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Browse featured courses offered in Fall 2023:Organic Chemistry
A big part of the world around us and our own bodies are made up of organic materials. Such amazing diversity is made possible by just a few chemical elements and governed by several chemical rules. Organic Chemistry provides a study of these fundamental rules and the main types of organic materials – how they […]
Foundations in Literary Studies
Welcome to LIT101, Foundations in Literary Studies! In this course, you can expect to study the three primary genres, or types, of literature: poetry, drama, and fiction. Since this is an introductory-level course, our focus will be quite broad. That is, our readings will span continents and centuries, from antiquity to the present day, and […]
Critical Methods in Literary Studies
How should we approach a literary text? Should we seek only the author’s intended meaning, or should we pay attention to potentially unintended meanings, too? Should we focus on historical context? Should we focus on subtexts of culture and politics? Or should we focus on genre and form? This course will examine the ways that […]
Film, Fiction, and the Making of Modern Vietnams
This course examines film and short fiction as vehicles for the production of Vietnamese cultural identities in the modern era. The tumultuous modern history of Vietnam (which is marked by three major wars, political division, unification, the destruction of one state, plus subsequent massive emigration of southern populations to the U.S., France, and elsewhere, as […]
Pacific Voyages in Literature & Film
Welcome to LIT305, Pacific Voyages in Literature and Film! In this course, you can expect to explore three important and interrelated developments in Anglophone literature and film from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries: (1) the transoceanic rise, influences, characteristics, and circulations of a distinct genre of narrative—the Pacific travel story; (2) its formative influences […]
Calculus
How can we estimate the weight of a bridge? What price should a store set for a product so as to maximize the revenue? Calculus provides tools to answer questions like these. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, statistics, computer science and economics. This course will provide the essential concepts, using […]
Ideas of Math
This course, if successful, will help students explore what mathematics really is. At its best, mathematics contains all of the following: creativity, beauty and, of course, precision. A masterpiece in mathematics could be compared to a great drawing or a classic novel. As an example, Martin Hairer’s regularity structure is compared to Lord of the […]
Linear Algebra
Have you ever wondered how a model can predict the outcome of a Covid-19 outbreak? How can an analyst go through thousands of bonds and stocks and determine the risk associated with an investment? How can a policy-maker estimate the effects of a tax-incentive on the economy growth in the future? Linear Algebra provides the […]
Introduction to Data analysis
We introduce the key and basic concepts for developing statistical thinking which is one of the fundamental skills to analyze data, to derive knowledge from data, and to make predictions and decisions. The course will cover the following key concepts and methods of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics: data collection, sampling design, summarizing and visualizing […]
Stochastic Calculus (NEW)
Many business or financial processes are occurring randomly every moment, but business managers or investors need to monitor them constantly as well as predict their future short-term and long-term movements to propose appropriate action plans. For instance, stock investors always want to update their current stock values as well as the future stock price movement […]
Introduction to Psychology
This course is designed to be an Engaged Inquiry into psychology, focusing not just on only helping students to get to know what psychology is, but also helping students develop important critical and scientific thinking skills as they engage in collaborative and reflective learning. Through this course, students will be introduced to many of the […]
Social Psychology (NEW)
This course examines how individuals affect and are affected by other people. The course presents a scientific field discussing and investigating the influence of people on the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of other individuals. Topics include impression formation, conformity and social influence, self-perception, attitudes, aggression, prejudice, helping, attraction, group processes, and other components of social […]
