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Hace 4 días · Lawyers, doctors, and mathematicians use logic while building arguments, diagnosing diseases, and proving theorems. This course explores the techniques of logic while developing your analytical reasoning skills and your ability to produce arguments and identify fallacious reasoning. After learning foundational concepts such as validity, soundness, and consistency, you’ll explore the process ...
Hace 4 días · The Mathematics of Competitive Behavior. IBM founder Thomas J. Watson once said, “Business is a game—the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it.”. In today’s global economy and the international political arena, the study of games and strategy continues to be a vital field for historians, economists, and politicians to ...
Hace 4 días · Fiction and Poetry. Saul Bellow said, "A writer is a reader moved to emulation.”. This course draws inspiration from the published works, journals, and drafts of writers such as Alice Munro, John Updike, Rita Dove, and Li-Young Lee. As a class, we’ll learn to read like writers by examining a range of content, styles, structures, and techniques.
21 de may. de 2024 · Foundations of Programming. This course explores methods of computer programming—the algorithmic aspects of computer science and the theoretical constructs common to all high-level programming languages. You and your classmates will study the syntax and basic commands of a programming language such as Java, C, C++, or Python and, building ...
Hace 4 días · You will learn key concepts of zoology such as characteristics of the animal cell, heredity, taxonomy, and evolution, including natural selection. Through laboratory dissections of animals ranging from perch to rats, you’ll explore the different systems of each species—digestive, nervous, immune, endocrine, reproductive, and circulatory.
Hace 4 días · As you move on to deductive reasoning, you’ll learn to use a system of logic to draw conclusions from statements that are accepted as true. Explore fun approaches to this style of reasoning, such as symbolic logic, truth tables, and syllogisms, while learning how to construct valid arguments to reach conclusions. Typical Class Size: 14-16.
Hace 4 días · Global Politics: Human Rights and Justice. More than 920 million people are undernourished worldwide, despite the fact that there is more than enough food for everyone. Numerous countries rank national interests above global concerns, leading to heavy pollution or overuse of nonrenewable resources.
