This course provides the introduction to Industrial Organization, including the study of the market structure and the theory of the firm. The focus will be on some basic theoretical models and related empirical studies in IO. 先修科目 Prerequisites 1. Microeconomics I and II (ECON 2001, 2002) 2. Statistics and Econometrics I and II (ECON 2014, 2015) College of Social Sciences Week 1: Introduction and Cost Theory. Week 2: Perfect Competition and Monopoly. Week 3-4: Oligopolistic Competition. Week 5: Cartels and Collusion Week 6-7: Product Differentiation Week 8: Entry, Accommodation, and Exit Week 9: Midterm Week 10: Entry Deterrence Week 11-12: Price Discrimination Week 13: Vertical Integration Week 14: Regulation of A Monopoly Week 15: Advertising Week 16: Search and Price Dispersion Week 17: Auctions Week 18: Presentations (or Final Exam) [to be announced in the syllabus] problem Sets (30%) Midterm (30%) Final Exam (or Term Papers) (40%) [to be announced in the syllabus] JIANDA ZHU Friday 234 ECON5127 3

Course Description: This course surveys British Romantic literature. Audio-visual materials will be employed, if necessary, to illustrate certain issues and to give a better introduction to the cultural milieu of the period. Lecture and discussion will be conducted in English. Course Objective: It is designed to facilitate students to form a well-rounded knowledge of the literature of this period by close reading of the texts, and to cultivate sensibility for the continuity of literary history. College of Liberal Arts Course Requirement: 1. Regular attendance and vigorous participation in discussion. (Absence without leave over 3 times disqualify you for Mid-term exam. 2. Reflection (1-2 pages) on authors and topics covered before Mid-term exam. 3. Group presentation (15 min.) on authors and topics covered after Mid-term exam. 4. Paper (10 pages in MLA style) on authors and topics covered after Mid-term exam. YA-FENG WU Wednesday 234 FL3002 3

Spatial thinking has become increasingly significant in the field of cultural geography because it allows us to pay attention to trans-regional cultural flows and their effects on a range of different scales, as well as how similar cultural phenomena bear different cultural implications in diverse local contexts. More importantly, various forms of cultural logic underlying the power mechanism of space have bearing on the subject formations of different identities; for example, we might consider the power effects of familial space on queer subjects, or the implications of urban gentrification on homeless people. To understand how the power mechanism works, it is important to attend to the complexity of the ways in which politics, economics, culture and society are interwoven in the production of space. Based on the conceptual framework, this course covers four main themes: a theoretical introduction, landscape and representation, identity politics and trans-border cultural flows/geopolitics. The first two sections will give students an understanding of the epistemology and methodology of space, with an emphasis on ways of mapping meanings in landscapes and rethinking the nature/culture divide, in order to reveal the importance of space and geography. The section covering identity politics will then introduce important issues concerning the questions of identity organized around gender/sexuality, race, and class to emphasize how identity politics are always situated in different local social contexts. The last section of this course focuses on trans-border cultural flows and geopolitics to help students comprehend the links between geography, state territoriality, world power politics and popular culture. Some readings in the class are quite complex; however, for those who are interested in learning spatial thinking and cultural politics, these readings will help them cultivate cultural sensitivity in analyzing the issues of identity and space in everyday life. College of Science 1. Class Participation (10%): Students are expected to read the designated readings before class and participate in class discussions. 2. Group Presentations (20%): Each team has a minimum of 15 minutes for each presentation. 3. Final Report (70%): A reflection on the theoretical concepts that we have discussed in class or a case study taken from everyday life (the report can be written in English or Chinese) should be submitted by the end of the semester. HUANG TSUNG YI Thursday 789 Geog5051 3 The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 25.

[For the complete info, please refer to http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~josephw/principles_micro_15F.htm ] This is the introductory class for the principles of microeconomics. It serves as an introduction of economics to an audience that are not familiar with Calculus. (Those who have took Calculus should consider taking microeconomics instead.) One interesting feature of this class is there will be various classroom experiments throughout the semester, and students are expected to participate actively in them. This is a course taught in English, and all assignments are in English. If you feel that you would be in a disadvantaged position, please take other principles classes instead. The Goal of this class is to introduce how economists think (without the math required for microeconomics), and, help you think like an economist! Specifically, we will see how economists observe real world phenomenon, build simplified models of reality, derive theories to provide policy advice, and test implications with empirical or experimental data. College of Management There are no prerequisites for this course. JOSEPH TAO-YI WANG Monday 5 Wednesday 5 Friday 234 ECON1004 4 The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 150.

This course is designed to introduce students to computational methods in Astroparicle Physics. The course begins with review of Cosmic Rays. After brief introductions to basic of computer programming, the course will cover Mote Carlo simulation and data analysis technique for cosmic rays. Through this course, students will understand air shower production, and detection mechanism. Students also will gain various practical skills in Linux operation system, C/C++ programing, and data analysis base on ROOT. The course consists of lectures and self-practice, which requires students to bring his/her own laptop computer. College of Science General Physics and Modern Physics JIWOO NAM Wednesday 789 Phys5054 3

A significant portion of this course will be conducted in English including lectures, discussions, readings, presentations, and written work. What is the utility of historical knowledge and the practice of history in the twenty-first century? The humanities, including history, have faced questions about their relevance, practicality, and utility in the past few years. These concerns become even more immediate as economies undergo economic changes including de-industrialization, income stagnation, and youth underemployment. And yet as new economies emerge based on knowledge, technology, and services, the humanities and history have roles to play. Technology platforms including traditional media, social media, and entertainment need content. Even more, an interdisciplinary background in the humanities trains students in vital contemporary skills including information literacy; critical analysis; creativity; textual, oral, and visual presentation; collaboration, and leadership. In a fast-paced economy characterized by constant change and disruption, these skills prepare students for future jobs that have yet to be invented. History has a particular advantage. Everyone has a past and everyone comes from a past, so that most individuals have an intuitive understanding of the importance of the past. Likewise, history is all around us: in our physical surroundings, the consumer products that shape our daily lives, the entertainment we enjoy, the fashion we put on, the tastes we cultivate  ultimately the lives and livestyles we lead all have pasts. History has immediate relevance. The challenge, then, is to understand how historical knowledge is useful, find a way to practice history that connects to a public, and articulate the value of this practice to a market. Through course readings on history, historical theory, and concept, students think about the ways and values of historical practice. Another set of readings will introduce students to basic concepts in business and business skills such as competitive strategy, leadership, networking, collaboration, etc. Students will practice both historical and business skills through exercises in self-presentation, informational interviews, market research, site visits, etc. Throughout this course, students are encouraged to be creative, expressive, and think outside of the box about history, historical partice, and their uses for the public and in the market. “If you have no doubt of your premises or your power and want a certain result with all your heart you naturally express your wishes in law and sweep away all opposition … But when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more … that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas _ that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes (United States Supreme Court Justice), Abrams v. U.S. (250 U.S. 616, 1919), no 316. Historical practice
•Understand the difference between history and historical practice
•Identify uses of historical practice to connect with the public
•Identify the value of historical practice in the market Professionalization and business
•Learn about basic concepts in business •Learn and practice basic professionalization skills
•Undertake a team project creating a historical product
College of Liberal Arts This course consists of a number of elements
•Readings and films that address issues of history, the public, and the market
•Readings that introduce students to basic concepts in business
•Discussion and analysis of course materials
•Professionalization exercises including producing CVs/résumés, LinkedIn sites, networking and informational interviews •Independent research, site-visits, and presentations on historical sites, museums, and other projects
•Team-based semester project producing a “historical project” such as a historical site, museum, or other YUEN-GEN LIANG Wednesday 345 Hist7209 3

Computer simulations have become an integral part of contemporary basic and applied physics, and have been serving as a bridge between theoretical and experimental physics. This course introduces computational methods for solving problems in physical sciences whose complexity or difficulty places them beyond analytic solution or human endurance. Fundamental programming techniques in C; Basic Mathematical Operations; Integration and Differentiation; System of Linear Equations; Matrix Operations; Differential and Integral Equations; Probability and Statistics; Monte Carlo Methods; Ising model; Lattice QCD; Partial Differential Equations. College of Science Each student is required to attend the lectures, to work out the problem sets (70%), plus a term project (30%). TING WAI CHIU Thursday 234 Phys7030 3

During the past 80 years, applied physics has pushed, inspired, and produced major high-tech industries,

fromcomputing, communication, memory, display, transportation, to energy.

This has been unprecedented in human history of science and technology.

Applied physics has played a drastically different role than the conventional paths taken by academic science and

traditional industries.

Quantum phenomena (and the related theories), new materials/atomic-scale thin films (and their fabrication tools

such as molecular beam epitaxy, atomic layer deposition, metal-organic chemical vapor deposition),

novel/high-performance devices, and atomic-scale probing tools have been intertwined and generated useful

and essential products beneficial to human being, in revolutionizing computing/communication, and drastically

improving medical diagnosis.

Very importantly, new physics/application has been discovered, such as transistors, lasers,

quantum Hall effect/fractional quantum Hall effect, fiber optics, charge-coupled devices,

2-dimensional quantum materials.

Applied physics has been strongly engaging in materials science,

electrical/electronic devices, and high-tech industries.

We have designed this new course of Advanced applied physics topics in ultimate and beyond CMOS

in the Fall Semester of 2016.

The focus will be on nano-electronics for ultimate CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) and beyond,

which needs strong understanding of solid-state and semiconductor physics and new materials

such as spintronics and topological insulators. These topics are enabling advanced devices for Taiwans industry.

In nano-electronics, the high- plus metal gate, which replaced conventional SiO2 and poly-Si

and resolved the gate leakage issue since the 45 nm node CMOS production, is one of the most important

recent innovations in semiconductor industry, and puts the dominant role of Si as the major semiconductor

into question.

The new technology of high- plus metal gate on high mobility semiconductors like Ge and InGaAs integrated

with Si will lead to faster devices with low power consumption. The present feverish world-wide research efforts

are integrating advanced research programs on nano-science, nano-materials, and nano-electronics cohesively

to enable a high performance “green” IC technology.

Spintronics and topological insulators are being feverishly studied for beyond the present

CMOS based on the charges of the electrons.
The perspective students are required and encouraged to apply their understanding in rigorous physics to tackle research topics relevant to high tech industry in Taiwan. Particularly, undergraduates of juniors and seniors are permitted and encouraged to take the course, with the assigned topics to be adjusted to suit their status in their physics understanding in their perspective years. College of Science We will spend 8 weeks in rigorously studying fundamental solid state physics with Ashcrof/Mermin

“Solid State Physics” as the textbook, and semiconductor physics/devices with Taur/Ning

“Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices” as the textbook.

We then spend 4 weeks in researching in the ultimate CMOS with high k + metal gates on InGaAs and Ge,

and another 4 weeks in spintronics and topological insulators. Perspective students

(Ph.D., Master, undergraduates) will be assigned topics

for their mid-term and final reports; the degree/level of the assigned research topics will depend on the perspective

students’ backgrounds. The reports will be presented in oral and written forms in English.

The mid-term orals will be given in 10 minutes with the final in 15 minutes.

The reports are not collections of information, but are required to be based on rigorous scientific knowledge.

They are encouraged to broaden their knowledge in physics to tackle the challenges in the assigned/selected topics.

Homework will be given from time to time.
HONG MING-HUI Tuesday 34 Wednesday 34 Phys7050 4 The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 2.

Introduction to Particle Physics College of Science Pre-requisit: Modern Physics and Quantum Physics Some background with Relativistic QM and QFT will be useful STATHES PAGANIS Thursday 789 Phys5013 3

The continuous developments in genomics, proteomics and metabomics will help to drive the uses of micro/nano sensor technologies for personalized medicine or companion medicine. This course aims to provide the necessary background knowledge for multi-disciplinary students on both sides of medical applications and engineering approaches. Prepare students for multi-disciplinary natures of micro-sensors and systems and drive for innovative approaches for medical applications. College of Engineering General background in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering mathematics. Finish reading assignments before each class and participate in active discussion. CHENG-HUNG, WU Friday 678 IE5038 3

This course examines the basic mechanisms of mechanotransduction and how it affects modulates cell and tissue behaviors. Applications utilizing physical stimulation will also be discussed. JOURNAL ARTICLES AND STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 1. Introduction – Cell Biology 2. Basics in Cell Signaling 3. Tension 4. Compression 5. Flow 6. Electric Fields 7. Osmotic Pressure 8. Intrinsic Cell Forces College of Engineering Class presentation of journal review and written as well as oral presentation of final project proposal. PENHSIU CHAO Biomed7002 1

The course requires students’ teamwork to accomplish projects of topics in response to current crop production inquires based on their accumulated knowledge taught in other courses. After taking this course, the students will have a better understanding about the current status of agriculture industries and will be better equipped with problem-solving skills. The possible project topics include (1) crop production and management, (2) crop physiology and biotechnology, (3) genetics and molecular breeding, and (4) biometrics and bioinformatics. College of Engineering The students will be grouped into teams to plan and implement the project together under instructors’ supervision. There are three progress checkpoints throughout the semester and the team members have to present their results at the end of the semester. Evaluations on the progress at three checkpoints _ 20% each; evaluations on the final project _ 40%. FENG-HUEI LIN Monday 789 Biomed5002 3