Courses

Introduction to some of the major issues surrounding sexuality and gender diversity, and how these issues shape the experiences and well-being of individuals who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer. Topics covered include: History in psychology; gender identity and development; stigma and discrimination; close relationships; family and parenting; aging and chronic illness; intersectionality; recognition, resilience and protective factors.

Understanding the nutrition needs and government programs and policies to supportnutrition health during the different stages of the life cycle; pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence, elderly.

An introduction to contemporary views on the behavioral, cognitive, and emotional changes associated with age and developmental status throughout the life span; theories of development, particularly those that deal with lifetime processes, rather than only with early development.

A consideration of various forms of life writing - including autobiography, memoirs, diaries, journals, and testimonials - and the people who write them.

Aesthetics and practice of lighting design with reference to historical development, color theory, basic electricity, control equipment, and optics for stage lighting.

Advanced study of color, optics, and production for the stage. Emphasis onlighting design, script analysis, plotting, cueing. Design for the Student Choreography Showcase.

Survey of the physical, chemical, and biological properties and features of streams, rivers, and lakes.This course has an M&T Fee. For more info visit: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JU9F

An introduction to linear algebra with emphasis on techniques and applications. Topics to be covered include solutions of systems of linear equations, vector spaces, bases and dimension, linear transformations, matrix algebra, determinants,eigenvalues, and inner products. Not open to students who are enrolled in or who have completed MATH 237.

A second course in linear algebra. Topics include a continuation of matrices and linear transformations, canonical forms, invariants, equivalence relations, similarity of matrices, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, orthogonal transformations and rigid motions, quadratic forms, bilinear maps, symmetric matrices, reduction of a real quadratic form and applications to conic sections and quadric surfaces.

Methods for handling optimization problems that arise in management, engineering, physical sciences, and social sciences. Topics include convex geometry, the Simplex Algorithm, duality theory, and the Von Neumann minimax theorem of game theory.