Recently Archived courses in all departments from MIT OpenCourseWare, provider of free and open MIT course materials.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/archived/index.htm2009-11-19MIT 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 introduces students to probability and random variable. Topics include distribution functions, binomial, geometric, hypergeometric, and Poisson distributions. The other topics covered are uniform, exponential, normal, gamma and beta distributions; conditional probability; Bayes theorem; joint distributions; Chebyshev inequality; law of large numbers; and central limit theorem.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49827Dudley, R. M. (Richard M.)2009-11-19T03:13:00-05:0018.440en-USMathematicsMathematical Statistics and Probabilitycentral limit theoremlaw of large numbersChebyshev inequalityjoint distributionsBayes theoremConditional probabilitygamma and beta distributionsnormalexponentialUniformPoisson distributionshypergeometricgeometricBinomialdistribution functionsrandom variablesProbability spacesMIT 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 provide a solid foundation in probability and statistics for economists and other social scientists. We will emphasize topics needed in the further study of econometrics and provide basic preparation for 14.32. No prior preparation in probability and statistics is required, but familiarity with basic algebra and calculus is assumed.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49828Ellison, Sara Fisher2009-11-19T03:13:00-05:0014.30en-USEconomicsMathematical Statistics and Probabilitycalculusalgebraeconometricssocial scientistseconomistsprobabilitymethodsstatisticsMIT 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. Metrics, Lie bracket, connections, geodesics, tensors, intrinsic and extrinsic curvature are studied on abstractly defined manifolds using coordinate charts. Curves and surfaces in three dimensions are studied as important special cases. Gauss-Bonnet theorem for surfaces and selected introductory topics in special and general relativity are also analyzed. From the course home page: Course Description This course is an introduction to differential geometry of curves and surfaces in three dimensional Euclidean space. First and second fundamental forms, Gaussian and mean curvature, parallel transport, geodesics, Gauss-Bonnet theorem, complete surfaces, minimal surfaces and Bernstein's theorem are among the main topics studied. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49826Wickramasekera, Neshan Geethike2009-11-19T03:12:59-05:0018.950en-USMathematicsGeometry/Geometric Analysisgeneral relativityGauss-Bonnet theorem for surfacesCurves and surfaces in three dimensionsdefined manifolds using coordinate chartsintrinsic and extrinsic curvaturetensorsgeodesicsconnectionsLie bracketMetricsMIT 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.htmAnalysis, modeling, and design of heat and mass transfer processes with application to common technologies. Unsteady heat conduction in one or more dimensions, steady conduction in multidimensional configurations, numerical simulation; forced convection in laminar and turbulent flows; natural convection in internal and external configurations; phase change heat transfer; thermal radiation, black bodies, grey radiation networks, spectral and solar radiation; mass transfer at low rates, evaporation. From the course home page: Course Description 2.51 is a 12-unit subject, serving as the Mechanical Engineering Department's advanced undergraduate course in heat and mass transfer. The prerequisites for this course are the undergraduate courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, specifically Thermal Fluids Engineering I and Thermal Fluids Engineering II or their equivalents. This course covers problems of heat and mass transfer in greater depth and complexity than is done in those courses and incorporates many subjects that are not included or are treated lightly in those courses; analysis is given greater emphasis than the use of correlations. Course 2.51 is directed at undergraduates having a strong interest in thermal science and graduate students who have not previously studied heat transfer.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49829Lienhard, John H., 1961-2009-11-19T03:12:58-05:002.51en-USMechanical EngineeringHeat -- TransmissionMass transferMechanical EngineeringChemical Engineering.steady conduction in multidimensional configurationsforced convectionnatural convectionthermal radiationblack bodiesgrey radiation networksspectral radiationsolar radiationevaporationUnsteady heat conductionmass transferheat transferMIT 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49811Braithwaite, Alisa Kim2009-11-12T12:14:46-05:0021L.007en-USLiteratureIntercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesComparative Literatureliterary conventionsSouth AsiaCaribbeanAfricaprosepoetrypowerlanguagegenderracecolonizationexplorationcontact zoneMIT 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. From the course home page: Course Description In The Souls of Black Folk (1903), the great cultural critic W. E. B. Du Bois wrote that "…the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line." A century after Du Bois penned those words, most Americans would agree that at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the color line remains one of our most pressing social issues. In this course, we will explore the terrain of race in America by reading the works of writers of color and others concerned with the issue of race, by viewing films that address racial issues, and by writing to explore how the fictions and facts of race condition all our lives, social and civic, private and public. We will consider the complex question of racial identity, test the givens of history by uncovering histories that have been more elusive or more thoroughly suppressed, and explore how writing and reading can both reflect and challenge racial categories, hierarchies, and perceptions. The reading is at once wonderful and disturbing, and the writing you will do will open up arenas of increased understanding for both you and your readers.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49812Faery, Rebecca Blevins2009-11-12T12:14:45-05:0021W.742JWGS.575JSP.575Jen-USSpecial ProgramsRace in literatureHumanities/Humanistic StudiesWritingWMN.575SP.57521W.742WMN.575JToni MorrisonJudson MitchamMaxine Hong KingstonWilliam FaulknerLouise ErdrichSandra Cisneroswriting raceWriting 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.htmCovers the basics of fMRI, the strengths and limitations of fMRI compared to other techniques, and the design and analysis of fMRI experiments, focusing primarily on experiments on high-level vision. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and critique published fMRI papers, have a good grasp on what is known about high-level vision from fMRI, and design their own fMRI experiments. From the course home page: Course Description Fundamental questions about the human brain can now be answered using straightforward applications of fMRI. This is particularly true in the area of high-level vision, the study of how we interpret and use visual information (including object recognition, visual attention, perceptual awareness, visually guided action, visual memory, and other topics). Students will read, present to the class, and critique current neuroimaging articles, as well as write detailed proposals for experiments of their own. This course covers the basics of fMRI, the strengths and limitations of fMRI compared to other techniques, and the design and analysis of fMRI experiments, focusing primarily on experiments on high-level vision. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and critique published fMRI papers, have a good grasp on what is known about high-level vision from fMRI, and design their own fMRI experiments.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49533Kanwisher, Nancy2009-11-05T01:12:31-05:009.71en-USBrain and Cognitive SciencesNeurosciencevisual memoryvisually guided actionperceptual awarenessvisual attentionobject recognitionhigh-level visionresolutionnoninvasivebrainhumanneural activityfunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)MIT 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49530Gusterson, Hugh2009-11-05T01:12:30-05:00STS.011en-USScience, Technology, and SocietyScience, Technology and SocietywhistleblowingatomiccontroversyamericahistorytechnologypoliticsethicssocietyscienceriskMIT 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 examines the history and legacy of the Cold War on science, looking predominantly at examples in the United States. It begins by exploring scientists’ new political roles after World War II, ranging from elite policy-makers in the nuclear age to victims of domestic anti-Communism. The course next examines the changing institutions in which the physical, biological, and social sciences were conducted during the postwar decades, investigating the links between institutions and epistemology. The course closes by considering the place of science in the post-Cold-War era.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49529Kaiser, David2009-11-05T01:12:29-05:00STS.436en-USScience, Technology, and SocietyScience, Technology and Societyamerican sciencecold war americasoviet unionanti-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.htmSecond term of a theoretical treatment of the physics of solids. Interacting electron gas: many-body formulation, Feynman diagrams, random phase approximation and beyond. General theory of linear response: dielectric function; sum rules; plasmons; optical properties; applications to semiconductors, metals, and insulators. Transport properties: non-interacting electron gas with impurities, diffusons. Quantum Hall effect: integral and fractional. Electron-phonon interaction: general theory, applications to metals, semiconductors and insulators, polarons, and field-theory description. Superconductivity: experimental observations, phenomenological theories, and B.C.S. theory. From the course home page: Course Description This is the second term of a theoretical treatment of the physics of solids. Topics covered include linear response theory; the physics of disorder; superconductivity; the local moment and itinerant magnetism; the Kondo problem and Fermi liquid theory. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49534Lee, P. A. (Patrick A.), 1946-2009-11-05T01:12:27-05:008.512en-USPhysicsMaterials ScienceElementary Particle PhysicsElectron Green’s functionFermi liquid theoryKondo problemFriedel-Anderson modelFriedel sum ruleLocal moment in metalsspin density waveStoner theoryBand magnetismFerro- and anti-ferro magnet and spin wave theoryexchange interactionLocal moment magnetismMagnetismTunneling and Josephson effectQuasiparticles and coherence factorsEffect of disorderMicroscopic derivation of London equationLandau diamagnetismTransverse responseSuperconductorMott variable range hoppingScaling theory of localizationConductance and sensitivity to boundary conditionsKubo formula for conductivityPhysics of disorderf-sum ruleScattering experimentFluctuation dissipation theoremLinear response 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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49531Maeda, John2009-11-05T01:12:27-05:00MAS.110en-USMedia Arts and SciencesComputer-aided designGraphic DesignEducational/Instructional Media Designanalog artstudiodesign exercisesartscomputationmodern artstorytellingphotographyweb designgraphic designmedia designmachine agecontemporary digital artjavascriptprogrammingcomputational 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.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, MAS.511 but assignments differ.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49532Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory.2009-11-05T01:12:26-05:00MAS.160en-USMedia Arts and SciencesInformation Science/StudiesComputer Science, OtherSignal processingReconstructionAliasingSampling theoremWalsh functions and other basis setsDefinition of orthogonalityFMFourier seriesAMSpectrum plotsComplex exponentialsRepresentation of systemsVocabularyNotationBasic math conceptsMIT 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49517Boyle, Edward A.Wunsch, CarlEmanuel, Kerry A., 1955-2009-10-28T11:59:34-04:0012.30112.842en-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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49516Duflo, Esther, 1972-Kremer, MichaelBanerjee, Abhijit2009-10-28T11:59:31-04:0014.771en-USEconomicsDevelopment economicsDevelopment Economics and International DevelopmentGovernment failuresTechnological changeEducationGender biasproductivitynutritionHealthinsurance marketCredit marketinterlinked marketsland tenancypeasant behaviorAgricultural issuesMIT 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.htmLaws of large numbers and central limit theorems for sums of independent random variables, conditioning and martingales, Brownian motion and elements of diffusion theory.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49508Panchenko, Dmitry A.2009-10-22T12:55:19-04:0018.175en-USMathematicsMathematical Statistics and Probabilityfunctional limit theoremsBrownian motion and elements of diffusion theoryconditioning and martingalescentral limit theorems for sums of independent random variablesLaws of large numbersMIT 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 surveys the main currents of European cultural and intellectual history in the modern period. Such a foundation course is central to the humanities in Europe (Geistesgeschichte, histoire des idées). The curriculum introduces a set of ideas and arguments that have played a formative role in European cultural history, and acquaints them with some exemplars of critical thought. With each text, special consideration will be devoted to the work's enduring influence over contemporary European culture.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49513Scribner, Charity2009-10-22T12:55:18-04:0021F.059en-USForeign Languages and LiteraturesComparative LiteratureEuropean HistoryPhilosophyPolitical TheoryGoetheBachSchinkelDuchampDavidGoyaFreudMarxSmithRousseauHegelKantDescartesLutherFrench RevolutionProtestant ReformationHistoryCultureThoughtEuropeanParadigmsMIT 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 study of changing narrative forms in the nineteenth-century European novel. The changing fortunes of the heroic and romantic ideals. The motif of the outsider as a means for depicting social reality. Readings in Cervantes, Balzac, Stendhal, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Proust. From the course home page: Course Description This subject traces the history of the European novel by studying texts that have been influential in that history in connection with two interrelated ideas. The first of these ideas underlies much of our modern regard for the novel as a literary form–namely, the idea that if fiction intends to deal with the most important forces animating the collective life of humanity, it will not deal with the actions of persons of immense consequence–kings, princes, high elected officials and the like–but rather with the lives of apparently ordinary people and the everyday details of their social ambitions and desires: to use a phrase of Balzac's, with "ce qui se passe partout" (what happens everywhere). This idea sometimes goes with another: that the most significant representations of the human condition are those dealing with a particular type of protagonist–namely, with someone not obviously qualified to be of consequence in the world (by reason, say, of birth or inheritance) but nonetheless conceives of himself or herself as destined for great accomplishment and who tries to compel society to accept him or her as its agent. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49514Kibel, Alvin C.2009-10-22T12:55:17-04:0021L.472en-USLiteratureEuropean literatureComparative Literaturestendhalnaturalismromanticrealistic traditiontolstoydostoyevskyflaubertbalzaccervantesfictionhistorynoveleuropewesternliteratureMIT 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 computing that relates to, arises from, or deliberately influences emotion. Topics include the interaction of emotion with cognition and perception, the role of emotion in human-computer interaction, the communication of human emotion via face, voice, physiology, and behavior, construction of computers that can recognize and respond appropriately to human emotional expressions, the development of computers that "have" emotion, and other areas of current research interest. Weekly reading, discussion, and a term project required.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49510Picard, Rosalind2009-10-22T12:55:17-04:00MAS.630en-USMedia Arts and SciencesUser interfaces (Computer systems)Human-computer interactionComputer Science, OtherRobots/agents that "have" emotionInducing emotionResponding to user emotion to reduce user frustrationMeasuring frustration/stress for usability feedbackwearable systemsrecognition by machinesPhysiology of emotionEmotion and learningand creativitydecision-makingEmotion and perceptionemotionNeuroscience findingsMIT 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.htmElectromagnetic phenomena are explored in modern applications including wireless communications, circuits, computer interconnects and peripherals, optical fiber links and components, microwave communications and radar, antennas, sensors, micro-electromechanical systems, and power generation and transmission. Fundamentals include quasistatic and dynamic solutions to Maxwell's equations; waves, radiation, and diffraction; coupling to media and structures; guided and unguided waves; resonance; and forces, power, and energy.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49509Staelin, David H.Ippen, E. P. (Erich Peter)Zahn, Markus, 1946-Melcher, James R.Kong, Jin Au, 1942-2009-10-22T12:55:09-04:006.013en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceElectromagnetismComputer Sciencemicrowave communicationsenergypowerforcesresonanceunguided wavesguided wavesdiffractionradiationwavesMaxwell's equationsMaxwelldynamic solutionsquasistatic solutionspower transmissionpower generationmicro-electromechanical systemssensorsantennasradaroptical fiber linksperipheralscomputer interconnectscircuitswireless communicationsapplicationselectromagneticsMIT 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.htmSurveys modern research topics in physical chemistry. Introduction to four or five research areas of current interest. Topics vary from year to year and may include the following: advanced statistical and quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, nanostructures and mesoscopic materials, high resolution and ultra fast laser spectroscopy, atmospheric, environmental and surface science, and magnetic resonance. Description from course home page: The goal of this course is to illustrate how molecular structure is extracted from a spectrum. In order to achieve this goal it will be necessary to: master the language of spectroscopists; develop facility with quantum mechanical models; predict the relative intensities and selection rules; and learn how to assign spectra.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49430Field, Robert W.2009-10-15T01:46:24-04:005.76en-USChemistryPhysical and Theoretical Chemistryvibrationsenergy levelsselection rulesintensitiesquantum mechanical modelsspectroscopistsmolecular structuremolecular spectraMIT 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. From the course home page: Course Description This class serves as an introduction to mass transport in environmental flows, with emphasis given to river and lake systems. The class will cover the derivation and solutions to the differential form of mass conservation equations. Class topics to be covered will include: molecular and turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange and particle transport. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49429Nepf, Heidi2009-10-15T01:46:18-04:001.0611.61en-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.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. From the course home page: Course Description 6.111 covers digital design topics such as digital logic, flipflops, PALs, CPLDs, FPGAs, counters, timing, synchronization, and finite-state machines. The semester begins with lectures and problem sets, to introduce fundamental topics before students embark on lab assignments and ultimately, a digital design project. The students design and implement a final digital project of their choice, in areas such as games, music, digital filters, wireless communications, and graphics. The course relies on extensive use of Verilog® for describing and implementing digital logic designs. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49431Chandrakasan, Anantha P.Troxel, Donald E.2009-10-15T01:46:14-04:006.111en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceElectronic Digital Computers--Circuits--DesignComputer Hardware Engineeringconfigurable logicmemoriessimple sequential circuitscombinational logicverilogwireless 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.htmThe DNA contained in human cells is under constant attack by both exogenous and endogenous agents that can damage one of its three billion base pairs. To cope with this permanent exposure to DNA-damaging agents, such as the sun's radiation or by-products of our normal metabolism, powerful DNA damage checkpoints have evolved that allow organisms to survive this constant assault on their genomes. In this class we will analyze classical and recent papers from the primary research literature to gain a profound understanding of checkpoints that act as powerful emergency brakes to prevent cancer. We will consider basic principles of cell proliferation and molecular details of the DNA damage response. We will discuss the methods and model organisms typically used in this field as well as how an understanding of checkpoint mechanisms translates into the development of treatments for human cancer. This course will not stop at discussing literature. We will take it one step further and analyze real data in an MIT Biology laboratory. 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49423 Reinhardt, Hans Christianvan Vugt, Marcel A.2009-10-08T12:13:12-04:007.341en-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.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. From the course home page: Course Description 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49419Helgason, Sigurdur, 1927-2009-10-08T12:13:10-04:0018.112en-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.htmRelation of structure and function at various levels of neuronal integration. Topics include: functional neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, sensory and motor systems, centrally programmed behavior, sensory systems, sleep and dreaming, motivation and reward, emotional displays of various types, "higher functions" and the neocortex, and neural processes in learning and memory. In order to improve writing skills in describing experiments and critiquing published research in neuroscience, students are required to complete four homework assignments and one literature review with revision. From the course home page: Course Description This course begins with the study of nerve cells which includes their structure, the propagation of nerve impulses and transfer of information between nerve cells, the effect of drugs on this process, and the development of nerve cells into the brain and spinal cord. Next, sensory systems such as hearing, vision and touch are covered as well as a discussion on how physical energy such as light is converted into neural signals, where these signals travel in the brain and how they are processed. Other topics include the control of voluntary movement, the neurochemical bases of brain diseases, and those systems which control sleep and consciousness, learning and memory. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49421Bear, Mark F.Seung, H. Sebastian2009-10-08T12:13:09-04:009.01en-USBrain and Cognitive SciencesNeurosciencememorylearningcellual neurophysiologyparasympathetic neuronssympathetic neuronsaction potentialsynaptic transmissionmotor systemsomatosensory systemauditory cortexsound localizationtonotopyphase-lockinghair cellsauditory transductionbasilar membranecochleaearextrastriate cortexcomplex cellssimple cellsprimary visual cortexcorticalmapscenter-surround receptive fieldsretinal phototransductionblind spotcolor visionneuroanatomyhearingvisionneuroscienceMIT 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 mechanics. 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. See the syllabus section for a more detailed list of topics.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49422Zahn, Markus, 1946- 2009-10-08T12:13:07-04:006.642en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceTheoretical and Mathematical PhysicsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineeringplasma 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.htmA first-year graduate course in algorithms. Emphasizes fundamental algorithms and advanced methods of algorithmic design, analysis, and implementation. Data structures. Network flows. Linear programming. Computational geometry. Approximation algorithms. Alternate years. From the course home page: Course Description This is a graduate course on the design and analysis of algorithms, covering several advanced topics not studied in typical introductory courses on algorithms. It is especially designed for doctoral students interested in theoretical computer science. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/49420Goemans, Michel2009-10-08T12:13:04-04:006.854J18.415Jen-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceComputational Mathematics18.4156.854Data StructuresNumber-Theoretic AlgorithmsPlanarity Testing of GraphsApproximation AlgorithmsNetwork FlowsLinear ProgrammingMathematicsMIT 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. From the course home page: Course Description The seminar is designed to provide advanced graduate students with a thorough understanding of selected regional economic theories and techniques and with experience in using alternative socioeconomic impact assessment models and related regional techniques on microcomputers. Discussions will be held on particular theoretical modeling and economic issues; linkages among theories, accounts, and policies; relationships between national and regional economic structures; and methods of adjusting and estimating regional input-output accounts and tables. Examples from the Boston area and other U.S. cities/regions will be used to illustrate points throughout the seminar. We will also examine how such models are used in other countries. New material on analyzing regional development issues will be covered. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/48981Polenske, KarenBiderman, Ciro2009-10-05T03:59:38-04:0011.482JESD.193J1.285Jen-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCity/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningBRAREMIinvestmentregional-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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/47288Marshall, John C.2009-10-01T12:24:03-04:0012.003en-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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/47293Bawendi, Moungi Gabriel, 1961-Nelson, Keith A.2009-10-01T12:24:01-04:005.60en-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.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. From the course home page: Course Description The seminar is designed to provide advanced graduate students with a thorough understanding of selected regional economic theories and techniques and with experience in using alternative socioeconomic impact assessment models and related regional techniques on microcomputers. Discussions will be held on particular theoretical modeling and economic issues; linkages among theories, accounts, and policies; relationships between national and regional economic structures; and methods of adjusting and estimating regional input-output accounts and tables. Examples from the Boston area and other U.S. cities/regions will be used to illustrate points throughout the seminar. We will also examine how such models are used in other countries. New material on analyzing regional development issues will be covered. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/47291Polenske, Karen R.Kumar, Rajendra, 1967-2009-10-01T12:24:00-04:0011.482JESD.193J1.285Jen-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCity/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningBRAREMIinvestmentregional-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. From the course home page: Course Description The advanced graduate seminar is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of selected regional economic theories and techniques and with experience in using alternative socioeconomic impact assessment models and related regional techniques on microcomputers. Discussions will be held on particular theoretical modeling and economic issues; linkages among theories, accounts, and policies; relationships between national and regional economic structures; and methods of adjusting and estimating regional input-output accounts and tables. Examples from the Boston area and other U.S. cities/regions will be used to illustrate points throughout the seminar. This year we will also examine international employment outsourcing from Boston industries and the economic impacts on the local economy. New material on analyzing regional-development issues will also be covered. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/47292Polenske, Karen R.Guo, Zhan, 1973-Biderman, Ciro2009-10-01T12:23:59-04:0011.482JESD.193J1.285Jen-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCity/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningESD.1931.28511.482BRAREMIinvestmentregional-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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/47286Boyle, Edward A.2009-10-01T12:23:58-04:0012.740en-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.htmSurveys a range of comic texts from different media, the cultures that produced them, and various theories of comedy. Authors and directors studied may include Aristophanes, Shakespeare, MoliSre, Austen, and Chaplin. From the course home page: Course Description This is a second variation of the course. It includes a survey of a range of comic texts from different media, the cultures that produced them, and various theories of comedy. Authors studied include Twain, Wilde, Shakespeare, and Cervantes. Like other communications-intensive courses in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, it allows the student to produce a long writing assignment, in addition to several shorter pieces; it also offers substantial opportunities for oral expression, through student-led discussion, class reports, and class participation. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/47290Kelley, Wyn2009-10-01T12:23:57-04:0021L.421en-USLiteratureComedyEnglish Language and Literature/Letters, OtherliteraturejokesfunnycomiccomediesCervantesCommunicationsLiteratureWritingShakespeareWildeTwainGreekSatireComedyMIT 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 advanced subject in computer modeling and CAD CAM fabrication in building large-scale prototypes and digital mock-ups within a studio setting. Prototypes and mock-ups are developed with the aid of outside designers, consultants and fabricators. Field trips and in depth relationships with building fabricators demonstrate new methods for building design. The class analyzes complex shapes, shape relationships and curved surfaces fabrication at a macro scale leading to new architectural languages based on new methods of design and construction.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/47287Sass, Lawrence2009-10-01T12:23:57-04:004.173en-USArchitectureArchitectural EngineeringArchitectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADDArchitecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)tectonicsassemblyconstructiondesign and manufacturePalladio3D printing3D modellingdigital architectureDisney Concert HallStata CenterTriPyramidGehryfabricationdigital prototypecomputer aided designmachiningCAD / CAMdigital fabricationarchitectureMIT 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. From the course home page: Course Description The advanced graduate seminar is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of selected regional economic theories and techniques and with experience in using alternative socioeconomic impact assessment models and related regional techniques on microcomputers. Discussions will be held on particular theoretical modeling and economic issues; linkages among theories, accounts, and policies; relationships between national and regional economic structures; and methods of adjusting and estimating regional input-output accounts and tables. Examples from the Boston area and other U.S. cities/regions will be used to illustrate points throughout the seminar. This year we will also examine international employment outsourcing from Boston industries and the economic impacts on the local economy. New material on analyzing regional-development issues will also be covered. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/47289Polenske, Karen R.Thompson, Annie Kinsella2009-10-01T12:23:56-04:0011.482JESD.193J1.285Jen-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCity planning -- Social aspectsCity/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningESD.1931.28511.482environmentenergyhousinginfrastructureassessmentBRAREMIinvestmentregional-development issueslocal economyeconomic impactinternational employment outsourcingregional input-output accounts and tablesnational and regional economic structurespoliciesaccountslinkagesurban 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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46739Frey, Frederick August2009-09-17T06:27:54-04:0012.479en-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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46740Strang, Gilbert2009-09-17T06:27:50-04:0018.085en-USMathematicsEngineering mathematicsAlgebra and Number TheoryMathematics, 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 is an introduction to writing prose for a public audience—specifically, prose grounded in, though not confined to, personal narrative and perspective. The focus of our reading and your writing will be American popular culture, broadly defined. That is, you will write essays that engage elements and aspects of contemporary American popular culture and that do so via a vivid personal voice and presence. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46741Faery, Rebecca Blevins2009-09-17T06:27:49-04:0021W.731-1en-USWriting and Humanistic StudiesCreative Writingessaymemoironline magazinecontemporary Americapresencepersonal voiceAmerican popular cultureperspectivepersonal narrativepublic audienceMIT 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. Description from course home page: This class is an introduction to classical mechanics for students who are comfortable with calculus. The main topics are: Vectors, Kinematics, Forces, Motion, Momentum, Energy, Angular Motion, Angular Momentum, Gravity, Planetary Motion, Moving Frames, and the Motion of Rigid Bodies.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46736Chakrabarty, Deepto2009-09-17T06:27:48-04:008.012en-USPhysicsPhysics, Generalclassical mechanicsnon-inertial systemsrigid 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 course introduces students to architectural design and computation through the use of computer modeling, rendering, and digital fabrication. The focus is on the exploration of space and place-making through the use of computer rendering and design construction and fabrication. Students design a small building using computer models leading to a full package of physical and virtual materials, from computer generated drawings to rapid, prototyped models.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46738Sass, Lawrence2009-09-17T06:27:45-04:004.500en-USArchitectureArchitectural EngineeringArchitectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADDArchitecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)computationdesignarchitecturerapid prototyped modelscomputer aided drawingscomputer modelsCAD CAM fabricationdesign constructioncomputer renderingplace makingexploration 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.htmStudent project teams design and fabricate a materials engineering prototype using appropriate processing technologies (injection molding, thermoforming, investment casting, powder processing, brazing, etc.). Emphasis on teamwork, project management, communications and computer skills, and hands-on work using student and MIT laboratory shops. Goals include developing an understanding of the practical applications of MSE; trade-offs between design, processing and performance; and fabrication of a deliverable prototype. Teams document their progress and final results by means of web pages and weekly oral presentations. Instruction and practice in oral communication provided.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46742Chiang, Yet-MingRoylance, David2009-09-17T06:27:44-04:003.082en-USMaterials Science and EngineeringMaterials Engineeringmaterials engineering project managementoperating processing equipmentsintering of ceramicsinjection molding of polymersinvestment casting of metalsMIT 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, offered by the MIT Center for Real Estate, focuses on developing an understanding of the macroeconomic factors that shape and influence markets for real property. We will develop the theory of land markets and locational choice. The material covered includes studies of changing economic activities, demographic trends, transportation and local government behavior as they affect real estate. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46692Wheaton, William C., 1944-2009-08-27T03:52:29-04:0015.021J11.433Jen-USSloan School of ManagementEconomics, GeneralReal Estate11.43315.021neighborhood 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 serves as an introductory subject in advanced computing, rapid prototyping, and CAD/CAM fabrication for architects. It focuses on the relationship between design and various forms of computer modeling as input, and CAD/CAM tools as output material. It presents the process of design and construction using CAD files introduced by the office of Gehry Partners during the construction of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. It is taught in phases starting with rapid prototyping and ending with digital mockups of building components fabricated from CAD files on a one-to-one scale.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46356Sass, Lawrence2009-08-20T01:01:16-04:004.510en-USArchitectureArchitectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADDCAD CAM fabricationcomputationdesignarchitecturerapid prototyped modelscomputer aided drawingscomputer modelsdesign constructioncomputer renderingplace makingexploration 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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46360Herring, T. (Thomas)2009-08-20T01:01:15-04:0012.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.htmThis undergraduate class serves as an introduction to probability and statistics, with emphasis on engineering applications. The first segment discusses events and their probability, Bayes' Theorem, discrete and continuous random variables and vectors, univariate and multivariate distributions, Bernoulli trials and Poisson point processes, and full-distribution uncertainty propagation and conditional analysis. The second segment deals with second-moment representation of uncertainty and second-moment uncertainty propagation and conditional analysis. The final segment covers random sampling, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and linear regression. Many of the concepts covered in class are illustrated with real-world examples from various areas of engineering. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46355Veneziano, Daniele 2009-08-20T01:01:13-04:001.010en-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCivil Engineering, GeneralMathematical Statistics and ProbabilityPoisson and Markov processessimple and multiple linear regressionshypothesis testingestimation of distribution parametersBayesian analysis and risk-based decisionsystem reliabilitysecond-moment analysisconditional distributionsuncertainty propagationrandom variables and vectorsdecision analysisstatisticsMIT 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 role of computer visualization as a representational medium. Visualization is widely used in scientific, engineering, and design disciplines to help people understand complex phenomena and constructs. The key intellectual challenge is to develop the right visual metaphors for conveying information in the most effective way. Through programming projects and applications work, real and imaginary environments are constructed, probed, and displayed. Also covers the relevant computer graphics methods and data representations. Required of Course IV majors. From the course home page: Course Description This 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, modeling, rendering and rapid prototyping. Students will be required to build computer models that will lead to a full package of architectural explorations within a computational environment. Each semester will explore a particular historical period in architecture and the work of a selected architect. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46359Sass, Lawrence2009-08-20T01:01:10-04:004.206en-USArchitectureArchitectural drawing -- Computer-aided designArchitectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADDdata respresentationcomputer graphicsprogramminginformation visualizationconstructscomplex phenomenaarchitectural designrepresentational mediumscomputationarchitecturerapid prototyped modelscomputer aided drawingscomputer modelsCAD CAM fabricationdesign constructioncomputer renderingplace makingexploration of spacedigital fabricationcomputer modelingMIT 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.htmDesign Fabrication is an introductory course in the field of advanced computing, prototyping and building fabrication. The class is focused on the relationship between design, various forms of computer modeling both explicit and generative and the physical representation of information using rapid prototyping devices.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46358Sass, Lawrence2009-08-20T01:01:08-04:004.212en-USArchitectureArchitectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADDcomputationdesignarchitecturerapid prototyped modelscomputer aided drawingscomputer modelsCAD CAM fabricationdesign constructioncomputer renderingplace makingexploration 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.htmTheory and application of time series methods in econometrics, including representation theorems, decomposition theorems, prediction, spectral analysis, estimation with stationary and nonstationary processes, VARs, unit roots, and cointegration. From the course home page: Course Description The course is an introduction to univariate and multivariate time series models. It starts by introducing basic concepts and progresses to more complicated models. The course intends to meet two goals. It provides tools for empirical work with time series data and is an introduction into the theoretical foundation of time series models. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46357Kuersteiner, Guido M. 2009-08-20T01:01:07-04:0014.384en-USEconomicsEconometricsMathematical Statistics and ProbabilityEconomics, Generaltime series modelmultivariate time series modelunivariate time series modeltime series 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.htmWriting and speaking skills necessary for a career in management. Students polish communication strategies and methods through discussion of principles, examples, and cases. Several written and oral assignments, most based on material from other subjects and from career development activities. Restricted to first-year Sloan School of Management graduate students.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46354Yates, Joanne, 1951-Raffoni, MelissaKelly, ChristineHafrey, LeighHartman, Neal2009-08-20T01:01:05-04:0015.280en-USSloan School of ManagementBusiness/Corporate Communicationsinterpersonal communication skills within a managerial settingOrganizational ProcessesOrganizational CommunicationCommunicationManagement 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.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. From the course home page: Course Description This course covers the basic models and solution techniques for problems of sequential decision making under uncertainty (stochastic control). Approximation methods for problems involving large state spaces are also presented and discussed.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46352Bertsekas, Dimitri P.2009-08-12T11:59:07-04:006.231en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceStochastic control theoryDynamic programmingComputer Programming/Programmer, GeneralComputational Mathematicsoptimal controlMarkov chainsprobabilityalgorithmsoptimizationmathematicsstochastic 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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46343Mikusheva, Anna, 1976-Schrimpf, Paul2009-07-30T01:00:43-04:0014.384en-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.htmThis course is an introduction to software engineering, using the Java™ programming language; it 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. The class is designed for students with some programming experience, but if you have none and are motivated you will do fine. Students who have taken 6.170 or 6.005 should not take this course. 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46341Akeju, Usman O.Koch, Olivier (Olivier A.)Jones, Evan Philip Charles2009-07-30T01:00:42-04:006.092en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceComputer Software Engineeringchat client and serversocial networkbeloteexceptionsdesignabstractioninheritanceclassesobjectsarraysloopsconditionalsmethodssoftware 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.htm"Civilization is mostly the story of how seeds, meats, and ways to cook them travel from place to place." - Adam Gopnik, "What's Cooking" "A significant part of the pleasure of eating is in one's accurate consciousness of the lives and the world from which food comes." - Wendell Berry, "The Pleasures of Eating" 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. The aroma of turkey roasting or the taste of green tea can be a portal to memories, while too many Big Macs can clog our arteries. The chef is an artist, yet those who pick oranges or process meat may be little more than slaves. In this class, we will explore many of the fascinating issues that surround food as both material fact and personal and cultural symbol. We will read essays by Chang-Rae Lee, Francine du Plessix Gray, M. F. K. Fisher, Anthony Bourdain, and others on such topics as family meals, the art and science of cooking, fair trade, eating disorders, and food's ability to awaken us to "our own powers of enjoyment" (M. F. K. Fisher). We will also read Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and view one or more films or videos as a class. Assigned essays will grow out of memories and the texts we read, and will include personal narratives and essays that depend on research. Workshop review of writing in progress and revision of essays will be an important part of the course. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46347Boiko, Karen2009-07-30T01:00:40-04:0021W.730-2en-USWriting and Humanistic StudiesHumanities/Humanistic StudiesEnglish Compositionworkshop.researchessayspersonal narrativesvideosfilmsFast Food Nationeating disordersfair tradecookingscienceartfamily mealsartistchefThe aroma of turkey memoriesculturesfamiliesit earthsymbollifethoughtfoodwritingExpositoryMIT 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.htmExamines 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 on institutions from a comparative and/or international perspective. Graduate students are expected to pursue the subject in greater depth through reading and individual research. Advanced undergrads may take subject with faculty approval. From the course home page: Course Description This 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46344Snyder, James M.2009-07-30T01:00:40-04:0017.884J14.296Jen-USEconomicsPolitical Science and Government, Generalrepresentative democracyrelationsexecutivetheoriesdistributiveinformationalstabilitygovernmentcoalitionsbargaininglegislatureslobbyinginterest groupsColonel Blottoresource allocationvote-tradingvote-buyingpolitical partiesagency modelslearninginformationequilibrium modelsvoting modelsmacroeconomic policyincome redistributiontaxationgovernmentsizepublic goodselectoral competitonchoicecollectivecountriesdemocraticpolitical economyeconomicsPolitical sciencePolitical 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.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. From the course home page: Course Description Innovations have frequently determined the course of wars. This seminar has three purposes. One, it inquires into the causes of military innovation by examining a number of the most outstanding historical cases. Two, it views military innovations through the lens of organization theory to develop generalizations about the innovation process within militaries. Three, it uses the empirical study of military innovations as a way to examine the strength and credibility of hypotheses that organization theorists have generated about innovation in non-military organizations. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46348Posen, BarrySapolsky, Harvey M.2009-07-30T01:00:39-04:0017.462en-USPolitical ScienceMilitary art and science -- Technological innovationsOrganizational Behavior StudiesPolitical Science and Government, Othermilitary affairsarmormissilessubmarineairpowerbattleshipsland warfareempirical studyorganization theorycaseshistorywarmilitary 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.htmFor students with experience in writing nonfictional prose. Advanced study of rhetorical strategies and techniques of prose style. Considerable writing and revision required. In addition 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. From the course home page: Course Description This course is a workshop for advanced students with some experience in writing essays, nonfiction prose. Our focus will be negotiating and representing identities grounded in gender, race, class, nationality, sexuality, and other categories of identity, either our own or other's, in prose that is expository, exploratory, investigative, persuasive, lyrical, or incantatory. We will read nonfiction prose works by a wide array of writers who have used language to negotiate and represent aspects of identity and the ways the different determinants of identity intersect, compete, and cooperate. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46342Faery, Rebecca Blevins2009-07-30T01:00:39-04:0021W.745WGS.576JSP.576Jen-USSpecial ProgramsEnglish CompositionSP.576cooperatecompeteintersectdeterminants 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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46339Gibson, Lorna J.2009-07-30T01:00:37-04:003.22en-USMaterials Science and EngineeringMaterials Engineeringcellular materialsbiomaterialsthin filmssensorsoptical detectorssemiconductor diodescompositionmicrostructureenergy bandstructurebondingpolymersceramicssemiconductorsmetalsMIT 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46346Jaeger, Dagmar2009-07-30T01:00:36-04:0021F.401en-USForeign Languages and LiteraturesGerman Language and Literaturereading comprehensionlistening comprehensionIntroductoryCommunicationWritingSpeakingVocabularyGrammarCultureGerman 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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46340Wood, Elizabeth A., 1958-2009-07-30T01:00:36-04:0021H.466en-USHistoryRussian Studiessocietystatenational consciousnessWestsocietiesstatesautocratic orderintellectual classmajor European power19th centurynineteenth centuryliterary textshistorical textscapitalismdebatesintelligentsiaserfdomrevolutionarypolitical revolutionpolitical reformautocracyEurasian imperialismpolitical heritagecultural heritagesocial heritageRussiaRasputinNicholas IIWorld War ILeninChechnyaCaucasusGreat reformsAlexander IIDecembristsNicholas IbureaucracyConstitutionnobilityPugachevCatherine 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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46345Constantine-Paton, Martha, 1947-Garrity, Paul A.Sheng, Morgan Hwa-Tze2009-07-30T01:00:35-04:009.013J7.68Jen-USBiologyNeurobiology and Neurophysiology7.689.013plasticitysynapse formationneuronal cell biologytargetingaxon guidancesynaptic transmissionreceptorsmembranescellsmolecular 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 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46336Herring, T. (Thomas)Hill, Christopher N.2009-07-23T12:15:01-04:0012.010en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesComputer Programming/Programmer, GeneralComputational Mathematicsprogramming languages, techniques used by physical scientistsmethods of dissemination and verification.numerical analysisexamination of data with visualization techniquescomparative advantages and disadvantages of different languagesalgorithm development and verificationprogram designMathematicaMatlabC++CFORTRANMIT 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 physics of microelectronic semiconductor devices for silicon integrated circuit applications. Topics: semiconductor fundamentals, p-n junction, metal-oxide semiconductor structure, metal-semiconductor junction, MOS field-effect transistor, and bipolar junction transistor. Emphasis on physical understanding of device operation through energy band diagrams and short-channel MOSFET device design. Issues in modern device scaling outlined. Includes device characterization projects and device design project.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46331Del Alamo, JesusTuller, Harry L.2009-07-15T02:35:09-04:006.720J3.43Jen-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMicroelectronicsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering3.436.720device designdevice characterizationshort-channel MOSFETenergy band diagrambipolar junction transistorMOS field-effect transistormetal-semiconductor junctionmetal-oxide semiconductor structurep-n junctionsemiconductorcircuitsiliconphysicsintegrated microelectronic devicesMaterials Science and 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 design of feedback systems. Properties and advantages of feedback systems. Time-domain and frequency-domain performance measures. Stability and degree of stability. Nyquist criterion. Frequency-domain design. Root locus method. Compensation techniques. Application to a wide variety of physical systems. Some previous laboratory experience with electronic systems is assumed (6.002 or 6.071 or 16.040).http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46330Lundberg, Kent H.Leeb, Steven B.Roberge, Jim2009-07-15T02:35:07-04:006.302en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceFeedback control systemsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineeringphase lock loopspower coverter systemsoperational amplifiersexternal compensationinternal compensationcompensation techniquesfrequency-domain designNyquist criterionroot locus methodstabilityfrequency-domain performancetime-domain performancefeedback systemMIT 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.htmConcepts, frameworks, tools, techniques, and processes that assist management in its interaction with and direction of computer-based information systems today. Discusses the impact of the Internet, changes in the IT industry, and changes in other industries as a result of IT. Also notes the redesign of information flows to meet the needs of both control and empowerment in the era of the global information infrastructure and networked organizations. Emphasizes managerial point of view and organizational issues involved in managing a firm's information resources. From the course home page: Course Description Information Technology is pervasive in today's firms. For many firms IT is the single largest capital investment, often exceeding 50% of capital expenditure. As a result, in this course we take the strategic perspective of the general manager and study how these leading firms get more value from their IT investments. The course focuses on the business value that can be achieved rather than the details of the technology. Issues around IT governance will pervade the course. An IT background is not required and this is not a "technical" course. This is, however, an integrative course, including issues of business strategy, finance, and the study of organizations and people, which are also covered in other parts of the Sloan MBA program. The creation of business value requires the successful integration of these issues with the potential of IT. Spring 2003 was the last time that this course was taught as 15.568B. In the future, this course will be named 15.571, Generating Business Value from IT.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46326Weill, Peter2009-07-07T02:30:07-04:0015.568Ben-USSloan School of ManagementManagement information systemsManagement Information Systems, Generalnetworked organizationsinformation resourcesinformation systemsinternetvalue net integratorcontent providerdirect to customernetworksIT governanceCIOchief information officerbusiness modelsbusiness valuecapital investmentse-businessresource planningERPinformation 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 probability, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics. Random variables, joint and conditional probability densities, and functions of a random variable. Concepts of macroscopic variables and thermodynamic equilibrium, fundamental assumption of statistical mechanics, microcanonical and canonical ensembles. First, second, and third laws of thermodynamics. Numerous examples illustrating a wide variety of physical phenomena such as magnetism, polyatomic gases, thermal radiation, electrons in solids, and noise in electronic devices. Concurrent enrollment in 8.04 [Quantum Physics I] is recommended.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46318Greytak, Thomas John, 1940-2009-07-02T12:04:17-04:008.044en-USPhysicsStatistical physicsTheoretical and Mathematical PhysicsFirst, second, and third laws of thermodynamicselectrons in solidsthermal radiationpolyatomic gasesmagnetismsecondmicrocanonical and canonical ensemblesfundamental assumption of statistical mechanicsthermodynamic equilibriummacroscopic variablesfunctions of a random variablejoint and conditional probability densitiesrandom variablesthermodynamicsstatistical mechanicsprobabilityMIT 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 interactive Earth system: biology in geologic, environmental and climate change throughout Earth history. Since life began it has continually shaped and re-shaped the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and the solid earth. Subject introduces the concept of "life as a geological agent" and examines the interaction between biology and the earth system during the roughly 4 billion years since life first appeared. Topics include the origin of the solar system and the early Earth atmosphere; the origin and evolution of life and its influence on climate up through and including the modern age and the problem of global warming; the global carbon cycle; and astrobiology.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46321Sachs, Julian P. (Julian Perelman)Summons, Roger E.2009-07-02T12:04:15-04:0012.007en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesGeobiologyEcologyPaleontologygeological timedeep biospherehabitable zoneantiquityorigin of lifebiogeochemical tracersmass extinctionslong-term climate cyclesbiogeomorphologyastrobiologygeological agentsolid earthlifeEarth historyclimate changeenvironmental changegeologic changebiologyInteractive earth systemglobal warmingevolutionglobal carbon cyclesolar systemcryospherehydrosphereatmosphereMIT 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.htmElectrical, optical, magnetic, and mechanical properties of metals, semiconductors, ceramics and polymers. Discussion of roles of bonding, structure (crystalline, defect, energy band and microstructure) and composition in influencing and controlling physical properties. Case studies drawn from a variety of applications including semiconductor diodes, optical detectors, sensors, thin films, biomaterials, composites, and cellular materials.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46319Gibson, Lorna J.Fitzgerald, EugeneTuller, Harry L.2009-07-02T12:04:14-04:003.225en-USMaterials Science and EngineeringMaterials ScienceMaterials Engineeringcellular materialsbiomaterialsthin filmssensorsoptical detectorssemiconductor diodescompositionmicrostructureenergy bandbondingpolymersceramicssemiconductorsmetalsMIT 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, techniques, and algorithms in machine learning from the point of view of statistical inference; representation, generalization, and model selection; and methods such as linear/additive models, active learning, boosting, support vector machines, hidden Markov models, and Bayesian networks. From the course home page: Course Description 6.867 is an introductory course on machine learning which provides an overview of many techniques and algorithms in machine learning, beginning with topics such as simple perceptrons and ending up with more recent topics such as boosting, support vector machines, hidden Markov models, and Bayesian networks. The course gives the student the basic ideas and intuition behind modern machine learning methods as well as a bit more formal understanding of how and why they work. The underlying theme in the course is statistical inference as this provides the foundation for most of the methods covered.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/46320Jaakkola, Tommi S. (Tommi Sakari)2009-07-02T12:04:11-04:006.867en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMachine learningArtificial Intelligence and RoboticsGibbs samplingjunction tree algorithmorward-backward algorithmEM algorithmquadratic programminggradient descentkernel density estimationmixture modelsSVMSupport Vector Machineneural networksGeneralized Linear Modelsregularizationvariancebiasclusteringregressionstatistical inferenceBayesian networksHMMhidden Markov modelsMarkovsupport vector machinesboostingperceptronsmachine learningMIT 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 study the development of modern science from the seventeenth century to the present, focusing on Europe and the United States. It will not focus on discoveries and their discoverers. Instead, it will examine: What is science? How has science been practiced, and by whom? How are discoveries made and accepted? What is the nature of scientific progress? What is the impact of science and society? What is the impact of society on science? Topics will be drawn from the histories of physics, chemistry, biology, geology, medicine, psychology, and computer science. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45595Jones, David S. (David Shumway)2009-06-22T02:00:12-04:00STS.003en-USScience, Technology, and SocietyScience, Technology and Societycomputer sciencepsychologymedicinegeologybiologychemistryphysicshistoryprogressdiscoveriespracticeUnited StatesEuropepresentseventeenth centurymodernsocietytechnologyScienceMIT 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 requirement for the M.Eng. program designed to teach students about the roles of today's professional engineer and expose them to team-building skills through lectures, team workshops, and seminars. Topics include: written and oral communication, job placement skills, trends in the engineering and construction industry, risk analysis and risk management, managing public information, proposal preparation, project evaluation, project management, liability, professional ethics, and negotiation. Draws on relevant large-scale projects to illustrate each component of the subject. Grading is based on both individual and team exercises involving written and oral presentations. From the course home page: Course Description 1.133 is a core requirement for the Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) program. It features lectures presented by a variety of industry and academic speakers. The course is designed to teach students about the roles of today's professional engineer and to expose them to team-building skills through lectures, team workshops, and seminars. Topics include: written and oral communications, job placement skills, trends in the engineering and construction industry, proposal preparation, project evaluation, project management, professional ethics, and negotiation. The course draws on relevent large scale projects to illustrate each component of the subject. Course lectures are integrated with a weekly seminar series and the MEng group project subjects which are mentioned herein. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45596Adams, E. Eric2009-06-22T01:58:41-04:001.133en-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringBusiness Administration and Management, GeneralCivil Engineering, Otheralternative dispute resolutionjob placement interviewstechnical writingresume writingengineeringconstruction industrynegotiationprofessional ethicsliabilityproject managementproject evaluationproposal preparationmanaging public informationrisk managementrisk analysisjob placement skillsoral communicationwritten communicationseminarsteam workshopslecturesteam-building skillsprofessional engineerMIT 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 application of electronics to energy conversion and control; phase-controlled rectifier/inverter circuits, dc/dc converters, high-frequency inverters, and motion control systems. Characteristics of power semiconductor devices: diodes, bipolar and field effect transistors, IGBTS, and thyristors. Modeling, analysis, and control techniques. Magnetic circuits. Numerous application examples.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45597Perreault, David John2009-06-22T01:55:43-04:006.334en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer SciencePower electronicsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineeringapplicationcontrol techniquesanalysismodelingbipolar transistorsenergy controlenergy conversionmagnetic circuitsthyristorsIGBTSfield effect transistorsdiodespower semiconductorsmotion control systemshigh-frequency invertersdc/dc convertersdcinverter circuitsphase-controlled rectifierelectronicspower electronicsMIT 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45594Becker, Ulrich J.2009-06-22T01:23:12-04:008.13-14en-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.htmThe objective is to introduce large-scale atomistic modeling techniques and motivate its importance for solving problems in modern engineering sciences. We demonstrate how atomistic modeling can be successfully applied to understand how materials fail under extreme loading, emphasizing on the competition between ductile and brittle materials failure. We will demonstrate the techniques in describing failure of a copper nano-crystal.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45592Buehler, Markus J.2009-06-19T07:46:21-04:001.978en-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringEngineering Sciencecopper nano-crystalductile and brittle materials failureextreme loadingatomistic modelingmodern engineering scienceslarge-scale atomistic modeling techniquesMIT 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 Algebra I class covers subjects such as Group Theory, Linear Algebra, and Geometry. In more detail groups, vector spaces, linear transformations, symmetry groups, bilinear forms, and linear groups are discussed.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45589Artin, Michael 2009-06-19T07:46:20-04:0018.701en-USMathematicsAlgebra and Number TheorygroupsLinear Algebra, and Geometrybilinear forms, and linear groupssymmetry groupslinear transformationsvector spacesGroup 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.htmCovers conditions under which public-sector policies, programs, and projects succeed in enhancing the economic activities of poorer groups and micro-regions in developing countries. Topics include local economic development; small enterprises; various forms of collective action; labor and worker associations; nongovernment organizations. Links these to literature on poverty, economic development, and reform of government, and to types of projects, tasks, and environments that are conducive to equitable outcomes. From the course home page: Course Description This course treats public-sector policies, programs, and projects that attempt to reduce poverty and unemployment in developing countries, mainly through directly income-generating activities and employment. Topics covered are: * employment and local economic development, particularly as related to the informal sector, small and medium enterprises, and workers; * the political economy of local economic-development initiatives; * lessons from policy and implementation experiences; * workers and labor issues; and * associationalism among small (and often medium) firms, and among workers.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45588Tendler, Judith2009-06-19T07:46:19-04:0011.471en-USUrban Studies and PlanningEconomic development projects--Developing countriesPoverty--Developing countriesCity/Urban, Community and Regional Planningequitable outcomesreform of governmenteconomic developmentliterature on povertynongovernment organizationslabor and worker associationscollective actionsmall enterpriseslocal economic developmentdeveloping countriesmicro-regionsenhancing the economic activities of poorer groupsprogramspublic-sector policiesMIT 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. From the course home page: Course Description 6.050J / 2.110J presents the unified theory of information with applications to computing, communications, thermodynamics, and other sciences. It covers 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, and quantum computation. Designed for MIT freshmen as an elective, this course has been jointly developed by MIT's Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. There is no known course similar to 6.050J / 2.110J offered at any other university.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45591Lloyd, SethPenfield, Paul2009-06-19T07:46:15-04:006.050J2.110Jen-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceEntropy (Information theory)Engineering PhysicsDigital Communication and Media/MultimediaComputer and Information Sciences, General2.1106.050quantum informationenergyphysical systemsinferenceprocesseserrorsbitsdigital streamsdigital signalsunified theory of informationbiological systemsquantum computationsecond law of thermodynamicsmaximum-entropy formalismtemperaturethermodynamic equilibriumchannel capacityirreversible operationsreversible operationsprobabilitynoisecompressioncodesthermodynamicscommunicationscomputingMechanical 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 the study of physical methods to probe the electronic and geometric structure of inorganic compounds. Included are electronic photoelectron spectroscopy; vibrational and rotational spectroscopy; magnetic measurements (including electron and nuclear spin resonance); Mossbauer spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; electrochemical measurements and crystallographic chemical analysis (including hands-on use of departmental facilities). From the course home page: Course Description This course covers the following topics: X-ray diffraction: symmetry, space groups, geometry of diffraction, structure factors, phase problem, direct methods, Patterson methods, electron density maps, structure refinement, how to grow good crystals, powder methods, limits of X-ray diffraction methods, and structure data bases. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45590Mueller, Peter2009-06-19T07:46:14-04:005.068en-USChemistryAnalytical ChemistryInorganic Chemistryanomalous scatteringphasingspace group determinationelectron density mapsstructure refinementcrystal latticesymmetry operationscrystal structurephasingsymmetryx-raysdiffractionx-ray crystallagraphy3D structurecrystal structure determinationphysical methodsinorganic chemistrycrystallographyMIT 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 two-semester course on statistical mechanics. Basic principles are examined in 8.333: the laws of thermodynamics and the concepts of temperature, work, heat, and entropy. Postulates of classical statistical mechanics, microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical distributions; applications to lattice vibrations, ideal gas, photon gas. Quantum statistical mechanics; Fermi and Bose systems. Interacting systems: cluster expansions, van der Waal's gas, and mean-field theory. Topics from modern statistical mechanics are explored in 8.334: the hydrodynamic limit and classical field theories. Phase transitions and broken symmetries: universality, correlation functions, and scaling theory. The renormalization approach to collective phenomena. Dynamic critical behavior. Random systems.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45586Kardar, Mehran2009-06-19T07:46:12-04:008.334en-USPhysicsStatistical mechanicsPhysics, GeneralPhase transitions and broken symmetries: universality, correlation functions, and scaling theoryRandom systemsDynamic critical behaviorThe renormalization approach to collective phenomenathe hydrodynamic limit and classical field theoriesMIT 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 as a focused survey of feminist political thought and theory, exploring the various and often competing ways feminists have framed discussions about sex, gender, and oppression. Beginning with a consideration of key terms (sex, gender, oppression) and the meaning of social construction, we will move on to study three central feminist approaches to political thought (humanist, gynocentric, and dominance). The primary goal of this course is to familiarize students with key issues, questions and debates in feminist theory, both historical and contemporary. This semester you will become acquainted with many of the critical questions and concepts feminist scholars have developed as tools for thinking about gendered experience. In addition to the presentation of theoretical ideas, we will consider examples of practical political application of those concepts. The concluding weeks of the course address the many tensions between generalized theoretical approaches and localized political efforts, particularly as they relate to identity politics and issues of diversity within feminist groups and movements. Finally, we will consider the connections, commonalities, and differences between feminist political thought and other theoretical approaches to political movements, such as queer theory, postcolonial theory, and global and human rights organizing.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45584Surkan, Kim2009-06-19T07:46:11-04:0017.007JWGS.601JSP.601J24.23717.006en-USLinguistics and PhilosophyWomen's StudiesSP.60117.007feminist theorydominancegynocentrichumanistpolitical thoughtsocial constructionpoliticsoppressiongendersexfeminismWomen's and Gender StudiesSpecial ProgramsPolitical 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.htmReviews probability and introduces statistical inference. Point and interval estimation. The maximum likelihood method. Hypothesis testing. Likelihood-ratio tests and Bayesian methods. Nonparametric methods. Analysis of variance, regression analysis and correlation. Chi-square goodness of fit tests. More theoretical than 18.443 (Statistics for Applications) and more detailed in its treatment of statistics than 18.05 (Introduction to Probability and Statistics).http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45587Hardy, Michael2009-06-19T07:46:10-04:0018.441en-USMathematicsMathematical statisticsMathematical Statistics and ProbabilityAnalysis of variance, regression analysis and correlationprobability, statistical inferenceLikelihood-ratio tests and Bayesian methodsChi-square goodness of fit testsNonparametric methodsHypothesis testingThe maximum likelihood methodPoint and interval estimationMIT 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 explores the following topics: derivation of elastic and plastic stress-strain relations for plate and shell elements; the bending and buckling of rectangular plates; nonlinear geometric effects; post-buckling and ultimate strength of cold formed sections and typical stiffened panels used in naval architecture; the general theory of elastic shells and axisymmetric shells; buckling, crushing and bending strength of cylindrical shells with application to offshore structures; and the application to crashworthiness of vehicles and explosive and impact loading of structures. The class is taught during first half of term.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45585Wierzbicki, Tomasz2009-06-19T07:45:56-04:002.081J16.230Jen-USAeronautics and AstronauticsMechanical Engineering16.2302.081strain-displacementbending boundary conditionstorsionhydrostatic pressurelateral pressureaxial loadcylindrical shellsplastic bucklinglocal bucklingraleigh-ritz quotientbuckling theory of platesbending theory of platesgreen-lagrangian strainmembrane energystructural plasticitybending momentstrain measureengineering strainshellsplatesMechanical 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.htmCourse topics explore the relations between neural systems and cognition, emphasizing attention, vision, language, motor control, and memory. An introduction to basic neuroanatomy, functional imaging techniques, and behavioral measures of cognition is given with discussion of methods by which inferences about the brain bases of cognition are made. Evidence from patients with neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Balint's syndrome, amnesia, and focal lesions from stroke is given as well as from normal human participants.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45580Corkin, Suzanne2009-06-19T07:45:55-04:009.109.100en-USBrain and Cognitive SciencesNeurobiology and NeurophysiologyNeurosciencestrokefocal lesionsamnesiaBalint's syndromeHuntington's diseaseParkinson's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseneurological diseasescognitionfunctional imaging techniquesmemorymotor controllanguagevisionemphasizing attentionMIT 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45583How, Jonathan P.2009-06-19T07:45:53-04:0016.323en-USAeronautics and AstronauticsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineeringlinear programmingmixed-integer linear programmingquadratic programmingModel Predictive Behaviorsystem normssignalsconstrained optimizationon-line optimization and controlstochastic optimizationLQGLQRcalculus of variationsdynamic programmingMATLAB implementationlinear quadratic regulatorsnonlinear 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.htmIntroductory experimental laboratory explores the design, construction, and debugging of analog electronic circuits. Lectures and six laboratory projects investigate the performance characteristics of diodes, transistors, JFETs and op-amps, including the construction of a small audio amplifier and preamplifier. Seven weeks are devoted to the design and implementation of a project in an environment similar to that of engineering design teams in industry. Provides opportunity to simulate real-world problems and solutions that involve tradeoffs and the use of engineering judgement. From the course home page: Course Description 6.101 is an introductory electronics laboratory. Students learn about the basic principles of analog circuit design and operation in a practical, real-world laboratory setting. They work both with discrete components such as resistors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors as well as with integrated components such as operational amplifiers. In addition, they become familiar with the operation of basic electronic test equipment (digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, function generators, curve tracers, etc.). There are six labs due weekly which start out as cookbook types and progress to design exercises; there are group design projects for the second half of the term. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45581Roscoe, Byron M.2009-06-19T07:45:51-04:006.101en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceAnalog electronic systemsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineeringcapacitorresistorcurve tracerfunction generatoroscilloscopedigital multimeterelectronic test equipmentoperational amplifierstransistordiodeanalog circuit designanalog electronics 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.htmTheory and evidence on government taxation policy. Topics include tax incidence; optimal tax theory; the effect of taxation on labor supply and savings; corrective taxes for externalities; taxation and corporate behavior; and tax expenditure policy. From the course home page: Course Description This course is a one-semester introduction to the economic analysis of taxation. It covers both theoretical contributions, such as the theory of optimal income and commodity taxation, as well as empirical work, such as the study of how taxes affect labor supply. The course is designed to acquaint students with key questions in the economics of taxation, and to equip them to carry out their own research in this field. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45577Poterba, James M.2009-06-19T07:45:50-04:0014.471en-USEconomicsTaxationFinance, PublicEconomics, Othergrowth theoryfirm theoryhousehold theoryduality methodscalculus-based microeconomic analysiscommodity taxationtheory of optimal incomeeconomic analysistax expenditure policycorporate behaviorcorrective taxes for externalitiessavingslabor supplyoptimal tax theorytax incidencegovernment taxation policyevidencepublic policycapitalpolitical economyassetinvestmentincomefinancial policywealthMIT 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.htmMore extensive and theoretical than the 18.700-18.703 sequence. Experience with proofs helpful. First term: group theory, geometry, and linear algebra. Second term: group representations, rings, ideals, fields, polynomial rings, modules, factorization, integers in quadratic number fields, field extensions, Galois theory. From the course home page: Course Description The course covers group theory and its representations, and focuses on the Sylow theorem, Schur's lemma, and proof of the orthogonality relations. It also analyzes the rings, the factorization processes, and the fields. Topics such as the formal construction of integers and polynomials, homomorphisms and ideals, the Gauss' lemma, quadratic imaginary integers, Gauss primes, and finite and function fields are discussed in detail. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45579Artin, Michael2009-06-19T07:45:49-04:0018.702en-USMathematicsAlgebra and Number Theoryquintic equationsquartic equationsprimitive elementssymmetric functionscubic equationsthe main theoremFields: Galois Theoryfinite fieldssymbolic adjunctionruler and compassdegree of field extensionalgebraic elementsFields: Field Extensionsadjoining elementsrelations in a ringRings: Abstract Constructionsstructure of abelian groupsgenerators and relationsinteger matricesfree modulesLinear Algebra over a Ringideal classesideal factorizationquadratic integersGauss PrimesQuadratic Imaginary Integersmaximal idealsexplicit factorizationGauss' Lemmaunique factorizationFactorizationfractionshomomorphismsRings: Basic DefinitionsSchur's Lemmacharactersunitary representationsdefinitionsGroup RepresentationsSylow theoremsMIT 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.htmCompanies today confront an increasing array of choices of markets, of locations for value adding activities, and of modes of crossing borders. This course focuses on the international dimensions of strategy and organization, and provides a framework for formulating strategies in an increasingly complex world economy, and for making those strategies work effectively. The first section of the course provides the basic frameworks for understanding competitiveness in international business at the level of the industry, location, and firm. These frameworks identify the opportunities presented in a dynamic global environment. But taking advantages of those opportunities faces enormous managerial challenges, and the second section of the course focuses on using and deepening those analytical tools in the context of specific problems and contexts. The goal of this course is to provide the foundations for taking effective action in the multi-faceted world of international business.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45578Lessard, Donald R.Westney, D. Eleanor2009-06-19T07:45:48-04:0015.220en-USSloan School of ManagementInternational business enterprisesInternational Business/Trade/Commerceanalytical toolsmanagerial challengesdynamic global environmentcompetitivenessfirmlocationindustryMIT 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.htmStatistical Mechanics is a probabilistic approach to equilibrium properties of large numbers of degrees of freedom. In this two-semester course, basic principles are examined. Topics include: thermodynamics, probability theory, kinetic theory, classical statistical mechanics, interacting systems, quantum statistical mechanics, and identical particles.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45582Kardar, Mehran2009-06-19T07:45:46-04:008.333en-USPhysicsPhysical and Theoretical Chemistrymean-field theory.van der Waal's gascluster expansionsBose systemsFermi systemsquantum statistical mechanicsphoton gas.ideal gaslattice vibrationsgrand canonical distributionscanonical distributionsmicrocanonical distributionsentropy. mehanicsThermodynamicsMIT 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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45593Jacoby, Henry D.Sarofim, MarcusCohen, Jason BlakePrinn, Ronald G.2009-06-19T07:45:45-04:0015.023JESD.128J12.848Jen-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental StudiesAtmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, GeneralMIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Changeresearch and model developmentpolicy measuresclimate change processesinternational responsethreatecological issueseconomics, science and policyglobal 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.htmTurn-of-the-century eras have historically been times when people are more than usually inclined to scrutinize the present and speculate about the future. Now, the turn not just of a century but of a millennium having recently passed, such scrutiny and speculations inevitably intensify. What will the future that awaits us in this twenty-first century and beyond be like? And how do visions of that future reflect and respond to the world we live in now? In this writing course we will read and write about how some twentieth-century writers and filmmakers have attended to the present as a way of imagining-and warning about-possible worlds to come. Guided by our reading and discussion, we will scrutinize our own present and construct our own visions of the future through close readings of the texts as well as of some aspects of contemporary culture-urban and environmental crises, economic imperialism, sexual and reproductive politics, issues of race and gender, the romance of technology, robotics and cyborg cultures, media saturation, language and representation-and the persistent questions they pose about what it means to be human at this threshold of a new millennium.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45573Faery, Rebecca Blevins2009-06-19T07:45:43-04:0021W.730-1en-USWriting and Humanistic StudiesHumanities/Humanistic Studieshumanrepresentationlanguagemedia saturationcyborgroboticstechnologyromancegenderracepoliticsreproductivesexualimperialismeconomiccrisesenvironmentalurbanculturecontemporarydiscussionwarningimaginingpresentfilmmakerswriterstwentieth-centuryreadwritingworldimaginationvisionstwenty-first centurymillenniumfutureerasTurn-of-the-centuryMIT 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.htmTopics in mammalian learning and memory including cellular mechanisms of neural plasticity, electrophysiology, and behavior. Emphasis on human and animal models of hippocampal mechanisms and function. Lectures and discussion of papers. An additional project is required for graduate credit. Alternate years.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45572Corkin, SuzanneWilson, Matthew2009-06-19T07:45:43-04:009.039.031en-USBrain and Cognitive SciencesAnimal memoryMemoryLearning--Physiological aspectsNeurobiology and NeurophysiologyNeurosciencealzheimer's diseaseshort-term memoryworking memorysemantic memoryNMDAdrosophliaaplysiasynapsehippocampuselectrophysiologyneural plasticitymemorylearningMIT 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 explores the forms, contents, and contexts of world traditions in dance that played a crucial role in shaping American concert dance. For example, we will identify dances from an African American vernacular tradition that were transferred from the social space to the concert stage. We will explore the artistic lives of such American dance artists as Katherine Dunham, and Alvin Ailey along with Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, George Balanchine, and Merce Cunningham as American dance innovators. Of particular importance to our investigation will be the construction of gender and autobiography which lie at the heart of concert dance practice, and the ways in which these qualities have been choreographed by American artists.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45570DeFrantz, Thomas2009-06-19T07:45:42-04:0021M.670WGS.472SP.472en-USMusic and Theater ArtsDance, GeneralWMN.472choreographyAmerican danceGeorge BalanchineMartha GrahamIsadora DuncanAlvin AileyKatherine DunhamautobiographygenderAmerican concert danceworld traditions in danceWomen's and Gender StudiesSpecial 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.htmTopics vary from year to year. Topic for Fall: Eigenvalues of random matrices. How many are real? Why are the spacings so important? Subject covers the mathematics and applications in physics, engineering, computation, and computer science. From the course home page: Course Description This course covers algebraic approaches to electromagnetism and nano-photonics. Topics include photonic crystals, waveguides, perturbation theory, diffraction, computational methods, applications to integrated optical devices, and fiber-optic systems. Emphasis is placed on abstract algebraic approaches rather than detailed solutions of partial differential equations, the latter being done by computers. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45575Johnson, Steven G., 1973-2009-06-19T07:45:40-04:0018.325en-USMathematicsApplied Mathematicsintegrated optical devicesoptical fibersmechanisms for optical confinementanomalous diffractionband gapsphotonic crystalsOptical phenomenaadiabatic transitionswaveguide theorycoupled-mode theoriesperturbation theorytime and frequency-domain computationnumerical eigensolver methodsBloch's theoremrepresentation theorysymmetry groupseigensystems for Maxwell's equationslinear 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.htmIntroduces students to the basic tools in using data to make informed management decisions. Covers introductory probability, decision analysis, basic statistics, regression, simulation, linear and nonlinear optimization, and discrete optimization. Computer spreadsheet exercises, cases, and examples drawn from marketing, finance, operations management, and other management functions. Restricted to first-year Sloan master's students.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45571Freund, Robert MichaelBertsimas, DimitrisWang, Yashan2009-06-19T07:45:40-04:0015.060en-USSloan School of ManagementBusiness -- Data processingBusiness Administration/ManagementData Warehousing/Mining and Database AdministrationManagementManagement ScienceFunctional OrientationManagerial DecisionsDecisionsModelsDataMIT 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.htmCovers conditions under which public-sector policies, programs, and projects succeed in enhancing the economic activities of poorer groups and micro-regions in developing countries. Topics include local economic development; small enterprises; various forms of collective action; labor and worker associations; nongovernment organizations. Links these to literature on poverty, economic development, and reform of government, and to types of projects, tasks, and environments that are conducive to equitable outcomes. From the course home page: Course Description This course treats public-sector policies, programs, and projects that attempt to reduce poverty and unemployment in developing countries, mainly through directly income-generating activities and employment. Topics covered are: the nature of poverty and targeting, the political-economy and politics of poverty-reducing initiatives, implementation experiences, employment and local economic development, particularly as related to small and medium enterprises and the informal sector, cooperatives and other forms of collective action for income generation, and decentralization, civil society, and non-government organizations. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45574Tendler, Judith2009-06-19T07:45:39-04:0011.471en-USUrban Studies and PlanningPoverty -- Government policy -- Developing countriesCity/Urban, Community and Regional Planningcivil societydecentralizationcooperativespolitical-economyemploymentpolitical reformeconomic developmentpovertyworker associationslabor associationsdeveloping countriespublic-sector projectspublic-sector programsequitable outcomesnongovernment organizationscollective actionsmall enterpriseslocal economic developmentpublic-sector policiesMIT 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 ethnographic practices: the study of and communicating about culture. Reading and discussion of classics of anthropological field work, contemporary critiques, and innovative practices. From the course home page: Course Description This course involves reading about how to do fieldwork, practicing fieldwork, reading ethnographies and about ethnography, and practicing writing ethnography. We will move from an overview of ethnography, to getting into the field, to writing fieldnotes, to analyzing data and writing a short ethnographic piece. We will, as you must in doing fieldwork and writing ethnographies, intersperse reading with fieldwork to theoretically inform both the fieldwork and the writing. The ethics of fieldwork and obligations to research subjects are discussed throughout the semester. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45576Silbey, Susan S.2009-06-19T07:45:37-04:0021A.112en-USAnthropologyEthnologyAnthropologyepistemologyreflexive analysisethnographic writingfieldnotesanthropological field workmethodinerviewingresearch designdata analysistheorycultureethnographyanthropologyfieldworkMIT 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 narrative film, emphasizing the unique properties of the movie house and the motion-picture camera, the historical evolution of the film medium, and the intrinsic artistic qualities of individual films. Syllabus changes from semester to semester, but usually includes such directors as Griffith, Chaplin, Renoir, Ford, Hitchcock, De Sica, and Fellini. From the course home page: Course Description This course is an introduction to narrative film, emphasizing the unique properties of the movie house and the motion picture camera, the historical evolution of the film medium, and the intrinsic artistic qualities of individual films. The primary focus is on American cinema, but secondary attention is paid to works drawn from other great national traditions, such as France, Italy, and Japan. The syllabus includes such directors as Griffith, Keaton, Chaplin, Renoir, Ford, Hitchcock, Altman, De Sica, and Truffaut. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45557Thorburn, David 2009-06-11T01:05:28-04:0021L.011en-USLiteratureFilm/Cinema StudiesTruffautDe SicaAltmanHitchcockFordRenoirChaplinKeatonGriffithEarly filmFred OttHollywoodAmerican cultureFilm historyMIT 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.htmRequired for all Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences majors in the Environmental Science track, this course is an introduction to current research in the field. Stresses integration of central scientific concepts in environmental policy making and the chemistry, biology, and geology environmental science tracks. Revisits selected core themes for students who have already acquired a basic understanding of environmental science concepts. The topic for this term is Global Respiration.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45558Rothman, Daniel H.2009-06-11T01:05:27-04:0012.085en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental Sciencecomplex lifeevolutionglobal warmingcarbon cyclecarbon dioxideglobal respirationEnvironmental 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.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://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45560Gollub, Randy L.Zalesky, MartinStufflebeam, Steven MSigalovsky, Irina S., 1972-Salat, DavidMoore, ChristopherHadjikhani, NouchineBlood, AnneHoge, RickVangel, Mark GeoffreyMandeville, JoeGreve, DougJovicich, JorgeTuch, David Solomon, 1973-Kennedy, David N. (David Nelson), 1962-Melcher, Jennifer R.Dickerson, Bradford CBanzett, Robert B.Wald, LawrenceSavoy, Robert2009-06-11T01:05:25-04:00HST.583en-USHealth Sciences and TechnologyMagnetic resonance imagingBiological and Physical SciencesHealth/Medical Physicsbrain scanmedicalsafetyinstitutional review board requirementsinformed consenthuman subjectsstatistical modelsexperimental designfunctional data analysiscerebrovascular neuroanatomyparenchymalimage signalspsychologymetabolismimage formation physicsfunctionhuman brain mappingsignal processingfMRImagnetic resonance imagingmedical technologymedical 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.htmSubject considers how the visual and material world of "nature" has been reshaped by industrial practices, beliefs, structures, and activities. Readings in historical geography, aesthetics, American history, environmental and ecological history, architecture, city planning, and landscape studies. Several field trips planned to visit local industrial landscapes. Assignments involve weekly short, written responses to the readings, and discussion-leading. Final project is a photo-essay on the student's choice of industrial site (photographic experience not necessary). Description from course home page: What makes a landscape industrial? What makes an industrial site a landscape? This class considers how the development of technology in America intersected with the natural world, in some cases reshaping its contours and meanings, and in other cases getting redefined by nature's largesse or diminished capacity. The dynamic relationship between these two forces offers many examples of "historical camouflage" in which places and things are not entirely what they seem to be. At this point in history, what things that we see are not industrial in some way? How can we learn the history of places, both obviously industrial like factories, and not so obviously, like supermarkets? Is there a pattern in urban and rural places regarding where things are located, such as railroad lines, houses, refineries? How do industrial patterns differ from non-industrial patterns? The goal of this class is to develop a richer appreciation for the ways in which nature has pushed back, resisted, and collaborated with technologies in America. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45559Fitzgerald, Deborah Kay2009-06-11T01:05:24-04:00STS.036en-USScience, Technology, and SocietyCultural Resource Management and Policy AnalysisScience, Technology and SocietyenvironmentdevelopmentpreservationconservationsystemsagriculturehistoryamericacommonsindustrialindustrywildernessnaturetechnologylandscapeMIT 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 aim of this course is to introduce the principles of the Global Positioning System and to demonstrate its application to various aspects of Earth Sciences. The specific content of the course depends each year on the interests of the students in the class. In some cases, the class interests are towards the geophysical applications of GPS and we concentrate on high precision(millimeter level) positioning on regional and global scales. In other cases, the interests have been more toward engineering applications of kinematic positioning with GPS in which case the concentration is on positioning with slightly less accuracy but being able to do so for a moving object. In all cases, we concentrate on the fundamental issues so that students should gain an understanding of the basic limitations of the system and how to extend its application to areas not yet fully explored.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45555Herring, T. (Thomas)2009-06-11T01:05:22-04:0012.540en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesGlobal Positioning SystemSurveying Engineeringestimationanalysisdatamodelsmathematicsstochasticcarrier phasespseudo rangesmotionsorbitalgeodeticsatellitesystemstimecoordinatemoving objectsaccuracyprecisionkinematic positioningengineering applicationsGPSgeophysical applicationsEarth SciencesGlobal Positioning SystemMIT 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 energy-handling electric circuits and electromechanical apparatus. Modeling of magnetic field devices and description of their behavior using appropriate models. Simplification of problems using transformation techniques. Power electric circuits, magnetic circuits, lumped parameter electromechanics, and elements of linear and rotating electric machinery. Modeling of synchronous, induction, and dc machinery. Alternate years. From the course home page: Course Description This course is offered both to undergraduates (6.061) and graduates (6.979), where the graduate version has different problem sets and an additional term project. 6.061 / 6.979 is an introductory course in the field of electric power systems and electrical to mechanical energy conversion. Material encountered in the subject includes: Fundamentals of energy-handling electric circuits and electromechanical apparatus. Modeling of magnetic field devices and description of their behavior using appropriate models. Simplification of problems using transformation techniques. Power electric circuits, magnetic circuits, lumped parameter electromechanics, elements of linear and rotating electric machinery. Modeling of synchronous, induction and dc machinery. The course uses examples from current research.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45556Kirtley, James L.2009-06-11T01:05:09-04:006.0616.979en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceElectric power systemsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering6.979dc machinerynew applicationsenergymechanical energy conversioninduction machinerysynchronous machineryrotating electric machinerylinear electric machinerylumped parameter electromechanicsmagnetic circuitstransformation techniquesmagnetic field deviceselectromechanical apparatuselectric circuitselectric power systemelectric powerMIT 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 in crystal structure refinement examines the practical aspects of crystal structure determination from data collection strategies to data reduction and basic and advanced refinement problems of organic and inorganic molecules.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45547Mueller, Peter2009-05-27T11:56:19-04:005.841en-USChemistrySolid State and Low-Temperature PhysicsPLATONnon-merohedral twinstwinningpseudo-merohedral twinsmerohedral twinspseudo symmetrydisorderhydrogen atomsSHELXLmoleculesinorganicorganicrefinement problemsdata reductionstrategiesdata collectioncrystal structure determinationpractical aspectscrystal structure refinementchemistryMIT 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.htmSeminar builds analytic skills for evaluating programs and projects, organizations, and environments. Subject covers: using proxy indicators with poor data and limited time; preparing for, conducting, and interpreting interviews; conducting cross-project and cross-organization comparisons; and finding rationality in seemingly chaotic organizational and project environments. From the course home page: Course Description This class analyzes how organizations behave, both government and nongovernment, drawing on the literature of the sociology of organizations, political science, and public administration. The class seeks to demonstrate rationality in otherwise seemingly chaotic organizational environments and implementation experiences. It builds analytical skills for evaluating programs and projects, organizations, and environments, and draws equally on developing-country and developed-country literature. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45540Tendler, Judith2009-05-27T11:56:18-04:0011.235en-USUrban Studies and PlanningOrganizational Behavior Studiesdeveloping-country and developed-countryand environmentsorganizationsprojectsanalytical skillsimplementation experiencechaotic organizational environmentspublic administrationpolitical sciencesociology of organizationsgovernment and nongovernmentorganizational behaviororganizationsMIT 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.htmIntroductory quantum chemistry; particles and waves; wave mechanics; atomic structure and the Periodic Table; valence and molecular orbital theory; molecular structure; and photochemistry. From the course home page: Course Description This course presents an introduction to quantum mechanics. It begins with an examination of the historical development of quantum theory, properties of particles and waves, wave mechanics and applications to simple systems -- the particle in a box, the harmonic oscillator, the rigid rotor and the hydrogen atom. The lectures continue with a discussion of atomic structure and the Periodic Table. The final lectures cover applications to chemical bonding including valence bond and molecular orbital theory, molecular structure, spectroscopy. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45545Griffin, Robert GuyNelson, Keith A.2009-05-27T11:56:16-04:005.61en-USChemistryNuclear PhysicsElementary Particle Physicsparticles and waves,wave mechanicsphotochemistrymolecular structuremolecular orbital theoryvalence orbitalatomic structurequantum chemistryquantum mechanicsphysical 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 graduate level course presents a basic study in seismology and the utilization of seismic waves for the study of Earth's interior. It introduces techniques necessary for understanding of elastic wave propagation in layered media.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45541Hilst, Robert Dirk van der, 1961-2009-05-27T11:56:15-04:0012.510en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesGeophysics and Seismologyearthquake locationsseismicityEarth's free oscillationssurface wave dispersion in layered mediainterpretation of travel timesRay theorymode summationWKBJsynthetic seismogramselastic wave propagation in stratified mediaEarth's interiorutilization of seismic wavesseismologyMIT 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.htmSurveys a range of comic texts from different media, the cultures that produced them, and various theories of comedy. Authors and directors studied may include Aristophanes, Shakespeare, Molière, Austen, and Chaplin. From the course home page: Course Description This class surveys a range of comic texts from different media, the cultures that produced them, and various theories of comedy. Authors and directors studied may include Aristophanes, Shakespeare, Moliere, Austen, Chaplin. This subject laughs and then wonders how and why and what's so funny. Sometimes it laughs out loud. Sometimes it spills into satire (and asks, what's the difference?). Sometimes it doesn't laugh at all, but some resolution seems affirmative or structurally functional, in some satisfying way (by what categoriy is Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet a "comedy"? how can Dante call his vision of an organized universe a "Comedy"?). We read jokes, literary texts, tales, satirical paintings, and films, and we address a few theories about how comedy works (does it affirm? does it critique? does it disrupt? does it tip the categories upside-down? does it release energy? does it cause trouble? how is it ithat so many different effects and emotions are called "comic"?). Is comedy a way of thinking, or a literary genre? Why is it that comedy raises so many questions; is that questioning energy where laugher comes from, anyway?http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45538Tapscott, Stephen, 1948-2009-05-27T11:56:14-04:0021L.421en-USLiteratureComedyEnglish Language and Literature/Letters, Othercomediesfilmssatirical paintnigstalesliteraturejokesfunnycomicSatireAllegoryMiltonChaucerHellerNabokovBrechtWildeTwainShakespeareWritingDramaComedyMIT 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 study of contemporary North American theater movements and selected individual works that are organized around issues of ethnic and socio-cultural identity. Class lectures and discussions analyze samples of African-American, Chicano, Asian-American, Puerto Rican and Native American theater taking into consideration their historical and political context. Performance exercises help students identify the theatrical context and theatrical forms and techniques used by these theaters. From the course home page: Course Description This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of ethnic and cultural identity. This exploration will include the analysis of performances, scripts, and video documentation, as well as the invention of original documents of theatrical expression. Class lectures and discussions will analyze samples of Native American, Chicano, African American, and Asian American theater, taking into consideration the historical and political context for the creation of these works. Performance exercises will help students identify theatrical forms and techniques used by these theaters, and how these techniques contribute to the overall goals of specific theatrical expressions.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45543DeFrantz, Thomas2009-05-27T11:56:12-04:0021M.621en-USMusic and Theater ArtsAmerican/United States Studies/CivilizationTheatre/Theatergenderunited statesdiversityDanceActPoliticalNative AmericanChicanoVideoScriptAsianAfricanAmericanPerformanceDiversityCultureTheaterMIT 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 statistical mechanics; transport properties; kinetic theory; solid state; reaction rate theory; and chemical reaction dynamics.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45546Nelson, Keith A.Steinfeld, Jeffrey I.2009-05-27T11:56:09-04:005.62en-USChemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryChemical Physicsstatistical mechanicsbose-einstein statisticsboltzmann statisticsfermi-dirac statisticsequipartitioncollision theoryRRKM theorytransition state theorychemical kineticsrate theorykinetic theoryeinstein and debye solidssolid state chemistryequations of stateintermolecular potentialsthermodynamicschemical equilibriummolecular degrees of freedomatomic degrees of freedompartition functionsphysical 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.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. From the course home page: Course Description This subject introduces the student to some of the literary, philosophical and religious texts which became major sources of assumption about the nature of the universe and mankind's place within it and which continue to underlie the characteristically Western sense of things to this day. In particular, the subject will study closely texts from two broad ranges of texts, those of ancient Greece and some major texts of the Judeo-Christian tradition, which rivals the tradition of the ancient world and in many ways contests with it. In our discussions we will also examine the claims made in behalf of our texts that they are classics and we will explore some of the historical, literary, intellectual, and ethical significance that the question "what is a classic?" has had at different moments in the history of Western civilization.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45539Kibel, Alvin C.2009-05-27T11:56:09-04:0021L.001en-USLiteratureClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, GeneralRomewestern civilizationclassicsbibleDanteSaint AugustineAristotlePlatoThucydidesEuripidesSophoclesAeschylusHomerhistorygreecereligionphilosophyjudeo-christianliteraturecultureMIT 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.htmMechanisms by which the amino acid sequence of polypeptide chains determines their three-dimensional conformation. Topics include: sequence determinants of secondary structure; folding of newly synthesized polypeptide chains within cells; unfolding and refolding of proteins in vitro; folding intermediates aggregation and competing off-pathway reactions; role of chaperonins, isomerases, and other helper proteins; protein recovery problems in the biotechnology industry; diseases associated with protein folding defects.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45544King, Jonathan, 1941-Gossard, D.2009-05-27T11:56:07-04:007.88J7.24J5.48J10.543Jen-USBiologyStructural Biology10.5437.245.487.88genome sequencesprotein foldinghuman diseaseprotein misfoldingaggregationsynthesized proteinsin vivo foldingpathwaysin vitro refoldingkineticsfibrous proteinsglobular proteins3-D conformationprotein folding defectsbiotechnology industryprotein recovery problemshelper proteinsisomeraseschaperoninscompeting off-pathway reactionssynthesized polypeptide chains within cellssequence determinantspolypeptide chainsamino acid sequenceChemistryChemical 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.htmExtensive reading and discussion of how visual images impose a variety of identities on individuals and societies. Case studies drawn primarily from the Pacific region, and include: identities of individuals in a society; identities of a country through history; us/them in times of war; and identities of an entire geographic region of the world (Orient/Occident). All types of visual images from both popular and high cultures are discussed. Students develop a course project. Taught in English. From the course home page: Course Description In this new course, students will study how images have been used to shape the identity of peoples and cultures. A prototype digital project looking at American and Japanese graphics depicting the opening of Japan to the outside world in the 1850s will be used as a case study to introduce the conceptual and practical issues involved in “visualizing cultures.” The major course requirement will be creation and presentation of a project involving visualized cultures. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/45542Dower, John W.Miyagawa, Shigeru2009-05-27T11:55:52-04:0021F.027JCMS.87421H.917Jen-USComparative Media StudiesVisualizationAmerican/United States Studies/CivilizationJapanese StudiesForeign Languages/Modern Languages, General21H.91721F.027cultural identityimagerycultural perceptionHistoryForeign Languages and LiteraturesMIT 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