National Taiwan University

This course teaches basic technniques and concepts in playing tennis, providing an overview of basic movements to ensure correct strokes and prevent sports injuries. The course also instructs on basic tennis tennis etiquette and rules. 

This course introduces major topics in social psychology, including the social self, decision-making, attitudes and persuasion, conformity, helping and aggression, prejudice, and interpersonal relationships. It aims to deepen students’ understanding of social psychological phenomena and provide meaningful opportunities to apply these principles to personal experiences, everyday environments, and broader social contexts.

This course introduces students to modern Chinese literature from the early 20th century to the 1980s. Readings cover a range of genres, including poetry, prose, and fiction, supplemented by selected units on comics and film. The course begins with the May Fourth era and the rise of the “New Literature” movement, concluding with the literary transformations following China’s Reform and Opening in the 1980s. Each unit integrates key literary movements and foundational theories, guiding students to explore how writers’ life experiences and creative expressions reflect the broader historical evolution of modern China.

This course explores various theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of language as a resource for social actors and communities, and as a resource to produce anthropological knowledge. The course analyzes how language emerges in the interactions between people and how it reflects and creates society and culture.  

Understanding these dynamics, however, requires more than just an impressionistic, commonsensical understanding of how language works. For example, what is important about language is not so much the literal meaning of words, but the connotation of accents, the channels through which people choose to communicate, and the silences and elisions. This course develops skills that enable one to investigate these dynamics in a sophisticated manner, yet one that remains solidly grounded in social and cultural theory.  

This course covers the constitutional law and how the government has been structured and operates under a written constitution in Taiwan. This course aims to guide students through the intricacies of constitutional law using accessible language and engaging examples. The course will cover as many articles of the constitution as possible, with in-depth analysis of important Supreme Court interpretations, aiming to combine the strengths of both the continental and common law systems, ensuring both breadth and depth.

This course provides a technical overview of decision making and action control in robotics with an emphasis on the development of generalist robots. The course covers:  

(1) fundamental robot kinematics that discusses geometric relationships between the robot’s body and the end effector;  

(2) classical control and planning, that provides a theoretical basis, and  

(3) state-of-the-art robot learning that facilitates adaptive and continual learning of robot tasks.

Course Prerequisites: Machine learning; linear algebra; probability; computer vision; linux system; python programming, and pytorch programming.

This course introduces key movements and individuals as well as theoretical ideas in architectural history between the World War periods and the present time diachronically and synchronically. The course covers important architects, cases, and regional issues around the world.  

This course examines theories and concepts related to political development in Southeast Asia, focusing on the factors that explain variations in political, economic, and social progress across the region. Weekly themes highlight different countries, exploring influences such as colonialism, economic development, ethnic identity, religion, and culture. The course also addresses key questions, including why some nations democratize while others do not, the challenges of democratic consolidation, and the processes of autocratization in Southeast Asia.

This course explores the aesthetic and cultural dimensions of popular music through critical listening and analysis of representative works, examining how music both shapes and mirrors the evolution of society. By tracing the relationship between musical expression and its historical contexts, the course cultivates an appreciation for the aesthetic values embedded in popular culture.

This course unlocks the secrets of modern electronics. It explores semiconductor materials, quantum mechanics, and carrier transport, as well as the principles behind p-n junctions, transistors, and the devices that power today's technology.