Re:What class in college did you get the most out of?
by nostrademons on Thursday September 20, 2007 @09:23PM
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I had a bunch of courses that I really liked in college:
Tonal Harmony and Counterpoint, aka "Harmonize this melody in 4-part harmony" - where you find that there are intricate rules to music, and what you hear on the radio is the result of centuries of evolution in what's considered "acceptable" music. (Or, if you listen to punk rock, the result of breaking nearly every rule for kicks.)
Intro Geology, aka "Rocks for Jocks" (it's funny though; the English-major jocks always struggled in this class, while us one or two physics majors were like "pish, this is easy") - where you play with lots of rocks and go on lots of field trips. I found it surprisingly interesting.
Sustainable Agriculture, aka "This hippy bio professor got a grant for teaching enviro-friendly stuff" - where you learn that there is shit in the meat, and we're all gonna starve when the oil runs out.
Also really liked my philosophy courses, General Relativity, Game Theory, and perhaps Mathematical Logic (though I found that one really hard).
Tonal Harmony and Counterpoint, aka "Harmonize this melody in 4-part harmony" - where you find that there are intricate rules to music, and what you hear on the radio is the result of centuries of evolution in what's considered "acceptable" music. (Or, if you listen to punk rock, the result of breaking nearly every rule for kicks.)
Intro Geology, aka "Rocks for Jocks" (it's funny though; the English-major jocks always struggled in this class, while us one or two physics majors were like "pish, this is easy") - where you play with lots of rocks and go on lots of field trips. I found it surprisingly interesting.
Sustainable Agriculture, aka "This hippy bio professor got a grant for teaching enviro-friendly stuff" - where you learn that there is shit in the meat, and we're all gonna starve when the oil runs out.
Also really liked my philosophy courses, General Relativity, Game Theory, and perhaps Mathematical Logic (though I found that one really hard).