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A jump start to the German language, enabling students with no prior German to study at the Berlin Center. Covers GERLANG 1 and 2 in one quarter.

Grammar, composition, and conversation. Increases fluency in German as rapidly as possible to help students take advantage of the many opportunities in Berlin.

Fundamental technologies for sustainable development, conversion, transmission, and use of energy in buildings, transportation, and industry. Diverse stakeholder involvement in the formulation and implementation of policy for sustainable energy. Key differences between Germany and the U.S. and other countries with energy-intensive economies regarding energy supply, use, policy, and results. Field trips and guest speakers to learn about German suppliers of energy technology, energy facilities, and decision makers and stakeholders in processes for energy policymaking.

Grammar review, vocabulary building, writing, and discussion of German culture, literature, and film.

The cultures of Berlin as preserved in museums, monuments, and architecture. Berlin's cityscape as a narrative of its history from baroque palaces to vestiges of E. German communism, from 19th-century industrialism to grim edifices of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

Berlin Airlift: Technical analysis of the Berlin Airlift, including challenges, alternatives evaluated, technical capabilities and limitations, solutions adopted, results. nnGermany in Motorsports: Technical analysis of challenges and successes for German motorsports teams in Grand Prix, Formula 1, and sports car racing, with emphasis on technical advancement.nYnGermany's Transportation System: Technical analysis of Germany's transportation system including mileage and use by mode (overview or detailed analysis of mode selected by student), operational performance, plans for expansion and improvement, lessons for the United States.nnGerman Manufacturing: Technical analysis of German manufacturing including history and current state of technology for integrated product design and automated manufacturing, with an example of current practice from an industry segment selected by the student.

Is a hands-on class where students learn to make stuff. Through the process of building, you are introduced to the basic areas of EE. Students build a "useless box" and learn about circuits, feedback, and programming hardware, a light display for your desk and bike and learn about coding, transforms, and LEDs, a solar charger and an EKG machine and learn about power, noise, feedback, more circuits, and safety. And you get to keep the toys you build. Prerequisite: CS 106A.

Topics include: the relationship between atomic structure and macroscopic properties of man-made and natural materials; mechanical and thermodynamic behavior of surgical implants including alloys, ceramics, and polymers; and materials selection for biotechnology applications such as contact lenses, artificial joints, and cardiovascular stents. No prerequisite.

Diversity of Berlin's architecture and urban design resulting from its historical background. Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his artistic ancestors. Role of the cultural exchange between Germany and the U.S. Changing nature of the city from the 19th century to the present.