15121 ADVANCED PROGRAMMING

This course assumes prior programming experience in Java (at the level of 15-100) and is designed to expand students’ knowledge of computer science and sharpen their programming skills. The course extends object-oriented programming techniques begun in 15-100 and covers data aggregates, data structures (e.g., linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, and graphs), and an introduction to the analysis of algorithms that operate on those data structures. The course is currently taught in Java and, along with 21-127, serves as a prerequisite for 15-211. NOTE: students who receive a grade of C or less in 15-200 should discuss whether they are adequately prepared for 15-211 with their academic advisor. Prerequisites: 15-100

21241 MATRIX ALGEBRA

Vectors and matrices, the solution of linear systems of equations, vector spaces and subspaces, orthogonality, determinants, real and complex eigenvalues and eigenvectors, linear transformations. 3 hrs. lec.

24101 FUNDAMENTALS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the field of mechanical engineering through an exposition of its disciplines, including structural analysis, mechanism design, fluid flows, and thermal systems. By using principles and methods of analysis developed in lectures, students will complete two major projects. These projects will begin with conceptualization, proceed with the analysis of candidate designs, and culminate in the construction and testing of a prototype. The creative process will be encouraged throughout. The course is intended primarily for CIT freshmen. 3 hrs. lec., 2 hrs. rec./lab. Co-requisites: 21- 115, 21-116, 33-106.

73100 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

An overview of economic theory, analysis, and policy issues for both majors and non-majors, emphasizing a graphical approach to understanding economic models. Topics include: markets as mechanisms for the allocation of scarce resources, supply and demand analysis, consumer theory (using both indifference maps and marginal utility analysis), the theory of the firm, perfect competition, markets with small numbers of firms (monopoly, oligopoly), and multi-market issues. Not open to students who have received credit for 88-220. 2 hours lecture, 1 hour recitation.

79104 INTRODUCTION WORLD HISTORY

Introduction to World History challenges students to think analytically about the major historical processes that shaped and continue to shape cultures and civilizations. The course is based on a series of case studies that focus on shifting power relations between and within civilizations. Three major themes connect the several topics discussed throughout the semester: issues of authority and inequality within civilizations; encounters and conflicts between civilizations; and patterns of continuity and change across space and time. The course demonstrates how historians explain what has happened in the past and in various civilizations and cultures; presents the kinds of evidence that historians use to reconstruct the past; and examines the interpretations historians make based on this evidence. The semester begins with a consideration of culture and power in classical civilizations, and then moves on to address: Byzantine Christianity and Islam; the Spanish and the Aztecs; the emergence of a transatlantic world and the growth of European dominance in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; and, finally, the forces of anti-colonialism and new forms of nationalism, as well as ethnic conflicts in the mid to late twentieth century.