AN INTENSIVE SUMMER ACADEMY
IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
For
High School Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
June 10 – June 23, 2007
(FUNDED BY OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION)
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC
High School Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors are invited to apply to this Academy. During this residential academy, you'll work with scientists to investigate the following:
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FUNGI INOCULATION, CULTURING, AND GROWTH
IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY
SEPARATION OF PLANT PIGMENTS USING PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY
ANATOMICAL DISSECTION
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CHEMISTRY
STOICHIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS
MOLECULAR MODELING
CHROMATOGRAPHY/ ANALYSIS (HAIR, DETERGENT, AGE OF PAPER)
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MATHEMATICS
CALCULUS THEORY & FUNCTIONS
USE MATHEMATICA Software TO SOLVE AND GRAPH MULTIPLE EQUATIONS
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ACT PREPARATION AND TESTING (Early Exposure)
ACT SECTIONS ON MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE REASONING, ENGLISH, AND READING
PROBLEMS WILL BE REVIEWED DURING THE TWO-WEEKS PERIOD.
STUDENTS WILL BE ACQUAINTED WITH PROVEN TEST STRATEGIES.
PRE AND POST ACT TEST WILL BE ADMINISTERED.
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FIELD TRIPS
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY AQUATIC CENTER
RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER
GOAT FARM
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY LAKE EDUCATIONAL
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HONORARIUM
EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A $100 HONORARIUM TO PURCHASE
EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES, UPON COMPLETION OF THE ACADEMY
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