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Muriel Spark and the Vanishing Novel — LIT4534.01

Instructor: Ben Anastas
Days & Time: TU 4:10pm-6:00pm
Credits: 2

Muriel Spark, beginning in the late 1950s, produced a string of fiercely ambitious and savagely witty novels that harnessed the experimental power of the French nouveau roman and skewered the pieties of life in the postwar period of the 20th century.

Leaves of Grass — LIT2578.01

Instructor: Franny Choi
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

This 2-credit course is an introduction to Walt Whitman鈥檚 Leaves of Grass, which inaugurated a distinctly American free verse by breaking with European formal traditions of poetry. We will read the entire original 1855 version (a self-published volume with only twelve poems) as well as selections from some of the subsequent editions that Whitman published over his lifetime (including the 1892 鈥渄eathbed鈥 edition, which contains 383 poems!).

Visualizing Science — CHE2249.01

Instructor: Dor Ben-Amotz
Days & Time: WE 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

In this class we will explore the art and practice of scientific communication. This course is inspired by the work of Edward Tufte as well as a lifetime of experience in scientific research and presentation. Our aim is to learn how to create elegant explanations of complex ideas using pictures, charts, numbers and words. We will analyze and produce displays for use in journalism, research publications and scientific presentations, as well as other art forms that inspire multifaceted understanding.

Scanning Electron Microscopy Research Methods — ES4107.01

Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

Scanning electron microscopes are a fundamental tool in the physical and life sciences. When equipped with an X-Ray spectrometer, a SEM can provide rapid physical and chemical data of specimens on extremely small scales. This class with cover the theory and practical applications of SEM imaging and analysis for advanced science students who have their own research interests. Students will be expected to develop and conduct an independent research project through this class.