Although nuclear reactors are incredibly complex devices with hundreds of individual parts, their basic physics has its roots in the nuclear experiments of the 1940's. This class will provide an overview of how a nuclear reactor works, and the ways that we (as scientists and engineers) can control the awesome power of the atom! Taught by a graduate Nuclear Engineer and licensed reactor operator!

Have you ever wanted to invent your very own language? With the power of science (linguistics), we are going to make that happen! This class will be a combination of lecturing and hands-on activities. You'll get the opportunity to work alone or with a small group to create a simple conlang (constructed language) and practice speaking it. We will study: - Phonetics - The IPA - Writing systems - Grammar - Languages from around the world We will take a look at many languages, both natural and constructed, and learn to choose sounds, create a writing system, build a grammatical system, and speak our invented languages!

This class explores the systems we use to elect our leaders. We examine the impacts of counting votes differently, controlling how borders are drawn, and more! We'll test various voting methods with in-class experiments, so be ready!

so there's this island, and it's getting invaded, and we're the (supernatural) spirits that need to stop the invaders before the island gets destroyed (it's a cooperative board game)

Do you have no idea what means to code? Do you have some beginner familiarity? Are you looking to refresh yourself on the basics or practice the fundamentals? If so, this is the class for you. We'll start with a bottom-up review of programming. We'll talk about: - hardware - software - convention (good code vs. bad code) - style (the format of the code) - "elegance" - polymorphism - logic gates - arrays - loops - conditionals - syntax - unit testing and more! After that, we'll jump in and practice solving some problems and writing some code. We'll also use this second half to answer questions and discuss anything desired. Looking forward to coding with you! :D

The history of Nuclear Physics is full of shining accomplishments and tragic accidents. In this course, we will discuss the obscure accounts of nuclear accidents and mishaps ranging from test reactor explosions to lost sources. We will discuss the what and the why, diving into the physics of how a nuclear reactor works and what can go wrong.

In this class we'll be learning and practicing the craft of "conlang"-ing. Con-langs are 'constructed languages', that rather than evolve naturally, are carefully designed by people. Klingon, Esperanto, Lojban, and Toki Pona are all examples worth googling. In this class you'll learn how to create your very own completely functional language, and get the opportunity to create one. We'll talk about: - The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) - Worldbuilding and how it relates to languages - Klingon - Esperanto - Loglan / Lojban - Toki Pona - Phonemes - Graphemes - Vowels - Manner of articulation - Place of articulation and more! Looking forward to conlang-ing with you! :D