In this course, we will be exploring the art form known as Cabaret. Students will study the history of this performance medium as well as preparing material for presentation. The course will emphasize learning and refining voice and performance skills, as well as co-creating a cabaret show. Students will be required to participate in a staged performance at the end of the session.

This class will cover the concepts and procedures related to sequences and series, including tests for convergence, power series, Taylor and Maclaurin Series, and series solutions to differential equations. In addition we will learn introductory concepts related to 3-dimensional space including vectors, dot and cross products, lines, planes, quadric surfaces, and spherical and cylindrical coordinates.

This class covers the first half of the curriculum of a full-year calculus sequence. Topics include limits, continuity, the derivative, graphing, optimization and an introduction to integral calculus. Material will be covered using graphical, numerical and symbolic methods. A graphing calculator is helpful, but not required. Students requiring no more than one quarter or semester of calculus can enroll in just this class.

This class covers the second half of the curriculum of a full-year calculus sequence. Topics include integration, area, volume, centroids, infinite series and polar coordinates. Material will be covered using graphical, numerical and symbolic methods. A graphing calculator is helpful, but not required. Students with some previous calculus background can enroll in this class.

What is the literary canon and why does it exist? How can we enrich our understanding of major figures such as William Shakespeare and Mary Shelley by reading the work of Jamaica Kincaid and Ngugi Wa Thiong'o ? Why do these "other" writers deserve to be considered in their own right? This program will pair texts from the British tradition with modern and contemporary literature from other cultures. Students will complete regular writing assignments geared toward examining these works as pedagogical tools. Class sessions will be divided between seminar, lecture, and film screenings. Program is suitable for, but not limited to, students pursuing MIT endorsements.

This is an introduction to making ceramic forms on the potter's wheel in stoneware and porcelain clays. The course will cover high-fire glazing and aesthetics of forming and finishing thrown pieces.

We will start with an overview of the chemical bonding theories relevant to organic molecules. The reactivity, preparation and physical properties of organic compounds will be the bulk of the lecture material that follows, with an emphasis on functional groups that are relevant to biological systems. Organic reagents, reaction mechanisms, acid-base chemistry and stereochemistry will also be covered.

Students will perform experiments utilizing techniques such as pH dependent extractions, fractional and steam distillations and column chromatography. Opportunity to operate refractometers and GC instrumentation interfaced with computers will be made available. Natural product isolation and some synthesis will be performed. The second part of the lab course will focus on synthesis and spectroscopy. Students will perform a variety of syntheses, including some multi-step synthesis. The theory of NMR, IR and absorption spectroscopy will be incorporated into lab. Students will routinely utilize these techniques for compound analysis. Advanced natural product isolation is possible. An introduction to the scientific literature/resources and LD-50 values will be incorporated into the lab and a lab notebook will be expected.

The nuclear reactor explosion at Chernobyl in 1986 drastically impacted the USSR and still affects human health and the future of nuclear power. The class will meet in Olympia for three weeks to learn essential background, and the last two weeks will be in Kyiv , Ukraine , to learn the current situation. There will be an optional, one-day field trip to the reactor site and the abandoned towns of Pripyat and Chernobyl . For questions about this class contact John Perkins. For all questions on Ukraine realities and arrangements contact Tetyana Murza.

This course focuses on multicultural literature and fantasy/science-fiction literature. We will read books by African American, Native American, Hispanic/Latino and Asian American writers for half of the class and then look at fantasy books about magic, time travel, animals, utopian or alternative worlds, myths and heroic tales for the other half. This class will draw from both picture and chapter books. This class is open to students new to the field of children's literature or can be taken in sequence with Enjoying Children's Literature. It will be conducted in part via the Internet using e-mail and other electronic group discussion venues. Attendance at the first class on Wednesday, August 1, is mandatory for hands-on orientation.

This course is designed to introduce students to Chinese language and culture. Students will use the web as well as text books coupled with multimedia resources for accelerated learning of the Chinese writing system, phonetic transcription (the pinyin pronunciation system), and the essentials of Chinese grammar and basic vocabulary. It will consist of interactive practice with conversational Mandarin Chinese, as well as introduction to Chinese culture through different media, such as films and speaker presentations.

Living systems will be studied from the molecular to the cellular level. The course will emphasize the molecular and cellular interactions that contribute to cell and organism function. Topics will include the scientific method, cell structure and function, Mendelian and molecular genetics, and plant and animal physiology. The lab component will reinforce concepts and ideas explored in lectures, readings, and workshops. This course is an excellent biology preparation for students interested in taking Molecule to Organism or for future work in environmental science.

The rise of integrative, complementary and alternative approaches to health care points to fundamental shifts in our relationship to illness, our understanding of wellness and our embodiment of consciousness. We’ll explore these shifts, including their biological, cultural, and spiritual aspects, within the contexts of specific health care paradigms and practices (breath work, yoga asana, yoga nidra). Participants will be supported in identifying their own state of wellness, engaging in wellness practices during the research period between our weekend intensives, and assessing the effectiveness of these practices. The design of the course and the faculty-and-guest structure will accommodate professional development needs as well as students enrolled through Evergreen’s Summer School. For participants interested in further yoga nidra training for extra credit (with additional fees), a level-one training with Evergreen faculty and Dr. Richard Miller will be held at Mount Royal College, Calgary,AB, July 23-27 (www.mtroyal.ca/yoganidra). Classroom attendance earns two credits. Classroom attendance with completion of all assignments earns four credits. Students wishing to earn credits outside of classroom meetings may develop an individual study project in connection with course themes and activities including, but not limited to, the optional Yoga Nidra training.

We will examine consciousness from a wide variety of viewpoints including biological, philosophical, psychological, physical, and "first-person" approaches such as meditation. We will take an approach that welcomes the perplexity of the many views on consciousness advanced by researchers, philosophers, and even spiritual leaders. The text considers almost all current scientific models of consciousness and yet also examines some of the more "borderland" areas of research such as dreams, altered states, and "paranormal" phenomena. It also provides many exciting suggestions for personal activities and practice. Upper division credit possible, contingent on performance and research project.

Controlling Your Business will introduce core concepts for financial and organizational control, as well as basic concepts and procedures using Excel and QuickBooks. Students will be given opportunities for hands-on practice with the most common tasks using Excel and QuickBooks. The lab will cover the types of information a business needs to track as well as common reports that are key to good business management. The overall experience of lab, classroom lectures, seminar, field and case study will enable students to better integrate academic knowledge of business and/or accounting with practical real world applications.

In this class, educators will learn strategies to structure cooperative learning so that it is effective for all students. Participants will examine how power, culture and status impact cooperation and apply their understanding to develop skills and techniques that promote equity. Participants will also learn to design cooperative learning tasks that support high academic achievement.

This course will take a critical look at controversial issues in the criminal justice system, including police misconduct and interrogation, mandatory minimum sentencing, decriminalization of medicinal marijuana and prostitution, needle exchange programs, the insanity defense, children tried as adults, privatization of prisons, and physician-assisted suicide. It will be taught via the Internet through a course web site, an electronic message board, a chat room for seminars, and E-mail. For information: http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/criminaljustice/home.htm.

This intensive weekend course will explore the media and its intricate relationship to crime. We will examine the effect of tabloidization on public opinions and perceptions regarding crime and deviancy and how those opinions translate into tougher laws and harsher punishment. We will study the effects of media on behavior and aggression; glamorization of violence and gangster culture; and the characteristics of "responsible" and "irresponsible" programming. Students can expect to explore issues surrounding free speech, governmental intervention, and parental authority in great depth. Students will replicate relevant public opinion research, analyze various media, and participate in several small group workshops.

Critical reasoning is an essential skill for successfully negotiating and contributing to civil society in the 21st century. This course is intended to help students build an effective foundation for applying analytical and critical skills in real-life discourse. The class will help you develop techniques to systematically reconstruct and evaluate persuasive discourse that you hear and read in order to better understand the issues and develop your own positions. Class activities include exercises in critical reading and writing along with class discussions.

This program will concentrate on immersion of the students into Latino-American cultures and politics by focusing on a variety of interrelated learning activities. The program, for intermediate and advanced Spanish speakers, will be conducted entirely in Spanish language. Students will have an opportunity to extend their knowledge of the language by actively learning about Latin American events, arts and cultural expressions. The program is preparatory for careers and future studies in social sciences, cultural studies, anthropology, education, community studies, Spanish language, history and politics.