High School Students Course Offerings - Summer 2009

Summer Session II: July 6 - August 7, 2009
This course examines the ways human beings construct their lives in a variety of societies. Includes the study of the concept of culture, kinship and social organization, political economy, gender and sexuality, religion and ritual, symbols and language, social inequalities and social change, and globalization. Consideration of anthropological research methods and approaches to cross-cultural analysis. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2043
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
ANTH 5a examines the major transformations of humanity from early hominids to civilizations. We will study fossils and archaeological evidence to highlight the origins of bipedalism and language, the shift from foraging to agricultural economies, and the inception of urban life and large-scale political centralization. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2004
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session II: July 6 – August 7, 2009
Nutrition is the science of food and its role in health and disease. This course will introduce the biological background to provide students with tools to better understand everything from how we choose food to how our diet influences our long term health. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Please note: This course does not meet the requirements for the major in biology.
SAGE Course Number: 2051
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
This course may not be taken for credit by students who have passed CHEM 10a or 15a in previous years.

The small class size will allow the instructor to set the pace of the course in accord with the needs of students who have had varying previous exposure to chemistry. This course will cover the subject matter of a conventional full-year chemistry course, providing the student with an understanding of the principles and concepts underlying the molecular processes and macroscopic chemical changes of matter. Following an introduction to stoichiometry, a background of quantum theory and atomic structure will lead to an understanding of molecular bonding and structure, and states of matter and phase changes. The study of reaction energetics and kinetics will be followed by solution equilibria, electrochemistry and acid-base reactions. The course will conclude with applications to organic and inorganic chemistry. This course will provide students with the full range of chemical topics desired when only a single semester of chemistry is adequate for their needs. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2006
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session II: July 6 - August 7, 2009
This course may not be taken for credit by students who have passed CHEM 10a or 15a in previous years.

The small class size will allow the instructor to set the pace of the course in accord with the needs of students who have had varying previous exposure to chemistry. This course will cover the subject matter of a conventional full-year chemistry course, providing the student with an understanding of the principles and concepts underlying the molecular processes and macroscopic chemical changes of matter. Following an introduction to stoichiometry, a background of quantum theory and atomic structure will lead to an understanding of molecular bonding and structure, and states of matter and phase changes. The study of reaction energetics and kinetics will be followed by solution equilibria, electrochemistry and acid-base reactions. The course will conclude with applications to organic and inorganic chemistry. This course will provide students with the full range of chemical topics desired when only a single semester of chemistry is adequate for their needs.
PLEASE NOTE: This class will meet on Mondays from 9am-12noon to allow for an extra hour of instruction. Please plan your schedule accordingly.
SAGE Course Number: 2056
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session II: July 6 – August 7, 2009
Prerequisite: A satisfactory grade (C- or better) in CHEM 11a or the equivalent. This course may not be taken for credit by students who have passed CHEM 10b or 15b in previous years.

This course is an extension of material presented in CHEM 11a. When taken in conjunction with CHEM 11a and associated laboratory courses CHEM 18a and b, it meets the general, analytic, and inorganic chemistry requirements of medical and dental schools. After a review of stoichiometry, the course will address rigorous quantitative instruction of thermodynamics followed by chemical equilibria applied to ionic equilibria of acid-base, metal ion and oxidation-reduction reactions. The final chapters will deal with chemical kinetics and nuclear chemistry. The combination of the two summer sessions covers the same material presented in CHEM 11a and CHEM 11b to all science majors during the academic year. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2058
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
Corequisite: CHEM 11a. Dropping CHEM 11a necessitates written permission from the lab instructor to continue with this course. May yield half-course credit toward rate of work and graduation. Two semester hour credits. This course may not be taken by students who have passed CHEM 19a in previous years.

The enrollment in this class is limited, allowing close supervision of each student's performance. Experiments are designed to illustrate the topics discussed in CHEM 11a, including atomic spectra, stoichiometry, gas laws, and chemical reactions. This course will include gravimetric, volumetric, and synthesis and spectrometric analysis of an inorganic complex. Techniques of measurement and the assessment of errors will be stressed. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2007
Course Tuition: $1342 plus a $60 laboratory materials course fee

Summer Session II: July 6 - August 7, 2009
Corequisite: CHEM 11a. Dropping CHEM 11a necessitates written permission from the lab instructor to continue with this course. May yield half-course credit toward rate of work and graduation. Two semester hour credits. This course may not be taken by students who have passed CHEM 19a in previous years.

The enrollment in this class is limited, allowing close supervision of each student's performance. Experiments are designed to illustrate the topics discussed in CHEM 11a, including atomic spectra, stoichiometry, gas laws, and chemical reactions. This course will include gravimetric, volumetric, and synthesis and spectrometric analysis of an inorganic complex. Techniques of measurement and the assessment of errors will be stressed.
SAGE Course Number: 2059
Course Tuition: $1342 plus a $60 laboratory materials course fee

Summer Session II: July 6 – August 7, 2009
Prerequisites: A satisfactory grade (C- or better) in CHEM 18a and CHEM 10a or CHEM 11a.
Corequisite: CHEM 11b. Dropping CHEM 11b necessitates written permission from the lab instructor to continue with this course. May yield half-course credit toward rate of work and graduation. Two semester hour credits. This course may not be taken by students who have passed CHEM 19b in previous years.

This course is a continuation of the CHEM 18a laboratory and complementary to CHEM 11b lectures. The experiments will complement the material and utilize the quantitative skills from CHEM 11b. This course will include qualitative and quantitative analysis using instrumental and wet chemistry techniques. Experiments will include colligative properties, kinetics, and equilibria involving acid-base, electron transfer and solubility reactions. Titration, cell potentials and spectrophotometry will be used to evaluate equilibrium parameters. An organic compound will also be synthesized and analyzed. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2060
Course Tuition: $1342 plus a $60 laboratory materials course fee

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
This course is an introduction to the basic principles underlying computer hardware and software, and to the implications of the wider use of computers in society. Topics will include hardware, software, programming, the Internet, privacy and security issues, as well as a survey of current research directions, including artificial intelligence and parallel computing.
SAGE Course Number: 2012
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
The course is divided into two parts. The C programming language and an introduction to Java. The objective of this course is for students to develop an understanding of approaches to solving problems with computers,and to be able to demonstrate proficiency in designing and writing programs using high level procedural programming language (C) and object oriented programming (Java).

Topics covered in Java include:
- Applications and Applets.
- Object Oriented Programming.
- Graphical User Interface Components (GUI).

Topics covered in C include:
- Problem solving and software engineering.
- Fundamental data types: numbers, truth values, characters and pointers.
- Fundamental program structures: sequencing, selection, repetition, and functions.
- Number representation, and accuracy in numerical computation.
- Simple data storage structures: variables, arrays, structures (records), files.

SAGE Course Number: 2011
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
This course offers an introduction to economic analysis with policy applications. The economist’s approach to social analysis is systematically elaborated.
SAGE Course Number: 2014
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
Literature for adolescents can't afford any self-indulgences: its audience is too impatient. So it's a great place to see what's essential to story-telling. Authors include Shelley, Twain, Salinger, Pullman, and Rowling, whom we'll use to test basic narrative theory.
SAGE Course Number: 2020
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session II: July 6 – August 7, 2009
Students will be introduced to theories of visual art through the practice of drawing. Translation of perceptual experience into pictorial language is fundamental to this course. Students may draw from still-life situations, from landscape and architectural spaces, and from the human figure.
SAGE Course Number: 2071
Course Tuition: $2024 plus a $20 Studio Fee

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
Beginning level course. May be repeated once for credit if offered by different instructors.
An introduction to the materials and methods of drawing. A topic based course, this section of FA 3b will offer basic drawing instruction through focus on a particular theme: drawing with the "wet media" of ink and watercolor. Students will work from still life, the figure and landscape, and will consider how pens and brushes can be used in expressive and inventive ways.
SAGE Course Number: 2022
Course Tuition: $2024 plus a $20 Studio Art Course Fee

Hebrew Language Summer Institute: June 1 - June 26, 2009
For students with no previous knowledge and those with a minimal background. Intensive training in the basics of Hebrew grammar, listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.

This course is offered as part of the Brandeis Hebrew Language Summer Institute. Please visit:
http://www.brandeis.edu/summer/hebrew/
for more information about the program and this class.

As part of the Brandeis Hebrew Language Summer Institute students seeking to register for this class should use the paper forms found at:
http://www.brandeis.edu/summer/hebrew/registration.php
SAGE Course Number: 2044
Course Tuition: $2882

Hebrew Language Summer Institute: June 1 - June 26, 2009
Pre-req: HBRW 10a or the equivalent as determined by placement exam

This course is offered as part of the Brandeis Hebrew Language Summer Institute. Please visit:
http://www.brandeis.edu/summer/hebrew/
for more information about the program and this class.

As part of the Brandeis Hebrew Language Summer Institute students seeking to register for this class should use the paper forms found at:
http://www.brandeis.edu/summer/hebrew/registration.php
SAGE Course Number: 2048
Course Tuition: $2882

Summer Session II: July 6 - August 7, 2009
This course will cover the following topics: discrete probability spaces; random variables; expectation; variance; approximation by the normal curve; sample mean and variance; and confidence intervals. No calculus is required, but students are expected to be proficient in high school algebra and graphing of functions. You can view a syllabus for this class here.

If you are uncertain whether your previous mathematics study will prepare you for the courses you see listed here, please visit the Math Dept. website at:
http://www.brandeis.edu/registrar/newstudent/testing.html#5
for a copy of the University's Math placement exam. The exam is designed to be taken and graded by the student.
SAGE Course Number: 2176
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
Prerequisite: a satisfactory grade of C- or higher in MATH 5a or placement by examination.
MATH 10a is an introduction to differential (and some integral) calculus of one variable, with emphasis on techniques and applications. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
If you are uncertain whether your previous mathematics study will prepare you for the courses you see listed here, please visit the Math Dept. website at:
http://www.brandeis.edu/registrar/newstudent/testing.html#5
for a copy of the University's Math placement exam. The exam is designed to be taken and graded by the student.
SAGE Course Number: 2172
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session II: July 6 – August 7, 2009
This course provides an introduction to important philosophical debates about contemporary moral issues. Topics include: animal rights, environmentalism, global justice and famine relief, racism, affirmative action, sexism, pornography, sexual morality, and gay marriage. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2091
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
Prequisite or Corequisite: MATH 10a or equivalent
This course will introduce students in the life sciences to those phenomena and concepts of physics basic to their professional work. It is designed to meet the first half of the physics requirement of medical and dental schools when taken in conjunction with the laboratory course, PHYS 18a. It does not require facility in differential and integral calculus, but does presuppose a working knowledge of algebra and some familiarity with trigonometry. The laws and concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics are the main topics of the course. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2030
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session II: July 6 – August 7, 2009
Prerequisite: PHYS 10a

This course concludes the introduction of students in the life sciences to those phenomena and concepts of physics basic to their professional work. It is designed to meet the second half of the physics requirement of medical and dental schools when taken in conjunction with the laboratory course, PHYS 18b. PHYS 10b does not require facility in differential and integral calculus, but does presuppose a working knowledge of algebra and some familiarity with trigonometry. The main topics of the course are acoustics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2092
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
Corequisitie: PHYS 10a. May yield half-course credit toward rate-of-work and graduation.
This laboratory course consists of basic physics experiments designed to accompany PHYS 10a.
SAGE Course Number: 2031
Course Tuition: $1342 plus a $35 laboratory materials course fee

Summer Session II: July 6 – August 7, 2009
Corequisitie: PHYS 10b. May yield half-course credit toward rate-of-work and graduation.

This laboratory course consists of basic physics experiments designed to accompany PHYS 10b.
SAGE Course Number: 2093
Course Tuition: $1342 plus a $35 laboratory materials course fee

Summer Session I: June 1 - July 3, 2009
This course is a survey of contemporary scientific psychology. Topics include brain and behavior, perception, learning, cognitive processes, plasticity, intelligence, child and adult development, personality, social behavior, and the relationship between normal and abnormal behavior. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2035
Course Tuition: $2024

Extended Summer Session: June 1 - August 7, 2009
This is an introductory course designed to present the basic concepts and techniques of making presentations to groups of people. Students will explore the principles of human communication and apply them to various situations and forms of spoken discourse. Students will develop a process for analyzing the audience, developing effective habits of vocal delivery, and for writing their own speeches. Content, research, personal style, and storytelling will also be examined. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
SAGE Course Number: 2057
Course Tuition: $2024

Summer Session 2: July 6 - August 7, 2009
This is an introductory course designed to present the basic concepts and techniques of making presentations to groups of people. Students will explore the principles of human communication and apply them to various situations and forms of spoken discourse. Students will develop a process for analyzing the audience, developing effective habits of vocal delivery, and for writing their own speeches. Content, research, personal style, and storytelling will also be examined. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
This is a limited enrollment course. Contact us at summerschool@brandeis.edu for permission to enroll.
Course Tuition: $2024