COURSE SCHEDULE

SP 2007-08

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DEPARTMENTS

Aeronautics (Ae)

English (En)

Anthropology (An)

Environmental Science & Engineering (ESE)

Applied & Computational Math (ACM)

Geology (Ge)

Applied Mechanics (AM)

History (H)

Applied Physics (APh)

History and Philosophy of Science (HPS)

Art History (Art)

Humanities (Hum)

Astrophysics (Ay)

Information Science and Technology (IST)

Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics (BMB)

Languages (L)

Bioengineering (BE)

Law (Law)

Biology (Bi)

Materials Science (MS)

Business Economics & Management (BEM)

Mathematics (Ma)

Chemical Engineering (ChE)

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Chemistry (Ch)

Music (Mu)

Civil Engineering (CE)

Performance and Activities (PA)

Computation & Neural Sys ()

Philosophy (Pl)

Computation & Neural Sys (CNS)

Physical Education (PE)

Computer Science (CS)

Physics (Ph)

Control & Dynamical Systems (CDS)

Political Science (PS)

Economics (Ec)

Psychology (Psy)

Electrical Engineering (EE)

Social Science (SS)

Engineering (E)

Study Abroad (SA)

	COURSES

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AERONAUTICS

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Course Offering

Units

Offering Title

Section

Instructor

Days/Time

Location

Grade Scheme

Ae 100

+

Research in Aeronautics

01

Culick, F

A

A

PASS-FAIL

02

Ravichandran, G

A

A

PASS-FAIL

03

Rosakis, A

A

A

PASS-FAIL

04

McKeown, R

A

A

PASS-FAIL

05

Dimotakis, P

A

A

PASS-FAIL

06

McKeon, B

A

A

PASS-FAIL

Ae/APh/CE/ME 101C

3-0-6

Fluid Mechanics

01

McKeon, B

MWF 10:00 - 10:55

306 FIR

LETTER

Ae/AM/CE/ME 102C

3-0-6

Mechanics of Structures and Solids

01

Ravichandran, G

TR 09:00 - 10:25

306 FIR

LETTER

Ae/APh 104C

1-3-5

Experimental Methods

01

Dabiri, J

TR 10:30 - 11:55

142 KCK

LETTER

Ae 105C

3-0-6

Aerospace Engineering

01

Quadrelli, B

MW 16:30 - 17:55

206 TOM

LETTER

Ae 115B

3-0-6

Spacecraft Navigation

01

Watkins, M

TR 16:30 - 17:55

306 FIR

Ae 121C

3-0-6

Space Propulsion

01

Polk, J

WF 12:00 - 13:25

308 FIR

LETTER

Ae 150C

1-0-0

Aerospace Engineering Seminar

01

Pullin, D

M 13:00 - 13:55

206 TOM

PASS-FAIL

Ae 159

3-0-6

Space Optical System Engineering

01

Breckinridge, J

TR 09:00 - 10:25

308 FIR

Ae 200

+

Advanced Research in Aeronautics

01

Bellan, P

A

A

PASS-FAIL

02

Schneider, T

A

A

PASS-FAIL

03

Culick, F

A

A

PASS-FAIL

	04		Dimotakis, P		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	05		Gharib, M		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	06		Hornung, H		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	07		McKeon, B		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	08		Leonard, A		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	09		Murray, R		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	10		Ortiz, M		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	11		Pullin, D		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	12		Ravichandran, G		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	13		Rosakis, A		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	14		Bhattacharya, K		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	15		Burdick, J		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	16		Shepherd, J		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	18		Lapusta, N		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	19		Troian, S		A		A		PASS-FAIL

20

Daraio, C

A

A

PASS-FAIL

21

Pellegrino, S

A

A

PASS-FAIL

Ae 208C

1-0-0

GALCIT Colloquium

01

Gharib, M / Ravi, V

F 15:00 - 15:55

306 FIR

PASS-FAIL

Ae/AM/CE/ME 214C

3-0-6

Computational Solid Mechanics

01

Ortiz, M

MWF 14:00 - 14:55

301 TOM

Ae 221

3-0-6

Space Structures

01

Pellegrino, S

OM,R 14:00 - 14:55

308 FIR

Ae 235

0-0-0

Rarefied Gasdynamics

01

Pullin, D

MWF 09:00 - 09:55

306 FIR

BE/Ae 243

3-0-6

Biological Flows: Transport and Circulatory Systems

01

Gharib, M

MW 14:00 - 15:25

306 FIR

Ae/Ge/ME 266B

3-0-6

Dynamic Fracture and Frictional Faulting

01

Lapusta, N

TR 13:00 - 14:25

162 SMD

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ANTHROPOLOGY

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Course Offering

Units

Offering Title

Section

Instructor

Days/Time

Location

Grade Scheme

An 101

3-0-6

Selected Topics in Anthropology

Topic: Primate Behavior

01

Campbell, C

TR 13:00 - 14:25

127 BAX

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APPLIED & COMPUTATIONAL MATH

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Course Offering

Units

Offering Title

Section

Instructor

Days/Time

Location

Grade Scheme

ACM095C

4-0-8

Introductory Methods of Applied Mathematics

01

Meiron, D

MWF 11:00 - 11:55

22 GTS

					W 14:00 - 14:55		119 DWN
	02		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					W 17:00 - 17:55		119 DWN
	03		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS
	04		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					M 15:00 - 15:55		142 KCK
	05		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					W 15:00 - 15:55		11 DWN
	06		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					T 15:00 - 15:55		11 DWN
	07		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					W 16:00 - 16:55		119 DWN
	08		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					R 16:00 - 16:55		119 DWN
	09		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					R 14:00 - 14:55		102 SPL
	10		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

R 11:00 - 11:55

119 KRK

11

Meiron, D

MWF 11:00 - 11:55

22 GTS

ACM100C

4-0-8

Introductory Methods of Applied Mathematics

01

Meiron, D

MWF 11:00 - 11:55

22 GTS

					W 14:00 - 14:55		119 DWN
	02		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					W 17:00 - 17:55		119 DWN
	03		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS
	04		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					M 15:00 - 15:55		142 KCK
	05		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					W 15:00 - 15:55		11 DWN
	06		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					T 15:00 - 15:55		11 DWN
	07		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					W 16:00 - 16:55		119 DWN
	08		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					R 16:00 - 16:55		119 DWN
	09		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

					R 14:00 - 14:55		102 SPL
	10		Meiron, D		MWF 11:00 - 11:55		22 GTS

R 11:00 - 11:55

119 KRK

11

Meiron, D

MWF 11:00 - 11:55

22 GTS

ACM101C

3-0-6

Methods of Applied Mathematics I

01

Fok, P

TR 14:30 - 15:55

306 FIR

ACM105

3-0-6

Applied Real and Functional Analysis

01

Chung, T

MWF 13:00 - 13:55

103 DWN

ACM106C

3-0-6

Introductory Methods of Computational Mathematics

01

Chung, T

TR 10:30 - 11:55

103 DWN

Ma/ACM 144B

3-0-6

Probability

01

Kang, N

TR 13:00 - 14:25

257 SLN

ACM190

+

Reading and Independent Study

01

Meiron, D

A

A

PASS-FAIL

02

Tropp, J

A

A

PASS-FAIL

03

Bruno, O

A

A

PASS-FAIL

ACM217

3-0-6

Advanced Topics in Stochastic Analysis

01

Hassibi, B

TR 10:30 - 11:55

070 MRE

ACM256B

3-0-6

Special Topics in Applied Mathematics

01

Albin, N

MWF 10:00 - 10:55

308 FIR

ACM257

3-0-6

Special Topics in Financial Mathematics

01

Hill, D

MWF 09:00 - 09:55

308 FIR

ACM290C

1-0-0

Applied and Computational Mathematics Colloquium

01

Owhadi, H

M 16:15 - 16:55

306 FIR

PASS-FAIL

ACM300

+

Research in Applied and Computational Mathematics

01

Bruno, O

A

A

PASS-FAIL

02

Candes, E

A

A

PASS-FAIL

04

Hou, Y

A

A

PASS-FAIL

	06		Meiron, D		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	07		Pierce, N		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	08		Owhadi, H		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	09		Marsden, J		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	10		Schroeder, P		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	11		McEliece, R		A		A		PASS-FAIL

12

Ho, T

A

A

PASS-FAIL

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APPLIED MECHANICS

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Course Offering

Units

Offering Title

Section

Instructor

Days/Time

Location

Grade Scheme

Ae/AM/CE/ME 102C

3-0-6

Mechanics of Structures and Solids

01

Ravichandran, G

TR 09:00 - 10:25

306 FIR

LETTER

AM 125C

3-0-6

Engineering Mathematical Principles

01

Beck, J

TR 09:00 - 10:25

306 TOM

LETTER

AM/CE 151C

3-0-6

Dynamics and Vibrations

01

Krishnan, S

MWF 09:00 - 09:55

206 TOM

LETTER

Ae/AM/CE/ME 214C

3-0-6

Computational Solid Mechanics

01

Ortiz, M

MWF 14:00 - 14:55

301 TOM

AM 250

+

Research in Applied Mechanics

01

Beck, J

A

A

PASS-FAIL

02

Bhattacharya, K

A

A

PASS-FAIL

08

Murray, R

A

A

PASS-FAIL

09

Ortiz, M

A

A

PASS-FAIL

10

Phillips, R

A

A

PASS-FAIL

11

Ravichandran, G

A

A

PASS-FAIL

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APPLIED PHYSICS

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Course Offering

Units

Offering Title

Section

Instructor

Days/Time

Location

Grade Scheme

APh017C

3-0-6

Thermodynamics

01

Crosignani, B

TR 15:00 - 16:25

104 WAT

LETTER

APh024

0-4-2

Introductory Modern Optics Laboratory

Course Cancelled

01

Staff

A

A

APh077C

0-9-0

Laboratory in Applied Physics

01

Bellan, P

A

265 WAT

APh078C

0-9-0

Senior Thesis, Experimental

01

Atwater, H

A

A

LETTER

02

Painter, O

A

A

LETTER

03

Haile, S

A

A

LETTER

	04		Scherer, A		A		A		LETTER
	05		Vahala, K		A		A		LETTER
	06		Bellan, P		A		A		LETTER

07

Troian, S

A

A

LETTER

08

Phillips, R

A

A

LETTER

09

Bockrath, M

A

A

LETTER

APh079C

0-9-0

Senior Thesis, Theoretical

01

Phillips, R

OM,A

A

LETTER

02

Goddard, W

A

A

LETTER

APh100

+

Advanced Work in Applied Physics

01

Corngold, N

A

A

PASS-FAIL

02

Atwater, H

A

A

PASS-FAIL

03

Giapis, K

A

A

PASS-FAIL

	04		Goddard, W		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	05		Troian, S		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	06		Haile, S		A		A		PASS-FAIL

07

Scherer, A

A

A

PASS-FAIL

21

Yeh, N

A

A

PASS-FAIL

26

Painter, O

A

A

PASS-FAIL

Ae/APh/CE/ME 101C

3-0-6

Fluid Mechanics

01

McKeon, B

MWF 10:00 - 10:55

306 FIR

LETTER

Ae/APh 104C

1-3-5

Experimental Methods

01

Dabiri, J

TR 10:30 - 11:55

142 KCK

LETTER

APh105C

3-0-6

States of Matter

01

Fultz, B / Johnson, W

MWF 13:00 - 13:55

104 WAT

LETTER

APh109

0-6-3

Introduction to the Micro/Nanofabrication Lab

01

Ghaffari, A

OM,T 17:00 - 17:55

104 WAT

PASS-FAIL

APh114C

3-0-6

Solid-State Physics

01

Bockrath, M

TR 13:00 - 14:25

104 WAT

LETTER

	APh150		3-0-6		Topics in Applied Physics
					Section 1: Principles of Fluid Physics / Friday class time is designated as a make up class//Section 2: Introduction to Stochastic Processes (1 unit) / First Class meeting is on April 15th

	01		Troian, S		MW 11:00 - 12:25		104 WAT

OM,F 14:00 - 15:55

104 WAT

02

Corngold, N

OM,T 15:00 - 15:55

104 WAT

APh156C

3-0-6

Plasma Physics

01

Bellan, P

MW 14:00 - 15:25

104 WAT

		F 09:30 - 10:55		104 WAT

APh190C

3-0-6

Quantum Electronics

01

Painter, O

MW 10:00 - 10:55

104 WAT

		F 11:00 - 11:55		104 WAT

APh200

+

Applied Physics Research

02

Bellan, P

A

A

PASS-FAIL

03

Atwater, H

A

A

PASS-FAIL

04

Troian, S

A

A

PASS-FAIL

	08		Vahala, K		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	12		Marcus, R		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	19		Dimotakis, P		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	24		Roukes, M		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	28		Yariv, A		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	31		Winfree, E		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	32		Mabuchi, H		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	34		Bockrath, M		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	35		Painter, O		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	36		Fraser, S		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	38		Roukes, M		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	39		Scherer, A		A		A		PASS-FAIL

40

Phillips, R

A

A

PASS-FAIL

41

Jensen, G

A

A

PASS-FAIL

43

Kornfield, J

A

A

PASS-FAIL

Ph/APh 223C

3-0-6

Advanced Condensed-Matter Physics

01

Yeh, N

MW 10:30 - 11:55

103 DWN

APh300

+

Thesis Research in Applied Physics

01

Yariv, A

A

A

PASS-FAIL

02

Kornfield, J

A

A

PASS-FAIL

03

Vahala, K

A

A

PASS-FAIL

	04		McGill, T		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	05		Bockrath, M		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	06		Jensen, G		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	07		Mabuchi, H		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	08		Fraser, S		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	15		Quake, S		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	16		Vahala, K		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	21		Roukes, M		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	26		Scherer, A		A		A		PASS-FAIL

	31		Phillips, R		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	33		Bellan, P		A		A		PASS-FAIL
	36		Painter, O		A		A		PASS-FAIL

38

Zmuidzinas, J

A

A

PASS-FAIL

39

Troian, S

A

A

PASS-FAIL

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ART HISTORY

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Course Offering

Units

Offering Title

Section

Instructor

Days/Time

Location

Grade Scheme

Art055

3-0-6

Art of the 19th Century

01

Bennett, S

MW 19:00 - 20:25

125 BAX

Art071

3-0-6

Arts of Buddhism

01

Wolfgram, J

TR 13:00 - 14:25

125 BAX

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ASTROPHYSICS

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Course Offering

Units

Offering Title

Section

Instructor

Days/Time

Location

Grade Scheme

Ay 001

3-3-3

The Evolving Universe

01

Scoville, N

MWF 14:00 - 14:55

22 GTS

LETTER

					M 21:00 - 21:55		106 ROB		LETTER
	02		Scoville, N		MWF 14:00 - 14:55		22 GTS		LETTER

					F 14:00 - 14:55		070 MRE		LETTER
	03		Scoville, N		MWF 14:00 - 14:55		22 GTS		LETTER

					F 14:00 - 14:55		107 DWN		LETTER
	04		Scoville, N		MWF 14:00 - 14:55		22 GTS		LETTER

					F 14:00 - 14:55		080 MRE		LETTER
	05		Scoville, N		MWF 14:00 - 14:55		22 GTS		LETTER

					F 14:00 - 14:55		103 DWN		LETTER
	06		Scoville, N		MWF 14:00 - 14:55		22 GTS		LETTER

		F 14:00 - 14:55		23 ROB		LETTER

Ge/Ay 011C

3-0-6

Planetary Sciences

Taught concurrently with Ge/Ay 103

01

Ingersoll, A

MWF 14:00 - 14:55

162 SMD

	Ay 031		0-0-3		Writing in Astronomy
					Open to declared Ay majors at the discretion of the instructor; nonmajors who have taken Astronomy courses may be admitted, but must have priorapproval of instructor. Maximum enrollment: 8 students

01

Hillenbrand, L

A

A