Sylvester Ormsby

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Casual Dining Services Assistant
Institution:  
Amherst College
Department:  
Dining Services - Operations
Email Address:  
sormsby@amherst.edu

Holly Buttrey

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Primary Title:  
Associate Dean of Admission - Coordinator of Transfer and International Recruitment
Institution:  
Amherst College
Department:  
Admission
Email Address:  
hbuttrey@amherst.edu

Elementary Persian (Farsi) I

By the end of the semester students will have reached beginning proficiency in Persian, which means they will be able to recognize and read the Persian alphabet; initiate and maintain predictable face-to-face rudimentary conversations and satisfy limited social demand; create sentences related to some survival needs, personal history, daily life, etc.; read simple material such as announcements of public events, simple prose containing biographical information or narration of events, and straightforward newspaper headlines; understand short conversations about all survival needs and limited so

General Physics I

Kinematics, vectors and scalars, Newton's laws of motion, work and energy, impulse and momentum. Conservation laws. Collisions, oscillations, rotational dynamics, waves and sound, fluids, with Lab. Use of calculus in physics; problem-solving methods. Co-requisite: MATH 131. (GenEd. PS)

Independent Study

For third year students. Does not satisfy the B.S. independent research project requirement. Experimental or theoretical study that may involve lab or library work or a combination. Work supervised by faculty sponsor who determines direction of project, nature of reports required, and grade and credit awarded. 3-4 hrs lab work per week per 1 unit is expected. This course cannot substitute for CHEM 388 or CHEM 499Y/T.

Honors Research

The Commonwealth Honors College thesis or project is intended to provide students with the opportunity to work closely with faculty members to define and carry out in-depth research or creative endeavors. It provides excellent preparation for students who intend to continue their education through graduate study or begin their professional careers. The student works closely with their 499Y Honors Research sponsor to pursue research on a topic or question of special interest to them in preparation for writing a 499T Honors Thesis or completing a 499P Honors Project.

Yoruba VI

Yoruba VI is an intermediate-advanced course in Yoruba offered through the Five College Center for World Languages. The course format includes intensive independent study and an evaluation by an outside evaluator, as well as collaborative contribution of course readings and discussion questions. Students studying Yoruba develop speaking and listening skills needed for study abroad in Ghana and engagement with Yoruba-speaking communities, and to support course work in African Studies and other academic, vocational, and personal goals.
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