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This course is a chrono­log­i­cal and the­matic in­tro­duc­tion to the his­tory of West­ern in­ter­ac­tions with the wider world from the late 1800s to the pre­sent, em­pha­siz­ing the fol­low­ing events: the rise of na­tion­al­ism in Eu­rope and the race for em­pire in the late 19th cen­tury, the First World War, the in­ter­war years, the Sec­ond World War, the Cold War, the post-Cold War world and the ef­fects of glob­al­iza­tion. It ex­plores how the United State en­gaged with the So­viet Union via proxy wars and spheres of in­flu­ence via third par­ties in Eu­rope, Asia, Africa, Latin Amer­ica and the Mid­dle East. It shows stu­dents the cul­tural, so­cial and po­lit­i­cal back­ground and im­pli­ca­tions of this im­por­tant pe­riod in his­tory.

This course is a chronological and thematic introduction to the history of Western interactions with the wider world from the late 1800s to the present, emphasizing the following events: the rise of nationalism in Europe and the race for empire in the late 19th century, the First World War, the interwar years, the Second World War, the Cold War, the post-Cold War world and the effects of globalization. It explores how the United State engaged with the Soviet Union via proxy wars and spheres of influence via third parties in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. It shows students the cultural, social and political background and implications of this important period in history.

We make ideas con­crete. In order to do that, we first ac­cept that writ­ing is a process — an act in which we will par­tic­i­pate our whole life long. Music, art, elec­tron­ics, en­gi­neer­ing — you name it — what­ever we pur­sue, we strive to find bet­ter ways to flow with the rules of writ­ten ex­pres­sion in order to achieve our dreams. We are de­ter­mined to work hard in order to play well with Lan­guage. Let the games begin. What we will ex­press this year has never been said be­fore.

We make ideas concrete. In order to do that, we first accept that writing is a process — an act in which we will participate our whole life long. Music, art, electronics, engineering — you name it — whatever we pursue, we strive to find better ways to flow with the rules of written expression in order to achieve our dreams. We are determined to work hard in order to play well with Language. Let the games begin. What we will express this year has never been said before.

All writ­ing is cre­ative, in­clud­ing the writ­ing you do for school, in­ter­net posts to so­cial media, and text/email mes­sages. Where there was a blank page–vir­tual or oth­er­wise–and you fill it with your words, you have, in fact, drawn on your in­tel­lec­tual re­sources to cre­ate pat­terns of mean­ing with those words. “Cre­ative writ­ing,” how­ever, gen­er­ally refers to po­etry, fic­tion, drama, and some forms of non-fic­tion–mem­oirs and nar­ra­tives that use the tech­niques of story-telling. We will focus on un­der­stand­ing how form and mean­ing work to­gether and on un­der­stand­ing the types and com­plex­i­ties of each genre–no­tably, fic­tion, non-fic­tion, po­etry, drama, and cross-gen­res–so each stu­dent can begin to de­velop their unique, in­di­vid­ual voice.

All writing is creative, including the writing you do for school, internet posts to social media, and text/email messages. Where there was a blank page–virtual or otherwise–and you fill it with your words, you have, in fact, drawn on your intellectual resources to create patterns of meaning with those words. “Creative writing,” however, generally refers to poetry, fiction, drama, and some forms of non-fiction–memoirs and narratives that use the techniques of story-telling. We will focus on understanding how form and meaning work together and on understanding the types and complexities of each genre–notably, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, and cross-genres–so each student can begin to develop their unique, individual voice.

A con­tin­u­a­tion of MAT 1475. Top­ics in­clude Tay­lor poly­no­mi­als, Mean Value The­o­rem, Tay­lor and Maclau­rin se­ries, tests of con­ver­gence, tech­niques of in­te­gra­tion, im­proper in­te­grals, areas, vol­umes and ar­clength.

A continuation of MAT 1475. Topics include Taylor polynomials, Mean Value Theorem, Taylor and Maclaurin series, tests of convergence, techniques of integration, improper integrals, areas, volumes and arclength.

Eng­lish 1121 con­tin­ues the work we began in Eng­lish 1101. We will work on de­vel­op­ing crit­i­cal read­ing and writ­ing skills as we write about works of lit­er­a­ture. We will dis­cuss three lit­er­ary gen­res: non-fic­tion es­says, fic­tion, and po­etry. As­sign­ments will re­quire stu­dents to write in dif­fer­ent styles such as sum­mary, ci­ta­tion, ex­po­si­tion, com­par­i­son, analy­sis, and re­search. In ad­di­tion, we will uti­lize a new dig­i­tal plat­form called Open­Lab, which will help us to en­gage with each other’s writ­ing and world out­side of the class­room.

English 1121 continues the work we began in English 1101. We will work on developing critical reading and writing skills as we write about works of literature. We will discuss three literary genres: non-fiction essays, fiction, and poetry. Assignments will require students to write in different styles such as summary, citation, exposition, comparison, analysis, and research. In addition, we will utilize a new digital platform called OpenLab, which will help us to engage with each other’s writing and world outside of the classroom.