Tag Archives: Spring 2021

Language and Culture (MCC-UE 5)

This course examines the role of language in media, culture, and communication. Topics will include language ideologies, register-formation, language politics, standardization, raciolinguistics, code-switching, voicing, speech and text genres, orthographies, fonts, and more. Students will learn to analyze interpersonal and mediated communication-in-context, with attention to pragmatics, performativity and participation frameworks, using key analytics and methods from the fields of socio-linguistics, linguistic anthropology, and semiotics.

Media, Culture & Communication (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


MCC-UE 5-000 (13033)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Chumley, Lily

Digital Photography I for Non Majors (ART-UE 300)

A hands-on introduction to the technical & creative uses of digital photography. The class will explore the use of digital technologies to compose, shoot, scan, alter, & print images, as well as considering the ways in which photographic meaning has been changed by the use of the computer. Student provides their own camera & paper.

Studio Art (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


ART-UE 300-000 (12836)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Carballar, Karla


ART-UE 300-000 (12038)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sunairi, Hiroshi


ART-UE 300-000 (12858)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yu, Guo

Contemporary Art (ARTCR-UE 52)

New art and new definitions of art and artist are discussed. Major attention is paid to the New York scene with guest lectures by artists and visits to galleries, museums, and other major sites in the current art system.

Art Theory & Critical Studies (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


ARTCR-UE 52-000 (12940)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Graves, Anthony

Basic Practice of Statistics for Social Science (MA-UY 2414)

We are inundated by data, but data alone do not translate into useful information. Statistics provides the means for organizing, summarizing, and therefore better analyzing data so that we can understand what the data tell us about critical questions. If one collects data then understanding how to use statistical methods is critical, but it is also necessary to understand and interpret all the information we consume on a daily basis. This course provides these basic statistical approaches and techniques. This course may not be acceptable as a substitute for any other Probability and Statistics course. For Sustainable Urban Environments (SUE) students, please see your advisor. Note: Not open to math majors or students who have taken or will take MA-UY 2054 or MA-UY 2224 or MA-UY 3014 or MA-UY 3514 or ECE-UY 2233 or equivalent.

Mathematics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2025)


MA-UY 2414-000 (9798)01/21/2025 – 05/06/2025 Tue,Thu4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Spizzirri, NIcholas

Integrated Calculus II for Engineers (MA-UY 1424)

This course MA-UY 1424 is for students who wish to take MA-UY 1124 but need more review of precalculus. MA-UY 1424 covers the same material as MA-UY 1124 but with more contact hours a week, incorporating a full discussion of the required precalculus topics. | Prerequisites: MA-UY 1022 or MA-UY 1024 or MA-UY 1324. Note: credit for this course may be used to satisfy the minimum credit requirement for graduation. Corequisite: EX-UY 1

Mathematics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 6 Weeks

Sections (Summer 2024)


MA-UY 1424-000 (3745)05/20/2024 – 07/02/2024 Mon,Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Van Wagenen, Lindsey


MA-UY 1424-000 (3746)07/03/2024 – 08/15/2024 Mon,Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Gbedemah, Amakoe

Integrated Calculus I for Engineers (MA-UY 1324)

This course covers: Library of Functions, functions of one variable. Limits, derivatives of functions defined by graphs, tables and formulas, differentiation rules for power, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions, derivatives of trigonometric functions, the product and quotient rules, the chain rule, applications of the chain rule, maxima and minima, optimization. The definite integral, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and interpretations, theorems about definite integrals, anti-derivatives. MA-UY 1324 is for students who wish to take MA-UY 1024 but need more review of precalculus. MA-UY 1324 covers the same material as MA-UY 1024 but with more contact hours per week, incorporating a full discussion of the required precalculus topics. | Prerequisite: Placement Exam or MA-UY 912 or MA-UY 914. Corequisite: EX-UY 1.

Mathematics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 6 Weeks

Sections (Summer 2024)


MA-UY 1324-000 (3727)05/20/2024 – 07/02/2024 Mon,Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Prabhu, Vaishali

Linear Algebra (MA-UY 3044)

Systems of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, matrices, determinants, Cramer’s rule. Vectors, vector spaces, basis and dimension, linear transformations. Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and quadratic forms. Restricted to Tandon math and CS majors and students with a permission code from the math department. Fulfills linear algebra requirement for the BS Math and BS CS degrees. Note: Not open to students who have already taken MA-UY 1533, MA-UY 2034, MA-UY 3113 or MA-UY 3054. | Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MA-UY 1022 or MA-UY 1024 or MA-UY 1324 or MATH-UH 1012Q or MATH-UH 1013Q or MATH-SHU 121 or MATH-SHU 201

Mathematics (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2024)


MA-UY 3044-000 (6775)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Raquepas, Renaud


MA-UY 3044-000 (6776)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6777)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6778)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6779)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6780)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at OnlineInstructed by Sanfratello, Andrew


MA-UY 3044-000 (6781)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at OnlineInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6782)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at OnlineInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6783)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6784)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6785)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Majmudar, Trushant


MA-UY 3044-000 (6786)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6787)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6788)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6789)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6790)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sanfratello, Andrew


MA-UY 3044-000 (6791)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6792)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6793)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6794)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (18499)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Diaz-Alban, Jose


MA-UY 3044-000 (18500)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6795)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Mon,Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Pillaud-Vivien, Loucas


MA-UY 3044-000 (6796)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6797)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6798)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


MA-UY 3044-000 (6799)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

Machines made of Words II: Designing Poetry (EN-UY 3434W)

In this seminar/workshop, students read a wide range of poetic forms or structures and practice making poems, focusing on the reading and composition of poems as forms of design. | Prerequisites: Completion of first year writing requirements.

English (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


EN-UY 3434W-000 (24090)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Felsenthal, Alan

Ethical Questions in Literature (EN-UY 3194W)

This course examines the implications of ethical questions posed in works of poetry, drama, and fiction. Attention will be paid to historical context. This course satisfies HUSS elective requirements and 3000-level writing intensive requirements for all Poly majors. | Prerequisites: Completion of first year writing requirements

English (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


EN-UY 3194W-000 (17686)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Marks, Sylvia

Analytical Approaches to Poetry and Art (EN-UY 3144W)

The poems of John Ashbery and the art of Richard Serra confront the respective reader/viewer: find a methodology based upon the structural configuration of the poem and sculpture to enable a “reading” of the work. The works that will be addressed reject impressionistic, subjective commentary. The beauty of word or artifact is not applicable. Post-1900 non-referential sculptures and paintings will be juxtaposed with poems that disassociate themselves from narrative content, poems whose only subject matter is language configuration – even when there is apparent thematic material – poems of Robert Creeley, John Ashbery, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, Amy Clampitt, Susan Howe, Michael Palmer, Clark Coolidge, and Louis Zukofsky. The poets so listed complement preoccupations of artists such as Mark di Suvero, David Smith, Richard Serra, Anthony Caro, Donald Judd, Carl Andre, Vito Acconci, Robert Smithson, and Marcel Duchamp. | Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements

English (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 6 Weeks

Sections (Summer 2021)


EN-UY 3144W-000 (4036)05/24/2021 – 07/05/2021 Mon,Tue,Wed10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Nadler, Alan

Science, Technology, and Literature (EN-UY 2534W)

This online course examines how diverse authors of literature have approached and continue in critically evaluate developments in both science and technology. This course will introduce students to major works in the literary canon through the lens of scientific developments. The historical topics that we will address are the advent of the printing press, the Copernican revolution, Enlightenment thought, the impact of the Industrial Revolution, the rise of modern warfare, medical advances, and ultimately, the age of the Internet. In particular, we will study how writers portrayed the individual and society as well as examined social interactions in the scientific world. How did the introduction of literature of the “masses” ultimately transform plot, character development, and the objective of narrative fiction? Authors and works we will read include: Anonymous, Everyman, William Shaespeare’s Sonnets, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Voltaire’s Candide, Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage, Marcel Proust’s Swann’s Way, George Orwell’s 1984, and Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. | Prerequisites: EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4

English (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


EN-UY 2534W-000 (24106)at ePolyInstructed by Stark, Rachael


EN-UY 2534W-000 (24107)at ePolyInstructed by Stark, Rachael

FUND OF ELEC PWR ENG FOR NON EE STUDENTS (ECE-UY 2613)

Introduction to electricity: current, voltage and electrical power. Ohm’s Law. Kirchhoff’s Laws. Electrical materials. Electrical energy generation process. Principles of AC. Bulk electrical power generation: hydroelectricity and thermoelectricity. Alternative generation sources. Synchronous Generators. Induction Motors. Transmission and distribution systems. Substations and transformers. Low-voltage networks. Industrial, commercial and residential networks and loads. Short-circuit and protection equipment. Relays and circuit breakers. Power quality. Reliability and blackouts. Physiological effects of electric currents in the human body. Exposure to low-frequency magnetic fields. National Electric Code (NEC). ANSI-IEEE Standards. IEC standards. Certification of electrical products compliance. | Prerequisite(s): MA-UY 1024/1054/1324, and MA-UY 1124/1154/1424; and PH-UY 1004 or PH-UY 1013; and PH-UY 2004 or PH-UY 2023.

Elect. Engineering – ECE UGRD (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


ECE-UY 2613-000 (17003)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Bochynski, Zdzislaw

Engineering Problem Solving and Programming (CS-UY 1133)

This introductory course in engineering problem solving and computer programming is for all undergraduate engineering students without prior programming experience in any language. The course covers the fundamentals of computer programming and its underlying principles using the MATLAB programming language. Concepts and methods are illustrated by examples from various engineering disciplines. Useful numerical techniques and their applications to real-world problems in science and engineering are also discussed. ABET competencies: a, e, k. | Corequisite: EX-UY 1.

Computer Science (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


CS-UY 1133-000 (17100)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by


CS-UY 1133-000 (17101)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by


CS-UY 1133-000 (17102)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by


CS-UY 1133-000 (17103)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Fri2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by


CS-UY 1133-000 (16932)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by

Physical Chemistry I (CM-UY 2614)

This course covers chemical thermodynamics with applications to solutions, phase and chemical equilibria. Molecular motion and transport properties are also covered. | Prerequisites: CM-UY 1004 or CM-UY 1024 and MA-UY 1124 or MA-UY 1154 and PH-UY 1013.

Chemistry (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


CM-UY 2614-000 (17703)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue,Thu4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Garetz, Bruce


CM-UY 2614-000 (17090)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Mon,Wed10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Morning)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Sun, Donghong

Biochemistry II (CM-UY 3324)

This course continues Biochemistry I. It covers principles of intermediary metabolism: energetic membrane structure and transport; structure and function of DNA and RNA; principles of molecular biology; the immune system; and hormonal regulation and cancer. | Prerequisite: CM-UY 3314 or instructor’s permission.

Chemistry (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2021)


CM-UY 3324-000 (16938)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Brooklyn CampusInstructed by Mitra, Somdeb


CM-UY 3324-000 (22918)01/28/2021 – 05/10/2021 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Mitra, Somdeb

Introduction to Animation Techniques (FMTV-UT 41)

A beginning production course in which students learn the basic principles of animation, develop visual language, storytelling, observation, and communication skills. A freshman core production selection, but open to students at all levels. It is the prerequisite for several of the other animation and visual effects courses. Prior drawing experience is not necessary. The first half of the semester consists of weekly exercises in which students explore various styles and methods of animation including optical toys, stop motion, traditional drawn, and 2D digital animation. Students will be introduced to programs including Dragon Stop Motion, After Effects, Avid, Flash, and Photoshop. Various technical topics covered include aspect ratio, frame rates, storyboarding, editing animatics, scanning, working with image sequences, alpha channels, vector vs. raster art, compositing, rendering, using a Cintiq, and shooting stills with DSLR camera. During the second half of the semester students will complete a 15-30 second animated film with sound.

Undergraduate

Popular Music in Germany: History (REMU-UT 9811)

From Karlheinz Stockhausen and Kraftwerk to D.A.F. and the Euro disco of Snap! – the first seven weeks of class considers the history of German electronic music prior to the Fall of the Wall. We will particularly look at how electronic music developed in Germany before the advent of house and techno in the late 1980s. One focus will be on regional scenes such as the Düsseldorf school of electronic in the 1970s with music groups such as Cluster, Neu! And Can, the Berlin school of synthesizer pioneers like Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and Manuel Göttsching or Giorgio Moroder’s Sound of Munich. Visits will be made to experience Oskar Sala’s Trautonium – an early proto-synthesizer with which he created the sounds for Hitchcock’s The Birds – at the Musikinstrumenten Museum and the location of the Zodiak Free Arts Lab, an experimental club founded by Conrad Schnitzler and Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Students will be expected to competently identify key musicians and recordings of this creative period. The second half of the course looks more specifically at the arrival of Techno, a new musical movement, and new technology in Berlin and Germany in the turbulent years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall, up to the contemporary moment. Indeed, Post-Wall East Berlin, full of abandoned spaces and buildings and deserted office blocks, was the perfect breeding ground for the youth culture that would dominate the 90s and led Techno pioneers and artists from the East and the West to take over and set up shop. Within a short space of time Berlin became the focal point of a new culture, attracting enthusiastic followers from all over the world to clubs such as ‘Tresor’ and ‘E-Werk’. Among those early techno aficionados were writers, artists, photographers, musicians and fashion designers. Techno quickly developed into a lifestyle and mass movement, finding its most exhilarating expression in the Love Parade and, recently, the club/movement Berghain. As students consider Berlin’s slow transformation from divided city in those anarchic and pioneering days of the early 90s into the bustling, world-class nightlife capital it is today, they will also consider the changing and controversial cultural and socio-economic landscape of the city, and how Berlin continues to retain its uncompromising, avant-garde ethos. Students will be expected to write final research paper drawing on issues discussed in class and in the readings.

Recorded Music (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks

Rhino and 3D Modeling (ART-UE 1896)

3D Modeling with Rhino is an introduction to 3D modeling using the Rhino computer program for Mac OS X. Students gain the technical knowledge needed to push rigorous exploration of 3D modeling, both in the physical and digital realm. The course covers basic model manipulation and rendering operations. The course also reviews the history of 3D printing and an examination of how modeling for 2D differs from modeling for physical output. By course end, students will have the opportunity to output their work via CNC milling, 3D printing, or 2D rendered visualization.

Studio Art (Undergraduate)
3 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2022)


ART-UE 1896-000 (19660)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Thu1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Torimitsu, Momoyo

4D Fundamentals (ART-UE 314)

Course introduces student artists to the 4th dimensional concepts of TIME & MOVEMENT as the necessary building blocks of Art created by Photography, Video, Digital & Performance medias. Students will explore the attributes of TIME & MOVEMENT through project assignments that use the methods of photography, video, digital, & performance art. The course also includes a brief art history of 4D concepts spanning a wide array of subject matter from cave painting to contemporary art.

Studio Art (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


ART-UE 314-000 (12755)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Dasgupta, Priyanka


ART-UE 314-000 (12756)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by McQuilkin, Alexandra

Video Art I for Non-Majors (ART-UE 305)

Video art has become one of the most widely used media art forms because it allows both the artistic concentration of photography & the free flowing imagery of movement. Students acquire rudimentary skills in shooting & editing while working toward a personal statement in video.

Studio Art (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)


ART-UE 305-000 (12392)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by


ART-UE 305-000 (12860)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Pryor, Gerald