical and direct methods of search, linear and nonlinear programming, dynamic programming, statistical experimental design, and evolutionary operation. Offered: A.

Covers the chemistry, physics, materials science, and applications of semiconducting and metallic conjugated polymers. Examines the structural origins of the diverse electronic and optoelectronic properties of conjugated polymers. Prerequisite: either CHEM 453, CHEM 455, or CHEM 475. Offered: jointly with CHEM 484/MSE 484; A.

Applied economics in chemical engineering design and operations; measures of profitability; capital and operating cost estimates; introduction to design and design strategies. Prerequisite: CHEM E 480 which may be taken concurrently. Offered: W.

Comprehensive design of a specific process or product, including economic feasibility studies, utilization of market survey and plant location studies, process equipment design and optimization, and overall plant integration and layout. Prerequisite: CHEM E 485. Offered: Sp.

Introduction to media representations of gender, race, and sexuality. Offered: jointly with AES 389/GWSS 389.

Introduces fundamental concepts of computer science and computational thinking. Course overlaps with: BIS 111/CSS 101 and TCSS 101.

Introduction to computer programming for students without previous programming experience. Students write programs to express algorithmic thinking and solve computational problems motivated by modern societal and scientific needs. Course overlaps with: CSE 142; CSS 142; and TCSS 142. Recommended: completion of Paul G. Offered: AWSpS.

Computer programming for students with some previous programming experience. Emphasizes program design, style, and decomposition. Uses data structures (e.g., lists, dictionaries, sets) to solve computational problems motivated by modern societal and scientific needs. Introduces data abstraction and interface versus implementation.

Computer programming for students with significant previous programming experience. Emphasizes implementation and run-time analysis of data structures and algorithms using techniques including linked references, recursion, and object-oriented inheritance to solve computational problems motivated by modern societal and scientific needs.

Covers the fundamentals of digital photography, including computational imaging; the elements of photographic composition and design; and the future of internet-enabled photography.

Basic programming-in-the-small abilities and concepts including procedural programming (methods, parameters, return, values), basic control structures (sequence, if/else, for loop, while loop), file processing, arrays, and an introduction to defining objects. Intended for students without prior programming experience. Offered: AWSpS.

Continuation of CSE 142. Concepts of data abstraction and encapsulation including stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees, recursion, instruction to complexity and use of predefined collection classes. Course equivalent to: CSS 143 and TCSS 143. Course overlaps with: CSE 122; CSE 123; CSS 123; CSS 133; and T INFO 473. Offered: AWSpS.

Covers languages, tools, and techniques for developing interactive and dynamic web pages. Topics include page styling, design, and layout; client and server side scripting; web security; and interacting with data sources such as databases. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.

Introduction to computer programming. Assignments solve real data manipulation tasks from science, engineering, business, and the humanities. Concepts of computational thinking, problem-solving, data analysis, Python programming, control and data abstraction, file processing, and data visualization.

Intermediate data programming. Topics include writing programs that manipulate different types of data; leveraging the growing ecosystem of tools and libraries for data programming; writing programs that are both efficient and elegant; and writing medium-scale programs (100 to 200 lines). Course overlaps with: ATM S 310 and CSSSKL 132.

Introduces the critical evaluation of AI systems, their underlying computing principles and representation in computer programs, their responsible and effective use, and their impacts on people and society. Considers the effects of AI on human creativity, productivity, and labor.

Survey course introducing the essential elements of data science: data collection, management, curation, and cleaning; summarizing and visualizing data; basic ideas of statistical inference, machine learning. Students will gain hands-on experience through computing labs. Course equivalent to: INFO 180 and STAT 180.

Enables students in the Allen Scholars program to connect with peers, gain technical fundamentals, and prepare for college via an immersive experience. Introduces campus resources, professional opportunities, and academic learning strategies. Offered: A.

Collaborative problem-solving sessions. Develops skills in computer science and engineering for students in the Allen Scholars and STARS programs. Must be taken with CSE 121, CSE 122, or CSE 123. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.

Examines fundamentals of logic, set theory, induction, and algebraic structures with applications to computing; finite state machines; and limits of computability. Course overlaps with: E E 321. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in either CSE 123 or CSE 143; and a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 126 or MATH 135.

Examines fundamentals of enumeration and discrete probability; applications of randomness to computing; polynomial-time versus NP; and NP-completeness. Prerequisite: CSE 311.

Explores concepts and techniques for design and construction of reliable and maintainable software systems in modern high-level languages: specifications; program structure and design; program-correctness approaches, including testing; and event-driven programming (e.g., graphical user interface). Course overlaps with: T INFO 473.

Covers abstract data types and structures including dictionaries, balanced trees, hash tables, priority queues, and graphs; sorting; asymptotic analysis; fundamental graph algorithms including graph search, shortest path, and minimum spanning trees; multithreading and parallel algorithms; P and NP complexity classes.

Includes substantial programming experience in languages that expose machine characteristics and low-level data representation (e.g., C and C++); explicit memory management; modern libraries and language features; interacting with operating-system services; introduction to concurrent programming. Course overlaps with: TCSS 333.

User interfaces for computing systems, including principles and implementation techniques. Covers key topics and programming paradigms for interactive systems, such as event handling; graphical layout, design, and widgets; undo; accessibility; and context awareness. Provides experience with modern application domains and frameworks (e.g.

Basic concepts of programming languages, including abstraction mechanisms, static and dynamic typing, scope, syntax vs. semantics, first-class function closures, and algebraic datatypes. Detailed study of functional programming and other paradigms. Course overlaps with: CSE 413 and TCSS 380. Prerequisite: CSE 123 or CSE 143.

Introduces database management systems and writing applications that use such systems; data models (e.g., relational, semi-structured), query languages (e.g., SQL, XQuery), language bindings, conceptual modeling, transactions, security, database tuning, data warehousing, parallelism, and web-data management. Course overlaps with: CSE 414.

Examines key computational abstraction levels below modern high-level languages; number representation, assembly language, introduction to C, memory management, the operating-system process model, high-level machine architecture including the memory hierarchy, and how high-level languages are implemented. Course overlaps with: CSE 410.

Introduces the implementation, specification, and simulation of digital logic. Boolean algebra; combinational circuits including arithmetic circuits and regular structures; sequential circuits including finite-state-machines; and use of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Course overlaps with: E E 271. Prerequisite: CSE 311.

Provides a theoretical background in, and practical experience with, tools, and techniques for modeling complex digital systems with the Verilog hardware description language, maintaining signal integrity, managing power consumption, and ensuring robust intra- and inter-system communication. Offered: jointly with E E 371.

Fundamental algorithms and data structures for implementation. Techniques for solving problems by programming. Linked lists, stacks, queues, directed graphs. Trees: representations, traversals. Searching (hashing, binary search trees, multiway trees). Garbage collection, memory management. Internal and external sorting.

Covers key software development concepts and tools not in introductory courses. Concepts of lower-level programming (C/C++) and explicit memory management; techniques and tools for individual and group software development; design, implementation, and testing strategies. Intended for non-majors. Course overlaps with: CSE 303.

Introduction to tools commonly used in software development. Topics include using a command-line interface, writing scripts for file and string manipulation, managing user permissions, manipulating text with regular expressions, using build-management tools, and using version-control systems. Credit/no-credit only.

Upper-division computer science or computer engineering course, taken through an approved study abroad program, for which there is no direct University of Washington equivalent. Credit/no-credit only.

Fundamentals of compilers and interpreters; symbol tables; lexical analysis, syntax analysis, semantic analysis, code generation, and optimizations for general purpose programming languages. Course overlaps with: CSE 413. Prerequisite: CSE 332 and CSE 351.

Design and implementation of domain-specific languages. Creation of new programming abstractions, formal and informal language specification techniques, implementation strategies to support language analysis and execution on traditional and non-traditional computing platforms. Prerequisite: CSE 332 and CSE 351.

Fundamentals of software engineering using a group project as the basic vehicle. Topics covered include the software crisis, managing complexity, requirements specification, architectural and detailed design, testing and analysis, software process, and tools and environments. Prerequisite: CSE 331; CSE 332.

Structure and components of hardware and software systems. Machine organization, including central processor and input-output architectures; assembly language programming; operating systems, including process, storage, and file management. Intended for non-majors. Course overlaps with: CSE 351; CSE 378; and CSE 451. Prerequisite: CSE 373.

Introduction to data visualization design and use for both data exploration and explanation. Methods for creating effective visualizations using principles from graphic design, psychology, and statistics. Course overlaps with: CSE 442; HCDE 411; INFO 474; and STAT 451. Prerequisite: either CSE 123, CSE 143, or CSE 163.

Basic concepts and implementation strategies for modern functional and object-oriented programming languages such as Scheme and Java. Intended for non-majors. Course overlaps with: CSE 341 and CSE 401. Prerequisite: CSE 373.

Introduces database management systems and writing applications that use such systems; data models, query languages, transactions, database tuning, data warehousing, and parallelism. Intended for non-majors. Course overlaps with: CSE 344. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.5 in either CSE 123, CSE 143, or CSE 163.

Principles and techniques for automated rational decision-making by machines. Key approaches include search, Markov Decision Processes, graphical models, Bayesian reasoning, reinforcement learning, neural networks, and other topics in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Intended for non-majors. Prerequisite: CSE 373.

Provides practical introduction to machine learning. Modules include regression, classification, clustering, retrieval, recommender systems, and deep learning, with a focus on an intuitive understanding grounded in real-world applications. Intelligent applications are designed and used to make predictions on large, complex datasets.

Design and analysis of algorithms and data structures. Efficient algorithms for manipulating graphs and strings. Fast Fourier Transform. Models of computation, including Turing machines. Time and space complexity. NP-complete problems and undecidable problems. Intended for non-majors. Prerequisite: CSE 373.

Techniques for design of efficient algorithms. Methods for showing lower bounds on computational complexity. Particular algorithms for sorting, searching, set manipulation, arithmetic, graph problems, pattern matching. Course overlaps with: CSS 449. Prerequisite: CSE 312; CSE 332.

A rigorous introduction to the principles of modern algorithm design, with a particular focus on the analysis of large, noisy data sets, and the algorithmic principles underlying modern statistics and machine learning. Students reason about and implement contemporary algorithms, and analyze their behavior on real-world data sets.

Rigorous introduction to modern cryptography. Design and application of important cryptographic objects, such as encryption, message authentication, and zero-knowledge proofs. Prerequisite: CSE 312.

Algorithmic and analytic techniques underlying analysis of large-scale biological data sets such as DNA, RNA, and protein sequences or structures, expression and proteomic profiling. Hands-on experience with databases, analysis tools, and genome markers. Applications such as sequence alignment, BLAST, phylogenetics, and Markov models.

Models of computation, computable and noncomputable functions, space and time complexity, tractable and intractable functions. Prerequisite: CSE 312.

Basic theory of quantum information and computation, including applications and phenomena. Builds from qubits, measurements, and quantum gates toward applications including key distribution, entanglement, non-locality, and quantum algorithms including Grover search and Shor's factoring. Includes writing quantum programs.

Introduction to computational methods for understanding nervous systems and the principles governing their operation. Topics include representation of information by spiking neurons, information processing in neural circuits, and algorithms for adaptation and learning. Prerequisite: MATH 126 or MATH 136; MATH 208; and CSE 312.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) theory and techniques. Methods for designing, prototyping, and evaluating user interfaces to computing applications. Human capabilities, interface technology, interface design methods, and interface evaluation tools and techniques. Prerequisite: CSE 332.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) theory and techniques. Advanced methods for designing, prototyping, and evaluating user interfaces to computing applications. Novel interface technology, advanced interface design methods, and prototyping tools. Prerequisite: CSE 440.

Techniques for creating effective visualizations of data based on principles from graphic design, perceptual psychology, and statistics. Course overlaps with: CSE 412; HCDE 411; INFO 474; and STAT 451. Prerequisite: CSE 332.

Covers designing and implementing computing systems that empower and improve autonomy for all users, including those with disabilities. Presents conceptual approaches to accessibility as both a radical choice and a legal obligation. Applies disability justice and related perspectives in digital and interpersonal contexts.

The relational data model and the SQL query language. Conceptual modeling: entity/relationships, normal forms. XML, XPath, and XQuery. Transactions: recovery and concurrency control. Implementation of a database system. A medium sized project using a rational database backend. Course overlaps with: TCSS 446.

Design of efficient algorithms that learn from data. Representative topics include supervised learning, unsupervised learning, regression and classification, deep learning, kernel methods, and optimization. Emphasis on algorithmic principles and how to use these tools in practice.

Methods for designing systems that usefully and/or intelligently process natural language text data. Language models, text categorization, syntactic and semantic analysis, machine translation. This course emphasizes algorithms and data-driven methods. Course overlaps with: CSS 488 and TCSS 456.

Principles of operating systems. Process management, memory management, auxiliary storage management, resource allocation. Course overlaps with: CSE 410; CSS 430; and TCES 420. Prerequisite: CSE 332; CSE 333; and CSE 351.

Covers abstractions and implementation techniques in the construction of distributed systems, including cloud computing, distributed storage systems, and distributed caches. Prerequisite: CSE 332 and CSE 333. ; recommended: CSE 451.

Datacenter server, network, storage, security, and energy management technologies. Virtualization, I/O architectures, resource isolation and provisioning, disaggregation, quality of service, and tail latency. Prerequisite: CSE 332 and CSE 333; recommended: CSE 451 or CSE 452.

Design of Internet search engines, including spider architecture, inverted indices, frequency rankings, latent semantic indexing, hyperlink analysis, and refinement interfaces. Construction of scalable and secure web services. Datamining webserver logs to provide personalized and user-targeted services. Large project.

Introduction to image analysis and interpreting the 3D world from image data. Topics may include segmentation, motion estimation, image mosaics, 3D-shape reconstruction, object recognition, and image retrieval. Prerequisite: CSE 332.

Animation principles and production for story development and design. Design, development, and production of several storyreels, which are a tool for the pre-production of animated features and shorts. Student use authoring tools to present finished work.

Introduction to computer image synthesis, modeling, and animation. Prerequisite: CSE 332.

Introduction to basic principles of computer generated animation. Focus on the modeling and lighting of animated characters. Students from art, CSE, and music team up on projects to be built on commercially-available modeling and lighting packages. Prerequisite: CSE 457.

Pre-production of collaboratively designed animated shorts. In-depth analysis of classical and computer generated works. Character design and pre-planning, model sheets, character rigging, storyreel and animatics, character motion, design for multiple characters, and principles of animation as applied to character motion and effects.

Computer network architectures, protocol layers, network programming. Transmission media, encoding systems, switching, multiple access arbitration. Network routing, congestion control, flow control. Transport protocols, real-time, multicast, network security. Course overlaps with: CSS 431; T INFO 250; and TCES 425.

Fundamentals of wireless communication. Reliable communication over noisy, unreliable channels. Signal to noise ratio, frequency domain analysis, bandwidth, capacity of noisy communication channels, modulation, channel coding, error detection, error correction. Prerequisite: CSE 333; and MATH 136 or MATH 208.

Introduction to computer architecture. Assembly and machine language, microprocessor organization including control and datapath. Computer arithmetic. Memory systems and caching. Performance modeling of microprocessors. Prerequisite: either E E 271 or CSE 369; and either CSE 123 or CSE 143. Offered: jointly with E E 469.

Advanced computer architecture. Performance evaluation and energy efficiency. Instruction set architectures. Instruction-level parallelism. Modern microprocessor micro-architecture. Thread-level parallelism. Cache coherency and memory consistency in shared-memory multiprocessors. Memory hierarchy. GPU architecture.

Introduction to computational approaches to modeling language, for linguistic research and practical applications, including analyses at different levels of linguistic structure and symbolic as well as statistical approaches. Prerequisite: either LING 200 or LING 400; either LING 461 or CSE 311. Offered: jointly with LING 472.

Principal ideas and developments in artificial intelligence: Problem solving and search, game playing, knowledge representation and reasoning, uncertainty, machine learning, natural language processing. Course overlaps with: CSE 415; CSS 382; and TCSS 435. Prerequisite: CSE 312 and CSE 332.

Introduces the specification, design, development, and test of real time embedded system software. Use of a modern embedded microcomputer or microcontroller as a target environment for a series of laboratory projects and a comprehensive final project. Course overlaps with: B ME 460; CSS 427; and TCES 460.

Theory and application of algorithms and probabilistic techniques for autonomous robotics.). Prerequisite: CSE 332; recommended: CSE 312; MATH 208.

Foundations of modern computer security, including software security, operating system security, network security, applied cryptography, human factors, authentication, anonymity, and web security. Course overlaps with: E E 468. Prerequisite: CSE 332; CSE 351.

Prerequisite: either MATH 136, MATH 207, MATH 307, AMATH 351, or CSE 311; and either MATH 208, MATH 308, or AMATH 352. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 423/CHEM E 476/E E 423.

Covers advanced concepts in system and synthetic biology. Includes kinetics, modeling, stoichiometry, control theory, metabolic systems, signaling, and motifs. All topics are set against problems in synthetic biology. Prerequisite: E E 423/BIOEN 423/CHEM E 476/CSE 486. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 424/CHEM E 477/E E 424.

Designs and builds transgenic bacterial using promoters and genes taken from a variety of organisms. Uses construction techniques including recombination, gene synthesis, and gene extraction. Evaluates designs using sequencing, fluorescence assays, enzyme activity assays, and single cell studies using time-lapse microscopy.

Develops statistical literacy. Examines objectives and pitfalls of statistical studies; study designs, data analysis, inference; graphical and numerical summaries of numerical and categorical data; correlation and regression; estimation, confidence intervals, and significance tests. Emphasizes social science examples and cases.

A critical introduction to the methods used to collect data in social science: surveys, archival research, experiments, and participant observation. Evaluates "facts and findings" by understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the methods that produce them. Case based. Offered: jointly with SOC 320/STAT 320.

Introduction to applied data analysis for social scientists. Focuses on using programming to prepare, explore, analyze, and present data that arise in social science research. Data science topics include loading, cleaning, and exploring data, basic visualization, reproducible research practices. Course overlaps with: B BUS 301.

Continuation of CSSS 321/SOC 321/STAT 321. Progresses to more sophisticated models including regression methods. Builds literacy in responsibly consuming and producing quantitative social science, including through situating statistical methods within critical epistemological perspectives on social scientific research.

Lab-based course focused on a wide range of basic hands-on skills for electrical and computer engineers. Provides an overview of topic areas and career paths in electrical and computer engineering. Prerequisite: CSE 122, CSE 123, CSE 142, or CSE 143, any of which may be taken concurrently Offered: AWSp.

Introduces analog circuits interfacing sensors to digital systems. /includes connection, attenuation, amplification, sampling, filtering, termination, controls, Kirchhoff's Laws, sources, resistors, op amps, capacitors, inductors, PSice, and MATLAB. Intended for non-EE majors. Offered: W.

Introduction to electrical engineering. Basic circuit and systems concepts. Mathematical models of components. Kirchhoff's laws. Resistors, sources, capacitors, inductors, and operational amplifiers. Solution of first and second order linear differential equations associated with basic circuit forms. Course overlaps with: TCES 215.

Electric circuit theory. Analysis of circuits with sinusoidal signals. Phasors, system functions, and complex frequency. Frequency response. Computer analysis of electrical circuits. Power and energy. Two port network theory. Laboratory in basic electrical engineering topics. Course overlaps with: B EE 233 and TEE 315.

Introduction to programming for signal and information processing. Basic syntax and data types. Packages for data manipulation and visualization. Handling a variety of data formats. Prerequisite: either CSE 122, CSE 123, CSE 142, CSE 143, or CSE 160.

Introduction to signal processing, including both continuous- and discrete-time signals and systems. Basic signals including impulses, unit steps, periodic signals and complex exponentials. Convolution of signals. Fourier series and transforms. Linear, time-invariant filters. Computer laboratory. Offered: AWSp.

Overview of digital computer systems. Covers logic, Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuits and logic design; programmable logic devices; and the design and operation of digital computers, including ALU, memory, and I/O. Weekly laboratories. Course overlaps with: CSE 369 and B EE 271.

Overview of modern electronic and photonic devices underlying modern electronic products including smartphones, traffic lights, lasers, solar cells, personal computers, and chargers. Introduction to modeling and principles of physics relevant to the analysis of electrical and optical/photonic devices. Offered: AWSp.

Covers the physics, characteristics, applications, analysis, and design of circuits using semiconductor diodes and field-effect transistors with an emphasis on large-signal behavior and digital logic circuits. Reinforces classroom concepts through laboratory experiments and design exercises. Course overlaps with: B EE 331 and TCES 312.

Covers the physics, characteristics, and applications of field-effect transistors in analog circuit design, with an emphasis on small-signal behavior. Topics include device modeling for circuit analysis and amplifier design. Course overlaps with: B EE 332. Prerequisite: E E 233 and E E 280; recommended: E E 331. Offered: ASp.

Design of analog circuits and systems applying modern integrated circuit technology: operational amplifiers, differential amplifiers, active filters, voltage references and regulators. Prerequisite: E E 233; E E 242; and either E E 280 or E E 331.

Review of basic signal processing concepts. Two-sided Laplace and z -transforms and connection to Fourier transforms. Modulation, sampling and the fast Fourier transform. Short-time Fourier transform. Multi-rate signal processing. Applications including inference and machine learning. Computer laboratory. Prerequisite: E E 242.

Practical introduction to machine learning methods emphasizing high-level understanding as well as hands-on experience with machine-learning frameworks. Topics include supervised and unsupervised learning, neural networks and deep learning, and reinforcement learning. Course overlaps with: TEE 440 and TSTAT 336.

Introduction to the mathematical foundations of machine learning models and algorithms, with core ideas motivated through examples from statistics, decision-making and control, communication and signal processing, and data science. Prerequisite: either MATH 136, MATH 208, or AMATH 352; and either E E 241 or CSE 163.

Introduces fundamentals of robotics and control systems, focusing on the modeling, design, and control of robotic systems. Topics include forward and inverse kinematics, control theory, robot sensing, navigation, and path planning. Incorporates simulations, and hands-on labs for program and control of robotics.

Develops understanding of modern energy systems through theory and analysis of the system and its components. Course overlaps with: B EE 457. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.0 in E E 215.

Introductory electromagnetic field theory and Maxwell's equations in integral and differential forms; uniform plane waves in linear media; boundary conditions and reflection and transmission of waves; guided waves; transmission lines and Smith chart; electrostatics. Course overlaps with: B EE 361 and TEE 331.

Provides a theoretical background in, and practical experience with, tools, and techniques for modeling complex digital systems with the Verilog hardware description language, maintaining signal integrity, managing power consumption, and ensuring robust intra- and inter-system communication. Offered: jointly with CSE 371.

Introduces probabilistic concepts for Electrical and Computer Engineering majors with applications to information/data science, signal processing, and communication systems. Includes accompanying Python labs that apply probabilistic concepts to these application domains. Course overlaps with: MATH 394/STAT 394.

Practical skills for day-to-day engineering communication as well as an advanced exploration of how to prepare persuasive documents and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences.

Probability and random processes in communications. Random variables, distributions, and expectation. Statistical filter design for detection and estimation. Prerequisite: either E E 242 or E E 341; either STAT 390, MATH 394/STAT 394, or IND E 315.

Introduction to wireless networks as an application of basic communication theorems. Examines modulation techniques for digital communications, signal space, optimum receiver design, error performance, error control coding for high reliability, mulitpath fading and its effects, RF link budget analysis, WiFi and Wimax systems.

Fundamental principles of cryptography and its application to network and communication security. An introduction to the fundamental tools in cryptography and the protocols that enable its application to network and communication security.

Computer network architectures and protocols. OSI Layers and performance analysis. Transmission media, switching, multiple access arbitration. Network routing, congestion control, flow control. Transport protocols, real-time, multicast, network security. Course overlaps with: TCES 425.

Design projects in communications. Frequent projects solved by student teams. Reports and presentations. Prerequisite: 1.0 in E E 417 which may be taken concurrently.

Covers the basic theory of quantum mechanics in the context of modern examples of technological importance involving 1D, 2D, and 3D nanomaterials. Prerequisite: either MATH 135, MATH 207, MATH 307, or AMATH 351; recommended: Calculus through differential equations.

Prerequisite: either MATH 136, MATH 207, MATH 307, AMATH 351, or CSE 311; and either MATH 208, MATH 308, or AMATH 352. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 423/CHEM E 476/CSE 486.

Covers advanced concepts in system and synthetic biology. Includes kinetics, modeling, stoichiometry, control theory, metabolic systems, signaling, and motifs. All topics are set against problems in synthetic biology. Prerequisite: E E 423/BIOEN 423/CHEM E 476/CSE 486. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 424/CHEM E 477/CSE 487.

Designs and builds transgenic bacterial using promoters and genes taken from a variety of organisms. Uses construction techniques including recombination, gene synthesis, and gene extraction. Evaluates designs using sequencing, fluorescence assays, enzyme activity assays, and single cell studies using time-lapse microscopy.

Analysis and design of linear integrated circuits. Topics include small- and large-signal device and circuit modeling, single-transistor and differential amplifiers, bias circuit design, operational amplifier architectures, frequency response, feedback, stability, and frequency-compensation techniques. Offered: A.

Image representation and standards, visual perception and color spaces, spatial domain image filtering and enhancement, image restoration, image transforms, image and video coding, image geometrical transformation and camera modeling. Prerequisite: E E 341 or E E 342.

Methods and techniques for digital signal processing. Review of sampling theorems, A/D and D/A converters. Demodulation by quadrature sampling. Z-transform methods, system functions, linear shift-invariant systems, difference equations. Signal flow graphs for digital networks, canonical forms. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.

Application of machine learning and deep learning algorithms to real-world signal, image, and video processing problems using cloud computing with central, graphics, and tensor processing units (CPU/GPU/TPU). Characteristics of multi-dimensional signals and systems. Unsupervised and supervised learning. Generative adversarial learning.

Introduction to optimization and machine learning models motivated by their application in areas including statistics, decision-making and control, and communication and signal processing. Prerequisite: E E 345.

Studies the design and deployment of machine learning (ML) models on ultra low-power edge devices such as microcontrollers and embedded sensors. Covers development and build of responsive, private, and reliable ML applications at the edge with compact and accurate models under tight memory, compute, and energy budgets. Offered: Sp.

Linear Servomechanism theory and design principles. Pole-zero analysis, stability of feedback systems by root locus and real-frequency response methods. Design methods of Bode and Nichols. Introduction to advanced topics in automatic control theory, state variable methods. Course overlaps with: B EE 447 and TEE 451.

Covers the application of control system analysis and synthesis techniques to electromechanical systems. Includes time and frequency domain methods, analog and digital electronics, DC motors, and unstable mechanical systems. Prerequisite: E E 447. Offered: W.

Covers the operation and modeling of wind energy, wind statistics, wind generators and converters, wind energy systems, challenges to wind energy development, impacts of wind energy on the power grid, and existing and potential solutions to wind energy integration. Course overlaps with: B EE 479. Prerequisite: E E 351. Offered: odd years.

Electronic conversion and control of electrical power. Includes semiconductor switching devices, power converter circuits, design of magnetics, and control of power converters. Also ac/ac, ac/dc, and dc/dc power converters; circuit simulation; extensive laboratory work; a four-week power converter design project.

Elements of drive systems, speed-torque characteristics of electric motors and industrial loads, solid-state converter. Starting and braking methods of loaded motors. Speed control of electric motors. Solid-state drives. Transient analysis of loaded motors. Special forms of individual- and multimotor drives.0 in E E 458.

Introduction to methods of analyzing power systems. Includes symmetrical components, calculation of line parameters, representation of transmission lines and power components, and power flow control. Course overlaps with: B EE 478. Prerequisite: 1.0 in E E 351.

Analysis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical power systems' networks, fault analysis, and stability studies. Course overlaps with: B EE 478. Prerequisite: 1.0 in E E 351.

Design-oriented course in power system engineering. Students are assigned a project concerning system operation and planning, steady-state and dynamic behaviors of power systems, or distribution systems. Each involves formulation of design criteria, development of approach, application of existing software. Prerequisite: either 1.

Introduction to electric utility distribution systems. Primary and secondary network analysis and design, distribution substation problems, distribution transformers, capacitor application, overcurrent and overvoltage protection. System planning and reliability. Prerequisite: 1.0 in E E 351.

Theory, design, and analysis of closed-loop control for power electronic converters with emphasis on averaged modeling and small-signal analysis. Topics include converter modeling, transfer function derivation, and controller design. Prerequisite: E E 447 and E E 452; recommended: circuits; control systems; and power electronics.

Heavy emphasis on primary literature. Prerequisite: either BIOL 130, BIOL 162, or BIOL 220; and either MATH 208, AMATH 301, or AMATH 352. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 460; A.

Neural engineering design and translational engineering. Groups design, build and present a neural engineering prototype project to a panel of industry judges. Prerequisite: BIOEN 460/E E 460. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 461.

Covers microwave transmission line models and their applications; electromagnetic waves in layered media; mode structures in metallic and dielectric waveguides; resonators and cavities; and Green's functions. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 1.0 in E E 361.

Design of microwave circuits using S-parameter techniques. Measurement techniques, CAD of microwave systems. Includes design, fabrication, and evaluation of a microwave amplifier. Prerequisite: E E 361; E E 332, which may be taken concurrently.

Fundamentals of antennas, analysis, synthesis, and computer-aided design, and applications in communications, remote sensing, and radars. Radiation pattern, directivity, impedance, wire antennas, arrays, numerical methods for analysis, horn antennas, microstrip antennas, and reflector antennas. Prerequisite: 1.0 in E E 361.

Fundamental principles of network and communication security, associated vulnerabilities and defenses, and network and web security attacks. Practical protocols and analysis of their weaknesses and approaches to strengthen them. Prerequisite: either CSE 163 or E E 241; and E E 418; recommended: E E 419.

Introduces neural recording and quantitative analysis techniques to students with a background in quantitative methods. Prerequisite: either BIOL 130, BIOL 162, BIOL 220, AMATH 342; and either MATH 208, AMATH 301, or AMATH 352. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 466.

Application of machine learning algorithms to cybersecurity. Anomaly detection, spam detection and IP blacklisting, use of natural language processing to improve performance in architecture identification. Backdoor trigger embedding in DNN. Generative Adversarial Networks. Hands-on, practical course.

Fundamental principles of software and embedded system security and their application to network, web, and embedded systems. Introduction to the practical tools used for software security, cryptography, and protocols that enable its application to network and system security. Course overlaps with: CSE 484.

Introduction to computer architecture. Assembly and machine language, microprocessor organization including control and datapath. Computer arithmetic. Memory systems and caching. Performance modeling of microprocessors. Prerequisite: either E E 271 or CSE 369; and either CSE 123 or CSE 143. Offered: jointly with CSE 469.

Advanced computer architecture. Performance evaluation and energy efficiency. Instruction set architectures. Instruction-level parallelism. Modern microprocessor micro-architecture. Thread-level parallelism. Cache coherency and memory consistency in shared-memory multiprocessors. Memory hierarchy. GPU architecture.

Design of linear integrated circuits applying modern MOS and BJT integrated circuit technologies: single-stage amplifiers; current-mirror DC bias and active load circuits; stability and frequency compensation of single-stage and two-stage operational amplifiers; output stages; current and voltage reference circuits. Prerequisite: 1.

Introduces the specification, design, development, and test of real time embedded system software. Use of a modern embedded microcomputer or microcontroller as a target environment for a series of laboratory projects and a comprehensive final project. Course overlaps with: B ME 460; CSS 427; and TCES 460.

Breadth-first introduction to digital VLSI design. Integrated CMOS logic design. CMOS logic delay and power analysis. Introduction to IC- mask-layout, gate-sizing, VLSI building blocks (adders, multipliers, counters, shifters etc.), design for testability, and memory. Course equivalent to: B EE 475. Offered: AWSp.

Provides a fairly deep understanding of how IC-based memory and datapath blocks are designed using static and dynamic CMOS technologies. Gives students extensive experience with industry-standard computer-aided design tools, including Cadence (Virtuoso, DRC, LVS) and Avanti (Hspice). Prerequisite: E E 469/CSE 469. Offered: W.

Fundamentals of state-of-the-art semiconductor devices and emerging semiconductor technologies including diodes, LEDs, solar cells, photodetectors, MOS field-effect transistors, power transistors, and nanoscale devices. In-depth analysis of devices using carrier diffusion, drift, effective mass, and density of states. Offered: A.

Introduction to optical and solid-state chemical and physical sensors. Topics include transduction mechanisms, design parameters, fabrication methods and applications. Prerequisite: E E 331.

Processing physics, chemistry, and technology, including evaporation, sputtering, epitaxial growth, diffusion, ion implantation, laser annealing, oxidation, chemical vapor deposition, photoresists. Design considerations for bipolar and MOS devices, materials and process characterization. Future trends. Prerequisite: EE 331 or MSE 351.

Introduction to optical principles and phenomena. Topics include electromagnetic theory of light, optical interference, diffraction, polarization, optical waveguides, and optical fibers. Course overlaps with: E E 485. Prerequisite: either E E 361, PHYS 123, or PHYS 143.

In-depth understanding and learning of advanced subjects in photonics. Topics include optical resonance, quantum nature of light and optical transitions, optical amplification, laser operation, and photodetection. Prerequisite: E E 485 or E E 487.

Covers the integration of electronic and photonic technologies to effectively design large-scale integrated systems. Reviews critical aspects from fabrication and integration platforms to system and circuit-level design and architecture. Prerequisite: either E E 331, E E 332, or E E 487.

Analysis of markets: consumer demand, production, exchange, the price system, resource allocation, government intervention. Course equivalent to: B BUS 220/BIS 200; TBECON 220; and TECON 200. Offered: AWSpS.

Analysis of the aggregate economy: national income, inflation, business fluctuations, unemployment, monetary system, federal budget, international trade and finance. Course equivalent to: B BUS 221/BIS 201; TBECON 221; and TECON 201. Prerequisite: ECON 200. Offered: AWSpS.

Analyzes sports, athletes, sports fans, sports competitions, sports business, and sports policy through economics. Introduces microeconomic concepts including markets, trade, opportunity cost, and resource allocation to understand contemporary issues in the sports world.

Explores the hidden economic logic behind personal decisions. Applies economic frameworks to analyze housing purchases, investment strategies, insurance choices, and consumption timing. Develops analytical skills for evaluating tradeoffs through the economic lens of opportunity costs, market efficiency, and uncertainty.

Examines how and why people and businesses make choices that lead to over-fishing, hypoxic zones, and oil spills in aquatic environments. Applies economic principles to understand how alternative policies might change these decisions, and how distributional effects influence politically feasible solutions.

Introduces environmental and natural resource economics. Discusses fundamental economic concepts, including markets and private property. Includes basic tools used in the economic assessment of environmental problems and applies these methods to key environmental issues. Offered: jointly with ENVIR 235/ESRM 235; SpS.

Concerned with estimating economic relationships, confronting economic theory with facts, and testing hypotheses involving economic behavior.

Analysis of decisions by individuals and by firms and of outcomes in factor and product markets. Policy issues and applications. Prerequisite: ECON 200; and either MATH 124 or MATH 134. Offered: AWSpS.

Analysis of the determinants of the aggregate level of employment, output, prices, and income of an economy. Policy issues and applications with special reference to current monetary and fiscal policy. Course overlaps with: B BECN 303. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in ECON 201; and a minimum grade of 2.0 in ECON 300.

Applies core microeconomic concepts to the study of health care markets and the U.S. health systems. Students use economic models and analytic tools to explore a wide range of topics such as health insurance design, provider incentives, pharmaceutical markets, and current health policy debates. Recommended: ECON 200.

Introduces the application of health economics and the tools economists use to inform global health solutions in low and middle-income countries. Examines relationship between global health and development, survey of health economic evaluation concepts with focus on diseases and conditions in low and middle-income countries.

Health economics is a growing field and an important aspect of public policy. Introduces health economics and the tools economists use to analyze current issues in health care. Furthers the understanding of economics and how it is used in current debates. Prerequisite: ECON 200. Offered: jointly with HSERV 346; A.

Applies statistical methods to economic data: estimating economic relationships using regression analysis and testing hypotheses involving economic behavior. Uses econometric software. Open to economics majors only. Cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been earned for ECON 482. Course overlaps with: B BECN 382.0 in ECON 300.

Explores the rigorous development of mathematical models used by economists to explain the behavior of consumers, firms, and markets. Topics include comparative statics for consumption theory, duality in production, and decision-making under uncertainty. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in ECON 300; and a minimum grade of 2.

Application of mathematics to macroeconomics. Possible topics include economic dynamics and growth, rational expectations, real business cycle models, and New Keynesian approach. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.0 in ECON 301; either MATH 126, MATH 129, or MATH 136.

Generalizations and extensions of the course models of competition and monopoly taught in ECON 300. Topics may include: factor markets and effects of monopoly power; game theory and oligopoly theory; decision making over time; uncertainty and under asymmetric information; contracts and incentives. Course overlaps with: ECON 486.

Academic reading and graphics from different genres to provide opportunities for noticing lexis and grammar of genre and specific topic. Students discuss topic, receiving feedback on use of structures and lexis, and write short responses to the type of questions that might be asked on exams related to the readings. Offered: AWSp.

Developmental and practice of reading, writing, and critical thinking strategies needed to create organized and correctly documented papers using academic sources. Practices critical reading of academic texts, developing research questions, making claims, determining credibility of sources, and appropriately citing sources in writing.

Discover how to take effective notes, give clear presentations and oral reports, and participate in important class discussions. Practice asking engaging questions, sharing opinions, and arguing your point persuasively in the classroom. Offered: AW.

Course awarded based on International Baccalaureate (IB) score. Consult the Admissions Exams for Credit website for more information.

Builds writing confidence through frequent informal writing, and introductions to key learning strategies. Includes user-friendly orientation to library and research documents, revision skills, and peer review work central to 100- and 200-level college writing assignments. Offered: A.

Approaches writing as social action and language as tied to identity, culture, and power. Centers students' diverse language resources and discourse traditions. Builds rhetorical capacities for composing ethically, critically, and impactfully across different contexts, audiences, genres, and goals within the university and beyond.

Approaches writing as social action and language as tied to identity, culture, and power. Centers students' diverse language resources and discourse traditions. Builds rhetorical capacities for composing ethically, critically, and impactfully across different contexts, audiences, genres, and goals within the university and beyond.

Uses narratives to study writing as social action and language as tied to identity, culture, and power. Centers students' language resources and goals in developing rhetorical and research skills for composing ethically and critically across different contexts and genres. Prerequisite: may not be taken if minimum grade of 2.

Supports multilingual students concurrently enrolled in a composition course. Builds academic reading skills in order to analyze complex texts, review, and analyze grammar structures to produce different writing effects. Credit/no-credit only.

Uses community-engagement learning opportunities to study writing as social action and language as tied to identity, culture, and power. Centers students' language resources and goals in developing rhetorical and research skills for composing ethically and critically across different contexts and genres. Offered: AWSp.

Uses a variety of texts across genres to study writing as social action and language as tied to identity, culture, and power. Centers students' language resources and goals in developing rhetorical and research skills for composing ethically and critically across different contexts and genres. Offered: AWSp.

Includes study of library resources, the analysis of reading materials, and writing preparatory papers as basic to writing a reference or research paper. Prerequisite: Either ENGL 111, ENGL 121, or ENGL 131.

Studies writing as social action and language as tied to identity, culture, and power, focusing on how multimodal elements of writing work together to produce meaning. Centers students' language resources and goals in developing rhetorical and research skills for composing ethically and critically across different contexts and genres.

Offers writing opportunities based on material from an affiliated lecture course or discipline in the humanities. Students strengthen writing practices relevant to course or discipline through drafting, peer reviewing, conferencing, and revising. Concurrent registration in the affiliated lecture course is required, as appropriate.

Offers writing opportunities based on material from an affiliated lecture course or discipline in the social sciences. Students strengthen writing practices relevant to course or discipline through drafting, peer reviewing, conferencing, and revising. Concurrent registration in the affiliated lecture course is required, as appropriate.

Offers writing opportunities based on material from an affiliated lecture course or discipline in the natural sciences. Students strengthen writing practices relevant to course or discipline through drafting, peer reviewing, conferencing, and revising. Concurrent registration in the affiliated lecture course is required, as appropriate.

Focuses on different artistic forms, such as poetry, drama, fiction, and film, to explore a theme and related humanistic questions. Centers practices of close reading; writing to think through problems; and learning through discussion. Supports students to become more attentive, inquisitive, and joyful readers and writers. Offered: AWSpS.

Concepts in the study of language, literature, history, culture, and civilization. Offers substantive encounters with a range of humanities and methods of study. Offered: AWSp.

Gateway course designed for English pre-majors and majors. Introduces critical, historical, and theoretical frameworks important to studying the literature, language, and cultures of English.

Introduces students to the study of popular culture, possibly including print or visual media, understood as sites of critical reflection. Particular attention to dynamics of production and reception, aesthetics and technique, and cultural politics. Topics may foreground genres (science fiction; romance) or forms (comics; graffiti).

Examines ideas of method and imagination in a variety of texts, in literature, philosophy, and science. Particularly concerned with intellectual backgrounds and methods of inquiry that have shaped modern Western literature. Offered: jointly with CHID 205.

Introductory rhetoric course that examines the strategic use of and situated means through which images, texts, objects, and symbols inform, persuade, and shape social practices in various contexts. Topics focus on education, public policy, politics, law, journalism, media, digital cultural, globalization, popular culture, and the arts.

Introduces cultural studies as an interdisciplinary field and practice. Explores multiple histories of the field with an emphasis on current issues and developments. Focuses on culture as a site of political and social debate and struggle. Course equivalent to: BIS 216. Offered: S.

Contexts and differential impacts of various data and the narratives created around them. How data are communicated through narrative: the stories data tell for good or ill; the stories we tell about data; the harm and histories of various data; the content data narratives obscure; and their asymmetrical effects on diverse groups.

Introduces literature from the Middle Ages and the Age of Shakespeare, focusing on major works that have shaped the development of literary and intellectual traditions of these periods. Offered: AWSp.

Introduces literature from the Age of Shakespeare to the American and French Revolutions, focusing on major works that have shaped the development of literary and intellectual traditions in these centuries. Offered: AWSpS.

Introduces eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature, focusing on representative works that illustrate literary and intellectual developments of the period. Topics include: exploration, empire, colonialism, slavery, revolution, and nation-building. Offered: AWSp.

Introduces twentieth-century literature and contemporary literature, focusing on representative works that illustrate literary and intellectual developments since 1900.

Introduces Shakespeare's career as dramatist, with study of representative comedies, tragedies, romances, and history plays.

Critical interpretation and meaning in works of prose fiction, representing a variety of types and periods.

Critical interpretation and meaning in poems, representing a variety of types and periods.

Critical interpretation and meaning in plays, representing a variety of types and periods.

Introduces American culture through a careful reading of a variety of representative texts in their historical contexts.

Introduction to the methods and theories used in the analysis of American culture. Emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to American literature, including history, politics, anthropology, and mass media. Offered: jointly with POL S 281.

Examines the cultural practices in literature, film, and art that articulate and give meaning to bodies, sexualities, and desires. Teaches critical thinking about identity, power, inequalities, and marginality. Offered: jointly with GWSS 264.

Examines the emergence of Asian American literature as a response to anti-Asian legislation, cultural images, and American racial formation. Encourages thinking critically about identity, power, inequalities, and experiences of marginality.

Introduction to various genres of African American literature from its beginnings to the present. Emphasizes the cultural and historical context of African American literary expression and its aesthetics criteria. Explores key issues and debates, such as race and racism, inequality, literary form, and canonical acceptance.

Literary texts are important evidence for social difference (gender, race, class, ethnicity, language, citizenship status, sexuality, ability) in contemporary and historical contexts.

Introduces various genres of Latina/o literature from its beginnings to the present. Emphasizes the cultural and historical context of Latina/o literary expression. Explores key issues and debates, such as race, gender, sexuality, Latinidades, Indigeneity, borders, migration, and diasporas. Course equivalent to: T LAX 267. Offered: AWSpS.

Introduces the study of the environment through literature, culture, and history.

Provides an introduction to manuscript, print, and digital media cultures with a focus on the production and dissemination of literature in English. Topics include the history of the book, reading and reception, orality and literacy, editing and publishing, early computing, and the future of literary writing in a digital era.

Concepts and methods in data science and their applications to humanistic research in language, literature, and culture. Also examines humanistic perspectives on the cultural use and applications of data in society. Course overlaps with: TXTDS 267. Offered: AWSp.

Surveys the assumptions, methodologies, and major issues of English in its cultural settings. Connects English language study with the study of literature, orality and literacy, education, ethnicity, gender, and public policy.

Introduction to creative works written for children and young adults, with emphasis on historical, cultural, institutional, and industrial contexts of production and reception. Also examines changing assumptions about the social and educational function of children's and young adult literature.

Writing papers communicating information and opinion to develop accurate, competent, and effective expression. Course overlaps with: BIS 290.

Strategies for composing effective multimodal texts for print, digital physical delivery, with focus on affordances of various modes--words, images, sound, design, and gesture--and genres to address specific rhetorical situations both within and beyond the academy.

Intensive study of the ways and means of making a poem.

Introduction to the theory and practice of writing the short story.

Experiencing literature from the inside. Members of the creative writing faculty and other practicing writers discuss their poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction, literary inspiration, artistic practice, and the writer's life.

Covers how to communicate ethically, accurately, and clearly in a variety of technical and professional genres and rhetorical situations. Students engage in the writing process by analyzing, writing, and reviewing technical and professional documents. Offered: AWSpS.

Theory and practice of written, visual, and digital writing within business contexts. Offered: AWSpS.

Develops critical literacy in the diffuse but interlocking disciplines of the natural sciences. Offered: AWSpS.

Offers writing opportunities based on material from an affiliated lecture course or discipline in the humanities. Students strengthen writing practices relevant to course or discipline through drafting, peer reviewing, conferencing, and revising. Concurrent registration in the affiliated lecture course is required, as appropriate.

Offers writing opportunities based on material from an affiliated lecture course or discipline in the social sciences. Students strengthen writing practices relevant to course or discipline through drafting, peer reviewing, conferencing, and revising. Concurrent registration in the affiliated lecture course is required, as appropriate.

Offers writing opportunities based on material from an affiliated lecture course or discipline in the natural sciences. Students strengthen writing practices relevant to course or discipline through drafting, peer reviewing, conferencing, and revising. Concurrent registration in the affiliated lecture course is required, as appropriate.

Intensive examination of one or a few major works of literature that have stood the test of time. Classroom work to develop skills of careful and critical reading. Readings consist of major works by significant pre-contemporary authors and of selected supplementary materials. Offered: AWSp.

Intensive study of, and exercise in, applying important or influential interpretive practices for studying language, literature, and culture, along with consideration of their powers/limits. Focuses on developing critical writing abilities. Prerequisite: minimum 2.0 in ENGL 202.

Literary criticism and theory from its beginnings in Plato through the early twentieth century. Philosophical and theoretical grounds for critical practice put forward by philosophers and critics.

Provides an introduction to contemporary literary, cultural, and critical theory and modern antecedents. Explores frameworks used in study of literature and culture by scholars today.

Survey of theories of imagination since the seventeenth century. Focuses on the uses of the concept in literature, criticism, science, and society.

Introduces rhetorical theory from the classical period to the present, including an overview of core issues, vocabulary, and concepts in rhetorical theory; a discussion of methods for studying rhetoric, and a consideration of the social importance of studying rhetoric in the contemporary moment. Course overlaps with: COM 231.

Overview of cultural studies with a focus on reading texts or objects using cultural studies methods and writing analytic essays using cultural studies methods. Focuses on culture as a site of political and social debate and struggle.

Introduces Marxist theory and methodology. Explores how and why Marx's writings, Marxist theory, and materialist methods became central to the study of literature and culture over the course of the twentieth century.

Investigates what it means to be a reader. Centers on authorial and reading challenges, shifting cultural and theoretical norms, and changes in the public's reading standards.

Introduction to the development of the religious ideas and institutions of ancient Israel, with selected readings from the Old Testament and New Testament. Emphasis on reading The Bible with literary and historical understanding.

Survey of Jewish experience and its literary expression since 1880. Includes such Yiddish writers as Sholom Aleichem, Peretz, and I. B. Singer; such Israeli writers as Agnon, Hazaz, and Appelfeld; and such writers in non-Jewish languages as Primo Levi and Kafka.

A study of Jewish literature from Biblical narrative and rabbinic commentary to modern prose and poetry with intervening texts primarily organized around major themes: martyrdom and suffering, destruction and exile, messianism, Hasidism and Enlightenment, Yiddishism and Zionism. Course overlaps with: MELC 310.

Covers selected fiction, poetry, drama, film, and nonfiction in translation. Considers questions of aesthetics, history, form, as well as issues related to translation. Offered: AWSp.

Explores literatures and cultures produced in the Atlantic world. Emphasizes historical lines of communication and exchange among Atlantic cultures and their literature.

Introduces the genealogy, character, and consequences, of modernism/modernity.

Readings of major texts and writers in postcolonial literature and culture. Surveys some of the most important questions and debates in postcolonial literature, including issues of identity, globalization, language, and nationalism. Cultural focus may vary; see professor for specific details.

Examines writings by and about people of the Americas, with a focus on intersections of gender, colonialism, race, sexuality, and ethnicity.

Considers how generic forms and conventions have been discussed and distributed in the larger context of African American, or other African diasporic literary studies. Links the relationship between generic forms to questions of power within social, cultural, and historical contexts. Offered: jointly with AFRAM 318; AWSp.

Introduces and explores African literatures from a range of regions. Pays particular attention to writings connected with the historical experiences of colonialism, anti-colonial resistance, and decolonization. Considers the operations of race, gender, nationhood, neocolonialism, and globalization within and across these writings.

Literary culture of Middle Ages in England, as seen in selected works from earlier and later periods, ages of Beowulf and of Geoffrey Chaucer. Read in translation, except for a few later works, which are read in Middle English.

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and other poetry, with attention to Chaucer's social, historical, and intellectual milieu.

Cultural encounters across medieval and early modern worlds, with particular attention to how these works depict cultural difference, race/racism, and geopolitical power.

Explores Shakespeare's early drama and poetry. May include the sonnets, narrative poems, and selected comedies, histories, or tragedies.

Explores Shakespeare's later works. Focuses on the mature tragedies and late-career romances, by may include selected comedies and histories.

Covers selected poetry, prose, and/or drama from the English Renaissance through the English Civil War and Commonwealth.

Milton's early poems and the prose; Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes, with attention to the religious, intellectual, and literary contexts.

Atlantic slavery's impress on culture and politics from 1619 to the present through comparison of literature written before and after Emancipation. Treats historical slave narratives and other archives of slavery in relation to contemporary narratives of social death, captivity, and incarceration.

Explores an era that saw the development of the novel, newspapers, and magazines; the formation of a modern public sphere; and the entrance of women, working-class, and Black writers into the literary marketplace.

Traces the development of a major and popular modern literary genre - the novel. Readings survey forms of fiction including the picaresque, the gothic, the epistolary novel, and the romance. Authors range from Daniel Defoe to Jane Austen and beyond.

Literary, intellectual, and historical ferment of the period from the French Revolution to the 1830s. Readings from major authors in different literary forms; discussions of critical and philosophical issues in a time of change.

How empire and colonialism have shaped the modern world, including the global flows of people, commodities, and ideas. Includes colonialism and imperialism, the slave trade and abolition, extractive industry, and resource frontiers; nationalism, independence and resistance movements. Connections between empire and cultural production.

Examines the enduring influence of literary Romanticism, the growth of reading publics, and the globalization of anglophone print culture in the nineteenth century, an age when poetry enjoyed both great prestige and great popularity, producing many of the best-known and best-loved poems in English. Offered: AWSp.

Romantic and Victorian phases of the English novel, including realism, gothic, historical fiction, and the emergence of science and detective fiction. Authors such as: Walter Scott, Jane Austen, the Brontes, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Olive Schreiner, H.G. Wells, and Joseph Conrad. Offered: AWSp.

Explores fiction, poetry, and drama in English from the period of 1900-1945. Considers the literature in socio-historical context. Modernism, realism, imperialism, and questions f nationality may be foregrounded.

Explores the novel in English from the first half of the twentieth century. May include such writers as Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Gertrude Stein, E.M. Forster, Claude McKay, Elizabeth Bowen, Raja Rao, William Faulkner, Jean Rhys, and Edith Wharton.

Covers poetry from the 1890s through the 1940s, focusing on modernism and the avant-garde. This period, with the birth of free verse, is one of formal and social tumult. Likely topics include Imagism and Dada; the Harlem Renaissance; World War I and the Great Depression; urbanization; and the New Woman. Authors may include Eliot, H.D.

Literary genres and styles of the era of globalization. Considers the deep contradictions between new global elite readerships and the experiences of migrants and historically marginalized groups.

Examines how Irish writers have responded to Ireland's history of being divided by both British colonialism and religious conflict. Covers how these authors brought literary experimentation and innovation to Celtic storytelling traditions. Offered: AWSp.

Explores the workings and evolution of the novel. Introduces the distinct styles and purposes of the novel, such as the romance, the roman-a-clef, realism, naturalism, modernism, and postmodernism.

Study of recent fiction by diverse writers with attention to contemporary ideas in all kinds of forms.

Explores the workings and development of poetry and poetic theory. Possible topics may include theories and practices of individual genres (e.g. lyric, epic, romance, verse drama) or subgenres (e.g. the ode, the sonnet, the sestina) and verse forms (regular meter vs. free verse).

Explores the workings and historical development of theatrical practices, including performance and spectatorship more broadly.

Types, techniques, and issues explored by filmmakers. Emphasis on narrative, image, and point of view.

The American and English short story, with attention to the influence of writers of other cultures. Aspects of the short story that distinguish it, in style and purpose, from longer fiction.

Explores the workings and evolution of non-fiction prose, Introduces the distinct styles and purposes on non-fiction prose such as autobiography, biography, personal essay, reflective and meditative writing, social and scientific inquiry, and persuasive writing.

Explores one or more popular genres (fantasy, romance, mystery) or media (comics, television, videogames), with attention to historical development, distinctive formal features, and reading protocols. May include study of audience, reception histories, or fan cultures.

Study of historical developments and debates within the genres of fantasy and/or science fiction, with attention to the ideological implications of these genres' characteristic techniques for constructing alternatives to existing social norms and realisms. Course overlaps with: T LIT 391. Offered: AWSp.

Study of novels and shorter fiction by diverse writers, ranging from the earliest narratives to the present. Considers the history and aesthetics of genres of fiction as embedded in their social and cultural context.

Examines the genres that render the encounter of indigenous peoples, Africans, and Europeans in the first three centuries of colonization. May include chronicles, memoirs, captivity and conversion narratives, sermons, indigenous oral traditions, court records, epic and lyric poetry, and slave narratives.

Examines literatures of the early national period through the Civil War.

Explores American fiction, poetry, and prose during the latter half of the nineteenth century. May include such representative authors of the period as Twain, Dickinson, DuBois, Crane, Wharton and Chopin, along with supplementary study of the broader cultural and political milieu.

Investigates the period of American literary modernism (1900 to WW II). Topics include nationalism, migration, race, gender, and the impact of the visual arts on literary modernism, as well as the relation between modernity/modernization (social, economic, and technological transformation) and modernism (revolution in literary style).

Examines the production of texts circulating through various genres, media, and forms in recent American culture. Constituting a cultural and social history of the present, features diverse voices and examines how texts are shaped by, or in turn shape, systems of power. Offered: AWSp.

Examines American poetry in its historical and cultural contexts. Possible authors include Dickinson, Whitman, Eliot, Frost, Hughes, Brooks, Ginsberg, and Plath.

Examines the literary and cultural production of American Jews from the colonial period to the present time. Considers ways in which American Jews assimilate and resist assimilation while Jewish writers, filmmakers, playwrights, and graphic novelists imitate and alter American life and literature. Offered: AWSp.

Selected writings, novels, short stories, plays, and poems by African American and African-descended writers in or from the United States. Study of the historical, cultural, and intellectual context for the development of literary work by such writers, including attention to identity, power, and inequality.

Creative writings (novels, short stories, poems) of contemporary Indian authors; the traditions out of which these works evolved. Differences between Indian writers and writers of the dominant European/American mainstream. Offered: jointly with AIS 377.

American literature and culture in its political and cultural context. Emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to American literature and culture, including history, politics, anthropology, and mass media.

American literature in its political and cultural context from the Civil War to the present. Emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to American literature, including history, politics, anthropology, and mass media.

Considers how conventions of genre have been distributed in U.S Latino literature and beyond in networks of Latino transnationalism and trans-border exchanges. Links the relationship between generic forms to questions of power within social, cultural, and historical contexts.

Examines the relationships between literature and other arts: for example, painting, photography, architecture, and music; or between literature and other disciplines, such as sciences (e.g. biology, physics, and math) and social sciences (e.g. sociology, psychology, fashion, and environmental studies).

How changing concepts of doctor-patient relationship and of body depicted in literary texts affect decisions throughout the human life cycle. Medicine and disease as metaphors for personal experience and social analysis.

Covers ecocriticism, the study of literature and environment. Explores both environmental writing and the way literature and other cultural artifacts reflect environmental issues, including their intersection with history, inequality, and systems of power, and the placing of humanistic methods in dialogue with the sciences.

Introduces and explores topics in law and literature, with a focus on the relationship between legal materials and literary or cultural imaginaries. Surveys debates in the field of law and literature or focuses on a specific problem, genre, or historical period.

The study of contemporary approaches to analyzing the gender politics of literature and culture. Examines special topics in the history and development of the major theoretical trends, including the relationship of certain theories of gender to relevant works of literature.

Investigates how perceptions of "woman writer" shape understandings of women's literary works and the forms in which they compose. Examines texts by women writers with attention to sociocultural, economic, and political context.

Introduces research theories and methodological approaches in language and rhetoric. Methods and content focus vary by instructor and may include ethnography, corpus analysis, case study, discourse analysis, rhetorical criticism, and various other qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Wide-ranging introduction to the study of written and spoken English. Includes the nature of language; ways of describing language; the use of language study as an approach to English literature and the teaching of English.

Description of sentence, phrase, and word structures in present-day English.

Examines historical, linguistic, economic, and sociopolitical forces involved in the diversification of Global/New Englishes. Attention to changing power relations, language hierarchies, and inequalities associated with the teaching, learning, and use of English.

Explores evolution of English sounds, forms, structures, and word meanings form Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Topics include the history of standardizing practices, colonial/post-colonial English, the evolution of English words, and textual history.

Examines the ways that literary texts structure and use language. Topics may include sound, meter, style, sentence and discourse structure, conversation strategies, narrative orientation, and/or dialect/variation in literature.

Explores the workings and evolution of rhetorical genres as they emerge from and shape recurring social situations. Focuses on the relationship between form and content, and how the typified rhetorical features and linguistic styles of genres are related to specific purposes, activities, relations, and identities.

Explores the language and culture of the Middle English period in England (1100-1500). Examines Middle English texts, the cultural importance of written material, the shifting roles of literacy in early England, the relationship to French and Latin, the regional dialects of English in the period, and manuscript culture. Offered: AWSp.

Concentration on the development of prose style for experienced writers.

Intensive study of various aspects of the craft verse. Readings in contemporary verse and writing using emulation and imitation. Prerequisite: ENGL 283; ENGL 284.

Intensive study of various aspects of the craft of fiction or creative nonfiction. Readings in contemporary prose and writing using emulation and imitation. Prerequisite: ENGL 283; ENGL 284.

Includes anglophone modernisms from the global south as well as Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian diasporic modernisms; narratives of historical development and modernity; intersections between art and politics; global circulation of ideas, artifacts, and forms.

Examines different forms of Asian American expression as a response to racial formations in local and global contexts. Teaches critical thinking about identity, power, inequalities, and marginality.

Students read screenwriting manuals and screenplays, analyze exemplary films, and write synopses, treatments, and first acts of their own screenplays. Course overlaps with: T FILM 450.

Students evaluate and demonstrate how theories in technical and professional communication shape knowledge and power across social, cultural, and institutional contexts; draw on rhetorical and technical communication theory to evaluate audience, values, and language; discuss ethical decision making, and expertise through technology.

Offered: AWSpS.

Editing technical, business, government, and scientific reports through the manipulation of documents, project management, and contemporary production processes. Offered: AWSpS.

Introduction to big data as an issue for technical communicators. Focuses on how big data, privacy, and surveillance have been studied in technical communication and rhetoric research, and how to make this academic knowledge publicly accessible through writing and design. Offered: AWSpS.

Covers how to create, edit, and maintain technical documentation that supports software end-users and developers. Includes conceptual overviews, instructions and tutorials, code samples and comments, release notes, best practices, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and application programming interface (API) references. Offered: AWSpS.

Course awarded based on International Baccalaureate (IB) score. Consult the Admissions Exams for Credit website for more information.

Uses a hands-on approach to teach fundamental aspects of engineering and effective teamwork to help students explore their academic interests. Topics include basic programming, mechanics, circuitry, CAD modeling, and 3D printing. Offered: WSp.

Provides students a hands-on opportunity to become familiar with tools and techniques relevant to a career in engineering. Individual workshops are taught in Engineering makerspaces and teaching labs. Students individually complete deliverables to demonstrate proficiency on the assigned tool or technology. Credit/no-credit only.

Introduction to fundamental aspects of engineering and exploration of multidisciplinary engineering approaches to improving and promoting human health, including understanding how engineers from different disciplines collaborate, approach, and solve health problems. Offered: W.

Lectures and intensive problem solving in mathematics designed to reinforce fundamental mathematics skills and techniques relevant for incoming first-year engineering and computer science students. Enrollment restricted to students in Pathways for Inclusive Excellence (PIE) programs.

Lectures and intensive problem solving in mathematics designed to strengthen academic and study skills. Enrollment restricted to students in the STARS program.

Lectures and intensive problem solving in physics designed to strengthen academic and study skills. Enrollment restricted to students in the STARS program.

Focuses on topics related to the successful study of engineering for students enrolled in the STARS Program. Students build a toolkit of skills and resources to support their education. Topics include time management, effective communication, self-reflection, well-being, and more. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W.

Focuses on topics related to the successful study of engineering for students enrolled in the STARS Program. Students build a toolkit of skills and resources to support their education. Topics include time management, effective communication, self-reflection, well-being, and more. Prerequisite: ENGR 150. Credit/no-credit only.

Collaborative problem-solving sessions to develop skills in math with a small community of fellow engineering students. To be taken with either MATH 124, MATH 125, MATH 126, MATH 207, MATH 208, or another MATH course. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.

Collaborative problem-solving sessions to develop skills in chemistry with a small community of fellow engineering students. To be taken with either CHEM 142, CHEM 152, CHEM 162, or another CHEM course. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.

Collaborative problem-solving sessions to develop skills in physics with a small community of fellow engineering students. To be taken with either PHYS 121, PHYS 122, PHYS 123, or another PHYS course. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.

Collaborative problem-solving sessions to develop skills in engineering fundamentals with a small community of fellow engineering students. To be taken with either A A 210, A A 260, CEE 220, MSE 170, M E 230, or another engineering fundamentals course. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.

Collaborative problem-solving sessions to develop skills in mathematics, chemistry, and physics with engineering applications for students in the STARS program. Credit/no-credit only.

Examines basics of researching and presenting technical information for different audiences and purposes. Individually and in teams, students learn to construct document and presentations, following conventions of oral, written, and visual communication. Assignments are grounded in ethical and sustainable engineering practices.

Technical communication and writing skills, strategies, and genres. Genres include resumes, proposals, procedures, and presentations. Thematic focus on collaborative teamwork and inclusive language for a diverse workplace. Builds on practical strategies introduced in ENGR 231. Offered: AWSp.

Designed to help first-year undergraduate students develop the study skills necessary for success through an exploration of the environmental health sciences and toxicology. Offered: Sp.

Introduction to environmental health concepts. Examines current events to illustrate and better appreciate the relationship between environment and health and to explore whether an environmental condition is or is not an important threat to health. Emphasizes the roles of environmental scientists and related professionals. Offered: AWSp.

Explores how the perspective of filmmakers and documentaries can influence the public's interpretation of environmental health issues, and examines the science and cultural norms that support both sides of the argument. Offered: Sp.

Humans are the primary drivers of global environmental changes that are changing the planet on the scale of geological forces. Students will be introduced to these changes and their consequences for human health and well-being, with a focus on climate change and its consequences. Offered: jointly with G H 220; W.

Introduces concepts and tools that help students think critically about how environmental toxicants can impact human health. Offered: W.

Focuses on the intersection of human health and environmental sustainability. Introduces core concepts of sustainability and public health, and explores the intersections of health and sustainability in specific domains including energy, transportation, the built environment, food systems, and chemicals. Offered: A.

Presents green chemistry in the context of social impact and public health. Focuses on the relationship between the science and application of chemistry, and the conditions of life that affect everyone's health, particularly in the developed world.

Relationship of people to their environment, how it affects their physical well-being and what they can do to influence the quality of the environment and to enhance the protection of their health. Offered: ASp.

Introduces a range of topics in occupational health and safety, including chemical, physical, and biological hazards. Explores emerging topics such as psychosocial exposures, total worker health, and hazards related to extreme climate events. Offered: W.

Written and oral communication for environmental health professionals. Principles of effective writing for technical articles, proposals, and reports with attention to structure, clarity, style, and language usage. Students learn to translate complex technical information for broader audiences. Offered: W.

Provides an introduction to infectious disease outbreaks of both domestic and global significance. Students learn about outbreak detection, investigation and response activities and methodologies through a combination of lecture, case studies, homework, and popular media. Offered: Sp.

Examines the causes and consequences of sexually transmitted infections (STI). Discusses strategies to prevent STI with a focus on sexual and reproductive health. Explores new advances in STI epidemiology, treatment, and public health control. Offered: A.

Provides a public health perspective of maternal and child health. Includes information on indicators of maternal, infant, and child health; risk factors for pregnancy complications, infant and child morbidity and mortality; and impact of maternal and child health on life course disease risk. Offered: A.

For the undergraduate student wishing to devote only one quarter to a course in epidemiologic methods. Description of ways in which variation in disease occurrence is documented and how that variation is studied to understand causes of disease. Offered: AWSp.

Application of concepts to real data using basic epidemiologic analysis methods. Prerequisite: EPI 320; and either BIOST 310, QMETH 201, Q SCI 381, STAT 220, STAT 221/CS&SS 221/SOC 211, or STAT 311. Offered: Sp.

Presents a comprehensive overview of the historical, public health, clinical, and biological aspects of HIV infection. Covers impact of AIDS on community and global health care and prospects for prevention and control. Offered: jointly with G H 360; W.

Biology, behavior, ecology, evolution, and extinction of dinosaurs, and a history of their exploration. With dinosaurs as focal point, course also introduces the student to how hypotheses in geological and paleobiological science are formulated and tested.

Introduction to the processes, materials and structures that shape Earth. Emphasizes the dynamic nature of the earth's tectonic system and its relationship to physical features, volcanism, earthquakes, minerals and rocks and geologic structures. Optional field trips. Course overlaps with: ESS 210; BEARTH 153; and T GEOS 117.

Explores the sun, solar storms, observations from space and from Earth; Earth's space environment, radiation belts and hazards, plasma storms and auroras, rockets and propulsion, human exploration efforts, societal impact, planetary systems and resources, and project highlighting space and its exploration. Open to non-majors.

Explores history and evolution of Earth, from the Big Bang to present day. Emphasizes disparate timescales over which Earth processes operate - planetary formation, plate tectonics, evolution of life, geologic climate change, and catastrophes such as earthquakes, volcanoes, meteor impacts, and mass extinctions. Credit/no-credit only.

Fossils and how they are preserved. What fossils tell us about past life and environments. How the history of life unfolded and what caused the great events in biological evolution. Open to non-science majors, but also lays a foundation for higher-level geobiology courses.

Examines a range of natural hazards and their impact on society, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, floods, wildfire, and landslides. Focuses on the causes of these extreme events, how they unfold, their differential effects on communities, and how to make society more resilient to natural hazards.

Explores volcanoes and volcanic eruptions on Earth and in the solar system. Examines how volcanoes work and how they affect the environment, life, and human societies. Illustrates principles using local examples of recent volcanism and ancient examples of mega-eruptions. Evaluates the possibility of predicting future eruptions.

Covers glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice, icebergs, permafrost, lake ice, and snow on Earth and other planets. Emphasis is placed on human impacts. Course evaluation is based on quantitative assignments with significant coding and quantitative writing components. Support available for students without a STEM or coding background. Offered: Sp.

Reviews research being performed in visited and independent research opportunities and possibilities. Includes weekly visits to labs in ESS and related fields. Credit/no-credit only.

Earth's dynamic environment, global energy balance, interplay of chemical, physical, and biological processes shaping the Earth's surface and climate. Emphasis on quantitative methods for measuring, evaluating, and understanding contemporary changes relative to the last several thousand years. Offered: Sp.

Explores how glaciers record climate change and human activities through bubbles of ancient air and trace impurities in the ice. Also reviews glaciers impact on societies through sea-level, coastlines, water supplies, and transportation routes. Open to non-science majors.

Covers the origin and diversification of life on Planet Earth, and abrupt die-offs in mass extinctions. Explores how new instrumentation and experimentation in biology and chemistry, and improved sampling of the fossil record in geology, combine with astrobiology and geobiology to revise out history of Earth and its life.7 in ESS 100.

Group development of student experiments to the outer rim of our atmosphere and the beginning of space; investigation of stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, magnetosphere, development of exploration packages; basic electronic fabrication, global positioning, radio tracking, expectations at high altitudes. Open to all disciplines.

Introductory structural geology and geomorphology. Deformation of soil, sediment, and rock. Erosional and depositional processes and landforms. Structural, geomorphic, and climatic interactions in major tectonic regimes. Use of geologic maps and cross sections. One optional overnight field excursion. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.

Recommended: high school or college chemistry (e.g., CHEM 110); and high school or college pre-calculus (e.g., MATH 120). Offered: W.

Introduction to paleontology, types of stratigraphy, and radiometric dating. The physical, chemical, biological, and plate tectonic evolution of the earth's crust, seawater, and atmosphere. Comparison with other planets. Climate changes and man as a geologic agent. Two one-day field excursions. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.

Introduction to Earth surface environments, the processes that shape them, how humans affect them and are affected by them. Field trips examine mountains, rivers, deltas/estuaries, beaches, and environments beyond. Focuses on linkages between these environments to illustrate coupling between landscapes and seascapes.

Explores topics related to majoring in and pursuing a career in STEM broadly and ESS specifically. Credit/no-credit only.

Explores the physical, chemical, and biological processes that shape Earth's surface; the evolution of landforms and surficial deposits via weathering, erosion, transport, and deposition.

Explores how scientists may "read" the geologic record to reconstruct Earth's past. Traces the co-evolution of life and environment on Earth, from the rise of microbes, across mass extinction events (such as the one that ended the reign of the dinosaurs), to present day. Prerequisite: ESS 312.

Presents physical principles that govern Earth's climate system. Topics include: how conservation of energy and greenhouse effect maintain equable temperatures suitable for life; basic patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulations; and physics of the hydrologic cycle.

Up-to-date survey of geological features and processes on and within planets and their moons deduced from sampling, remote sensing, spacecraft imagery, and theory. Comparative discussion of volcanism, tectonics, surface processes, and thermal evolution. Examination of moon rocks and meteorites.

Students will lead Earth and Space Sciences outreach events to underserved and underrepresented populations in the Northwest. Gain an understanding to the barriers to education and participate in events to remove some of these barriers .

Presents mathematical methods for Earth Sciences applications. Focuses on setting up equations and on the quality of written solutions. Prerequisite: either Q SCI 292, MATH 125 or MATH 135; either PHYS 114/PHYS 117 or PHYS 121.

Introduction to continuum mechanics: elasticity, fluid dynamics, diffusion, porous flow, multiphase flow, dimensional analysis, and natural convection. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in either MATH 125, MATH 135, or Q SCI 292; a minimum grade of 2.0 in either both PHYS 114 and 117, or PHYS 121; and a minimum grade of 2. Offered: W.

Crystallography, crystal chemistry, and characteristics of rock-forming and ore minerals. Description, phase equilibria, origin, and associations of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Laboratory study of hand specimens. One one-day field excursion. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2. Offered: Sp.

Introduction to the early record of life on earth. Environmental factors leading to life's diversification. The role of life in biomineralization and biogeochemical cycles. The influence of life on modern environments. Laboratory exercises demonstrate specimens and techniques. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in ESS 213. Offered: A.

Introduction to geophysical methods including refraction and reflection seismology, gravity, magnetics, electrical resistivity, heat flow, and geodesy. Laboratory exercises explore interpretation of geophysical data to determine elastic wave speed, density, magnetic susceptibility, and electrical conductivity at depth. Offered: A.

Geochemical processes and differentiation of the Earth. Crystal chemistry and elemental affinities, thermodynamics of geologic processes, trace element and isotopic fractionation, radioisotopes, geochronology, cosmochemistry, weathering, introductory aqueous geochemistry and exploration of global geochemical cycles.0 in ESS 212.

Introduction to landforms and surficial deposits. Emphasis on landscape-forming processes. Intended for students who wish to take additional courses in geomorphology. Course overlaps with: BEARTH 321 and T GEOS 335. Prerequisite: either PHYS 114 or PHYS 121.

Examines principles of geographic information systems (GIS) applied to earth and geological sciences. Covers basics of GIScience, data types, and GIS analyses. Course overlaps with: B GIS 344.

Geologic history of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Emphasis on use of geologic principles in interpreting evidence found in landscapes and rocks. Weekend field trips optional. Prerequisite: either ESS 101, ESS 105, ESS 211, or ESS 212.

Reviews a wide range of fundamental geological processes, using North American parks and monuments as examples of natural laboratories. Includes plate-tectonic history, volcanism, mountain-building, and glacial, fluvial, and a host of other geomorphic forces as preserved in geologic exposures of National Parks.

Analysis of geologic constraints upon human activity and the environmental consequences of such activity. Topics include hillslope processes, fluvial and groundwater processes, earthquake and volcanic hazards, and environmental aspects of deforestation and atmospheric pollution. Prerequisite: either ESS 101, ESS 105, ESS 211, or ESS 212.

Explores job skills and dependable strengths with a focus on geosciences. Introduces campus career resources. Focuses on developing hard and soft skills (GIS, research lab experience, etc. Prerequisite: ESS 298. Credit/no-credit only.

Explores topics related to pursuing graduate school primarily in earth and space sciences and professional graduate programs such as education, law, business, and policy for earth and space sciences majors. Course overlaps with: GRDSCH 200. Prerequisite: ESS 298. Credit/no-credit only.

Supplementary lectures, discussions, and problem-solving sessions in personal finance. Intended for non-business majors. Co-requisite: FIN 205. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: Sp.

Combines behavioral, economic, and financial theory with real world application to help students make sound financial decisions, become more knowledgeable consumers, and learn how to achieve personal financial goals. Covers skills that can help students gain more control of their personal finances and achieve financial independence.

Evaluating and funding projects within the firm. Time value of money, inflation, capital budgeting; risk and return in the financial markets, stocks, bonds, portfolios and diversifiable risk, market efficiency and the balance between debt and equity to fund the firm. Course overlaps with: B BUS 350; STMATH 330; and T BUS 350.

Role of banks and nonbank financial institutions in the financial system; asset choices of banks and nonbank financial institutions; problems in the management of financial institutions with emphasis on commercial banks. Prerequisite: FIN 350; either B ECON 300 or ECON 300; may not be repeated.

Introduction to valuing, financing, and investing in real estate with emphasis on those topics that distinguish real estate from other investments, including valuation techniques, lease structures, loan options, equity partnerships, risk management, and taxation. Course overlaps with: R E 413. Prerequisite: FIN 350.

Applies strategic and economic frameworks to global business decisions. Topics include global macroeconomics, geopolitics, and trade; cross-border organization and value-chain design; market entry; and platform strategy. Prerequisite: B ECON 300 or ECON 300. Offered: jointly with B ECON 426.

Analysis of financial problems facing businesses engaged in international activities. Financing foreign investment, financial control of foreign operations, and working capital management including foreign exchange positions using cases and readings. Prerequisite: FIN 350.

Examines who the real estate capital providers are, how that capital is priced, and why the markets operate as they do. Provides a toolbox for sound decision-making, either as an investor seeking funding or as a note-holder in the secondary market. Prerequisite: FIN 350.

Teams of students will create a development proposal for an underutilized parcel of land in an economically challenged neighborhood of Seattle. Course overlaps with: R E 363. Prerequisite: FIN 425, which may be taken concurrently.

Case problems in corporate financial management. Includes cases on management of current assets, obtaining short-term loans, raising long-term capital, capital budgeting, and dividend policy. The management point of view is stressed. Prerequisite: FIN 350; either B ECON 300 or ECON 300.

Business financial strategic planning. Topics include business valuation and financing, performance evaluation, risk analysis, capital budgeting, and inflation and taxes. Emphasizes tools with real-world applications while incorporating modern finance concepts. Prerequisite: FIN 350; either B ECON 300 or ECON 300; may not be repeated.

Key issues in financial management using both analytical and case study illustrations. Valuation of public and private companies; cost of capital estimation; investment complications, such as taxes, inflation, risk, project interdependencies, and financing-investment interactions; leasing; mergers; spin-offs and carve-outs.

Explores financial issues that face entrepreneurs, including the stages of financing, business cash flow models, and strategic positioning of the early-stage company. Examines the role of business angels, venture capital funds, institutional investors, strategic alliances, licensing agreements, and exit strategies.

Advanced finance topics focusing on providing the necessary training to value, structure, and close acquisitions. Additional topics include antitrust issues, the legal environment governing mergers, and antitakeover defense. Prerequisite: FIN 350; and either B ECON 300 or ECON 300.

Introduction to the nature, problems, and process of evaluating particular securities and portfolio construction and administration. Special attention is directed to the risk and rate-of-return aspects of particular securities portfolios, and total wealth. Prerequisite: FIN 350; either B ECON 300 or ECON 300; may not be repeated.

Introduction to financial futures and options markets. Institutional aspects and social functions of these markets, pricing of options and futures, and risk shifting by hedging. Course overlaps with: B BECN 460 and STMATH 330. Prerequisite: FIN 350; either B ECON 300 or ECON 300; may not be repeated.

Modern tools for managing financial risk. Fixed income securities and interest rate risk, credit risk, foreign currency risk, and insurance. Emphasis on use of futures, forwards swaps, and option contracts. Prerequisite: FIN 350; either B ECON 300 or ECON 300.

Review of asset management industry and participants. Exploration of end investor's objectives, preferences and biases as basis for allocating client assets across an entire portfolio. Development of an investment strategy while addressing problems in implementing that strategy from a practitioner's perspective.

Examination of the market for alternative investments including the investment strategies employed by hedge funds and private equity firms, the risk-return tradeoffs of those strategies, and the legal and economic environments in which alternative investment firms operate. Course overlaps with: STMATH 330.

Examination of the main concepts and participants in the fixed income markets, with an emphasis on the risks and other instrument-specific factors that differentiate fixed income securities, as well as the tools and techniques for pricing and managing the risk of fixed income securities. Course overlaps with: CFRM 430 and ECON 422.

Provides an introduction to the debates over globalization. Focuses on the growth and intensification of global ties. Addresses the resulting inequalities and tensions, as well as the new opportunities for cultural and political exchange. Course equivalent to: BIS 282. Course overlaps with: TPOL S 123.

Provides an introduction to global health, including: the burden and distribution of disease and mortality; the determinants of global health disparities; the making of global health policies; and the outcomes of global health interventions. Course equivalent to: T HLTH 285. Course overlaps with: B HLTH 201.

Patterns and systems of human occupancy of the world. Emphasis on economic and cultural processes, dynamic change, functional relations, networks, and nature-social relations.

Introduces contemporary issues in international migration. Covers the relationship between contemporary human mobility and changes in the global economy; gendered migration; transnationalism; refugee and asylum issues; and immigrant integration. Offered: A.

Explores environmental systems using a geographic perspective that emphasizes spatial patterns of phenomena, relationships between different places, and interconnections between people and environment. Evaluates causes, consequences, and solutions to environmental problems. Topics include climate, atmosphere, water, ecosystems, and soils.

The changing locations and spatial patterns of economic activity, including: production in agriculture, manufacturing, and services; spatial economic principles of trade, transportation, communications, and corporate organization; regional economic development, and the diffusion of technological innovation. Offered: A.

Examines the relationship between the globalization of economic activity and regional development. Topics include international trade, colonialism, industrial capitalism, advanced capitalism, and the globalization of labor markets.

Addresses increasing global inequalities by focusing on shifting spatial division of labor and the role of the international development industry in shaping economic and social inequality.

Studies the geography of development processes, patterns, and problems in "Greater China": mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Offered: jointly with JSIS A 236.

Introduces the scope and methods of population science as a spatial science. Explores the characteristics and dynamics of populations across the United States. Topics include immigration policy, fertility and mortality differences, health and well-being, political redistricting, segregation, and internal migration of populations.

Explores the use and societal impacts of contemporary digital spatial technologies. Focuses on internet mapping, handheld geographic technologies, location-based services, spatial applications of social media, the geoweb, and traditional GIS.

Explores the spaces, places, and social relations of people's everyday life. Emphasizes how geographical relations shape where people live, work, and play, as well as the streets they move along and the buildings marking their daily paths and routines.

Explores how concepts, theories, and ideologies of international development and environmental issues interrelate. Approaches development and environment through several interconnected topics: population, consumption, carbon, land, and water. Examines how these issues connect people and places around the world.

Examines development of world food economy, current responses to instabilities and crises, and issues relating to obesity, hunger, and inequality in relation to food systems. Explores political, social, and economic dimensions of food and eating in particular spaces, places, environments, contexts, and regions.

Draws on political ecology and cultural geography frameworks to think through social constructions of nature: where we live, where we play, and where we work. Looks at the role of markers of difference (gender, race, nationality) in debates around equity and justice. Offered: Sp.

Examines both the geography of politics and the politics of geography at a variety of spatial scales and in different global locations. Typical topics include: geographies of the state and state power; geopolitics and globalization; national and local politics, and other politics of culture, health, nature, and the body.

Explores economic, cultural, social and political dynamics of cities - their location, functions, and internal structure, including economic activities, housing, and social geography.

Concepts of health from a geographical viewpoint, including human-environment relations, development, geographical patterns of disease, and health systems in developed and developing countries.

Analysis of cultural processes in the formation of landscape, environment, region, and place in their relationship to individual and group identities and activities.

Focus on radical histories of past and ongoing struggles across the region, its human geographies, and ecological futures.

U.S. immigration trends and policies from a geographic perspective. Topics include where immigrants come from, where they settle in the United States (and why they settle in those particular places), these locations, immigrant employment enclaves, effects of U.S.

Covers the beginning steps in the research process. Introduces the discipline of geography, the department, and current faculty through the research aims of explanation and understanding that frame social scientific inquiry.

Integrates geographic information systems and spatial data analysis, emphasizing the appropriate selection of methods, procedures for research design, and interpretation of findings. Topics include descriptive and inferential methods, spatial patterns and statistics, and correlation and spatial autocorrelation.

Offers an evidence-based analysis of globalization that addresses how individuals are affected personally as well as economically amidst the market-led processes of global integration. Offered: jointly with JSIS B 323.

Introduction to quantitative methods in geography, with a primary focus on statistical techniques. Examines the basic concepts, reasoning, and procedures geographers use in developing, analyzing, applying, and presenting quantitative methods.

Integrates critique of remote sensing process with development of basic skills in remote sensing, emphasizing reflexivity, data literacy, and awareness of the politics and subjectivities of satellite imagery, data collection, analysis and applications. Course overlaps with: JSIS B 456. Recommended: GEOG 317.

Provides essential knowledge of Web geographic information systems (GIS) project management, the latest geospatial technologies for building modern Web GIS applications, and real-world case studies. Focuses on theories and principles behind Web GIS, including sys architecture, front-end coding, responsive design, and Web analyses.

Examines operation of economic, social, and political processes across countries of Latin America - on international, national, and local scales - to understand common issues facing the region and different impacts in particular countries.

Explores the causes and patterns of global poverty, and the urgent need for studies of care in both academic work and public policy. Considers the possibilities and challenges of caring across distance, and ways to respectfully engage with people in different places.

Stereotypes about blackness, gender, and sexuality are enmeshed with how we think, feel, and move about the landscapes we move through - and black people are often seen threatening presences that "need" to be policed, contained, and completely erased. Offered: jointly with GWSS 332.

Explores international development and how it shapes global imagery across countries of the global North and South. Examines historical ideas, key institutions (such as the World Bank and United Nations), and practices that shape contemporary development. Offered: jointly with JSIS B 335.

Examines the geography of China's development since 1949. Introduces China's physical geography, history, and economic and political system. Emphasizes China's uneven development in agriculture, population, industry, and trade.

Examines patterns of China's internal migration in different periods in relation to economic development. Explores how the state-created dual structure and the household registration system enables China to have a huge class of super-exploitable migrant labor and become the world's premier low-end manufacturing center.

Geographies of social, political, and economic inequality. Focus is usually on North American cities. Examines the theoretical underpinning of inequality. Explores topics such as the spatial distribution of wealth and poverty, the geographies of exclusion, and discrimination in paid employment and housing.

Examines how three key global processes - rising levels of formal education, changing health regimes , and environmental transformation - are shaping youth in the US and South Asia. Offered: jointly with JSIS B 347; A.

Analyzes the relationship between human migration and local and global economic change. Allows students to gain familiarity with scholarly research on migration from a diversity of approaches and methods. Offered: jointly with JSIS B 344.

Introduction to mapping and geographic information systems. Course overlaps with: BIS 343.

Introduces students to the systems, science, and study of geographic information systems (GIS), including what gives GIS its enduring importance, it core principles, its applications, its unique analysis methods, and the practices and dilemmas that often accompany the use and communication of geographic information. Credit/no-credit only.

Explores how environmental conservation is shaped by scientific, political, cultural, and economic forces acting across both space and time. Specific topics include environmental history, wilderness preservation, national parks, forest management, community-based conservation, global political ecology, and environmental justice.

Addresses world hunger and poverty in relation to agricultural development, food security policy, the globalization of food and agriculture and social movements. Explores the problem and historical persistence of hunger across geographic scale and examines the debates about how hunger can be eradicated.

Intersections of food and community in Hispanic cultures. Past and present practices. Food and material culture, urban design, foodways and gender roles, food and race, diet and hygiene, religious, and civic celebrations, and food preparation techniques. Offered: jointly with JEW ST 362/SPAN 362; S.

Food cultures and practices and their intersections with the construction of racial or racialized identities in the Hispanic and Sephardic worlds. Addresses issues of diversity through examining the role of food in creating power differentials and racialized identities. Offered: jointly with JEW ST 324/SPAN 325.

An introduction to both political geography and geopolitics, addressing the fundamental links between power and space. Offered: jointly with JSIS B 375.

Examines how the spatial structure of cities and towns affects and is affected by political processes. Considers both traditional and newer forms of politics, as global and local issues. Special attention paid to where politics takes place within local contexts across state, civil society, home, and the body.

Investigates how and why formal and informal order is established in urban areas, how this order produces advantages and disadvantages, and possibilities of alternative visions of order. Offered: jointly with LSJ 378; A.

Geography of infectious and chronic diseases at local, national, and international scales; environmental, cultural, and social explanations of those variations; comparative aspects of health systems.

Combines the study of maps, GIS and other geovisualization technologies with research on the geography of health. Provides an introduction to key geovisualization tools, while also offering an opportunity to reflect intellectually on health maps through the lens of critical social theories about power and knowledge.

Explores the core principles, methodologies, and applications of human centered design practice. Areas of investigation include user research, ideation, interaction design, visualization, prototyping, and usability. Cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been earned for HCDE 302.

Examines principles and practices of human centered design and engineering. Includes overview of conceptual problems in human centered design and engineering, issues related to communicating scientific and technical information to a variety of audiences, and human centered design approaches.

Examines various communication genres in HCDE. Students conduct primary and secondary research; analyze results; write, design, and orally present communications that meet the needs of stakeholders with differing priorities and cultures. The course is taught through the lens of sustainable and ethical HCDE practices.

Explores the human-centered design paradigm from a broad perspective. Emphasizes the importance of developing and applying design processes and strategies. Students learn to think like a user-centered designer and carry out activities that are key to user-centered design.

Explores the human-centered design paradigm from a broad perspective. Emphasizes the importance of developing and applying design processes and strategies. Students learn to think like a user-centered designer and carry out activities that are key to user-centered design. Prerequisite: HCDE 302.

Introduces principles of visual communication and design used in human centered design and engineering so that students gain a systematic understanding as they create visual communication components of print, interactive, and video media.

Provides opportunities to identify and build interactive systems to solve problems in human centered design and engineering. Students specify, design, build, and justify design solutions in terms of user experience and technical design choices. Prerequisite: either CSE 121, CSE 122, CSE 123, CSE 142, or CSE 160.

Introduces user research methods, such as interviews, surveys, usability tests, content analysis, and focus groups. Reviews selecting an appropriate research method, how to conduct research and analyze results, conveying research data in the form of design requirements, and ethics.

Explores the environmental and societal impacts of digital products and services while mastering sustainable design principles. Introduces key concepts like lifecycle assessment and cradle-to-cradle design. Through hands-on projects, students build a sustainable design framework that applies to both physical and digital materials.

Explores the user-centered design paradigm from a broad perspective, with an emphasis on the importance of developing and applying design processes and strategies. Students learn to think like a user-centered designer and carry out activities that are key to user-centered design.

Prepares students for professional practice by developing expertise and artifacts that make up an effective professional portfolio for careers in human centered design and engineering. Covers job searches, networking, recruiting, and interviewing, as well as development of resumes, cover letters, and online portfolios.

Introduces students to teamwork and leadership competencies of particular significance to interdisciplinary, design-oriented, creative, and distributed work of human-centered design and engineering. Particular emphasis on competencies related to interpersonal interactions, group dynamics, and civic responsibility. Credit/no-credit only.

Introduces students to a variety of prototyping techniques for different kinds of user experience design problems. Structured as a series of independent explorations, each on a different prototyping methodology, aimed at many platforms. Prerequisite: either HCDE 300 and HCDE 318, or HCDE 303, which may be taken concurrently.

Fundamentals of information systems, what they are, how they affect organizations. Technical and organizational foundations of information systems, building information systems, managing information system resources. Laboratory emphasizes using computer to analyze, coordinate, solve organizational decision-making problems. Offered: AWSpS.

Provides the fundamentals of information systems from a technical and organizational standpoint including managing information system resources. Covers basic data analytical theories, practices, and skills. Addresses the fundamentals of corporate finance; investment decisions, discount rates, and debt and equity securities.

Exposure to fundamental programming and scripting concepts, conceptual data modeling, database management, and XML Applying data types and control structures. Continues the concepts of I S 300 of entity-relationship diagrams and record structure diagrams. Prerequisite: I S 300. Offered: AWSp.

Fundamental programming concepts including data types, control structures, modularization, and structure programming. Developing solutions for problems in interactive business applications. Introduction to data and file structures. Extensive use of an event-driven programming language. Offered: AWSp.

Technology and applications of business data communication networks and cybersecurity. Topics include network architecture, communication protocols, cloud computing, Internet of Things, cryptography, cyberattack, prevention techniques, and network economics. Prerequisite: I S 300, which may be taken concurrently; may not be repeated.

Examines the business need for database processing. Discusses database design, development, and administration. Students practice real-world database design and implementation using SQL. Discusses issues related to transaction management, data warehouse, etc. Prerequisite: I S 320, which may be taken concurrently; may not be repeated.

Introduction to business data analytics concepts and techniques, including association rules, classification, cluster analysis, decision trees, logistic regression, text mining, and web analytics. Real-world applications in information systems, supply chain management, and others. Prerequisite: I S 300 and OPMGT301. Offered: AWSp.

Analysis and design of business information systems. Concentrates on the analysis phase of systems development. Covers systems development life cycle, feasibility studies, analysis of user requirements, and development of logical system models. Prerequisite: I S 410; I S 445; both of which may be taken concurrently; may not be repeated.

Develops business information systems integrating knowledge gained in previous 400-level I S courses. Topics include software project management, system/database design, GUI, software testing, systems implementation/support/maintenance, user training, integrating web, and business environments.

Examines the basic concepts and methods of industrial engineering through team-based hands-on activities. Explores the profession of industrial engineering. Discusses resources available to industrial engineering students at the University of Washington. Offered: A.

Basics of industrial cost analysis and accounting. Application of interest computations to engineering decision making. Analysis of engineering alternatives based on use of interest computations, valuations, depreciation, and cost estimates. Offered: ASp.

Modeling and optimization of linear network problems. Topics include: optimization of linear systems, mathematical model design, simplex method, primal-dual algorithms, parametric programming, goal programming, network problems and algorithms, and PERT/CPM. Offered: A.

Stochastic systems analysis to industrial engineering problems. Topics include: Markov chains, queueing theory, queueing applications, and decision analysis. Prerequisite: IND E 310 and IND E 315. Offered: W.

Application of probability theory and statistics to engineering problems, distribution theory and discussion of particular distributions of interest in engineering, statistical estimation and data analysis. Illustrative statistical applications may include quality control, linear regression, and analysis of engineering data sets.

Introduction to the analysis of data from planned experiments. Analysis of variance for multiple factors and applications of orthogonal arrays and linear graphs for fractional factorial designs to product and process design optimization. Regression analysis with applications in engineering. Offered: jointly with STAT 316; W.

Design of quality control and assurance systems. Statistical Process Control (SPC) design and implementation. Control charts for attributes and variables. Process capability analysis and process improvement techniques. Statistical tolerance design. Quality management and recent developments. Prerequisite: IND E 315 Offered: Sp.

Description of manufacturing systems. Includes discussion of current trends in manufacturing. Introduces process flow analysis, manufacturing organizations including job-shop, assembly lines, and group technology, manufacturing inventory philosophies (just-in-time, MRP, OPT), work environment, and work simplification.

Discrete-event simulation methodology emphasizing model formulation and construction with modern simulation languages and environments, statistical basis for evaluating model results, design and management of simulation projects. Application to manufacturing, retail, and service industries. Offered: W.

Engineering considerations of the abilities and limitations of the human aspect in the design of operational systems and components. Functional, psychological, physiological, and environmental considerations. Offered: Sp.

Modeling and optimization of problems and dynamic programming approach to optimization. Topics include: integer programming formulation techniques, linear and Lagrangian relaxation, branch-and-bound and cutting-plane methods, integer programming applications, and dynamic programming. Prerequisite: IND E 311. Offered: Sp.

Reliability and system safety measures. Life distributions and their applications in reliability. System reliability models. Design by reliability and probabilistic design. Reliability and safety analysis through FMECA and FTA. Reliability estimation and measurement by testing for binomial, exponential, and Weibull distributions.

Emphasizes data-driven system modeling, including basic statistical learning models, and system modeling and decision-making. Covers experimental design for data collection, tree-based control charts for process monitoring, rule-based decision-making, and diagnosis of root causes as learning problems.

Covers approaches to manufacturing scheduling and inventory control for different work organizations. Prerequisite: IND E 310; IND E 315; and IND E 337, which may be taken concurrently; recommended: IND E 412. Offered: A.

Design of new or expanding industrial facilities. Consideration of work organization and layout. Study of basic design of plant systems, including plumbing, electrical, HVAC, illumination, acoustics, and waste handling. In depth coverage of material handling system design and equipment choices. Offered: A.

Design oriented to cover fundamentals of user interface design; models on human computer interaction, software psychology, input devices, usability, cognitive and perceptual aspects of human-computer interaction, advanced interface, and research methodologies are discussed.

Concepts of system approach, system hierarchies, functional analysis, requirements, trade studies, and other concepts used to define and integrate complex engineering systems. Introduction to risk analysis and reliability, failure modes and effects analysis, writing specifications, and lean manufacturing.

Explores ethical concerns involving automation on social media platforms. Students learn about social media phenomena (e.g., viral memes, parasocial relationships, harassment campaigns), experiment with computer programs (e.g., bots, data mining programs, recommendation algorithms), and apply ethics frameworks (e.g.

Drawing from law, ethics, and science and technology studies, introduces students to the ways contemporary society seeks to mitigate the harms of emerging technology and promote human flourishing.

Explores intersection of information technology and music. Topics include music recommendation and streaming services, musical instrument design, music education, and musical artificial intelligence through the lens of informatics.

Introduces the fundamentals of AI, including the basics of historic and modern AI systems. Students develop fluency with AI systems, from models and datasets to responsible usage, and learn how to use and evaluate these systems using widely accessible tools. No prior knowledge or experience with coding is necessary.

Survey course introducing the essential elements of data science: data collection, management, curation, and cleaning; summarizing and visualizing data; basic ideas of statistical inference, machine learning. Students will gain hands-on experience through computing labs. Course equivalent to: CSE 180 and STAT 180.

Introduces the intellectual foundations of information, including what it is; how people create, categorize, find, interpret, manipulate and use information; how human values shape the design of information, information technology, and information systems; and how these systems shape people, organizations, and society.

Introduces fundamental tools, technologies, and skills necessary to transform data into knowledge, including data manipulation, analysis, and visualization, as well as version control and programming languages used in data programming. Students learn to work with real data, and reflect on the power and perils of using data to inform.

Our world is rife with misinformation. This is a course about "calling b***s*** on" - spotting, dissecting, and publicly refuting - false claims and inferences based on quantitative, statistical, and computational analysis of data. Prior math/stat background unnecessary. Course overlaps with: BIOL 270.

Introduces tools, skills, and professional practices for successful information careers. Covers understanding the information industry, collaborative teamwork, conflict resolution, and communicating professionally within and outside an organization. Course overlaps with: INFO 290 and INFO 386.

Introduces research methods used to understand people's interactions with information, information technology, and information systems. Topics include epistemology, science, theory, research ethics, and a selection of qualitative, quantitative, and design methods for answering questions in both research and practical settings.

Provides a theoretical and practical introduction to information assurance and cyber-security (IAC). Includes methods and practices for securing information and information systems. Covers how vulnerabilities arise, recognizing evolving threats, and mitigating them. Course overlaps with: CSS 310 and T INFO 310.

Examines the risk inherent in use of technology, and how to manage risk to information, data, and technology in organizations. Topics include risk management frameworks, risk tolerance, key risk indicators, the legislative and regulatory environment, compliance, and new avenues of risk such as social media and mobile.

Basic concepts of local and wide-area computer networking including an overview of services provided by networks, network topologies and hardware, packet switching, client/server architectures, network protocols, and network servers and applications. Course overlaps with: CSS 431 and T INFO 250.

Introduction to database systems, focused on relational models, languages, and systems and the application of conceptual, logical, and physical database design. Key topics include the relational model, SQL, entity-relationship modeling, three-tier architectures, implementation of database applications, and non-relational databases.

Introduction to Information Architecture (IA) methodologies and tools used to design and build information spaces. Discusses IA core concepts of navigation, labeling, data modeling, taxonomy and information personas. Also discusses wireframes, sitemaps, information design and integrating IA work with a UX strategy.

Introduction to client-side development on the internet, including markup, programming languages, protocols, libraries, and frameworks for creating and maintaining usable and accessible, interactive applications. Prerequisite: either CSE 123, CSE 143, CSE 154, or CSE 163; and INFO 201.

Provides an analytic philosophy framework from traditional western traditions for analyzing the ethical, legal, and policy issues surrounding information, information technologies, and the information industries. Course overlaps with: CSS 315.

Covers digital tools such as video games, virtual reality, language apps, and digital heritage sites used to maintain relationships to place, language, history, and culture. Explores respectful use and ethical development of these tools with emphasis on Native North American Indigenous approaches to knowledge.

Introduction to data justice. Addresses historical and contemporary problems of injustice and inequality linked to data, statistics, and computation. Situates topic within broader theories of justice, in particular gender, racial, and socioeconomic justice.

Introduction to methods of policy analysis and design, with an emphasis on moral and ethical reasoning and imagination. Skill development in policy analysis and design, along with their integration. Explores the importance of mindset and worldview in varied socio-technical settings. Prerequisite: INFO 360 or HCDE 210.

Exploration of the human record, from oral cultures to the digital age: personal, identity, and family records; oral cultures; the development of writing, history, and evolution of books and scholarly communications; institutional records; and the Internet.

Introduces design paradigms and methods for envisioning information systems that meet the needs of people, organizations, and society. Topics include design thinking, creativity, and the sketching, prototyping, evaluating, and specifying of information experiences.

Build fluency in expressing information visually as diagrams, charts, maps, and icons. Learn to solve design problems, give and receive critique, follow an iterative process of design refinement, and learn technical skills. Understand the nature of visual potential, visual design principles, and the impact of color and typography.

Surveys the major topics within data science, including data ingestion, cloud computing, statistical inference, machine learning, information visualization, and data ethics. Includes programming in R and Python.

Introduces modern methods in applied data science. Emphasizes practical applications and analysis of real-world data through a survey of common techniques in supervised and unsupervised machine learning, and methods for experimental design and causal inference. Prerequisite: INFO 370.

Covers search engines, recommendation systems, web crawling, and search interface technologies. Includes hands-on experience with a focus on techniques used to access, retrieve, organize, present, and recommend information. Students work with developmental tools and learn relevant concepts through experimentation.

Provides students with the skills to design information systems and software. Students learn how to identify and analyze system needs in terms of organizational and stakeholder goals, system functionality, and the constraints in which it must operate.

Methods of depicting three-dimensional objects and communicating design information. Development of three-dimensional skills through freehand sketching and computer-aided design using parametric solid modeling. Course overlaps with: B ME 315 and TME 315. Offered: AWSpS.

Methods of depicting three-dimensional objects and communicating design information. Development of three-dimensional visualization skills through computer-aided design using parametric solid modeling. Offered: AWSpS.

Kinematics of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies; moving reference frames; kinetics of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies; equilibrium, energy, linear momentum, angular momentum. Course equivalent to: B ME 223 and TME 223. Prerequisite: A A 210.

Engineering thermodynamics, including thermodynamic concepts and properties, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, energy conversion, refrigeration, humidification, and combustion. Engineering design applications. Course overlaps with: B ME 331 and TME 331.

Study of heat transfer by conduction, radiation, and convection; elementary heat-exchanger design. Course overlaps with: B ME 333 and TME 433. Prerequisite: either M E 333 or CEE 342.

Introduction to the basic fluid laws and their application. Conservation equations, dynamic similarity, potential flow, boundary-layer concepts, effects of friction, compressible flow, fluid machinery, measurement techniques. Course overlaps with: B ME 332; TCE 347; and TME 332.

Energy use. Fossil energy conversion. Oil, gas, coal resources. Air impacts. Nuclear energy principles, reactors, fuel cycle. Prerequisite: either MATH 112, MATH 124, MATH 134, or Q SCI 291; either CHEM 120, CHEM 142, CHEM 143, CHEM 145, PHYS 114, PHYS 121, or PHYS 141. Offered: jointly with CHEM E 341/ENVIR 341; A.

Properties and behavior of engineering materials including stress-strain relations, strength, deformation mechanisms, strength, deformation, fracture, creep, and cyclic fatigue. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: MSE 170, CEE 220.

Study of manufacturing processes, including interrelationships between the properties of the material, the manufacturing process, and the design of components. Interpretation of experimental data, comparison of measurements to numerical/analytical predictions, and formal, engineering report writing. Prerequisite: M E 354.

Analysis, design, and selection of mechanical and electromechanical subsystems and elements, such as gears, linkages, cams, motors, and bearings. Course overlaps with: TME 341 and TME 342. Prerequisite: M E 354.

Mathematical modeling, analysis, and design of physical dynamic systems involving energy storage and transfer by lumped-parameter linear elements. Time-domain response by analytical methods and numeric simulation. Laboratory experiments. Prerequisite: either AMATH 351 or MATH 207; either AMATH 352 or MATH 208; E E 215; and M E 230.

Extension of M E 373. Frequency response analysis, generalized impedance concepts and applications, Fourier series analysis and Laplace transform techniques. Modeling and analysis of electromechanical actuators and rotating machinery. Laboratory experiments and design projects. Prerequisite: AMATH 301; M E 373.

Additive manufacturing processes for polymers, metals, ceramics and composite materials. Operating principles, key process parameters important to the part build process, and the importance of design. Hybrid processes, and adoption in various fields. Offered: jointly with MSE 489; Sp.

Dives into the statistical-mechanical, thermodynamic, and continuum theories that describe the structure, dynamics, and rheology of polymeric materials. Focuses on developing a deep conceptual understanding of the theoretical frameworks and simulation methods used in polymer research and connecting these to experimental methods.

Examines design, fabrication, and manufacture of nano devices with state-of-the-art nanotechnology. Covers classification and selection of nanoscale materials and manufacturing methods: Includes nanodevice design projects. Offered: A.

Introduces the fundamentals of biology for an engineer. Covers mechanisms and biomechanics of DNA, proteins, cells, connective tissue, musculoskeletal tissue, and cardiovascular tissue, integration principles of living systems, structure-function relationships, and techniques to study biology and medicine, and tissue engineering.

Introduction to the dynamics and control of human movement and other biological systems. An overview of the major challenges in movement biomechanics and experience with the engineering tools we use to address these challenges. Course includes weekly assignment, hands-on labs, and a final project. Course overlaps with: TME 450.

Introduces the role of innovation and engineering in the design of medical devices and healthcare technologies, applicable both to medical practice and healthcare-focused engineering. May serve as the first course in a medically related senior design project sequence. Recommended: M E 123 and M E 354. Offered: A.

Emphasizes mechanical engineering principles in the cell as a dynamic system. Recommended: M E 411. Offered: Sp.

Applications of mechanobiology principles to the development and pathophysiology of tissues and body systems, including orthopaedic and cardiovascular tissues, wound healing and fibrosis, cancer, and regenerative biology and engineering. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 426.

Fundamentals of battery materials, battery chemistry, and applications. Topics include history and development of lithium-ion batteries and industry; materials science for electrodes and electrolytes; sciences for processing and manufacturing of battery materials, advanced battery chemistries, and cell design and fabrication.

Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning of built environment. Human comfort, psychometric processes, load computations, fluid distribution, and controls. Design analysis of HVAC system is taught in the lectures and applied in the class project. Course overlaps with: B ME 435 and TME 435. Prerequisite: M E 323; M E 331.

Explores renewable energy principles and practices of energy conversion, focusing on energy conversion from wind and water. Prerequisite: M E 333.

Covers advanced energy conversion systems and technologies, including high efficiency combined cycles, advanced rankine, integrated gasification combined cycle, nuclear, biomass thermal conversion, and fuels cells. Discusses environmental consequences. Course overlaps with: B ME 446 and TEE 433. Prerequisite: M E 323.

Advanced topics in fluid mechanics, including kinematics, potential theory and vortex dynamics, viscous flow, turbulence, experimental and numerical methods, and design. Prerequisite: M E 333.

Study of mechanics of deformable bodies, including three-dimensional stress and strain tensors and their transformations. Equations of compatibility, continuity and equilibrium. Elastic constants. Failure criteria including fracture, yield, and instability. Deflection relations for complex loading and shapes. Indeterminate problems.

Presents the mechanical behavior of tissues in the body and the application to design of prostheses. Tissues studies include bone, skin, fascia, ligaments, tendons, heart valves, and blood vessels. Discussion of the structure of these tissues and their mechanical response to different loading configurations.

Explores stress and strain analysis of continuous fiber composite materials. Covers orthotropic elasticity, lamination theory, failure criterion, and design philosophies, as applied to structural polymeric composites.

Deformation processes leading to fracture, and linear elastic fracture mechanics. Fatigue crack propagation. Fracture control and failure analysis. Prerequisite: M E 354; M E 356.

Synthesis of linkage-type mechanisms using graphical and computer methods.

Provides an overview of the thin film deposition processes; the stress and microstructure development during film growth; the mechanisms of adhesion; delamination and fracture; and the state-of-the-art characterization techniques for the microstructure and mechanical properties of thin films, coatings, and nanomaterials. Offered: A.

Application of the principles of dynamics to selected engineering problems, such as suspension systems, gyroscopes, electromechanical devices. Includes introduction to energy methods, Hamilton's principle and Lagrange equations, and the design of dynamic system. Prerequisite: M E 374.

Single-degree-of-freedom linear systems techniques. Matrix techniques for multi-degree-of-freedom linear systems. Applications in vibration isolation, transmission, and absorption problems and instrumentation. Course overlaps with: TME 444. Prerequisite: M E 373.

Dynamic system modeling; control system stability and performance analysis; compensator design by Bode and root-locus methods. Course overlaps with: B ME 343 and TME 373. Prerequisite: M E 374.

Principles and practice of industrial and laboratory measurement. Dynamics of instrument response; generalized performance analysis of sensor systems; theory of transducers for motion, force, pressure, flow, and other measurements. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: M E 374.

Analysis of electromechanical systems employing microcomputers for control or data acquisition. Microcomputer architecture, memory organization, C language programming, interfaces, and communications. Particular emphasis on design of hardware and software interfaces for real-time interaction with mechanical systems. Weekly laboratory.

Development of theory and concepts of finite element analysis. Applications in all areas of mechanical engineering, including mechanics of solids, heat transfer, and design of dynamical systems. Weekly computer exercises. Course equivalent to: TME 478. Prerequisite: M E 123; M E 374; and either MATH 208 or AMATH 352.

Principles of computer-aided technology. Computer-aided design, engineering, drafting, and manufacturing; computer-aided design systems, geometry, computer graphics, hardware, computer-aided vehicle/system design synthesis. System demonstrations, laboratories, and site visits. Prerequisite: M E 123; AMATH 301.

Intermediate algebra equivalent to third semester of high school algebra. Includes linear equations and models, linear systems in two variables, quadratic equations, completing the square, graphing parabolas, inequalities, working with roots and radicals, distance formula, functions and graphs, exponential and logarithmic functions.

Similar to the first three terms of high school algebra. Assumes no previous experience in algebra. Open only to students [1] in the Educational Opportunity Program or [2] admitted with an entrance deficiency in mathematics. Offered: A.

Similar to the first three terms of high school algebra. Offered: AW.

Continues the study of algebra begun in MATH 100 and MATH 102 with emphasis on functions (polynomial, rational, logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric). Offered: WSp.

Course awarded based on International Baccalaureate (IB) score. Consult the Admissions Exams for Credit website for more information.

Course awarded based on International Baccalaureate (IB) score. Consult the Admissions Exams for Credit website for more information.

Use of graphs and algebraic functions as found in business and economics. Algebraic and graphical manipulations to solve problems. Exponential and logarithm functions; various applications to growth of money. Recommended: completion of Department of Mathematics' Guided Self-Placement. Offered: AWS.

Rates of change, tangent, derivative, accumulation, area, integrals in specific contexts, particularly economics. Techniques of differentiation and integration. Application to problem solving. Optimization. Credit does not apply toward a mathematics major. Course equivalent to: B MATH 144 and TMATH 122. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.

Brief introduction to Taylor polynomials, error bounds, and Taylor series. Prerequisite: either a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 125, or a minimum score of 4 on BC advanced placement test. Credit/no-credit only.

Basic properties of functions, graphs; with emphasis on linear, quadratic, trigonometric, exponential functions and their inverses. Emphasis on multi-step problem solving. Maximum 10 credits allowed between TMATH 115; TMATH 116; TMATH 120; and MATH 120. Course equivalent to: TMATH 120. Course overlaps with: B MATH 123. Offered: AWSpS.

First quarter in calculus of functions of a single variable. Emphasizes differential calculus. Emphasizes applications and problem solving using the tools of calculus. Course equivalent to: STMATH 124 and TMATH 124. Course overlaps with: MATH 112; B MATH 144; STMATH 113; STMATH 114; and TMATH 122. Offered: AWSpS.

Second quarter in the calculus of functions of a single variable. Emphasizes integral calculus. Emphasizes applications and problem solving using the tools of calculus. Cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been earned for MATH 207. Course equivalent to: STMATH 125 and TMATH 125. Prerequisite: either minimum grade of 2.

Third quarter in calculus sequence. Introduction to vector geometry in three dimensions, vector functions, multivariate differential calculus, and Taylor polynomials and Taylor series. Course equivalent to: STMATH 126 and TMATH 126. Course overlaps with: MATH 136. Prerequisite: either a minimum grade of 2. Offered: AWSpS.

Covers the material of MATH 124, MATH 125, MATH 126; MATH 207, MATH 208. First year of a two-year accelerated sequence. May receive advanced placement (AP) credit for MATH 124 after taking MATH 134. For students with above average preparation, interest, and ability in mathematics. Offered: A.

Covers the material of MATH 124, MATH 125, MATH 126; MATH 207, MATH 208. First year of a two-year accelerated sequence. May receive advanced placement (AP) credit for MATH 125 after taking MATH 135. For students with above average preparation, interest, and ability in mathematics. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 134.

Covers the material of MATH 124, MATH 125, MATH 126; MATH 207, MATH 208. First year of a two-year accelerated sequence. For students with above average preparation, interest, and ability in mathematics. Course overlaps with: MATH 126. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 135. Offered: Sp.

Lectures and problem sessions in mathematics with applications. Enrollment restricted to EOP students only. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.

Introduction to mathematical problem solving through explorations in discrete mathematics. Graph theory, enumerative combinatorics, probability, and elementary number theory. Recommended: completion of Department of Mathematics' Guided Self-Placement.

Further explores discrete mathematics. Covers set theory, probability, linear algebra, number theory and group theory. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 200.

Introductory course in ordinary differential equations. Includes first- and second-order equations and Laplace transform. Course overlaps with: STMATH 207 and TMATH 207. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 125. Offered: AWSpS.

Systems of linear equations, vector spaces, matrices, subspaces, orthogonality, least squares, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, applications. For students in engineering, mathematics, and the sciences. Course overlaps with: BIS 231; STMATH 208; and TMATH 208. Recommended: completion of Department of Mathematics' Guided Self-Placement.

First order systems of linear differential equations, Fourier series and partial differential equations, and the phase plane. Prerequisite: either a minimum grade of 2.0 in both MATH 207 and MATH 208, or a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 136. Offered: AWSpS.

Topics include double and triple integrals, the chain rule, vector fields, line and surface integrals. Culminates in the theorems of Green and Stokes, along with the Divergence Theorem. Course overlaps with: TMATH 224. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in either MATH 126 or MATH 136. Offered: AWSpS.

Mathematical arguments and the writing of proofs in an elementary setting. Elementary set theory, elementary examples of functions and operations on functions, the principle of induction, counting, elementary number theory, elementary combinatorics, recurrence relations. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in either MATH 126 or MATH 136.

Brief introduction to some of the fundamental ideas of elementary number theory. Prerequisite: either a minimum grade of 2.0 in both MATH 126 and MATH 300, a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 136, or a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 334.

Introduction to mathematics from a historical and philosophical perspective; emphasizes ideas and their evolution as opposed to technicalities. Recommended: any 100-level or 200-level MATH course.

Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and diagonalization of matrices: nonnegative, symmetric, and positive semidefinite matrices. Orthogonality, singular value decomposition, complex matrices, infinite dimensional vector spaces, and vector spaces over finite fields. Prerequisite: either a minimum grade of 2.7 in MATH 208, or a minimum grade of 2.

Covers number systems, fields, order, the least upper bound property, sequences, limits, liminf and limsup, series, convergence tests, alternating series, absolute convergence, re-arrangements of series, continuous functions of a real variable, and uniform continuity. Course overlaps with: STMATH 424 and TMATH 424. Offered: AWSpS.

Introduction to proofs and rigor; uniform convergence, Fourier series and partial differential equations, vector calculus, complex variables. Second year of an accelerated two-year sequence; prepares students for senior-level mathematics courses. Prerequisite: either a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 136, or a minimum grade of 3. Offered: A.

Introduction to proofs and rigor; uniform convergence, Fourier series and partial differential equations, vector calculus, complex variables. Second year of an accelerated two-year sequence; prepares students for senior-level mathematics courses. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 334. Offered: W.

Introduction to proofs and rigor; uniform convergence, Fourier series and partial differential equations, vector calculus, complex variables. Second year of an accelerated two-year sequence; prepares students for senior-level mathematics courses. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 335. Offered: Sp.

Linear algebra from a theoretical point of view. Abstract vector spaces and linear transformations, bases and linear independence, matrix representations, Jordan canonical form, linear functionals, dual space, bilinear forms and inner product spaces. Course overlaps with: STMATH 409. Prerequisite: either a minimum grade of 2.

Introduction to methods of discrete mathematics, including topics from graph theory, network flows, and combinatorics. Emphasis on these tools to formulate models and solve problems arising in variety of applications, such as computer science, biology, and management science. Course overlaps with: STMATH 381. Offered: AW.

Preparation for careers in the mathematical sciences. Focuses on identification of key skills; creating an effective resume; articulating interests and experiences; doing informational interviews; and demonstrating professional communication. Credit/no-credit only.

Axiomatic definitions of probability; random variables; conditional probability and Bayes' theorem; expectations and variance; named distributions: binomial, geometric, Poisson, uniform (discrete and continuous), normal and exponential; normal and Poisson approximations to binomial. Transformations of a single random variable.

Prerequisite: either a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 394/STAT 394, or a minimum grade of 2.0 in STAT 340. Offered: jointly with STAT 395; WSpS.

Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in MATH 208; a minimum grade of 2.0 in either MATH 394/STAT 394, CSE 312, or STAT 340; and a minimum grade of 2.0 in either STAT 395/MATH 395, STAT 341, or STAT 391. Offered: jointly with STAT 396; Sp.

Elementary theory of rings and fields: basic number theory of the integers, congruence of integers and modular arithmetic, basic examples of commutative and non-commutative rings, an in depth discussion of polynomial rings, irreducibility of polynomials, polynomial congruence rings, ideals, quotient rings, isomorphism theorems.