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...common theme seems to be the study of how a specific kind of art worked in a specific historical epic, how it was influenced by current events and how it influenced them in turn. The keyword is “specific;” most classes cover one type of art in a tightly defined period of time. A science major might grumble that he wasted an entire course learning about the artistic construction of the samurai—after all, if you found the confluence of history and literature genuinely fascinating, you’d be a Hist...
...biological systems—is rumored to be quite important for the MCAT (hence the pre-med preference for 17/27). But after 17, the workload isn’t so bad. Chemistry 20/30 is orgo for Chemistry concentrators and pre-meds desperately seeking to appear hardcore. The classes cover essentially the same topics as 17, but in considerably more depth (seeing as how there are two semesters). Although 20 is a gentler introduction to orgo than 17, Chem 30 is very difficult but thorough. The difference is evident when 20/30 alums also decide to take 27. (Why? Apparently because they...
...only class where a TF could start off her first section by asking, "So, who had sex last night?" and actually get a show of hands. (Nevermind, this is Harvard. Who are we kidding?) Formerly taught by Adams House Senior Tutor Michael Rodriguez, the class purports to cover everything from anatomy to politics. So, you might you might have to suffer those discussions about gender as a social construction and whether porn contributes to rape. But you'll also get to study stuff like the stages of female arousal—whoever you are, you'll benefit from knowing what...
...Professor Stephen Marglin’s Social Analysis 72, which offers a “critical approach” to econ. Basically, you get a full year’s Ec survey in one semester, but with a liberal twist. That’s a lot of ground to cover, but enrollees say it’s worth the work, and you get to hear Marglin point out why Mankiw and the rest of his conservative colleagues are full of it. In this course, you can keep it real—and keep a backup in case that...
...show up at their office hours. Professor Peter V. Marsden, who teaches the required statistics class, is always happy to go off on a tangent about his children and ends every class saying “For once, we got out on time.” Sophomore tutorials cover the same lengthy theory texts social studies concentrators read, but in much smaller doses and with lots of practical application (Read: less room for BS’ing. Sigh). Tutorial’s TFs are famously engrossing, supportive and approachable. Two classes worth noting for their interesting subject matter and attraction...