University of New South Wales

This course examines numerical methods and statistics essential in a wide range of engineering disciplines. Numerical methods covers computing with real numbers, numerical differentiation, integration, interpolation and curve fitting (regression analysis), solution of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations, matrix operations and applications to solution of systems of linear equations, elimination and tri-diagonal matrix algorithms, and an introduction to numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. Statistics covers exploratory data analysis, probability and distribution theory including the Binomial, Poisson and Normal distributions, large sample theory including the Central Limit Theorem, elements of statistical inference including estimation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, one sample and two-sample t-tests and F-tests, simple and multiple linear regression and analysis of variance and statistical quality control.

This course examines plant biology, with a focus on Australia's native flora. The course blends theoretical study with practical experience through lab work and field trips to Sydney's regional national parks. Key topics include plant identification, edible botany, plant ecology, and biogeography.

This course examines the institutions and practices of the criminal justice system. As well as considering the operation of various components of the criminal justice system - including the police, courts, and corrections - it will also address new and emerging developments in criminal justice practice, crime prevention, and responses to crime. 

This course examines the principles of fluid mechanics. Topics discussed include fluid properties; hydrostatics; buoyancy; pressures in fluid systems; principles of mass conservation; steady flow energy equations; flow measurement; forces and momentum in flowing fluids; dimensional analysis, similarity and physical modelling; pipe flow; incompressible laminar and turbulent flow in pipes; friction factor; elementary boundary layer flow; skin friction and drag; pumps and turbines; and pump and pipeline system characteristics.

This course examines Asian popular culture in a global and cross-cultural context, especially its role in the production of meaning and construction of various forms of identity. It examines music, fashion, Bollywood, manga, K-Pop, food, sports, and the arts in specific ethnographic settings in relation to 'dominant ideology', gender, sexuality, race, and social hierarchy. It focuses on the intricate interrelation of power and politics, and the ways in which popular cultures are produced, circulated, marketed, transformed and consumed by different audiences. 

This course examines the cultural dimensions of emotion in everyday life. It will focus on how emotions are experienced, represented and understood in individual and social contexts. Drawing on different media and cultural sites, this course will examine a range of emotional states such as (but not limited to) love, happiness, fear, hate, terror and ideas of hope, trust, belief and faith in the (re)making of individual and social life. It will also consider how emotions are deployed in current social and political debates.

This course examines sex, love, and attraction in humans and other animals from a broad-based perspective including comparative, psychobiological, cross-cultural, and evolutionary approaches. An emphasis of the course is placed on evolutionary concepts and how these could be used to interpret sex, love, and attraction. It covers topics such as relationships, sexual behavior, social monogamy, paternity, parenting, and menopause.

This course examines the institutions, practices and principles of representative democracy and justice, within a comparative context. It covers the Australian constitutional framework, the separation of powers and the judicial system, the "unwritten constitution" of governing conventions, and human rights. It also considers the role of political parties, the media, and questions of citizenship in regard to sex and gender, race, and class. These elements of Australian representative democracy, as well as the controversial issues that they cover, are compared to their counterparts in other countries.