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GENERAL GRANT’S CIVIL WAR

I. THE UNION ARMY IN 1861 II. THE UNION COMMAND STRUCTURE III. GRANT IN 1861 IV. GRANT IN COMMAND V. GRANT IN THE WEST VI. SHILOH VII. THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG VIII. THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI IX. MEANWHILE IN THE EAST X. LEE’S SUCCESS XI. A MAN WHO WILL FIGHT XII. THREE STARS XIII. PRISONER EXCHANGES XIV. THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN XV. COLD HARBOR XVI. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BURDEN XVII. THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG XVIII. APPOMATTOX

GLOBALIZATION

I. DEFINING GLOBALIZATION II. WHEN DID GLOBALIZATION BEGIN? III. THE BARRIERS TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE IV. MEASURING GLOBALIZATION V. THE BENEFITS OF TRADE VI. THE FLOW OF GOODS AND SERVICE VII. THE FLOW OF CAPITAL VIII. THE FLOW OF PEOPLE IX. OUTSOURCING X. WINNERS AND LOSERS XI. THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION XII. THE WORLD BANK AND THE IMF XIII. THE WASHINGTON CONSENSUS XIV. ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES XV. CHILD LABOR XVI. CORRUPTION XVII. THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM XVIII. CURSE OR CURE?

THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL

I. PRECURSORS II. EUROPEAN ROOTS III. THOMAS COLE IV. THE COURSE OF EMPIRE V. KINDRED SPIRITS VI. ASHER B. DURAND VII. COMMONALITIES VIII. NATURE VS. PROGRESS IX. FREDERIC CHURCH X. THE HEART OF THE ANDES XI. ALBERT BIERSTADT XII. LUMINISM XIII. KENSETT AND GIFFORD XIV. FITZ HENRY LANE AND MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE XV. THOMAS MORAN XVI. NEW INFLUENCES FROM EUROPE XVII. GEORGE INNESS XVIII. THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL LEGACY

THE ASTRONOMICAL UNIVERSE

I. THE FIRST ASTRONOMERS II. ASTRONOMERS OF THE RENAISSANCE III. GALILEO AND NEWTON IV. OBSERVING THE UNIVERSE: LIGHT V. OBSERVING THE UNIVERSE: TELESCOPES VI. PLANETS VII. DWARF PLANETS, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS VIII. STARS IX. STELLAR BIRTH X. STELLAR EVOLUTION XI. STELLAR DEATH XII. BLACK HOLES XIII. GALAXIES XIV. QUASARS XV. COSMOLOGY: THE BEGINNING XVI. COSMOLOGY: THE END XVII. LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE XVIII. THE FUTURE OF ASTRONOMY

MYTHS OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME

I. SOME GREEK AND ROMAN HISTORY II. WHAT IS MYTH? III. THE MUSES IV. THE FORMATION OF THE WORLD V. THE TITANS VI. THE THREE WIVES OF ZEUS VII. ZEUS’S PROGENY VIII. THE FIVE AGES OF MANKIND IX. PANDORA X. THE HOUSE OF TANTALUS XI. THE RAPE OF PERSEPHONE XII. THE SANCTUARIES OF APOLLO XIII. HERMES BECOMES THE HERALD OF ZEUS XIV. APHRODITE LEARNS A LESSON IN LOVE XV. DIONYSUS GROWS UP OUTSIDE CIVILIZATION XVI. THE LABORS OF HERAKLES XVII. ROMAN MYTHOLOGY XVIII. ROMULUS AND REMUS

SYLLABUS II

EMERSON AND TRANSCENDENTALISM

I. AMERICAN UNITARIANISM II. BRITISH ROMANTICISM III. GERMAN IDEALISM IV. NATURE V. CERTAIN LIKEMINDED PERSONS VI. THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR VII. THE DIVINITY SCHOOL ADDRESS VIII. THE DIAL IX. BROOK FARM X. SELF-RELIANCE XI. THE POET XII. THE EMERSONIAN POET: WALT WHITMAN XIII. THE EMERSONIAN POET: EMILY DICKINSON XIV. THE DISCIPLE: HENRY DAVID THOREAU XV. WALDEN XVI. EMERSON AND SLAVERY XVII. SUN AND SHADOW: EMERSON AND MELVILLE XVIII. THE TRANSCENDENTALIST LEGACY

THE HISTORY OF THE EARTH

I. BEFORE EARTH II. THE DATING GAME III. EARTH IS BORN IV. THE IRON CATASTROPHE V. EARTH’S MAGNETIC SHIELD VI. THE BIG SPLASH VII. THE SEASONS VIII. PLATE TECTONICS IX. THE OCEANS X. THE FIRST LIFE XI. CHEMOSYNTHESIS AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS XII. THE OXYGEN CATASTROPHE XIII. ICE AGES XIV. THE CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION XV. MASS EXTINCTION XVI. THE FOSSIL RECORD XVII. RADIOCARBON DATING XVIII. HUMAN TIME AND GEOLOGICAL TIME

REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE

I. THE PARADOX OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION II. THE ANCIEN RÉGIME III. THE LIMITS OF PATRONAGE IV. THE IMPACT OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT V. THE REVOLUTION BEGINS VI. THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS VII. THE CONSTITUTION OF 1791 VIII. THE WAR WITH AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA IX. REGICIDE AND RADICALIZATION X. THE TERROR XI. THE SANSCULOTTES XII. WOMEN AND THE REVOLUTION XIII. SLAVERY AND THE REVOLUTION XIV. RELIGION AND THE REVOLUTION XV. THE DIRECTORY XVI. THE NAPOLEONIC ERA XVII. THE SPREAD OF REVOLUTIONARY VALUES XVIII. THE LEGACY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES

I. THE ECONOMICS OF ENERGY II. CONVENTIONAL ENERGY III. ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IV. ENERGY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY V. THE OIL SHOCK VI. THE CRISIS PASSES VII. THE CHANGING CLIMATE VIII. THE SECOND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY BOOM IX. SOLAR ENERGY X. WIND ENERGY XI. BIOMASS ENERGY XII. BIOFUELS XIII. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY XIV. TIDAL ENERGY XV. FUEL CELLS XVI. THE LIMITS OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY XVII. SHORT-TERM STRATEGIES XVIII. THE GLOBAL ENERGY FUTURE

SCHOOLS OF BUDDHIST THOUGHT

I. BUDDHISM AND THE VEDIC WORLDVIEW II. THE BUDDHA III. THE DHARMA IV. THE SANGHA V. THE RELIEF OF IGNORANCE VI. BUDDHISM’S FIRST FIVE HUNDRED YEARS VII. THE SPREAD OF BUDDHISM VIII. THE BUDDHIST CANONS IX. SELFLESSNESSS X. THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS XI. BODHISATTVAS XII. BUDDHIST EPISTEMOLOGY XIII. MIND-ONLY PHILOSOPHY XIV. MIDDLE WAY PHILOSOPHY XV. THE PATH OF RAPID PROGRESS XVI. BUDDHISM IN SRI LANKA AND SOUTH ASIA XVII. BUDDHISM IN CHINA, KOREA, AND JAPAN XVIII. BUDDHISM IN TIBET

SYLLABUS III

ROCKET SCIENCE

I. WHAT IS ROCKET SCIENCE? II. SOME FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL CONCEPTS III. NEWTONIAN MOTION IV. ORBITAL MOTION V. WHAT IS A ROCKET? VI. THE EARLIEST ROCKETS VII. THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF ROCKETRY VIII. SPECIFIC IMPULSE IX. THE IDEAL ROCKET EQUATION X. THE PARTS OF A ROCKET ENGINE XI. ROCKET STAGING XII. SOLID-FUELED ROCKET MOTORS XIII. LIQUID-FUELED ROCKET MOTORS XIV. EXOTIC ROCKET MOTORS XV. THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT XVI. DESIGNING FOR THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT XVII. INTRAGALACTIC SPACE TRAVEL XVIII. THE REACTIONLESS DRIVE

THE WORLDVIEW OF KARL MARX

I. THE PERIODIZATION OF MARX’S LIFE AND WORKS II. THE HEGELIAN DIALECTIC III. THE YOUNG HEGELIANS IV. HISTORICAL MATERIALISM V. FRIEDRICH ENGELS AND THE WORKING CLASS VI. MARX AND SOCIALISM VII. THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO VIII. THE EVENTS OF 1848 IX. POLITICAL ECONOMY X. THE LABOR THEORY OF VALUE XI. SURPLUS VALUE XII. COMMODITY FETISHISM XIII. MODES OF PRODUCTION XIV. FROM FEUDALISM TO CAPITALISM XV. THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL XVI. THE ROLE OF THE STATE XVII. THE CONTRADICTIONS OF CAPITALISM XVIII. MARX’S INFLUENCE

THE IMPRESSIONISTS

I. THE PARISIAN ART WORLD II. THE RISE OF LANDSCAPE PAINTING III. THE SEEDS OF ARTISTIC REVOLUTION IV. THE PAINTER OF MODERN LIFE V. THE SALON DES REFUSÉ;S VI. WHAT IS IMPRESSIONISM? VII. HIGH IMPRESSIONISM VIII. LEISURE AND THE MODERN CITY IX. PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR X. CLAUDE MONET XI. CAMILLE PISSARRO XII. ALFRED SISLEY XIII. BERTHE MORISOT XIV. EDGAR DEGAS XV. MARY CASSATT XVI. PAUL CÉZANNE XVII. THE CRISIS OF IMPRESSIONISM XVIII. POST-IMPRESSIONISM

HUMAN ORIGINS

I. WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? II. METHODS FOR STUDYING HUMAN ORIGINS III. THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION IV. OUR CLOSEST RELATIVES V. THE EVOLUTIONARY TIME SCALE VI. THE HOMININ LINEAGE VII. EARLY HOMININS VIII. NEW DISCOVERIES IX. EARLY HOMO X. THE MUDDLE IN THE MIDDLE XI. WHO WERE THE NEANDERTALS? XII. HOMO SAPIENS XIII. THE DEBATE OVER MODERN HUMAN ORIGINS XIV. THE MIGRATION OF MODERN HUMANS XV. TOOLS XVI. SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION XVII. THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE XVIII. THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION

THE HOLOCAUST IN EUROPE

I. DEFINING THE HOLOCAUST II. A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE III. JEWISH LIFE ON THE EVE OF DESTRUCTION IV. WORLD WAR I AND THE COLLAPSE OF GERMANY V. THE MAKING OF A MASS MURDERER VI. THE RISE OF THE NAZI PARTY VII. THE NAZI SEIZURE OF POWER VIII. LIFE UNWORTHY OF LIFE IX. WORLD WAR II X. THE GHETTOIZATION OF POLAND XI. THE EINSATZGRUPPEN XII. THE DEATH CAMPS XIII. AUSCHWITZ XIV. THE JEWISH REACTION XV. OTHER VICTIMS OF NAZISM XVI. ANNE FRANK XVII. THE WORLD REACTS XVIII. THE HOLOCAUST LEGACY

SYLLABUS IV

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

I. THE MOVEMENT BEFORE BROWN II. THE NAACP’S LEGAL STRATEGY III. THE BROWN DECISION IV. THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL V. THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT VI. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. VII. INTEGRATING LITTLE ROCK VIII. MALCOLM X AND THE NATION OF ISLAM IX. THE SIT-INS X. THE FREEDOM RIDE XI. THE INTEGRATION OF OLE MISS XII. PROJECT C XIII. THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON XIV. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 XV. FREEDOM SUMMER XVI. THE SELMA-TO-MONTGOMERY MARCH XVII. BLACK POWER XVIII. THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE MOVEMENT

EMPIRICISM

I. WHAT IS EMPIRICISM? II. ARISTOTLE, THE FIRST EMPIRICIST III. THE RISE OF RATIONALISM IV. LOCKE’S CRITIQUE OF INNATE IDEAS V. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY QUALITIES VI. LOCKE ON ESSENCE AND SUBSTANCE VII. BERKELEY’S CRITIQUE OF ABSTRACT IDEAS VIII. IMMATERIALISM IX. BERKELEY’S THEORY OF VISION X. HUME, THE NEWTON OF THE MIND XI. IMPRESSIONS AND IDEAS XII. CAUSAL NECESSITY XIII. HUME’S SKEPTICISM XIV. MORAL SENTIMENT XV. THE ENLIGHTENMENT XVI. KANT’S CRITIQUE OF REASON XVII. LOGICAL POSITIVISM XVIII. THE COGNITIVE REVOLUTION

EINSTEIN AND RELATIVITY

I. EINSTEIN’S EARLY YEARS II. THE MIRACLE YEAR III. NEWTONIAN MECHANICS IV. GALILEAN RELATIVITY V. THE LIMITS OF GALILEAN RELATIVITY VI. EINSTEIN’S POSTULATES OF RELATIVITY VII. SIMULTANEITY VIII. TIME DILATION IX. LENGTH CONTRACTION X. THE IMPLICATIONS FOR SPACE AND TIME TRAVEL XI. THE LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS XII. MASS-ENERGY EQUIVALENCE XIII. THE ATOMIC BOMB XIV. GENERAL RELATIVITY XV. GRAVITATIONAL LENSING XVI. GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE XVII. GRAVITY WAVES XVIII. THE SEARCH FOR A GRAND UNIFIED THEORY

THE SECTS OF ISLAM

I. THE NATURE OF THE SUNNI–SHI’ITE SPLIT II. THE FOUNDING OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY III. A CRISIS OF LEADERSHIP IV. THE RIGHTLY GUIDED CALIPHS V. THE CALIPHATE OF ALI AND THE FIRST CIVIL WAR VI. THE BATTLE OF KARBALA VII. THE ABBASID REVOLUTION VIII. THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SHI’A IX. ZAYDIS, ISMA’ILIS, AND IMAMIS X. THE ASCENDANCE OF THE ISMA’ILIS XI. THE MATURATION OF SUNNI IDENTITY XII. RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AND THE SUNNI MAJORITY XIII. SUNNIS AND SHI’ITES IN THE EARLY MODERN ERA XIV. SUNNI AND SHI’ITE DOCTRINE XV. SUNNI AND SHI’ITE PRACTICE XVI. SHI’ISM IN CONTEMPORARY IRAN XVII. THE EMERGENCE OF HEZBOLLAH XVIII. SUNNIS AND SHI’ITES IN CONTEMPORARY IRAQ

MASTERWORKS OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA

I. THE TWO RUSSIAS II. THE GOLDEN AGE BEGINS III. THE BRONZE HORSEMAN IV. THE SUPERFLUOUS MAN V. A HERO OF OUR TIME VI. THE PETERSBURG TALES VII. DEAD SOULS VIII. NIHILISM IX. THE EMERGENCE OF DOSTOEVSKY X. NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND XI. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT XII. THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV XIII. THE LEGEND OF THE GRAND INQUISITOR XIV. WAR AND PEACE XV. ANNA KARENINA XVI. TOLSTOY AND THE END OF LIFE XVII. THE CHERRY ORCHARD XVIII. THE EVE OF REVOLUTION