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Moira Fradinger. w 7-8.50 p.m. Hu (0) In-depth examination of a field of literary theory; topics change annually, and the course can be taken more than once. The topic for 2009 is concepts in psychoanalytic theory that bridge the clinical world, literary and critical theory, and film and gender studies. Foundational works by Freud and Lacan are considered together with literary and theoretical texts in order to explore the link between the arts and psychoanalytic theory. Concepts from the clinical field that have been imported into theories of culture, society, and the arts.
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Barry McCrea. htba (0) Special projects in an area of the student's particular interest set up with the help of a faculty adviser and the director of undergraduate studies. Projects must cover material not otherwise offered by the department, must terminate in at least a term paper or its equivalent, and must have the approval of the director of undergraduate studies. Enrollment limited to Literature majors.
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Consult the director of undergraduate studies. htba (0) An independent writing and research project. The senior essay is due in the office of the director of undergraduate studies according to the following schedule: (1) by September 11 (for litr 491a) or January 22 (for litr 491b), a three-page prospectus signed by the student's adviser; (2) by October 23 (for litr 491a) or March 1 (for litr 491b), a full rough draft (not notes); (3) by December 4 (for litr 491a) or April 16 (for litr 491b), the completed essay. The minimum length for an essay is twenty-five pages. Students are urged to arrange a topic and adviser early in the term before the term in which the essay is to be written.
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Consult the director of undergraduate studies. htba (0) An extended research project. Students must petition the curriculum committee for permission to enroll by the last day of classes in the term preceding enrollment in litr 492a or b. For students expecting to graduate in May, the senior essay is due in the office of the director of undergraduate studies according to the following schedule: (1) by September 11, a three-page prospectus signed by the student's adviser; (2) by January 22, a full rough draft (not notes); (3) by April 16, the completed essay. December graduates should consult the director of undergraduate studies for required deadlines. The minimum length for a yearlong senior essay is forty pages.
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Michael Frame. tth 2. 30-3.45 QR (27) Geometric patterns in nature, including classical models of spirals in seashells and sunflowers, symmetry of honeycombs and snowflakes, and the curvature of soap films; the shape of the universe; ways to visualize the fourth dimension; and a brief introduction to fractal geometry. Enrollment limited to freshmen and sophomores who have not previously taken a high school or college calculus course.
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Gregg Zuckerman F Douglas Lind Sp 3htba For sections see www.yale.edu/courseinfo QR (69) Limits and their properties. Definiti ons and some techniques of differentiation and the evaluation of definite integrals, with applications. Students are instructed in use of the software package Mathematica, which is used in graphical, symbolic, and numerical methods and is required on some problem sets. No prior acquaintance with calculus or compu tin g assu med.
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Steven Orszag F Andrew Casson Sp 3htba For sections see www.yale.edu/courseinfo QR (69) A continuation of m ath 112a or b. Applications of integration, with some formal techniques and numerical methods. Improper integrals, approximation of functions by polynomials, infinite series. Exercises involve the software package Mathematica. After math 112a or b or equivalent.
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118a: mwf 9.25-10.15 QR (32) JaejeongLee 118b: tth11.35-12.50 QR (24) Ali Haddad Calculus of several variables and some linear algebra. Intended for students in the social sciences, especially Economics. Covers parts of math 120a or b and 222a or b. May not be taken after math 120a or b or 222a or b. Prerequisite: math 112a or b.
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Michael Frame. 3htba For sections see www.yale.edu/courseinfo QR (69) Analytic geometry in three dimensions , using vectors. Real-valued functions of two and three variables, partial derivatives, gradient and directional derivatives, level curves and surfaces, maxima and minima. Parametrized curves in space, motion in space, line integrals; applications. Multiple integrals, with applications. Divergence and curl. The theorems of Green, Stokes, and Gauss. After math 115a orb, or with permission of in struct or. math 170a, Mathematical Patterns in the Natural World. Michael Frame. tth 2. 30-3.45 QR (27) A mathematical investigation of patterns in nature. Topics include the geometry of growth and form, periodic and aperiodic tilings, curvature of soap films, non-Euclidean geometries, topology and the structures of space and time, and geometry of higher-dimensional spaces. Some familiarity with calculus is assumed.
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Michael Frame.
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