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MIT OpenCourseWare Update: March 2007
A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The March 2007 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
- New Courses Available - Turmoil and Policy Forever, and more
- Updated Courses
- MIT Teaches That?
- User Cheers from Canada - How You Can Help
- Brain Teaser
- Support MIT OCW
1. New Courses Available - Turmoil and Policy Forever, and more
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Are you fascinated by the turbulence in the Earth's oceans and atmosphere? Think religious groups play a role in politics? Do you wonder about different kinds of infinity? Then find out more from these courses newly available on MIT OCW and others!
12.820 / 12.822 Turbulence in Geophysical Systems, Spring 2005
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-820Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
17.522 Politics and Religion, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-522Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
24.118 Paradox and Infinity, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-118Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
4.A21 Stories Without Words: Photographing the First Year, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-A21Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
SP.255 Physics of Rock Climbing, Spring 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-255Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
21W.747-1 Rhetoric, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-747-1Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
6.828 Operating System Engineering, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-828Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
18.104 Seminar in Analysis: Applications to Number Theory, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-104Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
PE.740 Fencing, Spring 2007
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Athletics--Physical-Education-and-Recreation/PE-740Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm
PE.710 Tennis, Spring 2007
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Athletics--Physical-Education-and-Recreation/PE-710Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm
6.630 Electromagnetics, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-630Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
2.994 MADM with Applications in Material Selection and Optimal Design, January (IAP) 2007
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-994January--IAP--2007/CourseHome/index.htm
24.729 Topics in Philosophy of Language: Vagueness, Fall 2005
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-729Fall-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
18.112 Functions of a Complex Variable, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-112Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
5.841 Crystal Structure Refinement, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-841Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
18.175 Theory of Probability, Spring 2007
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-175Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm
8.962 General Relativity, Spring 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-962Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
18.303 Linear Partial Differential Equations, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-303Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
18.443 Statistics for Applications, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-443Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
12.458 Molecular Biogeochemistry, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-458Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
STS.340J Introduction to the History of Technology, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-340JFall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
12.815 Atmospheric Radiation, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-815Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
9.520 Statistical Learning Theory and Applications, Spring 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-520Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
20.482J Foundations of Algorithms and Computational Techniques in Systems Biology, Spring 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biological-Engineering/20-482JSpring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
2. Updated Courses
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Did you know that you can sign up for an RSS feed, sent right to your computer, listing all NEW and UPDATED courses published in the last ninety days? The list is in chronological order, most recent at the top. Go to http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/rssfeeds.htm to see the list, to learn more about RSS feeds, and to subscribe.
3. MIT Teaches That?
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Not all MIT courses are techie! Across MIT’s 35 world-class departments in five different schools, there are many interesting course subjects that may surprise--and delight--you: This month’s feature looks to answer the questions: How - and why - do people seek to capture everyday life on film? What can we learn from such films? To find a full description of 21A.337J / CMS.917J Documenting Culture, go to: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Anthropology/21A-337JSpring2004/CourseHome/index.htm
4. User Cheers from Canada - How You Can Help
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advancement of man-kind. To open up the institutions vast
reservoirs of knowledge not only to researchers but to common
people is a monumental and inspiring endeavour. I have perused
many courses that will help me in my future research and also,
I believe, in life. Thank you MIT.” - Student, Canada
We love hearing from people around the world who use MIT OCW materials to learn something new, improve their lives, or share what they learn to improve the lives of others. We are grateful that you are part of this open movement, but we need your help! MIT OCW will always be a free and open digital publication, but your donation (small or large) helps us continue to offer a high-quality publication of MIT’s course materials in the long term. Please donate online to MIT OCW at:
https://giving.mit.edu/givenow/AddGift.dyn?desig=4021100&source=WBOCW
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This month’s brain teaser: Venn diagrams can show how different parts of a sentence are logically related. How would you draw a Venn diagram to represent the sentence, "Everyone who flies (F) is both a man (M) and a woman (W)"? To find the answer, go to Chapter 15 in the Readings for 24.241 Logic I, Fall 2005.
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-241Fall-2005/CourseHome/