New courses in all departments from MIT OpenCourseWare, provider of free and open MIT course materials.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm2009-07-02MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduen-USContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course builds on the work done concurrently in 15.280 Communication for Managers and 15.311 Organizational Processes in the first semester of the MBA program. 15.280 is offered for 6 units and 15.277 provides an additional 3 units for a total of 9 units in Managerial Communication. 15.277 acts as a lab component to 15.280 and provides students additional opportunities to hone their communication skills through a variety of in-class exercises. Emphasis is on both individual and team communication. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-277Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmKelly, Christine 2009-07-01T03:41:43-04:0015.277en-USSloan School of ManagementOrganizational Behavior StudiesYouth Ministryinformational interviewingOrganizational ProcessesDistributed Leadership Modelconflict resolutionmanaging conflictculture and leadershipteam communicationcommunication for managerscommunicationleadership visionstorytellingreceiving feedbackMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis seminar explores experiments in education and discusses how education and learning might be done, through reading and discussion. This seminar is not to be a survey of experiments in education. Its goal is to determine how learning should happen and what kinds of contexts allow it to happen.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-291Spring-2003/CourseHome/index.htmRising, James2009-07-01T01:14:57-04:00SP.291ESG.SP291en-USExperimental Study GroupPhilosophyphilosophyISPproblem solvingcreativityhomeschoolingpedagogyseminarESGEducationSpecial ProgramsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmWorld Literatures will focus on the concept of the contact zone. What happens when cultures with different ideologies and norms come into contact with each other through exploration and colonization? We will examine how the complex issues surrounding race, gender, language and power are represented in both poetry and prose from African, Caribbean and South Asian perspectives. Our discussions will focus on not only the historical situations that these texts represent, but also the literary conventions these writers use to express these unique stories. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-007Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFuller, Mary2009-06-30T04:01:45-04:0021L.007en-USLiteratureComparative LiteratureEnglish/Language Arts Teacher Educationreportfilmdramapoetrynovelnarrativeessaycoetzeede lerymontaignewalcottrowlandsondefoeshakespearecultureethnicityreligionmodernbrazilcaribbeaneuropehistoryfrenchnorth americaliteraturecolumbuswritingtravelworldMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis is a freshman advising seminar. The professor of a FAS is the first year advisor to the (no more than 8) students in the seminar. The use of Global Positioning System (GPS) in a wide variety of applications has exploded in the last few years. In this seminar we will explore how GPS works, the range of applications, and the conflict between civilian users and military planners. This seminar is followed by a UROP research project in the spring semester where results from precise GPS measurements will be analyzed and displayed on the Web.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-S56Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHerring, Thomas2009-06-30T01:09:51-04:0012.S56en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesSurveying Engineeringmilitarygeophysicsmeteorologynavigationglobal positioning systemGPSMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmProvides information relevant to the conduct and interpretation of human brain mapping studies. Provides in-depth coverage of the physics of image formation, mechanisms of image contrast, and the physiological basis for image signals. Parenchymal and cerebrovascular neuroanatomy and application of sophisticated structural analysis algorithms for segmentation and registration of functional data are discussed. Additional topics include fMRI experimental design including block design, event related and exploratory data analysis methods, and building and applying statistical models for fMRI data. Human subject issues including informed consent, institutional review board requirements and safety in the high field environment are also presented. Probability, linear algebra, differential equations, and introductory or college-level subjects in neurobiology, physiology, and physics is required.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Health-Sciences-and-Technology/HST-583Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmGollub, RandyMoore, ChristopherRosen, BruceSorensen, A. GregoryYendiki, AnastasiaWhitfield-Gabrieli, SusanWald, LawrenceVangel, MarkTriantafyllou, ChristinaSavoy, RobertSalat, DavidSabuncu, MertRosen, BrucePujol, SoniaGreve, DouglasGabrieli, JohnDickerson, BradfordBolar, Divya2009-06-30T10:19:09-04:00HST.583en-USHealth Sciences and TechnologyMedical InformaticsvisionDTIbrain imagingbrain scanmedicalsafetyinstitutional review board requirementsinformed consenthuman subjectsstatistical modelsexperimental designfunctional data analysisneurologycerebrovascular neuroanatomyparenchymalimage processingimage signalsphysiologypsychologymetabolismimage formation physicsfunctionhuman brain mappingsignal processingfMRIMRImagnetic resonance imagingmedical technologymedical labmedical imagingMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmReadings are organized around topics (Renaissance Self-Fashioning, Courtship and Courtiership, Gender and the Emerging Individual) or literary genres (lyric, epic, drama, prose). Works drawn primarily from the Italian and English Renaissance, and may include such figures as Petrarch, Shakespeare, More, Jonson, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Milton, Spenser, Bacon, Donne, and Sidney.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-463Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFuller, Mary 2009-06-30T10:18:38-04:0021L.463en-USLiteratureCommonwealth StudiesMedieval and Renaissance StudiesWhom Calidore.Which CambellSir TriamondSaint GeorgeSir ParidellSquire of DamesSir CalepineFaerie QueeneBriton PrinceSir SatyranePrince ArthurSir CalidoreSir Guyonheauens highteuery vaineforrest wydefaire damzellbraue knightsyron maneuery ioyntnigh approchtdeare besoughthaue rentstraunge aduentureseuill plighteuerlasting famesaluage manvtmost datevncouth sightstraunger knightmore increastlining wightfirst aduentureliuing wightwyld manknight aliueneuer wightheauy plightSir OrfeoRound TableQueen ElizabethPrince ArthurPiers PlowmanEniautos DaimonColin Clouts Come Home AgaineUnmoved MoverNatalis ComesSawles WardeHouse of BusiranePrimum MobileMiddle EnglishProfessor VinaverMiddle AgesliteratureRenaissanceMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm This course provides an aggressively gentle introduction to MATLAB. It is designed to give students fluency in MATLAB, including popular toolboxes. The course consists of interactive lectures with a computer running MATLAB for each student. Problem-based MATLAB assignments are given which require significant time on MATLAB. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-094January--IAP--2009/CourseHome/index.htmScepanovic, DaniloHo, Patrick2009-06-30T10:18:17-04:006.094en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceNeurosciencenervous systemfunction blockscopetoolboxessymbolic mathdebugginganimationimagesdata structuresstatisticsprobabilityodedifferential equationsoptimizationpolynomialslinear algebraflow controlfunctionsscriptsplottingvariablesmatlab programmingsimulinkmatlabMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmA laboratory subject intended to illustrate, by means of hands-on projects, the basic dynamical and physical principles which govern the general circulation of the atmosphere and the day-to-day sequence of weather events. Real-time meteorological observations are studied together with laboratory fluid experiments. Projects based on real-time observations stress the analysis and dynamical interpretation of the real phenomena, while complementary rotating tank experiments stress planning and testing of ideas in a more controlled laboratory environment. Written critical summaries of the results of each project and oral presentations are an integral part of the subject.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-307Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmMarshall, JohnIllari, Lodovica2009-06-30T10:17:57-04:0012.307en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesAtmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, GeneralHurricane GustavBaroclinic instabilityHydrostatic balanceMass and WindGeostrophic/Ageostrophic FlowThermohaline CirculationOcean gyresStress-driven circulation and Ekman layersAtmospheric General circulationPerrot's bathtub experimentEkman layersSlope of a frontal surfaceThermal Wind and Hadley CirculationTaylor Columnsinertial CirclesParabolic tableRadial inflowConvectionRotation stiffens fluidsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course focuses on laws, approximations and relations of continuum electromechanics. Topics include mechanical and electromechanical transfer relations, statics and dynamics of electromechanical systems having a static equilibrium, electromechanical flows, and field coupling with thermal and molecular diffusion. Also covered are electrokinetics, streaming interactions, application to materials processing, magnetohydrodynamic and electrohydrodynamic pumps and generators, ferrohydrodynamics, physiochemical systems, heat transfer, continuum feedback control, electron beam devices, and plasma dynamics.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-642Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmZahn, Markus2009-06-26T05:51:57-04:006.642en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceEngineering Mechanicsplasma dynamicselectron beam devicescontinuum feedback controlheat transferphysiochemical systemsferrohydrodynamicsmagnetohydrodynamic and electrohydrodynamic pumps and generatorsmaterials processingstreaming interactionselectrokineticsthermal and molecular diffusionfield couplingelectromechanical flowsstatic equililbriumelectromechanical systemsdynamicsstaticsmechanical and electromechanical transfer relationselectromechanicscontinuum mechanicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmOrigin of electrical, magnetic and optical properties of materials. Focus on the acquisition of quantum mechanical tools. Analysis of the properties of materials. Presentation of the postulates of quantum mechanics. Examination of the hydrogen atom, simple molecules and bonds, and the behavior of electrons in solids and energy bands. Introduction of the variation principle as a method for the calculation of wavefunctions. Investigation of how and why materials respond to different electrical, magnetic and electromagnetic fields and probes. Study of the conductivity, dielectric function, and magnetic permeability in metals, semiconductors, and insulators. Survey of common devices such as transistors, magnetic storage media, optical fibers.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Materials-Science-and-Engineering/3-23Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmMarzari, NicolaPaul, David2009-06-26T05:42:11-04:003.23en-USMaterials Science and EngineeringNuclear PhysicsPhotobiologyphononsnanoparticlesluminescencep-n junctionsemiconductor engineeringspintronicsparticle wellsmagnetic domainsfunctional materialsquantum mechanicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduces principles of analysis and synthesis in the computational medium. Expressive examples that illustrate the intersection of computation with the traditional arts are developed on a weekly basis. Hands-on design exercises are continually framed and examined in the larger context of contemporary digital art. Limited enrollment.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-110Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBove, V MichaelVercoe, BarrySmall, DavidHoltzman, Henry2009-06-25T04:43:04-04:00MAS.110en-USMedia Arts and SciencesComputer Programming, Specific ApplicationsWeb Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignOLPCXO laptopweb 2.0internet designmodern artstorytellingphotographyweb designgraphic designanalog vs digital artmedia designmachine agecontemporary digital artjavascriptprogrammingdesigntypographycomputational and traditional artscomputational mediasynthesisanalysisMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe issue of race and racial identity have preoccupied many writers throughout the history of the U.S. In this subject, students read Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Louise Erdrich, William Faulkner, Maxine Hong Kingston, Sandra Cisneros, and Judson Mitcham, among others, as we consider the story of race in its peculiarly American dimensions. The reading, along with the writing of members of the class, is the focus of class discussions. Oral presentations on subjects of individual interest are also part of the class activities. Students explore race and ethnicity in personal essays, pieces of cultural criticism or analysis, or (with permission of instructor) fiction. All written work is read and responded to in class workshops and subsequently revised.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-742JSpring-2007/CourseHome/index.htmFaery, Rebecca Blevins2009-06-25T10:59:10-04:0021W.742JWGS.575JSP.575Jen-USSpecial ProgramsWritingmestizomulatomixed heritagemulticulturalheritageselfidentityethnicityintegrationassimilationracemixed ancestryhybrid populationsmultiple descentmultiracialitymixed-racemulti-racemultiracialwritingraceWriting and Humanistic StudiesWomen's and Gender StudiesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmFrom Abilify to Zyrtec, the world is full of interesting drugs. Such substances have cured diseases, started wars, and ended careers. This seminar will explain how drugs can elicit a range of medicinal and recreational effects. Planned topics include over-the-counter drugs and "dietary supplements," drugs of abuse, treatments for neurological disorders, psychiatric medications, and many more. Prior experience is neither expected nor required, but student participation is essential.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-236Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmGusman, MariyaFallows, Zak2009-06-24T03:45:18-04:00SP.236ESG.SP236en-USExperimental Study GroupSubstance Abuse/Addiction Counselingopioidsnorepinephrineendocrine systemsendocannabinoidsacetylcholineLSDbarbituatesalcoholserotoninschizophreniaADHDParkinson'sdopamineneurotransmitterscentral nervous systempharmacologySpecial ProgramsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course teaches the design of contemporary information systems for biological and medical data. Examples are chosen from biology and medicine to illustrate complete life cycle information systems, beginning with data acquisition, following to data storage and finally to retrieval and analysis. Design of appropriate databases, client-server strategies, data interchange protocols, and computational modeling architectures. Students are expected to have some familiarity with scientific application software and a basic understanding of at least one contemporary programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Lisp, Perl, Python). A major term project is required of all students. This subject is open to motivated seniors having a strong interest in biomedical engineering and information system design with the ability to carry out a significant independent project.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biological-Engineering/20-453JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmDewey, CYu, HanryBhowmick, Sourav2009-06-24T10:38:44-04:0020.453JHST.958J2.771Jen-USBiological EngineeringBiochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biologygene sequencingpharmaceuticaldrug targetdrug discoverydrug developmentontologiesbiological datarelational databaseSQLXMLpathway modelingdiagnosisgel electrophoresismicroarrayclinical trialclinical decision supportcomputational biologybioinformaticsproteomicsgenomicsExperiBaseschemadatabaseBioHaystacksemantic webCellMLSBMLSPARQLOWLRDFDICOMmedical recordsmolecular biologymetadatamedical imagingimagingMechanical EngineeringHealth Sciences and TechnologyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduction to momentum and scalar transport in environmental flows, with emphasis given to river and lake systems. Derivation and solutions to the differential form of mass conservation equations. Topics include: molecular and turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, phase partitioning, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange, settling and coagulation, buoyancy-driven flows, and stratification in lakes.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-061Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmNepf, Heidi2009-06-23T04:15:58-04:001.0611.61en-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCivil engineering -- Environmental aspectsEngineering Sciencewater flowturbulencetransportscalingriversparticle transporttransportmasslakesinstantaneous point sourceenvironmental flowsdispersionDiffusionderivationconservation of massaquatic systemsadvectionboundary layersdissolutionbed-water exchangeair-water exchangeMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmInteraction with computer systems by voice, including speech synthesis, recognition, and digital recording techniques. Emphasis on human interface design issues and interaction techniques to successfully exploit the speech medium for computer applications, including extensive reading from current research literature. Topics include human speech production and perception, isolated and connected speech recognition, text-to-speech synthesis algorithms, telephone technologies, parsers, and dialogue generation.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-632Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSchmandt, Christopher2009-06-23T03:03:46-04:00MAS.632en-USMedia Arts and Sciencesvoicemailmobile applicationstelephonycomputer speechcomputer voicevoice responsecall centervoice recognitionvoice messagingaudio browsingcomprehensionnoisecodingaudiodigital speechspeech synthesisvoice synthesisdigital voiceMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe neuropharmacology course will discuss the drug-induced changes in functioning of the nervous system. The specific focus of this course will be to provide a description of the cellular and molecular actions of drugs on synaptic transmission. This course will also refer to specific diseases of the nervous system and their treatment in addition to giving an overview of the techniques used for the study of neuropharmacology. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-98January--IAP--2009/CourseHome/index.htmTropea, Daniela 2009-06-23T03:03:13-04:009.98en-USBrain and Cognitive SciencesNeurosciencesusceptibility modelschronic drug usebehavioral toleranceabstinent smokersnicotine tolerancepostsynaptic cellother psychostimulantsdrug reinforcementmotor side effectsabstinence signsterminal autoreceptorsmany psychoactive drugsselected brain areassomatodendritic autoreceptorsnicotine reinforcementdiscriminative stimulus effectsphenethylamine hallucinogenspositive reinforcement modelbiobehavioral effectsanabolic steroid dependenceexperimental substance useclassic antipsychotic drugsdepot bindingphysical dependence modeltolerancedispositiondrugseratoninsynapsepharmacologyneuroscienceneurologypsychopharmacologyantidepressantMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmA computational camera attempts to digitally capture the essence of visual information by exploiting the synergistic combination of task-specific optics, illumination, sensors and processing. In this couse we will study this emerging multi-disciplinary field at the intersection of signal processing, applied optics, computer graphics and vision, electronics, art, and online sharing through social networks. If novel cameras can be designed to sample light in radically new ways, then rich and useful forms of visual information may be recorded — beyond those present in traditional protographs. Furthermore, if computational process can be made aware of these novel imaging models, them the scene can be analyzed in higher dimensions and novel aesthetic renderings of the visual information can be synthesized. We will discuss and play with thermal cameras, multi-spectral cameras, high-speed, and 3D range-sensing cameras and camera arrays. We will learn about opportunities in scientific and medical imaging, mobile-phone based photography, camera for HCI and sensors mimicking animal eyes. We will learn about the complete camera pipeline. In several hands-on projects we will build physical imaging prototypes and understand how each stage of the imaging process can be manipulated. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-963Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRaskar, Ramesh 2009-06-23T03:03:07-04:00MAS.963en-USMedia Arts and SciencesComputer Graphicspolarizationhigh-speed imagingthermal imaging3D imagingmulti-spectralspectrumlensbiomimeticsmblogmedical imagingimage reconstructionimage sensorvisual art image processingdigital imagingdigital photographyonline photocomputer visionComputer graphicsapplied opticssignal processingMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduces prose narrative, both short stories and the novel. Examines the construction of narrative and the analysis of literary response.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-003Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmVaeth, Kimberly2009-06-23T03:03:00-04:0021L.003en-USLiteratureWritingcultureverbal textnarrativenovelliteratureChartersWoolfeConradDickensAustenWritingFictionMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmFundamentals of signals, systems, and information theory with emphasis on modeling both the audio/visual message and the human recipient. Linear systems, difference equations, Z-transforms, sampling and sampling rate conversion, convolution, filtering, modulation, Fourier analysis, entropy, noise, Shannon's fundamental theorems. Additional topics may include data compression, filter design, and feature detection. Meets with graduate subject MAS.510, but assignments differ.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-160Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmBove, V MichaelPicard, Rosalind2009-06-23T02:57:03-04:00MAS.160MAS.511MAS.510en-USMedia Arts and SciencesAudiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Otherdigital signal processingsignal processingDSPerror correctioncodingcommunication channelinformation theorycommunications theorycommunications systemnoiseimpulse responsefilter responsefilterfrequency responseIIRz-transformDTFTDFTFFTreconstructionaliasingbasis sets. Sampling theoremWalsh functionsorthogonalityFMfrequency modulationFourier seriesAMamplitude modulationSpectrum plotspectrumdigitial photographyphotographydigital videodigital audiodigital mediaA/VvideovisualaudioMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in science, social science and engineering programs who need to learn fundamental programming skills quickly but not in great depth. The course is ideal for undergraduate research positions or summer jobs requiring C++. It is not a class for experienced programmers in C++. Students with no programming background are welcome. Topics include control structures, arrays, functions, classes, objects, file handling and simple algorithms for common tasks. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-096January--IAP--2009/CourseHome/index.htmMalik, RadhikaKumar, TanmayDunietz, Jesse2009-06-23T02:56:39-04:006.096en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceComputer Programming, Specific Applicationsathletic studentsnerdy studentscase studysmall programming projecttext-based gamesgamesarrayspointersstandard template libraryfile handlingoopobject oriented programmingclassesfunctionscontrol structureslearn to programc++ programmingMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe course serves as an introductory course in parallel programming. It will have a series of lectures on parallel programming concepts as well as a group project providing hands-on experience with parallel programming. The students will have the unique opportunity to use the cutting-edge PLAYSTATION®3 development platform, as they learn how to design and implement exciting applications for multicore architectures. At the end of the course, students will have an understanding of • Fundamental design philosophies that multicore architectures address. • Parallel programming philosophies and emerging best practices. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-189January--IAP--2007/CourseHome/index.htmAmarasinghe, SamanRabbah, Rodric2009-06-23T02:56:32-04:006.189en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceComputer Programming/Programmer, GeneralcompetitionSony PlayStation 3parallel programming patternsmulticore architecturesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmEngineering laboratory subject for mechanical engineering juniors and seniors. Major emphasis on interplay between analytical and experimental methods in solution of research and development problems. Communication (written and oral) of results is also a strong component of the course. Groups of two or three students work together on three projects during the term. Limited enrollment. Description from course home page: This is an engineering laboratory subject for mechanical engineering juniors and seniors. Major emphasis is on interplay between analytical and experimental methods in solution of research and development problems. Communication (written and oral) of results is also a strong component of the course. Groups of two or three students work together on three projects during the term. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-672Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmCheng, WaiHart, Douglas2009-06-23T02:56:19-04:002.672en-USMechanical EngineeringLaboratoriesMechanical EngineeringR & Dresearch and developmentexperimental methodanalytical methodprojectsseniorsjuniorsmechanical engineeringEngineering laboratoryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis class explores composition and arrangement for the large jazz ensembles from 1920s foundations to current postmodern practice. Consideration given to a variety of styles and to the interaction of improvisation and composition. Study of works by Basie, Ellington, Evans, Gillespie, Golson, Mingus, Morris, Nelson, Williams, and others. Open rehearsals, workshops, and performances of student compositions by the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-342Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHarvey, Mark2009-06-22T01:21:39-04:0021M.342en-USMusic and Theater ArtsJazz/Jazz StudiesSoundpaintingWalter Thompsonimprovisationjazz compositionjazz arrangingSteve LajoieBirth of the CoolMiles DavisGil EvansAardvark Jazz OrchestraRuss GershonEither-OrchestraEthiopiquesethiopian jazzEthio-jazzEthiojazzMulatu AstatkeBill LoweGeorge RussellDuke Ellingtonswingbig bandcontemporary jazzmodern jazzlarge ensemble jazzjazz bandMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis seminar examines the history and legacy of the Cold War on American science. It explores scientists' new political roles after World War II, ranging from elite policy makers in the nuclear age to victims of domestic anti Communism. It also examines the changing institutions in which the physical sciences and social sciences were conducted during the postwar decades, investigating possible epistemic effects on forms of knowledge. The subject closes by considering the place of science in the post-Cold War era.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-436Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmKaiser, David2009-06-19T04:25:06-04:00STS.436en-USScience, Technology, and SocietyPhysics, Generalphysicsquantum physicsmilitary-industrial complexNSANational Security AgencyCIAacademic freedomcapitalismglobalizationspace raceiron curtainSputnikdisarmamentarms raceoppenheimerHUACamerican sciencesoviet unionspyinganti-communismespionageMcCarthyismatomic energyhydrogen bombatom bombnuclear weaponsatomic bombpost-cold-war eranuclear agehistory of sciencecold warMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmReviews regional economic theories and models and provides students with experience in using alternative economic impact assessment models on microcomputers. Problem sets are oriented around infrastructure, housing, energy, and environmental issues. Students work with a client generally in Boston and make a presentation to the client. Emphasis on written and oral presentation skills.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-482JFall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmPolenske, Karen2009-06-19T04:21:02-04:0011.482JESD.193J1.825Jen-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCity/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningBoston Redevelopment AuthorityREMIinvestmentregional-development issueslocal economyeconomic impactinternational employment outsourcingregional input-output accounts and tablesnational and regional economic structurespoliciesaccountstheorieslinkagesurban planningeconomicstheoretical modelingalternative socioeconomic impact assessment modelsregional economic theoriesUrban Studies and PlanningEngineering Systems DivisionMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmReviews regional economic theories and models and provides students with experience in using alternative economic impact assessment models on microcomputers. Problem sets are oriented around infrastructure, housing, energy, and environmental issues. Students work with a client generally in Boston and make a presentation to the client. Emphasis on written and oral presentation skills.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-482JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmPolenske, Karen2009-06-19T04:20:48-04:0011.482JESD.193J1.825Jen-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringInvestments and SecuritiesBoston Redevelopment AuthorityREMIinvestmentregional-development issueslocal economyeconomic impactinternational employment outsourcingregional input-output accounts and tablesnational and regional economic structurespoliciesaccountstheorieslinkagesurban planningeconomicstheoretical modelingalternative socioeconomic impact assessment modelsregional economic theoriesUrban Studies and PlanningEngineering Systems DivisionMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmAgricultural issues: peasant behavior, land tenancy, and interlinked markets. Credit and insurance market problems and institutions. Health, nutrition, and productivity. Gender bias. Education. Technological change. Government failures.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-771Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBanerjee, AbhijitOlken, BenjaminDuflo, Esther2009-06-19T10:27:20-04:0014.771en-USEconomicsAgricultural Economicsemploymenttaxessubsidiesschool vouchersschool choicenutritioninequalitypovertysavingscreditlandmigrationlabortechnologycontractsfirmsfamiliesdecision makingpublic financegender discriminationmarket equilibriumeducationhealthproductivityMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe laws of classical mechanics and thermodynamics are used to explore how the properties of fluids on a rotating Earth manifest themselves in, and help shape, the global patterns of atmospheric winds, ocean currents, and the climate of the Earth. Theoretical discussion focuses on the physical processes involved. Underlying mechanisms are illustrated through laboratory demonstrations, using a rotating table, and through analysis of atmospheric and oceanic data.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-003Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFerrari, Raffaele 2009-06-17T03:24:35-04:0012.003en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesAtmospheric Physics and Dynamicsthermohaline circulationAbyssal circulationinhomogeneitygeostrophic and hydrostatic balancesalinityseawateroceanHadley circulationRossby numberCoriolis forceEkman layerTaylor-Proudman TheoremGeostrophic motionradial inflowcompressible flowIncompressible flowHydrostatic balanceFluids in motionWindsPressure and geopotential heightTemperatureConvective cloudsHumidityadiabatic lapse rateConvectionpressure and densityAtmospheric layersgreenhouse gasesgreenhouse effectglobal energy balanceCharacteristics of the atmosphereMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmMeets with graduate subject 12.840, but assignments differ. See description under subject 12.840. From the course home page: Course Description This course introduces students to climate studies, including beginnings of the solar system, time scales, and climate in human history; methods for detecting climate change, including proxies, ice cores, instrumental records, and time series analysis; physical and chemical processes in climate, including primordial atmosphere, ozone chemistry, carbon and oxygen cycles, and heat and water budgets; internal feedback mechanisms, including ice, aerosols, water vapor, clouds, and ocean circulation; climate forcing, including orbital variations, volcanism, plate tectonics, and solar variability; climate models and mechanisms of variability, including energy balance, coupled models, and global ocean and atmosphere models; and outstanding problems.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-842Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmWunsch, CarlEmanuel, KerryBoyle, Edward2009-06-17T03:24:24-04:0012.84212.301en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesGeophysics and SeismologyAtmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Generalenergy balanceclimate modelsolar variabilitysolar systemplate tectonicsvolcanismorbital variationsocean circulationcloudswater vaporaerosolsheat and water budgetscarbon and oxygen cyclesozone chemistryprimordial atmosphereice coresproxiesclimate changeclimateMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmDrama might be described as a game played with something sacred. It tells stories that go right to the heart of what people believe about themselves. And it is enacted in the moment, which means it has an added layer of interpretive mystery and playfulness, or "theatricality." This course will explore theater and theatricality across periods and cultures, through intensive engagement with texts and with our own readings.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-005Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFleche, Anne2009-06-17T03:24:13-04:0021L.005en-USLiteratureDrama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Generalperformance texttheatrical textperlocutionary effectdramatic textdramatic worldtheatrical frametheatrical discoursetheatrical signdramatic discoursedramatic informationtheatrical communicationtheatre semioticsproxemic relationsdeictic orientationtheatrical competencetheatrical semiosisdramatic rulessymbolist dramacrisis dramafemale playwrightsstaging practicesscene designrealistic theatretiring houseformal theatreautos sacramentalesneoclassical idealsselective realismtheatre architecturetheatre historyfirst permanent theatresignificant playwrightsdepartures from realismenvironmental theatremedieval theatreneoclassical rulesneoclassical theatreviolence onstagemany theatre artistsscaena fronsoutdoor public theatrestheatercommunicateself-awarenesscreativityquestionsartisticpoliticalhistoricalethicalfictiontoolsculturesspeakerwriterdiscussionwritingperforming artsdramatic structureplaysaudiencessocial normscommunitiesentertainmentrituallive performancepoetrystorytellingliterary artsDramaMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe class will be devoted to the work of David Lewis, one of the most exciting and influential philosophers of the late twentieth century. We will have seminar-style discussions about his work on counterfactuals, time, causation, probability, and decision-theory. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-260Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRayo, Agustin 2009-06-16T04:26:13-04:0024.260en-USLinguistics and PhilosophyPhilosophy, OtherPhilosophytime travelpossible worldsplurality of worldsdeterminismfree willNewcomb problemPrisoners’ Dilemmadecision theorysupervenienceHumechanceobjectivitysubjectivityprobabilitycausal explanationcausationtimecounterfactual dependencecomparative possibilitycounterfactualsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe goal of this course is to illustrate the spectroscopy of small molecules in the gas phase: quantum mechanical effective Hamiltonian models for rotational, vibrational, and electronic structure; transition selection rules and relative intensities; diagnostic patterns and experimental methods for the assignment of non-textbook spectra; breakdown of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation (spectroscopic perturbations); the stationary phase approximation; nondegenerate and quasidegenerate perturbation theory (van Vleck transformation); qualitative molecular orbital theory (Walsh diagrams); the notation of atomic and molecular spectroscopy.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-80Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmField, Robert2009-06-16T04:25:18-04:005.80en-USChemistryAnalytical Chemistrywavepacketsvibronic couplingasymmetric rotorrigid rotorRydberg-Klein-ReesWigner-Eckartperturbationssecond-order effectsenergy levelshund's casesangular momentumlaser schemesdiatomicsBorn-Oppenheimervibrating rotorheisenberghamiltonianmatrixharmonic oscillatorsspectroscopyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmUnlike film, theater in America does not have a ratings board that censors content. So plays have had more freedom to explore and to transgress normative culture. Yet censorship of the theater has been part of American culture from the beginning, and continues today. How and why does this happen, and who decides whether a play is too dangerous to see or to teach? are plays dangerous? Sinful? Even demonic? In our seminar, we will study plays that have been censored, either legally or extra-legally (i.e. refused production, closed down during production, denied funding, or taken off school reading lists). We'll look at laws, both national and local, relating to the "obscene", as well as unofficial practices, and think about the way censorship operates in American life now. And of course we will study the offending texts, themselves, to find what is really dangerous about them, for ourselves.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-703Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFleche, Anne2009-06-16T04:25:09-04:0021L.703en-USLiteratureDrama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Generalselective realismarchitectureobscenitybannedblacklistcensorshiptheatretheatre historyfirst permanent theatresignificant playwrightsdepartures from realismenvironmental theatremedieval theatreneoclassical rulesneoclassical theatreviolence onstagemany theatre artistsscaena fronsoutdoor public theatrestheatercommunicateself-awarenesscreativityquestionsartisticpoliticalhistoricalethicalfictiontoolsculturesspeakerwriterdiscussionwritingperforming artsdramatic structureplaysaudiencessocial normscommunitiesentertainmentrituallive performancepoetrystorytellingliterary artsaction conventionsdramatic activitytwo long linesassessment focusfoundation stagewriting opportunitiesliteracy activitieslearning mediumlast wolfwriting opportunitydrama activitiesdrama activitypurchasing institutiondrama skillsdrama strategiesdecision alleyModern Americaforbidden playsdramaMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmSequential decision-making via dynamic programming. Unified approach to optimal control of stochastic dynamic systems and Markovian decision problems. Applications in linear-quadratic control, inventory control, and resource allocation models. Optimal decision making under perfect and imperfect state information. Certainty equivalent and open loop-feedback control, and self-tuning controllers. Infinite horizon problems, successive approximation, and policy iteration. Discounted problems, stochastic shortest path problems, and average cost problems. Optimal stopping, scheduling, and control of queues. Approximations and neurodynamic programming.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-231Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBertsekas, Dimitri2009-06-15T03:18:58-04:006.231en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMathematical Statistics and Probabilityapproximate dynamic programmingstochastic shortest pathrolloutstate informationshortest pathdeterministic systemsdynamic programming and optimal controldynamical systemoptimal controllarge state spacestate spaceapproximation methodsinfinite horizonfinite horizonsequential decision makinguncertaintydecision makingstochastic controldynamic programmingMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmSubject examines classic texts from the history of Western moral philosophy, and their answers to the question of what is the best way to live. These texts include works by Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Hume, Kant, and J. S. Mill. Among the questions that arise are: What is it to have a good life? How important is moral integrity, personal happiness, individual autonomy, and self expression, if one is to live in the best way that one can? Emphasis on close analysis and the evaluation of philosophical ideas and arguments.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-02Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHaslanger, Sally2009-06-15T03:18:46-04:0024.02en-USLinguistics and PhilosophySpeech Teacher Educationequalityhate speechfree speechpornographysexualitygay marriagedeath penaltyfreedomwelfaresexpovertygenderracesocial justiceequalityglobal justicemoral theoryvirtuedeontologyutilitarianismtolerationrelativismskepticismegoismimmortalityanimal rightsenvironmentalismobjectivitysatisfactiondesirepleasureMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course will guide graduate students through the process of using rapid prototyping and CAD/CAM devices in a studio environment. The class has a theoretical focus on machine use within the process of design. Each student is expected to have completed one graduate level of design computing with a full understanding of solid modeling in CAD. Students are also expected to have completed at least one graduate design studio.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-510Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSass, Lawrence2009-06-15T03:18:34-04:004.510en-USArchitectureStructural Engineeringboston water taxiprototypingconstruction grammarsgenerative fabricationcnc manufacturingwaterjet cuttingprintingmodelingdraftingfabricationdesign geometryassemblydigital manufacturingcamcaddesigndigital fabricationMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course will introduce students to architectural design and computation through the use of computer modeling, rendering and digital fabrication. The course focuses on teaching architectural design with CAD drawing, 3-D modeling, rendering and rapid prototyping. Students will be required to build computer models that will lead to a full package of architectural explorations with computers. Each semester we will explore the design process of a particular building type and building material. The course also investigates a few design processes of selected architects. The course is critical of design principles and building production methods. Student assignments are graded based on the quality of design, representation and constructability. Great design input is always encouraged.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-500Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSass, Lawrence2009-06-15T03:18:01-04:004.500en-USArchitectureComputer Graphicsplaceexploration of spacedigital fabricationrenderingcomputer modelingarchitectural design and computationMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmCore requirements for Environmental M.Eng. program. Designed to teach about environmental engineering through the use of case studies, computer software tools, and seminars from industrial experts. Case studies provide basis for group project as well as individual thesis. Past case studies have included the MMR Superfund site on Cape Cod; restoration of the Florida Everglades; dredging of Boston Harbor; local watershed trading programs; appropriate wastewater treatment technology for Brazil; point-of-use water treatment for Nepal, Brownfields Development in Providence, RI, and water resource planning for the island of Cyprus. Students must register for 1.782 for Fall term, IAP, and Spring term.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-782Fall-2007-Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmAdams, Eric2009-06-12T03:26:23-04:001.782en-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCivil Engineering, Otherhorizontal roughing filterbiosand filterguinea wormwater filtrationsanitationrefugee campdrinking watercontaminantspollutionHondurasThailandGhanahydrologygroundwateraquiferwater treatmentrequest for proposalproposalthesismethodologyprofessional practiceenvironmental engineeringcivil engineeringMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduction to chemistry, with emphasis on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. Introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-111Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmDrennan, CatherineVogel, Elizabeth2009-06-03T03:24:23-04:005.111en-USChemistryChemistry, GeneralRutherford backscatteringreaction mechanismfree energyhybridizationvalence bond theorygeneral chemistryperiodic trendsorbitalsbiochemistrywave-particle dualityVSEPR theorylewis structurescatalysischemical kineticsredoxtitrationacid-base equillibriumthermodynamicsmolecular electronic structureatomic structureintroductory chemistryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course is designed to give you the scientific understanding you need to answer questions like - How much energy can we really get from wind? - How does a solar photovoltaic work? - What is an OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Converter) and how does it work? - What is the physics behind global warming? - What makes engines efficient? - How does a nuclear reactor work, and what are the realistic hazards? The course is designed for MIT sophomores, juniors, and seniors who want to understand the fundamental laws and physical processes that govern the sources, extraction, transmission, storage, degradation, and end uses of energy.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-21Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmJaffe, RobertTaylor, Washington2009-06-03T03:24:11-04:008.21en-USPhysicsPhysics, GeneralSolar Energy Technology/Techniciannuclear reactorOTECsolar photovoltaicnuclear radiationenergy conservationenergy storageclimate changehydro powerocean thermal energy conversioneothermal powerthermal energybiological energy sourcesnuclear energywind energysolar energyenergyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmExplores the origins, rate, and impact of innovations in military organizations, doctrine, and weapons. Emphasis on organization theory approaches. Comparisons with nonmilitary and non-US experience included.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-462Fall-2005/CourseHome/index.htmPosen, BarrySapolsky, Harvey2009-06-01T04:44:50-04:0017.462en-USPolitical ScienceMilitary TechnologiesRMARevolution in Military AffairsVietnamcounterinsurgencytacticalstrategicmilitary affairsarmormissilesballisticcruisesubmarinesairpowerbattleshipsland warfareempirical studyorganization theoryhistorywarmilitary organizationsinnovationsecurity studiesPolitical scienceMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmWriting and speaking skills necessary for a career in management. Students polish communication strategies and methods through discussion, examples, and practice. Several written and oral assignments, most based on material from other subjects and from career development activities. Schedule and curriculum coordinated with 15.311 Organizational Processes class. Restricted to first-year Sloan School of Management graduate students. Students may also enroll in 15.277 Special Seminar in Communication: Leadership and Personal Effectiveness Coaching. 15.280 is offered for 6 units and 15.277 provides an additional 3 units for a total of 9 units in Managerial Communication. 15.277 acts as a lab component to 15.280 and provides students additional opportunities to hone their communication skills through a variety of in-class exercises. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-280Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHartman, Neal2009-06-01T04:44:44-04:0015.280en-USSloan School of ManagementBusiness/Corporate CommunicationsCredit Managementbusiness e-mailgroup presentationsreflective listeningactive listeningintercultural communicationmemo formatbusiness communicationeffective presentation strategiesvisual aidsmanaging feedbackpersuasive communicationMinto pyramidcommunication strategymanagement communicationMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmExamination of the state of knowledge of planetary formation, beginning with planetary nebulas and continuing through accretion (from gas, to dust, to planetesimals, to planetary embryos, to planets). Processes of planetary differentiation, crust formation, atmospheric degassing, and surface water condensation. Integrated discussions of compositional and physical processes, based upon observations from our solar system and from exoplanets. Focus on terrestrial (rocky and metallic) planets, though more volatile-rich bodies are also examined. Includes regular readings from literature, lectures, discussion, and problem solving.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-472Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmElkins-Tanton, Lindy2009-06-01T04:44:30-04:0012.472en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesPlanetary Astronomy and Sciencebiosignatureshabitabilityvolatilesmagma ocean processessurface wateratmospheric degassingdust accretionembryosplanetesimalsnebulasplanetary formationplanetsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis is an applied theory course covering topics in the political economy of democratic countries. This course examines political institutions from a rational choice perspective. The now burgeoning rational choice literature on legislatures, bureaucracies, courts, and elections constitutes the chief focus. Some focus will be placed on institutions from a comparative and/or international perspective.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-812JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSnyder, James 2009-06-01T04:44:22-04:0017.812J14.296Jen-USEconomicsAmerican Government and Politics (United States)Canadian Government and Politicsdirect democracyrepresentative democracylegislative-executive relationsdistributive theoryinformational theorygovernment stabilitycoalitionsbargaininglobbyinginterest groupsminoritiesColonel Blottovote-tradingvote-buyingstructure-induced equilibrium modelsprobabilistic voting modelsset-valued solutionpoint-valued solutionmodels of political partiesagency modelsvoterelectoral systemmultiparty competitionmacroeconomic policyincome redistributiontaxationgovernmentpublic goodsinternationalcomparativeelectoral competitionand electionscourtbureaucracylegislaturerational choicepolitical economyPolitical ScienceMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmAnalyzes Russia's social, cultural, political heritage; Eurasian imperialism; and autocracy. Compares reforming and revolutionary impulses in the context of serfdom, the rise of the intelligentsia, and debates over capitalism. Focuses on historical and literary texts, and especially the intersections between the two.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/21H-466Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmWood, Elizabeth2009-06-01T04:44:11-04:0021H.466en-USHistoryRussian Language and LiteratureNicholas IIWorld War ILeninRusso-Japanese WarCaucasusintelligentsiaGreat reformsAlexander IIserfdomDecembristsNicholas IbureaucracyConstitutionbourgeoisienobilityCatherine IIPeter the GreatEmpireMuscovyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIn this course we will read essays, novels, memoirs, and graphic texts, and view documentary and experimental films and videos which explore race from the standpoint of the multiracial. Examining the varied work of multiracial authors and filmmakers such as Danzy Senna, Ruth Ozeki, Kip Fulbeck, James McBride and others, we will focus not on how multiracial people are seen or imagined by the dominant culture, but instead on how they represent themselves. How do these authors approach issues of family, community, nation, language and history? What can their work tell us about the complex interconnections between race, gender, class, sexuality, and citizenship? Is there a relationship between their experiences of multiraciality and a willingness to experiment with form and genre? In addressing these and other questions, we will endeavor to think and write more critically and creatively about race as a social category and a lived experience. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-742JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRagusa, Kym2009-05-26T05:26:25-04:0021W.742JWGS.575JSP.575Jen-USSpecial ProgramsWritingHumanities/Humanistic Studiescultural studiesfamilysterotyperacismdiasporaimmigrationoppressionmestizomulatomixed heritagemulticulturalheritageselfidentityethnicityintegrationassimilationracemixed ancestryhybrid populationsmultiple descentmultiracialitymixed-racemulti-racemultiracialWriting and Humanistic StudiesWomen's and Gender StudiesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe basic machines of macroeconomics. Ramsey, Solow, Samuelson-Diamond, RBCs, ISLM, Mundell-Fleming, Fischer-Taylor. How they work, what shortcuts they take, and how they can be used. Half-term subject.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-452Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmAcemoglu, K. Daron2009-05-22T04:56:40-04:0014.452en-USEconomicsLand Use Planning and Management/Developmenttradeopen economytechnology diffusioninterdependencesendogenous labor-augmenting technological changeendogenous skill-bias technological changeSchumpeterian modelsexpanding input varietiesendogenous growthhuman capitalexternalitiescapital accumulationneoclassical endogenous growthincomplete marketsgrowth under uncertaintydynamic efficiencyoverlapping generationswelfare theoremsoptimal and competitive allocationsneoclassical growthincome differencesSolow growth modelworld income distributionmoderndevelopmenteconomic growthMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduction to German language and culture. Acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Audio, video, and printed materials provide direct exposure to authentic German language and culture. Self-paced language lab program is fully coordinated with textbook/workbook. Development of effective basic communication skills. For graduate credit see 21F.451.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-401Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmWeise, Peter2009-05-22T04:56:34-04:0021F.40121F.47121F.451en-USForeign Languages and LiteraturesGerman Language and LiteratureGerman Language Teacher Educationstudent projectsgeographydictationintroductorylisteningreadingcommunicationwritingspeakingvocabularygrammarcultureGerman languageMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course provides an exciting, eye-opening, and thoroughly useful inquiry into what it takes to live an extraordinary life, on your own terms. The instructors address what it takes to succeed, to be proud of your life, and to be happy in it. Participants tackle career satisfaction, money, body, vices, and relationship to themselves. They learn how to confront issues in their lives, how to live life, and how to learn from it. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. This not-for-credit course is sponsored by the Department of Science, Technology, and Society. A similar, semester-long version of this course is taught in the Sloan Fellows Program. Acknowledgment The instructors would like to thank Prof. David Mindell for his sponsorship of this course, his hopes for its continued expansion, and his commitment to the well-being of MIT students. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Athletics--Physical-Education-and-Recreation/PE-550January--IAP--2007/CourseHome/index.htmJordan, GabriellaZander, Lauren2009-05-19T04:02:48-04:00PE.550en-USAthletics, Physical Education and RecreationFashion/Apparel Designcareerleadership rolespersonal growthcommunitysetting goalstruthaccountabilityfearscommunicationbalancewisdomaction planvisionloveempowermentchangesmistakesexcuseslife coachingliving an extraordinary lifedesignMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmPhenomenology of mechanical behavior of materials at the macroscopic level. Relationship of mechanical behavior to material structure and mechanisms of deformation and failure. Topics include: elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, creep, fracture, and fatigue. Case studies and examples drawn from a variety of classes of materials including: metals, ceramics, polymers, thin films, composites, and cellular materials.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Materials-Science-and-Engineering/3-22Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmvan Vliet, Krystyn2009-05-19T04:02:44-04:003.22en-USMaterials Science and EngineeringPolymer/Plastics Engineeringviral capsidesstudent projectsdefect nucleationsuperelastic alloysbattery materialscarbon nanotubesthin filmssemiconductor diodescompositionmicrostructurepolymersceramicssemiconductorsmetalsfatiguefracturecreepplasticityviscoelasticityelasticityfailuredeformationmaterial structuremechanical behaviorPhenomenologyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmMIT students are challenged daily to solve for x, to complete four problem sets, two papers, and prepare for an exam worth 30% of their grade... all in one night. When they do stop to breathe, it's for a shower or a meal. What does this have to do with Creative Writing? Everything. Creative Writing and MIT go together better than you might imagine. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-292Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmYoung, Jessica2009-05-15T04:00:37-04:00SP.292ESG.SP292en-USExperimental Study GroupCreative WritingOuLiPocontributors' notesatireessaymicrofictionrevisionreflectionreadingworkshopwritingcreative writingSpecial ProgramsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmElementary mechanics, presented at greater depth than in 8.01. Newton's laws, concepts of momentum, energy, angular momentum, rigid body motion, and non-inertial systems. Uses elementary calculus freely. Concurrent registration in a math subject more advanced than 18.01 is recommended. In addition to the theoretical subject matter, several experiments in classical mechanics are performed by the students in the laboratory.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-012Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBurgasser, Adam2009-05-12T01:17:05-04:008.012en-USPhysicsEngineering Mechanicsnon-inertialrigid body motionangular momentumenergymomentumNewton's lawselementary mechanicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis class examines tools, data, and ideas related to past climate changes as seen in marine, ice core, and continental records. The most recent climate changes (mainly the past 500,000 years, ranging up to about 2 million years ago) will be emphasized. Quantitative tools for the examination of paleoceanographic data will be introduced (statistics, factor analysis, time series analysis, simple climatology).http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-740Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBoyle, Edward2009-05-12T01:16:44-04:0012.740en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesPaleoceanographyOceanography, Chemical and PhysicalAtmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, OtherSalinityOcean ChemistryAtmospheric Carbon DioxidePaleothermometryPaleoclimatologyPaleoceanographyCoral ReefsOxygen Isotopeenvironmental historyearth-surface environmentintergalacial cyclesglacial cyclesmineralogical changesgeochemical changessimple climatologytime series analysisfactor analysisstatisticspaleoceanographic datacontinental recordsice core recordsmarine recordsclimate changeorbital forcingcirculationocean temperatureatmospheric chemistryseawater compositionisotopicMicropaleontologicalcoralsice coresdeep-sea sedimentsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course is an introduction to writing prose for a public audience—specifically, prose that is both critical and personal, that features your ideas, your perspective, and your voice to engage readers. The focus of our reading and your writing will be American popular culture, broadly defined. That is, you will write essays that critically engage elements and aspects of contemporary American popular culture and that do so via a vivid personal voice and presence. In the coming weeks we will read a number of pieces that address current issues in popular culture. These readings will address a great many subjects from the contemporary world to launch and elaborate an argument or position or refined observation. And you yourselves will write a great deal, attending always to the ways your purpose in writing and your intended audience shape what and how you write. The end result of our collaborative work will be a new edition, the seventh, of Culture Shock!, an online magazine of writings on American popular culture, which we will post on the web for the worldwide reading public to enjoy. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-730-5Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFaery, Blevins Rebecca 2009-05-07T02:18:34-04:0021W.730-5en-USWriting and Humanistic StudiesPhysical AnthropologyMass Communication/Media StudiescurrentassimilatingconfusionuncertaintydisorientationsurprisefeelingsanxietyReverse Culture ShockAdjustment PhaseNegotiation PhaseHoneymoon Phaseworkshopwritinglanguage and representationmedia saturationrobotics and cyborg culturesthe romance of technologyissues of race and genderthe ethics of biotechnologiessexual and reproductive politicseconomic imperialismurban and environmental crisesculture shockculturecontemporary issuescontemporaryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe course provides a survey of the theory and application of time series methods in econometrics. Topics covered will include univariate stationary and non-stationary models, vector autoregressions, frequency domain methods, models for estimation and inference in persistent time series, and structural breaks. We will cover different methods of estimation and inferences of modern dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models (DSGE): simulated method of moments, maximum likelihood and Bayesian approach. The empirical applications in the course will be drawn primarily from macroeconomics.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-384Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmMikusheva, AnnaSchrimpf, Paul2009-05-07T02:18:30-04:0014.384en-USEconomicsEconometrics and Quantitative EconomicsMathematical Statistics and ProbabilityMCMCGMMprediction regressionunit rootVAReconometricsBayesianDSGEdynamic stochastic general equilibriumstructural breakspersistent time seriesfrequency domain analysisvector autoregressionsunivariate non-stationaryunivariate stationaryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmAn introduction to string theory. Basics of conformal field theory. Light-cone and covariant quantization of the relativistic bosonic string. Quantization and spectrum of supersymmetric ten-dimensional string theories. T-duality and D-branes. Toroidal compactification and orbifolds. Eleven-dimensional supergravity and M-theory.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-821Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmMcGreevy, John 2009-05-07T02:18:24-04:008.821en-USPhysicsEngineering Physics11-dimensional supergravity and M-theory.toroidal compactification and orbifoldsT-duality and D-branesquantization and spectrum of supersymmetric 10-dimensional string theorieslight-cone and covariant quantization of the relativistic bosonic stringconformal field theorystring theoryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmFocuses on developing an understanding of the factors that shape and influence markets for real property. Includes demographic analysis, patterns of regional growth, construction cycles, urban location theory, and modeling techniques for predicting demand.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-433JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmWheaton, William2009-05-07T02:18:10-04:0011.433J15.021Jen-USSloan School of ManagementReal Estateneighboorhood effectsproperty taxeszoninggentrificationresidential developmenturban growthland useurban economicsmodeling techniquespredicting demandurban location theoryretail storescommercial constructionnew home buildingresidential constructionregional growthdemographic analysisreal estate marketgovernment regulationtransportationdemographic trendsland marketsmarket cyclessupply and demandmacroeconomic factorspropertyreal estateUrban Studies and PlanningMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis class is designed for students seeking a fundamental understanding of Japanese history, politics, culture, and the economy. “Raw Fish 101” (as it is often labeled) combines lectures, seminar discussion, small-team case studies, and web page construction exercises, all designed to shed light on contemporary Japan.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-541Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSamuels, RichardGercik, Patricia2009-05-07T02:17:55-04:0017.54117.543en-USPolitical ScienceJapanese Studiescivil societycommunityworkplaceeducationtechnologyeconomyhistoryJapanMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmFor students with experience in writing nonfictional prose. Advanced study of rhetorical strategies and techniques of prose style. Considerable writing and revision required. In addtion to analyzing the work of class members, students read and discuss the work of distinguished essayists chosen to represent a range of prose styles, subjects, and biographical patterns.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-745Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFaery, Rebecca Blevins2009-05-07T02:17:27-04:0021W.745WGS.576SP.576en-USSpecial ProgramsComparative Literaturecooperatecompeteintersectdeterminants of identityincantatorylyricalpersuasiveinvestigativeexploratoryexpositoryidentitysexualitynationalityclassracegenderidentitiesprosenonfictionessayswritingadvanced studentsWorkshopWriting and Humanistic StudiesWomen's and Gender StudiesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm"What people do with food is an act that reveals how they construe the world." Marcella Hazan, The Classic Italian Cookbook If you are what you eat, what are you? Food is at once the stuff of life and a potent symbol; it binds us to the earth, to our families, and to our cultures. In this class, we explore many of the fascinating issues that surround food as both material fact and personal and cultural symbol. We read essays by Toni Morrison, Michael Pollan, Wendell Berry, and others on such topics as family meals, eating as an "agricultural act" (Berry), slow food, and food's ability to awaken us to "our own powers of enjoyment" (M.F.K. Fisher). We will also read Pollan's most recent book, In Defense of Food, and discuss the issues it raises as well as its rhetorical strategies. Assigned essays will grow out of memories and the texts we read, and may include personal narrative as well as essays that depend on research. Revision of essays and workshop review of writing in progress are an important part of the class. Each student will make one oral presentation in this class. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-730-4Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBoiko, Karen 2009-05-07T02:17:23-04:0021W.730-4en-USWriting and Humanistic StudiesPlant Sciences, GeneralAnimal Nutritionfishingranchingfarminghunting and gatheringhuman culturesfungus or fermented products like alcoholanimalsplantswaterproteinsfatscarbohydratescuisinenutritionismunhappy mealsnutrientsdietlipid hypothesisgood calorieshungerfoodMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmFocuses on element distribution in rocks and minerals using data obtained from natural and experimental systems. Emphasizes models describing trace-element partitioning and applications of trace-element geochemistry to problems in igneous geology. From the course home page: Course Description The emphasis of this course is to use Trace Element Geochemistry to understand the origin and evolution of igneous rocks. The approach is to discuss the parameters that control partitioning of trace elements between phases and to develop models for the partitioning of trace elements between phases in igneous systems, especially between minerals and melt. Subsequently, published papers that are examples of utilizing Trace Element Geochemistry are read and discussed.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-479Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmFrey, Frederick2009-05-05T11:02:20-04:0012.479en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesGeochemistry and Petrologysimple melt-solid systemspartition coefficientmeltmineraligneous rockstrace element geochemistryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmStudies a broad range of texts essential to understanding the two great sources of Western conceptions of the world and humanity's place within it: the ancient world of Greece and Rome and the Judeo-Christian world that challenged and absorbed it. Readings vary but usually include works by Homer, Sophocles, Aristotle, Plato, Virgil, St. Augustine, and Dante.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-001Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBahr, Arthur2009-05-05T11:02:14-04:0021L.001en-USLiteraturePhilosophy, OtherwesternizationworldbibleDanteSaint AugustineAristotlePlatoThucydidesEuripidesSophoclesAeschylusHomercivilizationhistoryclassicgreecereligionphilosophyjudeo-christianliteratureculturewesternMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmGeneral equilibrium, capital theory, incomplete markets, externalities, public goods.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-123Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmEso, Peter2009-05-05T11:02:07-04:0014.123en-USEconomicsInsurancecorrelationrepeated gamesglobal gamesauctionssignaling gamestrembling-hand perfectionsequential equilibriumequilibriumbargainingiterated conditional dominanceiterated strict dominancerationalizabilitygame theorydecision theorycomparative staticssupermodularityfinanceinsurancestochastic dominancerisknormative interpretationpositive interpretationexpected utilityutility representationpreferencemicroeconomic theorymicroeconomicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmTheories of production and individual choice (under certainty and uncertainty); markets and competition; tools of comparative statics and their application to price theory.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-121Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmPathak, Parag2009-04-22T02:10:49-04:0014.121en-USEconomicsEconomics, GeneralApplied Economicsrobust comparative staticspricingafriat's theoremexternalitiesgeneral equilibriumcompetitive marketspartial equilibriumproducer theorydemand theorymicroeconomic theoryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmAn old saying holds that “there are many more good ideas in the world than good ideas implemented.” This is a case-based introduction to the fundamentals of effective implementation. Developed with the needs and interests of planners—but also with broad potential application—in mind, this course is a fast-paced, case-driven introduction to developing strategy for organizations and projects, managing operations, recruiting and developing talent, taking calculated risks, measuring results (performance), and leading adaptive change, for example where new mental models and habits are required but also challenging to promote. Our cases are set in the U.S. and the developing world and in multiple work sectors (urban redevelopment, transportation, workforce development, housing, etc.). We will draw on public, private, and nonprofit implementation concepts and experience.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-958January--IAP--2009/CourseHome/index.htmde Souza Briggs, Xavier 2009-04-22T02:10:42-04:0011.958en-USUrban Studies and PlanningConstruction EngineeringNon-Profit/Public/Organizational Managementmayor purcellmanaging the underground cityone church one childcare usamikhukhupark plazaupwardly globalcollaborationtalentvisionorganizational changepolitical managementpublic valueleadershipmanagementnon-profit organizationscase studiesimplementing ideasMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe main aims of this seminar will be to go over the classification of surfaces (Enriques-Castelnuovo for characteristic zero, Bombieri-Mumford for characteristic p), while working out plenty of examples, and treating their geometry and arithmetic as far as possible.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-727Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmKumar, Abhinav2009-04-20T03:24:01-04:0018.727en-USMathematicsAlgebra and Number TheorybiellipticKodaira dimensionellipticK3classificationalbanesepicardrationalitycastelnuovo's criterionlinear systemsrational surfacesruled surfacessurfacesmapsrationalbirationalnumerical equivalencealgebraic equivalencenear equivalenceMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmDirected composition of larger forms of original writing involving voices and/or instruments. Includes a weekly seminar in composition for the presentation and discussion of student work in progress. Students are expected to produce at least one substantive work, performed in public, by the end of the term. Contemporary compositions and major works from twentieth-century music literature are studied. Meets with graduate subject 21M.505, but assignments vary.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-351Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmChild, Peter2009-04-20T03:20:30-04:0021M.35121M.505en-USMusic and Theater ArtsMusic Theory and Compositionsongart songorchestrationavant-garde musicpost-tonalatonalchamber music20th century musiccontemporary musiccomposerclassical musicMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmSubject provides a solid theoretical foundation for the analysis and processing of experimental data, and real-time experimental control methods. Includes spectral analysis, filter design, system identification, simulation in continuous and discrete-time domains. Emphasis on practical problems with laboratory exercises. Subject is designated as a d'Arbeloff Laboratory "gateway" subject.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-161Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRowell, Derek2009-04-20T03:20:23-04:002.161en-USMechanical EngineeringAstrophysicszerospoleslow-passwindowingfrequency responseconvolutionButterworthLaplace transformChebyshevop-ampssamplingcorrelation functionfast Fourier transformMATLABsimulation in continuous and discrete-time domainssystem identificationfilter designspectral analysisreal-time experimental control methodsanalysis and processing of experimental dataMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmExplores Japan's role in world orders, past, present, and future. Focuses on Japanese conceptions of security; rearmament debates; the relationship of domestic politics to foreign policy; the impact of Japanese technological and economic transformation at home and abroad; alternative trade and security regimes; and relations with Asian neighbors, Russia, and the alliance with the United States. Seminar culminates in a two-day Japanese-centered crisis simulation, based upon scenarios developed by students.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-486Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSamuels, Richard 2009-04-17T03:24:22-04:0017.486en-USPolitical ScienceSecurity and Protective Services, OtherMilitary TechnologiesdiplomacymilitarystrategiccomparativenationalinternationalbilateralregionalglobaleconomicssecuritypolicyUnited StatesSoutheast AsiaKoreaChinaJapanMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmOutlines tools for formulating and evaluating technology strategy, including an introduction to the economics of technical change, models of technological evolution, and models of organizational dynamics and innovation. Topics covered include: making money from innovation; competition between technologies and the selection of standards; optimal licensing policies; joint ventures; organization of R&D; and theories of diffusion and adoption. Taught using a combination of readings and case studies.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-912Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htm Davis, Jason2009-04-06T05:42:27-04:0015.912en-USSloan School of ManagementBusiness/Managerial EconomicsApplied Mathematicsinnovationmarket sharenetwork effectsvalue chaincapturing valuecomplementary assetstippingstandardsworse before bettersimple rulesmarket dynamicsmarket evolutionorganizational strategyS-curvesvertical integrationorganizational competencechangecompetitionanalysismodelsstrategydisruptive technologyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe objective is to teach in a unified manner the fundamentals of finite element analysis of solids, structures and fluids. This includes the theoretical foundations and appropriate use of finite element methods.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-094Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBathe, Klaus-Jürgen2009-04-06T05:20:30-04:002.094en-USMechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineeringacoustic fluidsincompressible fluidsNavier-Stokesradiationconvectionconductiondisplacementshellsplatesbeamsstudent workADINAfinite element methodsfluid flowsheat transfernonlinear static analysisstructuressolidslinear static analysisMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course provides an introduction to probability and statistics, with emphasis on engineering applications. Course topics include events and their probability, the Total Probability and Bayes' Theorems, discrete and continuous random variables and vectors, uncertainty propagation and conditional analysis. Second-moment representation of uncertainty, random sampling, estimation of distribution parameters (method of moments, maximum likelihood, Bayesian estimation), and simple and multiple linear regression. Concepts illustrated with examples from various areas of engineering and everyday life.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-010Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmVeneziano, Daniele 2009-04-05T11:14:49-04:001.010en-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringMathematical Statistics and ProbabilityPoisson and Markov processessimple and multiple linear regressionshypothesis testingestimation of distribution parametersBayesian analysis and risk-based decisiontotal probability theoremBayes theoremsystem reliabilitysecond-moment analysisconditional distributionsuncertainty propagationrandom variables and vectorsdecision analysisstatisticsrandom processesfundamentals of probabilityMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course is an introduction to Java programming and software engineering. It is designed for those who have little or no programming experience in Java and covers concepts useful to 6.005. The focus is on developing high quality, working software that solves real problems. Students will learn the fundamentals of Java, and how to use 3rd party libraries to get more done with less work. Each session includes one hour of lecture and one hour of assisted lab work. Short labs are assigned with each lecture. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-092January--IAP--2009/CourseHome/index.htmJones, EvanCudre-Mauroux, PhilippeKoch, Olivier2009-04-05T11:14:41-04:006.092en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceEducational Assessment, Testing, and Measurementprogramming styledebuggingunit testingtestingeclipseexceptionsdesignabstractioninheritanceclassesobjectsarraysloopsconditionalsmethodssoftware designobject oriented programmingintroductory programmingprogrammingsoftware engineeringjavaMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmSubject covers all major areas of cellular and molecular neurobiology including excitable cells and membranes, ion channels and receptors, synaptic transmission, cell type determination, axon guidance and targeting, neuronal cell biology, synapse formation and plasticity. Includes lectures and exams, and involves presentation and discussion of primary literature. Focus on major concepts and recent advances in experimental neuroscience.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-013JSpring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmConstantine-Paton, MarthaQuinn, WilliamSheng, Morgan2009-04-05T11:14:33-04:009.013J7.68Jen-USBiologyMolecular Biologyplasticitysynapse formationneuronal cell biologytargetingaxon guidancesynaptic transmissionreceptorsion channelsmembranescellsmolecular neurobiologycellularBrain and Cognitive SciencesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course provides an introduction to the study of environmental phenomena that exhibit both organized structure and wide variability---i.e., complexity. Through focused study of a variety of physical, biological, and chemical problems in conjunction with theoretical models, we learn a series of lessons with wide applicability to understanding the structure and organization of the natural world. Students will also learn how to construct minimal mathematical, physical, and computational models that provide informative answers to precise questions.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-086Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRothman, Daniel2009-04-05T11:14:28-04:0012.08612.586en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental Healthbiogeochemical cyclesfood websmetabolic scalingecological dynamicsuniversalityscalingfractalspercolation theorydrainage basinsriver networksMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course provides a review of linear algebra, including applications to networks, structures, and estimation, Lagrange multipliers. Also covered are: differential equations of equilibrium; Laplace's equation and potential flow; boundary-value problems; minimum principles and calculus of variations; Fourier series; discrete Fourier transform; convolution; and applications. Note: This course was previously called "Mathematical Methods for Engineers I". http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-085Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmStrang, Gilbert2009-03-31T10:33:33-04:0018.085en-USMathematicsEngineering mathematicsMathematics, Generalconvolutiondiscrete Fourier transformFourier seriesboundary-value problemspotential flowLaplace's equationdifferential equations of equilibriumLagrange multipliersnetworkslinear algebraMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course introduces programming languages and techniques used by physical scientists: FORTRAN, C, C++, Matlab, and Mathematica. Emphasis is placed on program design, algorithm development and verification, and comparative advantages and disadvantages of different languages.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-010Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHerring, ThomasHill, Chris2009-03-09T01:30:52-04:0012.010en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesComputational Mathematicsmethods of dissemination and verificationnumerical analysisexamination of data with visualization techniquescomparative advantages and disadvantages of different languagesalgorithm development and verificationprogram designMathematicaMatlabC++CFORTRANtechniques used by physical scientistsprogramming languagesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmLectures and labs on digital logic, flipflops, PALs, counters, timing, synchronization, finite-state machines, and microprogrammed systems prepare students for the design and implementation of a final project of their choice: games, music, digital filters, graphics, etc. Extensive use of VHDL for describing and implementing digital logic designs. Possible use of lab report for Phase II of the Writing Requirement. Six extra units possible via registration for 6.905 after project proposal.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-111Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htmChandrakasan, Anantha2009-03-05T04:08:10-05:006.111en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceDigital Communication and Media/Multimediaverilogwireless communicationsdigital filterssynchronizationtimingcountersFPGAdigital circuit designVHDLPROMPALdigital oscilloscopesdigital paradigmdigital abstractionsmicroprogrammed systemsFSMfinite-state machinesflip-flopsBoolean algebradigital logiclaboratorydigital systems laboratoryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis is a new course, whose goal is to give an undergraduate-level introduction to representation theory (of groups, Lie algebras, and associative algebras). Representation theory is an area of mathematics which, roughly speaking, studies symmetry in linear spaces.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-712Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmEtingof, Pavel2009-03-03T04:16:43-05:0018.712en-USMathematicsSystems Science and TheoryBurnside’s TheoremFrobenius divisibilityFrobenius-Schur indicatorMaschke’s TheoremKrull-Schmidt theoremJordan-H¨older theoremdensity theoremTensor productsLie algebrasrepresentation theoryfinite groupsseries RepresentationsQuiver Representationsfinite dimensional algebrasMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIn this course students will learn about Noetherian rings and modules, Hilbert basis theorem, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, integral dependence, Noether normalization, the Nullstellensatz, localization, primary decomposition, DVRs, filtrations, length, Artin rings, Hilbert polynomials, tensor products, and dimension theory.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-705Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmKleiman, Steven2009-02-25T03:38:22-05:0018.705en-USMathematicsAnalysis and Functional Analysisnullsetellensatznoetherzerodivisorsnakayama's lemmaartin ringnormalizationDVRhilbert theoremZorn's lemmadimension theorytensordedekind domaindecompositionlocalizationintegralchain conditionsmodulesidealsringsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIn this seminar, we will discuss some of the main themes that have arisen in the field of systems biology, including the concepts of robustness, stochastic cell-to-cell variability, and the evolution of molecular interactions within complex networks.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-342Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmGore, JeffRaj, Arjun2009-02-25T03:38:17-05:007.342en-USBiologyMolecular Geneticscircadianchemotaxisbiological networksrobustnessstochasticPCRoscillatorsgene expressionnoisesynthetic networkssystems biologyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmPrinciples and methods of statistical mechanics. Classical and quantum statistics, grand ensembles, fluctuations, molecular distribution functions, and other topics in equilibrium statistical mechanics. Topics in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of irreversible processes.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-72Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmCao, Jianshu2009-02-25T03:37:56-05:005.72en-USChemistryStatistics, Generalthermodynamicsprojection operatorscatteringhydrodynamicnavier-stokesbloch-redfieldprobability theoryplanckfokkerlangevinrandom walkmaster equationsmaterialsatomsstatisticsquantumstatistical mechanicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmCellular responses to DNA damage constitute one of the most important fields in cancer biology. In this class we will analyze classical and recent papers from the primary research literature to gain a profound understand of cell cycle regulation and DNA damage checkpoints that act as powerful emergency brakes to prevent cancer. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-341Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmReinhardt, Hans Christian2009-02-20T04:35:49-05:007.341en-USBiologyOncology and Cancer BiologymutantChk1Fluorescence activated cell sorterRad50H2AXMDC1signalingapoptosistumor suppressorp53cyclin-dependent kinaseCdk regulationgrowth factorsextracellular cuescell cycleenzymemolecularDNA damagediscussionprimary sourcescancer preventioncancer biologysignalinggenecheckpointsendogenousexogenoushuman cellscellscancerdamage checkpointsDNAMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIn this undergraduate level seminar series topics vary from year to year. Students present and discuss the subject matter, and are provided with instruction and practice in written and oral communication. Some experience with proofs required. The topic for fall 2008: Computational algebra and algebraic geometry. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-704Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmKleiman, Steven2009-02-17T04:38:10-05:0018.704en-USMathematicsAlgebra and Number TheoryGeometry/Geometric AnalysisProjective Algebraic GeometryInvariant Theory of Finite GroupsGeometric Theorem ProvingRational FunctionsPolynomial FunctionsAlgebra-Geometry DictionaryElimination TheoryGroebner BasesAlgorithmsAlgebraGeometryalgebraic geometryComputational algebraMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe basic properties of functions of one complex variable. Cauchy's theorem, holomorphic and meromorphic functions, residues, contour integrals, conformal mapping. Infinite series and products, the gamma function, the Mittag-Leffler theorem. Harmonic functions, Dirichlet's problem. Description from course home page: This is an advanced undergraduate course dealing with calculus in one complex variable with geometric emphasis. Since the course Analysis I (18.100B) is a prerequisite, topological notions like compactness, connectedness, and related properties of continuous functions are taken for granted. This course offers biweekly problem sets with solutions, two term tests and a final exam, all with solutions. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-112Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHelgason, Sigurdur2009-02-06T03:02:10-05:0018.112en-USMathematicsMathematics, GeneralAnalysis and Functional AnalysisThe Riemann Zeta functionThe Riemann mapping theoremDirichlet's problemHarmonic functionsthe Mittag-Leffler theoremthe gamma functionInfinite series and productsconformal mappingcontour integralsresiduesmeromorphic functionsholomorphic functionsCauchy's theoremfunctions of one complex variableMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis subject deals primarily with equilibrium properties of macroscopic systems, basic thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium of reactions in gas and solution phase, and rates of chemical reactions.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-60Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmNelson, KeithBawendi, Moungi2009-02-05T05:45:16-05:005.60en-USChemistryPhysical and Theoretical Chemistrycarnot cycleautocatalysisoscillatorscatalysisHemholtzadiabaticclausiusenthalpyclapeyronreaction ratesGibbs functionentropylaw of thermodynamicsstate variablesmacroscopic systemsequilibriumkineticsthermodynamicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course is an introduction to differential geometry. The course itself is mathematically rigorous, but still emphasizes concrete aspects of geometry, centered on the notion of curvature.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-950Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSeidel, Paul2009-02-04T01:38:09-05:0018.950en-USMathematicsGeometry/Geometric Analysisgeometry of lengths and distanceshypersurfacesgeometry of plane curvesdifferential geometryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmInnovation in global health practice requires leaders who are trained to think and act like entrepreneurs. Whether at a hospital bedside or in a remote village, global healthcare leaders must understand both the business of running a social venture as well as how to plan for and provide access to life saving medicines and essential health services. Each week, the course features a lecture and skills-based tutorial session led by industry, non-profit foundation, technology, and academic leaders to think outside the box in tackling and solving problems in innovation for global health practice through the rationale design of technology and service solutions. The lectures provide the foundation for faculty-mentored pilot project from MOH, students, or non-profit sponsors that may involve creation of a market or business plan, product development, or a research study design.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Health-Sciences-and-Technology/HST-939Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBlander, JeffreyDemirci, UtkanDemirci, Utkan2009-01-30T03:24:01-05:00HST.939en-USHealth Sciences and TechnologyPublic Health, OtherInternational Public Health/International Healthdrug distributiondisease managementhealth economicsinterdisciplinarymentor programfield workstudent projectssystems designrapid diagnostic testpharmaceutical designnon-profitentrepreneurshipmedical innovationmedical technologyhealth ventureshealth technologyrural medicineunderserved populationAfricathird worlddeveloping countriesglobal healthMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmExplores the changing roles, ethical conflicts, and public perceptions of science and scientists in American society from World War II to the present. Studies specific historical episodes focusing on debates between scientists and the contextual factors influencing their opinions and decisions. Topics include the atomic bomb project, environmental controversies, the Challenger disaster, biomedical research, genetic engineering, (mis)use of human subjects, scientific misconduct and whistleblowing.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-011Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmFoley, Brendan2009-01-30T03:23:55-05:00STS.011en-USScience, Technology, and SocietyScience, Technology and Societyhuman subjectsenergyglobal warmingclimate changebiotechnologyhealth care policymedicinedecision makingtradeoffterrorismwararcheologymuseumethicsdebatepolicyenergyspace explorationnucleargenetic engineeringGMOwhistleblowingatomiccontroversyhistorytechnologypoliticsethicssocietyscienceriskMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmDrawing in part from their own interests and ideas, students write about science within a broad cultural context. Students employ a broad repertoire of literary tools, such as narrative, scene-setting, and attention to larger issues of structure. Students study the work of other science writers, but subject's focus is less critical and analytical than synthetical -- on creating works of substance, grace, and flow that have science and technology as their subjects.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-777Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBoiko, Karen2009-01-29T02:07:40-05:0021W.777en-USWriting and Humanistic StudiesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, OtherEnglish Compositioncultural contextculturemedicinehealthecologynature writingnaturejournalismdebatepolicypublic understanding of sciencescience literaturepopular sciencereflectionbiographymemoirscience technology and societytechnology and societyscience writingcreative non-fictiontechnologyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmStudies important twentieth-century texts from Spain and Latin America that represent the principal fictional genres—poetry, theatre, short story, and the novel. Includes works by Bombal, Lorca, Neruda, Vallejo, Machado, and García Márquez. Taught in Spanish. Subject offered Spring 2003 and Fall 2004.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-716Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmGarrels, Elizabeth2009-01-28T04:26:28-05:0021F.716en-USForeign Languages and LiteraturesSpanish Language and LiteratureLatin American Studiesspanishlatin american experiencenovelshort storyRoberto BolañoRosario FerréJorge Luis BorgesLa vida es silbarFlores de otro mundoIcíar BollaínIngrid KummelsMarilyn BobesCiriaco Pérez BustamanteRafael Sánchez MazasDavid TruebaSoldados de SalaminaLuis Palés MatosTío SergioFelices díasEl remateMax AubLa casa de Bernarda AlbaCésar VallejoMiguel HernándezFederico García LorcaAntonio MachadoUn chien andalouSalvador DalíLuis BuñuelRubén DaríoJavier CercasMagali Garcia RamisliteraturecontemporaryhispanicintroductionMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe objective of this subject is to understand the nature of manufacturing process variation and the methods for its control. First, a general process model for control is developed to understand the limitations a specific process places on the type of control used. A general model for process variation is presented and three methods are developed to minimize variations: Statistical Process Control, Process Optimization and in-process Feedback Control. These are considered in a hierarchy of cost-performance tradeoffs, where performance is based on changes in process capability.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-830JSpring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmDavid HardtDuane Boning2009-01-27T04:06:59-05:002.830JESD.63J6.780Jen-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMechanical Engineeringsemiconductor manufacturingShewhart Hypothesisrobustnessone-factor-at-a-time2.830real-time controlstatistical process controloff-line optimizationempirical and adaptive modelingdiscrete system feedback control theorymanufacturing processProcess controlMechanical EngineeringEngineering Systems DivisionMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm As its name implies, the 3.042 Materials Project Laboratory involves working with such operations as investment casting of metals, injection molding of polymers, and sintering of ceramics. After all the abstraction and theory in the lecture part of the DMSE curriculum, many students have found this hands-on experience with materials to be very fun stuff - several have said that 3.042/3.082 was their favorite DMSE subject. The lab is more than operating processing equipment, however. It is intended also to emulate professional practice in materials engineering project management, with aspects of design, analysis, teamwork, literature and patent searching, web creation and oral presentation, and more.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Materials-Science-and-Engineering/3-042Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmChiang, Yet-MingRoylance, David2009-01-26T03:37:08-05:003.042en-USMaterials Science and EngineeringTaxidermy/Taxidermistand hands-on work using student and MIT laboratory shops. Teams document their progress and final results by means of web pages and weekly oral presentations. Instruction and practice in oral communication provided.communications and computer skillsproject managementand fabrication of a deliverable prototype. Emphasis on teamworkprocessing and performanceunderstanding trade-offs between designetc.) appropriate for the materials and device of interest. Goals include using MSE fundamentals in a practical applicationphysical vapor depositionthree-dimensional printingpowder processinginvestment castingthermoformingStudent project teams design and fabricate a materials engineering prototype using processing technologies (injection moldingMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmOur linked subjects are (1) the historical process by which the meaning of technology has been constructed, and (2) the concurrent transformation of the environment. To explain the emergence of technology as a pivotal word (and concept) in contemporary public discourse, we will examine responses – chiefly political and literary – to the development of the mechanic arts, and to the linked social, cultural, and ecological transformation of 19th- and 20th-century American society, culture, and landscape.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-464Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmWilliams, RosalindMarx, Leo2009-01-26T03:36:46-05:00STS.464en-USScience, Technology, and SocietyArchitectural History and Criticism, GeneralIndustrial Revolutionindustrializationthe EnlightenmentAmerican historyliteraturepollutionenvironmentalismecologyinnovationentrepreneurshipcapitalismfactorymanufacturesmanufacturingtechnological determinismmechanical artsmechanismindustrial artsengineeringmanagementcultural historyintellectual historyindustrytechnesciencetechnologyhistoryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmJunior Lab consists of two undergraduate courses in experimental physics. The courses are offered by the MIT Physics Department, and are usually taken by Juniors (hence the name). Officially, the courses are called Experimental Physics I and II and are numbered 8.13 for the first half, given in the fall semester, and 8.14 for the second half, given in the spring. The purposes of Junior Lab are to give students hands-on experience with some of the experimental basis of modern physics and, in the process, to deepen their understanding of the relations between experiment and theory, mostly in atomic and nuclear physics. Each term, students choose 5 different experiments from a list of 21 total labs.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-13-14Fall-2007-Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBecker, UlrichJarillo-Herrero, PabloMatthews, JuneRoland, Gunther2009-01-21T01:42:26-05:008.13-14en-USPhysicsAtomic/Molecular PhysicsPhysics, GeneralNuclear PhysicslaserDoppler-freesuperconductivityX-Ray physicsspectroscopyMössbauerrubidiumZeeman effectradio astrophysicsalpha decayquantum mechanicsshot noiseJohnson noiseneutron physicsemission spectraRutherford Scatteringcosmic-ray muonsspin echoesnuclear magnetic resonancerelativistic dynamicsFranck-Hertz experimentcompton scatteringelectromagnetic pulsestatisticspoissonphotoelectric effectopticsphysicsnuclearatomicexperimentalJunior LabMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course provides an introduction to mathematical modeling of computational problems. It covers the common algorithms, algorithmic paradigms, and data structures used to solve these problems. The course emphasizes the relationship between algorithms and programming, and introduces basic performance measures and analysis techniques for these problems.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-006Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRivest, RonaldDemaine, ErikDevadas, Srinivas2009-01-13T03:21:02-05:006.006en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceInformation Technologydivide and conquerdynamic programmingmemoizationdepth first searchbreadth first searchpriority queueshash functionschainingimage resizingfibonaccidijkstralongest common substringdocument distancenumericsdynamic programmingshortest pathssearchingsortinghashingbinary search treespython cost modelpythonalgorithmsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm"The Art of the Probable" addresses the history of scientific ideas, in particular the emergence and development of mathematical probability. But it is neither meant to be a history of the exact sciences per se nor an annex to, say, the Course 6 curriculum in probability and statistics. Rather, our objective is to focus on the formal, thematic, and rhetorical features that imaginative literature shares with texts in the history of probability. These shared issues include (but are not limited to): the attempt to quantify or otherwise explain the presence of chance, risk, and contingency in everyday life; the deduction of causes for phenomena that are knowable only in their effects; and, above all, the question of what it means to think and act rationally in an uncertain world. Our course therefore aims to broaden students’ appreciation for and understanding of how literature interacts with – both reflecting upon and contributing to – the scientific understanding of the world. We are just as centrally committed to encouraging students to regard imaginative literature as a unique contribution to knowledge in its own right, and to see literary works of art as objects that demand and richly repay close critical analysis. It is our hope that the course will serve students well if they elect to pursue further work in Literature or other discipline in SHASS, and also enrich or complement their understanding of probability and statistics in other scientific and engineering subjects they elect to take.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-017Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmJackson, NoelRaman, ShankarKibel, AlvinRaman, ShankarKibel, Alvin2009-01-12T02:08:06-05:0021L.017en-USLiteratureCeltic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsDarwinismmetaphorintelligencesensesmindhuman naturefactknowledgerandomnessreligiondecision makingrationalitypredictionfategames of chancechancecause and effectgamblingluckinferencedeductioninductionuncertaintychaosquantitative measurementhistory of sciencestatisticsriskchancemathematicsscientific methodscientific thoughtphilosophyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course looks at comedy in drama, novels, and films from Classical Greece to the twentieth century. Focusing on examples from Aristophanes, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Molière, Wilde, Chaplin, and Billy Wilder, along with theoretical contexts, the class examines comedy as a transgressive mode with revolutionary social and political implications. This is a Communications Intensive (CI) class with emphasis on discussion, and frequent, short essays. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-421Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmKelley, Wyn2009-01-12T09:37:34-05:0021L.421en-USLiteratureDrama and Dance Teacher EducationAlison BechdelItalo CalvinoOscar WildeMark TwainJane AustenAphra BehnMoliereAristophanesWilliam Shakespearepolitical commentarysocial commentarytransgressionallegorytricksterwitsatireslapstickcomicironyliterary historygenrenarrativedramahumorMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmHow can we translate real-world challenges into future business opportunities? How can individuals, organizations, and society learn and undergo change at the pace needed to stave off worsening problems? Today, organizations of all kinds—traditional manufacturing firms, those that extract resources, a huge variety of new start-ups, services, non-profits, and governmental organizations of all types, among many others—are tackling these very questions. For some, the massive challenges of moving towards sustainability offer real opportunities for new products and services, for reinventing old ones, or for solving problems in new ways. The course aims to provide participants with access and in-depth exposure to firms that are actively grappling with the sustainability-related issues through cases, readings and guest speakers. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-992Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSlaughter, SarahLocke, RichardHenderson, RebeccaSterman, John2009-01-08T09:19:51-05:0015.992en-USSloan School of ManagementAtmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Generaldesignlimits to growthclimate changegreen buildingsglobal warmingbusiness strategydevelopmentinnovationglobalizationemissionscarbonbiocapacityworld populationecological footprintsustainable businesssustainabilityMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmStudies the principles of deterministic optimal control. Variational calculus and Pontryagin's maximum principle. Applications of the theory, including optimal feedback control, time-optimal control, and others. Dynamic programming and numerical search algorithms introduced briefly.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-323Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHow, Jonathan2009-01-08T09:19:25-05:0016.323en-USAeronautics and AstronauticsMetallurgical Engineeringdiscrete LQRLagrange multipliersline search methodsmodel predictive controlfeedback control systemsLQG robustnessstochastic optimal controlsingular arcsconstrained optimal controlcalculus of variationsHJB Equationdynamic programmingnonlinear optimizationMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmUnified theory of information with applications to computing, communications, thermodynamics, and other sciences. Digital signals and streams, codes, compression, noise, and probability. Reversible and irreversible operations. Information in biological systems. Channel capacity. Maximum-entropy formalism. Thermodynamic equilibrium, temperature. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Quantum computation.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-050JSpring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmLloyd, SethPenfield, Paul2009-01-07T11:01:22-05:006.050J2.110Jen-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMathematical Statistics and ProbabilityCommunications Technology/TechnicianMaterials Sciencesecond law of thermodynamics quantum computationtemperaturethermodynamic equilibriummaximum-entropy formalismchannel capacityinformation in biological systemsirreversible operationsreversible operationsprobabilitynoisecompressioncodesdigital signals and streamsthermodynamicscommunicationscomputinginformation and entropyMechanical EngineeringMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmGovernments at every level assume a measure of responsibility for seeking good design. Some of that responsibility is exercised directly—through the design and construction of government buildings, for example. But most changes to our environments are neither designed nor built by governments. Rather, they are the result of the actions and investments of private individuals, institutions, corporations, joint ventures, or private/public collaborations. Yet, the actions of all of these actors are affected by the design policies of government and the interventions that are undertaken to implement those policies. In this advanced graduate-level seminar we will explore new ways of thinking about urban design policy in an attempt to better understand just what government does—and what it can do effectively—in the realm of design policy.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-337JSpring-2007/CourseHome/index.htmSchuster, J. Mark2009-01-07T11:01:06-05:0011.337J4.247Jen-USArchitectureUrban Studies/Affairsdesign reviewinformationdisincentivesincentivesproperty rightsregulationoperationownershipfive toolstools approachboston civic design commissiontools of governmentmodes of interventiontheory of government interventionurban design policyinterventiongovernmentdesign policyUrban Studies and PlanningMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmHow does a regenerating animal "know" what's missing? How are stem cells or differentiated cells used to create new tissues during regeneration? In this class we will take a comparative approach to explore this fascinating problem by critically examining classic and modern scientific literature about the developmental and molecular biology of regeneration. We will learn about conserved developmental pathways that are necessary for regeneration, and we will discuss the relevance of these findings for regenerative medicine. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biology/7-342Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmPetersen, Christian2009-01-07T11:01:01-05:007.342en-USBiologyNeurobiology and Neurophysiologyfibroblastpluriptenthomeostasislivernewtcateninsalamanderregulatedifferentitateregenerative medicineself-renewalhomeostasiszebrafishorganlimbmorphallaxishydradedifferentiationdifferentiationstem cellsprogenitorembryoblastemaRegenerationMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduces scientific, economic, and ecological issues underlying the threat of global climate change, and the institutions engaged in negotiating an international response. Develops an integrated approach to analysis of climate change processes, and assessment of proposed policy measures, drawing on research and model development within the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-023JSpring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmJacoby, HenryLee, EunjeeFranck, TravisWebster, MortPrinn, Ronald2009-01-07T11:00:24-05:0015.023JESD.128J12.848Jen-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesAtmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, GeneralMIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Changeresearch and model developmentpolicy measuresclimate change processesinternational responsethreatecological issuesscience and policyeconomicsglobal climate changeSloan School of ManagementEngineering Systems DivisionMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm