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4.00 Credits
A modern, molecular approach to the subject. The first semester begins with a study of model quantum mechanical systems and culminates in the application of the model systems to atomic andmolecular structure and spectra. In the second semester, statistical mechanics is used as the link between quantum chemistry and equilibrium thermodynamics. Selected experiments illustrate these topics. Molecular modeling software is used to go beyond a consideration of prototypical systems. Prerequisites: Chemistry 141-142, Physics 141 and 142, andMathematics 141, 142, and 212.
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4.00 Credits
Topics include the kinetic theory of gases, rates of chemical reactions and how they can be explained, theories of chemical kinetics, and reaction dynamics. Includes some laboratory work. Prerequisite: Chemistry 411-412 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
The course integrates material from inorganic and organic chemistry to provide a basis for understanding the rich chemistry of the metal-carbon bond. The material consists mainly of an examination of various organometallic reaction mechanisms, including substitution, oxidative addition, reductive elimination, and insertion, combined with a survey of the structure and reactivity of the important types of organometallic ligands. Special topics such as organometallic photochemistry, catalysis, and the use of organometallic reagents in organic synthesis are also covered.
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8.00 Credits
Modern (Mandarin) Chinese is introduced through intensive drilling in oral and written forms. Emphasis is placed on speaking, basic grammar, and the formation of characters. Audio and video materials are part of the curriculum. This course is followed by an intensive course (8 hours per week) in the spring semester and a summer intensive program (6 weeks) in Qingdao, China. Active daily participation and a weekly tutorial are required. This course is for students with little or no previous knowledge of Chinese.
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4.00 Credits
This course is for students who have completed Chinese 101 and those who have had the equivalent of one semester's beginning Chinese at Bard or another institution. The focus on the language's oral and written aspects continues. Regular work in the language lab and private drill sessions with the Chinese tutor are required. This course is followed by a summer immersion program in China. (Financial aid is available for qualified students.)
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4.00 Credits
This course is for students who have taken one and a half years of basic Chinese and want to expand their reading and speaking capacity and enrich their cultural experiences. The course uses audio and video materials, emphasizes communicative activities and language games, and stresses both receptive and productive skills. In addition to the central language textbook, texts are selected from newspapers, journals, and fictional works. The course is conducted in Chinese.
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4.00 Credits
The year 1949 marked the beginning of two Chinas-the Republic of China, headed by the Nationalists in Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China, governed by the Communists. Politically and territorially divided from one another, each claimed to be the legitimate government of China and developed its own cultural and literary trends. The two sides of the Taiwan Strait are culturally intertwined, but politics increasingly divides them. What are the affinities and differences, as reflected in the literature? Students look at modern Chinese literature, focusing on textual analysis as well as historical and cultural contexts. Writers studied include Bai Xianyong,Can Xue,Gao Xingjian,Han Shaogong, Li Ang, Zhu Tianwen, and others. This course is conducted in English.
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4.00 Credits
These courses are for students who have taken the equivalent of five semesters of basic Chinese at Bard or elsewhere and who want to expand their reading and speaking capacity and enrich their cultural experiences. Texts are selected from newspapers, journals, and fiction.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces the East Asian art of calligraphy? ?hufa in Chinese and shodo in Japanese. Long regarded as the highest form of art in East Asia, calligraphy lends itself to painting and poetry. Together they form the "three perfections" in the literati tradition. Students examine the aesthetic principles that connect the three aesthetic forms. Considerable time is devoted to discussing the philosophical traditions of Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and Confucianism. The course emphasizes learning the techniques of writing with the brush and developing individual styles. Students write one term paper and complete daily calligraphy projects.
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4.00 Credits
Anthropology, Art History, Classical Studies This course focuses on how archaeological finds of the past century in China-including mausoleums; wall paintings; mortuary objects in bronze, pottery, and jade; and architecture- have transformed our understanding of ancient Chinese art. Through the study of archaeological sites, such as Anyang, the First Emperor's Tomb, the Mawangdui Tombs, and Sanxingdui, students investigate how ritual art objects were made and used. Also considered is the development of systematic ideas about afterlife, ancestor worship, state rites, shamanist rituals, and immortality cults. The art and material culture examined help form an understanding of the circumstances under which systems of thought, such as Confucianism and Taoism, were established. Prerequisite: previous course work in Chinese studies, archaeology, anthropology, art history, or classical studies. In English.
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