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Anthro 2AC - : Introduction to Archaeology

Ruth Tringham - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Anthro 2 - Spring 2008 - Prehistory and cultural growth. Introduction to the methods, goals, and theoretical concepts of archaeology with attention to the empact archaeology has had on the construction of the histories of diverse communities - Native Americans, Hispanics, and Euro-Americans. It fulfills the requirements for 2.

Bio 1A - : General Biology Lecture

M Schlissel, J Rine, G Firestone - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Bio 1A - Spring 2008 - General introduction to cell structure and function, molecular and organism genetics, animal development, form and function. Intended for biological sciences majors, but open to all qualified students.

Bio 1AL - : General Biology Labratory

Michael Meighan - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Bio 1AL - Spring 2008 - Laboratory that accompanies 1A lecture course. Intended for biological science majors, but open to all qualified students.

Bio 1B - : General Biology

L Feldman, M Slatkin, V Resh - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

General Biology 1B - Spring 2008 - General introduction to plant development, form, and function; population genetics, ecology, and evolution. Intended for students majoring in the biological sciences, but open to all qualified students. Students must take both Biology 1A and 1B to complete the sequence. Sponsored by Integrative Biology. Live Feed is not available at instructors request.

Chem 1A - : General Chemistry

Heino Nitsche - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Chem 1a - Spring 2008 - Stoichiometry of chemical reactions, quantum mechanical description of atoms, the elements and periodic table, chemical bonding, real and ideal gases, thermochemistry, introduction to thermodynamics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, introduction to oxidation-reduction reactions.

CS 162 - : Operating Systems and System Programming

Anthony Joesph - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

CS 162 - Spring 2008 - Basic concepts of operating systems and system programming. Utility programs, subsystems, multiple-program systems. Processes, interprocess communication, and synchronization. Memory allocation, segmentation, paging. Loading and linking, libraries. Resource allocation, scheduling, performance evaluation. File systems, storage devices, I/O systems. Protection, security, and privacy.

CS 61A - : The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Brian Harvey - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

CS 61A - Spring 08 - The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - Spring 2007. Introduction to programming and computer science. This course exposes students to techniques of abstraction at several levels: (a) within a programming language, using higher-order functions, manifest types, data-directed programming, and message-passing; (b) between programming languages, using functional and rule-based languages as examples. It also relates these techniques to the practical problems of implementation of languages and algorithms on a von Neumann machine. There are several significant programming projects, programmed in a dialect of the LISP language. Video of lectures available at webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - Spring 2007. Introduction to programming and computer science. This course exposes students to techniques of abstraction at several levels: (a) within a programming language, using higher-order functions, manifest types, data-directed programming, and message-passing; (b) between programming languages, using functional and rule-based languages as examples. It also relates these techniques to the practical problems of implementation of languages and algorithms on a von Neumann machine. There are several significant programming projects, programmed in a dialect of the LISP language.

CS 61BL - : Data Structures and Programming Methodology

Mike Clancey - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

CS 61BL - Spring 2008 - Fundamental dynamic data structures, including linear lists, queues, trees, and other linked structures; arrays strings, and hash tables. Storage management. Elementary principles of software engineering. Abstract data types. Algorithms for sorting and searching. Introduction to the Java programming language.

CS 61C - : Machine Structures

Dan Garcia - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

CS 61C - Spring 2008 - The internal organization and operation of digital computers. Machine architecture, support for high-level languages (logic, arithmetic, instruction sequencing) and operating systems (I/O, interrupts, memory management, process switching). Elements of computer logic design. Tradeoffs involved in fundamental architectural design decisions.

Econ 100A - : Economic Analysis--Micro

Glenn Woroch - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Econ 100A - Spring 2008 - Resource allocation and price determination.

Econ 100B - : Economic Analysis--Macro

Steven Wood - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Econ 100B - Spring 2008 - A study of the factors which determine national income, employment, and price levels, with attention to the effects of monetary and fiscal policy.

EE 105 - : Microelectronic Devices and Circuits

Ming Wu - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

EE 105 - Spriing 2008 - This course covers the fundamental circuit and device concepts needed to understand analog integrated circuits. After an overview of the basic properties of semiconductors, the p-n junction and MOS capacitors are described and the MOSFET is modeled as a large-signal device. Two port small-signal amplifiers and their realization using single stage and multistage CMOS building blocks are discussed. Sinusoidal steady-state signals are introduced and the techniques of phasor analysis are developed, including impedance and the magnitude and phase response of linear circuits. The frequency responses of single and multi-stage amplifiers are analyzed. Differential amplifiers are introduced.

EE 141 - : Introduction to Digital Integrated Circuits

Jan Rabaey - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

EE 141 - Spring 2008 - CMOS devices and deep sub-micron manufacturing technology. CMOS inverters and complex gates. Modeling of interconnect wires. Optimization of designs with respect to a number of metrics: cost, reliability, performance, and power dissipation. Sequential circuits, timing considerations, and clocking approaches. Design of large system blocks, including arithmetic, interconnect, memories, and programmable logic arrays. Introduction to design methodologies, including hands-on experience.

EE 141 Discussion - : Introduction to Digital Integrated Circuits - Discussion

Jan Rabaey - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

EE 141 Discussion - Spring 2008 - CMOS devices and deep sub-micron manufacturing technology. CMOS inverters and complex gates. Modeling of interconnect wires. Optimization of designs with respect to a number of metrics: cost, reliability, performance, and power dissipation. Sequential circuits, timing considerations, and clocking approaches. Design of large system blocks, including arithmetic, interconnect, memories, and programmable logic arrays. Introduction to design methodologies, including hands-on experience.

EE 20 - : Structure and Interpretation of Systems and Signals

Babak Ayazifar - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

EE 20 - Spring 2008 - Mathematical modeling of signals and systems. Continous and discrete signals, with applications to audio, images, video, communications, and control. State-based models, beginning with automata and evolving to LTI systems. Frequency domain models for signals and frequency response for systems, and sampling of continuous-time signals. A Matlab-based laboratory is an integral part of the course.

EE 240 - : Advanced Analog Integrated Circuits

Elad Alon - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

EE 240 - Spring 2008 - Analysis and optimized design of monolithic operational amplifiers and wide-band amplifiers; methods of achieving wide-band amplification, gain-bandwidth considerations; analysis of noise in integrated circuits and low noise design. Precision passive elements, analog switches, amplifiers and comparators, voltage reference in NMOS and CMOS circuits, Serial, successive-approximation, and parallel analog-to-digital converters. Switched-capacitor and CCD filters. Applications to codecs, modems.

EE 246/ME219 - : Microelectromechanical Systems

Albert Pisano - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

EE 246/ME 219 - Spring 2008 - Parametric design and optimal design will be applied to MEMS, with an emphasis on design and not on fabrication. The format of the course will be oriented toward design projects. The student will learn to rigorously formulate MEMS design problems analytically and then determine the correct dimensions of MEMS structures so that the specified function is achieved. The formulation will allow the student to trade off various performance requirements and thereby develop a rational design compromise solution when faced with conflicting design requirements. A variety of MEMS structures will be treated in this class, including flexure systems, accelerometers and rate sensors. A variety of design and optimization methods will be used to numerically and analytically determine the design. This course presumes the student is already familiar with a variety of basic MEMS fabrication processes. ME 119 and ME C218/EE245 are highly recommended (but not mandatory) prerequisites.

EE 40 - : Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits

Venkatachalam Anantharam - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

EE 40 - Spring 2008 - Fundamental circuit concepts and analysis techniques in the context of digital electronic circuits. Transient analysis of CMOS logic gates; basic integrated-circuit technology and layout.

EE 42/EE 100 - : Introduction to Digital Electronics

Bernhard Boser - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

EE 42 - Spring 2008 - This course serves as an introduction to the principles of electrical engineering, starting from the basic concepts of voltage and current and circuit elements of resistors, capacitors, and inductors. Circuit analysis is taught using Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws with Thevenin and Norton equivalents. Operational amplifiers with feedback are introduced as basic building blocks for amplication and filtering. Semiconductor devices including diodes and MOSFETS and their IV characteristics are covered. Applications of diodes for rectification, and design of MOSFETs in common source amplifiers are taught. Digital logic gates and design using CMOS as well as simple flip-flops are introduced. Speed and scaling issues for CMOS are considered. The course includes as motivating examples designs of high level applications including logic circuits, amplifiers, power supplies, and communication links.

Eng 110 - : Introduction to Computers-Interdepartmental Studies

Americ Azevedo - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Eng 110 - Spring 2008 - An introduction to computers and digital technology and culture. The conceptual foundations and functions of computer hardware and software. Structure and use of the Internet. Elements of programming for the World Wide Web. Students will complete a substantial programming project related to their academic interests. Students who have completed other "computer science service courses," at Berkeley, will receive at most one unit of credit for 110, and may receive none. For more information, see the note on "Computer Science Service Courses" in the departmental listing for Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, and/or consult with the instructor.

Eng 45 - : Properties of Materials

R. Ramesh - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Eng 45 - Spring 2008 - Application of basic principles of physics and chemistry to the engineering properties of materials. Special emphasis devoted to relation between microstructure and the mechanical properties of metals, concrete, polymers, and ceramics, and the electrical properties of semiconducting materials. Sponsoring Department: Materials Science and Engineering.

English 117S - : Shakespeare

Charles Altieri - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

English 117S - Spring 2008 - Lectures on Shakespeare and reading of his best works.

ESPM 114 - : Wildlife Ecology

Justin Brashares - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

ESPM 114 - Spring 2008 - Introduction to wildlife ecology and its relationship to management programs. Includes population, community, and ecosystem levels of organization, followed by selected case studies.

Geog 130 - : Natural Resources and Population

Nathan Sayre - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Geog 130 - Spring 2008 - Are there enough energy, water, mineral, and land resources for the world's population? The role of natural resources in the world economy, national development and human welfare focusing on the Third World. The origins of scarcity and abundance, population growth, and migration, hunger and poverty.

Geog 20 - : Globalization

Robert Acker - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Geog 20 - Spring 2008 - How and why are geographical patterns of employment, production, and consumption unstable in the contemporary world? What are the consequences of NAFTA, an expanded European Community, and post-colonial migration flows? How is global restructuring culturally reworked locally and nationally?

History 106B - : The Roman Empire

Isabelle Pafford - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

History 106B - Spring 2008 - A history of Rome from Augustus to Constantine. The course surveys the struggles between the Roman emperors and the senatorial class, the relationship between civil and military government, the emergence of Christianity, and Roman literature as a reflection of social and intellectual life.

History 181B - : Modern Physics: From The Atom to Big Science

Cathryn Carson - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

History 181B - Spring 2008 - Establishment of the ideas and institutions of modern physics. Undoing the classical world picture: radioactivity, Einstein, quantum mechanics, philosophical disputes. The evolving structure of the discipline, links with industry and government, World War II and the atomic bomb. Postwar conceptual consolidation and the emergence of big science.

History 5 - : The Making of Modern Europe, 1453 to the Present

Margaret Lavinia Anderson - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

History 5 - Spring 2008 - A survey of Europe from the Renaissance to the present.

IB 31 - : Animal Behavior Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective Behavioral View

Roy Caldwell - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

IB 31 - Spring 2008 - Principles of evolution biology as they relate to animal behavior and behavioral ecology with broad coverage of animal groups. Special attention will be paid to the emerging discipline of behavioral ecology.

IEOR 131 - : Discrete Event Simulation

Lee Schruben - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

IEOR 131 - Spring 2008 - Introductory course on design, programming, and statistical analysis of a simulation study. Topics include the types of problems that can be solved by such methods. Programming material includes the theory behind random variable generation for a variety of common variables. Techniques to reduce the variance of the resultant estimator and statistical analysis are considered. Final project required.

IEOR 171 - : Organizational Leadership and Teamwork

Cynthia Dai - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

IEOR 171 - Spring 2008 - Designed for upper-level and graduate students, this course explores qualitative management principles and techniques within various kinds of organizations. The goal is to provide students with a sense of what an enterprise is, why it exists, how it is led and governed, how it is organized, and how it is measured. It will explore the nature of organizations, with primary (but not exclusive) focus on corporations, and the management techniques necessary for those organizations to succeed, and for individuals to succeed within them. Only specific lectures will be podcast.

Info 205 - : Information Law and Policy

Pam Samuelson - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Info 205 - Spring 2008 - Law is one of a number of policies that mediates the tension between free flow and restrictions on the flow of information. This course introduces students to copyright and other forms of legal protection for databases, licensing of information, consumer protection, liability for insecure systems and defective information, privacy, and national and international information policy.

Law 271 - : Environmental Law and Policy

Holly Doremus - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Law 271 - Spring 2008 - This introductory course is designed to explore fundamental legal and policy issues in environmental law. Through examination of environmental common law and key federal environmental statutes, including the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, and Clean Water Act, it exposes students to the major challenges to environmental law and the principal approaches to meeting those challenges, including litigation, command and control regulation, technology forcing, market incentives, and information disclosure requirements. With the addition of cross-cutting topics such as risk assessment and environmental federalism, it also gives students a grounding in how choices about regulatory standards and levels of regulatory authority are made.

MCB 130 - : Cell Biology

R Shekman, D Drubin, K Luo - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

MCB 130 - Spring 2008 - An introductory survey of cell and developmental biology. The assembly of supramolecular structures; membrane structure and function; the cell surface; cytoplasmic membranes; the cytoskeleton and cell motility; the eukaryotic genome, chromatin, and gene expression; the cell cycle; organelle biogenesis, differentiation, and morphogenesis.

NS 10 - : Introduction to Human Nutrition

Nancy Amy - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

NS 10 - Spring 2008 - This course provides an overview of digestion and metabolism of nutrients. Foods are discussed as a source of nutrients, and the evidence is reviewed as to the effects of nutrition on health. The emphasis of the course is on issues of current interest and on worldwide problems of food and nutrition. Students are required to record their own diet, calculate its composition, and evaluate its nutrient content in light of their particular needs. Lectures are not available as live streams. Only specific lectures will be webcast.

Philosophy 189 - : Heideggers Being and Time, Division II

Hubert Dreyfus - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Philosophy 189 - Spring 2008 - The course is designed to deal with a variety of topics in recent European philosophy. Its contents will vary from occasion to occasion. Possible topics include: further work in phenomenology and existentialism, the study of a particular text by an important figure in contemporary European philosophy, current French and German philosophy.

Philosophy 7 - : Existentialism in Literature and Film

Hubert Dreyfus - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Phil 7 - Spring 2008 - The course will be organized around various attempts to reinterpret the Judeo/Christian God, and to determine in what sense, if at all, such a God is still a living God. We will study Dostoyevsky?s and Kierkegaard's attempts to preserve a non-theological version of the God of Christianity, as well as Nietzsche?s attempt to save us from belief in any version of God offered by our tradition. We will view and discuss three films that deal with related issues.

Physics 10/LS C70V - : Descriptive Introduction to Physics

Richard Muller - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Physics 10/LS C70V - Spring 2008 - The most interesting and important topics in physics, stressing conceptual understanding rather than math, with applications to current events. Topics covered may vary and may include energy and conservation, radioactivity, nuclear physics, the Theory of Relativity, lasers, explosions, earthquakes, superconductors, and quantum physics.

Physics 10 Public Forum

Physics 8A - : Introductory Physics

Michael Deweese - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Physics 8A - Spring 2008 - Introduction to forces, kinetics, equilibria, fluids, waves, and heat. This course presents concepts and methodologies for understanding physical phenomena, and is particularly useful preparation for upper division study in biology and architecture.

Physics 8B - : Introductory Physics

Robert Jacobsen - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Physics 8B - Spring 2008 - Introduction to electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, optics, and modern physics. The course presents concepts and methodologies for understanding physical phenomena, and is particularly useful preparation for upper division study in biology and architecture.

PoliSci 106A - : American Politics: Campaign Strategy - Media

Dan Schnur - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Political Science 106A - Spring 2008 - An inside look at how political campaigns operate from the viewpoint of the media, taught by the people who run them. Class material will be directed towards students who are interested in direct involvement in campaign politics or who are looking for a greater understanding of the political process. Students will be required to develop a complete written campaign strategy document in order to fulfill class requirements. Students will be expected to follow political and campaign news via the media and be prepared to discuss those developments in class.

PoliSci 179 - : Election 2008

Alan Ross - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Political Science 179 - Spring 2008 - Political issues facing the state of California, the United States, or the international community.

Psych 130 - : Clinical Psychology

Allison Harvey - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Psych 130 - Spring 2008 - Theoretical and empirical approaches to the explanation of psychological dysfunction. The relation between theories of psychopathology and theories of intervention. A critical evaluation of the effects of individual, family, and community approaches to therapeutic and preventive intervention. Thematic focus of the course may change from year to year. See department notices for details.

Psych 131 - : Developmental Psychopathology

Stephen Hinshaw - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Psych 131 - Spring 2008 - This course will discuss linkages between developmental processes and child psychopathology. Included will be discussion of cognitive impairments in children, including learning disabilities and mental retardation; internalizing disorders, such as anxiety, withdrawal, and depression; externalizing disorders, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder; and child abuse and neglect. Psychobiological, familial, legal, and societal factors will be emphasized.

Psych 140 - : Developmental Psychology

Allison Gopnik - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Psych 140 - Spring 2008 - This course explores the development of children from birth to adolescence, in a wide range of areas including biological, cognitive, linguistic, social, and personality development. It also covers the effects of genes, experience, and social context on children's development.

Psych 160 - : Social Psychology

Dacher Keltner - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Psych 160 - Spring 2008 - Survey of social psychology including interaction processes, small groups, attitudes and attitude change, and social problems.

Rhetoric 10 - : Introduction to Practical Reasoning and Critical Analysis of Argument

Daniel Coffeen - webcast@media.berkeley.edu — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:26 +0800

Rhetoric 10 - Spring 2008 - An introduction to practical reasoning and the critical analysis of argument. Topics treated will include: definition, the syllogism, the enthymeme, fallacies, as well as various non-logical appeals. Also, the course will treat in introductory fashion some ancient and modern attempts to relate rhetoric and logic.