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Adaptation or Extinction: Animals and Climate Change — BIO4222.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Elizabeth Sherman
Credits: 4
Global climate change has been implicated in the extinction of some animal species, changes in the geographic ranges of others, and many species appear to be increasingly vulnerable to both biotic (e.g. disease, competitors) and abiotic (e.g. temperature, acidification, pollutants, drought) stressors. Will different animal species adapt to global climate change or disappear?
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Advanced Computer Graphics — CS4103.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Justin Vasselli
Credits: 4
One of Computer Graphics’ most interesting challenges for software engineers is optimizing the renderer. There are several different rendering algorithms, but in this class we’ll focus on ray tracing. This course is about more than making pretty pictures. We’ll be going under the hood to really understand how renderers are implemented and how to
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Advanced Multivariable Calculus and Introductory Differential Geometry — MAT4318.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
Credits: 4
***Time Change*** This class will cover multivariable calculus as an advanced level: vector spaces, div, grad and curl, differential forms, and stokes' theorems. The coverage will be at the level of Loomis and Sternberg's Advanced Calculus. The course will also provide an introduction to the rudiments of differential geometry: connections, curvature, and the Gauss-Bonnet
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Advanced Observing Projects — PHY4326.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Credits: 2
Students will observe using the telescopes at Stickney Observatory for a series of astronomical observing projects. After a range of initial assigned projects designed to acquaint students with the capabilities of the observing equipment and astrophysically interesting observations, students will propose and carry out their own observing projects looking at astrophysical
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Advanced Topics in Cell Biology — BIO4311.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: amie mcclellan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
The Life and Death of Proteins: The viability of a cell, and therefore an organism, depends upon the proper synthesis, and ultimately the destruction, of the proteins therein. This course will focus on understanding how proteins are made and degraded in the cell, and will emphasize what happens in-between -- how proteins fold, function, and localize to their proper cellular
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Agroecology — ENV2118.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Valerie Imbruce
Credits: 4
This course is for students interested in the ecology of agricultural systems. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of inputs and outputs in agricultural systems and their relation to primary productivity, nutrient cycling, energy flows, and species interactions on farms.  We will consider agroecology as a science based in, although fundamentally different from,
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Agroecology — BIO4101.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Valerie Imbruce
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This is an advanced course for students interested in the ecology of agricultural systems. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of inputs and outputs in agricultural systems and their relation to primary productivity, nutrient cycling, soil formation, pest control and biodiversity on farm. We will address questions like, how can animals contribute to soil fertility on
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Applied Physics/Engineering Physics: Deformation of Solids — PHY4215.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
This course applies mechanical physics concepts to practical engineering and environmental problems. In order to ensure peoples’ safety, any structure, be it a building, a nuclear reactor, a dam, an embankment, or a natural hillside, must be able to withstand the stresses that are placed on it by its environment. You will learn how forces cause stress within solid
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Astrogeology — ES2109.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Tim Schroeder; Hugh Crowl
Credits: 4
***Title Change from Planetology*** This course will investigate the physical conditions and processes necessary for creating a habitable planet. We will study the formation of stars and planets, and the evolution of planets after formation into safe harbors for life. This will include investigation of how both stellar and geological processes affect the habitability of
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Bedrock Geology — CANCELLED

Fall 2015
Instructor: Timothy Schroeder
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Understanding solid‐earth processes requires detailed observations of both the mineralogical/chemical makeup of rocks, and of textures and structures within rocks. The emphasis of the course will be on field and laboratory observation of rock textures and structures, including depositional features that allow us to interpret how the rocks formed, and tectonic
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Bennington Biodiversity Project — BIO4303.02

Spring 2015
Instructor: Kerry Woods
Credits: 2
An All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) is an effort to compile the full list of species of all taxa present in some area on the planet. No ATBI has ever been (or ever will be?) completed, but this class is an ongoing effort towards a working ATBI for the Bennington College campus (which is unusually diverse for its area). Each cycle of the class addresses some taxonomic or
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Biochemistry — CHE4301.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Janet Foley
Credits: 4
Biochemistry is an intermediate chemistry course in which students apply principles from general and organic chemistry, as well as general biology, to understand the molecular processes that characterize life. Biochemistry is a broad discipline that is growing rapidly in its scope - new developments and discoveries are being made daily. The goal of this class will be to give
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Biochemistry — CHE4335.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: John Bullock
Credits: 4
Biochemistry is an intermediate chemistry course in which students apply principles from general and organic chemistry, as well as general biology, to understand the molecular processes that characterize life. Biochemistry is a broad discipline that is growing rapidly in its scope - new developments and discoveries are being made daily. The goal of this class will be to give
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Biochemistry — CHE4335.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Janet Foley
Credits: 4
Biochemistry is an intermediate chemistry course in which students apply principles from general and organic chemistry, as well as general biology, to understand the molecular processes that characterize life. Biochemistry is a broad discipline that is growing rapidly in its scope – new developments and discoveries are being made daily. The goal of this class will be to give
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Biogeography, Paleoecology, and Human Origins — BIO4317.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Kerry Woods
Credits: 4
An exploration of ecological and evolutionary patterns in broad spatial and temporal perspective -- "big picture" biology. Our questions are: What shapes patterns in biodiversity and in the ranges and distributions of organisms? How do ecological systems respond to long-term and large-scale changes in environment (glaciation, global climate change, plate tectonics, meteorite
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Biological Diversity: Ecology and Evolution — BIO2103.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Kerry Woods
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The disciplines of ecology and evolution are integrally connected in the study of biological diversity.  Both are essential to intelligent management and conservation of natural systems.  We will explore current understanding of the evolutionary origins of biodiversity, the ecological processes that regulate and structure it, and how ecological principles may be
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Calculus: Analysis of the Infinite — MAT4145.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
Credits: 4
Calculus is the mathematics of quantities that are infinitely small or infinitely many in number. For example, in physics, the curved trajectory of a planet can be understood by splitting it into infinitely many, infinitely short straight line pieces. An area can be computed by splitting the shape into infinitely many, infinitely small squares or triangles. The paradox of
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Calculus: Analysis of the Infinite — MAT4145.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
Credits: 4
Calculus is the mathematics of quantities that are infinitely small or infinitely many in number. For example, in physics, the curved trajectory of a planet can be understood by splitting it into infinitely many, infinitely short straight line pieces. An area can be computed by splitting the shape into infinitely many, infinitely small squares or triangles. The paradox of
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Calculus: Analysis of the Infinite — MAT4145.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
Credits: 4
Calculus is the mathematics of quantities that are infinitely small or infinitely many in number. For example, in physics, the curved trajectory of a planet can be understood by splitting it into infinitely many, infinitely short straight line pieces. An area can be computed by splitting the shape into infinitely many, infinitely small squares or triangles. The paradox of
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Calculus: Techniques Applications — MAT4130.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: kathryn montovan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Calculus can be used to find optimal solutions to problems, to calculate areas and volumes, and to solve a wide range of problems. This course will build on MAT4145: Calculus: Analysis of the Infinite by providing you with techniques for computing derivatives, integrals, and solutions to differential equations, and opportunities to apply your calculus skills to real world
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Calculus: Techniques Applications — MAT4130.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Kathryn Montovan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Calculus can be used to solve a wide range of problems in science, environmental studies, economics, and human behavior. For example: derivatives enable us to optimize functions and find the best way to do all sorts of things, and we can use integrals to compute areas and volumes of complex shapes. This course will build on MAT4145: Calculus: Analysis of the Infinite by
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Chemistry 1: Chemical Principles — CHE2211.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Janet Foley
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This class is the first of a four course sequence covering General and Organic Chemistry. Students do not need to take the entire sequence. This course will focus on introductory chemical principles, including atomic theory, classical and quantum bonding concepts, molecular structure, organic functional groups, and the relationship between structure and properties. The class
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