Monthly Archives: July 2010

GLASSBLOWING AND SAND CASTING LEAPERS

Glassblowing and sand casting helped LEAP students ponder the structural properties of two important common materials, glass and aluminum. They weren’t aware of some of the unique properties until they visited the material science labs in the College of Earth… Continue reading

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LEAPING AND BLOGGING

The summer is in full swing with our leap students working on two introductory courses: English 15 and an online MATSE 81. Last week they read C.P. Snow’s Rede Lecture (1959), “Two Cultures,” and Chris Mooney’s and Sheril Kirshenbaum’s… Continue reading

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