Lower Division Courses numbered 1–99 are designed primarily for freshmen and sophomores but are open to all students for lower division credit. (Graduate students requesting to enroll in lower-division undergraduate courses will not receive unit credit nor will the course fulfill degree requirements.) Upper Division Courses courses numbered 100–199 are open to all students who have met the necessary prerequisites as indicated in the catalog course description. Preparation should generally include completion of one lower division course in the given subject or completion of two years of college work.
GRADUATE COURSES
Courses numbered 200–299 are open to graduate students. (Undergraduate students must obtain the signature of the instructor, School Dean, and the Dean of Graduate Studies. Graduate level units will count towards the required 120 units for graduation; however students are urged to meet with their academic advisor in order to determine if graduate course units may be used to fulfill a graduation requirement.)
CROSS-LISTED/CONJOINED COURSES
Cross-listed Courses are the same course offered under different course subjects at the same level (either undergraduate or graduate) that share the same meeting time, requirements, units, etc. Conjoined Courses are the same course but one is undergraduate and one is graduate.
COREQUISITE COURSE
A corequisite course is a course that must be taken at the same time as another course.
PREREQUISITES
Prerequisites for courses should be followed carefully; the responsibility for meeting these requirements rests on the student. If you can demonstrate that your preparation is equivalent to that specified by the prerequisites, the instructor may waive these requirements for you. The instructor also may request that a student who has not completed the prerequisites be dropped from the course. If the prerequisite for a course is not satisfied, students must obtain the approval of the instructor (or school designee) of the course they wish to take.
For all undergraduate courses a “C-” or better grade is required for a course to be used as a prerequisite for another course. If a course was taken for a “P/NP” grade then a “P” grade is required.
For all graduate courses a “B” or better grade is required for a course to be used as a prerequisite for another course. If a course was taken for a “S/U” grade then a “S” grade is required.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
No credit is allowed for completing a less advanced course after successful completion (C-or better) of a more advanced course in the foreign languages. This applies only to lower division foreign language courses, not upper division courses.
GRADING OPTIONS
Unless otherwise stated in the course description, each course is letter graded with a P/NP or S/U option (unless required for your major or graduate program). The policy regarding Grading Options, can be found in an alternate section of the catalog.
Molecular shapes and charge distributions; resonance; electron delocalization; organic structures, nomenclature and isomerism, stereochemistry; optical activity; organic reactions; IR spectroscopy; intermolecular forces. Rational approaches to organic mechanism are emphasized.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (CHEM 002 with A- or better, or CHEM 002H with A- or better, or CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H or equivalent exam) Concurrent Prerequisites: CHEM 008L Instructor Permission Required: No Course is equivalent to CHEM 008H and CHEM 008HL
Molecular shapes and charge distributions; resonance; electron delocalization; organic structures, nomenclature and isomerism, stereochemistry; optical activity; organic reactions; IR spectroscopy; intermolecular forces. Rational approaches to organic mechanism are emphasized.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (CHEM 010 with A- or better, or CHEM 010H with B- or better, or equivalent exam) Concurrent Prerequisites: CHEM 008HL Instructor Permission Required: No Course is equivalent to CHEM 008 and CHEM 008L
CHEM 008HL: Honors Principles of Organic Chemistry Lab
Units: 1
Molecular shapes and charge distributions; resonance; electron delocalization; organic structures, nomenclature and isomerism, stereochemistry; optical activity; organic reactions; IR spectroscopy; intermolecular forces. Rational approaches to organic mechanism are emphasized.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (CHEM 010 with A- or better, or CHEM 010H with B- or better, or equivalent exam) Concurrent Prerequisites: CHEM 008H Instructor Permission Required: No Course is equivalent to CHEM 008 and CHEM 008L
Molecular shapes and charge distributions; resonance; electron delocalization; organic structures, nomenclature and isomerism, stereochemistry; optical activity; organic reactions; IR spectroscopy; intermolecular forces. Rational approaches to organic mechanism are emphasized.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (CHEM 002 with A- or better, or CHEM 002H with A- or better, or CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H or equivalent exam) Concurrent Prerequisites: CHEM 008 Instructor Permission Required: No Course is equivalent to CHEM 008H and CHEM 008HL
Second semester of a two-semester general chemistry sequence. Addresses properties of gases, chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, quantum mechanics and spectroscopy, properties of solids and liquids, and nuclear chemistry. The concepts and quantitative skills introduced in lecture are reinforced by a discussion and laboratory section.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion and Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam Concurrent Prerequisites: MATH 011 or MATH 021 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No Course is equivalent to CHEM 010H
Second semester of a two-semester general chemistry sequence. Addresses properties of gases, chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, quantum mechanics and spectroscopy, properties of solids and liquids, and nuclear chemistry. The concepts and quantitative skills introduced in lecture are reinforced by a discussion and laboratory section.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion and Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 002 with A- or better, or CHEM 002H with B- or better, or equivalent exam Concurrent Prerequisites: MATH 012 or MATH 022, or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No Course is equivalent to CHEM 010
Laboratory, field, theoretical, and/or computational research under the supervision of a faculty member on a topic of mutual interest. A written report is required.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 6
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes
Reactions, syntheses, purification and characterization of all of the major classes of organic compounds. Includes standard organic reaction mechanisms and bioorganic mechanism. A retrosynthetic approach to synthetic design is emphasized.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (CHEM 008 or CHEM 008H) and (CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No
Laboratory experiments in synthetic methods and chemical and spectroscopic characterization of organic compounds. Emphasis is on microscale techniques.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 008L or CHEM 008HL Concurrent Prerequisites: CHEM 100 Not open to following major/minor(s):
Laboratory experiments in synthetic methods and chemical and spectroscopic characterization of organic and inorganic compounds. Emphasis is on microscale techniques.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 008L or CHEM 008HL Concurrent Prerequisites: CHEM 100 Open only to following major/minor(s):
Theory and practical application of molecular quantum mechanics. Schrodinger equation and matrix representations of quantum mechanics; simple exactly solvable model problems; calculation of observable properties; vibrational and electronic wave functions; approximation methods; quantum mechanics of spectroscopy.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Fall
Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only
Statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics, taught from a perspective that develops the behavior of bulk matter from molecular properties.
Course Details Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Spring
Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only
CHEM 122: Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Units: 4
Mechanisms of amino acid, nucleic acid, and lipid metabolism plus advanced mechanisms of gene expression, signal transduction, and regulation of gene expression.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: BIO 102 Discussion and Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: BIO 101 or CHEM 111 Instructor Permission Required: No
Modern methods and tools employed for the determination of organic molecular structure including NMR [1D and 2D FT], IR, and UV spectroscopy. Applications of quantum mechanical concepts and methods to understand and predict organic structures and reactivities. Computational modeling methods, including force field and quantum mechanical computer calculations.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 100 and CHEM 112 Instructor Permission Required: No
Time-dependent quantum mechanics; interaction of radiation with matter; electronic spectra of atoms and molecules; vibrational, rotational, and Raman spectra; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; X-ray, neutron, and electron diffraction.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 112 Instructor Permission Required: No
Biochemical kinetics, solution thermodynamics of biochemical systems, multiple equilibria, hydrodynamics, energy levels, spectroscopy, and bonding. Three-dimensional structure of proteins, forces that stabilize protein structures, protein folding, prediction of protein structure from sequence. Three-dimensional structure of DNA and RNA, sequence-specific recognition of DNA and RNA, RNA-catalyzed processes.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 113 and (CHEM 111 or BIO 101) Instructor Permission Required: No
Introduction to the properties of matter on size scales intermediate between atoms or molecules and bulk matter, with emphasis on metallic and semiconductor nanoparticles. Synthesis, characterization, physical and chemical properties, and applications of these materials.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Concurrent Prerequisites: CHEM 100 and CHEM 113 and CHEM 120 Instructor Permission Required: No
Introduces students to modern laboratory instrumentation and experimental techniques in physical chemistry. It consists of a number of experiments that use different techniques to explore fundamental concepts in spectroscopy, kinetics, and chemical thermodynamics.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 112 Instructor Permission Required: No
Introduces students to the major concepts of instrumental analysis and to some of the instrumental techniques most commonly used in analytical and bioanalytical chemistry. It emphasizes the use of modern, commercial instrumentation to perform quantitative and qualitative analyses of the physical properties and chemical composition of samples.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Concurrent Prerequisites: CHEM 115 Instructor Permission Required: No
CHEM 160: Introduction to Scientific Computing for Chemists
Units: 3
Teaches the tools and principles of scientific computing, covering the Linux operating system, shell scripting, data analysis using R, and scientific programming with an emphasis on data analysis and simulations relevant to chemistry. Involves interactive lecture/laboratory sessions where students gain experience doing scientific computing on local and remote computers.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Conjoined with: CHEM 260 Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: MATH 022 or MATH 032 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s):
Teaches the principles and practice of molecular dynamics simulation using lectures and laboratory exercises. Topics include statistical mechanics of molecular systems, equations of state, transport coefficients, phase transitions, polymer dynamics and biomolecular simulations of DNA and proteins.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Conjoined with: CHEM 281 Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: (BIO 001 or equivalent exam) and CHEM 113 and (CHEM 008 or CHEM 008H) and (MATH 011 or MATH 021 or equivalent exam) and (PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or PHYS 018 or equivalent exam) and (MATH 015 or CSE 020 or BIO 180 or MATH 032 or CHEM 160 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No
Addresses two key competencies that all professional chemists need: scientific ethics and oral communication skills. Scientific and professional ethics are taught through lectures, readings, and discussion of case studies. Oral communication skills are addressed through lectures and by having each student present a scientific seminar.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Laboratory, field, theoretical, and/or computational research under the supervision of a faculty member on a topic of mutual interest. A written report is required.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 6
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes
Logical approaches to designing syntheses of target organic compounds. Introduction to retrosynthetic analyses and background on the reactions needed to achieve common syntheses; protecting groups and stereoselective methodologies. Classic syntheses are discussed in the context of modern methods. Introduction to literature search tools, a practical estimate of the reliability of published protocols, and references on chemical purification.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No One year of organic chemistry
CHEM 201: Organic and Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms
Units: 3
Thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and molecular orbital theory are used to explain reactivity, product distributions, the stability of intermediates, and transition state structure. Elements of computational chemistry, kinetic methods of interrogation, linear free energy relationships, kinetic isotope effects, and other methods for empirically constructing plausible reaction mechanisms.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No One year of organic chemistry and one year of physical chemistry
The molecular basis of biological processes. Methods by which enzymes catalyze organic reactions; experimental methods by which the mechanisms of enzyme-catalyzed reactions are elucidated; chemistry of disease states and drug action.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No One year of organic chemistry and one semester of biochemistry
Provides a solid intellectual foundation in NMR spectroscopy. It also helps students apply organizing principles toward a diverse array of problems in modern research, including, but not limited to, small and large molecule analysis, chemical shift assignment strategies, multidimensional experiments, and measuring the motional regimes of macromolecules.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
CHEM 210: Reactions and Reactivity of Organometallic Chemistry
Units: 3
Introduction to the structure and reactivity of organometallic complexes. Emphasis on how structural changes affect the reactivity patterns of catalytic reactions using transition metal catalysts. Strong focus on analyzing and predicting the mechanism of organometallic reactions.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
CHEM 212: Molecular and Solid State Quantum Chemistry
Units: 3
Theory and practical application of molecular quantum mechanics. Schrödinger equation and matrix representations of quantum mechanics; simple exactly solvable model problems; calculation of observable properties; vibrational and electronic wave functions; approximation methods; quantum mechanics of spectroscopy. Graduate requirements include computer laboratory and a computational project.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
Includes a treatment of statistical mechanical ensembles, applications of equilibrium statistical mechanics to interacting and noninteracting systems and the connection to classical thermodynamics, numerical simulation techniques, and an introduction to topics in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
The rates and mechanisms of elementary reactions, unimolecular reactions, reactions in the gas phase, in solutions and on surfaces. Energy and charge transfer phenomenon. Kinetics of surface and enzyme catalysis. Kinetic modeling of multistep reactions.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 112 and CHEM 113 or graduate standing in Chemistry or Physics Instructor Permission Required: No
Modern theoretical methods, algorithms, and computational tools for understanding the energetics and properties of molecules. This includes molecular mechanics, semi-empirical methods, but with a focus on ab initio based approaches. Electronic structure methods such as Hartree-Fock, density functional theory, couples-cluster, and configuration interaction will be introduced.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 212 Open only to following major/minor(s):
Time-dependent quantum mechanics; interaction of radiation with matter; electronic spectra of atoms and molecules; vibrational, rotational, and Raman spectra; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; X-ray, neutron, and electron diffraction. Modern experimental and theoretical methods in spectroscopy. Graduate requirements include a term paper critically evaluating a recent technique in spectroscopy.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHEM 212 Instructor Permission Required: No
Focuses on teaching first-year graduate students from a variety of graduate programs skills in computational methods, programming languages, team science, project development, problem solving, social networking, and career preparation.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: COGS 243, EECS 243, MATH 243, ME 243, PHYS 243, PSY 243, QSB 243 Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes
Provides a solid intellectual foundation in surface chemistry. Aims to help students apply the organizing principles of surfaces and interfaces toward a diverse array of problems in modern research, including but not limited to catalysis, energy conversion, environmental remediation, microelectronics, nanoscience, and biointerfaces.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No Presumes basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and thermodynamics
Teaches the tools and principles of scientific computing, covering the Linux operating system, programming tools and editors, shell scripting, data analysis using R, and scientific programming using interpreted and compiled languages. Involves interactive lecture/laboratory sessions where students will gain experience doing scientific computing on both local and remote computers.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Conjoined with: CHEM 160 Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
Designed to increase the writing proficiency of graduate students, with a focus on strategies for reading critically, organizing and developing thoughts, choosing appropriate vocabulary, and generating and revising writing in a given scientific field. Topics address scientific disciplines. Projects may include writing abstracts, research reports, literature reviews, posters, and grant proposals.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: MATH 270, PHYS 270, QSB 270 Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to following major/minor(s):
Teaches the principles and practice of molecular dynamics simulation using lectures and laboratory exercises. Topics include statistical mechanics of molecular systems, equations of state, transport coefficients, phase transitions, polymer dynamics and biomolecular simulations of DNA and proteins.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Conjoined with: CHEM 181 Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
CHEM 285: Seminar: Nanomaterials for Space Exploration
Units: 1
Designed for students in materials engineering, physics, and chemistry. Intended to expose students to various nanomaterial-based devices, foster students’ critical thinking in postulating feasible approaches, and develop students’ communication and presentation skills.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: BEST 285, ME 285, PHYS 285 Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
Exploration of current research directions, problems, and techniques in molecular and materials chemistry, physics, and engineering. Course format emphasizes student-led presentation, analysis, and discussion of reading assignments from the current and recent scientific literature. Topics are determined by the instructor and change each semester.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: Unlimited
Normal Letter Grade with Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
CCST 060: Introduction to Chicano/a Culture and Experiences
Units: 4
Introduction to Chicano/a cultural practices and experiences, with emphasis on the ties between culture, race, gender, social class, language, historical developments, artistic and literary expression, migration and transculturation. We will analyze changes in Chicano/a culture and cultural practices as Chicanos/as adapted to different historical and social circumstances. Taught in English.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: ENG 032, SPAN 060 Discussion included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: WRI 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Examines predictors of health for refugees and immigrant to the US, and their descendants, paying particular attention to Latinos. Examines the effects of acculturation on health, and shifts in health and health-related behavioral outcomes between refugees or immigrants and second and third (and beyond) generations.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: PH 113 Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PH 001 or PH 005 Instructor Permission Required: No
Directed undergraduate research is essential for exposing students to the possibilities of academic inquiry in their fields of interest. A course of this nature is of especial importance for interdisciplinary programs like CCST in which research questions can be approached from multiple, complementary angles.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 3
Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CCST 060 or SPAN 060 or ENG 032 Open only to the following class level(s):
Review of modern standard Chinese (Mandarin) pronunciation and grammar as well as pinyin and simplified characters. Emphasizes speaking and writing skills. Readings are utilized to build cultural understanding.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHN 002 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Review of modern standard Chinese (Mandarin) pronunciation and grammar as well as pinyin and simplified characters. Emphasizes speaking and writing skills. Readings are utilized to build cultural understanding.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CHN 003 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to Chinese in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of Chinese. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of Chinese.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes
Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to Chinese in community organizations, professional research projects, etc. connected to the study of Chinese. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of Chinese.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science. Basic issues related to cognition, including perception, memory, language, learning, problem solving, spatial cognition, attention, mental imagery, consciousness, brain damage, development, and artificial intelligence, are considered from the perspectives of psychology, philosophy, computer science, and neuroscience.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
COGS 005: Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Units: 4
An introduction to the scientific study of language. Topics include phonology, phonetics, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, historical linguistics, language acquisition, and natural discourse.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
Provides oversight and structure for a student’s internship in a field related to cognitive science connected to the study of cognitive science. Students are required to write an original research paper or relevant product that demonstrates how the internship advanced their knowledge of cognitive science.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 2
Pass/No Pass only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: Yes
Further explores the issues covered in COGS 001, but with greater emphasis on computation, brain structure, neurological deficits, and the connection between mind and brain.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or PSY 001 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s):
COGS 103: Introduction to Neural Networks in Cognitive Science
Units: 4
Introduction to the use of neural networks in the study of cognitive phenomena. Topics include perception, attention, language, memory, and biologically realistic model neurons.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Introduction to the study of complex phenomena using dynamical computer simulations, which exhibit emergent properties, sensitivity to initial conditions, fractal structure, phase transitions in random graphs, and shifts from stability to meta-stability to chaos. Matlab projects include: probability games, neural networks, the Lorenz attractor, the logistic map, the Mandelbrot set.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Conjoined with: COGS 204 Discussion and Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 Instructor Permission Required: No
COGS 105: Research Methods for Cognitive Scientists
Units: 4
Methods used for conducting interdisciplinary research in cognitive science. Topics range from identifying interesting problems, applying methods and theory to everyday cognitive tasks, designing projects, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting data, modeling data, and writing up results. Lab work and group projects are included.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 010 and (COGS 001 or PSY 001 or equivalent exam) Instructor Permission Required: No
Consideration of philosophical and foundational issues in cognitive science, including the Turing Test, the Chinese Room argument, the nature of cognitive architecture, animal cognition, connectionism vs. symbolic artificial intelligence, and the possibility of thinking machines.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: PHIL 110 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PHIL 001 or COGS 001 Instructor Permission Required: No
COGS 110A: Topics in Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Units: 4
Special topics in philosophy of cognitive science. Consideration of empirical work in cognitive science in relation to such topics as personal identity, the self, brain injury, emotion, and morality.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: Yes Repeat Limit: 3
Crosslisted with: PHIL 110A Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or PSY 001 or PHIL 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Introduction to the use of agent-based models to understand complex systems, especially social and evolutionary systems. Discussion of important agent-based models in the history of complex systems research. Hands-on work building and analyzing you own models.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Discussion and Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 Instructor Permission Required: No
Design and analysis of computational simulations of human behavior and brain function. Techniques for modeling active membranes, individual neurons, the dynamics produced by recurrent excitation and lateral inhibition, synaptic plasticity, and the computational role of neurotransmitters. Formal models of perception, attention, learning, memory, language, categorization, and cognitive control.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: CSE 173 Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 and any upper-division COGS course Instructor Permission Required: No
Overview of the main concepts and methods underlying the construction and analysis of intelligent systems, including agent architectures, problem solving, heuristic search, knowledge representation, reasoning, planning, communication, perception, robotics, and machine learning. Includes a laboratory component in which intelligent systems are constructed and examined.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: CSE 175 Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: CSE 021 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No COGS 001 recommended
Examination of core findings from cognitive science and their application to modern life. Topics include the integration of cognition and technology, change in real and virtual social structures, influence of technology on social systems, use of virtual crowds to solve problems, and more. Readings and activities draw from many disciplines.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 Instructor Permission Required: No
This survey provides an introduction to cognitive engineering, with an emphasis on cognitive science. Topics include human computer interaction, human robot interaction, speech recognition systems, animated characters, virtual reality systems, ubiquitous computing, computer supported cooperative work, and the implications of cognitive science research on the design and use of electronic devices and user interfaces in the 21st Century.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Laboratory included Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Brain systems involved in mental processes including perception, attention, language, reasoning, spatial cognition, memory, and decision-making. Neurobiological evidence for functional subsystems within these processes and the evolution of specialized systems are considered through examining findings from animal studies, human behavior and development research, and brain imaging studies.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or BIO 001 or PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
Surveys key theories and experimental procedures for studying perception and action. Topics include psychophysics; perception of color, space, shape and motion; pattern recognition; perceptual attention; principles of human action and motor control; perception-action coupling; applied domains of perception and action including sports and robotics.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Instructor Permission Required: No
Survey of vision from interdisciplinary perspectives. Topics include: neurophysiological structure and function; psychophysical methods; color, motion, and form perception; spatial perception and attention; evolutionary perspectives; philosophy of visual consciousness; models of vision; applied technologies; the role of vision in art, film, and other expression.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 Instructor Permission Required: No
Focuses on how different species of animals process, organize, and retain information. Topics such as learning and memory, sensation and perception, navigation and migration, and communication, are discussed from ethological, experimental, behavioral, and neuroscientific perspectives. Contemporary issues in the comparative study of the evolution of human cognition are also addressed.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: PSY 001 or COGS 001 or equivalent exam Open only to the following class level(s):
An overview of music and language as communicative systems. The focus is on the cognitive, perceptual, emotive, and social processes that drive the interpretation and production of musical and linguistic form. Some attention is given to musical and linguistic diversity across individuals (e.g., typical vs. atypical), cultures, and genres.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: GASP 103T Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
Examines the interactive nature of language. Discussion focuses on the extent to which perception, memory, and other non-linguistic processes interact with language and the way people use language to interact in everyday situations. Topics include conversational language, gesture, speech disfluencies, figurative language, spatial language, child-parent interaction, and speech recognition.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 Instructor Permission Required: No
Focuses on methods for recording speech and other vocal signals, for processing and modifying such recordings, and for synthesizing artificial speech. Necessary background in speech science is provided. In addition to class discussion and short, hands-on exercises, each student develops, executes, and presents a hands-on term project.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Conjoined with: COGS 251 Normal Letter Grade only
Requisites and Restrictions Open only to the following class level(s):
COGS 154: Cognitive Science Applications for Management
Units: 4
Covers thought, behavior, and interaction in modern businesses, where knowledge workers interact with one another and with technology. Topics include business decision making, risk behavior, attitudes toward risk, planning, communication, information management, information systems, human-computer interaction, neuroeconomics, and organizational behavior.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: MGMT 154 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or PSY 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No
An interdisciplinary survey of metaphor with links to linguistics, literature, philosophy, psychology, and other areas. The focus is on the use and understanding of metaphor in everyday thought and communication, art, politics, literature, and technology. Popular theories and approaches to studying metaphor are included.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 Instructor Permission Required: No
COGS 160: Free Will in Philosophy and Cognitive Science
Units: 4
An exploration of the concept of free will and the plausibility of its existence through both philosophy and cognitive science. By the end of the course students will be conversant on the topic of free will and the latest developments in the debate.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: PHIL 171 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or any lower-division PHIL course Instructor Permission Required: No
Consideration of how philosophers and cognitive scientists have tried to bring experimental methods to bear on philosophical debates. Topics may include consciousness, free will, and moral psychology.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: PHIL 172 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or any lower-division PHIL course Instructor Permission Required: No
An introduction to the study of human judgment and decision making. Topics include decision making under uncertainty, financial choices, health decision making, group decisions, rational theories of choice behavior, and improving decision making. The material is related to cognitive science, psychology, economics, and other social sciences.
Course Details Repeatable for Credit: No Crosslisted with: ECON 153, MGMT 153, POLI 153 Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions Prerequisite: COGS 001 or PSY 001 or ECON 001 or equivalent exam Instructor Permission Required: No