2009 Course Catalog

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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 »)

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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 »)

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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 »)

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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 »)

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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 »)

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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 »)

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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 »)

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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 »)

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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 »)

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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 »)

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