| Course Title: The Imitation of Nature |
| Start Date: 08/24/2020 End Date: 10/15/2020 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2020 |
| Description: The imitation of nature has been one of the inspiring principles of human thought and technical advancement across the ages. Following the threads that link the ancient theories of Aristotle to the Renaissance inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci, in this course we explore the complex interaction between humans and nature, up to the contemporary development of artificial intelligence and robotics. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , FY - First-Year Seminar , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     | Credits:4.00     |
| Faculty         | Phone         | Email address         |
| Martino Lovato   |           | mlovato@mtholyoke.edu   |
| Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020   | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   | Monday   | 09:45AM - 11:00AM   | TBA   | TBA   | Weekly |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020   | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   | Tuesday and Thursday   | 09:30AM - 11:15AM   |   |   | Weekly |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020   | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.   | Wednesday and Friday   | 10:15AM - 11:15AM   |   |   | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses         | ||
| None |           |           |
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| Course Tags         | ||
| FYSEM0001   | First-Year Seminar   | This is a First-Year Seminar.   |
| MOD0001   | MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1   | This course meets in Module 1.   |
| Cross-listed Sections         |
| None   |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed     | Capacity: 16     | Enrollment: 17     | Available: 0     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
| To be determined. |           |           |
| Additional Book Comments         |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class.   |