Carlos III University of Madrid

This course offers a study of stochastic processes. Topics include: discrete time Markov chains; renewal theory and Poisson process; continuous time Markov chains; Brownian motion. Pre-requisite: Probability 

This course offers a study of film and tv in Spain including basic concepts, approaches, and methodologies of analysis. Topics include: historical periods and social, cultural, and aesthetic keys; film and tv canon-- authorship and popular cinema; issues, questions, and cases of film and tv in Spain. Prior academic-level knowledge of Spanish history from 1940-1992 is strongly recommended.

This course examines a wide range of quantitative methods for the empirical analysis of microeconomic decisions. Topics include: maximum likelihood estimator; qualitative binary decisions-- binary choice models; other qualitative dependent variable models-- ordered, multivariant, and counting models; decisions with corner solutions-- censored models; Monte Carlos simulation. Pre-requisites: An introductory course in Econometrics. Knowledge of the econometric software gretl is recommended.

This course explores the history of aesthetics and art theory. It focus on the link between art and thought, as well as some of the fundamental theoretical problems in art today and their potential resolutions.

This course explores abstract physical concepts through lectures, experiments, and problem solving with the aid of mathematical tools. Topics include: electric charges and electric forces; the electric field; electric flux and Gauss' law; electrostatic potential energy; capacitance and dielectrics; current and resistance; magnetic fields; sources of magnetic fields; electromagnetic induction; electromagnetic waves; properties of light. Pre-requisites: Physics I; Calculus I and II; Linear Algebra.

This course provides a study of the major movements, schools, genres, styles, writers and works in the history of cinema. It takes an in-depth look at the meaning of the language of cinema and how it relates to the humanities. NOTE: This course is the same as FILM 104 but taught in the UC3M International School.

This course focuses on data and programming structures for the development of macros and applications developed with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in the Microsoft Office suite. Other topics include: creating PivotTables for data analysis; creating functions, forms, and menus; an introduction to R language. Pre-requisites: Information Skills; IT Management.

This course discusses the process, method, design, and selection of materials for various industries including the automotive, aeronautical, and aerospace industries. It also examines different materials and their applications including metallic foams, intermetallics, carbon-based materials, nanomaterials, and phase change materials. Pre-requisites: Materials Science and Engineering 

This course explores basic statistical concepts and tools to analyze real world data, understand concepts of of uncertainty and probability, and apply distribution models to solve relevant problems. Topics include: analysis of univariate data; analysis of bivariate data; introduction to probability; random variables; distribution models; linear regression.

This course provides a study of heat and mass transfer. Topics and concepts covered include: introduction to convection heat transfer, external flow, internal flow, free convection, boiling and condensation, heat exchangers, psychometry, and radiation.