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Biotechnology
The Human Genome Project has sequenced all of the approximately 20,000 genes in human DNA. How did scientists gather this information? Can it help cure congenital diseases or cancer? What ethical ...
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Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Chemistry in Society
From artificial sweeteners in diet soft drinks to batteries in electric cars, chemistry is integral to our everyday lives. This course investigates chemistry as a means to solving real-world problems ...
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Loyola Marymount University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Skidmore College:
Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- History and Social Science
Cognitive Psychology
While you read this sentence, your eyes alone are transmitting approximately 10 million pieces of data per second to your brain. Nevertheless, your attention remains focused on these words, you ...
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Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Loyola Marymount University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
Skidmore College:
Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
Crafting the Essay
This immersive and collaborative course will introduce you to great essayists including Annie Dillard, Charles Simic, and Richard Rodriguez, and help you find your own distinctive narrative voice. You ...
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Roger Williams University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Skidmore College:
Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jun 30-Jul 19
Ursinus College:
Jul 14-Aug 02
Loyola Marymount University:
Jul 14-Aug 02
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Cryptology
Cryptology is the study of the codes and ciphers used to create secret writing. This math course explores many early techniques in cryptology, such as cipher wheels, the Caesar shift, polyalphabetic ...
Sessions:
Roger Williams University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Johns Hopkins University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Loyola Marymount University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Skidmore College:
Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Computer Science and Technology
Data Structures and Algorithms
We know that computers are great problem solvers, but there is human work that must be done before computers can work their magic: first, it is necessary to formalize the problem within a mathematical ...
Sessions:
Roger Williams University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- History and Social Science
Exploring Ethics
We all face ethical choices. How do we know what is “good” or “bad,” or “right” or “wrong”? Are there standards of ethics by which we can judge people or their actions? In this course, we’ll reflect ...
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Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Fast-Paced High School Biology
This course covers material ordinarily included in a year-long introductory course in high school biology, typically a prerequisite for AP® or IB Biology. We’ll begin with the smallest unit, the atom ...
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Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Loyola Marymount University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Skidmore College:
Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Fast-Paced High School Physics
This course covers material typically included in a year-long, algebra-based introductory course in high school physics, a usual prerequisite for advanced physics courses like AP® Physics 1, or IB ...
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Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Loyola Marymount University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
Fiction and Poetry
Saul Bellow said, "A writer is a reader moved to emulation.” This course draws inspiration from the published works, journals, and drafts of writers such as Alice Munro, John Updike, Rita Dove, and Li ...
Sessions:
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jul 21-Aug 09
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- Computer Science and Technology
Foundations of Programming
This course explores methods of computer programming—the algorithmic aspects of computer science and the theoretical constructs common to all high-level programming languages. You and your classmates ...
Sessions:
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Skidmore College:
Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- History and Social Science
Great Cases: American Legal History
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes stated that the law is both a mirror and a motor for society. The most notorious trials frequently go well beyond a specific case to reflect deeper truths ...
Sessions:
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Introduction to the Biomedical Sciences
This course is an introduction to human biology and the science of medicine, drawing upon basic biological and chemical concepts to explore the intricate anatomical and physiological mechanisms ...
Sessions:
Roger Williams University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Loyola Marymount University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- History and Social Science
Logic: Principles of Reasoning
Lawyers, doctors, and mathematicians use logic while building arguments, diagnosing diseases, and proving theorems. This course explores the techniques of logic while developing your analytical ...
Sessions:
Roger Williams University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Loyola Marymount University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jul 21-Aug 09
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Mathematical Logic
Have you ever wondered what real mathematicians spend their time doing? This course will teach you the art of proving and disproving conjectures, and techniques for writing formal proofs and ...
Sessions:
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jun 30-Jul 19
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Number Theory
Called "The Queen of Mathematics" by the great mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, number theory is the study of the natural number system from which all others are derived. Despite the simplicity of ...
Sessions:
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Paradoxes and Infinities
This course explores conundrums and analyzes a range of mathematical and philosophical paradoxes. You’ll consider Zeno’s paradoxes of space and time, such as The Racecourse, in which Achilles ...
Sessions:
Roger Williams University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- History and Social Science
Philosophy
Do we have free will, or do our brains automatically respond to stimuli? What, if anything, distinguishes right from wrong? Philosophers relentlessly pursue fundamental questions of life, and their ...
Sessions:
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jul 21-Aug 09
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Principles of Engineering Design
Humanity’s unending quest to find the most efficient and cost-effective means to make life better has created engineering marvels—from the world’s tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, to the ...
Sessions:
Roger Williams University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Ursinus College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02
Johns Hopkins University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02
Loyola Marymount University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02
Skidmore College:
Jun 30-Jul 19
,
Jul 21-Aug 09
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jun 30-Jul 19
,
Jul 21-Aug 09
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Probability and Game Theory
The study of probability and game theory allows students to apply math to real-world situations. In this course, you’ll learn to use some of the major tools of game theory, a branch of mathematics ...
Sessions:
Roger Williams University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Loyola Marymount University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- Mathematics
The Mathematics of Money
Why are round-trip fares from Orlando to Kansas City higher than those from Kansas City to Orlando? How do interest-rate adjustments affect the real estate market? How does one calculate the price-to ...
Sessions:
Roger Williams University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02
Ursinus College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02
Loyola Marymount University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02
Johns Hopkins University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02
Skidmore College:
Jun 30-Jul 19
,
Jul 21-Aug 09
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jun 30-Jul 19
,
Jul 21-Aug 09
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
The Physics of Sports
How does a pitcher get a baseball to curve mid-pitch? Why does an ice skater spin faster when she pulls in her arms? How can Tony Hawk land a “900,” a skateboard trick involving the completion of two ...
Sessions:
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Zoology
From microscopic investigation to the basics of veterinary medicine, this course explores the principles of comparative animal anatomy, physiology, and genetics. You will learn key concepts of zoology ...
Sessions:
Roger Williams University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
Dickinson College:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02