National Taiwan University

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.

This course promotes awareness and interest in volleyball through strengthening basic skills and practical applications in the sport, while promoting human interaction and the spirit of cooperation. Topics include: comfort interacting with the ball in motion, serving effectively using technical skills in control and placement, the process of hitting the ball, and the basics of game play.

The course addresses the following topics: AOI: Automatic Optical Inspection, Computer Vision, Digital Image Processing, and Digital Camera. 

This course explores Chinese folktales and their relation to Chinese and Taiwanese culture and history. Course activities are paired with images, songs, movie, theater, poetry and discussions to deepen understanding of Chinese culture. The course allows students to explore and explain folktales from their own countries. Assessment: Attendance & Participation (40%), Report (30%), Final (30%).

This course examines major concepts in the theory of computation. Topics covered include deterministic and nondeterministic finite state automata, regular expressions, context-free languages, pumping lemma and push-down automata, equivalence of context-free grammars and push-down automata, Turing machines, decidable languages, reducibility, computational complexity, and NP-completeness. Textbooks: INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF COMPUTATION by M. Sipser, INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMATA THEORY, LANGUAGES, AND COMPUTATION by J. Hopcroft, J. Ullman. Assessment: homework, midterm exam, final exam.

Throughout the world of literature, there are various kinds of monsters that are created to incur every sense of panic and horror in the minds of the readers. In the literary narratives, the encountering of monsters is destined to map out a scene of anxiety, insecurity, and the loss of self-identity. The self-confidence of man is threatened as the imposing figure of a monster approaches. Monsters and monstrosities that designate the embodiment of the monstrous creatures in this light give rise to a wide range of description and delineation to the in-depth anxiety and horror hidden in the human minds that bear the fear towards the unknown. This class is a literature-based course focusing on horror novels in which the students discuss and analyze aspects and themes specific to the genre. The required coursework includes a comprehensive term essay and various assignments throughout the semester.