But verifying your theory is another story. In physics courses at Hollins, you'll look beyond the what to the why, developing both a conceptual and quantitative appreciation of the laws of physics. You'll discover that beads of water dancing in a skillet can be as intriguing as quasars and tachyons and magnetic flux. Classes are taught more as seminars than lectures. Upper-level classes typically have three or four students, while introductory courses may have 20.
Students get in on research, too.
She also did an internship researching gallium arsenide microcircuits at ITT's Electro-Optical division in Roanoke. The sciences are housed in Dana Science Building, notable for its bright spaces, the result of large windows and skylights. It has the equipment required for serious study in the sciences, but it is also comfortable and inviting. The proximity of faculty offices, research labs, study rooms, and teaching labs helps foster the strong sense of community experienced by Hollins students and faculty. Hollins graduates who have gone on to graduate and professional schools tell us that their undergraduate research experience has given them an advantage over their peers because it prepared them to work independently.