National Taiwan University

In recent decades, research in the field of neuroscience has suggested new interventions and applications in social domains such as law, education, and economics, and challenged us to redefine our understandings of responsibility, choice, and what it is to be human. One of the applications, consumer neuroscience, is an important step in the analysis and understanding of consumer behavior through the rigorous application of the knowledge and techniques of neurosciences, and appears as a new fundamental tool for the present and future of market research. This course addresses challenges in advancing scientific understanding of the biological basis of decision-making, and translational applications of this knowledge to the areas of marketing and consumer behavior.

This course provides a basic introduction to the study of economics in a practical way, looking at the application of economic theory in the modern world, emphasizing recent trends and developments and putting them in a historical perspective. Material is presented and discussed in seminar sessions, with one-to-one tutorials to develop ideas and understanding. Simulations are introduced as a way of developing awareness of economic issues.

This seminar critically overviews the intellectual genealogies of what are now called popular music studies, popular musicology, etc., and attempts to contemplate the dialectical relationship between the socio-culture dimensions of music and the musical dimensions of society and culture. This seminar consists of the three major parts. Part one deals with key concepts and definitions surrounding the very notion of popular music and with the interdisciplinary origins and intellectual trajectories of the study of popular music. Part II and Part III are both concerned with diverse theoretical positions regarding the inter-relatedness between musical text and soocio-cultural context, with an analytical and critical stress on studying popular music in/as/through culture and society and on studying culture and society in/as/through popular music respectively.

This course introduces the modern study of neurobiology, starting with the physiological and biochemical characteristics of nerve cells, synaptic transmission and neurotransmitter systems, and the structure of the nervous system. In addition, the course covers the sensory and motor functions as well as the development and modifications of the nervous system. This course also discusses higher neural functions such as behavior, emotion, attention, and memory. Text: Bear, Connors and Paradiso, NEUROSCIENC: EXPLORING THE BRAIN.

The course examines machine learning with a specific focus on deep learning technology. It will include the latest and state of the art technologies. Topics include self-attention, transformer, generative model, explainable AI, adversarial attack, privacy, domain adaptation, quantum ML, compression, and meta-learning.

The course examines statics of deformable solids; deformation, stress and strain analysis; mechanical properties of materials (stress-strain-temperature relationship); failure modes of materials; one-dimensional components; axial force/torsion on rods and shafts; beam bending; and column buckling. Topics include: tension, compression and shear, axially loaded members, torsion, shear forces and bending moments, stresses in beams (shear and moment diagrams), analysis of stress and strain, applications of plane stress, deflections of beams, columns.

The existence of many species depends on the survival of others. Humans are no exception. In the past 14,000 years, many organisms have left indelible marks and exercised on human history. The roles that individual species play in providing food, unique medical compounds, initiating the rise of civilization, and transforming global demography, are not only critical to our health and survival but also interest scientists and non-scientists alike. This course provides sufficient background of ten selected organisms and discuss their origins, biological changes, their subsequent expansion from their homelands, consequences, and the future of domestication. 

Students will participate in business plans writing and critiques and enjoy vivid interactions with entrepreneurs and guest speakers for experience sharing and collaboration potentials. What would it take to turn a business idea into a venture? What can we gain from a classroom setting, and link it to real-world practices? Through team projects, invited talks, role plays, and various kinds of activities, students find answers to these questions and learn to become successful entrepreneurs. The major deliverable from this class is your business plan and a small scale launch of your planned business.

This course offers an introduction to the life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91). It examines the nature of his musical style through in-depth discussions of a selection of his masterworks and also considers the relationship of this style to his biography and to his cultural and social environments. 

This course introduces the technologies, applications and services related to Location Based Services (LBS). Course topics include: GIS and international standards; category, technology, and application of web maps; geographic coordinate system and the theory, application and limitation of positioning technology; integration and the future of LBS; technology, application and service of LBS on mobile devices; limitation of technology effects on the design of service and application.