The Street Dancing class at Tsinghua University has been opened for 20 years now. The annual courses are always adjusted and improved according to the changes at the current time. The style of routines taught each semester are also always different. For the upcoming semester, we plan to choose Rhythmic Body Talk (RBT), which will be incorporated with some Chinese accents. Rhythmic Body Talk was created by the Chinese. The inspiration comes from Chinese traditional percussion.

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Chpt.1 Introduction 

1.1 Characteristics of steel structures

1.2 Engineering applications

1.3 Structural elements and systems

1.4 Development of steel structures

Chpt.2 Design Concepts & Required Steel

2.1 Design concepts

2.2 Requirements of structural steel

2.3 Factors affecting steel properties

2.4 Static failure of structural steel

2.5 Fatigue failure of structural steel

2.6 Steel grades, products & selection

2.7 Advanced structural steel

Chpt.3 Connections

3.1 Butt welded connections

3.2 Fillet welded connections

3.3 Bolted connections

Chpt.4 Axially Loaded Members

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Strength & Stiffness

4.3 Overall Buckling Behaviour

4.4 Buckling of Plate in Columns

4.5 Built-up Columns

Chpt.5 Flexural Members

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Overall Buckling Behaviour

5.3 Strength

5.4 Stiffness

5.5 Local Buckling Behaviour

5.6 Design of Flexural Members

Chpt.6 Beam-Columns

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Overall Buckling Behaviour

6.3 Local Buckling Behaviour

6.4 Strength & Stiffness

6.5 Effective Length

6.6 Design of Beam-Columns

Chpt.7 Joints

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Component splice joints

7.3 Beam-to-beam joints

7.4 Beam-to-column joints

7.5 Column base

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Material Mechanics, Structural Mechanics.

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Electromagnetic field and wave is the theoretical foundation for the studies of electrical circuits, optics, photonics, microwave systems, etc. It provides the basic method and tool for understanding, analyzing, and solving problems involving electromagnetism. The course will introduce vector analysis, Maxwell's equations, Lorentz force, electrostatics and magnetostatics, electrodynamics, propagation of EM waves, and radiation. Beside basic principles, the course will introduce a number of examples including electrical circuits, optical and RF waveguides, antenna, and electrical measurement in biomedical applications, such that the students can implement the theory to solve real-world problems. 

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College-level math and physics are required.

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Public Finance studies the role of the public sector in the economy. In this course, we will study the economic foundations that justify the existence of the public sector, and the economic theories that describe the role of the public sector. We concern when the governments should intervene the economy and how they should do so, including what options they have and what are the effects of alternative policies. The focus is on the government taxes and spending activities. We will also study governments’ policies in practice, and how the policies affect individual and corporate decision-making and welfare. 

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Intermediate Microeconomics, Calculus.

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The course presents basic facts which lie at the foundation of modern logic. First, we show that first-order logic itself is complete, in the sense that there is a simple system of axioms and rules (that we present) which derives all logical consequences of any given premises. Then we look at theories expressed in this language. After a glimpse of what one can say about models of such theories, we present Gödel's famous incompleteness theorems: in any axiomatic theory, which is free from contradiction and contains a bare minimum of arithmetic, there are true statements which cannot be proved in the theory. The methods used to show this lead to other important facts, such as Tarski's theorem on the undefinability of truth, and the fact that the freedom of contradiction of such a theory cannot be proved in the theory itself (the second incompleteness theorem). We discuss the philosophical import of these results, but our main focus is on how they are established. Finally, we show that first-order logic is undecidable: there is no effective method (computer program) which can decide, for any premises and conclusion, if the conclusion follows logically from the premises or not.

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It is assumed that students have some understanding of the elementary content of logic, but there is no strict requirement.

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Among branches of modern logic, modal logic provides a nice balance of expressivity and complexity, allowing it to be applied widely and extensively in many fields ranging from humanities to software design. In this course, ideas and methods of modal logic will be introduced along with its famous applications in modeling time, knowledge, necessity, and social behaviors. In this thread, student will be led into environments similar to research, in which ideas and needs from theoretical side and practical side frequently interact. Pointers will be given to standard textbooks/handbooks as well as notable papers, and with knowledge and skills introduced in this course, students with further interests should in principle be able to explore by their own. This course aims to student who more or less have learnt some logic, but this is not strictly required.

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Heat transfer describes how energy is transferred as the form of heat due to temperature differences. This course utilizes the framework of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics to further illustrate the typical formulations and engineering applications of heat transfer. Topics covered include one-dimensional and two-dimensional conduction, steady state and transient problems, forced and natural convection, heat exchangers, and radiation and their typical engineering applications. 

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General Physics, Advanced Mathematics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics.

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This course takes students to examine philosophical and Sinological studies on early Daoist texts such as the Laozi老子, Zhuangzi 庄子.This course covers the following three main areas: the nature of the texts and their classifications; the main philosophical concerns of the texts; and the relevance of early Daoist ideas to contemporary philosophical debates. Through textual, conceptual and theoretical analysis, this course not only presents students with a comprehensive picture on the research on early Daoism in the West, but also provides textual and methodological training to prepare for contemporary debates in western academia. 

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Basic Chinese and English reading ability.

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Stars are the objects that have enabled us to learn how our universe works. There may be over 1022 stars in the universe and modern estimates indicate that most of these stars are accompanied by planets. This course aims to understand the formation, structure, and observational properties of stars and planets from elementary physical principles. Questions that will be addressed include: why do stars have a mass of about 1 solar mass, which conditions must be met for nuclear fusion, why are stars stable, how do planets form and what determines the size and composition of planets, how can we detect exoplanets, how do planetary bodies influence each other? In addressing these questions, the student will learn and apply a great number of concepts that shape our modern understanding of these objects.

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It is recommended that students have attended basic mathematics and physical courses.

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