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self-confidence in mathematics, and to sharpen critical thought in mathematics. Topics selected by the instructor. Prerequisite: Eligibility based on PLU Math Placement Exam, or permission of instructor. (4) MATH 115 : College Algebra and Trigonometry - QR A review of algebra emphasizing problem solving skills. The notion of function is introduced via examples from polynomial, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions. We also explore inverse trigonometric functions, identities

International Honors ProgramPLU’s International Honors Program (IHON) is for students in any major interested in taking classes across disciplines to better understand international issues that you care about and impact you in your life today! IHON is an alternative way to fulfill your PLU general education requirements. For details about PLU’s unique honors program, visit the International Honors Program webpage. You can also contact Dr. Seth Dowland, Director of the International Honors

Learning TogetherAfter beginning a career or graduate studies, our graduates often point to one person at PLU who had a profound influence on their intellectual development. Invariably, it’s a professor. And in many cases, it’s more than just one. It’s a result of what we call learning together. At PLU, you’ll have very few large lecture classes and all classes are taught by professors, not teaching assistants. Most of your time in class will be close-up, hands-on, working with your professors

about primary sources related to the course topic or theme. Hands-on activities in which students observe, analyze, and interpret primary sources. Semester-long collaborations in which students use Archives and Special Collections holdings in support of research and public history projects. Preparatory sessions that introduce students to primary source research. Interactive workshops for local K-12 students engaged in National History Day research projects. Instruction sessions for student and

Enrollment Deposit: A $200.00 enrollment deposit is necessary in order to confirm an offer of admission. This deposit guarantees a place in the student body, reserves housing on campus if requested, holds financial assistance that may have been awarded, and is required before class registration. It is credited to the student’s account and is applied toward expenses of the first semester. Fall applicants offered admission before May 1 must postmark the deposit by May 1. If circumstances

Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award Lecture - May 6, 2021 at 7pm Building Better Batteries: Designing Polymers for Improved Safety and Performance of Solid-state Lithium-based BatteriesLithium-based batteries are increasingly important to many areas of society due to their broad use in devices from electronics to automobiles as well as their potential to store energy from renewable energy sources. Improved safety and performance of these batteries are vital as their use continues to

Student/Faculty Activities Faculty Activities Erik Hammerstrom 韓光 Database of Modern Chinese Buddhism. Co-founded by Hammerstrom and Greg Scott in 2009. “How China Got ‘Religion’: Ideology and Social Change in Early 20th Century China.” Religion Department Fall Lecture, Pacific Lutheran University. October 19, 2011. Watch this lecture on YouTube Paul Manfredi 魏朴 china Avant-garde. Manfredi’s blog on China’s art scene. Manfredi’s book Visible Poetics: Imaging Self and Text in Modernist Chinese