Seminars that Fulfill WAY-SMA

Scientific Method and Analysis (SMA)

Scientific literacy is critical to complex problem-solving and touches on many aspects of human life.  Courses in Scientific Method and Analysis will enhance your ability to analyze and synthesize scientific information about the natural and physical world, understand the limitations and strengths of existing theories, ask strategic questions, and assess empirical evidence.

You’ll need to take two courses in Scientific Method and Analysis (SMA).

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Course Titlesort descending Instructor Quarter Notes Fulfills:
Aardvarks to Zebras: The A to Z of Animal Anatomy Kerriann Casey, DVM
  • Winter
 WAY-SMA
Meerkats Animal Behavior: Sex, Death, and Sometimes Food! Joseph Garner
  • Autumn
  • Spring
 WAY-SMA
Bioengineering Materials to Heal the Body Sarah Heilshorn
  • Spring
 WAY-SMA
Chicken egg without eggshell. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly,, Wikimedia Commons. Chemistry in the Kitchen Richard Zare
  • Winter
 There are four offerings of CHEM 29N in Winter Quarter. Be sure to review the class schedule for each section on the seminar page, in the right sidebar. Then, sign up for the section with your preferred lab time at VCAIS.stanford.edu. WAY-SMA
Icebergs around Cape York,Greenland. Author Brocken Inaglory, Wikipedia. Climate Change Ecology: Is It Too Late? Tadashi Fukami
  • Spring
 WAY-SMA
For an Immune Cell, Microgravity Mimics Aging (NASA, International Space Station, 04/21/14) by Nasa's Marshall Space Flight Center via Flickr Cystic Fibrosis: From Medical Conundrum to Precision Medicine Success Story Ron Kopito
  • Spring
 WAY-SMA
Pyramidal diamond anvil impactor on a Vickers hardness tester by R. Tanaka, Wikipedia. Diamonds Wendy Mao
  • Spring
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130704-9246 via SALLIE Energy Options for the 21st Century John Fox
  • Autumn
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Elkhorn Slough by Don DeBold via Flickr Exploring the Critical Interface Between the Land and Monterey Bay: Elkhorn Slough Christopher Francis
  • Spring
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Elkhorn Slough by Don DeBold via Flickr Exploring the Critical Interface Between the Land and Monterey Bay: Elkhorn Slough Christopher Francis
  • Spring
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Milky Way Panorama - Lake Clifton, Western Australia by inefekt69 via Flickr Frontiers in Theoretical Physics and Cosmology Savas Dimopoulos
  • Winter
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Functional Materials and Devices Yuri Suzuki
  • Autumn
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DNA Spiral Staircase by Helena Wing Chiu Leung Genes, Memes, and Behavior Scott S. Hall, Ph.D
  • Autumn
  • Spring
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Salmonella Invades a Cultured Human Cell (NASA, International Space Station, 7/28/11) by Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center via Flickr, 5984807021_bcae4c8f4e_o Globally Emerging Zoonotic Diseases Stephen Felt, DVM, MPH
  • Spring
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Hormones in a Performance-Enhanced Society Andrew R. Hoffman, M.D.
  • Winter
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How to Design a Space Mission: From Concept to Execution Simone D'Amico
  • Autumn
 WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Human Origins Richard Klein
  • Spring
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Small cell carcinoma, combined, with squamous cell carcinoma Case 119 by Yale Rosen via Flickr Intracellular Trafficking and Neurodegeneration Yanmin Yang
  • Winter
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7401820390_fa06e3f2e5_z.jpg via Flickr Laboratory Mouse in Biomedical Research Claude M. Nagamine
  • Autumn
 The mandatory Friday lab meets from 1:30-3:20pm at RAF 1. WAY-SMA
Physics in the 21st Century Chao-Lin Kuo
  • Autumn
 Updated course description. WAY-SMA
Mount Saint Helen's eruption. Public Domain photo. Predicting Volcanic Eruptions Paul Segall
  • Spring
 WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
National Institute of Standards and Technology - Qubits. Public Domain image. Quantum Information: Visions and Emerging Technologies Monika Schleier-Smith
  • Spring
 This seminar has moved to Spring Quarter! WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
Science in the News Hans Andersen
  • Autumn
 Class meets in Keck 3 North Conference Room. WAY-SMA
Chemical Reaction by Kate Ter Haar via Flickr Scientific Method and Bias John P.A. Ioannidis
  • Winter
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Sensory Ecology of Marine Animals Stuart Thompson
  • Autumn
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Technology in the Greenhouse Franklin M. ("Lynn") Orr, Jr.
  • Winter
 WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
IS_EasthSys_41N_Global_Warming_Paradox_Diffenbaugh_farmers_Market_PhotogOverbeek (1) via SALLIE The Global Warming Paradox Noah Diffenbaugh
  • Autumn
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Deposition Chamber by Brooklyn National Laboratory via Flickr What Is Nanotechnology? H.-S. Philip Wong
  • Spring
 This seminar has an updated weekly schedule (W/F). WAY-SMA
When Chemistry Meets Engineering Matteo Cargnello
  • Autumn
 This seminar meets in Shriram Center Room 368 on Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings. The mandatory lab section on Thursday afternoon is scheduled in Shriram Teaching Center Lab Room 132. WAY-SMA
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