An introduction to Newton’s laws of motion and conservation laws
AFSO
Caring in Reading and Writing
Goal: We will learn about caring as a value, practice and framework and the many ways people express care.
Multivariable Calculus
The course provides an essential and solid background for
understanding fundamental processes
and phenomena in biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. It extends the main topics of differential and integral calculus
for real-valued functions
of one real variable to the case of vector-valued functions of
one real variable; real-valued functions of several variables; and vector fields. Specific topics include vectors in the
plane and space; parametrized curves
and surfaces; partial derivatives and gradients; constrained and unconstrained optimization; integration over regions in
the plane and space; integration over curves and surfaces; Green’s Theorem, Stokes Theorem, and Divergence Theorem.
Statistical Concepts and Reasoning
This course covers basic concepts in statistics
including statistical vocabulary, data collection, data summary and graphical
display. Students should come away from the course
understanding statistical terms and graphics and able to do some basic analyses. They will be prepared for more advanced courses in statistics, data science or research methods.
How Do Cells Live and Communicate? Basic Concepts.
A
short-10 lessons course to
introduce students to
the terminology and biology of eukaryotic cells. We will
first dissect basic cellular components (organelles,
DNA, RNA and proteins) and
functions (cell replication, cell communication, cell differentiation), to
then zoom
in on a specific cell type. B lymphocytes, central components of
the immune system, will be introduced to students as an example of
the importance of individual cell subsets. The
cells and their derivatives (antibodies) will be discussed in biological and pathological settings. Their exploitation for diagnostic and therapeutic applications will also be explored to
link between basic
science and medical translation.
Three
teachers with
long-lasting interest in research,
Anna Mondino (AM), Valeria Poli (VP) and Anna Rubartelli
(AR), will jointly run the course, which aims at raising curiosity on
the mechanisms of
action and at increasing
knowledge of fundamental biological
events subtending
day-to-day life. The lessons will attempt to engage students with
real-time questions, and
at home
assignments, which will be then anonymously discussed in
the following lessons. Slides encompassing
“easy to follow
images”, and “associated
easy-to-read
text” will be provided to enable the student to visually follow the lesson, and
to study
off-line. Modules will be
of maximum 1.5 hours.
English and Critical Thinking
English and Critical Thinking
This seminar is designed for students, especially those in the social sciences, who want to improve their writing. Classes will focus on how to write an argumentative or persuasive essay, as contrasted with a “narrative essay.” Our main focus will be on “academic” or professional writing, in which the author poses a significant question and sets out to answer it, presenting evidence and drawing on relevant literature on the issue. We will also examine persuasive writing directed to a larger, non-professional audience, including those addressed to citizens generally. Students will write four or five essays during the course.