National University of Singapore

This is a course in single-variable calculus. It introduces precise definitions of limit, continuity, derivative, and the Riemann integral. It covers computational techniques and applications of differentiation and integration. This course concludes with an introduction to first order differential equations. Major topics include functions; limit and continuity; derivative; Intermediate Value Theorem; chain rule; implicit differentiation; higher derivatives; Mean Value Theorem; Riemann integral; Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; elementary transcendental functions and their inverses; techniques of integration; computation of area, volume and arc length using definite integrals; and first order differential equations.

This course provides basic principles to the engineering of biology with emphasis on the design and construction of synthetic gene circuits in living cells. The course also discusses current and emerging applications driven by synthetic biology, and the socio-ethical responsibilities that are required of synthetic biologists. 

This course introduces classical Southeast Asian dance and drama with a particular emphasis on masked dance traditions. Drawing on an analysis of scholarly texts, videos and hands-on sessions the course takes an exciting theatrical journey through Southeast Asia. The course teaches an appreciation of classical dance traditions in the region from a variety of angles, such as dramaturgical principles, music, aesthetics, ritual significance, nationalism, tourism and change. The course also teaches how to perform and create compositions in a Southeast Asian dance form. 

Building upon the basis of Japanese 2, this course develops ability to communicate and expands the repertoire of daily topics and situations. Complex structures such as noun modification, transitive/intransitive verb sentences and conditional forms are introduced. Approximately 140 kanji are introduced. With this knowledge of characters, students will be able to understand and write simple and short essays.

This course covers the chemistry of major food components such as water, lipid, carbohydrate, and protein including food enzymes. The basic functions of these components are also be introduced. Some chemical reactions involving these molecules with relation to food processing and storage are discussed. In addition, methods of chemical modification to change the chemical and physical properties of the food components are also presented. Basic laboratory techniques used in food chemistry laboratory will also be introduced.

This course is about arts and artists in the Nusantara, the archipelagic Malay–Indonesian world. Attention is drawn to the art making and distribution processes which are not only determined by artists but also involves other stakeholders. This includes critics, museum personnel, gallery owners, collectors, art consumers, interest groups as well as the state. The political, social, cultural and economic contexts in the Nusantara at different time periods are considered to explain the kinds of artworks that emerge. Topics include gender and race in the arts, art and activism, censorship and patronage.

This course introduces the world of imaginative sketching. It provides confidence and skills in expressing ideas visually, regardless of ones drawing level. Topics include line walking, class portraits, left-hand sketch, blind contours, and Rorschach sketch.

This course provides foundation knowledge of the different aspects of, approaches and discursive contexts relating to the study and praxis of theater and performance. The course also introduces the various forms of classical and contemporary performance practices and their attendant modes of analyses: combining play analysis, theater history and theory. Using complementary content-centered lectures and practice laboratory, the course creates an environment where students simultaneously engage with content while investigating its relations to the creation of theater and performance. 

The course covers topics on the patterns of inheritance,  the molecular properties of genes and chromosomes,  transcription and translation, genetic methods and technology, and genetic analysis of individuals and populations. This includes an in-depth understanding of Mendelian patterns of inheritance and variations that could occur due to multiple alleles, lethal genes, chromosomal variations, linkage, gene interaction and other genetic phenomena. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the underlying molecular and biochemical basis of inheritance. Quantitative and population genetics are also discussed with the emphasis of understanding the processes and forces in nature that promote genetic change.