National Taiwan University

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and thought of major Indian Buddhist philosophical schools. It surveys four key traditions of Buddhist philosophy in India, including Abhidharma, Madhyamika, Yogacara, and Buddhist epistemology and logic. No background in Buddhist thought is presumed on the part of the participants. 

Reading assignments will balance primary sources from key moments of Buddhist thought with recent introductory texts. Primary texts covered or sampled in the course include: Treasury of Metaphysics with its auto commentary; Treatise on the Middle Way, Introduction to the Middle Way and its auto commentary; Twenty Verses and its auto commentary; Thirty Verses, Demonstration of the Three Natures, A Compendium of Means of Knowledge, and its auto commentary. Lectures will be combined with in-class discussions, with particular attention paid to the close reading of primary texts.  

This dynamic, general undergraduate course leverages the captivating power of cinema to explore world religious civilizations, life philosophies, and a spectrum of ethical and moral issues. "Film, Faith, and Moral" is designed to enhance students' understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures, offering insights into the similarities and differences among various world religions and fostering a deep respect for religious cultures. 
 
The course delves into major world religions and addresses cross-religious moral and ethical themes, such as the rewards and punishments in the afterlife, the Golden Rule, concepts of rebirth, worldviews, the interplay between digital technology and religion, and the nature of temptation and sin. It also covers repentance, loyalty, forgiveness, altruism, self-salvation, and transcendence. 
 
Utilizing a rich array of films, including documentaries, animations, and feature films, the course broadens students' perspectives on religious and philosophical thinking and their understanding of the interconnections between cinema, literature, and art. An introduction to semiotic theory is also included to enhance students' media literacy and critical thinking skills.

This course introduces the basic human structure and life phenomena to students coming from non-medical backgrounds. The content of each lecture covers basic concepts from anatomy and the associated physiology to clinical diseases and their treatments. 

This course studies the issues in international trade, or any trade in general. It begins with the two concepts that underlie trades between any individuals or groups of individuals, not just international trade: Division of labor and comparative advantage from Adam Smith and David Ricardo. Trade enables the division of labor, which leads to productivity increase and prosperity. The course then proceeds with the empirics and theories that are more specific to trade between countries. Empirically, the course introduces gravity equations and teaches where to obtain important international trade data. The class will be expected to perform simple exercises of using these data either in class or as homework.  Finally, the course also reviews empirical international trade literature. Theoretically, the course introduces simple versions of key models in the modern trade literature. For each theoretical model, empirical motivations are provided. 

This course discusses the concepts, technology and aesthetics of digital interactive devices, focusing on sound and image interaction as the theme, teaching the production of real-time sound images and digital interactive content and various tools, including MaxMSP, surround photography, animation, motion capture and sensory detector, etc. 

The course outline is as follows: 

1.Introduction to Digital Art 
2. Basic elements of digital art 
3. Self-made and created digital art 
4. Basic tools and functions for creation 
5. Interaction between music and digital art 
6.Interaction between images and digital art 
7. Sensors interact with digital art 
8. Digital art display and space design 
9. Discussion on production and finishing of works 
10. Work presentation and discussion 

Understanding the processes involved in the transformation of carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, and other major elements in the oceans has been a major interest of oceanographers over the past decade. Marine dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a vital role in regulating global patterns and cycling of the major elements of seawater. There are a number of biochemical, photochemical and physical transformations that marine DOM can be influenced by, including DOM production, diagenesis and re-mineralization, as well as interactions with trace metals and microbes. Additionally, marine DOM plays important roles at environmental interfaces such as those between land and sea, sediment and water, particle and bulk solution. This course covers both well-established and recently developed concepts on marine DOM relevant to future marine scientists, in particular, those in the fields of chemistry, biogeochemistry and ecology.   

This course provides instruction in building cutting-edge interactive systems and guides to design futuristic experiences. Students gather in Make Reality Space in a studio format to construct software and hardware prototypes. Topics for each semester may change and evolve towards ultimate reality. 
 
This course focuses on mixed reality technologies. Specifically, students use Meta Quest 3, Intel Realsense cameras, computer vision toolkits, 3D printed props, and Unity game engines to connect both the physical and virtual worlds. In groups, students design and build their own interactive hardware/software prototypes and present them in a live demo at the end of term.   

This course introduces creative thinking methods and tools to foster design thinking in engineering and developing new products. 

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is an emerging technology that employs digital information models in the virtual space to achieve better quality and efficiency of construction and management work throughout lifecycle of a facility. Through lectures and case studies, this course is designed to teach students the knowledge of BIM Technology and its development and application potential. 

This course provides an overview of chemical ecology and aims to understand the history, development, and core concepts of chemical ecology.  It introduces how organisms interact via chemicals, focusing on insects and plants.   The course requires basic knowledge of biology and chemistry.