 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Sarah Crawford-Parker, Art History
This course will sample art history from prehistoric to present. We will consider how various influences shape visual culture, including politics, religion and the market. Our conversations will unfold in KU’s Spencer Museum of Art. Experience works of art first hand by Dale Chihuly, Mimi Smith, Robert Motherwell, Winslow Homer and others.
Dave Besson, Physics
Over the weekend, we will explore contemporary efforts to answer some of the basic questions that physics, thus far, has failed to adequately answer, including: a) Where did the universe come from? b) Is our universe unique? c) What is the true nature of space, time and matter? d) What are the limits of our understanding of our physical world? Studies will include the cosmic microwave background, evidence for an accelerated expansion of the Universe, and probes of the "quantum foam" at Planck energies.
Allan Cigler, Political Science
This class examines American presidential elections from the standpoint of how well democratic values are served by our process of selecting the nation's chief executive. Special attention is paid to the 2008 presidential election. Topics to be discussed include the impact of voting and citizen participation, the role of the media and political pollsters/consultants, political party and interest group influences, money and politics, the relationship between elections and public policy, and the debate over changing the presidential selection process.
Mark Daly, Honors Program
Who was King Arthur? The answer to this question is highly debated and depends in large part on academic discipline. What is Arthur’s historical basis, or is he entirely fictitious? We will explore Arthur and his heroes using several approaches from history, archeology, art history and literature, reading excerpts from early chronicles, heroic tales and romances.
Carol Holstead, School of Journalism
Magazines have personalities. They can be edgy, colorful, friendly or elegant. A magazine expresses its personality through its stories and also through its design—its use of typefaces, art, photos, colors, space, paper and even its binding. In this course, we’ll explore how magazines express their personalities through design. Students will learn about the parts of a magazine, the fundamentals of magazine design, and they will create their own layouts.
Lorin Maletsky, Mechanical Engineering
As a percentage of participating athletes in organized sports, teenage women are four times more likely to suffer a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in their knee. Researchers don’t understand why this occurs. We will discuss some of the hypotheses proposed to explain this occurrence and research completed to test these hypotheses. Topics to be investigated include anatomy, physiology, biology, mechanics, sports training and engineering.
Jeremy Martin, Mathematics
Why does tic-tac-toe always end in a tie if the players are good? What about more complex strategy games like chess? What about games like backgammon that involve an element of luck? In this course, we'll study the mathematics behind a wide range of strategy games— some familiar, some obscure. We'll also examine how real-life strategic decisions can be modeled using mathematical game theory.
Sandra Wick, Religious Studies
What is the difference between "Studying the Bible" and "Bible Study"? This course examines the ways religion is studied in a secular, public university. Students will be introduced to various methods of studying religion and asked to apply these to examples drawn from Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Mail
Download and mail the registration form to:
The University of Kansas
Continuing Education
Registrations
1515 St. Andrews Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047-1625
Phone
Toll-free 877-404-5823
or 785-864-5823
Fax
Download and fax the registration form to:
785-864-4871
TDD
800-766-3777
Last modified October 03 2008 8:26 am Valid XHTML
Email Page
Print Page