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Field Course in Coral Reef Science — BIO4108.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Betsy Sherman and Janet Foley
Credits: 2
The biodiversity of coral reefs has been declining rapidly in the last 20 years due in large part to human activities. In this field course students will have an opportunity to confront this problem directly and contribute to our understanding of reef biodiversity. This course will take place on the island of Grand Cayman, British West Indies for one week following the Spring
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Forests: An Introduction to Ecology and Evolution — BIO2109.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Kerry Woods
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
New England is one of the most heavily forested regions in the United States. 14,000 years ago it was covered by ice. When humans arrived about 11,000 years ago, they found forests already established -- and began reshaping the landscape through hunting and fire and, beginning about 2000 years ago, farming. European colonists caused further ecological change by expanding
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Foundations of Physical Science — SCMA2104.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: john bullock
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
A Concise Introduction to the Principles Governing The Transformations of Matter and Energy and How They Relate to Our Environment. Mastery of fire was just the beginning. After fire came kilns, then furnaces, then steam engines, then nuclear reactors. Since our humble beginnings, the story of the development of our species has featured a nearly ubiquitous and insatiable
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Foundations of Physical Science — SCMA2104.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Janet Foley
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
A Concise Introduction to the Principles Governing The Transformations of Matter and Energy and How They Relate to Our Environment. Mastery of fire was just the beginning. After fire came kilns, then furnaces, then steam engines, then nuclear reactors. Since our humble beginnings, the story of the development of our species has featured a nearly ubiquitous and insatiable
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience: A Beginner's Guide — Canceled

Fall 2014
Instructor: david edelman
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
What are the biological bases of perception, action, movement, and thought? Why and how do we remember (or forget) our everyday experiences? Why are playing the violin, performing a dance, or simply throwing a ball or frisbee so deliberative and effortful when we are first learning these skills, yet so automatic and free of thought after years of training and experience? How
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Future Studio: Idea to Prototype — DA4204.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: robert ransick; andrew cencini
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This two-part (fall and spring) course is conceived and structured as a small start-up. Modeled after the Bennington Plan, which is inherently entrepreneurial, Future Studio engages business as a creative space that marries collaborative inquiry-based idea development, technology and new business models to generate constructive social purpose. The course will progress over the
CAPA Science Mathematics and Computing Visual Arts

Future Studio: Production to Launch — DA4204.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Robert Ransick; Andrew Cencini
Credits: 4
This two-part (fall and spring) course is conceived and structured as a small start-up. Modeled after the Bennington Plan, which is inherently entrepreneurial, Future Studio engages business as a creative space that marries collaborative inquiry-based idea development, technology and new business models to generate constructive social purpose. The course will progress over the
CAPA Science Mathematics and Computing Visual Arts

Genetics - Principles and Practice — BIO4207.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Amie McClellan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
What are genes? How do they work? How are they passed on? This course will provide an introduction to modes of inheritance as well as to genes, their structure, and their regulation. Topics discussed in this class will include, but are not limited to, the molecular structure of DNA and RNA, Mendelian inheritance, molecular properties of genes, and the regulation of gene
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Genetics – Principles and Practice — BIO4207.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Amie Jo McClellan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
What are genes? How do they work? How are they passed on? This course will provide an introduction to modes of inheritance as well as to genes, their structure, and their regulation. Topics discussed in this class will include, but are not limited to, the molecular structure of DNA and RNA, Mendelian inheritance, molecular properties of genes, and the regulation of gene
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Genome Jumpstart: An Introduction to Bioinformatic Analysis — BIO2117.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Amie Jo McClellan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course offers an immersive experience into the world of DNA, genes, and genomes in eukaryotic organisms.  In addition to getting a grasp of the foundational biology, we will become familiar with the computational algorithms and methodologies used to analyze and mine the ever-increasing data generated from whole-genome sequencing, high-throughput proteomic analyses,
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Geology of the Bennington Region — ES2101.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: tim schroeder
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The stunning landscapes seen from Bennington's campus were sculpted by geologic processes over millions of years. Bennington College lies near an ancient boundary, along which the Proto-North American continent's coast collided with other continental fragments over 400 million years ago to build the continent as we see today. The Bennington region is an excellent natural
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Global Change — BIO2113.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Kerry Woods
Credits: 4
More than at any other time in the history of human civilization, we can't project where we are heading by looking at where we have been. Why is our time unique? We are experiencing accelerating climate change due to human activities, and this will continue through the coming century, taking us into climates not previously experienced by modern humans. Our lifestyles are
Science Mathematics and Computing Environment

How Do Animals Learn and Remember? — BIO2108.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: David Edelman
Credits: 4
For more than 60 years, modern experimental psychology has focused on characterizing the intimately linked processes of learning and memory. At the same time, neuroscientists have worked doggedly since the birth of their field to unravel the neural mechanisms underlying these fundamental processes. How does an animal acquire information about its world and access and recall
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How Do Animals Work? — BIO2102.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Elizabeth Sherman
Credits: 4
How do animals work? Why do different animals work in different ways? The blue whale in the Pacific, the tapeworm lodged in the gut of a fox, and the flour beetle in your cupboard all must eat and grow and reproduce yet they differ enormously in size, longevity, and environment. The particular ways in which each of these animals has solved these problems are different yet there
Science Mathematics and Computing Environment

How to Build a Radio Telescope — PHY4203.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Hugh Crowl; Andrew Cencini
Credits: 2
Astronomy has gained great insights from Radio Astronomy - details of star formation, the first evidence for Dark Matter, evidence for massive galactic central black holes, and star formation in the early universe are all examples of things we have learned from observations of radio light. In this course, students will build an eight-foot radio telescope to be used in this
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Human Nature(s) — PSY4209.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Ronald Cohen; Elizabeth Sherman
Credits: 4
This course will address recent developments in several fields (evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology among them) which have reinvigorated fundamental questions about humans, their conduct, and the cultures and societies they produce. We will examine several of these questions in detail: what is the nature of altruism? of aggression? of conflict? of reconciliation?
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Intensive Introduction to Computer Science — CS2137.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: andrew cencini
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
In this class, students will be exposed to the main areas and questions related to computer science, while beginning their journey towards becoming skilled practitioners in the field. A large part of this process will include learning basic programming skills (C, C++, or Python), computational thinking and algorithm design. In addition, students will also formulate and explore
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Intensive Introduction to Computer Science — CS2137.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Andrew Cencini
Credits: 4
In this class, students will be exposed to the main areas and questions related to computer science, while beginning their journey towards becoming skilled practitioners in the field. A large part of this process will include learning basic programming skills (C, C++, or Python), computational thinking and algorithm design. In addition, students will also formulate and explore
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Introduction to Applied Mathematics — MAT2111.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: kathryn montovan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
In this course we will develop mathematical modeling skills that will help us better understand the complex systems that arise in different scientific fields. Applications will include population growth, predator-prey systems, planetary motion, reaction and diffusion, heat and fluid flow, and evolutionary trees. To model these systems, we will use difference equations,
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Introduction to Applied Mathematics — MAT2111.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Kathryn Montovan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
In this course we will develop mathematical modeling skills that will help us better understand the complex systems that arise in different scientific fields. Applications will include population growth, predator-prey systems, planetary motion, reaction and diffusion, heat and fluid flow, and evolutionary trees. To model these systems, we will use difference equations,
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Introduction to Cell Biology — BIO2111.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Amie McClellan
Credits: 4
Cells are the fundamental units that organize life. In this class we will investigate cell structure and function, learn about DNA replication and transcription, find out how proteins are made and transported, and come to understand how interfering with cell biological processes can result in disease. In the lab, students will gain experience with both prokaryotic and
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