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CHEM122 KS - Principles of Physical ChemistryA course designed to investigate physio-chemical systems through classical thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, kinetics, quantum mechanics, and spectroscopy.
Prerequisites: CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 040L KS and CHEM 015L KS ; PHYS 031L KS , or PHYS 034L KS ; or both semesters of ; and concurrent enrollment in MATH 032 CM ; or instructor permission
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHEM122 KS
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CHEM123 KS - Advanced Organic ChemistryOrganic chemistry is the study of carbon-containing compounds, which are essential to everyday life. From pharmaceuticals to plastics, the structure of an organic molecule determines its function. This course is designed to introduce students to advanced topics in the field of organic chemistry. Topics covered will expand upon material covered in the CHEM 116L KS /CHEM 117L KS organic sequence, with particular emphasis on stereoelectronic effects in organic reaction mechanisms.
Prerequisite: CHEM 117L KS or instructor permission
Offered: Every other year
Credit: 0.5
Course Number: CHEM123 KS
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CHEM124 KS - Bioanalytical ChemistryThis course will examine modern analytical and instrumental techniques as applied to biological systems. Particular focus will be placed on methods that elucidate protein structure and function as well as characterization of nucleic acids. The scope of the course will include fundamental theory and practical applications of spectroscopic methods, electrophoresis, biosensors, centrifugation, immunochemical methods, chromatography, mass spectrometry, and calorimetry.
Prerequisites: BIOL 043L KS , or BIOL 040L KS ; CHEM 116L KS
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 0.5
Course Number: CHEM124 KS
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CHEM126L KS - Advanced Laboratory in ChemistryA survey of advanced laboratory techniques including physical chemistry methods, analytical chemistry (especially instrumental methods), and synthesis and characterization of compounds. This course has a laboratory fee.
Prerequisites: CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 040L KS and CHEM 015L KS ; CHEM 117L KS ; PHYS 034L KS , or PHYS 031L KS ; MATH 031 CM . Both semesters of may be used for the introductory chemistry and physics courses. CHEM 121 KS and CHEM 122 KS recommended as co-requisites.
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHEM126L KS
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CHEM127L KS - Advanced Laboratory in ChemistryA survey of advanced laboratory techniques including physical chemistry methods, analytical chemistry (especially instrumental methods), and synthesis and characterization of compounds. This course has a laboratory fee.
Prerequisites: CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 040L KS and CHEM 015L KS ; CHEM 117L KS ; PHYS 034L KS , or PHYS 031L KS ; MATH 031 CM . Both semesters of may be used for the introductory chemistry and physics courses. CHEM 121 KS and CHEM 122 KS recommended as co-requisites.
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHEM127L KS
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CHEM128 KS - Inorganic ChemistryA survey of the bonding, structure, reactions, mechanisms, and properties of inorganic compounds. Special emphasis will be placed upon transition metal chemistry. Topics will include elementary group theory, atomic structure, ionic and covalent bonding, spectroscopy, molecular orbital theory, periodic trends, bioinorganic chemistry, and organometallic chemistry.
Prerequisites: CHEM 117L KS and CHEM 121 KS (CHEM 121 KS may be taken concurrently)
Offered: Every other year
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHEM128 KS
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CHEM130L KS - Inorganic SynthesisThis laboratory course will include a variety of synthetic techniques for inorganic compounds. Emphasis will be on transition metal complexes, including organometallic compounds, and some main group compounds will also be prepared. Students will use appropriate spectroscopic methods and chromatography to characterize products. Use of original journal references will be stressed. This course has a laboratory fee.
Prerequisites: CHEM 117L KS and CHEM 121 KS (CHEM 121 KS may be taken concurrently)
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 0.5
Course Number: CHEM130L KS
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CHEM139 KS - Environmental ChemistryThis course is designed to apply the fundamental ideas of chemistry to environmental concepts. Major topics include water, air, and land pollution, industrial ecology, and chemical techniques for environmental analysis and remediation.
Prerequisites: CHEM 014L KS and CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 040L KS and CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 029L KS , or both semesters of
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 0.5
Course Number: CHEM139 KS
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CHEM174L KS - Solution ThermodynamicsThis course applies the laws of chemical thermodynamics to liquid solutions with particular emphasis on volumetric and refractometric studies. It includes both lecture and laboratory. For the latter, the students will work in groups on research projects devised by the instructor using an Anton Paar density meter and refractometer. Students will be required to present their findings in written form. This course has a laboratory fee.
Prerequisite: CHEM 121 KS
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 0.5
Course Number: CHEM174L KS
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CHEM177 KS - BiochemistryA study of structure and function in living systems at the molecular level. Discussion centers on intermediary metabolism, cellular control mechanisms, and energy flow, with particular emphasis on how this information is developed. Also listed as BIOL 177 KS .
Prerequisites: BIOL 043L KS , or BIOL 040L KS , or both semesters of ; CHEM 116L KS and CHEM 117L KS ; or permission of instructor
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHEM177 KS
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CHEM180 KS - Applied Biomolecular EvolutionThis class discusses the application of evolutionary principles to the development of new biological medicines and materials. This half-class will be a literature-focused survey providing an overview of the theories, methodologies, and applications of molecular evolution in the laboratory.
Prerequisites: CHEM 177 KS / BIOL 177 KS or CHEM115 PO or CHEM182 HM or permission of the instructor.
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 0.5
Course Number: CHEM180 KS
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CHEM188L KS - Senior Thesis Research Project in ChemistrySeniors may apply to do laboratory or field investigation with a faculty member. The topic should be chosen by the end of the junior year. In this course library and lab materials are developed, research begun, and seminar discussion held with faculty members and students in the field of concentration. This is the first course for students doing a two-semester senior project. Seniors may apply to do laboratory or field investigation with a faculty member. The topic should be chosen by the end of the junior year. In this course, library and lab materials are developed, research begun, and seminar discussion held with faculty members and students in the field of concentration. This is the first course for students doing a two-semester senior project. Registration in this course will be followed by registration in CHEM 190L KS . This course has a laboratory fee.
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHEM188L KS
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CHEM189L KS - Senior Thesis Summer Research Project in ChemistryStudents who intend to satisfy a two-semester senior thesis project by conducting a substantial research project during the summer after their junior year should enroll in this course in the fall semester following their research. No credit towards graduation will be awarded for this course. Registration in this course will be followed by registration in CHEM 190L KS .
Offered: Every fall
Credit: 0
Course Number: CHEM189L KS
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CHEM190L KS - Senior Thesis Research Project in Chemistry, Second SemesterSenior laboratory or field investigation research is culminated and results are summarized in a written thesis and formal presentation. This is the second-semester course for those doing a two-semester research thesis. This course has a laboratory fee.
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHEM190L KS
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CHEM191 KS - One-Semester Thesis in ChemistryAll students who intend to complete a one-semester thesis should enroll in this course. Students are required both to submit a substantive written thesis—which may involve experimental work, analysis of datasets previously collected by other researchers, or a critical analysis of the literature—and to make a formal presentation. Students register for this course during the semester in which the one-semester thesis is written and due.
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHEM191 KS
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CHEM199 KS - Independent Study in ChemistryStudents who have the necessary qualifications, and who wish to investigate in depth an area not covered in regularly scheduled courses may arrange with a faculty member for independent study under his or her direction. A limited opportunity open to all students with permission of instructor.
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 0.5 or 1
Course Number: CHEM199 KS
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CHLT009 CH - Food, Culture, PowerSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT009 CH
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CHLT060 CH - Women in the Third WorldSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT060 CH
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CHLT061 CH - Contemporary Issues of Chicanas and LatinasSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
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CHLT062 CH - Humor and the Chicana/o ArtistSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT062 CH
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CHLT064 CH - Chicano/a Music from Genre to ExperienceSee Scripps College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT064 CH
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CHLT066 - Fandango as a De-Colonial ToolSee Scripps College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT066 CH
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CHLT068 CH - Rock in Las AmericasSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
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Course Number: CHLT068 CH
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CHLT072 CH - Central Americans in the United StatesSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT072 CH
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CHLT079 CH - Gender, Sexuality and Healthcare in the AmericasSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT079 CH
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CHLT085 PZ - Gender, Radicalism & RevolutionSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT085 PZ
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CHLT115 CH - Gender, Race and ClassSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT115 CH
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CHLT120 PZ - Immigration from “The Tropics” to the Borderlands: Contemporary and Historical PerspectivesSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT120 CH
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CHLT126A CH - Chicano Movement LiteratureSee Scripps College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT126A CH
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CHLT126B CH - Contemporary Chicana/o LiteratureSee Scripps College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT126B CH
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CHLT154 CH - Latinas in the Garment IndustrySee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT154 CH
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CHLT155 CH - Chicana Feminist EpistemologySee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT155 CH
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CHLT157 CH - Latina Activism Work and ProtestSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT157 CH
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CHLT186 CH - Contemporary Chicana Literature SeminarSee Scripps College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHLT186 CH
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CHST077 CH - Chicana/Latina, Gender, and Popular CultureSee Scripps College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHST077 CH
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CHST101 CH - Community Partnerships (CP)See Pomona College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHST101 CH
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CHST120 CH - Fronteras/Borders: Methods & ResearchSee Scripps College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHST120 CH
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CHST125 CH - Latinas/os in the 20th CenturySee Pomona College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHST125 CH
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CHST184D CH - Chicana/o Short FictionSee Scripps College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHST184D CH
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CHST190 CH - Chicana/o Latina/o Senior SeminarSee Pomona College Catalog for course description.
Offered: Every fall
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHST190 CH
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CHST191 CH - Chicana/o Latina/o Studies Senior ThesisSee Pomona College Catalog for course description.
Offered: Every spring
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHST191 CH
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CHST192 CH - Chicana/o Latina/o Senior ProjectSee Pomona College Catalog for course description.
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: CHST192 CH
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HIST127 CH - American InequalitySee Pomona College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: HIST127 CH
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CLAS190 CM - Senior SeminarThis course consists of an intensive study of selected topics within the larger field of classical studies leading to significant independent research. Required of majors in the senior year.
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 1
Course Number: CLAS190 CM
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Computer Science |
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CSCI006 CM - Data Structures and Advanced ProgrammingThis course is designed to introduce students to structured problem-solving, algorithm development, and data abstraction. The students are introduced to Object-Oriented programming model. Students will learn about standard data structures, including linked lists, stacks, queues, hash tables, binary search trees, and heaps. Analysis of data structures including worst-case, average-case, and amortized analysis.
Prerequisite: CSCI005 HM
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: CSCI006 CM
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CSCI007 CM - Advanced Computing PrinciplesThis course introduces a collection of topics that provides a broad overview of computer science. The course will cover advanced data structures, functional programming paradigm, and memory allocation and de-allocation, references, pointers, etc.
Prerequisite: CSCI 006 CM
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: CSCI007 CM
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CSCI040 CM - Computing for the WebPractical computational problem solving by programming the Web and writing data analysis programs. Web programming covers languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python), tools, and techniques for developing interactive and dynamic web pages. In data programming students learn to write Python programs to analyze real world data found for example in science, business, and the humanities. Throughout the course, students learn many fundamental concepts vital in the study of computer science. Societal and ethical issues related to computing are also discussed. No previous programming experience assumed.
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 1
Course Number: CSCI040 CM
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CSCI051 CM - Introduction to Computer ScienceFirst computer science course intended for students planning to complete a sequence or major in computer science or a related field. Students will learn principles of developing object-oriented programs using a modern programming language such as Java. Fundamental concepts covered will include abstraction using classes, control structures, elementary data structures (arrays and linked lists), object-oriented design (using inheritance), elementary algorithms (sorting and searching), recursion, exceptions, debugging, and files. No previous programming experience assumed.
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: CSCI051 CM
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CSCI055 CM - Discrete StructuresIntroduction to the study of finite mathematical structures and the ways to build them, count them, and analyze them. Topics and examples are chosen to relate to concepts of interest in the design and analysis of computer algorithms, including permutations and combinations, graphs and trees, and codes. Emphasis on creative problem solving and learning to read and write proofs.
Offered: Every fall
Credit: 1
Course Number: CSCI055 CM
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CSCI062 CM - Data Structures and Advanced ProgrammingThis course builds on the computing concepts and programming skills acquired in CSCI 051 CM . Key topics include abstract data types (including stacks, queues, trees, priority queues, dynamic dictionaries, disjoint sets), classical algorithms (including sorting and searching), analysis of algorithms (including worst-case, average-case, and amortized analysis), and storage management. Extensive practice in implementing these data structures in Java. Includes an introduction to manual memory management in C++. This course serves the same role as CSCI 70 at Harvey Mudd College as a prerequireiste for upper division computer science courses at any of the Claremont Colleges. Offerend jointly by CMC and Pomona College.
Prerequisiste: CSCI 051 CM
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: CSCI062 CM
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CSCI133 CM - Database SystemsRepresenting information about real world enterprises using important data models including the entity-relationship, relational and object-oriented approaches. Database design criteria, including normalization and integrity constraints. Implementation techniques using commercial database management system software. Selected advanced topics such as distributed, temporal, active, and multi-media databases.
Prerequisites: CSCI 081 CM or permission of the instructor
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 1
Course Number: CSCI133 CM
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CSCI135 CM - Distributed Software ArchitectureSoftware architectures, programming models, and programming environments pertinent to developing Internet applications. Topics include communication protocols, client-server model, multi-tier software architecture, client-side scripting, server-side programming, component reuse, database connectivity, web servers, and developing web applications. New trends in distributed systems.
Prerequisite: CSCI 062 CM
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 1
Course Number: CSCI135 CM
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CSCI145 CM - Introduction to Data MiningData mining is the process of discovering patterns in large data sets using techniques from mathematics, computer science and statistics with applications ranging from biology and neuroscience to history and economics. The goal of the course is to teach students fundamental data mining techniques that are commonly used in practice. Students will learn advanced data mining techniques (including linear classifiers, clustering, dimension reduction, transductive learning and topic modeling). Cross-listed as MATH 166 CM .
Prerequisites: MATH 060 CM ; CSCI 062 CM or proof-based math course above 100; or instructor consent.
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: CSCI145 CM
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CSCI181 CM - Special Topics in Computer ScienceSelected topics in computer science. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 1
Course Number: CSCI181 CM
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DS180 CM - Advanced Projects in Data ScienceThis course allows teams of students to wrestle with real-world problems in data science. Students will identify data sets to work with, evaluate the quality of these data sets, manipulate data, provide summary statistics, and conduct a preliminary analysis using these data sets. Corporations, non-profit agencies, or individual researchers will sponsor projects for teams of students to undertake over the course of a semester. Students will work in groups to produce data-driven analyses and sophisticated reports to satisfy the sponsor’s requirements. This course serves as the capstone experience for the Data Science sequence. Specific topics vary by instructor.
Prerequisites: Statistics, CSCI 006 CM , and at least 2 other Data Science sequence courses
Offered: Every year beginning fall 2018
Credit: 1
Course Number: DS 180 CM
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EA010 PO - Introduction to Environmental StudiesSee Pomona College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 010 PO
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EA020 PO - Nature, Culture and SocietySee Pomona College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 020 PO
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EA030L KS - Science and the EnvironmentThis course is an introduction to the basic principles of environmental science with applications in chemistry, ecology, and geology, and is part of the core course requirements for the Environmental Science major. Topics covered include a discussion of ecosystems, climate change, energy and food production, land resources, pollution, and sustainable development. A full laboratory accompanies the course and will include an emphasis on introduction to Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping and analysis. This course has a laboratory fee.
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 030L KS
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EA055L KS - Physical Geography & GeomorphologyThis course is a survey and analysis of the interdependent physical, chemical, hydrological, and biological processes that shape terrestrial environments. Topics include climate dynamics, chemical and physical weathering, isotasy, and the evolution of mountains, rivers, deserts, coastlines, soils, groundwater/karst systems, and glaciers. This course has a lab fee.
Offered: Every Year
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 055L KS
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EA086 PZ - Environmental JusticeSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 086 PZ
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EA095 PZ - U.S. Environmental PolicySee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 095 PZ
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EA100 KS - Global Climate ChangeAn introduction to the earth sciences, this course focuses on past and present global climate change. Topics include earth system science, climate change on geologic timescales, and recent climate change. Lectures will include a discussion of primary journal literature about climate change and relevant topics in the media.Prerequisites: Biology 43L and 44L; or Chemistry 14L and 15L (or 29L); or Physcs 30L and 31L, or 33L and 34L; or both semesters of the AISS course. B. Williams.
Prerequisites: BIOL 043L KS and BIOL 044L KS , or BIOL 040L KS and BIOL 044L KS , or CHEM 014L KS and CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 040L KS and CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 029L KS , or PHYS 030L KS and PHYS 031L KS , or PHYS 033L KS and PHYS 034L KS , or both semesters of .
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 100 KS
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EA100L KS - Global Climate ChangeIntroduction to the Earth Sciences with a focus on past and present global climate change. Topics include earth system science, climate change on geologic timescales, and recent climate change. Lectures will include a discussion of primary journal literature about climate change and relevant topics in the media. Lab will include an introduction to proxy methods used to reconstruct past climate variability. This course has a laboratory fee.
Prerequisites: BIOL 043L KS and BIOL 044L KS , or BIOL 040L KS and BIOL 044L KS , or CHEM 014L KS and CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 040L KS and CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 029L KS , or PHYS 030L KS and PHYS 031L KS , or PHYS 033L KS and PHYS 034L KS , or both semesters of
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 100L KS
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EA103 KS - Soils and SocietySoils are dynamic biological, chemical and physical environments that have profoundly influenced human health and society. This course provides an overview of soils and the ways in which they define habitats, cycle water and carbon, support infrastructure, sustain agriculture, record paleoclimate, and exemplify the challenges of sustainable environmental management.
Prerequisites: BIOL 043L KS and BIOL 044L KS , or CHEM 014L KS and CHEM 015L KS , or one year of AISS , or one laboratory course in environmental science or geology and one additional EA course, or instructor permission.
Offered: Every other year
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 103 KS
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EA104 KS - OceanographyOceanography is a multidisciplinary science that applies physics, geology, chemistry, and biology to the study of oceans. Topics covered will include the formation of the oceans, the interaction of the ocean with the atmosphere, the influx and distribution of chemical compounds, the carbonate system, and nutrient content.
Prerequisites: BIOL 043L KS and BIOL 044L KS , or BIOL 040L KS and BIOL 044L KS ; CHEM 014L KS and CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 040L KS and CHEM 015L KS , or CHEM 029L KS ; or both semesters of
Offered: Every Year
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 104 KS
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EA120 PZ - Global Environmental Politics and PolicySee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 120 PZ
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EA124 PZ - Protecting Nature: Parks, Conservation Areas & PeopleSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 124 PZ
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EA150 PZ - Critical Environmental AnalysisSee Pitzer College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 150 PZ
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EA188L KS - Senior Thesis Research Project in EA ScienceSeniors may apply to do laboratory or field investigation with a faculty member. The topic should be chosen by the end of the junior year. In this course, library and lab materials are developed, research begun, and seminar discussion held with faculty members and students in the field of concentration. This is the first course for students doing a two-semester senior project. Registration in this course will be followed by registration in EA 190L KS . This course has a laboratory fee.
Offered: Every fall
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 188L KS
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EA189L KS - Senior Thesis Summer Research Project in EA ScienceStudents who intend to satisfy a two-semester senior thesis project by conducting a substantial research project during the summer after their junior year should enroll in this course in the fall semester following their research. No credit towards graduation will be awarded for this course. Registration in this course will be followed by registration in EA 190L KS .
Offered: Every fall
Credit: 0
Course Number: EA 189L KS
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EA190 PO - Environmental SeminarSee Pomona College Catalog for course description.
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 190 PO
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EA190L KS - Senior Thesis Research Project in EA Science, Second SemesterSenior laboratory or field investigation research is culminated and results are summarized in a written thesis and formal presentation. This is the second-semester course for those doing a two-semester research thesis. This course has a laboratory fee.
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 190L KS
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EA191 KS - One-Semester Thesis in EA ScienceAll students who intend to complete a one-semester thesis should enroll in this course. Students are required both to submit a substantive written thesis-which may involve experimental work, analysis of datasets previously collected by other researchers, or a critical analysis of the literature-and to make a formal presentation. Students register for this course during the semester in which the one-semester thesis is written and due.
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: EA 191 KS
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STS180 HM - Tropical Forests - Policy and PracticeSee the Harvey Mudd College catalog for course description.
Course Number: STS 180 HM
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ECON050 CM - Principles of Economic AnalysisAn introduction to modern economic analysis with emphasis on resource allocation and national income. Stresses the fundamental interdependence of all forms of economic activity in terms of specialization, exchange, and competition. This course fulfills the general education requirement in economics.
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON050 CM
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ECON065 CM - Innovation ManagementTaken as part of the Silicon Valley internship program. This course provides several insights for prospective innovators in firms and other organizations. We will discuss the main sources of competitive advantage, describe several stylized facts about innovation, consider how innovations are generated and diffuse and describe how high-tech firms and industries evolve. We will also discuss the role of public policy and the key elements of regional and national innovation systems. Throughout the course our focus is on how appropriate management combined with an understanding of surrounding circumstances can help firms generate innovations and appropriate returns.
Prerequisite: ECON 050 CM
Offered: Every Semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON065 CM
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ECON070 CM - Principles of Financial EconomicsThis course is designed for non-Econ majors with the goal of providing the students with an understanding of the principles of financial economics. The course addresses such topics as the structure of financial markets, interpreting financial statements, and the principles of valuation, investments, options, and capital structure. The course will provide the analytical framework used in making financial decisions. The lectures will comprise of instructor presentations, analysis of cases, discussions of articles, assignments, and exams.
Prerequisite: ECON 050 CM
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON070 CM
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ECON086 CM - Accounting for Decision MakingPrinciples of financial accounting. Analysis of business transactions and their effect on the three principal financial statements: the balance sheet, the income statement, and the cash flow statement of changes.
Prerequisite: ECON 050 CM
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON086 CM
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ECON097 CM - Public Policy AnalysisThis course provides an introduction to public policy analysis. Drawing on the principles and tools of political science and economics, students will hone their ability to analyze complex public problems. The course uses the case method, immersing students in real-world scenarios and placing them in the role of decision maker. Students will learn to write professional policy memos and to use Excel for basic data analysis. Cross-listed as GOVT 097 CM .
Prerequisites: ECON 050 CM and GOVT 020 CM
Offered: Every fall
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON097 CM
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ECON101 CM - Intermediate MicroeconomicsAn analysis of the determination of price and output under various market conditions, from competition to monopoly. Theories of economic choice are applied to consumers, producers, and resource owners. Techniques of partial equilibrium analysis are stressed.
Prerequisites: ECON 050 CM and some calculus
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON101 CM
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ECON102 CM - Intermediate MacroeconomicsThe theoretical background for understanding macroeconomic problems and policy options. Topics include evolution of macro thought; the IS-LM system and some alternatives; theories of consumption, investment, and money; unemployment; inflation; interest; monetarism; rational expectations; and supply side policies.
Prerequisites: ECON 050 CM and some calculus
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON102 CM
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ECON103 CM - History of Economic ThoughtThe development of economic thought from Smith to Keynes. Emphasis is placed upon the development of analysis, its influence on economic policy, and the historial and philosophical climate in which such developments occured.
Prerequisite: ECON 050 CM and ECON 101 CM
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON103 CM
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ECON107 CM - NeuroeconomicsThe emerging discipline of neuroeconomics combines approaches from psychology, economics, and neuroscience in order to better understand how decision-making is implemented in the brain. In this course, we will discuss basic concepts and seminal findings in this nascent research area, including the neural representation of value, decision-making under risk and uncertainty, and strategic interaction and social reward. Cross-listed as PSYC 107 CM .
Prerequisites: One lower-division psychology course and ECON 050 CM .
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON107 CM
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ECON109 CM - Ethics, Economics, and Public PolicyA study of moral and economic theories as they relate to public policy. Topics may include the moral and economic implications of governmentally sponsored universal health care, welfare reform, progressive taxation and the redistribution of wealth and/or income, and equality of opportunity.
Prerequisite: ECON 050 CM and ECON 101 CM
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON109 CM
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ECON118 CM - The Processes of Environmental PolicymakingThis course focuses on how environmental, conservation, and natural-resource policies are developed and chosen in the policy processes of the United States and other countries. This focus permits examination of the methodologies of evaluating environmental policy options, the processes of policy-making, and the institutions involved in conservation, environmental improvement, and other policies that affect the environment. The analytic approaches include the policy sciences framework for understanding the process itself, the methodologies of ecosystem valuation, and the issues involved with different types of policy instruments for environmental and conservation management. Also listed as GOVT 118 CM .
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON118 CM
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ECON120 CM - StatisticsIntroduction to probability theory and the logic of statistical inference with applications to economics and business. Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, decision theory, and regression analysis.
Prerequisites: MATH 030 CM and ECON 050 CM
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON120 CM
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ECON125 CM - EconometricsAn introduction to the application of multiple regression techniques for testing and evaluating economic theory. Topics include hypothesis testing, model specification, heteroskedasticity, and serial correlation. Extensive use is made of computers for data handling and estimation.
Prerequisites: ECON 101 CM , ECON 102 CM , ECON 120 CM , or permission of instructor
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON125 CM
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ECON128 CM - Data ScienceStudents in the Silicon Valley Program can elect to take this course to satisfy their structured independent study requirement. The course is at the intersection of computer science and econometrics; data science includes the handling and statistical modeling of various data sizes, types, and structures. The course is a project based class and will provide students with a solid foundation of programming and computing concepts. Silicon Valley Program students only. Letter grade only.
Prerequisites: CSCI 040 CM or equivalent, ECON 125 CM
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON128 CM
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ECON129 CM - Game TheoryIntroduction to economics decision-making in strategic interdependent settings where the outcome of your actions depends also on the actions of others. This course will introduce and develop various concepts, including: Strategies, Payoffs, Players, Rationality, and various concepts of Equilibrium which will help us analyze strategic behavior by individuals and firms. These concepts will be illustrated using a variety of economic models from industrial organization such as: oligopoly, bankruptcy law, takeover deterrents, collusion in the stock market, patent races, auctions, bargaining, and models of asymmetric information such as principal-agent and the “lemon” problem. We will analyze famous games like the prisoner’s dilemma, the battle of the sexes, and the voting decision.
Prerequisites: ECON 101 CM and ECON 120 CM or equivalent
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON129 CM
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ECON134 CM - Corporate FinanceThis course will serve as an introduction to various topics in financial economics. Some of the topics introduced will include the time value of money, valuation and yield determinations for various financial assets, risk and return, basic portfolio theory, financial options, and efficient markets theory. Students will be introduced to several computer based statistical packages and will be required to use these packages to analyze financial data.
Prerequisites: ECON 101 CM and ECON 120 CM
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON134 CM
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ECON134B CM - Advanced Corporate FinanceIntended as a second course in corporate finance, this course provides an in-depth analysis of how financial managers can create value through financial, strategic, and operating decisions. Topics include: advanced discounted valuation methods, valuation of risky debt, option pricing related to firm debt and equity, real options, corporate risk management, information and market efficiency, and equity-based compensation.
Prerequisite: ECON 134 CM
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON134B CM
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ECON134C CM - Global FinanceThis course is intended to provide students with the necessary foundation to investigate the risks and rewards of international finance from the perspective of investors (asset pricing) and firms (corporate finance). The use of derivative securities such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps to manage currency risk is covered extensively. However, while knowledge of derivatives pricing is beneficial, it is not required for the course and this material will be covered during class when necessary. Prerequisite: ECON134
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Offered: Every Year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON134C CM
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ECON135 CM - Money and BankingAn analysis of the role of commercial banks, the Federal Reserve, and financial intermediaries in the creation and control of money. The effect of monetary policy upon national aggregates is considered in the short- and the long-run.
Prerequisites: ECON 101 CM and ECON 102 CM
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON135 CM
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ECON136 CM - DerivativesThis course enables students to evaluate derivative securities. Topics covered include pricing of futures, swaps, and options; risk management using derivative securities; value at risk (VAR); numerical options pricing techniques; and simulation methods.
Prerequisite: ECON 134 CM or permission of instructor
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON136 CM
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ECON137 CM - Special Topics in Corporate FinanceAn advanced treatment and analysis of financial decisions made by corporations. Topics covered include an introduction to capital budgeting, asset pricing models, determination of the cost of capital, capital budgeting under uncertainty, capital structure, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management.
Prerequisites: ECON 086 CM and ECON 134 CM
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON137 CM
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ECON139 CM - Topics in Investments and ValuationAn advanced treatment and analysis of capital markets, financial instruments and portfolio theory. Topics covered include asset valuation, risk measurement and control, and portfolio design for large institutions. Portfolio simulations are used to test theories. Computer background recommended.
Prerequisites: ECON 102 CM and ECON 134 CM
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON139 CM
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ECON140 CM - The World EconomyA survey of international trade, financial markets, and monetary relations, including their analytical foundations, empirical and institutional manifestations, and policy implications.
Prerequisite: ECON 050 CM
Offered: Every semester
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON140 CM
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ECON141 CM - International EconomicsA survey of international trade theory and policy, open-economy macroeconomics, and international financial markets.
Prerequisites: ECON 101 CM and ECON 102 CM
Offered: Every year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON141 CM
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ECON142 CM - Politics and Economics of Natural Resource Policy in Developing CountriesThis seminar course addresses the question of how countries dependent on natural resources ought to husband these resources and invest the proceeds productively. It employs the policy sciences framework to explore the political and economic-policy challenges of minimizing the abuse of resource endowments due to mis-pricing, corruption, intra-governmental conflicts, and perverse governance arrangements. It examines why governments seem to abuse natural resources willfully, what forms of privatization hold promise for better resource use, what fiscal and governance arrangements are optimal for the relationship between government and state natural-resource agencies, and whether resource abundance is actually a “curse” rather than an advantage for a country’s economic and political development. The cases will be drawn predominantly from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Also listed as GOVT 132E CM .
Prerequisites: ECON 101 CM and GOVT 020 CM
Offered: Every other year
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON142 CM
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ECON143 CM - The Chinese EconomyThis course examines China’s phenomenal economic growth since reforms began in 1978. In assessing China’s policy record and the challenges the country now faces, topics covered include population and employment; agriculture and rural development; enterprise ownership, governance, and performance; investment and finance; international trade; exchange rate issues and macro imbalances; monetary and fiscal policy; social equity and public services; local governance and civil society; and energy, resources, and the environment. Class format involves a mix of lecture, discussion, and student project reports.
Prerequisite: ECON 050 CM
Offered: Occasionally
Credit: 1
Course Number: ECON143 CM
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