AM 35 abc. Statics and Dynamics. 9 units (3-0-6); first, second, third terms. Prerequisites: Ma 1 abc, Ph 1 abc. Introduction to statics and dynamics of rigid and deformable bodies. Equilibrium of force systems, principle of virtual work, distributed force systems, friction, static analysis of rigid and deformable structures, kinematics, particle dynamics, rigid-body dynamics, dynamics of deformable systems, vibrating systems, Lagrange's equations, and Hamilton's principle. Instructor: Beck.

Art 125. History of Western Architecture. 9 units (3-0-6). A survey of major developments in Western architecture and urbanism from the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome to the 20th century. The course focuses upon the visual, spatial, and functional properties and the cultural significance of key building types ranging from Greek temples, Roman civil and administrative structures, Gothic cathedrals, Renaissance and baroque churches and city palaces, to the technology-based skyscrapers and other forms of 20th-century modernism. Instructor: Howard.

Ay 1. The Evolving Universe. 9 units (3-3-3); third term. Introduction to modern astronomy that will illustrate the accomplishments, techniques, and scientific methodology of contemporary astronomy. The course will be organized around a set of basic questions, showing how our answers have changed in response to fresh observational discoveries. Topics to be discussed will include telescopes, stars, planets, and the search for life elsewhere in the universe, supernovae, pulsars, black holes, galaxies and their active nuclei, and the big bang. There will be a series of laboratory exercises intended to highlight the path from data acquisition to scientific interpretation. Students will also be required to produce a term paper on an astronomical topic of their choice. In addition, a field trip to Palomar Observatory will be organized. Instructor: Blandford.

BEM 101. Introduction to Accounting. 9 units (3-0-6); first term. An introduction to accounting in business. Topics include: financial accounting, cost accounting. Instructors: Freed.

Ch 1 abc. General Chemistry. 6 units (3-0-3); first, second, third terms. Lectures and recitations dealing with the principles of chemistry. First term: electronic structure of atoms, periodic properties, ionic substances, covalent bonding, Lewis representations of molecules and ions, shapes of molecules, Lewis acids and bases, Bronsted acids and bases, chemical equilibria. Second term: oxidation and reduction, thermodynamics, and kinetics. Third term: special topics selected from contemporary chemical research emphasizing chemical reactivity, stereochemistry, and the characterization and properties of organic compounds and biomacromolecules. Graded pass / fail. Instructors: Lewis, Barton, Dervan.

Ch 3 a. Fundamental Techniques of Experimental Chemistry. 6 units; first, second, third terms. Introduces the basic principles and techniques of synthesis and analysis and develops the laboratory skills and precision that are fundamental to experimental chemistry. Enrollment first term will be limited to students who have gained advanced placement into Ch 41 or Ch 21, or by permission of the instructor. Graded pass/fail. Instructors: Staff.

CS 1. Introduction to Sequential Programming. 6 units (1-4-1); first term. No prerequisites. Optional course for students who have not seen programming before or who wish to learn C. Basic information on syntax and the central programming ideas: data types, simple linked data structures, assignment, conditional and sequential execution, iteration, and recursion. Involves homeworks and laboratory work to introduce the basic ideas. Instructor: Taylor.

CDS 110 ab. Introduction to Control of Physical Systems. 9 units (3-0-6); first, second terms. Prerequisites: AMa 95 abc. Application of feedback analysis and design to physical systems, including classical control theory in the frequency and time domains. Stability; performance; methods based on Bode, Nyquist, and root-locus diagrams. Representation in state space. Analog and discrete dynamical systems. Introduction to multivariable control. Instructor: Culick

Ec 11. Introduction to Economics. 9 units (3-0-6); first, second terms. An introduction to economic methodology, models, and institutions. Includes both basic microeconomics and an introduction to modern approaches to macroeconomic issues. Instructors: Page.

E 5. Laboratory Research Methods in Engineering and Applied Science. 6 units (1-3-2); second term. 6 units credit allowed toward freshman laboratory requirement. An introduction to experimental methods and problems typical of a variety of engineering fields. Staff members representing various areas of interest within engineering and applied science will supervise experiments related to their specialty. As the situation permits, students are given some choice in selecting experiments. Instructors: Staff.

E 10. Technical Seminar Presentations. 3 units (1-0-2); second, third terms. (Only graduating students required to take E 10 are permitted to preregister. Others wishing to take the course should come to the organizational meeting and will be admitted if there is room. NOTE: Those who neither preregister nor attend the O.M. may not be permitted to enroll.) Guidance and practice in organizing and preparing topics for presentation and in speaking with the help of visual aids, including blackboards, overhead projectors, and slide projectors. Instructors: Staff.

H 143. Western Environmental History.* 9 units (3-0-6); second term. This course examines the history of the American West through the prism of environmental history. From discussion of Native American peoples and their interaction with the California environment through the demographic expansion of Anglo America in the 19th century and the environmental history of the 20th century, the course ranges broadly across time and California space. Instructor: Deverell.

H 153 ab. America Since World War II. * 9 units (3-0-6). Topics in the recent social, cultural, and political history of the United States. First term is not a prerequisite for second term. Instructor: Flamming.

Hum 7 ab. American Society and Politics. 9 units (3-0-6); first and second or second and third terms. An introduction to the major events and forces that shaped the American past, and the way historians and biographers have analyzed them. Depending on the instructor, topics covered may include: the Revolution and the Constitution, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the New Deal, immigration, industrialization, technological change, and 20th-century political movements and culture. Instructors: Kousser.

Hum 9 ab. Introduction to Asia. 9 units (3-0-6); first and second and second and third terms. Asia, which may be taken to stretch from Beirut to Beijing and beyond, contains a variety of peoples whose only common property is that they have been defined in opposition to what is ``European.'' This two-term sequence will attempt to introduce students to the history, culture, and present state of some of these peoples. The choice, varying from year to year, will generally be made from East Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East. Instructors: Fay.

Law 33. Introduction to the Law. 9 units (3-0-6); second term. An introduction to Anglo-American law from both the legal and the social-scientific points of view. Subject can vary from year to year. Available for introductory social science credit. Instructor: Spitzer.

Lin/SS 103. Psycholinguistics. 9 units (2-1-6); third term. A seminar-type course on language behavior as a reflection of conceptual processes. Language acquisition, aphasia and other language disturbances, linguistic memory and grammar organization, language and the brain, multilingualism. A research project is required. Instructor: B. Thompson.

MS 15 ab. Principles of Materials. 9 units (3-0-6); first, second terms. The principles involved in the structure and properties of materials. Metallic materials, with some consideration given to ceramics and polymers. Emphasis on the utilization of phase transformations and strengthening mechanisms to obtain desired properties. Instructor: Fultz (MS 15 a).

Ma 1 abc. Freshman Mathematics. 9 units (4-0-5); first, second, third terms. Prerequisites: high school algebra and trigonometry. Calculus, ordinary differential equations, and infinite series. Linear algebra, vectors, and analytic geometry. Instructor: Aschbacher.

Ma 2 abc. Sophomore Mathematics. 9 units (4-0-5); first, second, third terms. A continuation of the topics introduced in Ma 1, including linear algebra, calculus of several variables, and probability. Instructors: Mrowka, Ramakrishnan, Knill.

ME 18 ab. Thermodynamics. 9 units (3-0-6); first, second terms. An introduction to classical thermodynamics with engineering applications. The first quarter includes: first and second laws; closed and open systems; properties of a pure substance; availability and irreversibility; generalized thermodynamic relations. Second quarter emphasizes applications: gas and vapor power cycles; propulsion; mixtures; combustion and thermochemistry; chemical equilibrium. Instructor: Goodwin.

ME 19 abc. Fluid Mechanics and Gasdynamics. 9 units (3-0-6); first, second, third terms. Prerequisites: Ma 2 abc, Ph 1 abc. Basic equations of fluid mechanics, theorems of energy, linear and angular momentum, potential flow, elements of airfoil theory. Flow of real fluids, similarity parameters, flow in closed ducts. Boundary-layer theory in laminar and turbulent flow. Introduction to compressible flow. Flow and wave phenomena in open channels. Additional topics may include those related to energy production and conversion, and heat transfer phenomena, at the instructor's discretion. Instructor: Brennen.

ME 20. Heat Transfer. 9 units (3-0-6); third term. Prerequisites: ME 18 ab, ME 19 ab. An introduction to heat transfer. Steady-state and transient conduction, including numerical solutions. Forced and natural convective-heat transfer. Heat exchangers. Radiative heat transfer and solar energy. Instructors: Goodwin

ME 70. Introduction to the Kinematics of Mechanical Systems. 9 units (3-0-6); second term. Prerequisites: none. Introduction to the study of planar, rotational, and spatial rigid body motions with applications to linkages and mechanisms. Topics include dimensional synthesis of planar linkages; theory of gears and cams; and screw theory and its application to mechanism analysis. Instructor: Burdick

ME 71. Introduction to Engineering Design. 9 units (3-5-1); third term. Prerequisites: Ph 1 abc, Ma 1 abc, Ph 2 ab, Ma 2 ab, AM 35 ab. Enrollment is limited and will be based on responses to a questionnaire available in the registrar's office during registration. Not offered on a pass/fail basis. Introduction to mechanical engineering design, fabrication, and visual communication. Concepts are taught through a series of short design projects and design competitions emphasizing physical concepts. Many class projects will involve substantial use of the shop facilities, and construction of working prototypes. Instructor: Burdick.

ME 72. Engineering Design Laboratory. 12 units (3-8-1); first term. Prerequisites: AM 35 abc, ME 71, or equivalent and permission of instructor. Enrollment is limited and will be based on responses to a questionnaire available in the registrar's office during registration. Not offered on a pass/fail basis. The design process in engineering, stressing the creative aspects, especially problem definition, and concept generation, as well as visual thinking and graphical communication. Techniques in analysis of engineering systems learned previously will be reviewed and applied. An engineering design contest will be held, and will include the design, fabrication, and operation of a device to compete with similar devices designed by other students. These laboratory units of ME 72 can be used to fulfill a portion of the laboratory requirement in the Engineering and Applied Science Division. Instructor: Antonsson.

ME 91 abc. Senior Thesis, Theoretical. 9 units; (0-0-9). Prerequisite: senior status; instructor's permission. Theoretical research supervised by an engineering faculty member. The topic selection is determined by the adviser and the student and is subject to approval by the Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Committee. First and second terms: midterm progress report and oral presentation during finals week. Third term: completion of thesis and final presentation. Not offered on a pass/fail basis. Instructor: Murray; Advisor: Sercel.

ME 96. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory. 6 or 9 units as arranged with instructor; third term. Prerequisites: ME 18 ab, AM 35 ab. A laboratory course in the experimental techniques for heat transfer, solid mechanics, and dynamics. Students usually select approximately three regular experiments, but they may propose special investigations of brief research projects on their own. Instructor: Hunt.

ME 115 a. Introduction to Kinematics and Robotics. 9 units (3-0-6); first term. Prerequisites: Ma 2, AMa 95 ab recommended. Introduction to the study of planar, rotational, and spatial motions with applications to robotics, computers, computer graphics, and mechanics. Topics in kinematic analysis will include screw theory, rotational representations, matrix groups, and Lie algebras. Applications include robot kinematics, mobility in mechanisms, and kinematics of open and closed chain mechanisms. Additional topics in robotics include path planning for robot manipulators, dynamics and control, and assembly. Course work will include laboratory demonstrations using simple robot manipulators. Instructor: Burdick.

ME 125 abc. Design, Construction, and Flight of a Small Spacecraft. 12 units (3-0-9). Prerequisites: AM 113 ab or AM 114 ab (may be taken concurrently), or AMa 95 abc (may be taken concurrently). This course is intended to accompany a proposed program to launch a small spacecraft using a refurbished Minuteman launch system. Lectures and continuing supervision will be provided by personnel from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and other organizations. In addition to the long-term design project, individual assignments will be given, based on weekly lectures covering special topics related to spacecraft, such as mechanical configuration; systems integration; thermal design and environmental interactions; solar-power systems; propulsion; communications; data acquisition and processing; and scientific instruments. This course is not offered pass/fail. Instructor: Sercel. Text: Larson and Wertz, Space Mission Analysis and Design.

ME 171. Computer-Aided Engineering Design. 9 units (3-0-6); third term. Prerequisites: AMa 95 abc or AM 114 abc, AM 35 abc, ME 72, CS 1, or equivalent, working knowledge of the C computer programming language. Design of engineering systems using computer techniques. Topics include the design process; interactive computer graphics; curves and surfaces (including cubic and B-splines); solid modeling (including constructive solid geometry and boundary models); kinematic and dynamic mechanism simulation; single and multivariable optimization; optimal design, and symbolic manipulation. Assessment of CAD as an aid to the design process. Students will design several parts and/or a complete device. Instructor: Antonsson.

ME 177. Introduction to Mechanical CAD. 4 units (1-0-3); third term. Prerequisites: none. An introduction to the use of one or more mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) packages via a series of weekly instructional exercises. Instructor: Antonsson.

Ph 1 abc. Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism. 9 units (4-0-5); first, second, third terms. The first year of a two-year course in introductory classical and modern physics. Topics: Newtonian mechanics in Ph 1 a; electricity and magnetism, and special relativity, in Ph 1 b, c. Emphasis on physical insight and problem solving. Ph 1 b, c is divided into two tracks: the Practical Track emphasizing practical electricity with take-home lab kits, and the Analytic Track which has no lab component but teaches and uses methods of multivariable calculus. Students will be given information helping them to choose a track at the end of fall quarter. Graded pass/fail. Lecturers: Goodstein, McKeown, Pine, Tombrello. Section leaders: Carlstrom, Cummings, Hogg, Newman, Soifer, Thorne, Yeh.

Ph 2 abc. Waves, Quantum Mechanics, and Statistical Physics.* 9 units (4-0-5); first, second, third terms. Prerequisites: Ph 1 abc, Ma 1 abc, or their equivalents. The second year of a two-year introductory course in classical and modern physics. Topics to be covered include classical waves, introductory quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. Lecturers: Politzer, Raab.

Ph 10 abc. Frontiers in Physics. 3 units (2-0-1); first, second, third terms. Open for credit to freshmen and sophomores. Weekly seminar by a member of the physics department or a visitor, to discuss his or her research at an introductory level; the other class meetings will be used to explore background material related to seminar topics and to answer questions that arise. The course will also help students find faculty sponsors for individual research projects. Graded pass/fail. Instructor: Tombrello.

PS 12. Introduction to Political Science. 9 units (3-0-6); third term. Introduction to the tools and concepts of analytical political science. Subject matter is primarily American political processes and institutions. Topics: spatial models of voting, redistributive voting, games, presidential campaign strategy, Congress, congressional-bureaucratic relations, and coverage of political issues by the mass media. Instructors: Niou (Duke University).

PS 101. Selected Topics in Political Science. Units to be determined by arrangement with the instructor. Instructor: Nagler.

PS 121. Congressional Policy Formation and Legislative Process. 9 units (3-0-6). Decision making in legislative bodies, with emphasis on the American Congress. An investigation into the impact of Congressional structure and practices on the policies adopted by the federal government. Instructor: Poole (Carnegie Mellon).