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Cre­at­ing com­puter ap­pli­ca­tions, in­stead of just using them, will give you a deeper un­der­stand­ing of the es­sen­tial pos­si­bil­i­ties of com­pu­ta­tion. Through weekly prob­lems, stu­dents will learn the fun­da­men­tals of pro­gram­ming the com­puter (vari­ables, con­di­tion­als, it­er­a­tion, func­tions, and ob­jects). These tools are the basic build­ing blocks of pro­gram­ming needed to cre­ate cut­ting-edge graph­ics ap­pli­ca­tions in­clud­ing in­ter­ac­tive art, live video pro­cess­ing, and data vi­su­al­iza­tion. The Java-based ‘Pro­cess­ing’ pro­gram­ming en­vi­ron­ment is the pri­mary ve­hi­cle for the class. The end of the se­mes­ter is spent de­vel­op­ing an idea for a final pro­ject and im­ple­ment­ing it using com­puter pro­gram­ming.

Creating computer applications, instead of just using them, will give you a deeper understanding of the essential possibilities of computation. Through weekly problems, students will learn the fundamentals of programming the computer (variables, conditionals, iteration, functions, and objects). These tools are the basic building blocks of programming needed to create cutting-edge graphics applications including interactive art, live video processing, and data visualization. The Java-based ‘Processing’ programming environment is the primary vehicle for the class. The end of the semester is spent developing an idea for a final project and implementing it using computer programming.

This spe­cial top­ics course of­fers an in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary ap­proach to in­ves­ti­gat­ing our built en­vi­ron­ment using a case study fo­cused on a spe­cific place each se­mes­ter. This course com­bines phys­i­cal ex­am­i­na­tion with in­for­ma­tion re­search and data col­lec­tion using method­olo­gies de­vel­oped in mul­ti­ple dis­ci­plines. Stu­dents from a va­ri­ety of de­part­ments en­gage in on-site ex­plo­ration and in-depth re­search of a lo­ca­tion in New York City.

This special topics course offers an interdisciplinary approach to investigating our built environment using a case study focused on a specific place each semester. This course combines physical examination with information research and data collection using methodologies developed in multiple disciplines. Students from a variety of departments engage in on-site exploration and in-depth research of a location in New York City.