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FirstBridge is the hallmark of your first year at 香港最快开奖现场直播. This dynamic, innovative learning experience provides a solid foundation for the rigor of future academic work at 香港最快开奖现场直播 and allows you to gain new knowledge and skills that you will use outside the university and beyond in your professional life. You will explore a range of interdisciplinary issues and questions, and complete individual and team projects while improving vital skills in writing, public speaking and information literacy. It will connect you with the people and resources at 香港最快开奖现场直播 that will help you chart a critical pathway to academic and personal success. It is both an introduction to university life at 香港最快开奖现场直播 and an introduction to the cosmopolitan city of Paris.

Choosing a FirstBridge

You may be arriving at 香港最快开奖现场直播 with a strong sense of your intellectual interests and desired educational and career path, or you may not. FirstBridge is designed to help you confirm interests and explore new ones, to go outside of your comfort zone and take risks. If you have decided on a major or minor, we encourage you to choose a FirstBridge that is outside of this field. The following descriptions will help you to decide which FirstBridge is right for you. Follow the link that accompanies each FirstBridge, read the course descriptions carefully and let them spark your curiosity.

FirstBridge Courses (Fall 2024): Overview

  • FirstBridge 2:听Modeling, Learning and Teaching: Natural and Other Languages
  • FirstBridge 3: Outer Space: The Science, The Geopolitics
  • FirstBridge 4: Representing the World: A Human & Digital Perspective
  • FirstBridge 8: The Middle East and North Africa: Cultures and Places
  • FirstBridge听9: International Experience With Migration and Cultural Diversity
  • FirstBridge 11: Data and Drama: Exploring Gender Evolution Through Science and Art
  • FirstBridge 12: Architecture, Poetry, Ecology

FIRSTBRIDGE 2: MODELING, LEARNING AND TEACHING: NATURAL AND OTHER LANGUAGES

Dive into the rich tapestry of language and mathematical modeling with our paired courses, "Teaching your language in Paris鈥 and 鈥淎 mathematical journey from ancient roots to ChatGPT鈥. These interconnected courses offer a multifaceted exploration into the complexities of human communication and the world of mathematical models.

By intertwining the study of languages and mathematical modeling, these courses offer a holistic approach to understanding and engaging with the world around us. Whether you're passionate about language education or mathematical description, this interdisciplinary exploration intends to stimulate questions about how as humans we collectively learn and know about the world.

FR 1099 FB2: TEACHING YOUR OWN LANGUAGE IN PARIS with Professor BLOCH-LAINE, Raphael

This course equips students with the tools to explore the underlying universality of all human languages while celebrating the distinctive features that render their own languages unique and, at times, challenging to learn. Through an array of immersive activities and thought-provoking discussions, students will hone their ability to conquer language acquisition challenges. By the end of the course, they will not only have a deeper understanding of linguistic diversity but also possess the skills necessary to effectively teach their language to classmates, children, or adults while studying in Paris. Whether you're passionate about language acquisition or teaching, this course offers a dynamic platform for exploring the intricacies of human communication and the art of language pedagogy.

MA 1099 FB2: FROM THE ANCIENT ROOTS OF MATHEMATICS TO CHATGPT with Professor CORRAN, Ruth

Humans all over the world developed mathematical methods and concepts in order to learn and solve problems about their families, their societies, their world and their universe. This process, while seen as the achievement of groups of people, mirrors many of the key factors individuals address in their own voyages of learning 鈥 curiosity and attention; creativity and intuition; exploration and problem solving, as well as the importance of sociality, collaboration and memory.

In this course we will trace some of these ideas, starting with an autobiography of our own experiences in this domain. We will look at similarities and differences in ways that people from a number of different parts of the world created notions of number and shape and how that helped them better understand and navigate 鈥 both figuratively and literally 鈥 their worlds.

We will investigate the relationships between an explanation, a justification and a proof; between observations, data and conclusions; and between an analogy, a mental model and a mathematical model. Exploring patterns and coding information, we will invent artificial languages and make music. We will see how humanity鈥檚 understanding of learning is being abstracted to machine learning, such as ChatGPT, and how information and data can be shared, and instructions given 鈥 in the form of recipes just as computer algorithms.

Throughout, each student will be encouraged to reflect on their own learning experience 鈥 how do they learn? How can they adapt their learning style to different subjects? How can they apply the principles of curiosity, creativity, problem solving and collaboration to their own learning voyage?

FIRSTBRIDGE 3:听OUTER SPACE 鈥 THE SCIENCE, THE GEOPOLITICS

These introductory Bridge courses explore how discoveries in astronomy, in the air and space industry and in the history of scientific competition or cooperation have shaped the cultural, political, and scientific development of humanity. They raise questions about the existence of other beings, including sentinel AI and aliens, and explore ways in which we can coexist.

SC1099 FB3: THE SCIENCE OF OUR UNIVERSE with Professor NGUYEN LUONG, Quang

Experimental science and data science started with Galileo Galilei's studies of the Earth gravity and celestial objects. In this first bridge, we discuss how discoveries in astronomy has shaped the cultural evolution and scientific development. We will investigate several great astronomical observations of the sun, planets, stars, galaxies, cosmology in different cultures/countries.

PO1099 FB3: GEOPOLITICS OF OUTER SPACE with Professor KOBTZEFF, Oleg

Space exploration holds political and strategic significance. Military projects related to space travel held a crucial role in the balance of power towards the end of the Cold War. Yet the constant increase in the cost of space technology ultimately made it necessary to pool global resources and postpone confrontation. An entire economy has emerged around space travel, situated in changing cultural attitudes. Discover how this context provides opportunities to divert power away from the military industrial complex and towards efforts leading to peace.

FIRSTBRIDGE 4:听REPRESENTING THE WORLD: A HUMAN & DIGITAL PERSPECTIVE

This FirstBridge course is at the crossroad of Arts and Computer Science. Its goal is to introduce the representation of the world from traditional drawing techniques and digital perspectives. The students will discover how the representation technics evolved with human history, from the first symbolic representation up to computer assisted design. They will acquire manual and digital drawing skills allowing them to communicate graphically with diverse means of expression.

CS 1099 FB4: REPRESENTING THE WORLD: A DIGITAL PERSPECTIVE with Professor PASCUCCI, Marco

The course will introduce the basic concepts behind digital images.

The students will:

- Understand the process of image formation both from a physical and digital point of view

- Understand how data can carry images and how these are represented on digital devices.

- Discover open-source tools for image creation and manipulation.

- Understand the recent results of AI in image production/manipulation

The course will cover six large topics:

1. Images as pixels matrix

2. Vectorial graphics

3. Computer Assisted Design

4. Drawing in 3D

5. Animations

6. Drawing machines

AR 1099 FB4: REPRESENTING THE WORLD: A HUMAN PERSPECTIVE with Professor TREILHOU, St茅phane

The object of this course is the study of the different modes of representation of space, objects, nature, people through time and the world. Students will learn the essential modes of representation to express themselves, communicate or illustrate the world. These different skills will be acquired gradually, referring to the different modes of representation that will be relocated throughout history.

Students will address the essential issues of drawing such as the representation of the body, volume, space, movement and their use through practical exercises.

We will study different modes of representation and projection of the world used throughout the ages and civilizations. We will study different types of anatomy, different rules of representation and projection (different types of perspectives (axonometric, conical, spherical)). We will also study the different tools developed since Antiquity to facilitate these representations (drawing machines, camera obscura, pantographs etc ...). We will make reconstructions of these tools in class. Different rules of drawing (from different continents and different eras) will also be discussed and compared.

FIRSTBRIDGE听8:听THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: CULTURES AND PLACES

The cultures of the Middle East and North Africa are plural. Though marked by monotheism, this region, running from the Atlantic Ocean in the West to the Arabian Gulf in the East, is home to diverse languages and cultures, cities and landscapes. In this First Bridge, students discover the region鈥檚 societies through literature, cinema, and other materials. They also study the Middle East鈥檚 urbanism and architecture, examining cities as diverse as Mecca and M茅dina, Cairo and Istanbul, F猫s, Tunis and Diyarbakir, along with the capsular metropolises of the Gulf emirates. With these twinned classes, students find out how several disciplines, including cultural geography, urban planning and architectural history, as well as literature and cinema, construct knowledge. Paris, city of migrants, offers us museums and neighborhoods to visit that are important to Middle Eastern diasporas. Longer trips outside Paris are planned.

CL 1099 FB8: MODERN TO CONTEMPORARY IN THE ARAB WORLD with Professor TRESILIAN, David

David Tresilian鈥檚 CL1099 course on Modern to Contemporary in the Arab World uses literature and film to introduce students to a region which is often poorly understood by outsiders. Providing sound foundations in twentieth-century literature from a range of Arab countries, the course brings students right up to the present. What is the situation in the Arab World, ten years after the uprisings of spring 2011? What are the current debates on identity and culture in the region? Where is cultural life at its most dynamic? How is this culture seen in the students鈥 home countries? The study of a diverse range of texts, films, and digital materials gives students a basis on which to reflect critically on these questions and use them as a basis for a final project.

ME 1099 FB8: FROM M脡DINA TO METROPOLIS: THE CITIES OF THE NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA with Professor MCGUINNESS, Justin

Bringing together urban planning, architectural history and political geography, course ME1099 looks at cities in Western Asia and North Africa. It provides an overview of urban settlement in the Middle East from the beginnings of Islam to the eighteenth century, before focusing on the processes of urbanization in the region from 1800 until today. After looking at the specificities of the region鈥檚 cities we explore the interaction between rapid social change, political power and professional planning. Today, uprisings fuelled by demands for social equity and democracy, major conflict driven migrations and the needs of capital all mark cities in the Middle East and North Africa. Students will reflect on issues related to the management, planning and design of extensive city regions, historic centres and poorly serviced self-built areas. Essentially, this course is an introduction to the challenges facing cities located at the critical meeting point of Africa and Eurasia.

FIRSTBRIDGE 9:听INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH MIGRATION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY听听

What is it like to move to Paris? What are the challenges and excitements involved in learning the French language and culture? How to get prepared for interacting with fellow students of different cultural backgrounds? This FirstBridge will guide you to reflect on your experience of relocating, adapting, and multi-cultural mingling in light of scholarly insights.

IDISC 1099 FB9: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON MIGRATION with Professor GAO, Zed

Human migration has shaped the fabrics of the modern world: not only racial conflicts that caused violence and slavery, but also the fine touches we put on our accent, dress and diet to blend in; not only heated congressional debates on whether refugees deserve a spot in 鈥渙ur鈥 society, but also the joy and frustration we experience when navigating a European capital city. How to make sense of our mobile life, treat others with kindness, and address pressing sociopolitical challenges brought by human migration? In this course, we examine how human migration takes place within social, cultural, and political contexts. To showcase the breadth of the field, this course scales up topics from individual experience (such as what objects one brings during studying abroad to maintain a sense of home) to social relations (such as how 鈥淲hite Muslims鈥 negotiate their identity in front of racial/religious others), to national governance (such as the exclusive role of national border and the perils involved in its crossing), and to global affairs (such as how American white couples rent Indian wombs to bear children for them). These topics are informed by major theoretical schools, including the Marxist class paradigm that addresses labor and material condition, symbolic interactionism that articulates how we perform identity work by telling stories, and social constructionism that questions the status quo. At the practical level, this course introduces a range of interdisciplinary methods including quantitative research, autobiography, ethnography, discourse analysis, narrative analysis, policy research, and intersectional analysis.

PY 1099 FB9: EXPERIENCES WITH CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENCE with Professor WINDEL, Friederike

Cultural diversity describes the variety of human experiences based on different cultures. This term is used in many parts of our lives including educational contexts, organizations and businesses, the art world, or political discourses and policy making. In this course, we will explore the social, political, and historical aspects of cultural diversity and difference. Through an interdisciplinary social science lens, we will examine the following questions: How do we experience and understand cultural diversity and difference? How do diversity and differences shape and are shaped by systems that affect individuals, families, communities, and society? How do notions of cultural diversity and difference contribute to practices of exclusions or social transformation and empowerment? We will explore these questions by examining the experiences of diversity, and dynamics of oppression and privilege in local, domestic and global contexts.

FIRSTBRIDGE 11:听DATA AND DRAMA: EXPLORING GENDER EVOLUTION THROUGH SCIENCE AND ART

We are not only a product of the environment but of our genes鈥 as a human race, we are predisposed, with integrated traits; as individuals, those are shaped by our social and cultural contexts. This course is centered in the topic of Evolution and Gender, which will draw from the fields of statistics and science.

SC 1099 FB11: GENDER EVOLUTION AND STATISTICS: UNRAVELING THE DATA with Professor VALLE ORERO, Jessica

The math-science approach will allow us to examine the origin and evolution of gender statistics, including how the data is collected, analyzed, and presented through case studies. Gender statistics play a key role in measuring gender gaps and assessing progress towards gender equality.

IDISC 1099 FB11: PERFORMING GENDER ISSUES with Professor Pepin, Laure

The performing arts approach will serve to explore how artists question gender issues through multidisciplinary art forms. Contemporary performer artists use the art scene to deconstruct gender stereotypes and create new gender narratives interrogating us on gender evolution. We will see how the art scene develops sociological and philosophical topics.

FIRSTBRIDGE 12:听ARCHITECTURE, POETRY, ECOLOGY

This FirstBridge will pair an in-depth, architectural-historical case study of Paris with a broader creative writing approach to space and place. Both courses will converge on issues of landscape, engaging with urban environments, and ecology.

AH 1099 FB12: PARIS THROUGH ITS ARCHITECTURE with Professor RUSSAKOFF, Anna

This course invites students to study the exciting history of the development of the city of Paris through the lens of its architecture. From Ancient Roman times to the 19th-century projects of Haussmann and beyond, we will explore key architectural monuments within the context of their urban environments, and as often as possible, on site. Special attention will be given to the social, economic and political forces that helped to shape the appearance of the city throughout its history.

EN 1099 FB12: THE POETICS OF PLACE: ARCHITECTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND ART with Professor DWIBEDY, Biswamit

This course takes its name from the book The Poetics of Space by the author Gaston Bachelard. Students will look at ways in which creative writing approaches space, place, and the environment. Students will explore how creative writers over the last hundred years have engaged with the cities they live in, but our investigation is not related to the urban. Through a close attention to ecopoetics and environmental art, we will also be looking at the work of contemporary artists who use the environment as both message and medium, creating art works that, through their direct engagement with the land, bring much needed attention to the grave dangers of an ecological crisis.