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Discrete Mathematics (MATH-UA 120)

A first course in discrete mathematics. Sets, algorithms, and induction. Combinatorics. Graphs and trees. Combinatorial circuits. Logic and Boolean algebra.

Math (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

MATH-UA 120-000 (8370)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sia, Charmaine

MATH-UA 120-000 (8371)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Flek, Ruslan

MATH-UA 120-000 (8372)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Flek, Ruslan

MATH-UA 120-000 (8694)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Chikhany, Ralph

MATH-UA 120-000 (8807)at Washington SquareInstructed by

MATH-UA 120-000 (8985)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed10:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Leingang, Matthew

MATH-UA 120-000 (9437)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu10:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sanfratello, Andrew

MATH-UA 120-000 (9476)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sanfratello, Andrew

MATH-UA 120-000 (10639)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Chikhany, Ralph

MATH-UA 120-000 (24840)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed10:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Oveys, Hesam

MATH-UA 120-000 (24904)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Oveys, Hesam

MATH-UA 120-000 (26350)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed10:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Clarkson, Corrin

MATH-UA 120-000 (26380)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Clarkson, Corrin

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Quantitative Reasoning Undergraduate
Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Spring 2021 Spring 2022 Summer 2021

Calculus I (MATH-UA 121)

Any one of the following: a score of 670 or higher on the mathematics portion of the SAT, a score of 650 or higher on the SAT Subject Test in Mathematics 1, a score of 650 or higher on the SAT Subject Test in Mathematics 2, an ACT mathematics score of 30 or higher, a score of 3 or higher on the AP Calculus AB exam, an AB subscore of 3 or higher on the AP Calculus BC exam, a score of 3 or higher on the AP Calculus BC exam, a grade of C or higher in Algebra and Calculus (MATH-UA 9), or a passing score on a departmental placement exam. Derivatives, antiderivatives, and integrals of functions of one variable. Applications include graphing, maximizing, and minimizing functions. Definite integrals and the fundamental theorem of calculus. Areas and volumes.

Math (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

MATH-UA 121-000 (10098)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kalaycioglu, Selin

MATH-UA 121-000 (10099)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Saha, Shuvadeep

MATH-UA 121-000 (10100)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Saha, Shuvadeep

MATH-UA 121-000 (20793)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Patki, Sarvesh

MATH-UA 121-000 (20794)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Patki, Sarvesh

MATH-UA 121-000 (10102)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Foster, Joseph

MATH-UA 121-000 (10103)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by D’Agostino, Marina

MATH-UA 121-000 (10104)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by D’Agostino, Marina

MATH-UA 121-000 (10105)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Salha, Fatima

MATH-UA 121-000 (10106)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Salha, Fatima

MATH-UA 121-000 (10107)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sia, Charmaine

MATH-UA 121-000 (10108)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Vasantha, Rajashekar

MATH-UA 121-000 (10109)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Star, Zachary

MATH-UA 121-000 (10110)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Vasantha, Rajashekar

MATH-UA 121-000 (10111)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Star, Zachary

MATH-UA 121-000 (10112)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Foster, Joseph

MATH-UA 121-000 (10113)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Cortes, Julian

MATH-UA 121-000 (10114)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Cortes, Julian

MATH-UA 121-000 (10115)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Gangan, Pradyuman

MATH-UA 121-000 (10116)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Gangan, Pradyuman

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Quantitative Reasoning Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Algebra and Calculus (MATH-UA 9)

Prerequisite: Three years of high school math or permission of the department. An intensive course in intermediate algebra and trigonometry. Topics include algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs.

Math (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

MATH-UA 9-000 (8365)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Foster, Joseph

MATH-UA 9-000 (8366)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zhou, Haosheng

MATH-UA 9-000 (8367)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Zhou, Haosheng

MATH-UA 9-000 (8368)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sivakumar, Pranav Kamesh

MATH-UA 9-000 (8369)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sivakumar, Pranav Kamesh

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Quantitative Reasoning Undergraduate
Spring 2019 Spring 2022

Shakespeare (MEDI-UA 410)

Medieval & Renaissance Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2019)

MEDI-UA 410-000 (10578)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

MEDI-UA 410-000 (10579)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

MEDI-UA 410-000 (10580)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Thu6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Texts and Ideas Undergraduate
Fall 2020

Romance Syntax (LING-UA 42)

Introduces the syntax of Romance languages, primarily French, Italian, and Spanish, but also various Romance dialects. Considers what they have in common with each other (and with English) and how best to characterize the ways in which they differ from each other (and from English).

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2020)

LING-UA 42-000 (18682)09/02/2020 – 12/13/2020 Mon,Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kayne, Richard

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2019

Grammatical Diversity (LING-UA 27)

Introduces the syntax of languages quite different from English, from various parts of the world. Considers what they may have in common with English and with each other and how to characterize the ways in which they differ from English and from each other.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2019)

LING-UA 27-000 (19064)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Thoms, Gary · Kayne, Richard

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2019

Neural Bases of Language (LING-UA 43)

A state-of-the-art survey of the cognitive neuroscience of language, a rapidly developing multidisciplinary field at the intersection of linguistics, psycholinguistics, and neuroscience. Covers all aspects of language processing in the healthy brain, from early sensory perception to sentence-level semantic interpretation, as well as a range of neurological and development language disorders.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2019)

LING-UA 43-000 (10444)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Pylkkanen, Liina

LING-UA 43-000 (10445)09/03/2019 – 12/13/2019 Tue3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Blanco-Elorrieta, Esti

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Spring 2019

Language Change (LING-UA 14)

The methods of genealogical classification and subgrouping of languages. Examines patterns of replacement in phonology, morphology, and syntax. Focuses on internal and comparative phonological, morphological, and syntactic reconstruction. Considers phonological developments such as Grimm’s, Grassmann’s, and Verner’s Laws.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2019)

LING-UA 14-000 (10088)01/28/2019 – 05/13/2019 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2022

Grammatical Analysis II (LING-UA 16)

Introduces primary literature in syntactic theory and leads to an independent research project. Topics vary: binding theory, control, case theory, constraints on movement, antisymmetry, argument structure and applicatives, ellipsis, derivation by phase, etc.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

LING-UA 16-000 (19354)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Harves, Stephanie · Kayne, Richard

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2021 Fall 2022

Field Methods (LING-UA 44)

Analysis (LING-UA 13), or permission of the instructor. Offered every year. Collins, Gallagher, Gouskova. 4 points. Students interview a native speaker of an unfamiliar language to study all aspects of the language’s grammar: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics. We evaluate and organize real, nonidealized linguistic data and formulate generalizations that serve as the basis for research.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

LING-UA 44-000 (9373)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Gallagher, Gillian · Collins, Christopher

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Physical Science OR Life Science Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2022

Linguistics as Cognitive Science (LING-UA 48)

Approaches from linguistics, philosophy, and psychology. Topics: the evidence for constructing grammars, the interpretation of grammatical rules as cognitive or neural operations, the significance of neo-behaviorist approaches to language and computational modeling for a cognitive theory of language, the connection between linguistics theory and genetics, and the importance of sociocultural and historical variation for understanding the nature of language.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

LING-UA 48-000 (9629)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Marantz, Alec

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2022

Bilingualism (LING-UA 18)

Considers social forces that favor or inhibit bilingualism, as well as the educational consequences of bilingual education (and of monolingual education for bilingual children). Examines the impact of bilingualism on the languages involved. Special attention to code switching, with particular reference to its psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic aspects.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

LING-UA 18-000 (8465)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Vrzic, Zvjezdana · Møller Krogh, Simone

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2022

Language and Mind (LING-UA 3)

Introduces the field of cognitive science through an examination of language behavior. Begins with interactive discussions of how best to characterize and study the mind. These principles are then illustrated through an examination of research and theories related to language representation and use. Draws from research in both formal linguistics and psycholinguistics.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

LING-UA 3-000 (8921)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon,Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Cournane, Ailis · McElree, Brian

LING-UA 3-000 (8922)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Wed3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Grosu, Ioana

LING-UA 3-000 (8923)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Flower, Nigel

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Fall 2022

Sound and Language (LING-UA 11)

Phonetic and phonological theory at an elementary level. Topics include the description and analysis of speech sounds, the anatomy and physiology of speech, speech acoustics, and phonological processes. Students develop skills to distinguish and produce sounds used in the languages of the world and to transcribe them using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)

LING-UA 11-000 (8045)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Davidson, Lisa

LING-UA 11-000 (8046)at Washington SquareInstructed by

LING-UA 11-000 (8047)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Mon3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Repetti-Ludlow, Chiara

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Structure of The Russian Language (LING-UA 10)

An introduction to the morphosyntax of Russian. Students learn how to analyze the underlying structures of this language by using formal tools in syntactic theory. The core areas of Russian grammar: case, aspect, argument structure alternations, topic/ focus structure, negation, binding, control, and wh-movement. No knowledge of Russian required.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

LING-UA 10-000 (20310)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Harves, Stephanie

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Morphology (LING-UA 29)

Introduces rules for composing words and sentences from the smallest units of linguistic combination (morphemes). Why can the same message be expressed in one word in some languages but require an entire sentence in others? Why do the shapes of prefixes, suffixes, and roots change depending on their semantic and phonological context? What rules do different languages use for forming new words? No previous background in linguistics is required.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

LING-UA 29-000 (20308)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Gouskova, Maria · Tabachnick, Guy

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Language in Latin America (LING-UA 30)

How and why American varieties of Spanish and Portuguese differ from European varieties, as well as the distribution and nature of dialect differences throughout the Americas. Examines sociolinguistic issues: class and ethnic differences in language, the origin and development of standard and nonstandard varieties, and the effects of contact with Amerindian and African languages. Considers Spanish- and Portuguese-based creoles and the question of prior creolization.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

LING-UA 30-000 (10062)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Guy, Gregory

LING-UA 30-000 (10063)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Stuck, Matthew

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Advanced Semantics (LING-UA 19)

Builds a solid command of predicate logic and elements of the lambda calculus. Introduces the principles of compositional model theoretic semantics. Analyzes constituent order and a set of specific phenomena, possibly varying from year to year.

Linguistics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

LING-UA 19-000 (20307)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Szabolcsi, Anna

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Societies & the Social Sciences Undergraduate