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Advanced Topics in Physics: Special Relativity
If a woman travels to a nearby star system at close to the speed of light, she will return much younger than her twin sister, who stayed home. This is just one of the discoveries revealed by Albert ...
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Johns Hopkins University:
Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Astrophysics
When the sun runs out of fuel, will it explode in a giant supernova or fade into a white dwarf? Does every galaxy revolve around a supermassive black hole? Will the universe keep expanding or ...
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Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
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- 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 ...
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Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
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Epidemiology
From Covid-19 to HIV to malaria, infectious diseases remain one of the world’s leading causes of death. How do scientists compile and use statistics to combat outbreaks? In this course, you and your ...
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Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Fundamentals of Microeconomics
How much are you willing to pay for ice cream on a hot summer day? Who is responsible for the cost of pollution? Is there such a thing as a perfectly competitive market? Microeconomics provides ...
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Global Politics: Human Rights and Justice
More than 920 million people are undernourished worldwide, despite the fact that there is more than enough food for everyone. Numerous countries rank national interests above global concerns, leading ...
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Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
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- History and Social Science
Human Nature and Technology
This philosophy course explores questions of human nature in light of recent technological breakthroughs in communication, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and modern warfare. You will consider ...
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Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
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Investigations in Engineering
Engineering is an art that requires ingenuity, the ability to understand the components of a problem, facility in design, and the capacity to find creative solutions. This course introduces you to the ...
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Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- History and Social Science
Laws and Orders: Legal Systems Around the World
Significant legal differences among countries still exist, despite the spread of global culture. For example, what is considered free speech in one country may land a person in jail in another country ...
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Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Intensive Studies
- Advanced CTY-Level
- Language Arts
Persuasion and Propaganda
Comic book heroes punching dictators in the face and aircrafts papering the ground with pamphlets—these types of propaganda are easy to recognize, but what about contemporary ones, like bot-generated ...
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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 ...
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Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09
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The Global Environment
Record-high temperatures, rising sea levels, massive wildfires, superstorms, and other environmental disasters have increasingly alarmed citizens across the globe. Scientists believe drastic measures ...
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Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02
- Academic Explorations
- CTY-Level
- Mathematics
The Mathematics of Competitive Behavior
IBM founder Thomas J. Watson once said, “Business is a game—the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it.” In today’s global economy and the international political arena, the study of ...
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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 ...
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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
Ursinus 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
Johns Hopkins 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
UC-Santa Cruz:
Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09