UC Irvine to Offer "Simpsons" Class

"Dung Nguyen" wrote in message news:...

Lousy clown college. When I was in college and grad school, I had to take courses like "Thermodynamics I", and "Analysis of Algorithms".

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In article , Aaron Hirshberg wrote:

And when I was in college taking things like "Physical Chemistry" and "Solid-State Physics," other people at the very same college were taking "The Concept of the Hero in Hellenic Civilization" -- aka "Heroes for Zeroes", and "The Hero in the Scandinavian Epic" -- aka "Sub-zero Heroes."

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Zeroes",

I am in college, and I have taken classes such as music appreciation, and as many classes with the number 101 attached to them as possible. Of course, I am going there on a cross country scholarship, so I really just go there to better my future in the world of professional cross country, where I am sure I will receive a huge signing bonus. -Aaron TheYAM.net

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:48:47 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

Oh, I wish I could take those courses, or the Simpsons course.

Then again, I took semiotics, so I can't complain.

That, and Modern Espionage. :)

TTYL

What is wrong with courses such as "The Concept of the Hero in Hellenic Civilization" or "The Hero in the Scandinavian Epic"? Wouldn't that be considered comparative literature? It seems that some people think that their fields of study are the most important of all and neglect the fact that not everyone are interested in the subjects that they are studying. If people were allowed to graduate from college by taking whatever courses they wish, we'd have math/science students unable to write a coherent essay and literature/arts students unable to perform basic calculus.

---- Dung Nguyen Department of Information & Computer Science University of California, Irvine ----

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In article , Dung Nguyen wrote:

They got their nicknames because they were famous throughout the campus as being incredibly easy. Well, actually, the first one was famous for being really really easy, and the nickname of the second one sort of came naturally.

----- Richard Schultz [email] Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University ----- If you can keep your expectations tiny You'll go through life without being so whiny. -- Matt Groening

Is your name really "DUNG"?

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"jim" wrote in message news:...

Yes, it is. I was not born in the US and I do realize that it has an unfortunate English meaning, but since it's not in English, it's shouldn't be pronounced like an English word.

Dụng Nguy�̃n

What does it mean in your language? I'm just curious.

Austin

Nguy�~n Huu Dung, my name, literally means "useful Nguyen" in Vietnamese. As you might have known, several characters with Vietnamese names have been featured in The Simpsons, including Lionel Hutz's alias "Nguyen Van Thoc" and the boy who won the essay contest in Washington, DC.

i agree with you in theory, but i still don't think there's enough of a balance. i know/knew too many lit/arts students who took 2 semesters of calc and can't even tell you what the fundamental theorem of calclulus is, or even give 2 different interpretations of a derivative much less the definition. i understand it doesn't come easy to many people. and the # of math/cs people i know/knew who can't get up in front of a general audience and speak clearly/coherently/interestingly is pretty astounding too.

On Wed, 01 May 2002 16:10:18 GMT, "P. Piggly Hogswine" wrote:

So should we bother forcing people to take this "breadth requirement" or "distriubtion" courses, or just let them carry on their merry way, divided into incoherent and mathematically-incompetent camps?

TTYL

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it is a troubling issue. i don't really know. i was lucky enough to get a pretty well-rounded education, but then again i sought out a lot of that myself - mathematics major but lots of religion (eastern), so/an and german, some lit and classics - as much as i could fit, instead of a bunch of cs courses that usually fit well with math (that admittedly would've also given me more lucrative skills than i have now, but i stand by my decisions). i guess my point is that even if it's forced doesn't mean it's going to work, which is pretty obvious. distros were required where i went and many, many people chose the bare minimum or "cheat" classes (like baby stats pass/fail) instead of something like topics in abnormal psychology or revolutions in physics, which are fascinating but geared towards those who don't have a science head (or on the other hand, senior ceramics (ashtray making) versus intro to russian lit). to each their own. but it's too bad when requirements are taken care of asap and brushed aside rather than used as a springboard to something interesting/potentially enlightening. i guess it depends on where you go too. oh, i'm gonna stop now. point being, more simpsons courses! frink science and lisa lit!