On Sunday, September 21, we welcomed Caltech's newest class of freshmen and returning students to Convocation, the official kick off of the new academic year. Our new president, Thomas F. Rosenbaum, and Alan J. Weinstein, professor of physics, spoke to students and parents.
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Cool Classes at Caltech
Welcome to Caltech! If you're one of our incoming undergraduate students, you've undoubtedly heard a lot of talk about how rigorous your coursework will be over the next few years. But you should keep in mind that it's also going to be stimulating, interesting, and sometimes flat-out fun. Caltech offers plenty of really cool classes—both in its core curriculum and electives—that will fulfill your graduation requirements.
Maybe you'd be intrigued by a Freshman Seminar on the science of music (FS/Ph 9)? How about taking a critical look at politics by analyzing Congress (PS 121)? Perhaps you would rather learn how to be happy and have a good life (HPS/Pl 136). You can even help create a new class at Caltech (An/SS 142) or perform social science experiments on your fellow Techers (An 150). Are you a fan of classic Hollywood films (En/F 160)? Or do you prefer newer movies, like Moneyballwith Brad Pitt (FS 17)? Caltech even offers a course for modern art buffs (E/H/Art 89). Maybe you're an aspiring journalist (En 89) or chef (PA 16 abc)? Or, if you're more athletically inclined, you can play with flying saucers (PE 28) or foils (PE 20).
Check the Caltech catalog for more information on all of these classes—and the many others that will be offered throughout this year.
