Course Listings

CHE 421-01: Advanced Organic Chemistry (Organic Chemistry of Dyes) This course will take a deeper look at one application of the fundamental concepts and reactivity learned in Organic Chemistry: dyes. From textiles to medicine to cutting-edge experiments using fluorescence, organic dyes are chemical tools with a long and fruitful history. This course will focus on the organic chemistry of designing, synthesizing, and using dyes, and will engage with primary literature. Prerequisite: CHE 321 Credits: 0.5 (First Half-Semester Course) Instructor: Laura Wysocki

CSC 121-01: Programming in Python This is a half-credit introduction to the Python programming language for students who already have some programming experience. Students will build on their previous knowledge of a programming language to learn an additional language. Python is a multi-paradigm programming language similar in some respects to Java and C++, but different in others. Prerequisite: CSC 111 or permission of the instructor Credits: 0.5 (First Half-Semester Course) Instructor: William Turner

EDU 370-01 = HIS 240-01: Social Studies Education for Democratic Citizenship This course takes a "difficult questions" approach to explore the ways in which social studies education in the U.S. must grapple with complex historic content--and sometimes fails to do so adequately. Topics explored include: history curriculum related to immigrant history, slavery, and indigenous peoples; geography approaches such as critical geography to focus upon power relationships; and instruction in U.S. government and economy including the history and nature of social contract, separation of powers, and individual rights and freedoms. Prerequisite: None Credits: 0.5 (First Half-Semester Course) Instructor: Deborah Seltzer-Kelly

EDU 370-01 = HIS 240-01: Social Studies Education for Democratic Citizenship This course takes a "difficult questions" approach to explore the ways in which social studies education in the U.S. must grapple with complex historic content--and sometimes fails to do so adequately. Topics explored include: history curriculum related to immigrant history, slavery, and indigenous peoples; geography approaches such as critical geography to focus upon power relationships; and instruction in U.S. government and economy including the history and nature of social contract, separation of powers, and individual rights and freedoms. Prerequisite: None Credits: 0.5 (First Half-Semester Course) Instructor: Deborah Seltzer-Kelly

REL 275-01: Topics in Religion and Philosophy: Religion and Science. Are religion and science in conflict with each other? In agreement? How or why, one way or the other? These are our questions. We'll do two main things in this course. First, we'll take a careful look at the different "ways of knowing" that are characteristic of science and religion, respectively. Second, we'll look at several models for thinking critically and responsibly about how they are related. Readings will include selections from Bertolt Brecht, Alan Lightman, Jacob Bronowski, John Polkinghorne, and others, as well as some classic texts in the history of science. For second half-semester at 9:45 TTh, see REL 196-01. Prerequisite: None. Credits: 0.5 (First Half-Semester Course) Instructor: David Blix