Honors College 391AH - Honors Discovery Seminars

This seminar is a required course for Commonwealth Honors College students where students participate in a topical seminar-style course designed by its instructor. While the subject matter of each section is different, advanced knowledge of the topic is not required. While the subject matter of each section is different, the requirements for each section are the same. Individual titles and descriptions of HONORS 391AH sections can be found on the Commonwealth Honors College website.

Open to Senior, Junior, and Sophomore Commonwealth College students only. Taking inspiration from the general audience book "the Little Book of Cosmology" by Lyman Page, we will explore basic aspects of the cosmos and open issues in fundamental physics, such as the nature of dark matter and of the cosmological constant. In addition to the common read, the course will allow each student to explore topics they are particularly interested in and aligned to their knowledge level of these topics.