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This course introduces and investigates fundamental concepts of linear algebra in the context of the Euclidean spaces R^n. Topics include systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, Euclidean spaces, linear combinations and linear span, subspaces, linear independence, bases and dimension, rank of a matrix, inner products, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, linear transformations between Euclidean spaces, and applications.

This course examines contemporary Korean society, with special focus on social issues across various fields including sociology of religion. 

This course examines economy-wide issues in economic development. It covers topics such as social welfare, education, institutions, corruption, microfinance, foreign aid, the geography of economic development, and theories of economic growth and development. Special emphasis will be placed on drawing policy lessons from the latest research and country experience of growth and development.

This course offers a study of the history and politics of the United States. The course is divided into two parts. Part one discusses US history from the Revolutionary War to the beginning of the 21st century. Part two discusses contemporary US politics including: electoral behavior and party politics; US foreign policy since the Cold War; the evolution of the modern presidency; the influence of interest groups in contemporary US politics; race, ethnicity, and immigration; economic and social inequality; judicial politics and the Supreme Court.

This course examines natural history. It covers human history and past landscapes; Earth history; some soils; how plants work; material conserved in collections; the history of natural history collecting; herbaria, museums, arboretums, and national parks; indigenous knowledge; agricultural history; ocean systems; and dealing with natural history in a designed, built, and managed future.

This course explores what infrastructure is, what infrastructure does, and what the study of infrastructure can contribute to anthropological knowledge. Topics include: the promise of infrastructure; how infrastructure can broaden our understanding of the political; what happens when infrastructure does not work, remains unfinished, or fails; how infrastructure challenges or supports social inequalities and discriminations; and how alternative infrastructure can be imagined. Drawing on a range of ethnographic case studies, the course advances the capacity to interpret existing materialities and structures, including their failures and unintended consequences; as well provides a solid understanding of some of the key theories and analytical approaches that inform this field of study, and their methodological and ethical implications.

This is a special studies course involving an internship with a corporate, public, governmental, or private organization, arranged with the Study Center Director or Liaison Officer. Specific internships vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. A substantial paper or series of reports is required. Units vary depending on the contact hours and method of assessment. Graded pass/no pass only.