PHYS-754: Lecture series on scientific machine learningThis lecture presents ongoing work on how scientific questions can be tackled using machine learning. Machine learning enables extracting knowledge from data computationally and in an automatized way. We will learn on examples how this is influencing the v ...
HUM-436: Sciences et religions ILe but de cet enseignement est de revenir sur les conditions (historiques mais aussi épistémologiques) qui ont permis aux sciences de prendre de l'autonomie par rapport à la religion. ...
PHYS-101(a): Physique générale : mécaniqueLe but du cours de physique générale est de donner à l'étudiant les notions de base nécessaires à la compréhension des phénomènes physiques. L'objectif est atteint lorsque l'étudiant est capable de prévoir quantitativement les conséquences de ces phénomène ...
ENG-616: Communication in science and technology (CoST)This PhD course teaches basic theories and skills of
communication, and discusses current topics with internal/external lecturers. Goal: give an overview and prepare interested PhD scientists to the field of science communication. Held from Sept. to Dec. 2 ...
HUM-318: Sciences, raison et foiCet enseignement a pour but de revenir sur les conflits entre sciences et religions. Des conflits inévitables quand la science décida d'aborder des thèmes qui recouvrent ceux discutés dans les textes sacrés, en particulier la question de l'origine du monde ...
HUM-429: Philosophie des sciences de la vie IComprendre et discuter les questions centrales de la philosophie des sciences de la vie, par exemple celle du réductionnisme ou pourquoi le libre arbitre pourrait être une illusion. Transposer les problèmes et les arguments d'un débat à un autre. Évaluer l ...
DH-412: History and the digitalThe course presents a number of computational approaches & tools that can be used to study history. Drawing on case studies from the history of science & technology, the course also offers students the opportunity to critically reflect on their own practic ...
ENV-418: River eco-morphodynamics and bioengineeringThe course deals with the interactions between hydraulics, solid transport by hauling and the watercourse space at the origin of the morphology and richness of habitats. Regime theory is presented and the quality of a stream's habitat is assessed. ...
HUM-453: Philosophical perspectives on the exact sciences IIThe course considers central themes in the philosophy of science. Starting from the debate between Leibniz and Newton about space and time, we move on to the transition from classical to quantum physics, the explanatory role of mathematics and philosophica ...
CS-401: Applied data analysisThis course teaches the basic techniques, methodologies, and practical skills required to draw meaningful insights from a variety of data, with the help of the most acclaimed software tools in the data science world (pandas, scikit-learn, Spark, etc.) ...
HUM-417: Philosophical perspectives on the exact sciences IThe course considers central themes in the philosophy of science. Starting from the debate between Leibniz and Newton about space and time, we move on to the transition from classical to quantum physics, the explanatory role of mathematics and philosophica ...
HUM-238: Philosophie des sciencesCe cours propose d'identifier et comprendre les débats et problèmes centraux en philosophie des sciences, p.ex. le débat concernant les différents modèles de l'explication scientifique. Evaluer et comparer les arguments cruciaux dans ces débats. Présenter ...
HUM-432: How people learn: Designing Learning Tools IThe students will understand the cognitive and social factors which affect learning - particularly in science and engineering. They will be able to use social research techniques as part of the design process to understand end users. ...
MSE-326: Ceramic and colloidal processingThe course covers the production of ceramics and colloids from the basic scientific concepts and theories needed to understand the forming processes to the mechanisms and methods of sintering (firing) ceramics. Including the scientific principles behind th ...
MATH-436: Topology V.a - Homotopical algebraThis course will provide an introduction to model category theory, which is an abstract framework for generalizing homotopy theory beyond topological spaces and continuous maps. We will study numerous examples of model categories and their applications in ...
ENG-629: Lecturing and Presenting in EngineeringInformed by contemporary research on teaching engineering, participants design and deliver lessons for specific audiences. This course is relevant for teaching assistants and those who intend to make teaching science or engineering part of their career, in ...
MATH-502: Distribution and interpolation spacesThe goal of this course is to give an introduction to the theory of distributions and cover the fundamental results of Sobolev spaces including fractional spaces that appear in the interpolation theory. Those notions are central to the study of partial dif ...
HUM-416: Humains/machines ICet enseignement croise des approches culturelles (notamment dans les domaines littéraires ou artistiques), sociales et scientifiques pour penser les enjeux, les perspectives et les problèmes que soulève l'hybridation de l'humain et de la machine. ...
