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2009 Course Catalog
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So What's up Doc? (BI909-1A)
Program: Pre-College
Are you interested in a career in medicine? This one week course will introduce you to Medical Education "Brown" style and help you decide if medicine might be the right career... (more »)
Scholar-Athlete: Sport and Society (SO903-1C)
Program: Pre-College
Participants in sports, athletes and fans alike, are more than just players in an American past time or a competition. Rather, they are part of a powerful social vehicle that... (more »)
Scholar-Athlete: Sport Physiology (BI915-1C)
Program: Pre-College
How does an Olympic sprinter run 200 meters in 20 seconds, an elite cyclist ride at 30 miles per hour for over 4 hours or a marathoner run 26 miles in just over 2 hours? The science... (more »)
Forces of Nature: Hurricanes, Global Warming, and the Science of Weather (GE602-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
The weather produces some of the most powerful forces on earth. Did you know that a single hurricane has about as much energy as 400 atomic bombs? In this class, we'll take a look... (more »)
The Laboratory Detective (BI600-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
DNA, hair, fibers! These are just a few pieces of evidence that students will collect and analyze during The Laboratory Detective course. Students will begin the week learning... (more »)
The Meaning of Life (PL909-1B)
Program: Pre-College
The question of the meaning of life is one of the most important questions you will ever ask. You're probably already started to wrestle with it, and if you haven't yet, you will... (more »)
Scholar-Athlete: Sports Writing (EL921-1C)
Program: Pre-College
After the game, when the cheering stops, a sports writer's work begins. Learn how to make sport come alive in words -- the drama, the pressure, the pivotal moments, the personalities.... (more »)
Mind and Matter (PL907-1A)
Program: Pre-College
This course will focus on what is known as the mind-body problem, the problem of understanding the relationship between the mind and the brain. Your entire mental life-everything... (more »)
From Brain to Sensation (BI602-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
You feel grass under your feet and smell the fragrance of flowers in the air. Hearing birdsong, you look up to see a robin jumping from branch to branch in a nearby tree. How do... (more »)
Psychology in Everyday Life: An Applied Introduction to the Science of Social Psychology (PY904-1A)
Program: Pre-College
As active thinkers immersed in a vibrant social world, we face an amazing challenge everyday: how do we make sense of ourselves and the people around us? Each and every day, we... (more »)
Fundamentals for Calculus: Functions and Equations (MA904-1B)
Program: Pre-College
This course is for students who desire additional preparation for calculus or pre-calculus. Many students find calculus courses difficult to comprehend because they do not have... (more »)
Introduction to Financial Markets (EC914-1A)
Program: Pre-College
This course introduces students to the basics of finance. We will examine how financial markets and financial institutions work and the economic fundamentals that underlie financial... (more »)
Friends, Significant Others, & Family: Understanding Close Relationships (PY910-1B)
Program: Pre-College
How do you characterize your closest relationships? Are your friends or family essential to your sense of self? What can psychology tell us about attraction and romantic love?... (more »)
Exploring Medicine (BI926-1C)
Program: Pre-College
This course is geared toward students who are completing their Sophomore, Junior or Senior year and may be considering a career in Medicine. It will cover some aspects of college... (more »)
Biological Illustration (BI900-1A)
Program: Pre-College
This minicourse will introduce students to the field of Biological Illustration. Employing a range of media, students will learn the protocols of scientific rendering in an intensive... (more »)
Putting Ideas into Words (EL991-1D S01)
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?
How... (more »)
Modern Art (HA901-1D)
Program: Pre-College
This course will explore the major artistic movements of the twentieth century. From Picasso's Cubism to Warhol's Pop, we will consider a wide range of artistic styles and media.... (more »)
Theory of Relativity (PH902-1D)
Program: Pre-College
Einstein's theory of relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics.
It is deeply counterintuitive, yet beautiful and ingenious. Special relativity reformulates how... (more »)
The Elegant Universe (PH906-1A)
Program: Pre-College
What is the origin of the Universe? Was there a beginning? What are we made of? For a long time, questions like these were only addressed within the realm of philosophy and religion.... (more »)
Existentialist Questions of the Heart: What is Love and How Can I Find Myself? (PL918-1D)
Program: Pre-College
In 1993, Haddaway asked, “What is love?” A decade later, Eminem implored those seeking authenticity: “Lose yourself in the moment.” The techno question... (more »)
Writing the College Admissions Essay (EL919-1B)
Program: Pre-College
Wondering how you're going to cram yourself into 500 words? Talk about your dreams without using cliche? Set yourself apart from the rest of the college-bound hopefuls? In this... (more »)
Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe (BI606-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Astrobiologists study life in the universe, including the possibility that it exists on other planets. What scientists know about life, they learned from Earth - we study life... (more »)
Understanding the Human Body: An Exploration of Anatomy (BI607-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Have you ever wondered how your body does all the things that it does? Our bodies contain 206 bones and over 700 muscles, all coordinated by a central computer called the brain.... (more »)
Diplomacy (HI909-1A)
Program: Pre-College
The art of negotiation has never been more important than it is today. From the classroom to the boardroom, inter-personal skills and a clear conception of the give-and-take of... (more »)
Introduction to Women’s Mental Health Issues (PY913-1D)
Program: Pre-College
Why is depression at least twice as prevalent among women as compared to men? Are women really at greater risk for experiencing eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia? ... (more »)
Facebook, MySpace, and the Development of the Social Self (SO909-1C)
Program: Pre-College
This course will use students’ experiences with social networking sites to explore basic sociological concepts of social identity, social roles, membership in various groups... (more »)
Designing Mobile Machines: Robot Rover Derby Jr. (EN601-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
You and 2 teammates will build and program a stepping motor-driven, tank-steered rover. Each teammate will specialize in a certain skill necessary for the success of the team’s... (more »)
Exploring the Planets (GE901-1D)
Program: Pre-College
Want to go to Mars? To the Moon? To a comet? To Pluto? Each planetary body in our solar system preserves a complex history of geologic processes in drastically different environments.... (more »)
Do You Think You Want To Be A Lawyer? (PS912-1C)
Program: Pre-College
What happens from the time a person brings a problem to a lawyer to the time that there is an ultimate resolution of a legal dispute? This workshop will trace that process, using... (more »)
Putting Ideas into Words (EL991-1A )
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?
How... (more »)
Hello from Mars (GE603-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Over the next year, a fleet of spaceships is traveling to the Red Planet. Why are we going? Where are we going? What will we do? This course will try to answer such questions... (more »)
Swearing on the Bible: The US Supreme Court and Religion (RS905-1D)
Program: Pre-College
What does the First Amendment say about the separation between church and state? Can the state compel or prohibit certain speech or actions, even if it goes against one's religion?... (more »)
Relating Religion and Science (RS903-1B)
Program: Pre-College
What is religion? What is science? How are they related? Are they about different things, in some way compatible, or are they opposed, both about understanding and explaining... (more »)
Nanotechnology: The Small Wonder from Atom to Space (EN602-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
When we measure tiny things like germs and water molecules, what unit do we use? Inches? Meters? No, these are far too big for measuring tiny things. One of the most appropriate... (more »)
Vision: A Glimpse of the Brain (BN903-1D)
Program: Pre-College
Vision; can you imagine your life without it? When asked to name the five sensations of perception, most people begin their list with \"sight\". This magnificent ability to observe... (more »)
Architecture and the Cityscape (HA902-1C)
Program: Pre-College
Do you ever wish you could go back in time? We will rattle a few ghosts of the past when we explore the architectural legacy of a city with a rich and complicated history that... (more »)
Persuasive Communication (TA905-1A)
Program: Pre-College
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. Audre Lorde
This course will introduce... (more »)
Writing Transformation: Metamorphosis in Literature and Myth (EL906-1C)
Program: Pre-College
Beginning with Ovid's tales of Metamorphoses, we will explore the way that authors throughout history have depicted transformation. Students will have the opportunity to explore... (more »)
The Design of the Human Machine (BI608-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Human life expectancy has risen dramatically over the last century due to rapid advances in medicine. The progress of medicine, in turn, has resulted from a better understanding... (more »)
True-Life Forensic Investigation: How to Solve a Crime (BI908-1B)
Program: Pre-College
What questions are asked? What types of evidence are collected? How are those pieces of evidence analyzed and presented in court? During forensic-based investigations, the questions... (more »)
The Neuron: Form and Function (BN904-1B)
Program: Pre-College
Why did South American Indians coat the tips of their arrows with a secretion from the backs of tiny yellow frogs? Why is fugu (Japanese for blowfish) one of the most expensive,... (more »)
Bioethics (PL910-1B)
Program: Pre-College
This course will introduce students to current controversies in bioethics concerning the use of biotechnologies to enhance human traits. We will discuss the ethical issues raised... (more »)
So What's up Doc? (BI909-1D)
Program: Pre-College
Are you interested in a career in medicine? This one week course will introduce you to Medical Education "Brown" style and help you decide if medicine might be the right career... (more »)
Children's Thinking (BI911-1B)
Program: Pre-College
What do babies think? What types of knowledge are we born with and what do we need to learn? How does our experience of the world change across development? How is it possible... (more »)
Understanding the Nation's Health (BI910-1C)
Program: Pre-College
What is Public Health? Public health is the latest buzz word in America, and in this one week course, students will develop an overall understanding of public health. From universal... (more »)
Psychoactive Drugs: Brain, Body, Society (BN906-1C)
Program: Pre-College
This one week course will introduce students to the basics of how psychoactive drugs interact with the brain and the body. We will also examine how legal and illegal psychoactive... (more »)
Introduction to Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering (BI902-1A)
Program: Pre-College
This one week course will serve as an introduction to stem cells and current stem cell research. We will examine current progress in the stem cell field and discuss the challenges... (more »)
Putting Ideas into Words (EL991-1C )
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?
How... (more »)
Putting Ideas into Words (EL991-1B)
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?
How... (more »)
Scholar-Athlete: Sport Physiology (BI915-1C)
Program: Pre-College
How does an Olympic sprinter run 200 meters in 20 seconds, an elite cyclist ride at 30 miles per hour for over 4 hours or a marathoner run 26 miles in just over 2 hours? The science... (more »)