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(Further information on these additional courses for 2009-2010 will
be posted later this year.)
- Industrial Chemistry and Engineering (One semester)
Prerequisite Course: One year of Chemistry
Honors level. This is a comprehensive and practical survey of the chemical industry: history,
economics, the chemical synthesis of major products, aspects of chemical engineering,
analysis of specific industries, and problem-solving techniques. It includes
a lab component, lectures from experts and visitation of chemical facilities.
- Applied Finite Mathematics (One semester)
Prerequisite Course: Algebra II and satisfactory progress in mathematics.
Honors level. Finite mathematics introduces students to the mathematics of networks, social choice, and decision-making. Topics covered include fair division, voting methods, apportionment of legislative bodies, power of voting coalitions, probability with Markov chains, game theory, and mathematical models using matrices.
- Multivariable Calculus (One semester)
Prerequisite Course: To Be Determined.
This is a honors-level course in the calculus of several variables modeled after
an equivalent college level course. The course includes the theory and applications
of vector analysis, partial derivatives, gradients and directional derivatives,
multiple integrals, and line and surface integrals. The course gives significant
attention to the concepts of limits and differentiability, and concludes with
a study of Green's Theorem, Stoke's Theorem, and the Divergence Theorem.
- Introduction to the Research Experience (One semester)
Prerequisite Course: To Be Determined.
Honors level. Students will begin this course on the NCSSM campus. They will learn basic research skills in methodology, research design, and literature review. Students will design and conduct a pilot experiment during this semester, write a research paper, and present a proposal to continue the research in the following semester.
- Completion of the Research Experience (One semester)
Prerequisite Course: Introduction to the Research Experience.
Honors level. This course completes the sequence begun in "Introduction to the
Research Experience." In this course, students will finalize their data collection
and analysis. Students
will prepare an academic journal article for submission to the NCSSM Research
Experience database, and will make a formal oral and visual presentation outlining
their findings. Students will be encouraged to present their findings at the
NCSSM Research Symposium.
- Western Culture and the History of Science (Year-long)
Prerequisite Course: To Be Determined.
Honors level. This course introduces western literary, philosophic, and historical
contexts for the history of natural philosophy and science. Students will explore
the interconnections among science, society, and the arts, and will focus on
why the idea of the individual and the concept of "science" (as opposed to technology)
are unique to the West.
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