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PHYS 6510 - Quantum Mechanics I
Classical mechanics: from Lagrangian to Hamiltonian, single particle formalism, small oscillations, normal modes, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, Hamilton’s equation, review of wave mechanics: Schroedinger equation, barrier tunneling, quantum wells, mathematical foundation of quantum mechanics: ket space, representations, observables, eigenstates and diagonization, quantum postulates, application of quantum postulates to two-level systems, harmonic oscillators, creation and annihilation operators. Quantization of angular momentum, spherical harmonics, rotation operators, Landau levels, central force: hydrogen atom. Path integral formalism for quantum theory. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and PHYS 4510.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 4100 or equivalent.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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PHYS 6520 - Quantum Mechanics II
Intrinsic spins, Pauli matrices, spinors. Addition of angular momenta, Clebsch-Gordon coefficients, Wigner-Eckart Theorems, applications. Approximate treatments: variation methods, overlap integrals, Block wavelength. WKB methods. Stationary perturbation, degeneracy. Fine structure and hyperfine structure in atoms. Approximations for time dependent problems: Fermi-Golden rules. Classical fields: Lagrangian density, variational principle, field equations, normal modes. Field quantization: quantization of continuous systems, EM radiation, photons, EM-atom coupling, spontaneous emission. Relativistic single particle: Dirac equation, free space solution, central force solution.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 6510.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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PHYS 6530 - Quantum Mechanics III
Relativistic wave equations. Commutation relations and the quantization of free fields. Spin and statistics of Bose and Fermi fields. Interacting fields and commutation relations. Interaction representation and S-matrix perturbation theory. Renormalization theory and applications in quantum electrodynamics.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 6520.
When Offered: Consult department about when offered.
Credit Hours: 3
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PHYS 2510 - Quantum Physics
Matter waves and Schrodinger wave mechanics. Problems in one, two, and three dimensions including central force problems and one-electron atoms. Introduction to perturbation theory. Angular momentum and spin.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 2400.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ASTR 1510 - Quasars and Cosmology
An introduction to the origin and large-scale structure of the Universe. Topics to be covered include: the contents and geometry of the Universe, the Big Bang model, particle physics and the formation of the elements, galaxy formation, dark matter, black holes, and active galactic nuclei. If ASTR 1510 is taken as a 1-credit course, it will be graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory and it cannot be counted towards the Institute’s baccalaureate requirement of 24 credits in the sciences. If ASTR 1510 is taken as a two-credit course, it will be graded in the conventional manner. If ASTR 1510 and ASTR 1530 are both taken as graded two-credit courses, they may be counted together as one four-credit elective for nonscience majors.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 1 or 2
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DSES 6820 - Queuing Systems and Applications
A course on fundamentals of stochastic processes and queuing theory emphasizing applications. Poisson processes, renewal processes, Markov chains, general methods in the study of Markovian and non-Markovian systems, tandem queues, networks of queues, priority and bulk queues, computational methods and simulation. Focus of the course is the application of these tools in the performance evaluation and design of computer systems, communication networks, manufacturing systems, and service systems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECSE 4500 or DSES 4750 (MATP 4600), or equivalent.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as ECSE 6820. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and ECSE 6820.
Credit Hours: 3
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ECSE 6820 - Queuing Systems and Applications
A course on fundamentals of stochastic processes and queuing theory emphasizing applications. Poisson processes, renewal processes, Markov chains, general methods in the study of Markovian and non-Markovian systems, tandem queues, networks of queues, priority and bulk queues, computational methods, and simulation. Focus of the course is the application of these tools in the performance evaluation and design of computer systems, communication networks, manufacturing systems, and service systems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECSE 4500 or DSES 4750 or MATP 4600.
When Offered: Spring term even-numbered years.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as DSES 6820. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and DSES 6820.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 6640 - Radiation Heat Transfer
An introduction to radiation heat transfer in diathermanous media and participating media. Selected applications from spacecraft design, furnace design, meteorology, temperature measurement, environmental control.
When Offered: Annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 6350 - Radiation Shielding
Design, analysis, and confirmation of radiation shields. Point kernel, removal-diffusion, P-N, discrete ordinates, and Monte Carlo computation method. Photon, neutron, and charged particle transport data, applications, and tests. Shield materials and behavior. Dosimetry in shield confirmation.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4480.
When Offered: Offered on availability of faculty.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 4420 - Radiation Technology
An introductory course on the generation, distribution, and interaction of ionizing radiation. Radiation sources such as radioisotopes, accelerators, focused ion beams, and cosmic rays are studied. Applications to semiconductor electronic devices, chemical polymerization, food preservation, sterilization, material modification, industrial and medical radiography, and radiation damage are presented.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 2830.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 6290 - Radiation Transport Methods
Linear and nonlinear Boltzmann equations. Analytical solutions. Computer solution by P-N, S-N, diffusion, moments, integral, and Monte Carlo methods. Energy group averaging, scattering angle representation, and transport approximations. Perturbation and adjoint applications. Heavy ion and electron transport. Transport in interacting particle and photon systems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4480.
When Offered: Spring term alternate years.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 4120 - Radio: Theory and Practice
This course is an investigation of radio as a unique artistic form. To provide a context for student’s own production work (which will be aired over WRPI) the class incorporates readings on aesthetics, culture, history, politics, and economics of the world’s first electronic broadcast technology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 1010, COMM 1510.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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MANE 6320 - Radioactive Waste Management
Characterization and description of low-level and high-level wastes. Calculational methods, radiological considerations, regulatory requirements. Radwaste treatment system in nuclear power plants, enrichment and reprocessing plants. Volume reduction and solidification of waste. Transportation and burial site practices. Environmental surveillance. Decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 2400.
When Offered: Spring term alternate years.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 4470 - Radiological Engineering
An introductory lecture and laboratory course on health physics principles and laboratory skills. Lecture topics include radioactive decay, dosimetry for internal and external exposures, shielding design and regulations on radiation safety. Experiments include calibration and operation of survey meters, measurements of various radioactive samples using NaI and HPGe gamma spectrometers, gas proportional counter, liquid scintillation counter, and MOSFET dosimeters, and a project on shielding design using MCNP code.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 2830 or equivalent.
When Offered: Spring term annually .
Credit Hours: 4
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MANE 6310 - Reactor Design
The reactor design problem is studied using current methods. Emphasis is placed on thermal and hydraulic analyses of power reactors, neutronics, fuel cycles, economics, nuclear analysis, control, siting, and safety. Complete reactor systems are analyzed. Standard reactor design codes are utilized.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 2400 (may be concurrent).
When Offered: Spring term alternate years.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 6360 - Reactor Reliability and Safety
Theory and applications of reliability and risk assessment. Boolean algebra, logic diagrams, redundancy, and majority- vote configurations. System synthesis by reliability and fault tree techniques, quantitative evaluation, uncertainty analysis. Common cause events, failure data, and failure models. Allocation of risk to subsystems. Availability, repair policies, renewal theory. Operational reliability methods.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MANE 4050 and MATH 4600.
When Offered: Offered on availability of faculty.
Credit Hours: 3
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ASTR 6940 - Readings in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Credit Hours: 3
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BCBP 2940 - Readings in Biochemistry/Biophysics
Independent study of selected readings in the fields of biochemistry and biophysics, supervised by a faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
When Offered: Offered each term.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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BCBP 6940 - Readings in Biochemistry/Biophysics
Independent study of selected readings in the fields of biochemistry and biophysics, supervised by a faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
When Offered: Offered each term.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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BIOL 4940 - Readings in Biology
Selected readings in the biological literature to supplement the scientific background of undergraduate students. Cannot be used as a biology elective.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall, spring, and summer terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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BIOL 6940 - Readings in Biology
Readings in the current literature designed to supplement the background of the student and provide greater depth in the area of his or her specialty.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall, spring, and summer terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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CHME 2940 - Readings in Chemical Engineering
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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CHME 4940 - Readings in Chemical Engineering
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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CHME 6940 - Readings in Chemical Engineering
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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CHEM 6940 - Readings in Chemistry
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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CIVL 2940 - Readings in Civil Engineering
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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CIVL 4940 - Readings in Civil Engineering
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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CIVL 6940 - Readings in Civil Engineering
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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COGS 6940 - Readings in Cognitive Science
An individually arranged independent study course under the supervision of a member of the Cognitive Science Department. The topic is selected by consultation between student and faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: graduate status and permission of supervising faculty member.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4 credits
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CISH 4940 - Readings in Computer and Information Sciences
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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CISH 6940 - Readings in Computer and Information Sciences
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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CSCI 4940 - Readings in Computer Science
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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CSCI 6940 - Readings in Computer Science
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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DSES 2940 - Readings in DSES
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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DSES 4940 - Readings in DSES
Credit Hours: 1 to 6
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DSES 6940 - Readings in DSES
Credit Hours: 3 to 6
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ECON 2940 - Readings in Economics
Credit Hours: 3 or 4
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ECON 4940 - Readings in Economics
Credit Hours: 3 to 4
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ECON 6940 - Readings in Economics
Credit Hours: 3
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ECSE 6940 - Readings in Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
Supervised reading and problems, by individual arrangement.
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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ENVE 2940 - Readings in Environmental Engineering
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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ERTH 4940 - Readings in Geology
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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ERTH 6940 - Readings in Geology
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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MTLE 2940 - Readings in Materials
Credit Hours: 3
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MATP 4940 - Readings in Mathematical Programming, Probability, and Mathematical Statistics
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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MATP 6940 - Readings in Mathematical Programming, Probability, and Mathematical Statistics
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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MATH 2940 - Readings in Mathematics
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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MATH 4940 - Readings in Mathematics
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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MATH 6940 - Readings in Mathematics
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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MANE 2940 - Readings in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or Engineering Physics
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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USNA 2940 - Readings in Naval Science
An individually arranged independent study course under supervision of a member of the Naval Science Department.
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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PHYS 6940 - Readings in Physics
Supervised reading and study in various fields of physics.
Credit Hours: 3
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PSYC 4940 - Readings in Psychology
An individually arranged independent study course under the supervision of a member of the Psychology Department. The topic is selected by consultation between student and faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 1200 and/or permission of supervising faculty member.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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STSH 2940 - Readings in Science and Technology Studies
With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic.
Credit Hours: 4
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STSH 4940 - Readings in Science and Technology Studies
With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic.
Credit Hours: 4
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STSH 6940 - Readings in Science and Technology Studies
With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic.
Credit Hours: 3
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STSS 6940 - Readings in Science and Technology Studies
With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic.
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
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STSS 2940 - Readings in Science and Technology Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, History, Political Science, or Sociology
With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic.
Credit Hours: 4
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STSS 4940 - Readings in Science and Technology Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, History, Political Science, or Sociology
With an individual faculty member on an agreed-upon topic.
Credit Hours: 4
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MATH 6200 - Real Analysis
A careful study of measure theory, including abstract and Lebesgue measures and integration, absolute continuity and differentiation, L^p spaces, Fourier transforms and Fourier series, Hilbert spaces and normed linear spaces.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 4210 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term even-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 4
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ECSE 4760 - Real-Time Applications in Control and Communications
Experiments and lectures demonstrate the design and use of microcomputers as both decision tools and on-line real-time system components in control and communications. Topics include the basic operations of microcomputers, data I/O, analog and digital process control, voice processing, digital filter design, digital communication, and optimal LQR control.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ECSE 4510. Co-requisite: ECSE 4520 or ECSE 4440 recommended.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 5 contact hours
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ECSE 7100 - Real-Time Programming and Applications
Hardware and software characteristics of real-time systems for analysis and control. Real-time programming techniques, standard interfaces and busses, sensors, data smoothing, digital filtering, and digital control.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: CISH 4030 and CSCI 4210.
When Offered: Offered on sufficient demand. Offered biannually.
Credit Hours: 3
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COMM 4550 - Religion, Culture, and Media
How are religious fundamentalists using new media? Can religious conversion take place in a theme park? How are religious “crossover” films transforming political and popular cultural landscapes? This course maps the complex intersections of religion, culture and media in the global transformations of religious traditions and explores, through a media frame, the “the return of religion” within the secular consensus of modernity.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: COMM 1510 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 2310 - Rensselaer Concert Choir
Readings, rehearsals, and performances of works from the standard choral repertoire, from the Renaissance through the 20th century. Attendance is mandatory and preparation expected.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1
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ARTS 2300 - Rensselaer Orchestra
Readings, rehearsals, and performances of works from the standard repertoire for orchestra from the Baroque through the 20th century.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: demonstration of adequate skill in playing an orchestral instrument through audition.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1
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MGMT 6600 - Research and Development Management
The course deals with the responsibilities of and operating problems faced by managers of research and development. The following areas are included: technology forecasting, technology planning, selection and evaluation of R&D projects, resource allocation, planning, control, and measuring results of R&D. Particular attention is given to creative problem solving, motivating and managing creative individuals, barriers to innovation, and organization alternatives for R&D, including matrix and project organizations.
When Offered: Spring term.
Credit Hours: 3
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COMM 4590 - Research Design and Analysis for New Media
A practicum in research focusing on methodology for assessing Web usage and computer-mediated behavior. Topics include research design issues, data gathering, sample frames, recruitment and treatment of subjects and quantitative analysis of online surveys, server bits, and other forms of direct and unobtrusive data.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: at least one previous 4000-level research course; one course in statistics is advisable.
When Offered: Offered upon availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
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COMM 6600 - Research Design and Analysis for New Media
A practicum in research focusing on methodology for assessing Web usage and computer-mediated behavior. Topics include research design issues, data gathering, sample frames, recruitment and treatment of subjects, and quantitative analysis of online surveys, server bits, and other forms of direct and unobtrusive data.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: at least one previous 4000-level research course; one course in statistics is advisable.
When Offered: Offered upon availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARCH 6810 - Research Design Seminar
The principal objective of this seminar is to provide students with the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of research design. Research design includes: 1) identifying and selecting focused research problems/opportunities/ ideas; 2) documenting the state of the art in the selected research area; 3) identifying the critical resources and settings to carry out the research; 4) designing the research program including strategies and tactics for carrying out the research. It is hoped that the knowledge gained in the RD Seminar will assist students in the development of their own individual thesis proposals.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 2
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BCBP 2900 - Research in Biochemistry/Biophysics
Hands-on research in a faculty member’s research laboratory.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
When Offered: Offered each term.
Credit Hours: 3 to 4
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 9 to 12 contact hours
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BIOL 2900 - Research in Biology
Independent study program for the purpose of developing research skills under the guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated and it cannot count as a biology elective.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall, spring, and summer terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 3 to 12 contact hours
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CISH 6960H09 - Research Methods
Course will review the major considerations and tasks involved in conducting scientific research, particularly in the area of computer science. It introduces the essential aspects of designing, supporting, and conducting a research project. Those who successfully complete the course will be able to: produce a well-developed research proposal; select an appropriate methodology with which to conduct the research and defend the methodology of their selection; understand the various tasks required to carry out the research; find the resources needed to guide them through the research process and the documentation of its findings.
When Offered: H, spring annually; G, on sufficient demand.
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ARCH 6820 - Research Methods in Acoustics
The goals of this course are the following: (1) to use lab projects to develop a deeper, hands-on understanding of measurement techniques, computer-modeling methods, signal processing and signal analysis, and (2) to prepare for specific research work with individualized projects in acoustics. Students perform some of the common design/measurement tasks that are found in an acoustical consultancy: determination of sound pressure level, measurement of sound level in dBA, octave band and third octave band filtering, reverberation time and room impulse response measurement, sound absorption by the standing wave (Kundt) tube method, sound absorption by the room method, sound power, sound radiation, sound insulation, vibration isolation, room-acoustics modeling (computer simulation), binaural auralization.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ARCH 4850 Architectural Acoustics 2, ARCH 6980 Master’s Project, and ARCH 6990 Master Thesis. Corequisite for: ARCH 4840 Architectural Acoustics 1.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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STSS 6110 - Research Methods in STS
This course offers an overview of social science techniques and research design and logistics and approaches widely used in STS.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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PHYS 4370 - Research Participation
An introduction to research. Research participation in projects on campus, not necessarily in physics. The student is aided in finding a research group and presents a report at the end of the term.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 2350.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3 to 4
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MGMT 6130 - Research Seminar in Management Information Systems
This doctoral seminar examines the major streams of theory and research in information management and information systems. The course will explore the major issues, theories, and research methods in information systems, research through classic readings, information management, and reference disciplines. Key areas in information systems research will be covered, such as strategic and economic perspectives of information management, adoption and diffusion theory, information technology and organizational design, and how research methods are employed in information systems research. Students will gain an understanding of what theory is and how to develop and evaluate theory in the area of information management and information systems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: doctoral student standing or permission of the instructor.
When Offered: Fall term.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 4040 - Rethinking Documentary: Video Production
This is a production course investigating non-traditional approaches to documentary or non-fiction film/video. Taking a broad look at what defines “documentary” media, this course will incorporate criticism with production. Students will produce a range of video works questioning conventional documentary styles, using radical and interventionist techniques. Students will study traditional documentary works including ethnographic films, cinema verité, propaganda films, “home movies,” reality TV, tabloid news, autobiographic and activist videos.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 2010 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Based on availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
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WRIT 2110 - Rhetoric and Writing
This course aims to increase students’ ability to develop ideas and to express them effectively. It gives special attention to expository and persuasive writing. Study of rhetorical theory and critical reading of speeches and/or essays help the students to understand the rhetorical process, to analyze the audience, and to foresee its response. A substantial amount of writing is required. This is a communication-intensive course.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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COMM 6700 - Rhetoric of the Photograph
This is a theoretical course exploring three aspects of photography that have a rhetorical component. These aspects are the formal “aesthetic” elements of the photographic image; the psychological, psychoanalytical relationship between viewer, model, camera, and photographer; and the social/political effects of photography in our culture.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Offered on availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3
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COMM 6260 - Rhetoric, Culture, and Communication Technology
This is a graduate seminar designed to introduce Ph.D. students to the history of rhetorical theory and its intersections with culture and technology. The course will consider how theoretical reflection about language and other forms of communication is entwined with changes in technology of communication as well as cultural paradigm shifts. Rather than trace a linear evolution of rhetorical theory from Classical Antiquity to the present, the course will focus on competing conceptualizations of rhetoric and rhetorical power in different historical periods.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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COMM 4610 - Rhetorical Analysis
A study of the persuasive use of language. Some basic theories of argument and style are explored as a means of improving the students’ ability to both analyze and create rhetorical discourse.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: WRIT 2110 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Offered on availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
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COMM 6280 - Rhetorical Analysis
The application of rhetorical concepts in the analysis and appraisal of discourse. Students pursue projects under the direction of the instructor; weekly seminar meetings are devoted principally to discussions of ongoing projects.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: COMM 6240.
When Offered: Offered on availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 3
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COMM 6240 - Rhetorical Theory I
Introduces classical rhetoric and emphasizes the use of language as a means of winning the assent, sympathy, or cooperation of an audience. It examines the rhetorical theories of figures such as Gorgias, Isocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, and Saint Augustine.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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COMM 6250 - Rhetorical Theory II
An introduction to modern rhetoric, with an emphasis upon the use of language as a means of generating knowledge and understanding and establishing and maintaining human communities. A study of the thetorical theories of figures such as Francis Bacon, George Campbell, Richard Whately, Kenneth Burke, C. Perelman, L. Olbrechts-Tyteca, and Michel Foucault.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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MGMT 4370 - Risk Management
Analysis and management of some nonspeculative risks in business, and management devices available for dealing with them. Insurance, the most important of these, is dealt with extensively. Intelligent employment of insurance makes possible the transfer of significant risks, at minimum and known cost. Self-insurance considered. Case studies are employed to demonstrate the principles and objectives of static risk management.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MGMT 2320.
When Offered: Spring term annually .
Credit Hours: 4
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MGMT 7760 - Risk Management
This is a combination seminar and reading course, with special emphasis on construction of operations and strategies for dealing with virtually ubiquitous risk. If one must deal with a future which can only be dimly known at best, we must identify potential futures and develop strategies so that the influence of the future may be managed. In a sense, much of the course can be regarded as an excursion into financial engineering and financial management. A significant amount of time is also spent on a) the role of insurance in corporate and personal risk management, and b) employee benefits and retirement planning and investment.
When Offered: Fall term.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 6120 - Robotics
Elements of robot manipulators, mobility criteria, 3-D coordinate systems, matrix representation. Joint solutions and motion characteristics. Simulation on computer graphics. Hands-on experience of several robots and applications in industry.
When Offered: Offered on sufficient demand.
Credit Hours: 3
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CSCI 4480 - Robotics I
A survey of the fundamental issues necessary for the design, analysis, control, and implementation of robotic systems. The mathematical description of robot manipulators in terms of kinematics and dynamics. Hardware components of a typical robot arm. Path following, control, and sensing. Examples of several currently available manipulators.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 2400.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ECSE-4480.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: Lecture
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ECSE 4480 - Robotics I
A survey of the fundamental issues necessary for the design, analysis, control, and implementation of robotic systems. The mathematical description of robot manipulators in terms of kinematics and dynamics. Hardware components of a typical robot arm. Path following, control, and sensing. Examples of several currently available manipulators.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH-2400 and either MATH-2010 or ENGR-1100.
When Offered: Fall term annually
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as CSCI 4480. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and CSCI 4480.
Credit Hours: 3
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CSCI 4490 - Robotics II
This course introduces methods that leverage the basic analysis techniques learned in Robotics I to develop numerical and algorithmic techniques needed to endow robots with the “intelligence” to devise strategies to solve problems they will encounter. Once these abilities are sufficiently well developed, robots will become safe and autonomous, thus paving the way for pervasive personal robots. Topics include: configuration space representation, cell decomposition, roadmap methods, rapidly-exploring random trees, simultaneous localization and mapping, contact modeling, grasping,
and dexterous manipulation.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite/Corequisite: CSCI 4480
When Offered: Spring Annually
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with CSCI-6490, ECSE-4490, ECSE-6490
Credit Hours: 3
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: Lecture
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CSCI 6490 - Robotics II
This course introduces methods that leverage the basic analysis techniques learned in Robotics I to develop numerical and algorithmic techniques needed to endow robots with the “intelligence” to devise strategies to solve problems they will encounter. Once these abilities are sufficiently well developed, robots will become safe and autonomous, thus paving the way for pervasive personal robots. Topics include: configuration space representation, cell decomposition, roadmap methods, rapidly-exploring random trees, simultaneous localization and mapping, contact modeling, grasping, and dexterous manipulation.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CSCI 4480.
When Offered: Spring Annually
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ECSE 6490, CSCI 4490, ECSE 4490.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: Lecture
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ECSE 4490 - Robotics II
This course introduces methods that leverage the basic analysis techniques learned in Robotics I to develop numerical and algorithmic techniques needed to endow robots with the “intelligence” to devise strategies to solve problems they will encounter. Once these abilities are sufficiently well developed, robots will become safe and autonomous, thus paving the way for pervasive personal robots. Topics include: configuration space representation, cell decomposition, roadmap methods, rapidly-exploring random trees, simultaneous localization and mapping, contact modeling, grasping, and dexterous manipulation.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECSE 4480 or CSCI 4480.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as ECSE 6490, CSCI 4490 and CSCI 6490. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and ECSE 6490, CSCI 4490 or CSCI 6490.
Credit Hours: 3
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ECSE 6490 - Robotics II
This course introduces methods that leverage the basic analysis techniques learned in Robotics I to develop numerical and algorithmic techniques needed to endow robots with the “intelligence” to devise strategies to solve problems they will encounter. Once these abilities are sufficiently well developed, robots will become safe and autonomous, thus paving the way for pervasive personal robots. Topics include: configuration space representation, cell decomposition, roadmap methods, rapidly-exploring random trees, simultaneous localization and mapping, contact modeling, grasping, and dexterous manipulation.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECSE 4480 or CSCI 4480.
When Offered: Spring term.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed as ECSE 4490, CSCI 4490 and CSCI 6490. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and ECSE 4490, CSCI 4490 or CSCI 6490.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 6860 - Rotary Wing Structural Dynamics I: Vibrations
Dynamics of flexible rotating beams, gyroscopic motion, drive system dynamics. Analysis of fuselage vibrations, with emphasis on rotor-fuselage coupling and design for minimum vibration; vibration test procedures.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4610.
When Offered: Annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 6870 - Rotary Wing Structural Dynamics II: Aeroelastic Stability
Continuation of MANE 6860 with emphasis on aeromechanical and aeroelastic stability of rotors and rotor-pylon systems; stability of linear multi-degree-of-freedom systems, Floquet theory, ground and air resonance, unsteady aerodynamics, stall flutter, test procedures.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MANE 6860, MANE 4900 and MANE 4070 or equivalent.
When Offered: Annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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MANE 4200 - Rotorcraft Performance, Stability, and Control
Topics in flight dynamics generic to rotorcraft (e.g., helicopters and tilt-rotor VTOLs). Lift and propulsion systems, hovering, and forward flight characteristics. Dynamics of flapping rotors. Longitudinal and lateral trim. Dynamic flight stability, controllability, and basics of automatic control requirements.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4070 or equivalent.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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MANE 6060 - Rotorcraft Performance, Stability, and Control
Topics in flight dynamics, generic to rotorcraft. Lift and propulsion system, hovering, forward flight. Longitudinal and lateral trim. Dynamic stability.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Corequisite: MANE 4050.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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LITR 4150 - Science and Fiction
An exploration of the ongoing dialogue between science/technology and literature through the reading of landmark works about science and fictional works that describe scientific ideas and methods. Topics include artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and cyborgs.
When Offered: Offered alternate years.
Credit Hours: 4
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PHYS 2050 - Science of Information Technology
Addresses scientific concepts behind modern methods of information processing, storage, and transfer, and considers future technologies. Drawing on the expertise of Rensselaer researchers, this studio course teaches information not found in traditional textbooks. Class time includes hands-on activities so students can explore the processes providing the foundation of information technology. High-school physics is assumed. Some calculus is used in lectures, but students are not required to perform calculus on assignments.
When Offered: Spring term annually .
Credit Hours: 4
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NSST 6220 - Science of the Environment
An introduction to a variety of ways to study the environment, especially through the cooperation of the humanities and the sciences, including both the social and the natural sciences. The course addresses the issue of sustainability by assessing the scale of human activities in relation to natural processes. Topics such as carrying capacity, social structure, biodiversity, energy, climate change, emergent diseases and social justice will be considered.
When Offered: Summer term.
Credit Hours: 3
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