Tsinghua University

This course focuses on the basic concepts of numerical analysis, including the solution of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and partial differential equations (PDEs), interpolation, optimization, parallel computing, and an overview of applied computing in science and engineering. The course includes lectures and homework (programming), and practical exercises in programming are the focus of this course. The course content includes three main parts: The first part mainly introduces the overview of scientific computing, including its methods, existing problems, and its application in the field of energy engineering. The second part (the largest part) provides the theoretical foundation of numerical analysis, interpolation, solution of differential equations (ODEs and PDES), and optimization. Examples include simple solvers for corresponding problems. The last part focuses on the components of parallel computing technology (Message Passing Interface, MPI).

This course provides an introduction to the foundational theories and concepts of management, focusing on understanding human behavior within organizations. Students will explore how individuals and groups interact in organizational settings to gain both theoretical insights and practical skills that are essential for effective management. Emphasis will be placed on applying management principles to real-world scenarios to prepare students for success in professional environments.

This course teaches the materials, theories and methods of the comparison of classical civilizations in the Two Rivers region, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, the ancient Middle East, medieval Europe, Central America, South Asia, etc.Focusing on the frontier discussions of interdisciplinary research in the disciplines of paleography, history, literature, philosophy, etc. of classical civilizations, the study of cross-cultural primary materials, and the analysis of civilization comparison cases, this course introduces and discusses the frontiers of comparative research on classical civilizations. 

This course, as one of key cornerstones of computer programming, based on Python language, focuses on concepts, methodologies and thinking pattern of computer programming. The main objective of the course is to help students to master basic programming skills, and to promote their abilities of logical, systematical and abstract thinking. The course mainly involves the basic concepts of computer programming, the basis of Python language and Python program structures, mathematical and numerical calculations, string and file operations, lists and data manipulation, functions and recursive functions, branch structures and loop structures, programming methodologies, procedure-oriented programming and object-oriented programming, graphical user interface programming methods and algorithm design, etc.

This course is tailored for undergraduate international students with an intermediate level of Chinese proficiency, with the objective of enhancing their Chinese reading and writing abilities. Students will be able to read articles of moderate to higher difficulty, with a length of about 1000-1200 words in class. The materials include both popular science articles and scholarly essays, which are rich in content and possess considerable theoretical depth, capable of stimulating students' thought processes. These articles will also serve as exemplary texts for writing analysis, allowing students to master the essential skills of academic paper writing through reading, complemented by specific writing exercises in class. Additionally, the course will focus on the understanding and application of written vocabulary, with an emphasis on the differentiation of near-synonyms and grammatical error analysis, thereby enabling students to appreciate the beauty of the Chinese language in aspects such as rhetoric and syllabic rhythm.

This is an integrative and interdisciplinary course, which takes a general management perspective. It views the firm as a whole, and examines how policies in each functional area (such as accounting, economics, finance, marketing, and organizational behavior) are integrated into an overall competitive strategy. The course develops a general management point of view. This point of view is the best vantage point for making decisions that lead to sustainable business performance. The key strategic business decisions of concern involve determining organizational purpose to evolving opportunities, creating competitive advantages, choosing competitive strategies, securing and defending sustainable market positions, and allocating critical resources over long periods. Decisions such as these can only be made effectively by viewing a firm holistically, and over the long term. 

Chemical biology is an emerging scientific discipline that spans the fields of chemistry and biology. Chemical biology involves the use of chemical methods, tools, and molecules that are designed and made through synthetic organic chemistry, to study, understand, and manipulate biological systems. It attempts to use chemical principles to perturb or control biological systems to either investigate the mechanisms or create new functions. In the class we will review the chemical biology of small molecules, biomacromolecules, and concepts and techniques.

This course is aimed to train the undergraduate students of SOE in terms of both technological and management knowledge. It is thus a cross-disciplinary course that encourages students to learn independently and collaboratively with the purpose to address complicated issues in energy, resource, environmental, economy and policy areas under the globalization circumstance.