FALL quarter 2008 FIRST YEAR Seminars

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ONE-Unit Seminars
— LETTER GRADING
CRN# Course Title Instructor Time Room Restrictions # of Available Seats
65156 001-001 Poetry By Heart John Boe Day/Time TBA Room TBA Freshmen Only 15
65157 001-002 Gene Therapy: How Genes Control You and How You Can Control Them David Segal T 4:10-5:00pm 4202 GenBio Freshmen Only 15
65158 001-003 Identity in a Diverse Society Kerstin Lueck T 11:00-11:50am Room TBA Freshmen Only 15

Two-Unit Seminars — letter grading
CRN# Course Title Instructor Time Room Restrictions # of Available Seats
65177 002-001 Learn Telugu in its Cultural Context Rao Vemuri T/R 2:10-3:00pm Wellman 109 Freshmen Only 15
65179 002-003 Guesstimation Markus Luty R 10:00-11:50am PhyGeo 432 Freshmen Only 15
65180 002-004 Genetics in Film: Frankenstein to Jurassic Park Leslie Lyons W 6:10-8:00pm Center for Companion Animal Health Freshmen Only 15
65181 002-005 Science and Politics of Energy Rajiv Singh M 5:40-7:30pm 416 PhyGeo Freshmen Only 15
65182 002-006 Success in College and After College: How to Get and Stay on Course  Andreas Toupadakis T 3:10-5:00pm 111 Wellman Freshmen Only 15
65183 002-007 Historical Roots of Elementary Mathematics Ali Dad-del F 10:00-11:50am Room TBA Freshmen Only 15
65184 002-008 The 2008 Presidential Election  Larry Berman W 4:10-6:00pm 111 Wellman Freshmen Only 15
65185 002-009 True Lies: Satirical News Reporting 101 Larry Greer  and Gary Goodman W 6:10-8:00pm 111 Wellman Freshmen Only 15
65187 002-011 The History of the Motion Picture Gerhard Bauer R 5:10-7:00pm Room TBA Freshmen Only 15
65188 002-012 The Supreme Court and You Joseph Antognini R 10:00-12:30pm 25 Wellman Freshmen Only 15






















 



ONE-Unit Seminars — PASS/NO PASS GRADING

CRN# Course Title Instructor Time Room Restrictions # of Available Seats
65212 003-002 Earthquakes in California: Are We Ready for the Big One? Amit Kanvinde M 9:00-9:50am 2212 Academic Surge Freshmen Only 15
65213 003-003 Science in the News Leo Chalupa R 4:10-5:00pm Room TBA Freshmen Only 15
65214 003-004

Campus Community Book Project Seminar: Leaders to Match the Mountains

Richard Dorf W 4:10-6:00pm 174 AOB IV Freshmen Only 15


 







Two-Unit Seminars
— PASS/NO PASS GRADING

CRN# Course Title Instructor Time Room Restrictions # of Available Seats
65236 004-001 The History and Culture of Soccer Alon Raab W 2:10-4:00PM Room TBA Freshmen Only 15
65237 004-002 Japan vs. US Through Media Miyo Uchida T 12:10-2:00pm Room TBA Freshmen Only 15
65238 004-003 Digital Literacy in Higher Education Victoria Cross T 2:10-4:00pm 145 Young Freshmen Only 15
65239 004-004 Impact of Agrochemicals on Domestic Animals, Wildlife and Humans Barry Wilson T 7:10-9:00pm Room TBA Freshmen Only 15
65240 004-005 The Simpsons: Satire and Postmodernism Karma Waltonen T 10:00-11:50am Room TBA Freshmen Only 15
65241 004-006 Welcome to Your Brain Will DeBello Day/Time TBA Room TBA Freshmen Only 15


 

 




 

 

 

 




To enroll in these seminars, register directly via RSVP at your normally assigned time. Freshmen have first priority. However, if a seminar is not full, non-freshmen may register after the second pass. No student may enroll in more than one first year seminar PER QUARTER. Permission of the instructor is required to add after the first class meeting.

For more information, contact Janet Chambers jachambers@ucdavis.edu at the TRC, 17 Wellman, 752-3249.