Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy

Science

Robotics
Science

Students in this course will learn to use a microcomputer to control output devices and interpret input sensors. Students will complete a series of small projects that will culminate with a working autonomous robot. The initial focus of the course requires...

Malaria: Bioinformatics & Sequencing
Science

In 2020 there were about 241 million cases of malaria worldwide and 627,000 deaths. About 90% of malaria cases and 94% of malaria deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa. About 80% of the deaths are children under 5 years of age. Malaria was once an endemic...

Biology Research
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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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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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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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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...

Animal Behavior
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This course is an introduction to the study of animal behavior. It explores the development, cause, evolutionary origin and function of a host of behaviors, such as sexual behavior, communication, dominance, navigation and cognition. Weekly laboratory work...

Ornithology
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This course emphasizes field identification of locally common species and habitats. Spring migrants are the focus of the course, along with winter finches and waterfowl that may have lingered in the Exeter area. The course utilizes a systems approach to the...

Ecology
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This is a place-based, community ecology course which focuses on our central New England region and covers many of the major principles of ecology. It also includes learning how to identify our common forest trees, understory plants and game animals, as well...

Human Populations & Resource Consump
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In this course students consider human impact on the environment. Issues of human population, demography and carrying capacity will be explored in relationship to the world’s food resources and urban land use and management. Some of the consequences of...