Fall 2008 DHC Courses

American Studies (AMS) 1B (4 Units)
Religion in American Lives
Jay Mechling
Lecture:M 6:10-9:00pm 206 Olson
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HNR 90X-25 (1 Unit) M 4:10-5:00 pm 2120 Hart
Lecture 3 hours; discussion 1 hour. Religions and spiritual practices in the United States, and their interrelationships with other aspects of U.S. history, society and culture; indigenous and imported faiths, and the impact of immigration, colonization and culture contact on religious systems. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt

Animal Science (ANS) 1 (4 Units)
Domestic Animals and People
Thomas Famula
Lecture:MWF 11:00-11:50am 194 Chemistry
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HNR 90X-21 (1 Unit) F 2:10-3:00 pm 144 Olson
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. 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.

Anthropology (ANT) 1 (4 Units)
Human Evolutionary Biology
Henry McHenry
Lecture:TR 9:00-10:20am 194 Chemistry
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HNR 90X-1 (1 Unit) R 10:30-11:20 am 210 Young
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Processes and course of human evolution; primatology; biological and social diversity within Homo sapiens; human paleontology. GE Credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt.

Art History (AHI) 1A (4 Units)
Ancient Mediterranean Art
Lynn Roller
Lecture:TR 9:00-10:20am 176 Everson
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HNR 90X-19 (1 Unit) M 4:10-5:00 pm 210D Art
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Introduction to the art and architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. GE credit: ArtHum.

Asian American Studies (ASA) 2 (4 Units)
Contemporary Issues of Asian Americans
Darrell Hamamoto
Lecture:TR 1:40-3:00pm 2205 Harring
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HNR 90X-3 (1 Unit) T 7:10-8:00 pm 263 Olson
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Introduction to Asian American Studies through the critical analysis of the impact of race, racism, ethnicity, imperialism, militarism, and immigration since post-World War II on Asian Americans. Topics may include sexuality, criminality, class, hate crimes, and inter-ethnic relations. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.

Biological Sciences (BIS) 2A, B,C (5 Units)
Introductory Biology
Karen Gerhart
Select Lecture/Discussion/Lab from Schedule and Directory. This Challenge Section is open to students enrolled in ANY section of BIS 2A,2B,2C.
HNR 90X-10 (1 Unit) W 1:10-2:00 pm 693 Kerr
See Catalog for a course description.

Biological Sciences (BIS) 2A, 2B, 2C (5 Units)
Introductory Biology
Susan Keen
Select Lecture/Discussion/Lab from Schedule and Directory. This Challenge Section is open to students enrolled in ANY section of BIS 2A,2B,2C.
HNR 90X-9 (1 Unit) F 10:00-10:50 am 123 Wellman
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Chemistry (CHE) 118A (4 Units)
Organic Chemistry for Health & Life Sciences
Krishnan Nambiar
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HNR 90X-2 (1 Unit) M 2:10-3:00 pm 203 Wellman
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory/discussion-1.5 hours. Prerequisite: course 2C with a grade of C- or higher. The 118A, 118B, 118C series is for students planning professional school studies in health and life sciences. A rigorous, in-depth presentation of basic principles with emphasis on stereochemistry and spectroscopy and preparations and reactions of nonaromatic hydrocarbons, haloalkanes, alcohols and ethers.

Comparative Literature (COM) 1 (4 Units)
Great Books of Western Culture: The Ancient World
Patricia Mackinnon
Lecture: MW 12:10-2:00 pm 109 Olson
This is an honors course (combined lecture/DHC Challenge Section). Select COM 1 Section 003 ONLY!! The DHC office will issue PTA numbers for students who sign up.
Lecture/discussion-4 hours. 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 The Epic of Gilgamesh to St. Augustine's Confessions. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt (cannot be used to satisfy a college or university requirement and GE writing experience simultaneously).

Comparative Literature (COM) 3 (4 Units)
Great Books of Western Culture: The Modern Crisis
Scott McLean
Lecture: TR 10:00-11:50 am 109 Olson
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This is an honors course (combined lecture/DHC Challenge Section). Select COM 3 Section 004 ONLY!! The DHC office will issue PTA numbers for students who sign up.
Lecture/discussion-4 hours. 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 requirement and GE writing experience simultaneously).

Comparative Literature (COM) 6 (4 Units)
Myths and Legends
Brenda Schildgen
Lecture:TR 12:10-1:30pm 1003 Giedt
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HNR 90X-5 (1 Unit) T 10:00-10:50 am 5 Wellman
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Introduction to the comparative study of myths and legends, excluding those of Greece and Rome, with readings from Near Eastern, Teutonic, Celtic, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, African, and Central American literary sources. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt

DHC First-Year Seminar: Understanding the Research University
Krishnan Nambiar
FRS 02-35 (2 Units) R 9:00-10:50 am 565 Kerr The DHC office will issue PTA numbers for students who sign up.
This two-unit, letter graded course offers DHC First-Year Students an opportunity to gain an understanding of the Research University and what it means to be a member of the University community. Topics will include the history and value of higher education; skill development in college-level writing, time management, and multicultural competence; assessment of learning styles and educational goals; and connections to campus resources and programs. An emphasis will be placed on skills and resources related to Davis Honors Challenge. First-year students may take this course in place of a challenge section.

Drama (DRA) 1 (4 Units)
Theatre, Performance and Culture
Larry Bogad
Lecture:TR 9:00-10:20am 194 Young
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HNR 90X-6 (1 Unit) W 5:10-6:00 pm 565 Kerr
Lecture 3 hours; discussion 1 hour. Introductory investigation of the nature of all performance, moving from performance theory to consideration of various manifestations of performance including theater, film and media, dance, sports, political rallies and demonstrations, religious celebrations, civic pageants and "occasions." Investigation of the border between ritual and performance. GE credit: ArtHum.

Economics (ECN) 1A (4 units)
Principles of Microeconomics
Bagher Modjtahedi
Lecture: MW 6:10-7:30pm 1100 Social Sci
Sections B01-B12 only!!
HNR 90X-8 (1 unit) M 5:10-6:00 pm 565 Kerr
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Course 1A and 1B may be taken in either order. Analysis of the allocation of resources and the distribution of income through a price system; competition and monopoly; the role of public policy; comparative economic systems. GE credit: SocSci.-I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

English (ENL) 3 (4 Units)
Introduction to Literature
Julie Wilhem
Lecture: TR 2:10-4:00 pm 229 Wellman
This is an honors course (combined lecture/DHC Challenge Section). Select ENL 3 Section 023 ONLY!! The DHC office will issue PTA numbers for students who sign up.
Lecture-2 hours; discussion-2 hours. 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).

Entomology (ENT) 1 (4 Units)
Art, Science and the World of Insects
Diane Ullman
Lecture: MW 11:00-11:50am 146 Envir. Hort.
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HNR 90X-15 (1 Unit) M 10:00-10:50 am 148 Envir Hort
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Fusion of entomology and art to create an appreciation of insect biology, ecology, interactions with humans and importance in human culture. Multidisciplinary approaches in education and career paths in entomology and art. GE credit: ArtHum or SciEng.

Geology (GEL) 1 (4 Units)
Sanja Hinic-Frlog
Lecture: MWF 9:00-9:50am 1001 Giedt
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HNR 90X-11 (1 Unit) M 1:10-2:00 pm 175A Physics/Geology
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Introduction to the study of the Earth. Earth's physical and chemical structure; internal and surface processes that mold the Earth; geological hazards and resources. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 50. Only 2 units of credit to students who have completed course 2. GE credit: SciEng.-I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

Mathematics (MAT) 16A (4 Units)
Short Calculus
Ali Dad-del
Lecture: MWF 8:00-8:50am 2205 Harring
Enroll in Section 001 ONLY!!!
HNR 90X-26 (1 Unit) W 10:00-10:50 am 201 Wellman
Lecture-3 hours. Prerequisite: two years of high school algebra, plane geometry, plane trigonometry, and satisfying the Mathematics Placement Requirement. Limits; differentiation of algebraic functions; analytic geometry; applications, in particular to maxima and minima problems. Not open for credit to students who have received credit for Mathematics 17B, 17C, 21A, 21B, or 1C. Only 2 units of credit to students who have completed course 17A. GE credit: SciEng.

Medieval Studies (MST) 20A (4 Units)
Early Medieval Culture
Kevin Roddy
Lecture: MWF 1:10-2:00pm 106 Wellman
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HNR 90X-12 (1 Unit) W 4:10-5:00 pm 109 Wellman
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. 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.

Philosophy (PHI) 13 (4 units)
Minds, Brains, Computers
Bernard Molyneux
Lecture: TR 12:10-1:30pm 6 Wellman
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HNR 90X-22 (1 unit) T 10:00-10:50am 565 Kerr
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Contemporary theories of the nature of the mind. The mind as a brain process and as a computer process. Ways in which neuroscience, artificial intelligence and psychology seek to understand the mind. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng or SocSci, Wrt.

Psychology (PSC) 41 (4 units)
Research Methods in Psychology
Elizabeth Post
Lecture: TR 10:30-11:50 am 194 Chemistry
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HNR 90X-18 ( 1 unit) T 1:10-2:00pm 123 Wellman
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1 or the equivalent; Statistics 13 or 102 strongly recommended. Introduction to experimental design, interviews, questionnaires, field and observational methods, reliability, and statistical inference.

Religious Studies (RST) 3E (4 Units)
Fundamentalism
Flagg Miller
Lecture: TR 3:10-4:30pm 6 Wellman
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HNR 90X-4 (1 Unit) T 5:10-6:00 pm 565 Kerr
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Introduction to the global and comparative study of fundamentalism. Historical origins, basic texts, cultural context of fundamentalist strains of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism. Emphasis on fundamentalism and science, terrorism, politics and gender. GE Credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt. Offered in alternate years.-I. Sylva ( the global and comparative study of fundamentalism. Historical origins, basic texts, cultural context of fundamentalist strains of Christianity

Science & Society (SAS) 30 (3 Units)
Mushrooms, Molds, and Society
Tom Gordon
Lecture: MWF 9:00-9:50am 2205 Harring
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HNR 90X-20 (1 Unit) W 2:10-3:00 pm 123 Wellman
Lecture/discussion-3 hours. Fungi as organisms with which humans interact daily, societal issues arising from these interactions. Fungi in medicine, religion, agriculture, and industry, as well as cultural perceptions of fungi. GE credit: SciEng or SocSci, Wrt

Sociology (SOC) 1 (5 Units)
Introduction to Sociology
Ellen Robert
Lecture: MW 10:00-11:50am 176 Everson
Enroll in Sections A01-A06 only!!
HNR 90X-24 (1 Unit) W 3:10-4:00 pm 123 Wellman
Lecture-4 hours; discussion-1 hour. 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

Statistics (STA) 13 (4 Units)
Elementary Statistics
Abdolrahman Azari
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HNR 90X-7 (1 Unit) M 3:10-4:00 pm 111 Wellman
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: two years of high school algebra or the equivalent in college. Descriptive statistics; basic probability concepts; binomial, normal, and chi-square distributions. Hypothesis testing and confidence intervals for one and two means and proportions. Regression. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 13V or higher. GE credit: SciEng

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