Curriculum
Students take four core classes all six weeks from the following choices:
- Biology/Biochemistry/Chemistry
- Calculus I/Calculus II
- Physics I/Physics II/Physics III
- Humanities
Also, they take one of five electives:
- Architecture - Students learn the concepts of folding, design, and architecture in order to build full scale models of structures they design at the end of the program.
- Electronics - Students learn the elements of Electronics using a breadboard and create a functioning demonstration of an electrical concept at the end of the program.
- Genomics - Students research DNA and genetic diseases at the Broad Institute, where one third of the human genome was sequenced.
- Engineering Design - Students team up to build robots for specific tasks and compete against each other at the end of the program.
- Digital Design - Students learn computer skills applicable to designing web pages and working toward a final project. In 2009, students built iPhone applications instead of websites.
All classes are taught by professors who are assisted by the TAs who help run the program.
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