Chemistry 3B: Chemical Structure and Reactivity. Spring 2006. Professor Peter Vollhardt.
Chemistry 3B represents the second semester of the standard organic chemistry series at UC Berkeley. It covers conjugation, aromatic chemistry, carbonyl compounds, carbohydrates, amines, carboxylic acids, amino acids, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acid chemistry. Ultraviolet spectroscopy and mass spectrometry will be introduced. Organic chemistry is a specific discipline within the subject of chemistry. It is the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of chemical compounds of carbon and hydrogen, which may contain any number of other elements, such as nitrogen,...
"America's Path to Permanent War"
Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor of History and International Relations Boston University
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Andrew Bacevich for a discussion of the causes and consequences of the militarization of U.S. foreign policy. Focusing on ideas at the heart of the American foreign policy consensus--"Washington Rules"--,Professor Bacevich zeroes in on the preconceived notion that America's role should be that of leader and guarantor of world order. Following from this assumption, according to Bacevich, are principles of implementation--"the holy trinity"-- that stipulate a global military presence, a global projection of military power, and an interventionist stance toward the global arena. Bacevich traces the origins of these ideas, the factors that sustain their existence for more than six decades, and demonstrates the failure of successive critics to change the discourse, such as 1960's critics, Senator William J. Fulbright and General David Shoup. Comparing Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and George W. Bush, Bacevich compares their responses to crisis and demonstrates that with each change of doctrine, technology, and political climate, all post World War II presidents continue on the path to permanent war. He offers a critique of General David Petreaus and the counterinsurgency doctrine and concludes with a call for establishing a more limited definition of America's role in the world, one which requires an informed and enlightened citizen.
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Excerpts from UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau's back-to-school media briefing on Aug. 26, 2009. (10:20 min.)
Full story: http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/08/26_bts09.shtml
Watch excerpts from a conversation between two time Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee and his longtime writer-producer partner (and Cal alumnus) James Schamus presented by Cal Performances and UC Berkeleys College of Letters & Sciences On the Same Page program. The excerpts focus on The Ice Storm (1997) touching on other films, including Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) which won Lee his first Academy Award and Schamus, who co-wrote and executive produced the film, earned Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Song. In 2006, the collaboration produced the acclaimed Brokeback Mountain. The conversation is moderated by UC Berkeley professor Jeffrey Knapp. http://calperfs.berkeley.edu/