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Sep. 17th, 2008 07:01 pmWe were talking about King Arthur in British Literature today and my teacher showed the "I'm being repressed!" scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. He totally wins awesome teacher points for this.
This semester, I'll be taking:
1: The Modern Mind:
"The Modern Mind surveys the significant philosophers and theories beginning with the Renaissance and continuing through the nineteenth century, from Descartes to Kant. This period of ideas coincides with the development of the scientific method and the discovery of the new world. The study presents the growth of modern ideas and the response to the new world. It attends to the problem of how humanity, with its system of values, fits into a world of neutral, indifferent facts."
2: British Literature 1
"Surveys British literature from the Old English Period to the Romantic Period. Students will read and interpret literature against a background of the historical, social, and philosophical developments of the time. Reading selections may consist of poetry, plays, novels, satires, and nonfiction prose, including letters and essays. Authors sampled may include Geoffrey Chaucer, William Langland, Edmund Spencer, William Shakespeare, Ben Johnson, John Milton, Lady Mary Wroth, Aphra Behn, and Jonathon Swift."
3: Elementary Algebra (I am really horrible at math...but I do like it when I understand it, so I've been going back and taking some basic classes to help boost my understanding of the concepts.)
"Vocabulary of algebra, translation from English to algebra and evaluation of literal expressions. An introduction to the basic properties of the integers, rational numbers, and real numbers; polynomials, rational expressions, integral exponents, and radicals; simple functions and relations, graphing, solving linear equations and inequalities, linear systems, and second degree equations. Recommended for students with little or no recent knowledge of algebra."
4: Logic
"Logic is the study of the principles of correct reasoning, dealing with the criteria of critical judgment and the conditions of rational thought, and is comprised of both deductive and inductive inference structures. The study is concerned with the employment of rational criteria in the evaluation of opinions and prospective beliefs and with the application of critical habits of thought to the practical problems of human existence."
and 5: Classical Piano 1
"Note reading in treble and bass clefs. Major and minor key signatures. Scales, arpeggios and primary triads in major and minor keys. Transposition, improvisation and harmonization. Development of sight reading ability, two-handed coordination, correct fingering techniques and proper use of weight and relaxation in production of tone."
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I'm just hoping that these work out and my brain doesn't explode from Philosophy and Logic in the same day. I really hate Jonathan Swift, so I'm hoping the Brit Lit class doesn't touch on his work, but I'm fairly sure we won't because Canterbury Tales is a required book. Yay, Chaucer! And the piano I'm taking on the weekend...I used to take lessons as a kid and I've really been wanted to pick it up again...so that should be fun!
I'm excited!
1: The Modern Mind:
"The Modern Mind surveys the significant philosophers and theories beginning with the Renaissance and continuing through the nineteenth century, from Descartes to Kant. This period of ideas coincides with the development of the scientific method and the discovery of the new world. The study presents the growth of modern ideas and the response to the new world. It attends to the problem of how humanity, with its system of values, fits into a world of neutral, indifferent facts."
2: British Literature 1
"Surveys British literature from the Old English Period to the Romantic Period. Students will read and interpret literature against a background of the historical, social, and philosophical developments of the time. Reading selections may consist of poetry, plays, novels, satires, and nonfiction prose, including letters and essays. Authors sampled may include Geoffrey Chaucer, William Langland, Edmund Spencer, William Shakespeare, Ben Johnson, John Milton, Lady Mary Wroth, Aphra Behn, and Jonathon Swift."
3: Elementary Algebra (I am really horrible at math...but I do like it when I understand it, so I've been going back and taking some basic classes to help boost my understanding of the concepts.)
"Vocabulary of algebra, translation from English to algebra and evaluation of literal expressions. An introduction to the basic properties of the integers, rational numbers, and real numbers; polynomials, rational expressions, integral exponents, and radicals; simple functions and relations, graphing, solving linear equations and inequalities, linear systems, and second degree equations. Recommended for students with little or no recent knowledge of algebra."
4: Logic
"Logic is the study of the principles of correct reasoning, dealing with the criteria of critical judgment and the conditions of rational thought, and is comprised of both deductive and inductive inference structures. The study is concerned with the employment of rational criteria in the evaluation of opinions and prospective beliefs and with the application of critical habits of thought to the practical problems of human existence."
and 5: Classical Piano 1
"Note reading in treble and bass clefs. Major and minor key signatures. Scales, arpeggios and primary triads in major and minor keys. Transposition, improvisation and harmonization. Development of sight reading ability, two-handed coordination, correct fingering techniques and proper use of weight and relaxation in production of tone."
I'm just hoping that these work out and my brain doesn't explode from Philosophy and Logic in the same day. I really hate Jonathan Swift, so I'm hoping the Brit Lit class doesn't touch on his work, but I'm fairly sure we won't because Canterbury Tales is a required book. Yay, Chaucer! And the piano I'm taking on the weekend...I used to take lessons as a kid and I've really been wanted to pick it up again...so that should be fun!
I'm excited!
ETA: Excited is totally one of my favorite mood theme pictures. Look at Spock! Hee!
