Enrollment limited to freshmen and sophomores. It is expected that the students will have done many of these activities in the prerequisite high school course, and in this course emphasis in placed upon the formulation of hypotheses and initiation of experiments in consultation with mentors. Offered summer session only. It is expected that the students will have done many of these activities in the prerequisite high school course, and in this course emphasis is placed upon performing experiments in consultation with mentors. Students are expected to spend at least three hours per week outside of class.
Students learn research methodology in the natural and social sciences.
Students access scientific databases by using on-line bibliographic search techniques, consult doctoral level research scholars, develop hypotheses and perform experiments to test them, and write research papers and make presentations at scientific symposia. This course emphasizes the first group of these activities, up to the actual performance of experiments, but some students may go further. Students are expected to spend at least three hours working on class work per week outside of class. May be repeated once for credit. HD Examines the emergence of American literary and other creative endeavors from the diverse experiences and heritages of the American peoples.