Arts, Humanities, Assignments

Sound for Music technology

concept of sound and be introduced to the physics behind travelling pressure waves as the physical manifestation of sound. You will also learn about the subjective perception of pitch and loudness, in particular their relationship to frequency and amplitude.

Modern Physics: From The Atom to Big Science

establishment of the ideas and institutions of modern physics, tracking the evolution of the discipline over the last two centuries, dramatic developments, both intellectual and structural, social, cultural & political context: Reading assignments, Reader contents, useful references, Roadmaps

Justice

fundamental questions about the ideal of a just society and the place of values of liberty and equality in such a society, contemporary theories of justice (Utilitarianism, Libertarianism, and Egalitarian Liberalism), implications for some topics of ongoing moral-political controversy

Lawyers and Film

What can we learn about ourselves as lawyers from watching lawyer films?: reading films, obstacles to reading, story, hero, screenwriting, genre, theory, academic disciplines, women/film, film journals, links, course writing & resources

CityScope: New Orleans

project-based introduction to the contemporary city, assess scenarios for the purpose of formulating social, economic and design strategies to provide humane and sustainable solutions: readings, course download

Oral History of the City

ideas and history, Skinker-DeBaliviere, memory and society, background and approaches, Methodology and Interviewing: project, readings

Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry

eight guest lectures on video (explores photography as a disciplined way of seeing, of investigating landscapes and expressing ideas, Readings, observations, and photographs form the basis of discussions on landscape, light, significant detail, place, poetics, narrative and how photography can inform design and planning, among other issues): readings, projects, course download

Topics in Philosophy of Mind: Self-Knowledge

"self-knowledge" (knowledge of one's own mental states), classic papers on self-knowledge, recent work: Readings, Related Resources, Course Download

Moral Problems and the Good Life

issues that arise in contemporary public debate concerning matters of social justice, Topics such as euthanasia, gay marriage, racism and racial profiling, free speech, hunger and global inequality, goal to provide basis for respectful and informed discussion of matters of common moral concern: Readings, Related Resources, Course Download

Classics in Western Philosophy

Western philosophical tradition, through the study of major figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, and Kant, questions that have been significant to philosophy from its beginnings (nature of the mind or soul, the existence of God, the foundations of knowledge, ethics and the good life): Readings, Study Materials, Related Resources, Course Download

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