ARTS 2230 3D Digital Modeling
8:00am – 9:50am
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 2411 (#6)
A foundational course in concepts and techniques in digital 3D, for animation, games, and digital art. This course focuses on methods and aesthetics in creating digital 3D objects, spaces, and characters, including modeling, texturing, and lighting, as preparation for further courses in the 3D Animation curriculum.

CHEM 1100 Principles of Chemistry I
8:00am – 9:20am 
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 318 (#17)
Principles of chemistry, with particular focus on atomic and molecular structure and bonding, periodicity, basic thermodynamic principles, introduction to acid-base chemistry and elementary chemical equilibrium, and introduction to organic chemistry.

COMM 2660 Introduction to Graphic Design
8:00am – 9:50am
West Hall, Room 211 (#2)
This course introduces students to the practice of graphic design with a variety of hands-on projects. Studies include the principles and theories of 2D design and the integration of form, color, type, image, and content. 

CSCI 4380 Database Systems - No longer open
8:00am – 9:50am

ECON 2010 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
8:00am – 9:50am 
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 5101 (#6)
This course combines demand, derived from consumer preferences, and supply, based on firms’ production functions, to establish market prices for goods and services. The course applies the microeconomic theory of the firm to price, cost, and output decisions of business enterprises under different market structures. Product pricing strategies are examined.

GSAS 2540 Introduction to Game Programming
8:00am – 9:50am
Low Center for Industrial Innovation, Room 3116 (#14)
This hands-on class introduces many fundamental concepts in game development. Students will learn to program multiple video games. Topics include render loops, rigid body dynamics, interfaces, event and messaging systems, and co-routines.

INQR 1570 War & Technology: Past, Present, & Future
8:00am – 9:50am
Low Center for Industrial Innovation, Room 3045 (#14)
This course investigates the relationship between warfare and technology in historical and present-day settings. It will also cover how military technology might evolve in the future. In addition to considering the ways in which technology has changed the practices of warfare, the course will examine the ethical, political, social and economic problems and developments that have arisen from the intersection of military and technological change.

INQR 1776 The American Dream
8:00am – 9:50am
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 2112 (#6)
The term “American Dream” is familiar, but what role, specifically, does the imaginative play in American literature and culture, past and present? This course focuses on the power of imagination to shape a nation through the analysis of fiction, poetry, film, essays, comics, advertising, and historical documents. We will use diverse social histories as a means to explore contemporary experience, focusing on the tension between American dreams and American realities.

ISYE 4960 Game Theory Applied: Supply Chain
8:00am – 9:50am 
Pittsburgh Building, Room 4114 (#1)
No Catalog Description

MGMT 4964 Introduction to Sports Management
8:00am – 9:50am
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 239 (#17)
No Catalog Description

MTLE 4730 Material Informatics & Data Science
8:00am – 9:20pm
Low Center for Industrial Innovation, Room 4040 (#14)
Introduction to data science and machine learning, with case studies in discovery of structure-property relationships and new materials from experimental and computational data. 

STSO 4100 Technical Issues and Solutions
8:00am – 9:50am
Pittsburgh Building, Room 5114 (#1)
This course focuses on increasing students’ knowledge concerning the impact of non-technical issues on the viability of technical (engineering) designs and solutions. The non-technical issues to be considered include the cognitive and physical strengths and limitations of people in the chain spanning from product/equipment designers/manufacturers to end users, as well as economic, environmental, cultural, political, ethical, health and safety, and societal influences.

USNA 2060 Naval Operations
8:00am – 9:50am
Alumni Sports & Recreation Center (Armory), Room 302 (#37)
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.

BMED 4590 Medical Imaging
8:30am – 9:50am
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 4112 (#6)
This course serves as an in-depth overview to medical imaging modalities. First, individual modalities are introduced, including CT, MRI, PET, SPECT, and US. Then, multimodality systems are described. A balance is made among physical, mathematical, algorithmic and architectural contents. Contemporary research and insights to improve the current systems are introduced throughout the course to inspire students and provide an understanding of newer tools under development. 

ENGR 2600 Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty
8:30am – 9:50am
Troy Building, Room 2018 (#7)
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.

PHYS 1200 Physics II
8:30am – 9:20am
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 308 (#17)
The second semester of the two-semester sequence of interactive courses. Topics include electric and magnetic forces and fields, Gauss’s Law, dc and ac circuits, Ampere’s Law and Faraday’s Law, electromagnetic radiation, physical optics, and quantum physics.

ENGR 1200 Engineering Graphics & CAD
9:00am – 9:50am
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 3210 (#18)
An introduction to the techniques for creating solid models of engineering designs. Topics include three-dimensional modeling of parts and assemblies, visualization, orthographic and isometric free-hand sketching, and computer-generated design documentation.

ENGR 1300 Engineering Processes
9:00am – 11:50am
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 1010 (#18)
The use of basic machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, band saws, and grinders, including micrometers, vernier calipers, and other devices of use in a machine shop or laboratory. Welding techniques and tool making are also considered. Note: Safety goggles are required – some loaners are available.

ARTS 1308 Fundamentals of Music and Sound
10:00am – 11:50am
West Hall, Room 323 (#2)
This course is a hands-on introduction to the primary building blocks of music and musicianship in a 21st Century context. The course will explore acoustics and psychoacoustics, rhythm, pitch, harmony, melody, timbre, improvisation, composition, and music notation through performance, listening, written exercises, and creative projects.

ARTS 4280 3D Technical Direction
10:00am – 11:50am
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 2411 (#6)
In 3D Animation, the technical director (or “TD”) covers roles including character rigging, lighting setup, custom tools, and other parts of the pipeline that involve the technical work needed to support artistic creativity.  In this course we will focus on rigging, covering basic and intermediate rigging techniques for characters in Maya including bipeds, facial rigs, motion capture and game engine pipelines and basic scripting in MEL and Python.

BCBP 4800 Methods in Biophysics
10:00am – 11:50am
Science Center, Jonsson-Rowland (J-ROWL), Room 2C25 (#19)
Biophysics addresses the physical principles of biological function, which requires the application of physical methods. The focus of this course is on methods used to study the interactions and dynamics of biomolecules in vitro, primarily proteins and nucleic acids. Both the theoretical and methodological aspects of molecular biophysical methods will be covered. 

BIOL 1010 Introduction to Biology
10:00am – 11:50am
Carnegie Building, Room 113 (#3)
Introduction to biological systems. Discussion of problems associated with biological organization, scaling, and hierarchy. Major topics covered include evolution, genetics and medicine, and ecology. The course considers the biological components of various environmental, social, and individual problems.

BMED 4250 Biomedical Transport Phenomena
10:00am – 11:50am
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 5510 (#6)
Quantitative analysis of transport phenomena in physiological systems, including fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and mass transfer. Fluid statics, mass and energy conservation, laminar and turbulent flow, microscale and macroscale analytical methods, mass transport with biochemical reactions, applications to transport in tissue and organs will be introduced.

BMED 4430 Biomedical Instrumentation
10:00am – 11:20am
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 4304 (#18)
This course introduces students to concepts related to design, operation, evaluation, and optimization of biomedical instrumentation. Students learn the basic principles of how physical devices interface with biological systems for measuring, characterizing, and manipulating cells, tissues, organs, or an entire organism. 

BMED 6420 Engineering Math: Data Science
10:00am - 11:20pm
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 236 (#17)

BMED 6450 Drug and Gene Delivery
10:00am – 11:20am
Voorhees Computing Center (VCC), South Conference Room (#22)
The course presents several aspects of drug and gene delivery including: 1) definitions of what drugs or gene are; 2) pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; 3) biomaterial selection considerations; 4) bioactivity considerations; 5) physiological and biochemical barriers to drug delivery; 6) diffusion controlled, dissolution controlled, and osmotic controlled drug delivery systems; 7) polymeric delivery systems; 8) ligand-based targeting and physical targeting; 9) viral mediated gene delivery; 10) non-viral gene delivery; 11) polymers in gene delivery.

CHEM 1100 Chemistry I
10:00am – 11:20am 
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 318 (#17)
Covers the same lecture material as CHEM 1100, but laboratory experiments will be more technique-oriented to provide better preparation for students who plan to take future laboratory courses in chemistry. 

CIVL 4010 Foundation Engineering
10:00am – 11:50am
Low Center for Industrial Innovation, Room 4034 (#14)
Subsurface investigation. The application of the principles of soil mechanics to the design of footings, retaining walls, pile foundations, bulkheads, cofferdams, bridge piers and abutments, and underpinnings.

CIVL 6390 Wind Engineering
10:00am – 11:50am
Carnegie Building, Room 102 (#3)
This course will develop understanding and integrate skills across the fields of fluid mechanics, meteorology, climatology, bluff-body aerodynamics, structural dynamics, code provisions for design, wind tunnel testing, and damage documentation. 

COMM 2660 Introduction to Graphic Design
10:00am – 11:50am
West Hall, Room 211 (#2)
This course introduces students to the practice of graphic design with a variety of hands-on projects. Studies include the principles and theories of 2D design and the integration of form, color, type, image, and content. 

CSCI 4430 Programming Languages
10:00am – 11:50am
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 308 (#17)
This course is a study of the important concepts found in current programming languages. Topics include language processing (lexical analysis, parsing, type-checking, interpretation and compilation, run-time environment), the role of abstraction (data abstraction and control abstraction), programming paradigms (procedural, functional, object-oriented, logic-oriented, generic), and formal language definition.

CSCI 4460 Large Scale Programming and Testing
10:00am – 11:50am
Lally Hall, Room 102 (#25)
This course focuses on software development techniques in support of large-scale software projects and maintenance. Specific topics include various programming paradigms and techniques, approaches to testing and automation, debugging, refactoring, and inheriting code. Individual and team assignments are required, including programming assignments.

ECON 4010 Applied Microeconomics and Public Policy
10:00am – 11:50am 
Low Center for Industrial Innovation, Room 3116 (#14)
We study foundational theory for a diverse set of topics including models of consumer choice and decision-making, decisions under uncertainty and risk, firm strategy, market structure, information asymmetries, market failure, and intellectual property rights. Using this theory, we examine real world policy applications in areas such as innovation policy, environmental policy, international trade regulations, contract design and insurance markets.

ECSE 2610 Computer Components and Operations
10:00am – 11:50am
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 3303 (#6)
Design-oriented introduction to computer components and operations. Standard codes, number systems, base conversions, and computer arithmetic. Boolean algebra, minimization and synthesis techniques for combinational and sequential logic. Races, hazards, and asynchronous behavior. Registers, arithmetic logic units, memory structure, buses, and control units.

ECSE 4030 Analog IC Design - No longer open
10:00am – 11:50am

ECSE 4962 Integrated Photonics & Optical
10:00am – 11:20am
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 4107 (#18)
Physical foundations underlying the operation of modern electronic and photonic solid-state devices. Quantum mechanical foundations are emphasized, including the postulates of quantum mechanics, wave-particle duality, uncertainty relation, the Kronig-Penney model, and perturbation theory

ENGR 1100 Introduction to Engineering Analysis
10:00am – 11:50am
Ricketts Building, Room 211 (#10)
An integrated development of linear algebra and statics emphasizing engineering applications and also incorporating computer exercises involving matrix techniques and calculations using available software packages.

ENGR 2050 Introduction to Engineering Design
10:00am – 11:50am
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 3207 (#18)
A first course in engineering design which emphasizes creativity, teamwork, communication, and work across engineering disciplines. Students are introduced to the design process through a semester-long project which provides a design-build-test experience.

ENVE 4330 Introduction to Air Quality Control
10:00am – 11:50am
Science Center, Jonsson-Rowland (J-ROWL), Room 2C13 (#19)
Quantitative introduction to the engineering methods for the study of air quality. Topics include but are not limited to: estimation procedures for air pollution emissions; indoor air quality problems, impacts and control strategies; sources, impacts and control strategies for greenhouse gases; dispersion modeling for point sources; pollutant acidification of lakes; chemistry of stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric combustion; assessment methods for human exposure to air pollutants. Includes experimental analysis of air quality and air quality control processes, emphasizing experimental design, data evaluation, and report writing.

ERTH 1100 Geology I: Earth’s Interior
10:00am – 11:50am
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 3510 (#6)
Age and origin of the Earth, internal constituents, and energy sources; how plates move, oceans develop, and mountains rise. The course aims to give a quantitative picture of the Earth’s major processes and the ways in which they interact.

GSAS 2510 Introduction to Game Design 
10:00am – 11:50am
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 2510 (#6)
This course looks at the mathematics of game theory from a psychological perspective and serves as a primer in video game design. The psychology of players and designers are discussed, as well as the cognitive processes that people use when solving game-related puzzles. Additional topics include logic, human frailty, role playing, artificial intelligence, kinesics, theater, and human-computer interaction.

ISYE 4230 Quality Control
10:00am – 11:20am
J Building, Room 3401 (#30)
The statistical approach to manufacturing quality control is emphasized. Consideration is given to the managerial implications and responsibilities in implementing the statistical approach. Topical coverage includes construction and interpretation of various control charts; special control charts (e.g., CUSUM, EWMA); graphical methods; specifications, tolerance limits, process capability indices; acceptance sampling; discussion of experimental design; and Taguchi methods of quality improvement.

LANG 2410 Chinese II
10:00am – 11:50am
Low Center for Industrial Innovation, Room 3045 (#14)
This is a continuation of Chinese I, a course for the standard modern Chinese language (Mandarin). Students learn more Chinese characters and words, reach a total of nearly 500 characters and 650 words, and use more complicated grammatical structures, including some compliment phrases and topic-comment sentences.

MANE 4030 Elements of Mechanical Design
10:00am – 11:50am
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 337 (#17)
Introduction to the design of mechanical components and integrated assemblies. Loads, stresses, and strains. Failure phenomena and material selection. Mechanical components including shafts, couplings, bearings, gears, springs, clutches, brakes, screws and fasteners, and bonded joints.

MANE 4060 Aerospace Structures and Materials - No longer Open
10:00am – 11:50am

MANE 4120 Heli Aerodynamic and Performance
10:00am – 11:50am
Material Research Center (MRC), Room 136 (#21)
Aerodynamic analysis of rotocraft in hover, axial, and edgewise flight. Rotor blade flapping, and response to rotor pitch controls. Rotor hub loads and aircraft equilibrium procedures. Helicopter performance calculations. Effect of rotor design on rotor aerodynamic performance.

MANE 4280 Numerical Design Optimization
10:00am – 11:20am 
Troy Building, Room 2012 (#7)
This course introduces the theory and practical use of numerical design optimization methods. The focus is on the problem formulation and solution in the context of engineering design. Topics include: gradient-based methods for unconstrained and constrained nonlinear optimization; numerical evaluation of derviatives; polynomial- and kriging-based surrogate models; gradient-free optimization models; optimization under certainty; multi-objective and multi-diciplinary optimization.

MANE 4670 Mechanical Behaviors of Materials - No longer open
10:00am – 11:20am 

MATH 1010 Calculus I
10:00am – 11:50am
Low Center for Industrial Innovation, Room 4050 (#14)
Functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, implicit differentiation, related rates, maxima and minima, elementary transcendental functions, introduction to definite integral with applications to area and volumes of revolution.

MATH 2400 Introduction to Differential Equations
10:00am – 11:20am 
West Hall, Auditorium (#2)
First-order differential equations, second-order linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices, systems of first-order equations, stability and qualitative properties of nonlinear autonomous systems in the plane, Fourier series, separation of variables for partial differential equations.

MGMT 4110 Operations Management
10:00am – 11:50am
Pittsburgh Building, Room 4114 (#1)
This course introduces the student to the operations function in services and manufacturing-oriented firms. Students develop an appreciation of the concepts, principles, and techniques used for decision making in the operations function. The course takes a managerial perspective.

PHIL 2140 Introduction to Logic
10:00am - 11:50am
Ricketts Building, Room 203 (#10)
Introduction to first-order logic as a tool to be used in engineering, computer science, philosophy, etc., and as procedural knowledge helpful in puzzle-solving environments (e.g., standardized tests). A hands-on laboratory component is included.

PHYS 1110 Physics I
10:00am – 11:50am
Science Center, Jonsson-Rowland (J-ROWL), Room 2C06 (#19)
Topics include linear and angular kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collisions, forces and fields, gravitation, oscillatory motion, waves, sound, and interference.

STSO 2500 American History
10:00am – 11:50am
Amos Eaton Hall, Room 215 (#26)
This course surveys the history of the United States from the colonial era through the present. The course introduces major themes and tensions in United States politics, society, and culture with a focus on environmental factors. Topics will include encounters between American Indians and colonial peoples, independence, the formation of the American government, slavery, immigration, citizenship, rights, social movements, colonialism, war, and the changing identity of the United States in the world.

USNA 2030 Naval Leadership and Management I
10:00am – 11:50am
Alumni Sports & Recreation Center (Armory), Room 209 (#37)
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.

ARTS 2380 Music and Sound I
12:00pm – 1:50pm
West Hall, Room 323 (#2)
The course covers the fundamentals of diatonic harmony and two-part species counterpoint. Aural skills include interval, scale and chord identification, rhythmic and tonal solfege, and dictation.

ASTR 4963 Cosmology
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Carnegie Building, Room 102 (#3)
Cosmology is the study of origin and development of the Universe as a whole. In this course we will address the theoretical foundations of our understanding of the Universe, addressing questions including: What are the contents of the Universe? How has the history of the Universe looked until now and how will it evolve? Why one location or direction in the Universe is not more special than another?

BIOL 1010 Introduction to Biology
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Carnegie Building, Room 113 (#3)
Introduction to biological systems. Discussion of problems associated with biological organization, scaling, and hierarchy. Major topics covered include evolution, genetics and medicine, and ecology. The course considers the biological components of various environmental, social, and individual problems.

BMED 2300 Bioimaging and Bioinstrumentation
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 232 (#17)
This course serves as an introduction to biomedical instrumentation and imaging with focus on the acquisition and monitoring of vital signals. Basic principles for the selection and appropriate use of instruments for solving bioengineering and medical problems such as microscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasounds, among others are addressed.

BMED 4470 Biostatistics for Life Science Applications
12:00pm – 1:20pm
Lally Hall, Room 104 (#25)
Starting with the introduction of the probability distribution of one or two continuous random variables, basic concepts of mean, variance, covariance and correlation coefficient are covered. Description techniques discussed include stem-and-leaf plots, histograms, box plots, and probability plots. Confidence intervals for a single sample and for two samples are constructed on means and variances. The procedure of hypothesis testing is introduced conceptually followed by solving real-life biomedical problems.

CHEM 1100 Principles of Chemistry I
12:00pm – 1:20pm 
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 308 (#17)
Principles of chemistry, with particular focus on atomic and molecular structure and bonding, periodicity, basic thermodynamic principles, introduction to acid-base chemistry and elementary chemical equilibrium, and introduction to organic chemistry.

COGS 4330 Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 3704 (#6)
This survey course is intended as an introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience. The topics covered will focus on exploring the neural underpinnings for cognitive processes, such as sensation, language, attention, motor control, executive functions, social communication, emotions, consciousness, and learning/memory. Basic aspects of nervous system function and neuroanatomy, brain development/evolution, structural and functional imaging techniques, and other research methods used in Cognitive Neuroscience will be discussed.

COMM 4420 Foundations of HCI Usability
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Low Center for Industrial Innovation, Room 3045 (#14)
In this course, students will consider methods of gathering users’ requirements for product functions and information, ways to test products and information for usability and suitability, and procedures for incorporating the results learned through testing. Students will design and conduct usability tests on products, documents, and interfaces of interest.

CSCI 2300 Introduction to Algorithms
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 318 (#17)
Data structures and algorithms, and the mathematical techniques necessary to design and analyze them. Basic data structures: lists, associative structures, trees. Mathematical techniques for designing algorithms and analyzing worst-case and expected-case algorithm efficiency. Advanced data structures: balanced trees, tries, heaps, priority queues, graphs. Searching, sorting. Algorithm design techniques: dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, divide-and-conquer, backtracking. 

CSCI 4440 Software Design and Documentation
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Amos Eaton Hall, Room 118 (#26)
Software system design methodology emphasizing use of object oriented modeling of application domains and of software systems and emphasizing the roles of written and oral communication in software engineering. Project management and software testing. Individual and team projects include specification, software architecture, user interfaces, and documentation of the phases of a project.

ECON 2010 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
12:00pm – 1:50pm 
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 3101 (#6)
This course combines demand, derived from consumer preferences, and supply, based on firms’ production functions, to establish market prices for goods and services. The course applies the microeconomic theory of the firm to price, cost, and output decisions of business enterprises under different market structures. Product pricing strategies are examined.

ECSE 1010 Introduction to Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 337 (#17)
An experiment-centric development of the basic analysis tools of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, emphasizing the concepts and mathematics of analog and digital circuits and electronics, programming, data generation and analysis, and system model development using paper and pencil analysis, simulation, and experiment. 

ENGR 1300 Engineering Processes
12:00pm – 2:50am
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 1010 (#18)
The use of basic machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, band saws, and grinders, including micrometers, vernier calipers, and other devices of use in a machine shop or laboratory. Welding techniques and tool making are also considered. Note: Safety goggles are required – Some loaners are available.

ENGR 2050 Introduction to Engineering Design
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 3207 (#18) or 
Science Center, Jonsson-Rowland (J-ROWL), Room 2C13 (#19)
A first course in engineering design which emphasizes creativity, teamwork, communication, and work across engineering disciplines. Students are introduced to the design process through a semester-long project which provides a design-build-test experience.

ITWS 2110 Web Systems Development
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Lally Hall, Room 102 (#25)
This course involves a study of the methods used to extract and deliver dynamic information on the World Wide Web. The course uses a hands-on approach in which students actively develop Web-based software systems. Additional topics include installation, configuration, and management of Web servers.

MANE 2110 Numerical Methods and Programming for Engineers
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Folsom Library, Room 107 (#23)
This studio/learning laboratory course introduces techniques of numerical computing as a problem-solving method. Problems are drawn from the basic sciences (e.g., physics and chemistry) and the engineering sciences (e.g., statics). The numerical methods will be implemented through computer programming as both a way of thinking (algorithms) and a language to translate mathematics into computer instructions.

MATH 2400 Introduction to Differential Equations
12:00pm – 1:20pm
Ricketts Building, Room 203 (#10)
First-order differential equations, second-order linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices, systems of first-order equations, stability and qualitative properties of nonlinear autonomous systems in the plane, Fourier series, separation of variables for partial differential equations.

MATH 4400 Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 5510 (#6)
An intermediate course emphasizing a modern geometric approach and applications in science and engineering. Topics include first-order equations, linear systems, phase plane, linearization and stability, calculus of variations, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, oscillations, basic bifurcation theory, chaotic dynamics, and existence and uniqueness.

MGMT 4140 Computer Information Systems
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Pittsburgh Building, Room 5114 (#1)
This course provides the undergraduate management student with an introduction to the concept and components of computer-based “management information systems” (MIS) and their integration into organizational processes to gain competitive advantage. This course will examine approaches for developing and using information systems in support of business processes.

MGMT 4170 Data Resource Management
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Ricketts Building, Room 212 (#10)
This course introduces both technical and managerial aspects of a wide range of data-driven technologies used by modern organizations to solve business problems. This course provides the fundamental technical data management skills expected of any MIS professional as well as improved knowledge and understanding of the managerial issues that arise in applying different data management technologies to business problems.

MGMT 4870 Strategy and Policy
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Carnegie Building, Room 101 (#3)
This is a course that integrates the functional fields of management. The first part of the course focuses on the tools and discipline commonly used in strategy formulation. The second part focuses on the implementation of strategy in a variety of contexts

MGMT 6490 Competitive Advantage and Operations Strategy
12:00pm – 1:20pm
Walker Laboratory, Room 6113 (#4)
This course includes topics such as manufacturing as a competitive weapon; management of quality; manufacturing technology implementation; strategic impact of advanced manufacturing technologies; and manufacturing’s role in new product development.

MTLE 4050 Introduction to Polymers
12:00pm – 1:20pm
Troy Building, Room 2012 (#7)
Introduction to Polymers is a first course on polymer science and structure-property relationships. Topics include chemical and molecular structure; morphology (structure) of amorphous and crystalline polymers; crystallization phenomena; polymer solutions and blends; physical properties of polymers in relation to structure, including rubber elasticity, viscoelasticity, and glass transition; and mechanical and rheological properties and testing.

PHYS 1110 Physics I
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Science Center, Jonsson-Rowland, Room 2C30 (#19)
Topics include linear and angular kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collisions, forces and fields, gravitation, oscillatory motion, waves, sound, and interference.

PSYC 2730 Social Psychology
12:00pm – 1:50pm
Amos Eaton Hall, Room 214 (#26)
This is a survey course covering theories, methods, and empirical research on personal and situational factors influencing social behavior. Topics covered include social perception, the construction of social reality, decision making, group influences on behavior, and attitudes.

STSO 4250 Bioethics
12:00pm – 1:50pm 
Lally Hall, Room 02 (#25)
This course involves a philosophical analysis of some of the basic moral issues raised by recent and anticipated developments in the areas of biology and medicine. The general question “What are moral problems, and how does one resolve them?” is examined in the context of concrete cases involving issues such as abortion, euthanasia, organ transplants, experimentation on human patients, cloning, genetic engineering, and behavior control and modification.

STSO 4962 Local History
12:00pm – 1:50pm 
Carnagie Building, Room 210 (#3)
This seminar surveys the history of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy and the Capital Region. By reading scholarly works, performing original research and visiting relevant sites, we will seek to understand the technological, political, social and cultural history of each of these entities, as well as how their histories converge (or don’t). We will also discuss the meanings and methodologies of local history as a disciplinary field, and we will contextualize our study of local history by exploring the interplay between local, regional and national themes in history.

ECSE 2110 Electrical Energy Systems
12:30pm – 1:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 3303 (#6)
This course introduces the major components of today’s power system such as transformers, electric machines, and transmission lines. Renewable energy sources and systems are discussed, including wind and solar energy. Integration of energy sources with the grid is addressed.

ECSE 4770 Computer Hardware Design
12:30pm – 1:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 3510 (#6)
Digital design methodologies including timing chain and counter based “hardwired” microprogram design, modules, and modular design. The course bridges LSI and MSI design treating microprocessors, and I/O interfacing. Bus protocol standards, interrupts, direct memory access, priority arbitration, asynchronous timing, and overlap or double buffering.

ARCH 4840 Architectural Acoustics 1
2:00pm – 5:50pm
Greene Building, Room 204 (#24)
This course provides an overview of the essentials for architectural acoustics design of performance and public spaces, including concert halls, theaters, museums, classrooms, sports arenas, courtrooms, and religious buildings. The course covers basic principles of sound, room acoustics, sound absorption in rooms, sound isolation and privacy, acoustics of mechanical systems, and sound quality.

ARCH 4960 Sentient Spaces
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Greene Building, Room 301 (#24)
No Catalog Description

ARTS 2380 Music and Sound II
2:00pm – 3:50pm
West Hall, Room 323 (#2)
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

BIOL 4200 Biostatistics
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 3704
An introduction to the concepts and techniques of modern statistics. Computer-based, in-class sessions will emphasize hands-on application of statistical techniques using data and examples drawn from the biological and medical sciences. Topics covered will include sampling, regression, analysis of variance, and factor analysis, MANOVA, maximum likelihood methods, discriminant analysis, time series analysis, and forecasting. 

COMM 4970 2-D Motion Graphics
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 2411 (#6)
This course is a hands-on investigation into communicating effectively using motion graphics. Students will learn the art of communicating in a time-based medium using typography, graphics, photos, illustrations, video, and audio. Investigations include logo and brand animations, title sequences, graphic and typographic narratives, and researching, interpreting, and animating data to communicate real-world problems.

CSCI 1200 Data Structures
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 3303 (#6)
Programming concepts: functions, parameter passing, pointers, arrays, strings, structs, classes, templates. Mathematical tools: sets, functions, and relations, order notation, complexity of algorithms, proof by induction. Data structures and their representations: data abstraction and internal representation, sequences, trees, binary search trees, associative structures. Algorithms: searching and sorting, generic algorithms, iterative and recursive algorithms. Methods of testing correctness and measuring performance.

CSCI 4400 Software Design and Documentation
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Amos Eaton Hall, Room 217 (#26)
Software system design methodology emphasizing use of object oriented modeling of application domains and of software systems and emphasizing the roles of written and oral communication in software engineering. Project management and software testing. Individual and team projects include specification, software architecture, user interfaces, and documentation of the phases of a project.

CSCI 4961 Network Security and Defense
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 324 (#17)
No Catalog Description

CSCI 6961 Machine Learning Seminar
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Voorhees Computing Center (VCC), South Conference Room (#22)
No Catalog Description

ECON 4280 Econometric Methods – Big Data
2:00pm – 3:50pm
West Hall, Room 211 (#2)
Examine advanced econometric and statistical methods for the analysis of high-dimensional data, otherwise known as “Big Data.” In this setting, detailed information for each unit of observation informs machine learning techniques such as classification and regression trees; random forests; penalized regressions; and boosted estimation. These prediction methods are then utilized to improve causal modeling, with applications in the study of healthcare demand and supply modeling, and behavior of consumers and businesses. 

ECSE 1010 Introduction to Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 337 (#17)
An experiment-centric development of the basic analysis tools of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, emphasizing the concepts and mathematics of analog and digital circuits and electronics, programming, data generation and analysis, and system model development using paper and pencil analysis, simulation, and experiment. 

ECSE 2210 Microelectronics Technology - No longer open
2:00pm – 3:50pm

ECSE 2660 Computer Architecture, Networks, and Operating Systems
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 6309 (#18)
Quantitative basis of modern computer architecture, processor design, memory hierarchy, and input/output methods. Layered operating system structures, process and storage management. Layered network organization, network protocols, switching, local and wide area networks.

ECSE 6510 Introduction to Stochastic Signals and Systems
2:00pm – 3:20pm
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 4104 (#18)
Deterministic signal representations and analysis, introduction to random processes and spectral analysis, correlation function and power spectral density of stationary processes, noise mechanisms, the Gaussian and Poisson processes. Markov processes, the analysis of linear and nonlinear systems with random inputs, stochastic signal representations, orthogonal expansions, the Karhunen-Loeve series, channel characterization, introduction to signal detection, linear mean-square filtering, the orthogonality principle, optimum Wiener and Kalman filtering, modulation theory, and systems analysis.

ENGR 2600 Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty
2:00pm – 3:20pm
Troy Building, Room 2012 (#7)
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.

ENVE 4710 Groundwater Hydrology
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 4304 (#18)
Study of hydrologic, geologic, and other factors controlling groundwater flow, occurrence, development, chemistry, and contamination. Groundwater flow theory and aquifer test methods are introduced. Interactions between surface and subsurface hydrologic systems are covered.

GSAS 1600 History and Culture of Games
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Lally Hall, Room 02 (#25)
This course surveys 5000 years of game history, from ancient Sumer/Sumerian to the latest next-generation consoles and MMOGs. In parallel with this historical tour, several major theories will be examined about the nature of play and the nature of games. Along the way it will also look at how games and play influence the cultures they are found in, and how culture in turn influences how people structure their leisure time will also be considered. 

ITWS 2110 Web Systems Development
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Lally Hall, Room 102 (#25)
This course involves a study of the methods used to extract and deliver dynamic information on the World Wide Web. The course uses a hands-on approach in which students actively develop Web-based software systems. Additional topics include installation, configuration, and management of Web servers.

MANE 2110 Numerical Methods and Programming for Engineers
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 3713 (#6)
This studio/learning laboratory course introduces techniques of numerical computing as a problem-solving method. Problems are drawn from the basic sciences (e.g., physics and chemistry) and the engineering sciences (e.g., statics). The numerical methods will be implemented through computer programming as both a way of thinking (algorithms) and a language to translate mathematics into computer instructions.

MANE 4220 Inventors Studio 2
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 2211 (#6)
Students work in teams to continue innovation, design and development work on approved projects that started in other courses such as Introduction to Engineering Design or Inventors Studio 1 or equivalent. New projects can also be proposed by students. Emphasis will be on innovating, completing the design, building an improved prototype, applying for patent protection, and licensing the design.
Please Note: Students will be presenting in this class.

MATH 4040 Introduction to Topology - No longer open
2:00pm – 3:50pm

MATH 6790 Topics in Applied Mathematics
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 2704 (#6)
Advanced methods and/or applications of mathematics. Possible topics include: nonlinear continuum mechanics, nonlinear waves, inverse problems, nonlinear optics, combustion, acoustic wave propagation, similarity methods for differential equations, quantum field theory and statistical mechanics, stability of fluid flows, biomathematics, and finance.

MGMT 2510 Introduction to Data Management and Analytics
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Ricketts Building, Room 212 (#10)
An introduction to the fundamentals of data management and analysis with applications in business and information systems. Through hands-on exercises students will develop competencies in working with data through spreadsheets applications and relational databases. Topics include foundational concepts in information systems, spreadsheets, and basic data modeling and database design.

MGMT 4240 Systems Analysis and Design
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Pittsburgh Building, Room 5114 (#1)
This course presents conceptual material on the analysis and design of business information systems. The focus is on understanding business information processing requirements and developing information systems solutions to meet these requirements. Key stages of the systems development life cycle including planning, analysis, and design are the focus of this course.

PHYS 1100 Physics I
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Science Center, Jonsson-Rowland (J-ROWL), Room 2C06 (#19)
Topics include linear and angular kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, momentum and collisions, forces and fields, gravitation, oscillatory motion, waves, sound, and interference.

PSYC 4730 Positive Psychology
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 308 (#17)
Positive Psychology is the scientific study of human happiness, well-being, and strength of character. This course takes an empirical approach to helping individuals use the science of flourishing to enhance their lives. Resiliency, the ability to adapt to stress and adversity, will be emphasized. Students will learn about coping techniques of resiliency to effectively navigate through life situations. 

STSO 1100 Science, Technology, and Society
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Low Center for Industrial Innovation, Room 4034 (#14)
This course examines science and technology in their social, cultural, and political context. Readings are drawn from social sciences, fiction, and contemporary journalism. Case studies will include genetic testing, automation, vaccines, engineering education, AIDS activism, mental health, surveillance, and climate change.

STSO 4100 Technical Issues and Solutions
2:00pm – 3:50am
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 4510 (#6)
This course focuses on increasing students’ knowledge concerning the impact of non-technical issues on the viability of technical (engineering) designs and solutions. The non-technical issues to be considered include the cognitive and physical strengths and limitations of people in the chain spanning from product/equipment designers/manufacturers to end users, as well as economic, environmental, cultural, political, ethical, health and safety, and societal influences.

STSO 4960 History of Race, Science, Medicine
2:00pm – 3:50pm
Russell Sage Laboratory, Room 5711 (#6)
No Catalog Description

ENGR 1200 Engineering Graphics & CAD
3:00pm – 3:50am
Engineering Center, J. Erik Jonsson, Room 3210 (#18)
An introduction to the techniques for creating solid models of engineering designs. Topics include three-dimensional modeling of parts and assemblies, visualization, orthographic and isometric free-hand sketching, and computer-generated design documentation.

CSCI 1700 Early Introduction to RCOS
4:00pm – 5:50pm
Darrin Communications Center (DCC), Room 308 (#17)
The Rensselaer Center for Open Source (RCO) is an eclectic group of undergraduate students working on team-based open source projects, including both software and open hardware projects. This initial course provides the core skills required to work on an open source project. 

PHYS 2900 Professional Development for Physics Students
4:00pm – 4:50pm
Science Center, Jonsson-Rowland, Room 2C22 (#19)
This course is intended to help sophomore Physics and Applied Physics majors understand and prepare for potential career paths. 

PSYC 4961 Models in Mental Processes - No longer open
4:00pm – 5:50pm

ARTS 2962 Wind Symphony
5:00pm – 6:50pm
EMPAC, Concert Hall (#76)
This is the final rehearsal for the concert on Saturday evening. If you plan to attend the concert on Saturday, you may not want to attend this rehearsal. 

PSYC 4962 Physics Meets Social Sciences - No longer open
6:00pm – 7:50pm