What is Religion? Why does it show up everywhere? Using archaeology, religious studies and social thought, this course will study the major themes in the history of religions including ‘encountering the holy’, sports and ritual’, ‘crossing borders’, ‘sacrifice as creation’, ‘pilgrimage and sacred place’, ‘suffering and quest for wisdom’, ‘music and social change’, ‘violence and cosmic law’. Readings from\u2026\n
Topics in moral philosophy and political theory that illuminate normative issues in public and professional life. Prepares undergraduate fellows across the social sciences, natural sciences, and the humanities to pursue research on normative questions.
\nColloquium open to all graduate students working in the area of American literature and culture. Papers delivered by students writing seminar papers or dissertations, faculty members, and visiting scholars.
\nThe course integrates an introduction to the structure of macromolecules and a biochemical approach to cellular function. Topics addressing protein function will include enzyme kinetics, the characterization of major metabolic pathways and their interconnection into tightly regulated networks, and the manipulation of enzymes and pathways with mutations or drugs. An exploration of simple cells (red blood cells) to more complex tissues (muscle and liver) is used as a framework to discuss the\u2026\n
Ec10b continues the curriculum presented in Ec10a, moving to the study of macroeconomics including the growth of the overall economy, business cycles, and economic crises. Ec10b explains what economists do and do not understand about these issues by developing analytical approaches and examining data, including studying the global financial crisis and the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. The course also explains how policy makers can dampen economic fluctuations using monetary policy\u2026\n
A physician occupies a unique perch, regularly witnessing life\u2019s great mysteries: the miracle of birth, the perplexing moment of death, and the struggle to find meaning in suffering. It is no wonder that narratives of illness have been of interest to both physician and non-physician writers. This seminar will examine and interrogate both literary and journalistic dimensions of medical writing. The investigation will be chronological, beginning with \u201cclassic\u201d narratives by Tolstoy, Chekhov,\u2026\n
Continuation of Hindi-Urdu 101. Emphasis on written expression and texts in both Perso-Arabic and Devanagari script systems. Students are introduced to Hindi-Urdu fables, short stories, and various other genres of literature, including poetry. Students must complete both terms of this course (parts A and B) within the same academic year in order to receive credit.
\nAn introduction to the Old Northwest Semitic languages (especially Old Hebrew, Old Phoenician, Moabite, and Old Aramaic), with a focus on comparative linguistic reconstruction of their grammars and reading and analysis of the major texts attested in these languages. Attention will also be given to the scripts in which these languages were written and to the early history of the alphabetic writing traditions that originated in the Levant and subsequently developed and spread throughout the\u2026\n
All students wishing to undertake an AFVS 99 project, either a senior thesis or senior project, must have permission of the project adviser, chosen by the student, before being considered. The Director of Undergraduate Studies and the AFVS Honors Board must approve all AFVS 99 projects and theses in advance. Part one of a two part series.
\nParticipants present their own research in progress in an informal setting. Open to doctoral students in economics who have passed their general examinations and are in the early stages of their dissertations.
\nIndividual tutorial arranged by the student in consultation with the Faculty Adviser and tutor.
\nIndividual tutorial arranged by the student in consultation with the Faculty Adviser and tutor.
\nThe course is an introduction to Riemannian geometry with the focus (for the most part) being the Riemannian geometry of curves and surfaces in space where the fundamental notions can be visualized.
\nIntroduction to corporate finance, including capital budgeting, capital structure of firms, dividend policy, corporate governance, and takeovers.
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