State-space modeling of control systems; variational techniques; system optimization by maximum principle, dynamic programming; Hamilton-Jacobi equations design of linear optimal systems; computational methods for solving boundary value problems.
A study of selected works by major Western authors from the Bible and ancient Greek literature through the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods, and later. Emphasis is on the study of genres, themes, characters, and literary forms that have had an enduring presence in Western culture. Texts may include Homer's Iliad and Odyssey; selections from the Old Testament; classical Greek drama; Virgil's Aeneid; Dante's Divine Comedy; Cervantes' Don Quixote; and others. Lecture. Does not fulfill ENG premajor requirement or provide ENG Major Elective credit.
This course investigates selected writers of the early African-American tradition, primarily from the mid-eighteenth century to post- Reconstruction. Inquiry focuses on the literary modes and genres that were central to the creation of a distinct African-American literary voice and canon, including slave narratives, folklore, poetry, drama, and more. Authors can include Phyllis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, William Wells Brown, Frances Harper, Charles Chesnutt, Martin Delaney, Sojourner Truth, and others. Open to students from any major.
An advanced course exploring one or two film genres, styles, or formal categories. It focuses on analyzing the parameters and practices of a broad generic category (e.g. gangster films; documentaries; biographies; war films) or a genre specific to a particular period (e.g. early silent films; twentieth-century horror films). Viewing films outside of class is required. See departmental listings for different offerings per semester. Open to students from any major. Provides ENG Major Elective credit and ENG minor credit.
Students will consider the way writers address environmental issues by exploring various forms of environmental writing, from personal narrative to literary nonfiction to advocacy. Students will be required to take a mandatory day long field trip to UK's Robinson Forest. All students must participate in this field trip.
An advanced African-American literature course on a period, a theme, a genre, or one or more authors. See departmental listings for different offerings per semester. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours under different subtitles. Prerequisite ENG 330 Text and Context or consent of the instructor. Fulfills ENG Major 400-level course requirement. Provides ENG Major Elective credit and ENG minor credit.
A study in depth of selected writers and movements.
The principles of animal behavior will be stressed using insects as examples. Physiology, mechanisms, behavioral ecology and evolution of insect behavior will be covered.
The objective of this course is to present the student with advanced concepts of applied entomology in a system-specific context. Each week, the insect problems associated with a different commodity/ production system will be presented so as to illustrate a different broadly-based theme.
This course provides students with hands-on experience in a diverse array of conceptual research techniques used by ecologists and evolutionary biologists. The focus will be on optimization methods used for predicting animal and plant behaviors and life histories, and on methods for assessing population trends and dynamics. Mathematical techniques used will include graphical analyses, matrix algebra, calculus, and computer simulations.
