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2009 Course Catalog
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Financial Markets and Investments (EC901-3B)
Program: Pre-College
This course first examines types and operations of US financial markets and institutions. Attention is given to financial concepts, investment theories, market practices and government... (more »)
An Introduction to Ancient Egypt (EG906-3B)
Program: Pre-College
The civilization of ancient Egypt has provided us with some of the most renowned and enduring cultural treasures including the pyramids of Giza and the tombs in the Valley of the... (more »)
Introduction to the Global Business Environment (EC900-3B)
Program: Pre-College
This course will familiarize students with the dynamic nature and global reach of the contemporary business enterprise. Course participants will study the nature, opportunities... (more »)
How the Legal System Works: Anatomy of a Case (PS913-3B)
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 »)
Brain Basics: From Biology to Behavior (BN900-3B)
Program: Pre-College
The study of the brain as a biological structure is very different from the study of any other organ in the body. The cells that make up the brain, neurons, share many of the... (more »)
Introduction to Biochemistry (BI927-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Proceeding from the foundation laid by basic coursework in biology and chemistry, this course will allow students to view living systems at the cellular and molecular levels. ... (more »)
Science, Perception and Reality (PL902-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Modern science throws light on many of the perennial questions of philosophy, sometimes seeming to confirm or refute old answers and sometimes suggesting new ones. Are sensory... (more »)
Critical Thinking About Human Behavior (PY901-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Why do many people believe in palm reading, alien abductions, past-life regression therapy, and ghosts? Can what you see in an inkblot reveal hidden aspects of your personality?... (more »)
Genetics and Human Behavior (PY906-3B)
Program: Pre-College
The completion of the Human Genome Project may be the most important scientific achievement of our lifetime, but how much can genes tell us about complex human behavior? How much... (more »)
Techniques in DNA-Based Biotechnology (BI901-3B)
Program: Pre-College
The development of powerful tools in molecular biology has led to an explosion in our understanding of genes and the factors controlling their expression. Illuminating research,... (more »)
Creative Writing: Script and Stage (TA903-3B)
Program: Pre-College
How do you write a play or film script? What's different about writing for the dramatic media, as distinct from developing a short story, poem, or novel? Scripts are strange... (more »)
Do You Want to Be an Engineer? (EN903-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Do you ever wonder how things that you use every day work? Do you like to take things apart? Do you like to fix things? Do you wonder how people make iPods, how humans can travel... (more »)
The Body: An Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (BI905-3B)
Program: Pre-College
This course will explore the structure and function of the human body. Lectures will follow a systemic approach, which means that the structure and function of the human body... (more »)
Giants of Philosophy (PL906-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Take a guided tour through works by some of the greatest thinkers of all time: Plato, Aristotle, Rene Descartes, John Locke, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx,... (more »)
Exploring the Interface of Nanotechnology and Biology (EN901-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Imagine being part of the next great technological revolution that will virtually change almost every aspect of your life! Nanotechnology studies the creation, methods, and application... (more »)
The Art of the Film (MS900-3B)
Program: Pre-College
In "The Art of the Film" we will examine the dramatic and psychological effects of the techniques used in filmmaking and television, and some of the central developments in film's... (more »)
The Quantized World: An Introduction to the Amazing and yet Bizarre Theory of Quantum Mechanics (PH900-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Classical Newtonian Mechanics succeeds in describing the macroscopic world around us. Yet, it terribly fails when it comes to describing the world at the atomic and subatomic scales.... (more »)
Number Theory: An Introduction to Higher Mathematics (MA903-3B)
Program: Pre-College
The whole numbers are the foundation of all of mathematics. Everything we count, everything we measure, everything we quantify depends on them. They have been studied intensely... (more »)
Introduction to Music Production (MU900-3B)
Program: Pre-College
"Introduction to Music Production" will provide hands-on study of recording studio techniques and aesthetics. Students will create original studio work while developing listening... (more »)
Music & Society: From Beethoven to Britney Spears (HI906-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Have you every thought academically about the music we listen to? This course explores the relationship between pieces of music and the societies which produce them. We will... (more »)
Writing About Writing: Short Stories from the Americas (EL908-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Are you interested in literature, but aren’t sure how to write about literature? Do you want to make a smooth transition between high school and college level reading and... (more »)
First Aid for the Medicine Cabinet (BI904-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Greater than 99.9% of medical interventions involve the administration of a drug.
Are you or the people you care about, taking drugs without understanding what or why?... (more »)
Nature vs. Nurture: Genes and Environment in Human Biology (BI922-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Why are people born near the equator more likely to be lactose intolerant? How does the legacy of the Irish Potato Famine impact the obesity epidemic today? Why haven’t deadly... (more »)
Environmental Ethics (PL911-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Environmental ethics is a subfield of philosophy that asks what our moral obligations are with regard to the environment. This course is divided into two halves. In the first... (more »)
Writing the Academic Essay (EL902-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Emphasizing how to analyze and argue, this course is designed to help you meet the challenges of academic writing. You will learn how to generate, focus, organize, and develop... (more »)
America and the World in the 21st Century: Challenges and Challengers (PS906-3B)
Program: Pre-College
What role will the United States play in world politics in the coming years and decades? What role should it play? Will the United States retain its position as the preeminent... (more »)