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This course develops key mathematical and computational skills relevant to the wider mechanical engineering program. Topics include vector algebra, real analysis, limits, curve sketching, series, applications of integration, complex analysis, functions of more than one variable, matrix algebra, second order ordinary differential equations, and vector calculus. Practical implementation through programming is studied to solve problems selected from the topic areas.

This course offers an introduction to world cultural diversity. Topics include: the Arab world; monsoon Asia; the Slavic world; the western world; Latin America; Sub-Saharan Africa; metageographies-- culture, geographic imaginations, and the geopolitics of spatial structures; contemporary sharing of world cultures-- globalization, consumption, and cultural goods/flows; diasporas-- cultural identity across space and the dislocation of geographic realms.

Throughout the world of literature, there are various kinds of monsters that are created to incur every sense of panic and horror in the minds of the readers. In the literary narratives, the encountering of monsters is destined to map out a scene of anxiety, insecurity, and the loss of self-identity. The self-confidence of man is threatened as the imposing figure of a monster approaches. Monsters and monstrosities that designate the embodiment of the monstrous creatures in this light give rise to a wide range of description and delineation to the in-depth anxiety and horror hidden in the human minds that bear the fear towards the unknown. This class is a literature-based course focusing on horror novels in which the students discuss and analyze aspects and themes specific to the genre. The required coursework includes a comprehensive term essay and various assignments throughout the semester.