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Sliced Bread Magazine

"SLICED BREAD, a student publication at The University of Chicago, is a magazine devoted to bringing together the odds and ends of our frenetic world, the things that make us laugh, make us cry, make us ponder our meandering existence. We publish short fiction, poetry, dramatic excerpts, creative non-fiction, cultural commentary and opinions, travel writing, photography, drawings, cartoons, and all other forms of two-dimensional art. The first issue of Sliced Bread was published in Spring 2007, and since then, we have continued to publish on an annual basis."

http://slicedbreadmag.com/

Organization for Latin American Students(OLAS)

The OLAS Students!

This is the link to the Organization of Latin American Students at the University of Chicago.

http://olas.uchicago.edu/main.html

The Core: Social Sciences

"These sequences cultivate an understanding of fundamental concepts, theories, and philosophies in the social sciences and demonstrate how the social sciences formulate basic questions and inquire about the nature of social life through acts of imagination as well as through systematic analysis.

All of the sequences present some of the main ideas, theories, and inquiries of the social sciences, and show how they enhance our understanding of central issues facing the world. Classical social-scientific texts and methodologies are given close attention in discussion and lecture settings. Courses must be taken in sequence.

NOTE: Students registered in any of the sequences below must attend the first and second class sessions or their registration will be dropped.

Power, Identity, and Resistance concentrates on various aspects of power, from the roles of markets and states to the social structures that determine individual, class, and gender inequalities.

Self, Culture, and Society studies problems basic to human existence. The sequence starts with the conceptual foundations of political economy, as well as theories of capitalism and modern society. Students then consider the relation of culture, society, and lived experience. Finally, students consider the social and cultural constitution of the person, with examination of race, gender, and sexuality.

Social Science Inquiry explores classic and contemporary points of view about ways of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information about public policy issues. The course aims to provide the student with an introduction to the philosophy of social science inquiry, a sense of how that inquiry is conducted, and an understanding of how policy implications can be drawn responsibly from evidence provided by empirical social science. The course’s objective is to convey both the promise and the pitfalls of social science and a sense of its uses and abuses.

Mind draws from psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and linguistics to examine mental processes such as perception, memory, and judgment and the relationship between language and thought. The course focuses on the issue of what is innate versus what is learned, the development of thought in children, and the logic of causal, functional, and evolutionary explanations. One theme of the course is the problem of rationality vis-à-vis the canons that govern the language and thought of the “ideal scientist” and how those canons compare to the canons that govern ordinary language and thought, the language and thought of other cultures, and the language and thought of actual scientists.

Classics of Social and Political Thought reads classical texts to investigate criteria for understanding and judging political, social, and economic institutions.

Social Sciences 11100-11200-11300. Power, Identity, and Resistance
Social Sciences 12100-12200-12300. Self, Culture, and Society
Social Sciences 13100-13200-13300. Social Science Inquiry
Social Sciences 14100-14200-14300. Mind
Social Sciences 15100-15200-15300. Classics of Social and Political Thought"

Source: UChicago.edu

The Core: Math

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"These courses develop the powers of formal reasoning through use of precise artificial languages found in mathematics, computer science, statistics, or formal logic. They present broadly applicable techniques for formulating, analyzing, and solving problems, and for evaluating proposed solutions.

Only courses beyond the level of precalculus may be used to meet the mathematical sciences requirement. Students must first register for Mathematics 10500-10600, or place into Mathematics 13100, 15100, 16100, or 11200, before taking any of the courses below. NOTE: Both precalculus courses together will be counted as one elective credit.

Students must meet this requirement with the first two quarters of a calculus sequence if they are preparing for the health professions or if they anticipate majors in the physical or biological sciences, economics, psychology, or public policy studies. Other restrictions may apply. Students should consult their College adviser or departmental counselor about course choices.

Computer Science 10200. Introduction to Programming for the World Wide Web II
Computer Science 10500-10600. Fundamentals of Computer Programming
Computer Science 11000-11100. Multimedia Programming as an Interdisciplinary Art
Computer Science 12100-12200. Computer Science with Applications
Computer Science 15100-15200. Introduction to Computer Science
Computer Science 16100-16200. Honors Introduction to Computer Science

Mathematics 11200-11300. Studies in Mathematics
Mathematics 13100-13200. Elementary Functions and Calculus
Mathematics 15100-15200. Calculus
Mathematics 16100-16200. Honors Calculus

Statistics 20000. Elementary Statistics
Statistics AP credit (score of 4 or 5)

Calculus BC AP credit (score of 5); or placement into Mathematics 15300 through placement test
Calculus BC AP credit (score of 4); or placement into Mathematics 15200 through placement test*
Calculus AB AP credit (score of 5); or placement into Mathematics 15200 through placement test*"

Source: UChicago.edu

The Core: Natural Sciences

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"Natural Sciences 10100-10200-10300-10400 (Evolution of the Natural World) is a four-quarter sequence that students in the humanities and social sciences can choose to meet the general education requirements in the physical and biological sciences. (These requirements can be met separately, of course.)

This sequence is open only to first- and second-year students and to entering transfer students, with preference given to first-year students. Courses must be taken in sequence. If this sequence is chosen, students must also register for at least one appropriate course in the mathematical sciences and an additional course in the physical, biological, or mathematical sciences."

Source: UChicago.edu

The Core: Biological Sciences

First- and second-year students who do not plan to major in the biological sciences or enter a health profession have three options:

(1) register for Biological Sciences 10130 (Core Biology 2010) followed by a “topics” course(s) (Biological Sciences 11000 to 19999)

(2) register for Biological Sciences 10500 (Metabolism and Exercise) and 10501 (Metabolism and Nutrition)

(3) register for Biological Sciences 20184 (Biological Diversity) and 20185 (Ecology and Evolution).

Source: Uchicago.edu

The Core: Physical Sciences Sequence

These sequences are designed for students who do not plan to major in the physical or biological sciences. Enrollment in sequences with an asterisk (*) is limited to first- and second-year students and entering transfer students. In addition to the sequences identified below, any combination of two courses selected from PHSC 10900, 11000, 13400, 13500, and 13600 will satisfy the core requirement, where registration is restricted to first- and second-year students and entering transfer students.

Physical Sciences 10900-11000. Science and the Earth*
Physical Sciences 10900-13400. Past and Future Climate of Earth*
Physical Sciences 11100-11200. Foundations of Modern Physics
Physical Sciences 11900-12000. Introduction to Astrophysics
Physical Sciences 13400-13500. The Science of Global Environmental Change*
Physical Sciences 13400-13600. Environment and Society*
Physical Sciences 13500-11000. The Earth’s Chemical and Physical Environments*