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Biology Research
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Biology Research
Students in this course will be exposed to the process of scientific investigation through collaboration with researchers at Stanford University. The overarching goal of Dr. Kim’s lab at Stanford is to explore the function and development of...
Principles of Chemistry
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Principles of Chemistry
This sequence of courses is offered fall (CHE310), winter (CHE320) and spring (CHE330). An introduction to the theoretical framework of modern chemistry, this laboratory-based course is designed to foster scientific thinking, problem-solving skills, and...
Accelerated Chemistry
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Accelerated Chemistry
This sequence of courses is offered fall (CHE411), winter (CHE421) and spring (CHE431). This course is designed for those students who have not had a previous full-year, laboratory-based chemistry course, but who would like to enroll in an accelerated...
Chemistry of the Environment
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Chemistry of the Environment
This advanced course investigates the chemical principles that underlie current environmental issues. Students will study the chemistry of the natural environment (atmosphere, soil and water) and develop skills necessary to analyze alterations that human...
Organic Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry
In this advanced course, students will explore the study of carbon-containing compounds. There are more than 16 million such compounds that occur both naturally and synthetically, and many more are discovered and synthesized each year. Organic chemistry is...
Biochemistry Medicinal Drugs
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Biochemistry Medicinal Drugs
Medicinal chemistry provides a bridge from the periodic table to the array of natural and synthesized biologically active agents available today. The ongoing development of medicinal drugs aims to integrate new scientific discoveries with precision-based...
Advanced Chemistry
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Advanced Chemistry
This sequence of courses is offered fall (CHE510), winter (CHE520) and spring (CHE530) and is the equivalent of an introductory college course. Advanced Chemistry begins with a review of fundamental chemical principles and reactivity before investigating...
Intro to Statistical Thermodynamics
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Intro to Statistical Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics is the foundation on which the science of physical chemistry is built, and statistical thermodynamics provides the fundamental, molecular-level basis for the ideas of thermodynamics. This course will focus on the ability of statistical...
Earth and the Climate Crisis
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Earth and the Climate Crisis
This course will study the complex interconnected systems (e.g., lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere)of our planet Earth. Students will develop an understanding?of the basic workings of the Earth from its origin to the present, and will...
An Introduction to Physics
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An Introduction to Physics
This sequence of courses is offered fall (PHY210), winter (PHY220) and spring (PHY230). This course investigates the topics of Newtonian mechanics: motion, force, energy and momentum conservation; and topics in the physics of optics, waves, electricity and...