There are a lot of things that you don't know about writing a novel. Unfortunately I can only give you a few: 1. Text/subtext 2. The beginning is the hardest writing you will ever have to do. 3. Novels are not written they are rewritten. 4. The opening and the closing need to be linked together. We will look at some of the great examples in each of these. Pay attention because the teacher of the real class, history, grades really hard and with a ruthlessness that you won't believe.

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

Writing a story is something they really do not teach you because the writing of a short story is creative. That being said there are tools of the trade. And that's this class: openings, Chekhov's Gun, plot, Drawing Characters. Story writing takes time. Continue here.

The goal of this course is to play some Dungeons & Dragons, and learn while doing it! We'll be playing D&D 5E (Fifth Edition), and talking about literature and math. More specifically, Game Theory - the study of playing games and making smart decisions, and World-building, the art of inventing compelling fictional worlds.

What is role-playing? It is a group activity we you and your friend take on roles of characters to advance a plot. But there are things that you learn in class such as worldbuilding, statistics, and game theory. This is a chance to have fun and learn things as well. This session will be for Dungeons and Dragons 5e and a world called "Archipelago."

What is role-playing? It is a group activity we you and your friend take on roles of characters to advance a plot. But there are things that you learn in class such as worldbuilding, statistics, and game theory. This is a chance to have fun and learn things as well. This session will run Classic Traveller during the Third Imperium ca. 1105.