缅因州理学院 & 数学
J-Term 2024课程设置
** J-Term课程的注册需要在10月10日前与指导老师一起完成. 6 **
校外的选项
实习 - (J. Primiano Dubois)
在为期两周的J-Term期间, participating students are paired up with mentors in a job shadow environment which allows these students to delve into the fields of their own choosing. 这不仅在至少一个潜在的兴趣领域提供了宝贵的经验, 它还表明学生对课堂以外的学习有热情.
msm很乐意提供建议和协助，以确定安排, 但是学生和他们的家庭负责大部分的后勤工作, including locating an internship site, 导师和赞助人, 运输, 和住宿.
包容性的日期: Monday, January 8 through Friday, January 19, 2024 (Alternative dates may be available upon request.)
It is expected that students will participate in their internships from 9:00 am through 3:30 pm each weekday with a break for lunch. 然而，据了解，一些实习可能需要灵活安排工作时间. 在这种情况下，学生将被要求有大致的小时由夫人批准. 罗德在j学期开始之前. 有兴趣完成额外时间的学生非常欢迎这样做. This could include starting before 9:00 or ending after 3:30 each day, adding extra hours on the weekend in between the two weeks of J-Term, or beginning the internship anytime after the end of the fall semester 和 prior to the official start of J-Term. While spending as much time as possible on site is extremely beneficial 和 strongly encouraged, it is important to maintain the integrity of the official hours of 9:00 am through 3:30 pm each weekday.
先决条件: 探索精神. 最低大二学历.
限制: 没有一个
印加帝国之旅 (卡森/哈姆林)
在我们j学期的十天里，你将去南美洲的秘鲁旅行. 一次难忘的经历，你将看到印加文化的魔力, 和 walk through one of the New Seven Wonders of the World!
We will meet at Logan airport in Boston on 1/7/2024 (time: TBA). Then, we will take a flight to Boston-Miami-Lima. 一次是在利马和库斯科, 运输, 导游, 门票都包括在内, 有些餐费不包括在内, this means that you will need to use your credit card.
旅游项目包括:前西班牙时期, Colonial 和 Modern Lima: Miraflores 和 San Isidro Districts, 华卡普拉纳遗址博物馆, 政府宫, 地下墓穴, 萨克赛华曼要塞, 圣谷, 阿瓜斯卡连特斯市, 马丘比丘古城/印加遗址, 马拉斯盐矿, 马里印加农业实验室, 彩虹山, 半兽人山谷, 还有更多.
The full, 10-day itinerary, can be found here: 2024秘鲁之旅
先决条件: Preferably Spanish III, IV, or V students
成本: $2,800/student: hotel/tours/运输 per student (age 17 和 under) is $1200; round trip ticket from Boston-Lima-Boston as well as Lima-Cusco-Lima is $1600.
日期:1/7/24-1/17/24
人数限制:12人
你能看见原子吗?? (Rim)
It took more than 2000 years to see atoms, 从那以后，希腊哲学家们一直在思考这个问题. We are going to focus on Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) at ambient conditions (in air 和 room temperature) to see carbon atoms on the surface of a Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG), 和 Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) also at ambient conditions to observe nanostructures on the surface of insulating substrates. After a brief introduction of quantum physics 和 tunneling phenomenon for the operation of STM, 和 the principle of AFM in the first week at 石灰石, we visit Columbia University to have experience running STM 和 AFM for the second week (1/13 - 1/20). 在成功观察原子之后，我们可能会去曼哈顿市中心看看另一个世界. 我们将于1月13日在普莱斯克岛机场集合，飞往纽约，
成本: $3,250/student: Roundtrip airfare between 石灰石 和 New York, Hotel/Ground Transportation/Sightseeing
限制: 仅限科学书呆子(5名学生)
校园的选项
Austenl和 (Brigman Madore)
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” What did author Jane Austen mean when she penned these words? Who was she writing for, 和 what story was she telling? 这个关于简·奥斯汀世界的速成班将在9天内学习6本小说, 看短, selected readings from each of Austen’s beloved works as well as brilliant cinematic adaptations of each one. 学生们将会遇到一些英国文学中最著名的人物:“固执”, 任性的女孩,丽萃·班纳特, 冷漠而浪漫的Mr. Darcy, the misguided 和 well-intended Emma, 和 the hysterical Mr. 柯林斯. We will also explore various spin-offs of Austen’s world: Bridgerton, Pride 和 Prejudice 和 Zombies, 和 《皇冠足彩官方》 举几个例子. So pull up a chair 和 have a cup of tea. 欢迎来到奥斯汀.
人数限制:10人
RPM挑战- 皇冠足彩风格 (Chouiniere)
RPM的挑战是写，记录，制作，并在1个月内发布专辑. 皇冠足彩 students are too awesome to take a full month. 相反，我们将在1 J-Term内编写，录制，制作和发行一张专辑. Musical background not required, but it might help!
限制: 10个学生.
锻造 (Katsman)
本课程旨在使学生熟悉锻造的基本技术. 虽然打铁是一门需要一辈子才能掌握的民间艺术, students in this 课程 will gain a good basic underst和ing of the techniques necessary to forge steel 和 to create useful 和 elegant objects using h和-tools 和 fire. 这些将包括锥形，扭转，卷曲，镦粗和肩.
课程要求: 学生 are required to have cotton or wool clothing, sturdy leather or cotton shoes (steel toe good but not necessary), 帽子(如果需要), 听力保护装置, 还有眼睛保护. Synthetic fabric can catch fire 和 melt 和 thus NO SYNTHETIC FABRIC IS ALLOWED in the forging area. Each student will be provided with a hammer, tongs (which each student will make), 并且有足够的钢材用于课堂上的锻造练习. 如果学生希望承担一个项目，而不是那些在课堂上完成, that student should obtain instructor permission in advance as well as incur the additional material costs associated with the 项目.
安全: 在整个课程运行期间，我们将采取一切可能的预防措施, 应当指出，打铁这一行为本身就有受伤的危险. 在进行任何工作之前，将进行安全和锻造礼仪讲座. 任何表现出不安全或不适当行为的人将被要求离开.
限制:10
Supercalifragilistic Guided Independent Project (Desneiges)
Do you have a topic of special interest you’d like to explore further? Have you always wanted to create a documentary, 播客, 一个电子游戏或一个网页，致力于你喜欢探索的数学领域, 科学还是人文, but your schedule during the academic year does not allow you to do so because of limited 课程 offerings 和 time restraints? 这个J项是给你的!
学生 will use this two week 课程 as an occasion to research, 在一个有趣和安全的环境中，在他或她选择的领域探索和创造. There will be thinking outside of the box required. 学生将在开课前提交项目提案以获得批准. You might want to explore an art 项目, 作曲, 写一本短篇小说集, create resources for a math classroom, explore a fascinating aspect of history or science. Following a plan that you put together in your proposal, you will use the two weeks to work on your topic 和 create a product that can be shared with our community. (*你的主题必须是你在其他j学期课程中无法完成的, 和 one that you have not fully explored in another 课程.)
限制: 12名学生
冬天 (Eustis-Gr和y)
Most of 皇冠足彩’s academic year occurs during a time that appears to be not ideal for living things. 我们的第一场霜冻发生在9月，10月通常会下点雪. Typically, snow comes to stay in November 和 lasts until early April. What are organisms doing during this cold period - some leave, some avoid it, 和 some thrive in it. 在这个j术语中，我们将看看植物和动物是如何应对一年中的寒冷月份的. We’ll also go outside to enjoy some winter-time activities, 包括穿着雪鞋走, 北欧滑雪, 和 collecting/analyzing some data on snowpack dynamics.
限制: 10个学生
数学实验 (Kavle)
Let's design 和 build cool math demonstrations or experiments! The possibilities are nearly endless, from computational experiments to physical demonstrations. Possible demonstrations could include a double pendulum, 一个谐波记录器, computer-generated fractals or simulations, 弹跳油滴实验, 克拉尼盘子, stick-和-string models of conic sections 和 other surfaces, 双曲空间的钩针模型, 等. 不需要任何先决条件，除了通过实验学习数学的愿望.
限制: 15名学生
家庭 & 硬件的音乐 (斯科特)
如果世界末日把你困在家里，只有你的无线电钻怎么办, 你的车库里堆满了垃圾, 而你的房子里全是, house stuff–和 you had the music in you? 在H&H音乐, 我们将研究和建设工作, 原声乐器取材于你在商店或家里可以找到的材料, using only h和 tools 和 a cordless drill, from diddley bows to PVC flutes to bucket percussion.
限制: 8的学生
奇怪的故事 及其后代 (鲍彻)
成立于1922年， 奇怪的故事 以杂志形式在廉价的纸浆纸上连印的早期奇幻和恐怖故事. The publication included the debut of the so-called “Cthulhu Mythos” 和 regular appearances of Conan the Barbarian, 例如. 虽然这本杂志推广了许多作家，但我们的课程将重点放在 奇怪的故事 H三巨头.P. Lovecraft, Robert Howard, 和 Clark Ashton Smith. 在课程中，我们将阅读和分析这“三巨头”的几个短篇小说.” Particular attention will be paid to genre archetypes 和 the stories’ representations or misrepresentations of certain groups of people. We will also look at how these three authors have contributed to film, 电视, 和 tabletop games from the late twentieth century to today. 我们的最终项目待定, but may include creating our own pulp story, 桌面游戏原型, 或者桌面场景.
限制: 6个学生
Rich Culture – Food, Music, 和 Literature (Nsadha)
Discover 和 experience the rich Ug和an culture from diverse cultural groups without traveling to East Africa. In 1908, Sir Churchhill described Ug和a as "the Pearl of Africa" after he explored several African countries. You can find a variety of cultural richness in Ug和a, 包括各种美食, 传统音乐, 和文学. 无论是当地美食的美味，还是欢快的音乐节奏, there is something for everyone to appreciate.
Indeed, Ug和an cuisine has been significantly influenced by its interactions with other cultures. 它的烹饪受到了许多非洲国家、印度和欧洲传统的影响, resulting in unique cuisine 和 varied flavors. Some popular Ug和an dishes include matooke (steamed banana), 花生炖, 还有烤肉串. 让我们来看看一些很受欢迎的菜，比如matooke(用青香蕉做的), 印度的面包, 和posho(乌加利语), 由玉米粉制成, 通常与炖肉一起食用, 炖鱼, 或蔬菜. We shall learn how to prepare some of these dishes 和 explore 传统音乐 和 instruments. 乌干达音乐以其活泼的节奏和迷人的曲调而广受认可. 乌干达人对游客的热情好客也是出了名的. Did you know that Ug和a ranks ahead of the USA among the most welcoming countries in the World?
限制: 15名学生
Sidewalk Story: Take a crash-课程 in GIS 和 solve the rural 运输 crisis in two weeks! (Bezborodko, with assistance from Jarod Farn-Guillette, 缅因州 Department of Transportation 和 皇冠足彩 class of 2001)
Come learn a versatile GIS (Geographic Information System) program that will allow you to make beautiful maps, 可视化空间格局, 利用大量的地理数据来构建现实世界现象的模型. 通过解决缅因州农村交通障碍的问题来练习你的地图制作技能. This 课程 is co-taught by a geographer (Ms. Bezborodko) 和 a Department of Transportation planner (和 皇冠足彩 alum!) who is working on improving access to 运输 和 pedestrian safety here in Aroostook County. In addition to the technical aspects of GIS, we will also learn innovative planning methods (story mapping) 和 l和scape design 和 potentially contribute to real 项目s with the 缅因州 DOT.
这门课是给谁上的? 每一个人! 地理信息系统在许多职业中是一项特别有用的技能——流行病学家, 野生动物生物学家, 城市规划者, 土木工程师, 各种公务员, 和 many others use it on a daily basis, 你也可以和她一起参与其他你感兴趣的项目. Bezborodko的援助. 至于农村交通, 如果你曾经担心年迈的亲戚如何去看医生, 徒步走过一条“铁路到小径”的小路, or had a close call crossing the street, 你在这些项目中有利害关系.
先决条件: Basic computer skills (saving files, renaming files, creating folders).
限制: 16名学生
