Pre-Medical Sciences
BIOL 1030 + 1050
FALL 2021
General Biology I: I learned about the diversity and unity of life from a biological context. I learned about biological topics such as genetics and evolution at the micro and macro level. I wrote lab reports about various experiments.
SOC 2010
FALL 2021
Introduction to Sociology: I learned about the social constructs that affect our everyday lives. I learned how to apply the sociological concepts of structural functionalism, social conflict, and symbolic interactionism to different real-world situations. I wrote a research proposal concerning the relationship between involvement in sports and academic achievement.
CH 1010 + 1011
SPRING 2022
General Chemistry I: I learned about matter and energy, atomic structure, elemental properties, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, and gas laws . I converted between different units of measurements, created Lewis structures based on chemical formulas, named ionic and molecular compounds, and assigned atom hybridization based on electron geometry.
BIOL 1040 + 1060
SPRING 2022
General Biology II: I learned about basic human anatomy & physiology, plant evolution and life cycles, and the biosphere. I identified antagonistic hormones and their functions, read phylogenies, and compared and contrasted gymnosperms and angiosperms. I wrote lab reports about various experiements, including the effect of dietary protein on population size in red flour beetles.
CH 1020 + 1021
SUMMERÂ 2022
General Chemistry II: I learned about free energy and spontaneity, solutions, kinetics, acid-base equilibrium, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. I wrote balanced nuclear equations, calculated the amounts of energy needed to change a substances phase of matter and/or temperature, classified substances into acidic or basic categories, and calculated rate laws based on experimental data. I wrote lab reports about various experiments.
GEN 3000
FALL 2024
Fundamental Genetics: I learned about the history of genetics, including the contributions of many prominent figures such as Rosalind Franklin, Watson and Crick, Hershey and Chase, and Louis Pasteur. I learned about the fundamental principles of inheritance, mutation and variation, gene expression, and the development of biological traits.
PSYC 2010
FALL 2022
Introduction to Psychology: I learned about the history of psychology, the various types of research studies, psychological phenomena such as observer-expectancy effect, placebo effect, and the cocktail party effect. I learned about the anatomy and physiology of the brain and various theories about the development of the mind. I learned about the stages of memory and the stages of sleep. I learned about various career paths within psychology such as therapists, social workers, and psychiatrists. I wrote weekly essays about various psychological studies within the book "Forty Studies that Changed Psychology" by Roger Hock.
CH 2230 + 2270
SPRING 2023
Organic Chemistry I: I learned how to draw resonance structures, Newman and Fischer projections, and line-bond structures. I learned how to name organic molecules, compare the strength of various acids and bases, and determine the stereochemical configuration of a molecule. I learned the mechanisms for various addition, substitution, and elimination reactions. I learned about radical reactions, alcohols, ethers, and epoxides. I presented an oral lab report about the organic molecule ibuprofen.
BCHM 3050
SUMMER 2023
Essential Elements of Biochemistry: I learned about the central dogma (DNA to RNA to protein), Protein structure & function, enzyme function & enzyme kinetics, glucose metabolism, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.
CH 2240 + 2280
SUMMER 2023
Organic Chemistry II: In lecture, I learned about how the conjugation of organic molecules affects their thermodynamic stability. I also learned about cycloaddition reactions, aromaticity, carbonyl chemistry, and biomolecules. In lab, I performed experiments involving nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, Witting Reactions, Suzuki Reactions, and Amide Synthesis.
MATH 1060
FALL 2023
Calculus with One Variable I: I learned how to solve mathematical problems involving limits, derivatives, integrals, trigonometry, etc. I utilized the Intermediate Value Theorem, Rolle's Theorem, Extreme Value Theorem, etc. I used critical thinking to apply the concepts & theorems learned in class to real-world scenarios.
BIOL 2220 + 2221
FALL 2024
Human Anatomy and Physiology I: I learned about the structure & function of the human body, starting at the chemical level and working to the organismal level. In lab, I learned about the cytology and histology of the human body along with the gross anatomy of a rat and a cat.
BIOL 4610
SPRING 2025
Cell Biology: I learned about the different types of microscopy, biological membranes, the cytoskeleton, cell signaling, and more. I solved problems that required Bloom's learning taxonomy level 3 and above. For example, I analyzed graphs produced by Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching (FRAP) to determine the mobility and interactions of different proteins. As part of an Honors project, I developed a Wikipedia page as part of a project to increase access to information on cell biology topics.
BIOL 2230 + 2231
SPRING 2025
Human Anatomy and Physiology II: In lecture, I learned about the physiology of the endocrine, reproductive, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems. In lab, I learned about the anatomy of various body systems by examining the gross and microscopic anatomy of cats.
PHYS 2070 + 2090
SUMMER 2025
General Physics I: I learned about mechanics, waves, fluids, and thermal physics. This course helped me develop my critical thinking, problem solving, and reasoning skills.
PHYS 2080 + 2100
SUMMER 2025
General Physics II: I learned about electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, optics, and modern physics. This course helped me develop my critical thinking, problem solving, and reasoning skills.