United States Academic Decathlon topics
The United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) is an academic competition for high school students in the United States. The Academic Decathlon consists of 10 events: Art, Economics, Essay, Interview, Language and Literature, Math, Music, Science, Social Science, Speech and Super Quiz. Each year, one of the ten subjects is chosen as the Super Quiz, which uses a different format than the other events. The topics and theme of the competition are released in March of every year, giving students time to prepare for the competition season which runs from November to April.[2] The events are split up into two groups: the seven objective tests (Art, Economics, Language and Literature, Math, Music, Science and Social Science) and the three subjective events (Essay, Interview and Speech). They are designated as such because the former seven are multiple choice tests, whereas the latter three are graded by judges. Students are given half an hour to answer each multiple choice exam. These exams consist of 50 questions, with the exception of Math and Super Quiz which have 35 and 52 questions respectively.[3]
Topics used
1982–1997
Season | Subject | Topic | |
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1982-83 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | |||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | Profits and the free Enterprise System; Emphasis on Today's Housing Crisis[4][5] | ||
1983–84 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | |||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | Olympic Games[5][6][7] | ||
1984–85 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | Great Expectations by Charles Dickens | ||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | Futurism—Megatrends[5][6][8] | ||
1985–86 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | |||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | Immigration to the United States[5][6][9][10] | ||
1986–87 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | Renaissance | ||
Language and Literature | Hamlet, Heart of Darkness | ||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | We The People: The Constitution of the United States[5][6][11] | ||
1987–88 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | |||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | History of Flight: From Daedalus to Kitty Hawk to Voyager[5][6][12][13] | ||
1988–89 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | Impressionism | ||
Language and Literature | |||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | Urban planning | ||
Super Quiz | The U.S. Presidency[5][6][14][15] | ||
1989–90 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | |||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | American Indians: Our American Heritage[5][6][16][17] | ||
1990–91 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | Art and music after World War II[18] | ||
Language and Literature | Nova, by Samuel R. Delany, Science fiction[18]2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick (director) | ||
Math | |||
Science | Physics and Astronomy | ||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | Space Exploration[5][6][6][19][20] | ||
1991–92 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts |
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Language and Literature | Woman in the Mists, biography of Dian Fossey, by Farley Mowat | ||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | "Habitat Earth"[5][6][6][21][22] | ||
1992–93 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan | ||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | "A Diversity of Achievers"[6][6][23][24] | ||
1993–94 | Economics | ||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,[25] A Tale of Two Cities | ||
Math | |||
Science | Energy | ||
Social Science | Eastern Europe | ||
Super Quiz | Documents of Freedom[5][6][26][27] | ||
1994–1995 | Theme | Health, Wellness, and Biotechnology[6][28] | |
Economics | |||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | Arrowsmith[29] | ||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | Biotechnology: The Next Frontier[5][6][6][30][31] | ||
1995–1996 | Theme | Competition and Cooperation[6] | |
Economics | |||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | The Odyssey and Selected Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson[32][33] | ||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | |||
Super Quiz | The United Nations[5][6][6][34][35] | ||
1996–1997 | Theme | Communication and Culture[6] | |
Economics | |||
Fine Arts | |||
Language and Literature | William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion[36] | ||
Math | |||
Science | |||
Social Science | World Geography[37] | ||
Super Quiz | The Information Revolution[5][6][38][39] |
Since 1997
1997–1998
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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Looking Outward: Forces Shaping Society[40][41] | Art | Fundamentals of art and selected art objects from the Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Language and Literature | Jane Eyre[40][42] by Charlotte Brontë | |
Math | Algebra, geometry, trigonometry and differential calculus | |
Music | Music of the twentieth century
| |
Science | The structure and behavior of matter | |
Social Science | World events and new developments of the 1980s | |
Super Quiz | Globalization: The New Economy[6][42][43] |
1998–1999
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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Looking Inward: Developing a Sense of Meaning[44] | Art | 20th century American and European Art (entirely from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art collection)
|
Economics | Fundamentals of economics, macroeconomics, and investment methods and strategies | |
Language and Literature | Siddhartha by Herman Hesse and The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro[45]
Shabanu by Suzanne Fisher Staples replaced Siddhartha for the junior varsity competition. | |
Math | Geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus | |
Music[46] | Opera
| |
Social Science | Ancient Civilizations | |
Super Quiz | The Brain[6][45][47] |
1999–2000
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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Looking Forward: Creating the Future[48] | Art[48] | Art focused on innovations in the Fine Arts. Featured pieces:
|
Economics[48] | Fundamentals of economics, microeconomics, and environmental economics | |
Language and Literature[48] | Novel
Play Selected poems
| |
Math[48] | Fractals, fractal geometry, and algorithms in the complex plane | |
Music[48] | Music focused on breakthroughs in American Jazz. Featured pieces:
| |
Social Science[48] | Infrastructures Around the Globe: Suez Canal, Transmerican Railroad, Panama Canal, Alaska Pipeline, Channel Tunnel, Glen Canyon Dam, Three Gorges Dam, and the International Space Station | |
Super Quiz | Sustainable Earth[6][50] |
2000–2001
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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Understanding the Self | Art[51] | Art focused on images of the self. Featured selections:
Paintings
Sculptures
Masks
|
Economics[51] | Fundamentals of economics, business organizations, and profiles in individual enterprise | |
Language and Literature[51] | Novel
Poems
| |
Math[51] | Logic and set theory, numbers, combinatorics and probability, and application | |
Music[51] | Music focused on sacred music from around the world. Featured songs:
| |
Science[51] | The Biological Self: biology of the cell, molecular genetics, and the immune system | |
Super Quiz[6][51][53] | Concepts of the Self: Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion |
2001–2002
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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Understanding Others[54] | Art[55] |
Drawings
Paintings
Printmaking
Sculptures
Textiles
Mixed Media
|
Economics[56] | Economics basics, relationships, taxation, labor markets, and behaviors. Also included a feature on several prominent historical economists. | |
Language and Literature[57] |
Novel Poems
| |
Math[59] | Algebra, geometry and statistics. | |
Music[60] | Music focused on the country music genre (1920's to the present). Featured songs:
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Science[61] | Light, sound and waves. | |
Super Quiz | E-communication: The Internet & Society[6][62] |
2002–2003
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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Understanding the Natural World[6] | Art | Romantic, Realist, Impressionist, and Asian Art, including
|
Economics | Fundamentals of economics; micro- and macro-economics; a special section on "The Economics of the Natural World" | |
Language and Literature | Novel
Poems
| |
Math | General math, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry | |
Music | Music of the Romantic Era, featuring the following works:
| |
Social Science | The Natural World as it Shapes Human History: early cultures in the Americas, technology and the natural world, the impact of natural disasters in U.S. history, and the preservation of nature. | |
Super Quiz | The Blue Planet: Beneath the Surface[64] |
2003–2004
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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America: The Growth of a Nation[65] | Art[66] |
Early American Art
Native American Art
Photography
|
Economics[67] | Fundamentals of economics; micro- and macro-economics; The U.S. Economy in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century | |
Language and Literature[68] |
Novel Shorter Selections
| |
Math[69] | General math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus | |
Music[70] |
| |
Science[71] |
| |
Super Quiz[72] | The Lewis and Clark Expedition |
2004–2005
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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Exploring the Ancient World[73] | Art[74] |
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Ancient Egyptian Art
Art of Ancient Aegean Civilizations (Cyclades, Minoa, and Mycenaea)
Ancient Greek Art
Ancient Etruscan and Roman Art
|
Economics[75] |
| |
Language and Literature[76] |
Plays by Sophocles Shorter Selections
| |
Math[77] |
| |
Music[78] | Music focused on the Classical Era with the following selected pieces:
| |
Social Science[79] | Emerging Empires in the Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome
| |
Super Quiz[80] | From Empty Space to Incredible Universe: The Sky Is Not the Limit |
2005–2006
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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The European Renaissance: Renewal and Reform[81] | Art[82] |
Early to Mid Fifteenth-Century Italian
Mid to Late Fifteenth-Century Italian
Sixteenth-Century Italian
Renaissance Outside of Italy
|
Economics[83] |
| |
Language and Literature[84] |
Plays Shorter Selections
| |
Math[85] |
| |
Music[86] | The music in this year's curriculum was broken up into two sections:
Music in the Early Renaissance ( c. 1450–1520 CE)
Music in the High Renaissance ( c. 1520–1600 CE)
| |
Science[87] |
| |
Super Quiz[81] | The European Renaissance: Renewal and Reform |
2006–2007
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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China and Its Influence on the World | Art[88] |
|
Economics[89] | Fundamentals of economics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, areas, international trade and development, and the development of the Chinese market economy. | |
Language and Literature | The featured novel was The Good Earth.[6][89] Shorter selections included I Watered My Horse, Sent to My Two Little Children, The Terrace in the Snow, Half of Me is Aching, Kubla Khan, and The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter[90][91] | |
Math[89] | General math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and differential calculus. | |
Music[89] | There were 18 selected pieces on the Music of China. | |
Social Science[89] | Introduction to the People's Republic of China | |
Super Quiz | An Introduction to Climatology[6][89] |
2007–2008
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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History of the Civil War | Art[92] | There were 18 selected works chosen from museums in Washington, D.C.
Traditions and Innovations in Painting
Memorializing the Civil War
Photography
African-American Art
Architecture
|
Economics[93] | Fundamentals of economics, including general topics in macro- and microeconomics and international trade and global economic development, slavery, and the economics of the U.S. Civil War. | |
Language and Literature[94] | Featured Novel
Shorter Selections
| |
Math[93] | General math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and differential calculus. | |
Music[93] | There were 14 selected works that focused on music from the Civil War era:
Public Performances and Private Amusements
Music in African-American Life
Music of the Conflict
| |
Science[95] | Infectious disease
| |
Super Quiz[93] | The Civil War |
2008–2009
Theme | Subject | Topic |
---|---|---|
Latin America with a focus on Mexico[96] | Art[97] | There were 18 or 19 selected works: "Olmec Figure Sitting with Spread Legs, Standing Female (Jalisco) and Standing Female (Ancient Michocán), View of the Street of the Dead Showing the Plaza of the Moon and the Pyramid of the Sun, Tikal: Temple of the Giant Jaguar, Mosaic Skull and Jaw, Codex Huejotzingo (Painting 5), Untitled (Our Lady of Guadalupe), Don Juan Joachín Gutiérrez Altamirano y Velasco, From Spaniard, Black, and Mulatto, Shawl, Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, Valley of Oaxaca, La Calavera Catrina, The Flower Carrier, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, and Figure in Illuminated Doorway |
Economics[98] | Fundamentals of economics, including general topics in macro- and microeconomics, international trade, global economic development, and Mexican economic history | |
Language and Literature | The featured novel was Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya. Also featured were six short works: Sonnets 27 and 28 by Sor Juana de la Cruz, The Ruby, La Extranjera, United Fruit Co., The Switchman, and Painting To Survive.[99] | |
Math[100] | General math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and differential calculus. | |
Music[101] | There were fourteen featured selections: Copal Offering to the Four Directions, Kyrie, Sol-fa de Pedro, Campo, Sinfonia India, Sensemayá, Las Mañanitas, Jocotan - Small Marimba, Aria, Scherzo, Verano Porteno, Samba Urbano, Los Jilacatas, Brand New Cha Cha Cha | |
Social Science[102] | History of Mexico, from the Olmecs to modern day. | |
Super Quiz | Evolutionary Biology[6][103] |
2009–2010
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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The French Revolution[104] | Art | The 17 featured selections included:
|
Economics[104] | Fundamentals of economics, including general topics in macro- and microeconomics, international trade, global economic development, and the economic history of France during the French Revolution | |
Language and Literature[104] | The novel was A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Also featured were six shorter works:
| |
Math[104] | General math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and differential calculus. | |
Music[104] | 18th and 19th century French music. The fourteen selected works were:
| |
Science[104] | Introduction to Chemistry, history of chemistry with a focus on Antoine Lavoisier. | |
Super Quiz[104] | History of the French Revolution |
2010–2011
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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The Great Depression[105] | Art[106] | Art fundamentals as well as 17 selected works from the art of the Great Depression. The selected works were:
|
Economics[107] | Fundamentals of economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the economic history of the Great Depression | |
Language and Literature[108] |
| |
Math[109] | Algebra and trigonometry. | |
Music[110] | Basic elements of music theory and American music of the 1930s, including blues, jazz, popular songs, and classical music. The 14 listening sections were:
| |
Social Science[111] | Origins of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the legacy of the New Deal. | |
Super Quiz[112] | Geology |
2011–2012
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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The Age of Empire[113] | Art |
Africa and Europe
Commodities and Trade
Architecture and Power
Europe Envisions the Empire
|
Economics[113] | The economics curriculum covered fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics. The economics curriculum also included a thematic section focused on the economics of imperialism. | |
Language and Literature[113] |
Featured Novella Shorter Selections
| |
Math[113] | The mathematics curriculum covered topics in general mathematics and geometry and included a brief introduction to differential calculus. | |
Music[113] | The music curriculum covered basic elements of music theory and focused on music of the Romantic era. The 14 selections were:
Program Music
| |
Science[113] | The science curriculum presented an introduction to physical science and included discussions of significant scientific advances made during the nineteenth century. | |
Super Quiz[113] | The Super Quiz™ topic was The Age of Imperialism: The Making of a European Global Order. The Super Quiz Resource Guide included readings on such topics as mercantile empires, the Atlantic economy, motives for imperialism, the role of technology in the age of imperialism, New Imperialism, tactics of colonial rule, and decolonization and postcolonial immigration. |
2012-2013
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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Russia[114] | Art[114] |
Christian Art and Architecture in Russia
Art and Architecture of the Russian Empire
Intersections: Literature, Dance, and the Visual Arts
Modern Art and Architecture
|
Economics[114] | The economics curriculum covered fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics. The economics curriculum also included a thematic section focused on the economy of communist and post-communist Russia. | |
Language and Literature[114] |
Featured Novel Shorter Selections - two poems and two short stories
| |
Math[114] | The mathematics curriculum covered permutations and combinations, algebra, and statistics. | |
Music[114] |
Introduction to Russian Folk Music
Russian Music of the Nineteenth Century
Russian Music of the Twentieth Century
| |
Science[114] | The science topic was space exploration, and the Science Resource Guide included a section on the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. | |
Social Science[114] | The social science curriculum presented an introduction to the history of Russia. |
2013-2014
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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World War I[115] | Art[115] | Developments in Early Twentieth-Century Modernism
Art and World War I
American Identities in the Early Modern Era |
Economics[115] | The economics curriculum covered fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics. The economics curriculum also included a thematic section providing an economic history of World War I. | |
Language and Literature[115] |
Featured Novel Shorter Selections - two poems and two short stories
| |
Math[115] | The mathematics curriculum covered algebra and trigonometry. | |
Music[115] | Classical Music and Modernism
Early Twentieth-Century "Popular" Music
Musical Responses to "The Great War"
| |
Science[115] | The science topic was an introduction to genetics and included a discussion of some of the significant advancements made in the field of genetics in the early twentieth century. | |
Social Science[115] | The social science curriculum covered the history of World War I. |
2014-2015
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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New Alternatives in Energy: Ingenuity and Innovation [117] | Art[117] | Art Fundamentals
Artistic Innovations In The Ancient World
Artistic Innovation Of The Renaissance
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Artistic Innovations
Artistic Innovation Of The Twentieth Century
|
Economics[117] | The economics curriculum covered fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics. The economics curriculum also included a thematic section on the economics of energy. | |
Language and Literature[117] |
Featured Novel Selected Poetry And Short Works
| |
Math[117] | The mathematics curriculum covered general mathematics, geometry, and an introduction to differential calculus. | |
Music[117] | Basic Elements of Music Theory
Music And The Middle Ages
Music And The Renaissance
Music And The Baroque
Music And The Classical Era
Music And The Romantic Era
Music And The Modern Era
| |
Science[117] | The science topic was an introduction to energy conversion and included a discussion of traditional energy generation as well as nuclear energy and renewable sources of energy. | |
Social Science[117] | The social science curriculum covered energy policy, the environment, and the new energy economy. |
2015-2016
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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India [118] | Art[118] | Art Fundamentals
An Introduction to the Art of India
Indo-Islamic Art and Architecture
Colonial Art and Architecture
Postcolonial Art and Architecture
|
Economics[118] | The economics curriculum covered fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics and also included a thematic section on the Indian economy. | |
Language and Literature[118] |
Featured Novel Shorter Selections
| |
Math[118] | The mathematics curriculum covered permutations and combinations, algebra, and statistics. | |
Music[118] | Introduction To Music Theory of India
India's Regional Music Traditions and Devotional Music
Indian Classical Music
Film and Classical Music
| |
Science[118] | The science topic was an introduction to ecology and will include case studies and examples relevant to India. | |
Social Science[118] | The social science curriculum covered the history of modern India. |
2016-2017
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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World War II[115] | Art[115] | Art Fundamentals
World War II Propaganda
European Art of the World War II Era
American Abstract Expression
World War II Memorialization
|
Economics[115] | The economics curriculum covered fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics. The economics curriculum also included a thematic section providing an economic history of World War II. | |
Language and Literature[115] |
Featured Novel
Shorter Prose Works
Poetry
| |
Math[115] | The mathematics curriculum covered algebra and trigonometry. | |
Music[115] | Basic Elements of Music Theory
Listening Examples
| |
Science[115] | The science topic covered an introduction in quantum mechanics, with an emphasis on nuclear physics, and also discussed the historic background related to the development of nuclear weapons in World War II. | |
Social Science[115] | The social science curriculum covered the history of World War II. |
2017-2018
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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Africa | Art |
The art curriculum included a section on art fundamentals and largely focused on African art.[119] Art Fundamentals Southern and Eastern Africa
Central Africa
Western Africa
Contemporary African Art and Art of the African Diaspora (Single drawing from movie)
(Fantasy coffin of a Mercedes Benz)
|
Economics |
The economics curriculum covered fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics and also included a thematic section on African economic history and development.[119] | |
Literature |
The literature curriculum included critical reading, one long work of literature, and selected shorter works.[119] Featured Novel Selected Shorter Works
| |
Math |
The mathematics curriculum covered general mathematics, geometry, and an introduction to differential calculus.[119] General Mathematics
Geometry
Introduction to Differential Calculus
The 2017–18 mathematics curriculum and materials are the same as they were used for the 2014–15 U.S. Academic Decathlon.[119] | |
Music |
The music curriculum provided an introduction to the music of Africa.[119] Basic Musical Concepts and Terminology Traditional Music
Modern Music
Current Issues
World Music
| |
Science |
An introduction to the biology of infectious diseases, with an emphasis on diseases that have had a significant impact on Africa.[119] Overview of Infectious Disease
Diseases
| |
Social Science |
The social science curriculum provided an introduction to the history of Africa, with an emphasis on West Africa.[119] Human origins Early African Civilizations
Islam, Christianity, and Traditional African Religion The Atlantic and West African Slave Trade Imperialism, Colonialism, and Revolution The Rise of Independent West Africa |
2018-2019
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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America in the 1960s | Art |
The art curriculum included a section on art fundamentals and largely focused on art of the 1960s.[119] Setting the Stage for the Art of the 1960s
Early Sixties
Art and Politics
Minimalism and Conceptualism
Post-Minimalism
|
Economics |
The economics curriculum covered fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics and also included a thematic section on the US economy in the 1960s.[119] | |
Literature |
The literature curriculum included critical reading, one long work of literature, and selected shorter works.[119] Featured Novel
Selected Shorter Works
| |
Math |
The mathematics curriculum covered permutations and combinations, algebra, and an introduction to statistics.[119] Overview of Permutations and Combinations
Algebra
Statistics
The 2018–19 mathematics curriculum and materials are the same as they were used for the 2015–16 U.S. Academic Decathlon.[119] | |
Music |
The music curriculum provideed an introduction to the music of the 1960s.[119] Basic Elements of Music Theory
The Early 1960s
The Heart of the 1960s
The End of the 1960s
| |
Science |
An introduction to laser technology, and applications of lasers.[119] Light
Optics
Lasers
Applications of Lasers
| |
Social Science |
The social science curriculum provided an introduction to US history of the 1960s.[119] The Days of Camelot
The Apex of American Liberalism
The Center does not Hold
The Rise and Undoing of a Law-and-Order President
|
2019-2020
Theme | Subject | Topic |
---|---|---|
In Sickness and in Health: An Exploration of Illness and Wellness | Art |
The art curriculum included a section on art fundamentals and largely focused on an exploration of illness and wellness in art.[120] Art Fundamentals Art and the Plague
The Rise of Modern Medicine
Women, Sickness, and Portraiture
Neurasthenia and Vitality in Turn of the Century Art
Art and Mental Health
|
Economics |
The economics curriculum covered fundamental economic concepts, microeconomics, and macroeconomics and also includes a thematic section on health economics.[120] | |
Literature |
The literature curriculum included critical reading, one long work of literature, and selected shorter works.[120] Featured Novel Selected Shorter Works
| |
Math |
The mathematics curriculum covered algebra and trigonometry.[120] Algebra
Trigonometry
The 2019–20 mathematics curriculum and materials are the same as they were used for the 2016–17 U.S. Academic Decathlon.[120] | |
Music |
The music curriculum introduced students to various musical works from across the centuries, allowing them to examine the role of mortality in Western art music.[120] Basic Elements of Music Theory
Church, Home, Stage: Death Knows No Boundaries
Music of the Romantic Era: Death as Drama
Music as Mockery, Music as Memorial
| |
Science |
An introduction to the biology of cancer.[120] Cells and the Development of Cancer
Causes of Cancer: The Role of Genetics and the Environment
The Prevention, Detection, and Progression of Cancer
Types and Treatment of Cancer
| |
Social Science |
The social science curriculum provided an introduction to the history of healthcare.[119] Healthcare in the Ancient World
Healthcare from the First Century CE to the Scientific Revolution
Medical Theory and Practice During the Scienfic Revolution
The Age of Exploration to the Late Nineteenth Century
The Rise of Modern Laboratory Medicine
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2020-2021
Theme | Subject | Topic |
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The Cold War | Art |
Art fundamentals, art of the Cold War[121] Art Fundamentals An Introduction to Cold War Art and Culture
Abstraction and Figuration
Consumerism and Ideology
Art and Technology
The Body in Action
|
Economics |
Economics fundamentals; economics of the Cold War[121] | |
Literature |
Featured work: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.[121] | |
Math |
General math, geometry, and an introduction to differential calculus[121] | |
Music |
Music of the Cold War era[121] Basic Elements of Music Theory War and Postwar: Reaction and Remembrance
The Propaganda War (Music on the Move)
Both Sides of the Iron Curtain
| |
Science |
Astronomy and the Space Race[121] | |
Social Science |
History of the Cold War[121] |
Footnotes
- 1^ The two Standing Females are two different sculptures, but are in the same location.
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The theme for this year was 'Health, Wellness, and Biotechnology.'
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For language and literature, students read Thomas Hardy's "Far from the Madding Crowd."
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