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The body is a kind of “buffer zone” between outside and inside. It’s an interface between our « self » and social world. In sociology, this externality can be understood as responsible institutions for our education : family, school, amateur sport, first job, et cetera ; internality must be understood by the embodiement of its education (the body is learning and memorizing unconsciously social conducts). Sociology of body is about the embodiement of such norms. How are we internalizing these social norms ? How these norms are structuring our mind and, de facto, our perception of the world. Our class will answer to all of these questions.
Theories of international relations are discussed.
"I want to write books, that I would like to read myself." Wolfgang Herrndorf (1965-2013) published his novel "Tschick" in 2010. The novel received numerous rewards and quickly became a bestseller, also internationally. It tells the story of Maik, a 14-year-old high school boy and his now school mate Andrej who embark on an adventurous trip together. The humorous text is full of unexpected surprises. It is a mixture between adolescence novel, road novel and hero story and addresses contemporary issues like multiculturalism, exclusion/inclusion or mobbing, and shows what growing up, friendship or love means for young people of today. In this seminar, we will read extracts of the novel and explain the social context. We will also watch parts of the film version, and learn about the author Wolfgang Herrndorf.
This course is an introduction to the area studies of Indonesia. Indonesian societies, especially the Javanese society which is the center of Indonesia, are considered to consist of two strata, namely the ruling stratum and the ruled stratum. If viewed from a historical perspective, unlike Western societies, land has not been a source of social wealth or a basis for accumulating wealth. It can be said that in Indonesia the social relations and the morals/values that support these social relations have been playing an important role. Based on the above views, through this course you can understand the system of morals/values that unite the societies/strata, by taking account of the characteristics of Southeast Asian societies, the raison d'etre of area studies, and the social structure of Indonesia.
This course is designed for undergraduate students as an introduction to the history of Chinese politics and society in the 19th and 20th century. Today’s Chinese politics and social problems often have their roots in the 19th and 20th century. What’s the relationship of the state and society? How did the forming of modern state change the society and how did the characteristics of society shape the
ways of national construction? Focusing on such questions, this course will introduce the major 4 parts of modern and contemporary Chinese history(Imperial China, Republic of China, China in the Mao era, and China after Mao). With regard to each part, the general trend of history, new research perspectives, and recent research focus will be introduced.
Which country or place do you think of when you hear “Koreans’ living area”? Many people tend to thing of South Korea or North Korea, the nation from the Korean Peninsula. However, as a matter of fact, Koreans are separated all around the world, establishing their own society in various places. In this lecture, we will analyze the main factor of defining an ethnic group, “the use of language”, in order to understand the characteristics of Koreans’ living areas all around the world.
In this seminar, we will learn about Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We will discuss the history of these countries, as well as their landscapes and cities, their people and cultures. We will read various texts, watch videos and eventually hold talks with experts. There will also be an opportunity to work with students of Trier University in Germany (online collaboration: exchange, discussion, possibly presentations).
We study matrices and vectors, in particular, how to solve the simultaneous equation, how to calculate the determinant and the inverse matrices. Moreover,
by abstracting these concepts, we study linear spaces and linear mapping.
Then a matrix can be regarded as a linear mapping. Especially, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix, and the matrix diagonalization characterize the mapping. We often encounter these concepts in other mathematical fields including statistics.
We will learn about the properties of vectors and matrices as these are basic concepts. We will also learn how to solve simultaneous equations using matrices. After that, we will learn about the uses of linear algebra used in our lives, including applications to technology such as computer search, computer graphics, error correction and quantum computing. Linear algebra is among the most fundamental and useful fields of mathematics, and the material here will benefit learners in many other classes at SFC.
The purpose of this class is to consider several themes of past buildings and cities by introducing cases of various ages and cultures. The key issues of the whole class are the locality found in the historical buildings and cities, their transformation process, and the way to understand and interpret them. The examples of different ages and cultures often question our everyday lives. Therefore, this class aims to broaden one's perspectives on buildings and cities by introducing unfamiliar examples.
The purpose of this lecture is to provide students with concepts and methodologies to design building that can create a comfortable environment with low impact to the environment. The students will learn about relationship between each technology and its impact to architectural/urban space. The lecture will mainly focus on case studies and group discussion to give better understanding along with slide lecture as a basis of the discussion. The slide lecture will provide an international perspective as well as local practice to give a big picture of each technology, and the actual project example to give practical understanding.
Understand the calculation method and planning method of the environmental impact factors such as light, heat and sound. Moreover, understand the concept and method of energy saving and environment symbiosis.
Artificial intelligence may have a great impact on society in the future. In order to understand capabilities and limits of artificial intelligence, it is necessary to understand computers as its foundation.
In the first half of this course, we learn fundamental knowledge of practical usage of computers and networks in SFC. In the second half, we learn programming skills which are necessary to take advantage of computers.
After this course, you will be able to learn advanced programming skills in Fundamentals of Information Technology 2.
Artificial intelligence may have a great impact on society in the future. In order to understand capabilities and limits of artificial intelligence, it is necessary to understand computers as its foundation.
In the first half of this course, we learn fundamental knowledge of practical usage of computers and networks in SFC. In the second half, we learn programming skills which are necessary to take advantage of computers.
After this course, you will be able to learn advanced programming skills in Fundamentals of Information Technology 2.
Artificial intelligence may have a great impact on society in the future. In order to understand capabilities and limits of artificial intelligence, it is necessary to understand computers as its foundation.
In the first half of this course, we learn fundamental knowledge of practical usage of computers and networks in SFC. In the second half, we learn programming skills which are necessary to take advantage of computers.
After this course, you will be able to learn advanced programming skills in Fundamentals of Information Technology 2.
Artificial intelligence may have a great impact on society in the future. In order to understand capabilities and limits of artificial intelligence, it is necessary to understand computers as its foundation.
In the first half of this course, we learn fundamental knowledge of practical usage of computers and networks in SFC. In the second half, we learn programming skills which are necessary to take advantage of computers.
After this course, you will be able to learn advanced programming skills in Fundamentals of Information Technology 2.
Artificial intelligence may have a great impact on society in the future. In order to understand capabilities and limits of artificial intelligence, it is necessary to understand computers as its foundation.
In the first half of this course, we learn fundamental knowledge of practical usage of computers and networks in SFC. In the second half, we learn programming skills which are necessary to take advantage of computers.
After this course, you will be able to learn advanced programming skills in Fundamentals of Information Technology 2.
The course is aiming to cultivate fundermental skill and knowredge to work on urban development business through field survey of planning, design and construction of practical urban development project. By visiting construction job site of typical and large project in practice at the central Tokyo and hearing from porofessionals, it is expected to understand reality of construction management business from planning to building construction. Many aspects on construction technology, working organization, economic mechanism and legal system are related to this topic. An ability to have a clear vision for social enrollment for construction manegement in urban development and building industry is an object of this course.
Cities in the 21st century have various issues, and we are trying to deal with them in various ways.
In Japan, as the overall population declines and the aging is rapidly progressing, the decline of rural regions, the change of suburban residential areas, etc. are remarkable. At the same time, in the world, persistent racial and ethnic discrimination/ conflicts, expanding economic disparity, the rapid increase in immigration influence the cities' living conditions. In addition, ongoing pandemic severely affects the lives in cities.
With these conditions in our minds, this class will explore the problem from various angles and discuss what kinds of housing, urban, and social policy are needed in our cities.
This lecture offers students to learn the basic concept and the latest development of Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing and Global Navigation Systems for the Digital Earth Initiatives.
This is a practical course focused on digital design that is grounded in the particular culture of SFC. With the ongoing progress in digital communication media in architecture and urbanism, programmable 3D data has become a comprehensive tool for sharing ideas. Consequently it has a strong impact on the design, construction and utilization of the ideas. It is used in many ways, including the visualization of complex topology and geometry, the simulation of environmental factors, the materialization of unique shapes and tectonics through digital fabrication, navigation of the vast design space that comes from algorithmic design methodology, adaptation to dynamic environments, and the interaction with human behavior through digital sensing technology.The objective of this studio is firstly to realize the practical potential of computational design methods using these technologies. Secondly it is to build a concrete skill set through a hands-on working method.
In this class, students are expected to study about basic statistics by analyzing data empirically. Basic techniques such as data collection, statistical analysis and presentation are introduced.
Lectures include (1) description of data such as average, variance and correlation, (2) basics of probability theories such as population and samples, stochastic distributions and sample distributions, and (3) statistical models such as regression analysis and analysis of variance.
Lecturers might change contents of syllabus.