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Spring 1999

 

ANT 2 [Cultural Anthropology] (4 units)
Richard Curley
Lecture: MWF 11:00-11:50, 198 Young
Discussion Section: choose a section from the Class Schedule
HNR 90X-01 (1 unit) T 1:10-2:00, 176 Kerr
Introduction to cultural diversity and the methods used by anthropologists to account for it. Family relations, economic activities, politics, gender, and religion in a wide range of societies. Current problems in tribal and peasant societies. (GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt)


COM 1 [Great Books of Western culture: The Ancient World] (4 units)
Harriet Murav
Lecture: MW 10:00-11:50, 105 Wellman
This course is a combined lecture/DHC discussion section.
An introduction, through class discussion and frequent written assignments, to some of the great books of western civilization from The Epic of Gilgamesh to St. Augustine's Confessions. (GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt)


CMN 1 [Introduction to Public Speaking] (4 units)

Karen Williams
Lecture: MWF 9:00-9:50, 151 Olson
Discussion Section: choose a section from the Class Schedule
HNR 90X-03 (1 unit) F 11:00-11:50am, 267 Olson
Practice in the preparation and delivery of speeches based on contemporary principles and strategies of informing and persuading audiences. (GE credit: Wrt - cannot be used to satisfy a college or university composition requirement and GE writing experience simultaneously)


ENL 3 [Introduction to Literature] (4 units)

Amy Clarke
Lecture: TR 10:00-11:50, Social Science 90
This course is a combined lecture/DHC discussion section.
Prerequisite: completion of Subject A requirement
Introductory study of several genres of English literature, emphasizing both analysis of particular works and the range of forms and styles in English prose and poetry. Frequent writing assignments will be made. (GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt - cannot be used to satisfy a college or university composition requirement and GE writing experience simultaneously)


GEL 1 [The Earth] (4 units)

Ken Verosub
Lecture: MWF 11:00-11:50, 3 Kleiber
DHC Discussion Section: T 4:10-5:00, 185 Physics/Geology
Introduction to study of the Earth for those not majoring in geology or associated sciences. Not open for credit to student who have taken GEL 50. (GE credit: SciEng)


HIS 9A [History of East Asian Civilization] (4 units)
Susan Mann
Lecture: TR 9:00-10:20, Wellman 6
Discussion section: choose a section from the Class Schedule
HNR 90X-02 (1 unit) T 11:00-11:50, 176 Kerr
Surveys traditional Chinese civilization and modern transformation. Emphasis is on thought and religion, political and social life, art and literature. Perspectives on contemporary china are provided. (GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt)


LIN 1 [Introduction to Linguistics] (4 units)
Will Benware
Lecture: MWF 10:00-10:50 am, 1322 Storer
Discussion section: choose a section from the Class Schedule
HNR 90X-04 (1 unit) M 2:10-3:00, 1342 Storer
Introduction to the study of language; its nature, diversity, and structure. (GE Credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Wrt)


NPB 10 [Elementary Human Physiology] (4 units)
Mike Guinan
Lecture: MWF 2:10-3:00, 3 Kleiber
Discussion section: choose a section from the Class Schedule
HNR 90X-05 (1 unit) R 3:10-4:00, 176 Kerr
Introduction to physiology for non-science majors. Includes basic cell physiology and survey of major organ systems and how they function in homeostasis and human health. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 101. (GE credit: SciEng)


SOC 1 [Introduction to Sociology] (5 units)

Davis Kyle
Lecture: TR 2:10-4:00, 176 Everson
DHC Discussion section: W 3:10-4:00, 70 Social Science
Principles and basic concepts of sociology. The study of groups, culture, collective behavior, classes and caste, community and ecology, role, status, and personality. (GE credit: SocSci)


Winter 1999

American Studies 1C [American Lives through Autobiography]
(4 units)
Pat Turner
American culture as understood through the individual life stories told by Americans, with attention to the roles of gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation in the individual's life course. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt
Lecture: MW 10:00-11:20 and 11:30-11:50am, Olson 223
Honors Discussion Section HNR 90X-08 (1 unit): T 11:00-11:50am, Kerr 176


Anthropology 3 [Introduction to Archaeology]
(4 units)
Bob Elston
Development of archawology as an anthropological study; objectives and methods of modern archaeology. GE credit: SocSci, Div
Lecture: TR 10:30-11:50, Hunt 100
Discussion Section: choose a section from Class Schedule
Honors Discussion Section HNR 90X-01 (1 unit): W 10:00-10:50am, Kerr 176


Comparative Literature 2 [Great Books of Western Culture: Middle Ages to Enlightenment]
(4 units)
Manfred Kusch
An introduction through clascs discussion and frequent written assignments, to some of the great books of western civilization ffrom Dantes "Inferno" to Swift's "Gulliver's Travels." GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt
Lecture: TR 2:10-4:00pm, Wellman 101
This course is a combined Lecture/DHC Discussion Section


Community and Regional Development 2 [Ethnicity and American Communities]
(4 units)
Luis Guarnizo
Historical and cultural survey of the role of various ethnic groups in the devlopment of American communities. Examines ethnicity as a cultural factor, thnicity as power and issues related to selected American ethnic groups. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt
Lecture: TR 4:10-5:30pm, Roessler 66
Discussion section: choose a section form Class Schedule
Honors Discussion Section HNR 90X-06 (1 unit): R 6:10-7:00pm, Hart 1106


Environmental and Resource Science 60 [Global Environmental Interactions]
(3 units)
Terry Nathan and Randy Southard
Relationships among climate, hydrology, biogeochemical cycles, and vegetation distibution in diverse landscapes. Emphasis on physical, chemical, and biological processes affecting ecosystems from the poles to the equator. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt
Lecture: MW 2:10-3:00pm, Wellman 26
Discussion: F 2:10-3:00pm, Olson 167


Geology 1 [The Earth]
(4 units)
Richard Cowen
Introduction to the study of the Earth for those not majoring in geology or associated sciences. GE credit: SciEng
Lecture: MWF 11-11:50am, Haring 2205
Discussion section: choose a section from Class Schedule
Honors Dicussion Section HNR 90X-04 (1 unit): F 12:00-1:00pm, Wellman 3


History 17A [History of the United States]
(4 units)
Karen Halttunen
The experience of the American people from the Colonial Era to the Civil War. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt
Lecture: MWF 8-8:50am, 1322 Storer
Discussion Section: choose a section from Class Schedule
Honors Discussion Section HNR 90X-07 (1 unit): W 11:00-11:50am, Wellman 111


Math 16B [Short Calculus]

(4 units)
Ali Dad-Del
Prerequisite: course 16A or 21A. Integration; calculus for trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions; applications. Not open for credit to students who have received credit for course 21B. GE credit: SciEng
Lecture: MWF 2:10-3:00pm, Chem 194
Honors Discussion Section HNR 90X-19 (1 unit): W 4:10-5:00pm, Bainer 1128


Nutrition 20 [Food and Culture: An Introduction to Culture Diet and Cuisine]

(4 units)
Lou Grivetti
Historical and temporary overview of culture, food habits, and diet; exploration of the major themes in food habit research; minority food habits; origins and development of dietary practices. GE credit: SciEng or SocSci
Lecture: MWF 2:10-3:00, Art 217
Discussion: choose a section from Class Schedule
Honors Discussion Section HNR 90X-05 (1 unit): T 4:10-5:00pm, Olson 101


Physics 7A [General Physics]
(4 units)
Dave Webb
Introduction to general principles and analytical methods used in physics for students majoring in a biological science.
Lecture: Choose from Class Schedule
Discussion: choose a section from Class Schedule
Honors Discussion Section HNR 90X-09 (1 unit): T 2:10-3:00pm, Olson 263


Fall 1998


ANS 1 [Domestic Animals and People]

Professor Tom Famula
Lecture: MWF 9-9:50 am (Young 198) , HNR 90X Discussion: F 1:10-2 pm (Wellman 119)
5 units = 3 hours lecture , 3 hours laboratory , 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Animal domestication and factors affecting their characteristics and distribution. Animal use for food, fiber, work, drugs, research, and recreation; present and future roles in society. Laboratory exercises with beef and dairy cattle, poultry, sheep, swine, laboratory animals, fish, horses, meat and dairy products. {GE Credit - SciEng, Wrt}


ANT 1 [Human Evolutionary Biology]

Professor Henry McHenry
Lecture: TR 9-10:20 am (Chem 194), HNR 90X Discussion: R 10:30-11:20 am (Young 210)
5 units = 3 hours lecture , 1 hour discussion , 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Introduction to human evolution. Processes and course of human evolution; man's place in nature and the study of primates; the biological variability of living man and the genetic background. {GE credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt}


AHI 1A [Ancient Art]

Professor Lynn Roller
Lecture: TR 10:30-11:50 am (Art 217), HNR 90X Discussion: W 12:10-1 pm (Art 210)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion , 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Art of the pagan Mediterranean world from the prehistoric caves to the fall of the Roman Empire. {GE Credit - ArtHum}


ASA 1 [Historical Experience of Asian Americans]
Professor Darrell Hamamoto
Lecture: TR 2:10-4 pm (Storer 1322), HNR 90X Discussion: T 7:30-8:20 pm (Wellman 101)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Introduction to Asian American Studies through an overview of the history of Asians in America from the 1840s to the present within the context of the development of the United States. {GE Credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt}


BIS 1A [Introductory Biology]

Professor Terry Murphy
Lecture: MTWR 3:10-4 pm (Chem 194), HNR 90X Discussion: F 3:10-4 pm (Storer 354)
6 units = 4 hours lecture , 1 hour discussion, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Prerequisite - Chem 2B (may be taken concurrently)
Introduction to biological molecules, bioenergetics, cell structure and function, elements of molecular biology and genetics, and viruses. Interdisciplinary course for majors in the biological sciences.


BIS 10 [General Biology]
Professor Jack Goldberg
Lecture: MWF 8-8:50 am (Wellman 2), HNR 90X Discussion: R 3:10-4 pm (Parson 111)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Consideration of the main features and principles of biology, with emphasis on biological processes and special reference to evolution, heredity, and the bearing of biology on human life. Designed for students not specializing in biology. Not open for credit to those who have had BIS 1A. {GE credit: SciEng, Wrt}


CHE 2AH [Honors General Chemistry]

Professor Dino Tinti
Lecture: MWF 12:10-1 pm (Wellman 106)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 4 hours lab & discussion
Prerequisite - High school chemistry and physics, satisfactory score on diagnostic examinations. Mathematics 21A (may be taken concurrently), OR consent of instructor.
Periodic table, stoichiometry, chemical equations, physical properties and kinetic theory of gases, atomic and molecular structure and chemical bonding. Laboratory experiments in stoichiometric relations, properties and collection of gases, atomic spectroscopy, and introductory quantitative analysis. Chemistry 2AH is a limited enrollment course with a more rigorous treatment of material covered in Chemistry 2A. {GE Credit - SciEng}


CLA 10 [Greek and Roman Mythology]
Professor Charlayne Allan
Lecture: MWF 10-10:50 am (Everson 176), HNR 90X Discussion: W 4:10-5 pm (Wellman 123)
4 units = 3 hours lecture , HNR 90X Discussion 1 hour
Origin and development of myths and legends, their place in the religion, literature and art of Greece and Rome. {GE Credit - ArtHum}


COM 3 [Great Books of Western Culture: The Modern Crisis]
Professor Donna Reed
Combined Lecture/DHC Discussion Section: MW 2:10-4 pm (Wellman 105)
4 units = 4 hours lecture/discussion
Prerequisite: completion of Subject A requirement
An introduction, through class discussion and frequent written assignments, to some of the great books of western civilization from Goethe's Faust to Beckett's Waiting for Godot. {GE Credit - ArtHum, Wrt (cannot be used to satisfy a college or university composition requirement and GE writing experience simultaneously)}


COM 8 [Utopias and their Transformations]
Professor Seth Schein
Combined Lecture/DHC Discussion Section: TR 10:30-11:50 am (Kerr 176)
4 units = 3 hours lecture/discussion, term paper
Prerequisite: English A
A consideration, in literary works from different ages, of visionary and rational perceptions of a lost paradise, Golden Age, or Atlantis -- and of the inhuman nightmares that can result from perversions of the utopian dream of perfection. {GE Credit: ArtHum, Wrt}


DES 1 [Design and Visual Culture]
Professor Barbara Shawcroft-Guarin
Lecture: TR 12:10-2 pm (Hunt 100), HNR 90X Discussion: R 2:10-3 pm (Wellman 7)
5 units = 4 hours lecture , 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Introduction to design awareness; role of designer in contemporary culture; emphasis on visual literacy and perception, creative problem solving and design vocabulary. {GE Credit - ArtHum, Wrt}


ENL 3 [Introduction to Literature]
Professor Amy Clarke
Combined Lecture/Discussion Section: TR 2:10-4 pm (Olson 101)
4 units = 2 hours lecture, 2 hours discussion
Prerequisite: Subject A
Introductory study of several genres ø English literature, emphasizing both analysis of particular works and the range of forms and styles in English prose and poetry. {GE Credit - either ArtHum or Wrt}


GEL 32 [Volcanoes]

Professor Peter Schiffman
Lecture: TR 1:40-3 pm (Phy/Geo 195), HNR 90X Discussion: W 3:10-4 pm (Phy/Geo 186)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 1.5 hours discussion/laboratory, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Study of how volcanoes, their eruptions, and their eruptive products shape our planet's surface, influence its environment, and provide essential human resources. {GE Credit: SciEng, Wrt}


HIS 4B [History of Western Civilization]

Professor Deborah Harkness
Lecture: MWF 10-10:50 am (Wellman 106), HNR 90X Discussion: R 2:10-3 pm (Wellman 235)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Development of western civilization from the Renaissance to the Eighteenth Century. {GE Credit - ArtHum, Wrt}


HIS 9B [History of East Asian Civilization]

Professor Bob Borgen
Lecture: TR 4:40-6 pm (Wellman 126), HNR 90X Discussion: W 1:10-2 pm (Parson 241)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Surveys traditional Japanese civilization and its modern transformation. Emphasis is on thought and religion, political and social life, art and literature. Perspectives on contemporary Japan are provided. {GE Credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt}


LIN 1 [Introduction to Linguistics]
Professor Patrick Farrell
Lecture: MWF 11-11:50 am (Storer 1322), HNR 90X Discussion: T 9-9:50 am (AOB IV room 161)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Introduction to the study of language; its nature, diversity, and structure. {GE Credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Wrt}


MST 20A [Early Medieval Culture]
Professor Kevin Roddy
Lecture: MWF 1:10-2 pm (Olson 208), DHC Discussion Section: F 10-10:50 am (Wellman 230)
4 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion
Readings (in translation) in early medieval culture, such as the Codes of Justinian, the Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Consolation of Philosophy of Boethius, Beowulf, the Nibelungenlied, and the Song of Roland. {GE Credit: ArtHum, Wrt}


MCB 10 [Introduction to Human Heredity]
Professor Scott Hawley
Lecture: MWF 9-9:50 am (Kleiber 3), HNR 90X Discussion: T 9-9:50 am (Wellman 202)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Topics in human heredity and human gene structure and function, including the genetic basis of human development, causes of birth defects, mental retardation, genetic diseases, sexual determination, development and behavior. Not open to students who have received credit for Genetics 10. {GE Credit - SciEng, Wrt}


MUS 10 [Introduction to Musical Literature]

Professor David Nutter
Lecture: MWF 9-9:50 am (Music Theater), HNR 90X Discussion: M 11-11:50 am (Music 203)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hour listening section, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
An introduction to composers and major styles of Western music. Lecture
s, listening sections, and selected readings. For non-music majors. {GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt}


NAS 10 [Native American Experience]

Professor George Longfish
Lecture: MWF 1:10-2 pm (Chem 179), HNR 90X Discussion: M 2:10-3 pm (AOB IV room 161)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hours discussion, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Introduction to the diverse cultures of Native American peoples from North, Central, and South America. Emphasis on Native American voices in the expression of cultural views and in the experience of conflicting values. {GE Credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt}


PHY 9HA [Honors Classical Physics]

Lecture: TR 9-10:20 am (Roessler 55)
4 units = 3 hours lecture, 2.5 hours laboratory, 1 hour discussion
Prerequisite - high school physics, Mathematics 21A-B with at least B+ average (or by recommendation of academic adviser)
Mechanics. Introduction to general principles and analytical methods used in physics for physical science and engineering majors. Only two units of credit for students who have completed course 1A or 5A. Greater depth of study than Physics 9A.


PLB 12 [Plants and People]
Professor Don Nevins
Lecture: MWF 9-9:50 am (Hunt 241), HNR 90X Discussion: R 4:10-5 pm (Hannah Room in Asmundson Hall)
4 units = 3 hours lecture, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Prerequisite: high school biology
Plants as a resource for food, recreation, and environmental enhancement. Emphasis on how our relationship to plants has changed through history and how the growth and development of plants affect their utility. Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Science 10. {GE Credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt}


PSC 1 [General Psychology]
Professor Phillip Shaver
Lecture: TR 12:10-2 pm (Temp. Classroom 3), HNR 90X Discussion: R 3:10-4 pm (Young 145)
5 units = 4 hours lecture, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Introduction emphasizing empirical approaches. Focus on perception, cognition, personality and social psychology, and biological aspects of behavior. Only 2 units allowed to those who have taken course 15 or 16; no credit allowed to those who have taken both courses 15 and 16. {GE Credit: SocSci}


TXC 6 [Introduction to Textiles]
Professor Gang Sun
Lecture: MWF 9-9:50 am (Chem 176), HNR 90X Discussion: M 10-10:50 am (Hickey Gym 276)
5 units = 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory, 1 hour HNR 90X discussion
Introduction to the structure and properties of textiles. Consumer use and fabric characteristics are emphasized. {GE Credit: SciEng}