New courses in all departments from MIT OpenCourseWare, provider of free and open MIT course materials.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm2009-10-29MIT 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.htmThe seminar will be devoted to understanding what we're up to when we ascribe contents to a person's assertions and mental attitudes. We seek to make clear the rules of the game for the philosophy of language. We'll survey classic discussions of the issue by Field, Lewis and Stalnaker. But much of the emphasis of the class will be on getting clear about the limitations of our theoretical tools. I'd like to focus on places where our theorizing runs into trouble, or breaks down altogether.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-729Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmRayo, Agustin2009-10-29T12:14:01-04:0024.729en-USLinguistics and PhilosophyPhilosophyknowledge argumentepistemologylogical omnisciencesemanticsPutnam's paradoxphilosophy of languageintentionalitymodeling representationrepresentation systemlanguage of thoughtincoherent beliefdegrees of beliefself-locationmathematical truthradical interpretationMIT 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 topics related to the representation and expression of propositional attitudes (e.g. belief, knowledge, and desires) and speech acts (e.g. saying and asking) in natural language. The main focus will be on semantics of predicates such as believe, know, want, say, ask, etc. Other topics will include the syntax of main and embedded clauses and formal representation of the pragmatics of conversation. The course provides practice in written and oral communication.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-910Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmStephenson, Tamina2009-10-29T12:09:43-04:0024.910en-USLinguistics and PhilosophyCognitive Psychology and Psycholinguisticsembedding verbsassertioncommon groundconversationexpressive meaningevidentialspramaticsraisingcontrolembedded clausesCP structurelogophorsself-locating attitudessequence of tensepresuppositionsemanticspropositional attitudeslinguisticslinguistic 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.htmThis project-based course explores new design strategies for social interaction in the computer mediated world. Through weekly readings and design assignments we will examine topics such as: data-based portraiture, depicting growth, change and the passage of time, visualizing conversations, crowds, and networks, interfaces for the connected city, mobile social technologies. The course emphasizes developing visual and interactive literacy.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-961Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmDonath, Judith2009-10-22T01:07:10-04:00MAS.961en-USMedia Arts and SciencesInformation Science/Studiesconceptual metaphorweb designmobilityconversationconnectioncreativitysurveillancemarketingcooperationIMemailweb 2.0personastorytellingsocial networkingon-line communityvirtual worldsocial cuescultural moresinteractioninterfaceinternetonline behavioronlineMIT 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 undergraduate course. It will cover normed spaces, completeness, functionals, Hahn-Banach theorem, duality, operators; Lebesgue measure, measurable functions, integrability, completeness of L-p spaces; Hilbert space; compact, Hilbert-Schmidt and trace class operators; as well as spectral theorem.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-102Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmMelrose, Richard2009-10-21T12:40:59-04:0018.102en-USMathematicsAnalysis and Functional AnalysisLebesgue integrable functionsLebesgue integrabilityBanach spacesnormed spacesmetric spaceslinear 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.htmSpecial topic seminars and independent study projects. Seminars are run by a staff member or supervised undergraduate instructor and meet weekly. Independent study projects require approval and regular supervision by a staff member, as well as a written proposal and a final report.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-287Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmChristie, Patricia2009-10-21T12:40:44-04:00SP.287ESG.SP2875.S15en-USChemistryCooking and Related Culinary Arts, Generalmicrobiologybiologybiochemistryice creamliquid nitrogenstabilitycolloidsaltmolecular gastronomydairyenzymepectinjamrecipeyeastcheesechocolatebiochemistrycapsicumphase changedenaturationextractionexperimentchemistryfoodcookingSpecial ProgramsExperimental Study GroupMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIn these times of economic and environmental uncertainty, you may wonder how you can make a difference in the complex issues affecting your world. Knowledge truly is power, and OCW puts MIT’s world-class knowledge in the hands of individuals and organizations around the world seeking solutions to our most difficult challenges. By supporting OCW, you support a world of change. Please donate today and help keep OCW going and growing.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/donate/invest/index.htm?utm_source=RSSMIT OpenCourseWare2009-10-20T11:59:59-04:00en-USMIT 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 offered to graduate students and covers topics in five major areas of quantum optical communication: quantum optics, single-mode and two-mode quantum systems, multi-mode quantum systems, nonlinear optics, and quantum systems theory. Specific topics include the following: Dirac notation quantum mechanics; harmonic oscillator quantization; number states, coherent states, and squeezed states; P-representation and classical fields; direct, homodyne, and heterodyne detection; linear propagation loss; phase insensitive and phase sensitive amplifiers; entanglement and teleportation; field quantization; quantum photodetection; phase-matched interactions; optical parametric amplifiers; generation of squeezed states, photon-twin beams, non-classical fourth-order interference, and polarization entanglement; optimum binary detection; quantum precision measurements; and quantum cryptography. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-453Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmShapiro, Jeffrey2009-10-20T04:22:15-04:006.453en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceOptics/Optical Sciencesand quantum teleportation.quantum cryptographyquantum precision measurementsand polarization entanglement. Quantum systems theory: optimum binary detectionnon-classical fourth-order interferencephoton-twin beamsgeneration of squeezed statesoptical parametric amplifiersand homodyne detection. Second-order nonlinear optics: phasematched interactionsheterodyne detectionphase-insensitive and phase-sensitive amplifiers. Quantum photodetection: direct detectionbeam splittersP-representation and classical fields. Linear loss and linear amplification: commutator preservation and the Uncertainty Principleradiation field quantization and quantum field propagationand squeezed statescoherent statesnumber statesharmonic oscillator quantizationQuantum optics: Dirac notation quantum 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.htmIn this class, you will read, think about, and (I hope) enjoy important examples of what has become one of the most popular literary genres today, if not the most popular: the novel. Some of the questions we will consider are: Why did so many novels appear in the eighteenth century? Why were they—and are they—called novels? Who wrote them? Who read them? Who narrates them? What are they likely to be about? Do they have distinctive characteristics? What is their relationship to the time and place in which they appeared? How have they changed over the years? And, most of all, why do we like to read them so much? http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-471Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmLipkowitz, Ina2009-10-20T04:17:31-04:0021L.471en-USLiteratureEnglish Literature (British and Commonwealth)essaymrs. dallowayvirginia woolftess of the d'urbervillesthomas hardylady audley's secretmary elizabeth braddonadam bedegeorge eliotmary bartonelizabeth gaskellpride and prejudicejane austenevelinafrances burneymoll flandersdaniel defoenarratorliterary genrenovelMIT 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.htmClose examination of women's life narratives. Syllabi vary.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-691Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmBergland, ReneeMaher, Frinde2009-10-08T11:32:47-04:00SP.691WGS.691en-USSpecial ProgramsWomen's Studiesthird wave feminismidentityreproductionproductionrepresentation of the bodynarrationpoststructuralismpoliticsmethodsresearchinterdisciplineIslamglobalizationfeminist inquiryinquiryfeministfeminismWomen'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.htmThis course is primarily a literature seminar. We will use American literature as a lens through which to examine different passing tropes. It will provide an introduction to queer, gender, and critical race theories for science and math majors. We will read such works as Running A Thousand Miles for Freedom, Incognegro, and Focault's A History of Sexuality , to name just a few.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-269Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmDillon, Rachel2009-10-08T11:26:29-04:00SP.269ESG.SP269en-USExperimental Study GroupAmerican Literature (Canadian)post-modernismmodernismEllen CraftWilliam CrafttranssexualJudith ButlersexualityMichel FoucaultNella LarsentransgendergenderqueerqueerAmerican literatureliteracyclassgenderracepassingSpecial 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.htmTime-dependent quantum mechanics and spectroscopy. Topics covered include perturbation theory, two-level systems, light-matter interactions, relaxation in quantum systems, correlation functions and linear response theory, and nonlinear spectroscopy.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-74Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmTokmakoff, Andrei2009-10-07T03:38:44-04:005.74en-USChemistryInorganic ChemistryNuclear Physicsnonlinear spectroscopylinear response theorycorrelation functionslight-matter interactionstwo-level systemsperturbation theoryspectroscopytime-dependent quantum mechanicsintroductory quantum 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.htmDrawing in part from their own interests and ideas, students write about science within a broad cultural context. Students employ a broad repertoire of literary tools, such as narrative, scene-setting, and attention to larger issues of structure. Students study the work of other science writers, but subject's focus is less critical and analytical than synthetical -- on creating works of substance, grace, and flow that have science and technology as their subjects.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-777Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmBoiko, Karen2009-10-06T08:15:41-04:0021W.777en-USWriting and Humanistic StudiesPublic Policy AnalysisScience, Technology and Societystandards and standardized testingeducation reformdesign and experimentationeducational technologymachinerealitynatural historymachinediscoverlifeDarwinvirtualnatural realityscientificmattermindcultural contextculturemedicinehealthecologynature writingnaturejournalismdebatepolicypublic understanding of sciencescience literaturepopular sciencereflectionbiographymemoirscience technology and societytechnology and societyscience writingcreative non-fictiontechnologyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course is offered for graduate students who are interested in the interdisciplinary study of bio-inspired structures. The intent is to introduce students to newly inspired modern advanced structures and their applications. It aims to link traditional advanced composites to bio-inspired structures and to discuss their generic properties. A link between materials design, strength and structural behavior at different levels (material, element, structural and system levels) is made. For each level, various concepts will be introduced. The importance of structural, dynamic, thermodynamic and kinetic theories related to such processing is highlighted. The pedagogy is based on active learning and a balance of guest lectures and hands-on activities. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-982Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmDaniel, Leonard2009-10-06T08:15:31-04:0016.982en-USAeronautics and AstronauticsOrganizational Behavior Studiesbio-inspired structuresmultifunctional materialsbiosensorssmart materialsnanomanufacturingbioactive materialintegrative designnanoparticlesstructural behaviorself-assemblynanostructuresmaterial propertiesmorphing structuressmart structuresnanotechnologybiomimeticsMIT 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.htmAdvanced introduction to applications and theory of numerical methods for solution of differential equations, especially of physically-arising partial differential equations, with emphasis on the fundamental ideas underlying various methods. Topics include finite differences, spectral methods, finite elements, well-posedness and stability, particle methods and lattice gases, boundary and nonlinear instabilities.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-336Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmSeibold, Benjamin2009-10-06T08:15:22-04:0018.336en-USMathematicsApplied Mathematicsmultigriddirect and iterative methodsparticle methodslevel set methodsprojection approaches for incompressible owsspectral methodsENO/WENOfinite elementsfinite volumesfinite differencessaddle point problemsKrylov spacesmultigridpreconditioningfront propagationshocksstaggered gridsFourier approacheserror analysisLax equivalence theoremconvergencestabilityconsistencyinterface problemsNavier-Stokes equationsStokes problemPoisson equationhyperbolic conservation lawsKdV equationconvection-diffusion problemsAiry equationwave equationheat equationadvection equationMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course provides an introduction to the language of schemes, properties of morphisms, and sheaf cohomology. Together with 18.725 Algebraic Geometry, students gain an understanding of the basic notions and techniques of modern algebraic geometry.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-726Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmKedlaya, Kiran2009-10-02T12:28:34-04:0018.726en-USMathematicsAlgebra and Number Theoryetale cohomologyriemann-rochcohen-macaulay schemesserre dualitygagahilbert polynomialsprojective spacesquasicoherent sheavescohomologyalgebraic geometryhomological algebradivisorsdifferentialsprojective morphismsmorphismsshcemesabelian sheavessheavescategory 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.htmExplores the foundations of policy making in developing countries. Goal is to spell out various policy options and to quantify the trade-offs between them. Special emphasis on education, health, gender, fertility, adoption of technological innovation, and the markets for land, credit, and labor.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-74Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmDuflo, Esther2009-09-30T03:18:06-04:0014.74en-USEconomicsReal EstateNGOsNon-governmental organizationsorganizationsinternationalgovernmentcountrieshouseholdspoordecisionsinstitutionsnormsformalinformalriskrelationslandfamilygenderhealtheducationhumanpolicydevelopmentMIT 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 organizational economics prepares doctoral students for further study in the field. The course introduces the classic papers and some recent research. The material is organized into the following modules: boundaries of the firm, employment in organizations, decision-making in organizations, and structures and processes in organizations. Each class session covers a few leading papers. This course was joint-taught between faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. The Harvard course is Economics 2670 Organizational Economics.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-282Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmBaker, GeorgeGibbons, Robert2009-09-30T03:17:57-04:0014.282en-USEconomicsEconomics, Generalrelational contractsfirmcorporate capitalcorporate governancecorporate strategyconglomeratesorganizational structurehierarchical modelslanguageinfluencepoliticsleadershippowerauthoritydecision processesemployment systemsnetworksskill developmentjob assignmentincentivesperformance paybusiness casesevidence on contractscontracting between firmsformal theoriesclassic evidenceorganizational economicsMIT 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 for further study of econometrics and provide basic preparation for 14.32. Topics include elements of probability theory, sampling theory, statistical estimation, and hypothesis testing. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-30Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmMenzel, Konrad2009-09-30T03:17:50-04:0014.30en-USEconomicsStatistics, GeneralBayes theoremlaw of large numberscentral limit theoremchi-squaredStudent's tnormalcumulative distribution functionprobability distribution functionstatisticaleconomicseconomic datastatistical toolsElementary econometricshypothesis testingregression analysisstatistical estimationsampling theoryprobability theoryeconomic applicationsstatisticsMIT 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.htmIf the twentieth century was the century of physics, the twenty-first promises to be the century of biology. This subject examines the cultural, political, and economic dimensions of biology in the age of genomics, biotechnological enterprise, biodiversity conservation, pharmaceutical bioprospecting, and synthetic biology. Although we examine such social concerns as bioterrorism, genetic modification, and cloning, this is not a class in bioethics, but rather an anthropological inquiry into how the substances and explanations of biology — increasingly cellular, molecular, genetic, and informatic — are changing, and with them broader ideas about the relationship between "nature" and "culture." Looking at such cultural artifacts as cell lines, biodiversity databases, and artificial life models, and using primary sources in biology, social studies of the life sciences, and literary and cinematic materials, we rephrase Erwin Schrödinger's famous 1944 question, "What Is Life?" to ask, in the early 2000s, "What Is Life Becoming?" http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Anthropology/21A-355JSpring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmHelmreich, Stefan2009-09-30T03:17:37-04:0021A.355JSTS.060Jen-USAnthropologyEvolutionary BiologyEcology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Othernarratives and metaphorsbiotechnologyintersexconstruction of identitysociology of sciencemolecular biologyracebiodiversityethicsbioprospectingeugenicsevolutionCharles Darwingeneticssynthetic biologyScience, Technology, and SocietyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIn this course we examine the relationship between public policy and urban design through readings, discussions, presentations, and papers. We also analyze the ways in which policies shape cities, and investigate how governments implement urban design. Students gain a critical understanding of both the complex system of governance within which urban design occurs and the effective tools available for creative intervention.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-337JSpring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmInam, Aseem2009-09-29T02:02:46-04:0011.337J4.247Jen-USArchitectureUrban Education and Leadershipgarden cityneighborhood unitnew urbanismbest practicesneighborhood designtoolkits for urban designcity designpolitical culturecommunity groupsprivate developerstools of governmenturban design policygovernmentdesign policyUrban Studies and PlanningMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course will study the question of Global Architecture from the point of view of producing a set of lectures on that subject. The course will be run in the form of a writing seminar, except that students will be asked to prepare for the final class an hour-long lecture for an undergraduate survey course. During the semester, students will study the debates about where to locate "the global" and do some comparative analysis of various textbooks. The topic of the final lecture will be worked on during the semester. For that lecture, students will be asked to identify the themes of the survey course, and hand in the bibliography and reading list for their lecture.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-696Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmJarzombek, Mark2009-09-29T02:02:15-04:004.696en-USArchitectureArchitectural History and Criticism, Generalhow societies choose to fail or succeedcollapsejared diamondsalt a world historymark kurlanskyethnocentrismeurocentrismart historycomparative globalityarchitectural historyglobal perspectiveresearching historycomparative analysisthe globalsurvey courseglobal architecturesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduction to a theory that tries to explain how minds are made from collections of simpler processes. Treats such aspects of thinking as vision, language, learning, reasoning, memory, consciousness, ideals, emotions, and personality. Incorporates ideas from psychology, artificial intelligence, and computer science to resolve theoretical issues such as wholes vs parts, structural vs functional descriptions, declarative vs procedural representations, symbolic vs connectionist models, and logical vs common-sense theories of learning.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-868JSpring-2007/CourseHome/index.htmMinsky, Marvin2009-09-28T04:53:25-04:006.868JMAS.731Jen-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceCognitive Psychology and Psycholinguisticsmental processescommon sense thinkingemotion machinehuman mindabstract modelartificial intelligencethinkinghow minds workMedia Arts and 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.htmThe primary purpose of this seminar is to enable students to craft approaches to so-called "First World" / "Third World" city comparisons that are theoretically sophisticated, methodologically rigorous, contextually grounded, and significantly beneficial. Since there exists very little literature and very few projects which compare “First World” and “Third World” cities in a sophisticated and genuinely useful manner, the seminar is structured around a series of readings, case studies, and discussions to assist students in becoming mindful of the potential and pitfalls of comparative analysis, the types of data, the methods of analysis, and the urban issues or sectors which may benefit the most from such approaches.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-941Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmInam, Aseem2009-09-28T04:53:12-04:0011.941en-USUrban Studies and PlanningUrban Education and Leadershippolicycomparative case studiesurbancultural analysisquantitative methodsqualitative methodsmulticulturalglobalizationcitycomparisonworldfirst thirdurban 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.htmIntroduces transportation systems analysis, stressing demand and economic aspects. Covers the key principles governing transportation planning, investment, operations and maintenance. Introduces the microeconomic concepts central to transportation systems. Topics covered include economic theories of the firm, the consumer, and the market, demand models, discrete choice analysis, cost models and production functions, and pricing theory. Application to transportation systems include congestion pricing, technological change, resource allocation, market structure and regulation, revenue forecasting, public and private transportation finance, and project evaluation; covering urban passenger transportation, freight, aviation and intelligent transportation systems. The main objective of this course is to give broad insight into the different facets of transportation systems, while providing a solid introduction to transportation demand and cost analyses. As part of the core in the Master of Science in Transportation program, the course will not focus on a specific transportation mode but will use the various modes to apply the theoretical and analytical concepts presented in the lectures and readings. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-201JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBen-Akiva, Moshe2009-09-15T10:51:12-04:001.201JESD.210J11.545Jen-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringTransportation/Transportation Managementlarge-scale systemsinstitutional change analysisstrategic regional planningquantitative modelingintermodal combinationstransportation componentsequityland useurban structuresustainabilityeconomic developmentenergyenvironmentaltechnologydemand modellingproject evaluationintelligent transportation systemsproject financeconsumer theoryorganizational modelstravel demandtransportationUrban 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 uses K-12 classroom experiences, along with student-centered classroom activities and student-led classes, to explore issues in schools and education. Students in this course spend time each week observing pre-college math and science classes. Topics of study include design and implementation of curriculum, addressing the needs of a diversity of students, standards in math and science, student misconceptions, methods of instruction, the digital divide, teaching through different media, and student assessment.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-125Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmKlopfer, Eric2009-09-10T12:23:13-04:0011.125en-USUrban Studies and PlanningTeacher Education, Multiple LevelsUrban Studies/Affairsstudent assessmentteaching through different mediathe digital dividemethods of instructionstudent misconceptionsstandards in math and sciencediversitydesign and implementation of curriculumpre-college math and science classesobservingissues in schools and educationstudent-led classesstudent-centered classroom activitiesclassroom experiencesMIT 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.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-71Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmKanwisher, Nancy 2009-09-10T12:23:03-04:009.71en-USBrain and Cognitive SciencesNeuroanatomyindependent statistical tests.refractory effectsphysiological noisedirect cortical stimulationhemodynamic activityfunctional resolutionspiral imagingconscious encodingbias field estimationshimming coilsnearby voxelslabeling planehemoglobin signalvisual stimulation taskscanner sessionmock scannerdifferent model factorscollinear factorstrial sortingscanner driftactive voxelsmagnetization following excitationinterleaved stimulus presentationconjugate mirroringvoxelwise analysisvisual 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.htmThis subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The class will use the Python™ programming language.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-00Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmGuttag, JohnGrimson, Eric2009-09-10T12:22:44-04:006.00en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, Othersoftware engineeringbuilding computational modelsexceptionscontrol flowbig O notationsimulationmodulesoptimization problemsalgorithmslibrariesinheritanceclassesbinary searchrecursionPython programmingproblem solvingcomputationcomputer 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.htmThis 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://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-512Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmLee, Patrick2009-09-10T12:22:32-04:008.512en-USPhysicsElementary 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 practice and theory of literary criticism. Seminar focuses on topics such as the history of critical methods and techniques, and the continuity of certain subjects in literary history. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Topic: Theory and Use of Figurative Language.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-701Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmBrouillette, Sarah2009-09-10T01:48:17-04:0021L.701WGS.510JSP.510Jen-USLiteratureEnglish Literature (British and Commonwealth)the gunny sackpostmodernismmetropolismodernismmodernmodernityThe Lonely LondonersRipley BogleBelfast ConfettiMrs. DallowayThe Waste Landcityurban experienceliteratureurbanWomen'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.htmClassical mechanics in a computational framework. Lagrangian formulation. Action, variational principles. Hamilton's principle. Conserved quantities. Hamiltonian formulation. Surfaces of section. Chaos. Liouville's theorem and Poincar, integral invariants. Poincar,-Birkhoff and KAM theorems. Invariant curves. Cantori. Nonlinear resonances. Resonance overlap and transition to chaos. Properties of chaotic motion. Transport, diffusion, mixing. Symplectic integration. Adiabatic invariants. Many-dimensional systems, Arnold diffusion. Extensive use of computation to capture methods, for simulation, and for symbolic analysis.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-620JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmWisdom, JackSussman, Gerald2009-09-10T01:47:49-04:0012.620J8.351J6.946Jen-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesEngineering Mechanicschaosresonanceinvariant curveskam theorembirkhoffPoincareliouvillecanonical transformationssurfaces of sectioncanonical equationsHamiltonianrigid bodieshamilton principleequation of motionvariational principlesactionlagrangianphase spacestructure and interpretation of classical mechanicscomputational classical mechanicsclassical mechanicsPhysicsElectrical Engineering and Computer 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.htmThis course is a survey of world economic history, designed to introduce economics students to the subject matter and methodology of economic history. It is designed to expand the range of empirical settings in students' research by drawing upon historical material and long-run data. Topics are chosen to show a wide variety of historical experience and illuminate the process of industrialization. The emphasis will be on questions related to labor markets and economic growth. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-731Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmHornbeck, Richard2009-09-08T04:25:18-04:0014.731en-USEconomicsApplied EconomicsArchitectural History and Criticism, Generalstock market regulationhealthinequalitywagesrecovery after shocksmigrationfinancial crisesinstitutionstechnologydiscriminationlabor historyformulate and test hypothesesApplied Economicspoliciesdemographic changeindustrializationEconomic 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.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://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-013Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmStaelin, David2009-09-04T03:56:34-04:006.013en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceLaser and Optical Technology/Technicianopticsacousticsopticalsensorsactuatorscommunications systemsmaterialscurrentschargescircuit behaviortransmissionboundariesdynamicstaticLorentz force lawLorentzMaxwell's equationsMaxwellelectromagnetic fieldselectromagneticsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIn this project-based course, students from all disciplines are encouraged to understand how we learn from interactive computer environments, and delve into the process of designing and understanding simulations and games for learning. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-127JSpring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmKlopfer, Eric2009-08-28T02:58:28-04:0011.127JCMS.863JCMS.590J11.252Jen-USComparative Media StudiesComputer Games and Programming Skillsboard gamesvideo gamesgamesedu-tainmentsimulationscomputer gamescomputerseducationUrban 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 course introduces students to probability and random variables. 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://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-440Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmDudley, Richard2009-08-21T05:31:44-04:0018.440en-USMathematicsMathematical Statistics and Probabilityand central limit theorem.law 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.htmContent varies from year to year. Topic for spring 2003: Introduction to integrable systems, with connections to loop groups and harmonic maps. Further topics may include a discussion of recent results on special Lagrangian submanifolds.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-969Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmAuroux, Denis2009-08-20T11:32:17-04:0018.969en-USMathematicsAlgebra and Number TheorymatricesK3 surfacessubmanifoldsSYZ conjecturehomologylagrangian floer theorypicard-fuchsmonodromyyukawacohomologygromov-wittenpseudoholomorphichodge theorydeformationmirror symmetryMIT 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 broad treatment of statistics, concentrating on specific statistical techniques used in science and industry. Topics: hypothesis testing and estimation. Confidence intervals, chi-square tests, nonparametric statistics, analysis of variance, regression, and correlation. Treatment more oriented toward application and less toward theory than 18.441.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-443Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmDudley, Richard2009-08-20T03:52:09-04:0018.443en-USMathematicsMathematical Statistics and ProbabilityStatistics, GeneralBayesian statisticsdecision theorycorrelationregressionanalysis of variancenonparametric statisticschi-square testsconfidence intervalshypothesis estimationhypothesis testingMIT 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 how the design and operation of internal combustion engines affect their performance, operation, fuel requirements, and environmental impact. Study of fluid flow, thermodynamics, combustion, heat transfer and friction phenomena, and fuel properties, relevant to engine power, efficiency, and emissions. Examination of design features and operating characteristics of different types of internal combustion engines: spark-ignition, diesel, stratified-charge, and mixed-cycle engines. Engine Laboratory project. For graduate and senior undergraduate students.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-61Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmCheng, Wai2009-08-17T04:53:24-04:002.61en-USMechanical EngineeringSmall Engine Mechanics and Repair Technology/Technicianfull lecture notesmixed-cycle enginestratified-chargedieselspark-ignitionemissionsefficiencypowerfuel propertiesfluid flow,thermodynamics,combustion,heat transfer and friction phenomenaenvironmental impactengine fuel requirementsengine operationinternal combustion enginesMIT 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.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-01Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmSeung, SebastianBear, Mark2009-07-20T09:21:25-04:009.01en-USBrain and Cognitive SciencesNeurosciencememorylearningcellual neurophysiologyparasympathetic neuronssympathetic neuronsaction potentialsynaptic transmissionmotor systemsomatosensory systemauditory cortexsound localizationphase-lockinghair cellsauditory transductionbasilar membranecochleaearextrastriate cortexcomplex cellsprimary visual cortexcortical mapsretinal 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.htmStudy of an area of current interest in theoretical computer science. Topic varies from term to term.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-409Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmKelner, Jonathan2009-07-17T04:25:21-04:0018.409en-USMathematicsComputer and Information Sciences, OtherFritz John’s theoremCheeger inequalitiesGraph LaplaciansLPs and SDPs for approximating NP-hard problemsLattices and basis reductionConvex geometryIterative methods for linear algebraSpectral graph 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.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.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-854JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmGoemans, Michel 2009-07-17T10:18:08-04:006.854J18.415Jen-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.htmThe course deals primarily with biochemistry laboratory techniques. There are two laboratory modules: Protein Expression and Isolation of DNA, and DNA Mutagenesis and Kinase Activity Assays. This class is part of the new laboratory curriculum in the MIT Department of Chemistry. Undergraduate Research-Inspired Experimental Chemistry Alternatives (URIECA) introduces students to cutting edge research topics in a modular format.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-36Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmElizabeth Vogel Taylor2009-07-16T05:08:01-04:005.36en-USChemistryMolecular Biologyexpressionpurificationinhibitionenzymekineticsbiochemistryinhibitorsnickel affinityrecombinantgel electrophoresisresistancemutantsdigestlyseaffinity tagsAbl-gleevecagarose gelUV-VisculturesDNAlaboratory techniquescancer cellskinaselaboratoryURIECAMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmExamination of how medicine is practiced cross-culturally, with particular emphasis on Western biomedicine. Analysis of medical practice as a cultural system, focusing on the human, as opposed to the biological, side of things. Also, examines how we and people in other cultures think of disease, health, body, and mind.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Anthropology/21A-215Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmJackson, Jean2009-07-16T05:07:41-04:0021A.215en-USAnthropologyClinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counselinginternational healthisolationreproductive technologieschronic illnessmedical institutionssexismracismpharmaceuticalsplaceboleprosymental illnessdiseasehealthmedical practicecultural systemsbiomedicineethicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIn this course students will learn how solar cells convert light into electricity, how solar cells are manufactured, how solar cells are evaluated, what technologies are currently on the market, and how to evaluate the risk and potential of existing and emerging solar cell technologies. We examine the potential & drawbacks of currently manufactured technologies (single- and multi-crystalline silicon, micromorph tandem cells, CdTe, CIGS, CPV, PVT), as well as pre-commercial technologies (organics, biomimetic, organic/inorganic hybrid, and nanostructure-based solar cells). Hands-on laboratory sessions explore how a solar cell works in practice. We scrutinize what limits solar cell performance and cost, and the major hurdles — technological, economic, and political — towards widespread substitution of fossil fuels. Students will apply this knowledge towards developing and critiquing a solar energy technology prospectus. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-626Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBuonassisi, Anthony2009-07-16T05:07:32-04:002.626en-USMechanical EngineeringPhysics, Generalglobal energy supplyquantum dotsmanufacturingalternative energyself-organized systemsnanostructuresdoped polymersemiconductor engineeringcommercializationstudent workthin filmsMIT 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 representations of race, class, gender, and sexual identity in the media. We will be considering issues of authorship, spectatorship, (audience) and the ways in which various media content (film, television, print journalism, advertising) enables, facilitates, and challenges these social constructions in society. In addition, we will examine how gender and race affects the production of media, and discuss the impact of new media and digital media and how it has transformed access and participation, moving contemporary media users from a traditional position of “readers” to “writers” and/or commentators. Students will analyze gendered and racialized language and embodiment as it is produced online in blogs and vlogs, avatars, and in the construction of cyberidentities. The course provides an introduction to feminist approaches to media studies by drawing from work in feminist film theory, journalism, cultural studies, gender and politics, and cyberfeminism. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-414Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSurkan, Kim 2009-07-14T05:14:12-04:00SP.414WGS.414en-USSpecial ProgramsPublic Relations, Advertising and Applied Communication, OtherblogsYouTubeInternetnewspapersSaturday Night Liveconsumer culturepoliticsethnicityfandomfashionadvertisingsportsfilmtelevisionsexualitymusic videosHillary ClintonSarah Palinelection coveragemedia studiesracegenderWomen'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.htmThis course explores the basic concepts of computer modeling and simulation in science and engineering. We'll use techniques and software for simulation, data analysis and visualization. Continuum, mesoscale, atomistic and quantum methods are used to study fundamental and applied problems in physics, chemistry, materials science, mechanics, engineering, and biology. Examples drawn from the disciplines above are used to understand or characterize complex structures and materials, and complement experimental observations.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Materials-Science-and-Engineering/3-021JSpring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBuehler, MarkusThonhauser, TimoRadovitzky, Raul2009-07-13T02:57:44-04:003.021J22.00J18.361J10.333J1.021Jen-USChemical EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringEducational Evaluation and ResearchApplied Mathematicsfinite elementFEMstructural mechanicsgasmeltingevolutionfractalheatfluid dynamicsapplied mathematicsbiologymaterials sciencemechanicschemistrycomputational physicscontinuum methodmesoscaleMonte Carlomolecular dynamicschemicalquantum methodquantumvisualizationdata analysisstatistical samplingcontinuum fieldcontinuumdiscrete particle systemcomputer modelingNuclear Science and EngineeringMathematicsMaterials Science and EngineeringCivil and Environmental 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.htmFundamentals of astrodynamics; the two-body orbital initial-value problem and boundary-value problems with applications to space vehicle navigation and guidance for lunar and planetary exploration. Topics: celestial mechanics, Kepler's problem, Lambert's problem, orbit determination, variation of parameters, and mission planning. Selected applications from the Apollo and Space Shuttle Programshttp://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-346Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBattin, Richard2009-07-13T02:57:24-04:0016.346en-USAeronautics and AstronauticsPlanetary Astronomy and Sciencedisturbing functionatmospheric dragBattin-vaughan formulationHodograph planeClohessy-Wiltshire equationthree body problemflight guidancehypergeometric functionsplanetary flybyshyperbolic orbitssatelliteorbital transferastrodynamicsKeplerboundary value problemtwo body problemspace navigationMIT 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 the fundamental Lean Six Sigma principles that underlay modern continuous improvement approaches for industry, government and other organizations. Lean emerged from the Japanese automotive industry, particularly Toyota, and is focused on the creation of value through the relentless elimination of waste. Six Sigma is a quality system developed at Motorola which focuses on elimination of variation from all processes. The basic principles have been applied to a wide range of organizations and sectors to improve quality, productivity, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, time-to-market and financial performance. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Aeronautics-and-Astronautics/16-660January--IAP--2008/CourseHome/index.htmHaggerty, AlWeigel, AnnalisaMurman, EarllMcManus, Hugh2009-07-10T04:12:11-04:0016.660ESD.62J16.853en-USAeronautics and AstronauticsAeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, Generallockheed martin.rockwell collinsboeingsouthwest airlinesvariabilityvalue stream analysislean engineeringsupply chainsimulationvalue stream mappingenterprise leaderslean aerospace initiativesix sigmaleanEngineering 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.htmSupplementary work on individual or group basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-965Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRotberg, JhonatanSarmenta, Luis2009-07-08T11:25:19-04:00MAS.965SP.7166.976en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceCommunications Systems Installation and Repair Technologycan you make a cellphone change the world?ICT4DICTpovertybottom of the pyramidcivic engagementeducationeconomic empowermenthealth careinnovationmobile technologymobile phoneSMScellular technologycell phonecommunications technologysocial venturesocial entrepreneurshipmicro-financeinternational developmentsustainable developmentappropriate technologySpecial ProgramsMedia Arts and 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.htmIntermediate workshop designed for students who have a basic understanding of the principles of theatrical design and who want a more intensive study of costume design and the psychology of clothing. Students develop designs that emerge through a process of character analysis, based on the script and directorial concept. Period research, design, and rendering skills are fostered through practical exercises. Instruction in basic costume construction, including drafting and draping, provide tools for students to produce final projects.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-732Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmCocuzzo Held, Leslie2009-07-07T07:50:48-04:0021M.732en-USMusic and Theater ArtsDrama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Generalprojectstoolsdrapingdraftingconstructionpractical exercisesskillsrenderingdrawingresearchperioddirectorial conceptscriptcharacter analysisclothingpsychologycostumedesignworkshopTheaterMIT 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 builds on the work done concurrently in 15.280 Communication for Managers and 15.311 Organizational Processes in the first semester of the MBA program. 15.280 is offered for 6 units and 15.277 provides an additional 3 units for a total of 9 units in Managerial Communication. 15.277 acts as a lab component to 15.280 and provides students additional opportunities to hone their communication skills through a variety of in-class exercises. Emphasis is on both individual and team communication. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-277Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmKelly, Christine 2009-07-01T03:41:43-04:0015.277en-USSloan School of ManagementOrganizational Behavior StudiesYouth Ministryinformational interviewingOrganizational ProcessesDistributed Leadership Modelconflict resolutionmanaging conflictculture and leadershipteam communicationcommunication for managerscommunicationleadership visionstorytellingreceiving feedbackMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis seminar explores experiments in education and discusses how education and learning might be done, through reading and discussion. This seminar is not to be a survey of experiments in education. Its goal is to determine how learning should happen and what kinds of contexts allow it to happen.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-291Spring-2003/CourseHome/index.htmRising, James2009-07-01T01:14:57-04:00SP.291ESG.SP291en-USExperimental Study GroupPhilosophyphilosophyISPproblem solvingcreativityhomeschoolingpedagogyseminarESGEducationSpecial ProgramsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmWorld Literatures will focus on the concept of the contact zone. What happens when cultures with different ideologies and norms come into contact with each other through exploration and colonization? We will examine how the complex issues surrounding race, gender, language and power are represented in both poetry and prose from African, Caribbean and South Asian perspectives. Our discussions will focus on not only the historical situations that these texts represent, but also the literary conventions these writers use to express these unique stories. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-007Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFuller, Mary2009-06-30T04:01:45-04:0021L.007en-USLiteratureComparative LiteratureEnglish/Language Arts Teacher Educationreportfilmdramapoetrynovelnarrativeessaycoetzeede lerymontaignewalcottrowlandsondefoeshakespearecultureethnicityreligionmodernbrazilcaribbeaneuropehistoryfrenchnorth americaliteraturecolumbuswritingtravelworldMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis is a freshman advising seminar. The professor of a FAS is the first year advisor to the (no more than 8) students in the seminar. The use of Global Positioning System (GPS) in a wide variety of applications has exploded in the last few years. In this seminar we will explore how GPS works, the range of applications, and the conflict between civilian users and military planners. This seminar is followed by a UROP research project in the spring semester where results from precise GPS measurements will be analyzed and displayed on the Web.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-S56Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHerring, Thomas2009-06-30T01:09:51-04:0012.S56en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesSurveying Engineeringmilitarygeophysicsmeteorologynavigationglobal positioning systemGPSMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmProvides information relevant to the conduct and interpretation of human brain mapping studies. Provides in-depth coverage of the physics of image formation, mechanisms of image contrast, and the physiological basis for image signals. Parenchymal and cerebrovascular neuroanatomy and application of sophisticated structural analysis algorithms for segmentation and registration of functional data are discussed. Additional topics include fMRI experimental design including block design, event related and exploratory data analysis methods, and building and applying statistical models for fMRI data. Human subject issues including informed consent, institutional review board requirements and safety in the high field environment are also presented. Probability, linear algebra, differential equations, and introductory or college-level subjects in neurobiology, physiology, and physics is required.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Health-Sciences-and-Technology/HST-583Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmGollub, RandyMoore, ChristopherRosen, BruceSorensen, A. GregoryYendiki, AnastasiaWhitfield-Gabrieli, SusanWald, LawrenceVangel, MarkTriantafyllou, ChristinaSavoy, RobertSalat, DavidSabuncu, MertRosen, BrucePujol, SoniaGreve, DouglasGabrieli, JohnDickerson, BradfordBolar, Divya2009-06-30T10:19:09-04:00HST.583en-USHealth Sciences and TechnologyMedical InformaticsvisionDTIbrain imagingbrain scanmedicalsafetyinstitutional review board requirementsinformed consenthuman subjectsstatistical modelsexperimental designfunctional data analysisneurologycerebrovascular neuroanatomyparenchymalimage processingimage signalsphysiologypsychologymetabolismimage formation physicsfunctionhuman brain mappingsignal processingfMRIMRImagnetic resonance imagingmedical technologymedical labmedical imagingMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmReadings are organized around topics (Renaissance Self-Fashioning, Courtship and Courtiership, Gender and the Emerging Individual) or literary genres (lyric, epic, drama, prose). Works drawn primarily from the Italian and English Renaissance, and may include such figures as Petrarch, Shakespeare, More, Jonson, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Milton, Spenser, Bacon, Donne, and Sidney.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-463Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFuller, Mary 2009-06-30T10:18:38-04:0021L.463en-USLiteratureCommonwealth StudiesMedieval and Renaissance StudiesWhom Calidore.Which CambellSir TriamondSaint GeorgeSir ParidellSquire of DamesSir CalepineFaerie QueeneBriton PrinceSir SatyranePrince ArthurSir CalidoreSir Guyonheauens highteuery vaineforrest wydefaire damzellbraue knightsyron maneuery ioyntnigh approchtdeare besoughthaue rentstraunge aduentureseuill plighteuerlasting famesaluage manvtmost datevncouth sightstraunger knightmore increastlining wightfirst aduentureliuing wightwyld manknight aliueneuer wightheauy plightSir OrfeoRound TableQueen ElizabethPrince ArthurPiers PlowmanEniautos DaimonColin Clouts Come Home AgaineUnmoved MoverNatalis ComesSawles WardeHouse of BusiranePrimum MobileMiddle EnglishProfessor VinaverMiddle AgesliteratureRenaissanceMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm This course provides an aggressively gentle introduction to MATLAB. It is designed to give students fluency in MATLAB, including popular toolboxes. The course consists of interactive lectures with a computer running MATLAB for each student. Problem-based MATLAB assignments are given which require significant time on MATLAB. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-094January--IAP--2009/CourseHome/index.htmScepanovic, DaniloHo, Patrick2009-06-30T10:18:17-04:006.094en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceNeurosciencenervous systemfunction blockscopetoolboxessymbolic mathdebugginganimationimagesdata structuresstatisticsprobabilityodedifferential equationsoptimizationpolynomialslinear algebraflow controlfunctionsscriptsplottingvariablesmatlab programmingsimulinkmatlabMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmA laboratory subject intended to illustrate, by means of hands-on projects, the basic dynamical and physical principles which govern the general circulation of the atmosphere and the day-to-day sequence of weather events. Real-time meteorological observations are studied together with laboratory fluid experiments. Projects based on real-time observations stress the analysis and dynamical interpretation of the real phenomena, while complementary rotating tank experiments stress planning and testing of ideas in a more controlled laboratory environment. Written critical summaries of the results of each project and oral presentations are an integral part of the subject.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-307Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmMarshall, JohnIllari, Lodovica2009-06-30T10:17:57-04:0012.307en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesAtmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, GeneralHurricane GustavBaroclinic instabilityHydrostatic balanceMass and WindGeostrophic/Ageostrophic FlowThermohaline CirculationOcean gyresStress-driven circulation and Ekman layersAtmospheric General circulationPerrot's bathtub experimentEkman layersSlope of a frontal surfaceThermal Wind and Hadley CirculationTaylor Columnsinertial CirclesParabolic tableRadial inflowConvectionRotation stiffens fluidsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course focuses on laws, approximations and relations of continuum electromechanics. Topics include mechanical and electromechanical transfer relations, statics and dynamics of electromechanical systems having a static equilibrium, electromechanical flows, and field coupling with thermal and molecular diffusion. Also covered are electrokinetics, streaming interactions, application to materials processing, magnetohydrodynamic and electrohydrodynamic pumps and generators, ferrohydrodynamics, physiochemical systems, heat transfer, continuum feedback control, electron beam devices, and plasma dynamics.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-642Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmZahn, Markus2009-06-26T05:51:57-04:006.642en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceEngineering Mechanicsplasma dynamicselectron beam devicescontinuum feedback controlheat transferphysiochemical systemsferrohydrodynamicsmagnetohydrodynamic and electrohydrodynamic pumps and generatorsmaterials processingstreaming interactionselectrokineticsthermal and molecular diffusionfield couplingelectromechanical flowsstatic equililbriumelectromechanical systemsdynamicsstaticsmechanical and electromechanical transfer relationselectromechanicscontinuum mechanicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmOrigin of electrical, magnetic and optical properties of materials. Focus on the acquisition of quantum mechanical tools. Analysis of the properties of materials. Presentation of the postulates of quantum mechanics. Examination of the hydrogen atom, simple molecules and bonds, and the behavior of electrons in solids and energy bands. Introduction of the variation principle as a method for the calculation of wavefunctions. Investigation of how and why materials respond to different electrical, magnetic and electromagnetic fields and probes. Study of the conductivity, dielectric function, and magnetic permeability in metals, semiconductors, and insulators. Survey of common devices such as transistors, magnetic storage media, optical fibers.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Materials-Science-and-Engineering/3-23Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmMarzari, NicolaPaul, David2009-06-26T05:42:11-04:003.23en-USMaterials Science and EngineeringNuclear PhysicsPhotobiologyphononsnanoparticlesluminescencep-n junctionsemiconductor engineeringspintronicsparticle wellsmagnetic domainsfunctional materialsquantum mechanicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduces principles of analysis and synthesis in the computational medium. Expressive examples that illustrate the intersection of computation with the traditional arts are developed on a weekly basis. Hands-on design exercises are continually framed and examined in the larger context of contemporary digital art. Limited enrollment.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-110Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBove, V MichaelVercoe, BarrySmall, DavidHoltzman, Henry2009-06-25T04:43:04-04:00MAS.110en-USMedia Arts and SciencesComputer Programming, Specific ApplicationsWeb Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignOLPCXO laptopweb 2.0internet designmodern artstorytellingphotographyweb designgraphic designanalog vs digital artmedia designmachine agecontemporary digital artjavascriptprogrammingdesigntypographycomputational and traditional artscomputational mediasynthesisanalysisMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe issue of race and racial identity have preoccupied many writers throughout the history of the U.S. In this subject, students read Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Louise Erdrich, William Faulkner, Maxine Hong Kingston, Sandra Cisneros, and Judson Mitcham, among others, as we consider the story of race in its peculiarly American dimensions. The reading, along with the writing of members of the class, is the focus of class discussions. Oral presentations on subjects of individual interest are also part of the class activities. Students explore race and ethnicity in personal essays, pieces of cultural criticism or analysis, or (with permission of instructor) fiction. All written work is read and responded to in class workshops and subsequently revised.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-742JSpring-2007/CourseHome/index.htmFaery, Rebecca Blevins2009-06-25T10:59:10-04:0021W.742JWGS.575JSP.575Jen-USSpecial ProgramsWritingmestizomulatomixed heritagemulticulturalheritageselfidentityethnicityintegrationassimilationracemixed ancestryhybrid populationsmultiple descentmultiracialitymixed-racemulti-racemultiracialwritingraceWriting and Humanistic StudiesWomen's and Gender StudiesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmFrom Abilify to Zyrtec, the world is full of interesting drugs. Such substances have cured diseases, started wars, and ended careers. This seminar will explain how drugs can elicit a range of medicinal and recreational effects. Planned topics include over-the-counter drugs and "dietary supplements," drugs of abuse, treatments for neurological disorders, psychiatric medications, and many more. Prior experience is neither expected nor required, but student participation is essential.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-236Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmGusman, MariyaFallows, Zak2009-06-24T03:45:18-04:00SP.236ESG.SP236en-USExperimental Study GroupSubstance Abuse/Addiction Counselingopioidsnorepinephrineendocrine systemsendocannabinoidsacetylcholineLSDbarbituatesalcoholserotoninschizophreniaADHDParkinson'sdopamineneurotransmitterscentral nervous systempharmacologySpecial ProgramsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course teaches the design of contemporary information systems for biological and medical data. Examples are chosen from biology and medicine to illustrate complete life cycle information systems, beginning with data acquisition, following to data storage and finally to retrieval and analysis. Design of appropriate databases, client-server strategies, data interchange protocols, and computational modeling architectures. Students are expected to have some familiarity with scientific application software and a basic understanding of at least one contemporary programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Lisp, Perl, Python). A major term project is required of all students. This subject is open to motivated seniors having a strong interest in biomedical engineering and information system design with the ability to carry out a significant independent project.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biological-Engineering/20-453JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmDewey, CYu, HanryBhowmick, Sourav2009-06-24T10:38:44-04:0020.453JHST.958J2.771Jen-USBiological EngineeringBiochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biologygene sequencingpharmaceuticaldrug targetdrug discoverydrug developmentontologiesbiological datarelational databaseSQLXMLpathway modelingdiagnosisgel electrophoresismicroarrayclinical trialclinical decision supportcomputational biologybioinformaticsproteomicsgenomicsExperiBaseschemadatabaseBioHaystacksemantic webCellMLSBMLSPARQLOWLRDFDICOMmedical recordsmolecular biologymetadatamedical imagingimagingMechanical EngineeringHealth Sciences and TechnologyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduction to momentum and scalar transport in environmental flows, with emphasis given to river and lake systems. Derivation and solutions to the differential form of mass conservation equations. Topics include: molecular and turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, phase partitioning, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange, settling and coagulation, buoyancy-driven flows, and stratification in lakes.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-061Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmNepf, Heidi2009-06-23T04:15:58-04:001.0611.61en-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCivil engineering -- Environmental aspectsEngineering Sciencewater flowturbulencetransportscalingriversparticle transporttransportmasslakesinstantaneous point sourceenvironmental flowsdispersionDiffusionderivationconservation of massaquatic systemsadvectionboundary layersdissolutionbed-water exchangeair-water exchangeMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmInteraction with computer systems by voice, including speech synthesis, recognition, and digital recording techniques. Emphasis on human interface design issues and interaction techniques to successfully exploit the speech medium for computer applications, including extensive reading from current research literature. Topics include human speech production and perception, isolated and connected speech recognition, text-to-speech synthesis algorithms, telephone technologies, parsers, and dialogue generation.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-632Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSchmandt, Christopher2009-06-23T03:03:46-04:00MAS.632en-USMedia Arts and Sciencesvoicemailmobile applicationstelephonycomputer speechcomputer voicevoice responsecall centervoice recognitionvoice messagingaudio browsingcomprehensionnoisecodingaudiodigital speechspeech synthesisvoice synthesisdigital voiceMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe neuropharmacology course will discuss the drug-induced changes in functioning of the nervous system. The specific focus of this course will be to provide a description of the cellular and molecular actions of drugs on synaptic transmission. This course will also refer to specific diseases of the nervous system and their treatment in addition to giving an overview of the techniques used for the study of neuropharmacology. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-98January--IAP--2009/CourseHome/index.htmTropea, Daniela 2009-06-23T03:03:13-04:009.98en-USBrain and Cognitive SciencesNeurosciencesusceptibility modelschronic drug usebehavioral toleranceabstinent smokersnicotine tolerancepostsynaptic cellother psychostimulantsdrug reinforcementmotor side effectsabstinence signsterminal autoreceptorsmany psychoactive drugsselected brain areassomatodendritic autoreceptorsnicotine reinforcementdiscriminative stimulus effectsphenethylamine hallucinogenspositive reinforcement modelbiobehavioral effectsanabolic steroid dependenceexperimental substance useclassic antipsychotic drugsdepot bindingphysical dependence modeltolerancedispositiondrugseratoninsynapsepharmacologyneuroscienceneurologypsychopharmacologyantidepressantMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmA computational camera attempts to digitally capture the essence of visual information by exploiting the synergistic combination of task-specific optics, illumination, sensors and processing. In this couse we will study this emerging multi-disciplinary field at the intersection of signal processing, applied optics, computer graphics and vision, electronics, art, and online sharing through social networks. If novel cameras can be designed to sample light in radically new ways, then rich and useful forms of visual information may be recorded — beyond those present in traditional protographs. Furthermore, if computational process can be made aware of these novel imaging models, them the scene can be analyzed in higher dimensions and novel aesthetic renderings of the visual information can be synthesized. We will discuss and play with thermal cameras, multi-spectral cameras, high-speed, and 3D range-sensing cameras and camera arrays. We will learn about opportunities in scientific and medical imaging, mobile-phone based photography, camera for HCI and sensors mimicking animal eyes. We will learn about the complete camera pipeline. In several hands-on projects we will build physical imaging prototypes and understand how each stage of the imaging process can be manipulated. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-963Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRaskar, Ramesh 2009-06-23T03:03:07-04:00MAS.963en-USMedia Arts and SciencesComputer Graphicspolarizationhigh-speed imagingthermal imaging3D imagingmulti-spectralspectrumlensbiomimeticsmblogmedical imagingimage reconstructionimage sensorvisual art image processingdigital imagingdigital photographyonline photocomputer visionComputer graphicsapplied opticssignal processingMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduces prose narrative, both short stories and the novel. Examines the construction of narrative and the analysis of literary response.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-003Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmVaeth, Kimberly2009-06-23T03:03:00-04:0021L.003en-USLiteratureWritingcultureverbal textnarrativenovelliteratureChartersWoolfeConradDickensAustenWritingFictionMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmFundamentals of signals, systems, and information theory with emphasis on modeling both the audio/visual message and the human recipient. Linear systems, difference equations, Z-transforms, sampling and sampling rate conversion, convolution, filtering, modulation, Fourier analysis, entropy, noise, Shannon's fundamental theorems. Additional topics may include data compression, filter design, and feature detection. Meets with graduate subject MAS.510, but assignments differ.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Media-Arts-and-Sciences/MAS-160Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmBove, V MichaelPicard, Rosalind2009-06-23T02:57:03-04:00MAS.160MAS.511MAS.510en-USMedia Arts and SciencesAudiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Otherdigital signal processingsignal processingDSPerror correctioncodingcommunication channelinformation theorycommunications theorycommunications systemnoiseimpulse responsefilter responsefilterfrequency responseIIRz-transformDTFTDFTFFTreconstructionaliasingbasis sets. Sampling theoremWalsh functionsorthogonalityFMfrequency modulationFourier seriesAMamplitude modulationSpectrum plotspectrumdigitial photographyphotographydigital videodigital audiodigital mediaA/VvideovisualaudioMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in science, social science and engineering programs who need to learn fundamental programming skills quickly but not in great depth. The course is ideal for undergraduate research positions or summer jobs requiring C++. It is not a class for experienced programmers in C++. Students with no programming background are welcome. Topics include control structures, arrays, functions, classes, objects, file handling and simple algorithms for common tasks. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-096January--IAP--2009/CourseHome/index.htmMalik, RadhikaKumar, TanmayDunietz, Jesse2009-06-23T02:56:39-04:006.096en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceComputer Programming, Specific Applicationsathletic studentsnerdy studentscase studysmall programming projecttext-based gamesgamesarrayspointersstandard template libraryfile handlingoopobject oriented programmingclassesfunctionscontrol structureslearn to programc++ programmingMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe course serves as an introductory course in parallel programming. It will have a series of lectures on parallel programming concepts as well as a group project providing hands-on experience with parallel programming. The students will have the unique opportunity to use the cutting-edge PLAYSTATION®3 development platform, as they learn how to design and implement exciting applications for multicore architectures. At the end of the course, students will have an understanding of • Fundamental design philosophies that multicore architectures address. • Parallel programming philosophies and emerging best practices. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-189January--IAP--2007/CourseHome/index.htmAmarasinghe, SamanRabbah, Rodric2009-06-23T02:56:32-04:006.189en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceComputer Programming/Programmer, GeneralcompetitionSony PlayStation 3parallel programming patternsmulticore architecturesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmEngineering laboratory subject for mechanical engineering juniors and seniors. Major emphasis on interplay between analytical and experimental methods in solution of research and development problems. Communication (written and oral) of results is also a strong component of the course. Groups of two or three students work together on three projects during the term. Limited enrollment. Description from course home page: This is an engineering laboratory subject for mechanical engineering juniors and seniors. Major emphasis is on interplay between analytical and experimental methods in solution of research and development problems. Communication (written and oral) of results is also a strong component of the course. Groups of two or three students work together on three projects during the term. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-672Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmCheng, WaiHart, Douglas2009-06-23T02:56:19-04:002.672en-USMechanical EngineeringLaboratoriesMechanical EngineeringR & Dresearch and developmentexperimental methodanalytical methodprojectsseniorsjuniorsmechanical engineeringEngineering laboratoryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis class explores composition and arrangement for the large jazz ensembles from 1920s foundations to current postmodern practice. Consideration given to a variety of styles and to the interaction of improvisation and composition. Study of works by Basie, Ellington, Evans, Gillespie, Golson, Mingus, Morris, Nelson, Williams, and others. Open rehearsals, workshops, and performances of student compositions by the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble and the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Music-and-Theater-Arts/21M-342Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHarvey, Mark2009-06-22T01:21:39-04:0021M.342en-USMusic and Theater ArtsJazz/Jazz StudiesSoundpaintingWalter Thompsonimprovisationjazz compositionjazz arrangingSteve LajoieBirth of the CoolMiles DavisGil EvansAardvark Jazz OrchestraRuss GershonEither-OrchestraEthiopiquesethiopian jazzEthio-jazzEthiojazzMulatu AstatkeBill LoweGeorge RussellDuke Ellingtonswingbig bandcontemporary jazzmodern jazzlarge ensemble jazzjazz bandMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis seminar examines the history and legacy of the Cold War on American science. It explores scientists' new political roles after World War II, ranging from elite policy makers in the nuclear age to victims of domestic anti Communism. It also examines the changing institutions in which the physical sciences and social sciences were conducted during the postwar decades, investigating possible epistemic effects on forms of knowledge. The subject closes by considering the place of science in the post-Cold War era.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-436Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmKaiser, David2009-06-19T04:25:06-04:00STS.436en-USScience, Technology, and SocietyPhysics, Generalphysicsquantum physicsmilitary-industrial complexNSANational Security AgencyCIAacademic freedomcapitalismglobalizationspace raceiron curtainSputnikdisarmamentarms raceoppenheimerHUACamerican sciencesoviet unionspyinganti-communismespionageMcCarthyismatomic energyhydrogen bombatom bombnuclear weaponsatomic bombpost-cold-war eranuclear agehistory of sciencecold warMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmReviews regional economic theories and models and provides students with experience in using alternative economic impact assessment models on microcomputers. Problem sets are oriented around infrastructure, housing, energy, and environmental issues. Students work with a client generally in Boston and make a presentation to the client. Emphasis on written and oral presentation skills.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-482JFall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmPolenske, Karen2009-06-19T04:21:02-04:0011.482JESD.193J1.825Jen-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCity/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningBoston Redevelopment AuthorityREMIinvestmentregional-development issueslocal economyeconomic impactinternational employment outsourcingregional input-output accounts and tablesnational and regional economic structurespoliciesaccountstheorieslinkagesurban planningeconomicstheoretical modelingalternative socioeconomic impact assessment modelsregional economic theoriesUrban Studies and PlanningEngineering Systems DivisionMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmReviews regional economic theories and models and provides students with experience in using alternative economic impact assessment models on microcomputers. Problem sets are oriented around infrastructure, housing, energy, and environmental issues. Students work with a client generally in Boston and make a presentation to the client. Emphasis on written and oral presentation skills.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-482JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmPolenske, Karen2009-06-19T04:20:48-04:0011.482JESD.193J1.825Jen-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringInvestments and SecuritiesBoston Redevelopment AuthorityREMIinvestmentregional-development issueslocal economyeconomic impactinternational employment outsourcingregional input-output accounts and tablesnational and regional economic structurespoliciesaccountstheorieslinkagesurban planningeconomicstheoretical modelingalternative socioeconomic impact assessment modelsregional economic theoriesUrban Studies and PlanningEngineering Systems DivisionMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmAgricultural issues: peasant behavior, land tenancy, and interlinked markets. Credit and insurance market problems and institutions. Health, nutrition, and productivity. Gender bias. Education. Technological change. Government failures.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-771Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBanerjee, AbhijitOlken, BenjaminDuflo, Esther2009-06-19T10:27:20-04:0014.771en-USEconomicsAgricultural Economicsemploymenttaxessubsidiesschool vouchersschool choicenutritioninequalitypovertysavingscreditlandmigrationlabortechnologycontractsfirmsfamiliesdecision makingpublic financegender discriminationmarket equilibriumeducationhealthproductivityMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe laws of classical mechanics and thermodynamics are used to explore how the properties of fluids on a rotating Earth manifest themselves in, and help shape, the global patterns of atmospheric winds, ocean currents, and the climate of the Earth. Theoretical discussion focuses on the physical processes involved. Underlying mechanisms are illustrated through laboratory demonstrations, using a rotating table, and through analysis of atmospheric and oceanic data.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-003Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFerrari, Raffaele 2009-06-17T03:24:35-04:0012.003en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesAtmospheric Physics and Dynamicsthermohaline circulationAbyssal circulationinhomogeneitygeostrophic and hydrostatic balancesalinityseawateroceanHadley circulationRossby numberCoriolis forceEkman layerTaylor-Proudman TheoremGeostrophic motionradial inflowcompressible flowIncompressible flowHydrostatic balanceFluids in motionWindsPressure and geopotential heightTemperatureConvective cloudsHumidityadiabatic lapse rateConvectionpressure and densityAtmospheric layersgreenhouse gasesgreenhouse effectglobal energy balanceCharacteristics of the atmosphereMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmMeets with graduate subject 12.840, but assignments differ. See description under subject 12.840. From the course home page: Course Description This course introduces students to climate studies, including beginnings of the solar system, time scales, and climate in human history; methods for detecting climate change, including proxies, ice cores, instrumental records, and time series analysis; physical and chemical processes in climate, including primordial atmosphere, ozone chemistry, carbon and oxygen cycles, and heat and water budgets; internal feedback mechanisms, including ice, aerosols, water vapor, clouds, and ocean circulation; climate forcing, including orbital variations, volcanism, plate tectonics, and solar variability; climate models and mechanisms of variability, including energy balance, coupled models, and global ocean and atmosphere models; and outstanding problems.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-842Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmWunsch, CarlEmanuel, KerryBoyle, Edward2009-06-17T03:24:24-04:0012.84212.301en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesGeophysics and SeismologyAtmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Generalenergy balanceclimate modelsolar variabilitysolar systemplate tectonicsvolcanismorbital variationsocean circulationcloudswater vaporaerosolsheat and water budgetscarbon and oxygen cyclesozone chemistryprimordial atmosphereice coresproxiesclimate changeclimateMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmDrama might be described as a game played with something sacred. It tells stories that go right to the heart of what people believe about themselves. And it is enacted in the moment, which means it has an added layer of interpretive mystery and playfulness, or "theatricality." This course will explore theater and theatricality across periods and cultures, through intensive engagement with texts and with our own readings.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-005Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFleche, Anne2009-06-17T03:24:13-04:0021L.005en-USLiteratureDrama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Generalperformance texttheatrical textperlocutionary effectdramatic textdramatic worldtheatrical frametheatrical discoursetheatrical signdramatic discoursedramatic informationtheatrical communicationtheatre semioticsproxemic relationsdeictic orientationtheatrical competencetheatrical semiosisdramatic rulessymbolist dramacrisis dramafemale playwrightsstaging practicesscene designrealistic theatretiring houseformal theatreautos sacramentalesneoclassical idealsselective realismtheatre architecturetheatre historyfirst permanent theatresignificant playwrightsdepartures from realismenvironmental theatremedieval theatreneoclassical rulesneoclassical theatreviolence onstagemany theatre artistsscaena fronsoutdoor public theatrestheatercommunicateself-awarenesscreativityquestionsartisticpoliticalhistoricalethicalfictiontoolsculturesspeakerwriterdiscussionwritingperforming artsdramatic structureplaysaudiencessocial normscommunitiesentertainmentrituallive performancepoetrystorytellingliterary artsDramaMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe class will be devoted to the work of David Lewis, one of the most exciting and influential philosophers of the late twentieth century. We will have seminar-style discussions about his work on counterfactuals, time, causation, probability, and decision-theory. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-260Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRayo, Agustin 2009-06-16T04:26:13-04:0024.260en-USLinguistics and PhilosophyPhilosophy, OtherPhilosophytime travelpossible worldsplurality of worldsdeterminismfree willNewcomb problemPrisoners’ Dilemmadecision theorysupervenienceHumechanceobjectivitysubjectivityprobabilitycausal explanationcausationtimecounterfactual dependencecomparative possibilitycounterfactualsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe goal of this course is to illustrate the spectroscopy of small molecules in the gas phase: quantum mechanical effective Hamiltonian models for rotational, vibrational, and electronic structure; transition selection rules and relative intensities; diagnostic patterns and experimental methods for the assignment of non-textbook spectra; breakdown of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation (spectroscopic perturbations); the stationary phase approximation; nondegenerate and quasidegenerate perturbation theory (van Vleck transformation); qualitative molecular orbital theory (Walsh diagrams); the notation of atomic and molecular spectroscopy.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-80Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmField, Robert2009-06-16T04:25:18-04:005.80en-USChemistryAnalytical Chemistrywavepacketsvibronic couplingasymmetric rotorrigid rotorRydberg-Klein-ReesWigner-Eckartperturbationssecond-order effectsenergy levelshund's casesangular momentumlaser schemesdiatomicsBorn-Oppenheimervibrating rotorheisenberghamiltonianmatrixharmonic oscillatorsspectroscopyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmUnlike film, theater in America does not have a ratings board that censors content. So plays have had more freedom to explore and to transgress normative culture. Yet censorship of the theater has been part of American culture from the beginning, and continues today. How and why does this happen, and who decides whether a play is too dangerous to see or to teach? are plays dangerous? Sinful? Even demonic? In our seminar, we will study plays that have been censored, either legally or extra-legally (i.e. refused production, closed down during production, denied funding, or taken off school reading lists). We'll look at laws, both national and local, relating to the "obscene", as well as unofficial practices, and think about the way censorship operates in American life now. And of course we will study the offending texts, themselves, to find what is really dangerous about them, for ourselves.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-703Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFleche, Anne2009-06-16T04:25:09-04:0021L.703en-USLiteratureDrama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Generalselective realismarchitectureobscenitybannedblacklistcensorshiptheatretheatre historyfirst permanent theatresignificant playwrightsdepartures from realismenvironmental theatremedieval theatreneoclassical rulesneoclassical theatreviolence onstagemany theatre artistsscaena fronsoutdoor public theatrestheatercommunicateself-awarenesscreativityquestionsartisticpoliticalhistoricalethicalfictiontoolsculturesspeakerwriterdiscussionwritingperforming artsdramatic structureplaysaudiencessocial normscommunitiesentertainmentrituallive performancepoetrystorytellingliterary artsaction conventionsdramatic activitytwo long linesassessment focusfoundation stagewriting opportunitiesliteracy activitieslearning mediumlast wolfwriting opportunitydrama activitiesdrama activitypurchasing institutiondrama skillsdrama strategiesdecision alleyModern Americaforbidden playsdramaMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmSequential decision-making via dynamic programming. Unified approach to optimal control of stochastic dynamic systems and Markovian decision problems. Applications in linear-quadratic control, inventory control, and resource allocation models. Optimal decision making under perfect and imperfect state information. Certainty equivalent and open loop-feedback control, and self-tuning controllers. Infinite horizon problems, successive approximation, and policy iteration. Discounted problems, stochastic shortest path problems, and average cost problems. Optimal stopping, scheduling, and control of queues. Approximations and neurodynamic programming.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-231Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBertsekas, Dimitri2009-06-15T03:18:58-04:006.231en-USElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMathematical Statistics and Probabilityapproximate dynamic programmingstochastic shortest pathrolloutstate informationshortest pathdeterministic systemsdynamic programming and optimal controldynamical systemoptimal controllarge state spacestate spaceapproximation methodsinfinite horizonfinite horizonsequential decision makinguncertaintydecision makingstochastic controldynamic programmingMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmSubject examines classic texts from the history of Western moral philosophy, and their answers to the question of what is the best way to live. These texts include works by Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Hume, Kant, and J. S. Mill. Among the questions that arise are: What is it to have a good life? How important is moral integrity, personal happiness, individual autonomy, and self expression, if one is to live in the best way that one can? Emphasis on close analysis and the evaluation of philosophical ideas and arguments.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-02Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHaslanger, Sally2009-06-15T03:18:46-04:0024.02en-USLinguistics and PhilosophySpeech Teacher Educationequalityhate speechfree speechpornographysexualitygay marriagedeath penaltyfreedomwelfaresexpovertygenderracesocial justiceequalityglobal justicemoral theoryvirtuedeontologyutilitarianismtolerationrelativismskepticismegoismimmortalityanimal rightsenvironmentalismobjectivitysatisfactiondesirepleasureMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course will guide graduate students through the process of using rapid prototyping and CAD/CAM devices in a studio environment. The class has a theoretical focus on machine use within the process of design. Each student is expected to have completed one graduate level of design computing with a full understanding of solid modeling in CAD. Students are also expected to have completed at least one graduate design studio.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-510Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSass, Lawrence2009-06-15T03:18:34-04:004.510en-USArchitectureStructural Engineeringboston water taxiprototypingconstruction grammarsgenerative fabricationcnc manufacturingwaterjet cuttingprintingmodelingdraftingfabricationdesign geometryassemblydigital manufacturingcamcaddesigndigital fabricationMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course will introduce students to architectural design and computation through the use of computer modeling, rendering and digital fabrication. The course focuses on teaching architectural design with CAD drawing, 3-D modeling, rendering and rapid prototyping. Students will be required to build computer models that will lead to a full package of architectural explorations with computers. Each semester we will explore the design process of a particular building type and building material. The course also investigates a few design processes of selected architects. The course is critical of design principles and building production methods. Student assignments are graded based on the quality of design, representation and constructability. Great design input is always encouraged.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-500Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSass, Lawrence2009-06-15T03:18:01-04:004.500en-USArchitectureComputer Graphicsplaceexploration of spacedigital fabricationrenderingcomputer modelingarchitectural design and computationMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmCore requirements for Environmental M.Eng. program. Designed to teach about environmental engineering through the use of case studies, computer software tools, and seminars from industrial experts. Case studies provide basis for group project as well as individual thesis. Past case studies have included the MMR Superfund site on Cape Cod; restoration of the Florida Everglades; dredging of Boston Harbor; local watershed trading programs; appropriate wastewater treatment technology for Brazil; point-of-use water treatment for Nepal, Brownfields Development in Providence, RI, and water resource planning for the island of Cyprus. Students must register for 1.782 for Fall term, IAP, and Spring term.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-782Fall-2007-Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmAdams, Eric2009-06-12T03:26:23-04:001.782en-USCivil and Environmental EngineeringCivil Engineering, Otherhorizontal roughing filterbiosand filterguinea wormwater filtrationsanitationrefugee campdrinking watercontaminantspollutionHondurasThailandGhanahydrologygroundwateraquiferwater treatmentrequest for proposalproposalthesismethodologyprofessional practiceenvironmental engineeringcivil engineeringMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduction to chemistry, with emphasis on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. Introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-111Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmDrennan, CatherineVogel, Elizabeth2009-06-03T03:24:23-04:005.111en-USChemistryChemistry, GeneralRutherford backscatteringreaction mechanismfree energyhybridizationvalence bond theorygeneral chemistryperiodic trendsorbitalsbiochemistrywave-particle dualityVSEPR theorylewis structurescatalysischemical kineticsredoxtitrationacid-base equillibriumthermodynamicsmolecular electronic structureatomic structureintroductory chemistryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course is designed to give you the scientific understanding you need to answer questions like - How much energy can we really get from wind? - How does a solar photovoltaic work? - What is an OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Converter) and how does it work? - What is the physics behind global warming? - What makes engines efficient? - How does a nuclear reactor work, and what are the realistic hazards? The course is designed for MIT sophomores, juniors, and seniors who want to understand the fundamental laws and physical processes that govern the sources, extraction, transmission, storage, degradation, and end uses of energy.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-21Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmJaffe, RobertTaylor, Washington2009-06-03T03:24:11-04:008.21en-USPhysicsPhysics, GeneralSolar Energy Technology/Techniciannuclear reactorOTECsolar photovoltaicnuclear radiationenergy conservationenergy storageclimate changehydro powerocean thermal energy conversioneothermal powerthermal energybiological energy sourcesnuclear energywind energysolar energyenergyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmExplores the origins, rate, and impact of innovations in military organizations, doctrine, and weapons. Emphasis on organization theory approaches. Comparisons with nonmilitary and non-US experience included.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-462Fall-2005/CourseHome/index.htmPosen, BarrySapolsky, Harvey2009-06-01T04:44:50-04:0017.462en-USPolitical ScienceMilitary TechnologiesRMARevolution in Military AffairsVietnamcounterinsurgencytacticalstrategicmilitary affairsarmormissilesballisticcruisesubmarinesairpowerbattleshipsland warfareempirical studyorganization theoryhistorywarmilitary organizationsinnovationsecurity studiesPolitical scienceMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmWriting and speaking skills necessary for a career in management. Students polish communication strategies and methods through discussion, examples, and practice. Several written and oral assignments, most based on material from other subjects and from career development activities. Schedule and curriculum coordinated with 15.311 Organizational Processes class. Restricted to first-year Sloan School of Management graduate students. Students may also enroll in 15.277 Special Seminar in Communication: Leadership and Personal Effectiveness Coaching. 15.280 is offered for 6 units and 15.277 provides an additional 3 units for a total of 9 units in Managerial Communication. 15.277 acts as a lab component to 15.280 and provides students additional opportunities to hone their communication skills through a variety of in-class exercises. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-280Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmHartman, Neal2009-06-01T04:44:44-04:0015.280en-USSloan School of ManagementBusiness/Corporate CommunicationsCredit Managementbusiness e-mailgroup presentationsreflective listeningactive listeningintercultural communicationmemo formatbusiness communicationeffective presentation strategiesvisual aidsmanaging feedbackpersuasive communicationMinto pyramidcommunication strategymanagement communicationMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmExamination of the state of knowledge of planetary formation, beginning with planetary nebulas and continuing through accretion (from gas, to dust, to planetesimals, to planetary embryos, to planets). Processes of planetary differentiation, crust formation, atmospheric degassing, and surface water condensation. Integrated discussions of compositional and physical processes, based upon observations from our solar system and from exoplanets. Focus on terrestrial (rocky and metallic) planets, though more volatile-rich bodies are also examined. Includes regular readings from literature, lectures, discussion, and problem solving.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-472Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmElkins-Tanton, Lindy2009-06-01T04:44:30-04:0012.472en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesPlanetary Astronomy and Sciencebiosignatureshabitabilityvolatilesmagma ocean processessurface wateratmospheric degassingdust accretionembryosplanetesimalsnebulasplanetary formationplanetsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis is an applied theory course covering topics in the political economy of democratic countries. This course examines political institutions from a rational choice perspective. The now burgeoning rational choice literature on legislatures, bureaucracies, courts, and elections constitutes the chief focus. Some focus will be placed on institutions from a comparative and/or international perspective.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-812JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSnyder, James 2009-06-01T04:44:22-04:0017.812J14.296Jen-USEconomicsAmerican Government and Politics (United States)Canadian Government and Politicsdirect democracyrepresentative democracylegislative-executive relationsdistributive theoryinformational theorygovernment stabilitycoalitionsbargaininglobbyinginterest groupsminoritiesColonel Blottovote-tradingvote-buyingstructure-induced equilibrium modelsprobabilistic voting modelsset-valued solutionpoint-valued solutionmodels of political partiesagency modelsvoterelectoral systemmultiparty competitionmacroeconomic policyincome redistributiontaxationgovernmentpublic goodsinternationalcomparativeelectoral competitionand electionscourtbureaucracylegislaturerational choicepolitical economyPolitical ScienceMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmAnalyzes Russia's social, cultural, political heritage; Eurasian imperialism; and autocracy. Compares reforming and revolutionary impulses in the context of serfdom, the rise of the intelligentsia, and debates over capitalism. Focuses on historical and literary texts, and especially the intersections between the two.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/21H-466Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmWood, Elizabeth2009-06-01T04:44:11-04:0021H.466en-USHistoryRussian Language and LiteratureNicholas IIWorld War ILeninRusso-Japanese WarCaucasusintelligentsiaGreat reformsAlexander IIserfdomDecembristsNicholas IbureaucracyConstitutionbourgeoisienobilityCatherine IIPeter the GreatEmpireMuscovyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIn this course we will read essays, novels, memoirs, and graphic texts, and view documentary and experimental films and videos which explore race from the standpoint of the multiracial. Examining the varied work of multiracial authors and filmmakers such as Danzy Senna, Ruth Ozeki, Kip Fulbeck, James McBride and others, we will focus not on how multiracial people are seen or imagined by the dominant culture, but instead on how they represent themselves. How do these authors approach issues of family, community, nation, language and history? What can their work tell us about the complex interconnections between race, gender, class, sexuality, and citizenship? Is there a relationship between their experiences of multiraciality and a willingness to experiment with form and genre? In addressing these and other questions, we will endeavor to think and write more critically and creatively about race as a social category and a lived experience. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-742JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmRagusa, Kym2009-05-26T05:26:25-04:0021W.742JWGS.575JSP.575Jen-USSpecial ProgramsWritingHumanities/Humanistic Studiescultural studiesfamilysterotyperacismdiasporaimmigrationoppressionmestizomulatomixed heritagemulticulturalheritageselfidentityethnicityintegrationassimilationracemixed ancestryhybrid populationsmultiple descentmultiracialitymixed-racemulti-racemultiracialWriting and Humanistic StudiesWomen's and Gender StudiesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe basic machines of macroeconomics. Ramsey, Solow, Samuelson-Diamond, RBCs, ISLM, Mundell-Fleming, Fischer-Taylor. How they work, what shortcuts they take, and how they can be used. Half-term subject.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-452Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmAcemoglu, K. Daron2009-05-22T04:56:40-04:0014.452en-USEconomicsLand Use Planning and Management/Developmenttradeopen economytechnology diffusioninterdependencesendogenous labor-augmenting technological changeendogenous skill-bias technological changeSchumpeterian modelsexpanding input varietiesendogenous growthhuman capitalexternalitiescapital accumulationneoclassical endogenous growthincomplete marketsgrowth under uncertaintydynamic efficiencyoverlapping generationswelfare theoremsoptimal and competitive allocationsneoclassical growthincome differencesSolow growth modelworld income distributionmoderndevelopmenteconomic growthMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmIntroduction to German language and culture. Acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Audio, video, and printed materials provide direct exposure to authentic German language and culture. Self-paced language lab program is fully coordinated with textbook/workbook. Development of effective basic communication skills. For graduate credit see 21F.451.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/21F-401Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmWeise, Peter2009-05-22T04:56:34-04:0021F.40121F.47121F.451en-USForeign Languages and LiteraturesGerman Language and LiteratureGerman Language Teacher Educationstudent projectsgeographydictationintroductorylisteningreadingcommunicationwritingspeakingvocabularygrammarcultureGerman languageMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course provides an exciting, eye-opening, and thoroughly useful inquiry into what it takes to live an extraordinary life, on your own terms. The instructors address what it takes to succeed, to be proud of your life, and to be happy in it. Participants tackle career satisfaction, money, body, vices, and relationship to themselves. They learn how to confront issues in their lives, how to live life, and how to learn from it. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month. This not-for-credit course is sponsored by the Department of Science, Technology, and Society. A similar, semester-long version of this course is taught in the Sloan Fellows Program. Acknowledgment The instructors would like to thank Prof. David Mindell for his sponsorship of this course, his hopes for its continued expansion, and his commitment to the well-being of MIT students. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Athletics--Physical-Education-and-Recreation/PE-550January--IAP--2007/CourseHome/index.htmJordan, GabriellaZander, Lauren2009-05-19T04:02:48-04:00PE.550en-USAthletics, Physical Education and RecreationFashion/Apparel Designcareerleadership rolespersonal growthcommunitysetting goalstruthaccountabilityfearscommunicationbalancewisdomaction planvisionloveempowermentchangesmistakesexcuseslife coachingliving an extraordinary lifedesignMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmPhenomenology of mechanical behavior of materials at the macroscopic level. Relationship of mechanical behavior to material structure and mechanisms of deformation and failure. Topics include: elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, creep, fracture, and fatigue. Case studies and examples drawn from a variety of classes of materials including: metals, ceramics, polymers, thin films, composites, and cellular materials.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Materials-Science-and-Engineering/3-22Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmvan Vliet, Krystyn2009-05-19T04:02:44-04:003.22en-USMaterials Science and EngineeringPolymer/Plastics Engineeringviral capsidesstudent projectsdefect nucleationsuperelastic alloysbattery materialscarbon nanotubesthin filmssemiconductor diodescompositionmicrostructurepolymersceramicssemiconductorsmetalsfatiguefracturecreepplasticityviscoelasticityelasticityfailuredeformationmaterial structuremechanical behaviorPhenomenologyMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmMIT students are challenged daily to solve for x, to complete four problem sets, two papers, and prepare for an exam worth 30% of their grade... all in one night. When they do stop to breathe, it's for a shower or a meal. What does this have to do with Creative Writing? Everything. Creative Writing and MIT go together better than you might imagine. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-292Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmYoung, Jessica2009-05-15T04:00:37-04:00SP.292ESG.SP292en-USExperimental Study GroupCreative WritingOuLiPocontributors' notesatireessaymicrofictionrevisionreflectionreadingworkshopwritingcreative writingSpecial ProgramsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmElementary mechanics, presented at greater depth than in 8.01. Newton's laws, concepts of momentum, energy, angular momentum, rigid body motion, and non-inertial systems. Uses elementary calculus freely. Concurrent registration in a math subject more advanced than 18.01 is recommended. In addition to the theoretical subject matter, several experiments in classical mechanics are performed by the students in the laboratory.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-012Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBurgasser, Adam2009-05-12T01:17:05-04:008.012en-USPhysicsEngineering Mechanicsnon-inertialrigid body motionangular momentumenergymomentumNewton's lawselementary mechanicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis class examines tools, data, and ideas related to past climate changes as seen in marine, ice core, and continental records. The most recent climate changes (mainly the past 500,000 years, ranging up to about 2 million years ago) will be emphasized. Quantitative tools for the examination of paleoceanographic data will be introduced (statistics, factor analysis, time series analysis, simple climatology).http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-740Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBoyle, Edward2009-05-12T01:16:44-04:0012.740en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesPaleoceanographyOceanography, Chemical and PhysicalAtmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, OtherSalinityOcean ChemistryAtmospheric Carbon DioxidePaleothermometryPaleoclimatologyPaleoceanographyCoral ReefsOxygen Isotopeenvironmental historyearth-surface environmentintergalacial cyclesglacial cyclesmineralogical changesgeochemical changessimple climatologytime series analysisfactor analysisstatisticspaleoceanographic datacontinental recordsice core recordsmarine recordsclimate changeorbital forcingcirculationocean temperatureatmospheric chemistryseawater compositionisotopicMicropaleontologicalcoralsice coresdeep-sea sedimentsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis course is an introduction to writing prose for a public audience—specifically, prose that is both critical and personal, that features your ideas, your perspective, and your voice to engage readers. The focus of our reading and your writing will be American popular culture, broadly defined. That is, you will write essays that critically engage elements and aspects of contemporary American popular culture and that do so via a vivid personal voice and presence. In the coming weeks we will read a number of pieces that address current issues in popular culture. These readings will address a great many subjects from the contemporary world to launch and elaborate an argument or position or refined observation. And you yourselves will write a great deal, attending always to the ways your purpose in writing and your intended audience shape what and how you write. The end result of our collaborative work will be a new edition, the seventh, of Culture Shock!, an online magazine of writings on American popular culture, which we will post on the web for the worldwide reading public to enjoy. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-730-5Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFaery, Blevins Rebecca 2009-05-07T02:18:34-04:0021W.730-5en-USWriting and Humanistic StudiesPhysical AnthropologyMass Communication/Media StudiescurrentassimilatingconfusionuncertaintydisorientationsurprisefeelingsanxietyReverse Culture ShockAdjustment PhaseNegotiation PhaseHoneymoon Phaseworkshopwritinglanguage and representationmedia saturationrobotics and cyborg culturesthe romance of technologyissues of race and genderthe ethics of biotechnologiessexual and reproductive politicseconomic imperialismurban and environmental crisesculture shockculturecontemporary issuescontemporaryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe course provides a survey of the theory and application of time series methods in econometrics. Topics covered will include univariate stationary and non-stationary models, vector autoregressions, frequency domain methods, models for estimation and inference in persistent time series, and structural breaks. We will cover different methods of estimation and inferences of modern dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models (DSGE): simulated method of moments, maximum likelihood and Bayesian approach. The empirical applications in the course will be drawn primarily from macroeconomics.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-384Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmMikusheva, AnnaSchrimpf, Paul2009-05-07T02:18:30-04:0014.384en-USEconomicsEconometrics and Quantitative EconomicsMathematical Statistics and ProbabilityMCMCGMMprediction regressionunit rootVAReconometricsBayesianDSGEdynamic stochastic general equilibriumstructural breakspersistent time seriesfrequency domain analysisvector autoregressionsunivariate non-stationaryunivariate stationaryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmAn introduction to string theory. Basics of conformal field theory. Light-cone and covariant quantization of the relativistic bosonic string. Quantization and spectrum of supersymmetric ten-dimensional string theories. T-duality and D-branes. Toroidal compactification and orbifolds. Eleven-dimensional supergravity and M-theory.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-821Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmMcGreevy, John 2009-05-07T02:18:24-04:008.821en-USPhysicsEngineering Physics11-dimensional supergravity and M-theory.toroidal compactification and orbifoldsT-duality and D-branesquantization and spectrum of supersymmetric 10-dimensional string theorieslight-cone and covariant quantization of the relativistic bosonic stringconformal field theorystring theoryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmFocuses on developing an understanding of the factors that shape and influence markets for real property. Includes demographic analysis, patterns of regional growth, construction cycles, urban location theory, and modeling techniques for predicting demand.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-433JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmWheaton, William2009-05-07T02:18:10-04:0011.433J15.021Jen-USSloan School of ManagementReal Estateneighboorhood effectsproperty taxeszoninggentrificationresidential developmenturban growthland useurban economicsmodeling techniquespredicting demandurban location theoryretail storescommercial constructionnew home buildingresidential constructionregional growthdemographic analysisreal estate marketgovernment regulationtransportationdemographic trendsland marketsmarket cyclessupply and demandmacroeconomic factorspropertyreal estateUrban Studies and PlanningMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis class is designed for students seeking a fundamental understanding of Japanese history, politics, culture, and the economy. “Raw Fish 101” (as it is often labeled) combines lectures, seminar discussion, small-team case studies, and web page construction exercises, all designed to shed light on contemporary Japan.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-541Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSamuels, RichardGercik, Patricia2009-05-07T02:17:55-04:0017.54117.543en-USPolitical ScienceJapanese Studiescivil societycommunityworkplaceeducationtechnologyeconomyhistoryJapanMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmFor students with experience in writing nonfictional prose. Advanced study of rhetorical strategies and techniques of prose style. Considerable writing and revision required. In addtion to analyzing the work of class members, students read and discuss the work of distinguished essayists chosen to represent a range of prose styles, subjects, and biographical patterns.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-745Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFaery, Rebecca Blevins2009-05-07T02:17:27-04:0021W.745WGS.576SP.576en-USSpecial ProgramsComparative Literaturecooperatecompeteintersectdeterminants of identityincantatorylyricalpersuasiveinvestigativeexploratoryexpositoryidentitysexualitynationalityclassracegenderidentitiesprosenonfictionessayswritingadvanced studentsWorkshopWriting and Humanistic StudiesWomen's and Gender StudiesMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm"What people do with food is an act that reveals how they construe the world." Marcella Hazan, The Classic Italian Cookbook If you are what you eat, what are you? Food is at once the stuff of life and a potent symbol; it binds us to the earth, to our families, and to our cultures. In this class, we explore many of the fascinating issues that surround food as both material fact and personal and cultural symbol. We read essays by Toni Morrison, Michael Pollan, Wendell Berry, and others on such topics as family meals, eating as an "agricultural act" (Berry), slow food, and food's ability to awaken us to "our own powers of enjoyment" (M.F.K. Fisher). We will also read Pollan's most recent book, In Defense of Food, and discuss the issues it raises as well as its rhetorical strategies. Assigned essays will grow out of memories and the texts we read, and may include personal narrative as well as essays that depend on research. Revision of essays and workshop review of writing in progress are an important part of the class. Each student will make one oral presentation in this class. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-730-4Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBoiko, Karen 2009-05-07T02:17:23-04:0021W.730-4en-USWriting and Humanistic StudiesPlant Sciences, GeneralAnimal Nutritionfishingranchingfarminghunting and gatheringhuman culturesfungus or fermented products like alcoholanimalsplantswaterproteinsfatscarbohydratescuisinenutritionismunhappy mealsnutrientsdietlipid hypothesisgood calorieshungerfoodMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmFocuses on element distribution in rocks and minerals using data obtained from natural and experimental systems. Emphasizes models describing trace-element partitioning and applications of trace-element geochemistry to problems in igneous geology. From the course home page: Course Description The emphasis of this course is to use Trace Element Geochemistry to understand the origin and evolution of igneous rocks. The approach is to discuss the parameters that control partitioning of trace elements between phases and to develop models for the partitioning of trace elements between phases in igneous systems, especially between minerals and melt. Subsequently, published papers that are examples of utilizing Trace Element Geochemistry are read and discussed.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-479Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmFrey, Frederick2009-05-05T11:02:20-04:0012.479en-USEarth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesGeochemistry and Petrologysimple melt-solid systemspartition coefficientmeltmineraligneous rockstrace element geochemistryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmStudies a broad range of texts essential to understanding the two great sources of Western conceptions of the world and humanity's place within it: the ancient world of Greece and Rome and the Judeo-Christian world that challenged and absorbed it. Readings vary but usually include works by Homer, Sophocles, Aristotle, Plato, Virgil, St. Augustine, and Dante.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-001Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBahr, Arthur2009-05-05T11:02:14-04:0021L.001en-USLiteraturePhilosophy, OtherwesternizationworldbibleDanteSaint AugustineAristotlePlatoThucydidesEuripidesSophoclesAeschylusHomercivilizationhistoryclassicgreecereligionphilosophyjudeo-christianliteratureculturewesternMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmGeneral equilibrium, capital theory, incomplete markets, externalities, public goods.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-123Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmEso, Peter2009-05-05T11:02:07-04:0014.123en-USEconomicsInsurancecorrelationrepeated gamesglobal gamesauctionssignaling gamestrembling-hand perfectionsequential equilibriumequilibriumbargainingiterated conditional dominanceiterated strict dominancerationalizabilitygame theorydecision theorycomparative staticssupermodularityfinanceinsurancestochastic dominancerisknormative interpretationpositive interpretationexpected utilityutility representationpreferencemicroeconomic theorymicroeconomicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm