WINTER quarter 2012 First-Year Seminars
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ONE-Unit Seminars — LETTER GRADING
CRN# Course Title Instructor Time Room Restrictions # of Available Seats 35468 001-001 Rocket Propulsion Mohamed Hafez T 2:10-3:00pm Bainer 2130 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35469 001-002 Japanese Culture: Nature and Visual Arts Haruko Sakakibara T 11:00-11:50am Olson 18A No Restrictions Registration concluded 35470 001-003 The Molecular Kitchen Roland Faller M 4:10-5:00pm Wellman 127 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35473 001-006 Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries by Exploring Ideas Presented at TED Raul Piedrahita T 11:00-11:50am Bainer 2045 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35487 001-020 DHC: Why Do People Relinquish Their Dogs? Christiana Drake T 2:10-3:00pm Hart 1106 DHC students only Registration concluded 35488 001-021 DHC: Strangers and Outsiders and the Social World Ellen Robert M 1:10-2:00pm Wellman 233 DHC students only Registration concluded 35489 001-022 DHC: Greek Myth and Greek Art Lynn Roller R 11:00-11:50am Everson 157 DHC students only Registration concluded
Two-Unit Seminars — LETTER GRADING
CRN# Course Title Instructor Time Room Restrictions # of Available Seats 35493 002-001 Germany Under Hitler: National Socialist Art, Architecture, Sculpture, Music and Film Winder McConnell W 9:00-10:50am Surge III 1352 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35494 002-002 Success in College and After College: How to Get and Stay on Course Andreas Toupadakis F 5:10-7:00pm Wellman 111 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35495 002-003 Chaos, Complexity and Christianity Carlos Puente M 5:10-7:00pm Viehmeyer 220 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35497 002-005 Journaling and Publishing: Writing for Self, Writing for Others Rosemary Capps T 8:00-9:50am Surge III 1360 Freshmen Only Registration concluded 35498 002-006 What is Beauty? Cultural and Historical Roots of Japanese Design James Jones W 2:10-4:00pm Valley 1013 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35499 002-007 The Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Robert Fairclough TR 10:30-11:20am Surge III 1360 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35500 002-008 Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Valentina Medici M 11:00am- 1:00pm GenBio 6202 Freshmen & Sophomores Only Registration concluded 35501 002-009 Why Can't We All Just Be Friends?: A Systematic Way of Looking at People From Other Cultures Norma Lopez-Burton M 11:00-1:00pm Olson 109 Freshmen & Sophomores Only Registration concluded 35503 002-011 Introduction to Nanoscience Lorenzo Berti F 9:00-10:50am Wellman 203 Freshmen Only Registration concluded 35504 002-012 Creative Responses to Climate Change Stephen Wheeler W 1:10-3:00pm Hunt 166 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35505 002-013 Philosophical Paradoxes Adam Sennet T 2:10-4:00pm SocSci 1231 Freshmen Only Registration concluded 35506 002-014 Renewable Sources of Energy Masoud Kayhanian T 12:10-2:00pm Hoagld 113 Freshmen & Sophomores Only Registration concluded 35507 002-015 Color in the Winter Landscape James Harding TR 12:10-1:00pm EnHort 148 Freshmen & Sophomores Only Registration concluded 35508 002-016 The Chemistry of Putting Humans on Mars (and Getting Them Back Home) Donald Land T 4:10-6:00pm Chem 172 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35509 002-017 The Human Rights of Star Trek Keith Watenpaugh M 1:10-3:00pm Wellman 123 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35511 002-019 Convening Power of the President Kenneth Verosub W 1:10-3:00pm EphSci 1119 Freshmen Only Registration concluded 35512 002-020 Public Opinion in Democratizing Countries Around the World Josephine Andrews W 1:10-3:00pm Kerr 593 Freshmen Only Registration concluded 35513 002-021 Three Poems a Week Andy Jones F 10:00-11:50am Olson 27 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35514 002-022 The Identity of the Eye Rachel Edelson T 11:00am-1:00pm Wellman 109 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35521 002-029 DHC: The Crusades in the Medieval Middle East--Muslim, Jewish and Christian Views Kevin Roddy M 10:00-11:50am Wellman 123 DHC Students Only Registration concluded 35523 002-031 DHC: Combinatorics and Problem Solving Duane Kouba T 9:00-10:50am Wellman 201 DHC Students Only Registration concluded 35524 002-032 Hip Hop Culture, Gender and African-American Identity Wale Adebanwi M 12:10-2:00pm Dutton 3216 AAS Students Only Registration concluded 35527 002-035 DHC: Poetry By Design D. R. Wagner MW 11:00-11:50am Wellman 5 DHC Students Only Registration concluded
ONE-Unit Seminars — PASS/NO PASS GRADING
CRN# Course Title Instructor Time Room Restrictions # of Available Seats 35529 003-001 1979-1989, A Critical Decade for Afghanistan Joanna Groza T 9:00-9:50am Kemper 1065 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35530 003-002 The Rest of the Old Testament? The Deuterocanonical Books of the Christian Canon Wendy Terry T 11:00-11:50am Wellman 5 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35531 003-003 Township Music in South Africa Brian Higgins R 3:10-4:00pm Wellman 123 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35532 003-004 Athletic Injuries: Myths, Facts & Unanswered Questions Lisa Varnum T 1:10-2:00pm Hickey Annex No Restrictions Registration concluded 35533 003-005 Underserved Healthcare: A View Through the Willow Clinic Lens Jaesu Han F 9:00-9:50am Wellman 109 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35534 003-006 Handling Faults in Systems Around Us (With Emphasis on Electronic Systems) Hussain Al-Asaad R 4:10-5:00pm Wellman 127 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35535 003-007 Topics in Youth Sports Peter Motekaitis T 10:00-10:50am Hickey Annex Freshmen & Sophomores Only Registration concluded 35536 003-008 So You Think You Can Write? Amy Clarke R 12:10-1:00pm Voorhies 396 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35537 003-009 Interested in Conducting a Survey? Christiana Drake T 3:10-4:00pm Wellman 201 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35538 003-010 Chinese Traditional Culture--Martial Art of Tai Chi Yajun Peng Graves T 10:00-10:50am Wellman 5 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35539 003-011 Radiation Andrew Vaughan R 9:00-9:50am Wellman 5 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35540 003-012 Understanding the Research University Fred Wood W 1:10-2:30pm Campbell Hall Study Room #166 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35541 003-013 The Psychology of Drummers: Rock, Jazz & Blues Brad Henderson W 7:10-8:00pm Olson 109 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35542 003-014 Introduction to Biochemistry Lab Ken Hilt F 1:10-2:00pm SciLab 3015 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35544 003-016 Alcohol, Alcoholism and its Consequences Nirmal Mann W 2:10-4:00pm Wellman 7 No Restrictions Registration concluded
two-Unit Seminars — PASS/NO PASS GRADING
CRN# Course Title Instructor Time Room Restrictions # of Available Seats 35550 004-001 The Mathematics of Global Change Kurt Kreith W 6:10-8:30pm Olson 1 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35551 004-002 Hands-On Molecular Biology Laboratory Christoph Lossin M 1:10-4:00pm Research 1, UCDMC No Restrictions Registration concluded 35552 004-003 Slings and Arrows: Theatre Through the Stage Door John Iacovelli M 2:10-4:00pm Art 210 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35553 004-004 Contemporary American Buddhism: How Meditation Became a Part of the Mainstream Li Zhang & Sylvia Sensiper R 4:10-6:00pm Hutch 102 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35554 004-005 Zombies Sean McDonnell T 12:10-1:00pm Wellman 203 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35555 004-006 Japan vs. US Through Media Miyo Uchida W 1:10-3:00pm Wellman 111 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35556 004-007 The Simpsons: Satire and Postmodernism Karma Waltonen T 2:10-4:00pm Olson 263 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35557 004-008 Globalization and the Media Industry John Theobald M 12:10-2:00pm Wellman 203 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35558 004-009 Instant-Runoff Voting and Other Electoral Innovations Stephen Sosnick T 2:10-4:00pm Hickey 280 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35559 004-010 Arabic Poetry and Revolutionary Poetics Noha Radwan R 12:40-2:30pm Wellman 203 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35560 004-011 Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps: The Self-Made Individual in U.S. Culture Melissa Bender MW 11:00-11:50am Wellman 3 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35561 004-012 Web, Design and Sustainability--Big Ideas for a Small Planet John Driscoll R 5:10-7:00pm Cruess 207 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35562 004-013 Dog Love in Literature and Film Adrienne Martin T 9:00-10:50am Surge III 1352 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35563 004-014 Scientific Reasoning David Wittman W 10:00-11:50am Physic 432 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35564 004-015 Animal Images in a Digital Age James Mc Elroy T 9:00-10:50am Voorhies 308 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35565 004-016 History of Horror Films Jaimey Fisher R 10:30-12:30 Wellman 5 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35566 004-017 Introduction to Wind and Hydropower Engineering Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn F 10:00-11:50am Bainer 1062 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35567 004-018 Some Relatively Unnoted Aspects of Black Musical Traditions Carl Jorgensen T 4:10-6:00pm Wellman 123 No Restrictions Registration concluded 35572 004-023 Deciphering the Primary Literature in Insect Biology Jay Rosenheim W 1:10-3:00pm Briggs 366 Targeted honor students Registration concluded
DEPARTMENTAL Seminars
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To enroll in these seminars, register directly via RSVP at your normally assigned time. Freshmen have first priority. However, if a seminar is not full, non-freshmen may register after the second pass. No student may enroll in more than one freshman seminar PER QUARTER. Permission of the instructor is required to add after the first class meeting.
For more information, contact Janet Chambers jachambers@ucdavis.edu at the CETL, 17 Wellman, 752-1772.