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Rensselaer Catalog 2008-2009 [Archived Catalog]
Courses
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BMED 6500 - Mechanobiology
Mechanical regulation of biological systems will be discussed. Topics include principles and concepts of mechanobiology; embryogenesis and histogenesis of tissues with particular references to skeletal system; physical forces at cellular, tissue and organ level; mechanical regulation of cellular behavior, tissue growth, and organ development; limits of mechanical regulation; biochemical influences; application of mechanobiology to tissue regeneration.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BMED 4540 or ENGR 2530 with permission from the instructor.
When Offered: Graduate course; spring semester, alternate years.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 4250 - Mechatronic System Design
Mechatronic system design principles, modeling/ analysis/control (continuous and digital) of dynamic systems, control sensors/actuators and microcomputer/microcontroller interfacing, control electronics, and real-time programming for control. Lectures and weekly homework exercises; student teams complete two projects, each with required oral and written presentations; reverse engineering of a successful mechatronic system and a design-build-test exercise based on one of the laboratory systems of Mechatronics.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4490.
When Offered: Spring term annually .
Credit Hours: 3
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ECSE 4090 - Mechatronics
The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronics, control engineering, and computer science in the design process. The key areas of mechatronics studied in depth are control sensors and actuators, interfacing sensors and actuators to a microcomputer, discrete controller design, and real-time programming for control using the C programming language. The unifying theme for this heavily laboratory-based course is the integration of the key areas into a successful mechatronic design.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ENGR 2350, ECSE 2410, and senior standing.
When Offered: Fall annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as MANE 4490. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and MANE 4490.
Credit Hours: 3 credit hours, 5 contact hours
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MANE 4490 - Mechatronics
The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronics, control engineering, and computer science in the design process. The key areas of mechatronics studied in depth are control sensors and actuators, interfacing sensors and actuators to a microcomputer, discrete controller design, and real-time programming for control using the C programming language. The unifying theme for this heavily laboratory-based course is the integration of the key areas into a successful mechatronic design.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ENGR 2350, MANE 4050, and senior standing.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 5 contact hours
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COMM 4800 - Media and Memory
Most memories of the past are stories that circulate in the present through a variety of media. To probe the rhetorical mechanism of collective memory, this course combines exploration of several visual media with case studies that interpret the rhetorical potential of specific photographs, films, museums, and monuments.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: COMM 2610 or WRIT 1110.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with COMM 6800. Students cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 4
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COMM 6800 - Media and Memory
Most memories of the past are stories that circulate in the present through a variety of media. To probe the mechanism of collective memory, this course combines exploration of several visual media with case studies that interpret the rhetorical potential of specific photographs, films, museums, and monuments.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with COMM 4800. Students cannot obtain credit for both courses. Graduate students are required to complete additional assignments.
Credit Hours: 3
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COMM 4560 - Media and Popular Culture
A survey of the historical origins and cultural impact of several mass media, including television, film, radio, the Internet, and print media. The course aims to increase media literacy through analysis of specific media products as well as discussion of broad topics such as: advertising and commercialization; politics and censorship; gender, race, and social identity.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: any COMM or LITR course, graduate standing, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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COMM 6790 - Media Studies
This course is a graduate seminar examining major theories and approaches to studying the media from a cultural studies perspective, with a particular focus on the medium of television. Topics will include: the politics of representation; commercialization; celebrity; media institutions; fictional and factual programming; gender, race, and class.
When Offered: Fall alternate years.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 1020 - Media Studio: Imaging
This course introduces students to digital photography, web design, and interactive multimedia in making art. Students broaden their understanding of such topics as composition, effective use of images, color theory, typography, and narrative flow. Inquiry and experimentation are encouraged, leading towards the development of the skill and techniques needed to create visual art with electronic media.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 1010 - Media Studio: Video/Audio
This course is divided into two half-semester sessions, with each student receiving an intensive seven-week introduction to basic techniques of computer music, and a similar introduction to video. Students develop critical listening and viewing skills through reading, listening, and viewing assignments, and by discussing historical and contemporary examples of computer music and video art. Individual and group projects are created and critiqued in class sections.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4150 - Media Watch
This seminar is an investigation of the “successes” and “failures” of the news media, set within historical and contemporary contexts. The title “media watch” is intended to evoke a “watch-dog” approach found in “independent media” sources and organizations like “human rights watch.” Assignments involve analyzing how issues are portrayed in the media and students choose their topics according to their interests. The course can therefore enhance capstone, thesis, or dissertation work.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: 2000-level art, media, or cultural history course, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Offered upon availability of instructor.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS 6150. Student cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 6150 - Media Watch
This seminar is an investigation of the “successes” and “failures” of the news media, set within historical and contemporary contexts. The title “media watch” is intended to evoke a “watch-dog” approach found in “independent media” sources and organizations like “human rights watch.” Assignments involve analyzing how issues are portrayed in the media and students choose their topics according to their interests. The course can therefore enhance capstone, thesis, or dissertation work.
When Offered: Offered upon availability of instructor.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS-4150. Student cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 3
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BIOL 6390 - Medical Microbiology
Conducted in conjunction with BIOL 4390, with extra readings, etc.
When Offered: Fall term odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
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PHYS 2240 - Medical Physics
An exploration of the interfaces between physics, medicine, and biology. Topics include: membrane transport, nerve membranes, the electrocardiogram, biomagnetism, image reconstruction, X-rays, nuclear medicine, and magnetic resonance imaging.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 1200.
When Offered: Consult department about when offered.
Credit Hours: 3
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CHEM 4300 - Medicinal Chemistry
Organic and medicinal chemistry play a crucial role in the discovery of agents used to treat human disease. The basis of this course is the study of the drug discovery process from the perspective of these chemical disciplines. Concepts to be studied are molecular targeted drug discovery, lead compound identification and optimization, biophysical and molecular modeling tools, biological barriers to drug action and ways chemistry can overcome them, and the biotech industry. Topics pertinent to drug development such as drug metabolism and clinical research will also be discussed.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CHEM 2220 or CHEM 2260 or permission of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
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CHEM 6300 - Medicinal Chemistry
The organic chemistry of drug discovery and synthesis will be the focus of this course. Starting with the basic concepts of molecular-targeted drug discovery, the process of lead identification will be explored with special emphasis on drug screening and combinatorial chemistry. The roles of computational chemistry, molecular modeling, and biophysical methods in the understanding of the relationship between structure and biological activity will be studied. The chirality of drugs from both the biological and synthetic perspectives will also be explored.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CHEM 6210 or permission of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3
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STSS 2400 - Medicine and Society
The purpose is to explore the contributions of anthropology, sociology, and history to health and illness. By the end of the course, students will have an overall picture of health fields, problems faced by patients and caregivers, medicine and health in non-Western societies, and the social shaping of disease and therapeutic choices. This course introduces the Medicine and Society Minor Concentration.
When Offered: Annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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MTLE 6450 - Melting and Solidification
Thermodynamics, kinetics, and morphologies of solid-liquid interfaces. Heat flow phenomena in casting and crystal growth. Structure of molten systems. Physical chemistry of vacuum processing. Mechanics of solidification of metals under equilibrium and nonequilibrium conditions. Nucleation and growth phenomena. Solute redistribution during freezing. Metal transport during freezing. Grain size control. Application of theory to production of engineering alloys.
When Offered: Fall term alternate years.
Credit Hours: 3
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PHIL 4480 - Metaphysics and Consciousness
Daydreams about some tropical paradise … The smell of freshly baked bread … The flash of anger when someone cuts you off …Your seeing of an albino squirrel on the campus green … We take all of these to involve activities or states of consciousness. But what is this consciousness with which we claim to be so intimately familiar? What are its metaphysical implications and can we reconcile those implications with our current, scientific understanding of the world? This is a communication-intensive course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.
When Offered: Spring term, alternate years.
Credit Hours: 4
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MATH 6600 - Methods of Applied Mathematics
Linear vector spaces; eigenvalues and eigenvectors in discrete systems; eigenvalues and eigenvectors in continuous systems including Sturm-Liouville theory, orthogonal expansions and Fourier series, Green’s functions; elementary theory of nonlinear ODEs including phase plane, stability and bifurcation; calculus of variations. Applications will be drawn from equilibrium and dynamic phenomena in science and engineering.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 2400 and MATH 4600.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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MATH 4500 - Methods of Partial Differential Equations of Mathematical Physics
An intermediate course serving to introduce both the qualitative properties of solutions of partial differential equations and methods of solution, including separation of variables. Topics include first-order equations, derivation of the classical equations of mathematical physics (wave, potential, and heat equations), method of characteristics, construction and behavior of solutions, maximum principles, energy integrals.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 4600 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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PHIL 2100 - Methods of Reasoning
This course provides tools for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of the various patterns of reasoning as they occur in the real world. Patterns of reasoning include deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, scientific reasoning, statistical reasoning, and causal reasoning. The course also covers some basic psychology and sociology of reasoning and belief, and concludes with a critical discussion of science and the scientific method.
When Offered: Spring term annually .
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as PSYC 2100. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and PSYC 2100.
Credit Hours: 4
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PSYC 2100 - Methods of Reasoning
This course provides tools for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of the various patterns of reasoning as they occur in the real world. Patterns of reasoning include deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, scientific reasoning, statistical reasoning, and causal reasoning. The course also covers some basic psychology and sociology of reasoning and belief, and concludes with a critical discussion of science and the scientific method.
When Offered: Spring term annually .
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as PHIL 2100. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and PHIL 2100.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4440 - Microbial Ecology
A study of the interactions between microbes and their environments. Discussion includes the physiological ecology of microorganisms (effects of physical parameters on microbial distribution and activities in nature), dispersal mechanisms in nature, associations with higher organisms, and the role of man in manipulating microbial activities.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 2310 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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BIOL 6360 - Microbial Genetics
A survey of the current status of microbial genetics (bacteria, viruses, and fungi), including discussions of methods and findings in the areas of mutation, adaptation, transformation, transduction, conversion, and recombination.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: BIOL 2500 and BIOL 6330.
When Offered: Fall term even-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
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BIOL 2310 - Microbiology
The morphology and the physical and chemical activities of bacteria, yeasts, molds, and viruses. Laboratory work in techniques of microbiology. Quantitative aspects.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 6 contact hours
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BIOL 6310 - Microbiology
An intensive review of the basic concepts of cellular organization, intermediary metabolism, and respiration in microorganisms. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between microorganisms and man.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 6 contact hours
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MGMT 2510 - Microcomputers and Applications
An introduction to the fundamentals of microcomputer technology and its application in management and information systems. Topics include hardware, software, communications and elements of the system design life cycle, database concepts, and data processing. Students build systems using spreadsheet and database packages.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 5 contact hours
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ECSE 2210 - Microelectronics Technology
An introductory survey of microelectronics technology emphasizing physical properties of semiconductors, device and circuit fabrication, semiconductor device operation, IC layout and design, and related CAD software. Topics include semiconductor crystals; energy bands; electronics and holes; dopant impurities; fabrication and operation of diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and field-effect transistors; CMOS chip design.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECSE 2010. Corequisite: ECSE 2100 or PHYS 4210.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 6 contact hours
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ECSE 4790 - Microprocessor Systems
Hardware and software for real-time microprocessor-based digital systems. Basic concepts and operations of on-chip components related to digital system functionality. Architectures, instructions sets, and interfacing with peripherals through serial or parallel ports. Introduction to 32-bit machines with in-depth treatment of 16- and 8- bit machines. Emphasis on C language cross-compilers. Laboratory exercises are included to demonstrate hardware and software development techniques practiced in industry.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ECSE 2610 and ENGR 2350. Corequisites: ENGR 4010 and senior standing.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 6 contact hours
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CHEM 4420 - Microscopic Physical Chemistry
A course dealing primarily with physicochemical properties of substances on a molecular basis. Chemical kinetics, quantum chemistry, spectroscopy and statistical mechanics,.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CHEM 4410 or CHME 2020.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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PHIL 1120 - Minds and Machines
This course is an introduction to the philosophy of mind. Students will debate and write papers on the nature of mind, free will, personal identity, consciousness, artificial intelligence, and animal cognition. This is a communication-intensive course.
When Offered: Fall annually.
Cross Listed: (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and IHSS 1964-Minds and Machines.)
Credit Hours: 4
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CSCI 6280 - Mobile Robotics
An in-depth study of algorithms for mobile robots focusing on motion planning, localization, mapping, navigation, sensor fusion, and robot software architectures. The unifying themes of this course are navigation in known and unknown environments and structuring software to control mobile robots. Class activities include readings from the research literature and a series of programming projects.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CSCI 2300 and MATH 2010 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring, odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
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ENGR 2600 - Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty
Appreciation and understanding of uncertainties and the conditions under which they occur, within the context of the engineering problem-solving pedagogy of measurements, models, validation, and analysis. Problems and concerns in obtaining measurements; tabular and graphical organization of data to minimize misinformation and maximize information; and development and evaluation of models. Concepts will be supported with computer demonstration. Applications to problems in engineering are emphasized.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1010.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 4050 - Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems
Introduction to modeling, analysis, and control of dynamic systems. Modeling of mechanical, electrical and electromechanical systems. Time-domain and Laplace-Transform solutions. Block diagrams and transfer functions. Analysis and design of feedback control systems. Control system representation and characteristics. System performance specifications. Absolute stability criteria. Root-Locus and frequency response analysis and design methods. Systems compensation and controller design.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Corequisites: MATH 2400, PHYS 1200.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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DSES 6840 - Modeling Large-Scale Systems
Applications of operations research and systems analysis techniques to mathematical modeling of complex systems, especially large-scale public systems. Discussion of model-building approaches, emphasizing the role of creativity, rationality, and mathematics. Introduction of important quantitative techniques (e.g., geometrical probability, optimization theory, and stochastic processes) and their application to modeling emergency service systems, spatial distribution of public service facilities, congestion, land-use patterns, transportation systems, demographics, and energy.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: DSES 4770 (MATP 4700) and ECSE 4500 or equivalent; DSES 6830 (ECSE 6830) desirable.
When Offered: Fall term even-numbered years.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as ECSE 6840. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and ECSE 6840.
Credit Hours: 3
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ECSE 6840 - Modeling Large-Scale Systems
Applications of operations research and systems analysis techniques to mathematical modeling of complex systems, especially large-scale public systems. Discussion of model-building approaches, emphasizing the role of creativity, rationality, and mathematics. Introduction of important quantitative techniques (e.g., geometrical probability, optimization theory, and stochastic processes) and their application to modeling emergency service systems, spatial distribution of public service facilities, congestion, land-use patterns, transportation systems, demographics, and energy.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATP 4700 and ECSE 4500 (or equivalent); ECSE 6830 desirable.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as DSES 6840. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and DSES 6840)
Credit Hours: 3
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BMED 2200 - Modeling of Biomedical Systems
Introduction of mathematical and computational methods to model physiological systems in biomedical engineering that include examples drawn from thermal and therapeutic diffusion, biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system, and lumped parameter models of the cardiac cycle. Mathematical methods include partial differential equations and systems of ordinary differential equation. Computational methods include finite difference, finite element, and lumped parameter methods. Computational methods are programmed using commercial programming and finite element software.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisitites: MATH 2400, PHYS 1200, CSCI 1190.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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MTLE 6500 - Modeling of Materials
This course introduces basic concepts used in the modeling of material properties. The course will include classical molecular mechanics, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, quantum mechanics based tight binding, continuum level analysis, and multiscale methods as applied to modeling of soft and hard matter. The methods are introduced in a computer laboratory environment. Open to graduates and qualified undergraduates.
When Offered: Spring term even numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
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DSES 6200 - Models in Facilities Planning and Materials Handling
Analytical and computational modeling of industrial engineering problems in the areas of industrial and manufacturing logistics. Specific applications include facilities planning/design, materials handling equipment/systems, material storage/distribution systems, flow line scheduling and modeling.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: DSES 4770 (MATP 4700) or DSES 4610 or equivalent, and DSES 6110 or equivalent.
When Offered: Fall term even-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
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CSCI 2400 - Models of Computation
This course introduces conceptual tools for reasoning about computational processes and the languages with which they are prescribed. It bears directly upon language translation, program verification, and computability. Topics to be covered include formal languages, finite automata, pushdown automata, nondeterminism, regular expressions, context-free grammars; parsing, compiler design basics; computability, Turing machines, Church’s thesis, unsolvability and intractability.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CSCI 2300 and MATH 2800.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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LITR 2540 - Modern Drama
A survey of the work of modern dramatists such as Shaw, Ibsen, and O’Neill, as well as more contemporary playwrights such as Miller, Williams, Brecht, Beckett, Orton, and Stoppard.
When Offered: Offered on availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
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CHEM 4530 - Modern Techniques in Chemistry
A lecture/laboratory course for Chemical Engineering students. Discusses the principles and applications of modern instrumental methods of chemical analysis and provides laboratory experience in their use along with other chemical techniques. Principles of analytical, organic, and physical chemistry will be illustrated throughout the course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: Chem 2210.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARCH 4140 - Modernity in Culture and Architecture
An exploration of the idea of modernity as both a cultural phenomenon (extending back to Enlightenment ideas of progress, technological enframing of the world, scientific rationality, historical consciousness, etc.) and as an artistic/architectural discourse unfolding in the 20th century as a radical requestioning of all traditional concepts of program, construction, and aesthetics. As such, this is both a theory and a history course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ARCH 2120 and ARCH 2130.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 4760 - Molecular Biochemistry I
Part I of a two-semester sequence focusing on the chemistry, structure, and function of biological molecules, macromolecules, and systems. Topics covered include protein and nucleic acid structure, enzymology, mechanisms of catalysis, regulation, lipids and membranes, carbohydrates, bioenergetics, and carbohydrate metabolism. This course is taught in studio mode. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and either BIOL 4760 or CHEM 4760.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CHEM 2250 or CHEM 2210 and BIOL 1010 or equivalent.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross listed as BIOL 4760 and CHEM 4760
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4760 - Molecular Biochemistry I
Part I of a two-semester sequence focusing on the chemistry, structure, and function of biological molecules, macromolecules, and systems. Topics covered include protein and nucleic acid synthesis, enzymology, mechanisms of catalysis, regulation, lipids and membranes, carbohydrates, bioenergetics, and carbohydrate metabolism. This course is taught in studio mode. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and either BCBP-4760 or CHEM-4760.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CHEM 2250 or CHEM 2210 and BIOL 1010 or equivalent.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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CHEM 4760 - Molecular Biochemistry I
Part I of a two-semester sequence focusing on the chemistry, structure, and function of biological molecules, macromolecules, and systems. Topics covered include protein and nucleic acid structure, enzymology, mechanisms of catalysis, regulation, lipids and membranes, carbohydrates, bioenergetics, and carbohydrate metabolism. This course is taught in studio mode. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and either BIOL 4760 or BCBP 4760.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CHEM 2250 or CHEM 2210, and BIOL 2120 or equivalent.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 4770 - Molecular Biochemistry II
The second semester of the molecular biochemistry sequence. Topics include lipids and lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism and the coenzymes involved in this metabolism, nucleic acid synthesis and chemistry, protein synthesis and degradation, integration of metabolism, photobiology, and photosynthesis. This course is taught in studio mode. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and either BIOL 4770 or CHEM 4770.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BCBP 4760 or equivalent.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross listed as BIOL 4770 and CHEM 4770.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4770 - Molecular Biochemistry II
The second semester of the molecular biochemistry sequence. Topics include lipids and lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism and the coenzymes involved in this metabolism, nucleic acid synthesis and chemistry, protein synthesis and degradation, integration of metabolism, photobiology, and photosynthesis. This course is taught in studio mode.(Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and either BCBP 4770 or CHEM 4770.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 4760 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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CHEM 4770 - Molecular Biochemistry II
The second semester of the Molecular Biochemistry sequence. Topics include lipids and lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism and the coenzymes involved in this metabolism, nucleic acid synthesis and chemistry, protein synthesis and degradation, integration of metabolism, photobiology, and photosynthesis. This course is taught in studio mode. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and either BIOL 4770 or BCBP 4770.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CHEM 4760 or equivalent.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4620 - Molecular Biology
Nucleotide biosynthesis; structure, replication, transcription, and translation of nucleic acids; reassociation of nucleic acids; molecular cloning, sequencing, and endonuclease mapping of DNA; control of gene expression in bacteria and higher organisms.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: BIOL 2120 and BIOL 2500 (or concurrent).
When Offered: Spring term annually. .
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4630 - Molecular Biology II
This course will provide students with an in-depth examination of the molecular mechanisms involved with gene regulation. The goal of this course will be to expose students to the complexity of regulation of specific biological phenomena, emphasizing current areas of research interest. Examples of semester topics include aspects of immunity, the cell cycle and oncogenes, phage replication and infection, and cellular growth and development.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 4760.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4720 - Molecular Biology Laboratory
The techniques of gel electrophoresis, restriction enzyme mapping, and molecular hybridization are applied to the study of bacterial plasmids and mammalian genes. This is communication-intensive course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 2120.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4510 - Molecular Genetics
Mechanisms of gene action and inheritance at the molecular level. Submicroscopic structure of the cell. Relationships between cell structure and function. Mechanisms of protein and nucleic acid synthesis.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 2500.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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CHEM 6190 - Molecular Spectroscopy
Introduction of interaction of light with molecules; theory of molecular energies and applications to rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CHEM 4410 and CHEM 4420 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall term odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
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NSST 6280 - Molecular Structure and Spectra
Atomic and molecular structure will be discussed from the point of view of bonding and energy and how these relate to spectroscopic properties. Use of spectra for establishing the structure of molecules will be stressed. Some laboratory exercises will be included.
Credit Hours: 3
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ECON 4130 - Money and Banking
Financial institutions, especially commercial banking and the Federal Reserve System, are considered from three perspectives: their monetary roles; trends in the economic, organizational, and technological aspects of their operations; and their other economic roles-a critical view. Also, the role of money in macroeconomic theory is considered along with the role of monetary policies in relation to the problems of inflation and unemployment.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 1200 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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PHIL 2600 - Moral Development
An analysis of psychological research on how our commonsense moral beliefs develop from early childhood through old age and their application to daily problems. A major focus is on the conflict between themes of justice or individual rights and caring compassion and its relation to gender differences (the Kohlberg/Gilligan debate).
When Offered: Annually.
Cross Listed: Cross listed as PSYC 2600. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and PSYC 2600.
Credit Hours: 4
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PSYC 2600 - Moral Development
An analysis of psychological research on how our common sense moral beliefs develop from early childhood through old age, and their application to daily problems. A major focus is on the conflict between themes of justice or individual rights and caring compassion and its relation to gender differences (the Kohlberg/Gilligan debate).
When Offered: Annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as PHIL 2600. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and PHIL 2600.
Credit Hours: 4
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PSYC 4110 - Motivation and Performance
This course encompasses a broad spectrum of theories concerned with the biological, psychological, and social components of motivation. Throughout the course, students relate theoretical issues to both recent research evidence and potential practical applications to enhance performance. Group projects, focus group discussions, and interactive guest speakers are used to establish links between theory and performance.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200.
When Offered: Annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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MANE 6420 - Multibody Dynamics
Analytical and numerical analysis of dynamic behavior of multibody mechanical systems. Emphasis on understanding all aspects of modeling and analysis process associated with real (spacecraft, automotive, biomechanical, etc.) systems. Review of traditional dynamic analysis methods (Newtonian-Euler, Lagrange, etc.), presentation of more efficient, powerful, recently developed methods (including Kane’s method). Comparison of the different formulations and their applicability to computer simulation. Treatment of constraints, extraction of data from equations of motion, and computational issues.
When Offered: Spring term alternate years.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 4030 - Multimediate Performance Systems
Multimedia Performance Systems explores the composition and programming of real-time performance systems. We will examine the basics of MIDI, sound synthesis, digital signal processing, and image/video manipulation. Final projects will consist of a real-time performance system or interactive installation.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 2020, graduate status or permission of instructor. This course is a good introduction for ARTS 4010, ARTS 4510, and special project seminars in the Electronic Arts.
When Offered: Fall yearly.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS 6030. Students cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 6030 - Multimediate Performance Systems
Multimedia Performance Systems explores the composition and programming of real-time performance systems. We will examine the basics of MIDI, sound synthesis, digital signal processing, and image/video manipulation. Final projects will consist of a real-time performance system or interactive installation.
When Offered: Fall yearly.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS 4030. Students cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 3
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DSES 6890 - Multiple Criteria Decision Making
Consideration of multiple objectives under certain and uncertain conditions, the concept of the ideal, anti-ideal, and value tradeoffs, the decision-making process, measurement of attribute importance, linear multiobjective programming, goal programming, compromise programming, dealing with uncertainty.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: DSES 4770 (MATP 4700) or equivalent, and DSES 6110 or equivalent.
When Offered: Spring term odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 6770 - Multiscale-Multiphysics
Computational Science and Engineering Topics include two categories of multiscale approaches: information-passing and concurrent-bridging approaches. Among the information-passing approaches, the course covers generalized mathematical homogenization theory, multiscale enrichment based on partition of unity, heterogeneous multiscale, voarse-grained molecular dynamics, and kinetic Monte Carlo methods. Among the concurrent-bridging approaches, the course covers domain bridging, local enrichment, and multigrid-based methods.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4240 or equivalent.
When Offered: Fall term even-numbers years.
Credit Hours: 3
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MATH 2010 - Multivariable Calculus and Matrix Algebra
Directional derivatives, maxima and minima, double integrals, line integrals, div and curl, and Green’s Theorem; matrix algebra and systems of linear equations, vectors and linear transformations in R^n, eigenvectors and eigenvalues, applications in engineering and science.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1020.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ECSE 6460 - Multivariable Control Systems
Tools and methods for the analysis and design of linear multivariable feedback systems. Topics include the connection between frequency domain and state space models and methods, model identification, model reduction, model uncertainty and closed loop performance, convex analysis and design methods, optimal controller synthesis using H2, H-infinity, and structured singular value criteria.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECSE 6400.
When Offered: Fall term even-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 1400 - Music Fundamentals
A creative approach for students with no previous experience to the concepts of music theory (rhythm, scales, keys, intervals, chords, etc.) and elementary harmony. Also an introduction to some of the monuments of Western repertory through listening, reading, and discussion.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 2400 - Music Theory I
A course that explores the fundamental concepts of music theory, for the students with at least some musical background. Rhythm, scales, keys, intervals, chords, and elementary harmony will be covered as well as an introduction to counterpoint and analysis. Correlative studies in ear-training and keyboard skills.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4400 - Music Theory II
A continuation of studies in harmony, analysis, and ear-training. With an introduction to orchestration and 20th century techniques, the course will culminate with an original composition.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 2400.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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CHEM 6280 - Natural Products Chemistry
A survey of modern synthetic methods used in construction of the major groups of secondary metabolites and related natural products. The essentials of retrosynthetic analysis are presented and instruction in the development of strategies for organic synthesis are offered.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CHEM 6210 and CHEM 6220.
When Offered: Fall term odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
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ECON 4240 - Natural Resource Economics
Addresses the allocation of natural resources through applied study of fisheries, forestry, oil, minerals, water, and biodiversity resources. Mathematical analysis will be done using Microsoft Excel with Solver. Social and policy dynamics of allocation decisions will be explored through case studies. Field trips will address ecological and physical aspects of resource management. The intent is to develop a balanced perspective and tools to address resource management decisions across their diverse economic, social, and environmental dimensions. This is a communication-intensive course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 1200 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ERTH 1030 - Natural Sciences I
The sciences of the natural world, focusing primarily upon physics and chemistry but including some discussion of relevant topics in astronomy and planetary science. Both classical and modern concepts are treated, at scales ranging from the atom to the universe, and an effort is made to instill an appreciation for the nature of science and the scientific method. Examples are used as appropriate to illustrate the value of science in our everyday lives. The course is designed for nonscience majors and cannot be used by science majors to fulfill a distribution requirement. (Note: Natural Sciences II does qualify as a science distribution requirement for some science majors.)
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ERTH 1040 - Natural Sciences II
The sciences of the natural world, focusing primarily on the earth and life sciences. The course addresses the origin, evolution, and current state of our planet, and examines the earth as a life-supporting system. Specific examples of developments in scientific thinking are used to illustrate connections among the various disciplines comprising the natural sciences. The course is designed for nonscience majors, and cannot be used by students majoring in one of the bio-or geosciences to fulfill a distribution requirement. This restriction does not apply to students majoring in computer science, mathematics, chemistry, or physics.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ERTH 1030 or recent course work in basic physics and chemistry.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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NSST 4610 - Nature and Processes of Natural Sciences
The content of this course will be drawn from the areas of motion, energy, electricity and magnetism, and the periodic table of the elements. Work will center around the great ideas in the physical sciences, with emphasis on conceptual development, historical background, and applications of interest at the secondary level.
When Offered: Summer term.
Credit Hours: 3
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STSH 6030 - Nature of Inquiry
This course focuses on the role of the inquirer in inquiry, the relationship between language and inquiry, and the organizational and institutional contexts of inquiry. The emphasis in this course is on the methods of inquiry used in the humanities in relationship to STS problems.
When Offered: Alternate years.
Credit Hours: 3
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NSST 4310 - Nature of the Mathematical Sciences
Participants in this course will explore the nature of mathematics by working on a variety of mathematical problems including some questions which are considered open questions by most mathematicians. In addition, participants will consider the important role of mathematics as a tool in other areas of study, especially science. There will be an emphasis on important mathematical concepts, history, and applications that are suitable for use in secondary school classrooms. Emphasis will also be placed on methods of communicating mathematics and science as well as developing the mathematical and scientific abilities of young people.
When Offered: Summer term.
Credit Hours: 3
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USNA 4190 - Naval Leadership and Ethics
The capstone course of the NROTC academic syllabus, providing a study of personal and professional military ethics and Navy/Marine Corps junior officer leadership and administration. Presents leadership and ethical dilemmas in case study and small group discussion format. The course also exposes the student to a study of counseling methods, military justice administration, human resources management, directives and correspondence, personnel management, and career development.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: USNA 1010, USNA 2020, USNA 2030, USNA 2040, USNA 2050, USNA 2060, USNA 2070.
When Offered: Spring term annually .
Credit Hours: 3
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USNA 2030 - Naval Leadership and Management I
Comprehensive study of organization, leadership, and management with emphasis on the naval organization. Survey of the management process. Introduction to individual and small group behavior, decision making, responsibility, authority, and accountability. Extensive study of motivation, leadership, and communication. Application explored by case study and seminar discussions.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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USNA 2060 - Naval Operations
An introduction to the complexities of modern naval operations. Course emphasis includes fleet communications and communication security, naval tactics, relative motion, maneuvering board, and ship operations and control.
When Offered: Spring term annually
Credit Hours: 3
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USNA 2040 - Naval Ships Systems I
A familiarization course in naval engineering. Study of types, structure, and purpose of naval ships. Elements of ship design to achieve safe operations and ship stability characteristics are examined. Ship compartmentation, propulsion systems, auxiliary power systems, ship control systems, and elements of damage control are included.
When Offered: Spring term annually .
Credit Hours: 3
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USNA 2070 - Naval Ships Systems II
The study of weapons systems and the theoretical concepts underlying the design and operation of those systems. Includes sensor and detection subsystems, tracking systems, propulsion and guidance systems, launching systems, fire control problem solutions, and systems integration. In-depth analysis of representative, state-of the- art weapons systems in use today.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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USNA 2050 - Navigation
The principles and procedures of ship navigation, movements, and employment. Course includes piloting, mathematical analysis, spherical triangulation, navigational aids, tides and currents, electronic navigation, and rules of the nautical road.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 4380 - NEEP Senior Design Project I
This is the first of a two-semester sequence for seniors intended to be a “capstone” design project where students have the opportunity to utilize the broad range of their undergraduate experience in an interdisciplinary design project. Projects are selected to provide interaction between nuclear engineering and engineering physics majors to provide exposure to cross-fertilization of ideas and team interaction, which simulates anticipated future professional experience. The product of each design project is a comprehensive report or design proposal having both global and detail completeness. Under some circumstances, the project may involve development of cost information necessary to effect construction and may actually involve construction and commissioning of the designed apparatus.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 1
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MANE 4390 - NEEP Senior Design Project II
This is a required continuation of MANE 4380.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 2
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ARTS 2030 - Net Art
Net Art is a hands-on studio course that uses the examination of the historical and theoretical aspects of Web-based art and virtual social spaces as a launching pad for individual student work. Considerable work at the conceptual level and a survey of Web-oriented software and programming enable students to create new works in net-based art.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 1020 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Offered annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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CISH 6230 - Network Management
Introduction to methods, techniques, and tools for the management of telecommunication systems and networks. Major topics covered in the course are: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2, SNMPv3), Remote Monitoring (RMON1, RMON2), Standard Management Information (MIBs), and Telecommunications Management (TMN, CMIS/CMIP); configuration and name management; fault and performance management; security; accounting management; and Web-based network management.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECSE 4670 or equivalent basic concept computer and communication networks course.
Credit Hours: 3
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CSCI 4220 - Network Programming
An overview of the principles of computer networks, including a detailed look at the OSI reference model and an overview of various popular network protocol suites. Concentration on Unix interprocess communication, network programming using TCP/ IP, and distributed objects using CORBA.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CSCI 4210.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ECSE 6010 - Network Theory
The analysis of active and passive linear networks, including sensitivity, topological formulas, energy functions, positive real functions, and realizability conditions. The determination of input and transfer functions that approximate a prescribed response. Active circuit elements including negative converters, gyrators, and operational amplifiers.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECSE 2050.
When Offered: Fall term alternate years.
Credit Hours: 3
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CSCI 4650 - Networking Laboratory I
A studio course with an interactive learning style that utilizes a lab of over 139 routers, switches, and firewalls. Configuration labs include: Virtual LANs, Spanning Tree, and inter-switch communication on Gigabit switches; Class A, B, and C IP addressing using VLSM; Routing protocols including Static, Default, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS, and BGP routing; WAN protocols including Frame Relay and ISDN. Self-paced video demonstrations are used in conjunction with hands-on lab experiences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CSCI 2300.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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CSCI 4660 - Networking Laboratory II
A studio course with an interactive learning style that utilizes a lab of over 139 routers, switches, and firewalls. Configuration labs include: Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnels; Network Address Translation (NAT); Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing over Frame Relay; Inter-VLAN routing, Multi-Layer Switching, and Quality of Service for Voice-Over-IP (VOIP). Self-paced video demonstrations are used in conjunction with hands-on lab experiences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CSCI 4650.
When Offered: Fall and Spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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CSCI 4670 - Networking Security Laboratory
A studio course with an interactive learning style. Students download tools to compromise (“hack”) a network. Students will then set up defense strategies in an extensive lab of advanced routers and PIX firewalls. Configuration will include: IPSec, VPN tunnels, Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA), TACACS+ and RADIUS, Intrusion Detection, Context- Based Access Control (CBAC), Nested Object groups, Attack Guards, and Shunning. Self-paced video demonstrations are used in conjunction with hands-on lab experiences.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CSCI 4650.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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MGMT 6090 - Networks, Innovation and Value Creation II
This course focuses on the execution and implementation issues arising from the growing role of networks as the organizing concept for business value creation. Topics include analyzing the different opportunities, how and where value can be created, the alternate ’value creation roles a firm can assume in the value creation process, an examination of the varying economic rents that can be generated, the organizational resources and capabilities that are needed to be effective, and the implications for the overall strategy of the firm.
Credit Hours: 3
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MGMT 6080 - Networks, Innovation, and Value Creation
This course considers the evolving new models of value creation and business growth being introduced across different industries and examines such critical issues as product and process technology strategy, operational innovation, IT strategies and infrastructures, networks and organization, and finance. Utilizing a series of case studies from across a range of industry networks, students will have a chance to learn how companies can participate in such networks and what unique business resources and capabilities they can employ to enhance their probability of commercial success.
Credit Hours: 3
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ECSE 6720 - Neural Network Computing
The theoretical background for learning using neural networks and important issues in the applications of neural networks. Topics include perception, associative memory, multilayer networks, recurrent networks, learning and generalization capabilities, training algorithms, learning with prior knowledge, and examples in applications.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: familiarity with probability theory, linear algebra, and FORTRAN or C programming.
When Offered: Offered on sufficient demand.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 4130 - New Media Theory
This course asks what is really about New Media, and looks at creative practices, theoretical discourses and social contexts to find answers. The course concentrates on cutting edge cultural expression using information and communication technologies. The objective to equip students with multiple perspectives - aesthetic, communications, historical - with which to analyze, critique, and develop original concepts about the uses of new media in art and culture.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ARTS-2500, ARTS-2530, ARTS-2540 or a 2000-level history-theory course in Audio Culture.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS-6130. Student cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 6130 - New Media Theory
This course asks what is really new about New Media, and looks at creative practices, theoretical discourses and social contexts to find answers. The course concentrates on cutting edge cultural expression using information and communication technologies. The objective is to equip students with multiple perspectives - aesthetic, communications, historical - with which to analyze, critique, and develop original concepts about the uses of new media in art and culture. Cross-listed with ARTS 4130. Student cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 6500 - Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
Flow of non-Newtonian fluids such as polymeric liquids, granular mixtures, etc. Flow phenomena and material functions. Integral and differential constitutive equations for generalized Newtonian, linear viscoelastic, and ordered fluids.
When Offered: Offered on sufficient demand.
Credit Hours: 3
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PHYS 6810 - Nonlinear and Quantum Optics
Theoretical framework for analysis of wave propagation in nonlinear media. Classical and quantum theory of nonlinear response. Multi-wave mixing, including second-harmonic generation, optical phase conjugation and optical bistability. Quantization of the electromagnetic field and quantum stochastic processes in atom-field interactions. Applications to amplifiers, lasers, resonance fluorescence, and squeezed state generation. Quantum theory of measurements.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 6510.
When Offered: Consult department about when offered.
Credit Hours: 3
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ECSE 6420 - Nonlinear Control Systems
Phenomena peculiar to nonlinear systems. Linearization, iteration, and perturbation procedures. Describing function stability analysis. Phase plane methods. Relaxation oscillations and limit cycles. Stability analysis by Lyapunov’s method. Popov’s theorem. Adaptive control systems. Sensitivity analysis.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECSE 6400 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term odd-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 3
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