![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | MIT 21M.380 Music and Technology (Contemporary History and Aesthetics), Fall 2009 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Instructor: Prof. Christopher Ariza This course is an investigation into the history and aesthetics of music and technology as deployed in experimental and popular musics from the 19th century to the present. Through original research, creative hands-on projects, readings, and lectures, the following topics will be explored. The history of radio, audio recording, and the recording studio, as well as the development of musique concrète and early electronic instruments...
Keywords: music technology; sound recording; sound reproduction; contemporary music; experimental music; electronic music; synthesis; synthesizers; music history; music software; analog recording; digital recording; digital audio; music composition; computer music; rock music; rock and roll; hip hop; circuit bending; phonograph; radio; noise music; recording studio; sequencer; sampling; sampler; sound art; electric guitar; turntablism; scratching; electro-acoustic music; music copyright
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![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | MIT 6.046J / 18.410J Introduction to Algorithms (SMA 5503), Fall 2005 (2005); Real Media files - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course teaches techniques for the design and analysis of efficient algorithms, emphasizing methods useful in practice. Topics covered include: sorting; search trees, heaps, and hashing; divide-and-conquer; dynamic programming; amortized analysis; graph algorithms; shortest paths; network flow; computational geometry; number-theoretic algorithms; polynomial and matrix calculations; caching; and parallel computing...
Keywords: algorithms, efficient algorithms, sorting, search trees, heaps, hashing, divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, amortized analysis, graph algorithms, shortest paths, network flow, computational geometry, number-theoretic algorithms, polynomial and matrix calculations, caching, parallel computing
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| MIT 4.196 Architecture Design, Level II: Cuba Studio, Spring 2004 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This architectural studio will have one main project for the semester: to explore the issues surrounding the redesign of an area in Havana, Cuba. It is a typical area about the size of a Law of Indies block that presently has a mix of housing, work, and shopping, in buildings that need to be replaced and others that need to be rehabilitated. There is also vacant land, and buildings that are unused...
Keywords: architecture; tectonics; place making; urban design; Cuba; urban redesign; Havana; village; neighborhood; mixed-use public space; light and space; affordable design; green design; LEED; cultural understanding
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| MIT 4.614 Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures, Fall 2002 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course introduces the history of Islamic cultures through their most vibrant material signs: the religious architecture that spans fourteen centuries and three continents â Asia, Africa, and Europe. The course presents Islamic architecture both as a historical tradition and as a cultural catalyst that influenced and was influenced by the civilizations with which it came in contact.
Keywords: religious architecture; Islamic architecture; Islamic culture; Islam; architectural history; Islamic art; cultural history
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| MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2005 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This is a basic subject on matrix theory and linear algebra. Emphasis is given to topics that will be useful in other disciplines, including systems of equations, vector spaces, determinants, eigenvalues, similarity, and positive definite matrices.
Keywords: systems of equations, vector spaces, positive definite matrices, matrix theory, linear algebra, determinants, eigenvalues, similarity, least-squares approximations, stability of differential equations, networks, Fourier transforms, Markov processes
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| MIT 8.224 Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity & Astrophysics, Spring 2003 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Study of physical effects in the vicinity of a black hole as a basis for understanding general relativity, astrophysics, and elements of cosmology. Extension to current developments in theory and observation. Energy and momentum in flat spacetime; the metric; curvature of spacetime near rotating and nonrotating centers of attraction; trajectories and orbits of particles and light; elementary models of the Cosmos...
Keywords: black hole; general relativity; astrophysics; cosmology; Energy and momentum in flat spacetime; the metric; curvature of spacetime near rotating and nonrotating centers of attraction; trajectories and orbits of particles and light; elementary models of the Cosmos; Global Positioning System; solar system tests of relativity; descending into a black hole; gravitational lensing; gravitational waves; Gravity Probe B; more advanced models of the Cosmos; spacetime curvature; rotating centers of attraction; nonrotating centers of attraction; event horizon; energy; momentum; flat spacetime; metric; trajectories; orbits; particles; light; elementary; models; cosmos; spacetime; curvature; flat; GPS; gravitational; lensing; waves; rotating; nonrotating; centers; attraction; solar system; tests; relativity; general; advanced
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| MIT15.566S03 - MIT OpenCourseWare
In virtually every industry and every firm, information technology is driving change, creating opportunities and challenges. Leaders who don't understand at least the fundamentals of information systems will be at a strategic disadvantage. This course provides broad coverage of technology concepts and trends underlying current and future developments in information technology, and fundamental principles for the effective use of computer-based information systems...
Keywords: information technology; business; manufacturing; strategy; information systems; networks; distributed computing; software development; web; enterprise application; security; database; operating system; electronic commerce; business to business
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| MIT 16.01 Unified Engineering I, II, III, & IV, Fall 2005 - Spring 2006 - MIT OpenCourseWare
The basic objective of Unified Engineering is to give a solid understanding of the fundamental disciplines of aerospace engineering, as well as their interrelationships and applications. These disciplines are Materials and Structures (M); Computers and Programming (C); Fluid Mechanics (F); Thermodynamics (T); Propulsion (P); and Signals and Systems (S). In choosing to teach these subjects in a unified manner, the instructors seek to explain the common intellectual threads in these disciplines, a...
Keywords: Unified; Unified Engineering; aerospace; CDIO; C-D-I-O; conceive; design; implement; operate; team; team-based; discipline; materials; structures; materials and structures; computers; programming; computers and programming; fluids; fluid mechanics; thermodynamics; propulsion; signals; systems; signals and systems; systems problems; fundamentals; technical communication; graphical communication; communication; reading; research; experimentation; personal response system; prs; active learning; First law; first law of thermodynamics; thermo-mechanical; energy; energy conversion; aerospace power systems; propulsion systems; aerospace propulsion systems; heat; work; thermal efficiency; forms of energy; energy exchange; processes; heat engines; engines; steady-flow energy equation; energy flow; flows; path-dependence; path-independence; reversibility; irreversibility; state; thermodynamic state; performance; ideal cycle; simple heat engine; cycles; thermal pressures; temperatures; linear static networks; loop method; node method; linear dynamic networks; classical methods; state method
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| MIT 24.264 Film as Visual and Literary Mythmaking, Fall 2005 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Instructor: Irving Singer This course examines problems in the philosophy of film as well as literature studied in relation to their making of myths. The readings and films that are discussed in this course draw upon classic myths of the western world. Emphasis is placed on meaning and technique as the basis of creative value in both media. View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/24-264F05
Keywords: Philosophy; film; myth; literature; visual; literary; classic; Western world; problems
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| MIT 6.868J The Society of Mind, Spring 2007 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Instructor: Marvin Minsky This course is an introduction to a theory that tries to explain how minds are made from collections of simpler processes. The subject treats such aspects of thinking as vision, language, learning, reasoning, memory, consciousness, ideals, emotions, and personality. Ideas incorporate psychology, artificial intelligence, and computer science to resolve theoretical issues such as whole vs...
Keywords: how minds work; thinking; artificial intelligence; abstract model; human mind; emotion machine; common sense thinking; mental processes
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| MIT21L.005F04 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Drama combines the literary arts of storytelling and poetry with the world of live performance. As a form of ritual as well as entertainment, drama has served to unite communities and challenge social norms, to vitalize and disturb its audiences. In order to understand this rich art form more fully, we will study and discuss a sampling of plays that exemplify different kinds of dramatic structure; class members will also participate in, attend, and review dramatic performances.
Keywords: Drama; literary arts; storytelling; poetry; live performance; ritual; entertainment; communities; social norms; audiences; plays; dramatic structure; performing arts; writing; discussion; writer; speaker; cultures; tools; fiction; ethical; historical; political; artistic; questions; creativity; self-awareness; communicate; theater
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| MIT21F.714S03 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Spanish for Bilingual Students is an intermediate course designed principally for heritage learners, but which includes other students interested in specific content areas, such as US Latino immigration, identity, ethnicity, education and representation in the media. Linguistic goals include vocabulary acquisition, improvement in writing, and enhancement of formal communicative skills.
Keywords: Spanish; Language; Bilingual; Speak; Writing; Literature; Culture; History; Society; Economics; Politics; Psychology; Philosophy; Spanish; Language; Bilingual; Speak; Writing; Culture; Literature; Hispanic; oral grammar; written gramar; fiction; poetry; Mexican-Americans; Puerto Ricans; Cubans; heritage learners; Latino; immigration; identity; ethnicity; education; vocabulary acquisition; media representation
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| MITRES21F.01S10_HIRAGANA_CHARACTERS - MIT OpenCourseWare
Learning hiragana is an important part of reading and speaking Japanese. These materials were developed as part of the Japanese curriculum at MIT for students of all levels to learn and review. Students and instructors are encouraged to incorporate them directly or as supplements in their study of Japanese. This collection contains: stroke order and pronunciation videos for hiragana characters. View the complete resource at http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-21f-01-kana-spring-2010/
Keywords: hiragana; stroke order; pronunciation; videos; MIT OpenCourseWare
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| MIT HST.512 Genomic Medicine, Spring 2004 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course reviews the key genomic technologies and computational approaches that are driving advances in prognostics, diagnostics, and treatment. Throughout the semester, emphasis will return to issues surrounding the context of genomics in medicine including: what does a physician need to know? what sorts of questions will s/he likely encounter from patients? how should s/he respond? Lecturers will guide the student through real world patient-doctor interactions...
Keywords: genomics; genomic medicine; genetics; genomic measurement; microarray; informatics; bioinformatics; computational biology; machine learning; pharmacogenomics; complex traits; individual pharmacology; cancer diagnostics; genetic disease; biomedical; genomes; bioethics; integrative genomics; genomic technologies
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| MIT OpenCourseWare Milestone Celebration - MIT OpenCourseWare
On November 28, 2007, MIT celebrated the initial publication of the entire MIT curriculum on OpenCourseWare. The celebration was hosted by MIT president Susan Hockfield, and included a keynote address by Thomas Friedman, columnist for The New York Times The event also included a panel discussion on the future of education and OpenCourseWare, as well as an announcement of a new MIT OpenCourseWare initiative, Highlights for High School...
Keywords: MIT OpenCourseWare; Milestone; Celebration; Highlights for highschool
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| MITRES21F.01S10_HIRAGANA_EXERCISES - MIT OpenCourseWare
Learning hiragana is an important part of reading and speaking Japanese. These materials were developed as part of the Japanese curriculum at MIT for students of all levels to learn and review. Students and instructors are encouraged to incorporate them directly or as supplements in their study of Japanese. This collection contains: audio files for reading exercises. View the complete resource at http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-21f-01-kana-spring-2010/
Keywords: hiragana; reading exercises; listening; pronunciation; MIT OpenCourseWare
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| MIT 2.993 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering: The Art and Science of Boat Design, IAP07 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Instructors: Christopher Dewart, Kurt Hasselbalch, Prof. Nicholas Patrikalakis, Reuben Smith, Antonio Dias This class is jointly sponsored by the MIT Museum, Massachusetts Bay Maritime Artisans, the Department of Mechanical Engineering's Center for Ocean Engineering, and the Department of Architecture. The course teaches the fundamental steps in traditional boat design and demonstrates connections between craft and modern methods...
Keywords: boat design; half hull; model; ocean engineering; woodwork
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| MIT 6.046J Introduction to Algorithms - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course teaches techniques for the design and analysis of efficient algorithms, emphasizing methods useful in practice. Topics covered include: sorting; search trees, heaps, and hashing; divide-and-conquer; dynamic programming; amortized analysis; graph algorithms; shortest paths; network flow; computational geometry; number-theoretic algorithms; polynomial and matrix calculations; caching; and parallel computing.
Keywords: algorithms, efficient algorithms, sorting, search trees, heaps, hashing, divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, amortized analysis, graph algorithms, shortest paths, network flow, computational geometry, number-theoretic algorithms, polynomial and matrix calculations, caching, parallel computing
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| MIT 11.969 Workshop on Deliberative Democracy and Dispute Resolution, Summer 2005 - MIT OpenCourseWare
The Workshop on Deliberative Democracy and Dispute Resolution, sponsored by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and The Flora and William Hewlett Foundation, is a two-day conference that brings together dispute resolution professionals and political theorists in the field of deliberative democracy. View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/11-969Su2005
Keywords: deliberative democracy; dispute resolution; conflict management; decision making; munipalities; metropolitan areas; policy making; consensus building; implementation of agreements; negotiated settlements; negotiated agreements
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| MITSTS.069F02 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Aim is to analyze important current events for what they reveal about the nature and working of our technological world. Starting point is connection between technology and terrorism. Subject also explores how a human-built world can foster insecurity and danger, and how human beings respond. Many invited guests help develop a strong interdisciplinary approach (science, engineering, social science, humanities)...
Keywords: current events; technology; terrorism; danger; technological risk; remediation; sociotechnical systems; imagination of disaster; identity; religion; education
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| MIT21F.104S04 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This is the continuing instruction in spoken and written Chinese, with particular emphasis on consolidating basic conversational skills and improving reading confidence and depth. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to speak Chinese with some fluency on basic conversational topics, achieve a basic level of reading competence within simplified and traditional characters learned plus common compounds, and be able to write short compositions.
Keywords: chinese; languge; mandarin; reading; conversation; writing; culture; china; society; custom
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| MIT9.00F04 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course surveys questions about human behavior and mental life ranging from how you see to why you fall in love. The great controversies: nature and nurture, free will, consciousness, human differences, self and society. Students are exposed to the range of theoretical perspectives including biological, evolutionary, cognitive, and psychoanalytic. One of the best aspects of Psychology is that you are the subject matter...
Keywords: human behavior; brain; perception; memory; motivation; emotion; learning; senses; sensation; cognition; thinking; language; intelligence; love; evolution; attitude; behavior; self; dissociation; repression; morality; Freud; sleep; dreams; mental illness; fairy tale
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| MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2005 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This is a basic subject on matrix theory and linear algebra. Emphasis is given to topics that will be useful in other disciplines, including systems of equations, vector spaces, determinants, eigenvalues, similarity, and positive definite matrices.
Keywords: systems of equations; vector spaces; positive definite matrices; matrix theory; linear algebra; determinants; eigenvalues; similarity; least-squares approximations; stability of differential equations; networks; Fourier transforms; Markov processes
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| MAS.962 Special Topics: New Textiles, Spring 2010 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This project-based course will explore the future of textiles, focusing particularly on blending rich crafting traditions with new technologies. Topics will include textile-based electronics, textile fabrication, algorithmic pattern design, and composites. We will experiment with a wide range of fibers, yarns, and fabrics including traditional materials like wool and cotton as well as metal fibers and yarns, fusible plastics, papers, and resins...
Keywords: fabric; wearable electronics; weaving; sensors
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| MIT21F.106S03 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course is the continuation of 21F105. It is designed to further help students develop sophisticated conversational, reading and writing skills by combining traditional textbook material with their own explorations of Chinese speaking societies, using the human, literary, and electronic resources available at MIT and in the Boston area. Some special features of Chinese society, its culture, its customs and habits, its history, and the psychology of its people are introduced...
Keywords: language; china; mandarin; reading; writing; speaking; comprehension; culture; society; conversational skills; reading skills; Chinese speaking societies; writing skills; Chinese society; Chinese culture; Chinese customs; Chinese history; discussion; composition; network exploration
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| MIT15.084JS04 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of nonlinear optimization theory and methods. Topics include unconstrained and constrained optimization, linear and quadratic programming, Lagrange and conic duality theory, interior-point algorithms and theory, Lagrangian relaxation, generalized programming, and semi-definite programming. Algorithmic methods used in the class include steepest descent, Newton's method, conditional gradient and subgradient optimization, interior-point methods an...
Keywords: unconstrained and constrained optimization; unconstrained and constrained optimization; Lagrangean relaxation; generalized programming; Newton's method; conditional gradient and subgradient optimization; linear and quadratic programming; lagrange and conic duality theory; interior-point algorithms and theory; semi-definite programming; Algorithmic methods include steepest descent; interior-point methods and penalty and barrier methods; 15.084J; 6.252J; 15.084; 6.252
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| MIT 9.14 Brain Structure and Its Origins, Spring 2009 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Instructor: Prof. Gerald Schneider Outline of mammalian functional neuroanatomy, aided by studies of comparative neuroanatomy and evolution, and of brain development. Topics include early steps to a central nervous system, basic patterns of brain and spinal cord connections, regional development and differentiation, regeneration, motor and sensory pathways and structures, systems underlying motivations, innate action patterns, formation of habits, and various cognitive functions...
Keywords: CNS structures; development; plasticity; anatomy; tissue culture; embryogenesis; PNS anatomy and development; process outgrowth; synaptogenesis; growth factors; cell survival; spinal and hindbrain anatomy; comparative anatomy; CNS evolution; trigeminal system; retinotectal system; development; plasticity; regeneration; neocortex anatomy; olfactory system; corpus striatum; brain transplants; limbic system
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| MIT OpenCourseWare Staff Picks - MIT OpenCourseWare
MIT OpenCourseWare staff share their favorite courses in these videos.
Keywords: mit opencourseware
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| MIT11.237S05 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course provides an analytic framework for understanding the roles that gender and race play in defining the work worlds of women and men in our society, including ways in which gender intersects with race and class. The course examines specific workplace-related policies through a gender/race lens, including welfare policy, comparable worth, affirmative action, parental leave policy, child care policy and working time policies...
Keywords: gender; race; work; equity; child care; education; affirmative action; public policy; family; class; poverty; government; structural inequity; labor; economics; market; workplace; comparable worth; politics; 11.237; SP.660
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| MIT CMS.801 Media in Transition, Fall 2004 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course centers on historical eras in which the form and function of media technologies were radically transformed. It includes consideration of the "Gutenberg Revolution," the rise of modern mass media, and the "digital revolution," among other case studies of media transformation and cultural change. Readings cover cultural and social history and historiographic methods.
Keywords: Media; mass media; history; Gutenberg; cultural change; cultural history; social history; historiographic method; books; medieval history; codex book; writing; printing; printing press; stage; theater; renaissance; romanticism; modernity; inventions; photography; nineteenth century; image; telegraph; electrification; communication; Morse; Daguerreotype; Fox Talbot; phonograph; sound recording; radio; broadcasting; film; video; cinema; publishing
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| MIT OpenCourseWare | Electromagnetic Fields and Energy - MIT OpenCourseWare
The purpose of these demonstrations is to make mathematical analysis of electromagnetism take on physical meaning. Based on relatively simple configurations and arrangements of equipment, they make a direct connection between what has been analytically derived and what is observed. They permit the student to observe physically what has been described symbolically. Often presented with a plot of theoretical predictions that are compared to measured data, these demonstrations give the opportunity ...
Keywords: Electromagnetic Fields; Energy; theory; diagrams; calculations
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| MIT2.71F04 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course is an introduction to optical science with elementary engineering applications. Topics covered include geometrical optics: ray-tracing, aberrations, lens design, apertures and stops, radiometry and photometry; wave optics: basic electrodynamics, polarization, interference, wave-guiding, Fresnel and Faunhofer diffraction, image formation, resolution, and space-bandwidth product. Emphasis is on analytical and numerical tools used in optical design...
Keywords: optical science; elementary engineering applications; Geometrical optics; ray-tracing; aberrations; lens design; apertures; stops; radiometry; photometry; Wave optics; basic electrodynamics; polarization; interference; wave-guiding; Fresnel; Faunhofer diffraction; image formation; resolution; space-bandwidth product; optical design
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| MIT 18.03SC Differential Equations, Fall 2011 - MIT OpenCourseWare
OCW Scholar courses are designed for independent learners who have few additional resources available to them. The courses are substantially more complete than typical OCW courses and include new custom-created content as well as materials repurposed from MIT classrooms. The materials are also arranged in logical sequences and include multimedia such as video and simulations. View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/18-03SCF11 http://ocw.mit.edu; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sh...
Keywords: MIT; OpenCourseWare; Differential Equations
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| MIT 21L.432 Understanding Television, Spring 2003 - MIT OpenCourseWare
The subtitle of this course for the spring 2003 term is "American Television: A Cultural History." The class takes a cultural approach to television's evolution as a technology and system of representation, considering television as a system of storytelling and myth-making, and as a cultural practice, studied from anthropological, literary, and cinematic perspectives. The course focuses on prime-time commercial broadcasting, the medium's technological and economic history, and theoretical perspe...
Keywords: systems of representation; storytelling; myth; cultural practice; anthropology; literature; cinematogaphy; prime-time; commercial broadcasting; media theory; cultural interpretation; 21L.432; CMS.915
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| MIT 18.02 Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2007 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course covers vector and multi-variable calculus. It is the second semester in the freshman calculus sequence. Topics include vectors and matrices, partial derivatives, double and triple integrals, and vector calculus in 2 and 3-space. MIT OpenCourseWare offers another version of 18.02, from the Spring 2006 term. Both versions cover the same material, although they are taught by different faculty and rely on different textbooks...
Keywords: calculus, calculus of several variables, vector algebra, determinants, matrix, matrices, vector-valued function, space motion, scalar function, partial differentiation, gradient, optimization techniques, double integrals, line integrals, exact differential, conservative fields, Green's theorem, triple integrals, surface integrals, divergence theorem Stokes' theorem, applications
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| MIT3.53S01 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course covers a variety of topics concerning superconducting magnets, including thermodynamic and transport properties of aqueous and nonaqueous electrolytes, the electrode/electrolyte interface, and the kinetics of electrode processes. It also covers electrochemical characterization with regards to d.c. techniques (controlled potential, controlled current) and a.c. techniques (voltametry and impedance spectroscopy)...
Keywords: Thermodynamic and transport properties of aqueous and nonaqueous electrolytes; electrode/electrolyte interface; Kinetics of electrode processes; Electrochemical characterization; d.c. techniques (controlled potential; controlled current); a.c. techniques (voltametry and impedance spectroscopy); electrowinning; electrorefining; electroplating; electrosynthesis; electrochemical power sources (batteries and fuel cells)
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| MIT 6.046J / 18.410J Introduction to Algorithms (SMA 5503), Fall 2005 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Keywords: algorithms, efficient algorithms, sorting, search trees, heaps, hashing, divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, amortized analysis, graph algorithms, shortest paths, network flow, computational geometry, number-theoretic algorithms, polynomial and matrix calculations, caching, parallel computing
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| MIT4.296S05 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Furniture making is in many ways like bridge building, connections holding posts apart with spans to support a deck. Many architects have tried their hand at furniture design, Wright, Mies Van Der Rohe, Aalto, Saarinen, Le Corbusier, and Gerhy. We will review the history of furniture making in America with a visit to the Decorative Arts Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and have Cambridge artist/craftsman Mitch Ryerson show us his work and talk about design process...
Keywords: construction; design; furniture; arts and crafts; bauhaus; japanese design; chinese design; quakers; shakers; american construction; stick style; structures; woodworking; wood properties
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| MIT4.370F05 - MIT OpenCourseWare
"Parrhesia" was an Athenian right to frank and open speaking, the right that, like the First Amendment, demands a "fearless speaker" who must challenge political powers with criticism and unsolicited advice. Can designer and artist respond today to such a democratic call and demand? Is it possible to do so despite the (increasing) restrictions imposed on our liberties today? Can the designer or public artist operate as a proactive "parrhesiatic" agent and contribute to the protection, developmen...
Keywords: visual art practice; critical analysis; long-range artistic development; two-dimensional; three-dimensional; time-based media; installations; performance and video; visiting artist presentations; field trips; studio practice; aesthetic analyses; modern art; art history; body; phenomenology; personal space; installation
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| MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course provides an introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules. The emphasis is on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis.
Keywords: introductory chemistry; atomic structure; molecular electronic structure; thermodynamics; acid-base equillibrium; titration; redox; chemical kinetics; catalysis; lewis structures; VSEPR theory; wave-particle duality; biochemistry; orbitals; periodic trends; general chemistry; valence bond theory; hybridization; free energy; reaction mechanism; Rutherford backscattering
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| MIT21F.105F03 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course is the continuation of 21F104/108. It is designed to further help students develop sophisticated conversational, reading and writing skills by combining traditional textbook material with their own explorations of Chinese speaking societies, using the human, literary, and electronic resources available at in the Boston area. Some of special features of Chinese society, its culture, its customs and habits, its history, and the psychology of its people are be introduced...
Keywords: chinese; language; mandarin; reading; conversation; writing; culture; china; society; custom; conversational skills; reading skills; Chinese speaking societies; writing skills; Chinese society; Chinese culture; Chinese customs; Chinese history; discussion; composition; network exploration
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| MIT 7.014 Introductory Biology, Spring 2005 - MIT OpenCourseWare
The MIT Biology Department core courses, 7.012, 7.013, and 7.014, all cover the same core material, which includes the fundamental principles of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology. Biological function at the molecular level is particularly emphasized and covers the structure and regulation of genes, as well as, the structure and synthesis of proteins, how these molecules are integrated into cells, and how these cells are integrated into multicellular systems and organism...
Keywords: microorganisms, geochemistry, geochemical agents, biosphere, bacterial genetics, carbon metabolism, energy metabolism, productivity, biogeochemical cycles, molecular evolution, population genetics, evolution, population growth, biology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, recombinant DNA, cell cycle, cell signaling, cloning, stem cells, cancer, immunology, virology, genomics, molecular medicine, DNA, RNA, proteins, replication, transcription, mRNA, translation, ribosome, nervous system, amino acids, polypeptide chain, cell biology, neurobiology, gene regulation, protein structure, protein synthesis, gene structure, PCR, polymerase chain reaction, protein localization, endoplasmic reticulum, ecology, communities
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| MIT 16.346 Astrodynamics, Fall 2008 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course covers the fundamentals of astrodynamics, focusing on the two-body orbital initial-value and boundary-value problems with applications to space vehicle navigation and guidance for lunar and planetary missions, including both powered flight and midcourse maneuvers. Other topics include celestial mechanics, Kepler's problem, Lambert's problem, orbit determination, multi-body methods, mission planning, and recursive algorithms for space navigation...
Keywords: space navigation; two body problem; boundary value problem; Kepler; astrodynamics; orbital transfer; satellite; hyperbolic orbits; planetary flybys; hypergeometric functions; flight guidance; three body problem; Clohessy-Wiltshire equation; Hodograph plane; Battin-vaughan formulation; atmospheric drag; disturbing function
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| MIT 6.050J / 2.110J Information and Entropy, Spring 2008 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Instructors: Paul Penfield, Seth Lloyd This course explores the ultimate limits to communication and computation, with an emphasis on the physical nature of information and information processing. Topics include: information and computation, digital signals, codes and compression, applications such as biological representations of information, logic circuits, computer architectures, and algorithmic information, noise, probability, error correction, reversible and irreversible operations, physics...
Keywords: information and entropy; computing; communications; thermodynamics; digital signals and streams; codes; compression; noise; probability; reversible operations; irreversible operations; information in biological systems; channel capacity; maximum-entropy formalism; thermodynamic equilibrium; temperature; second law of thermodynamics quantum computation
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| MIT4.366S04 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This advanced video class serves goes into greater depth on the topics covered in 4.351 , Introduction to Video. It also will explore the nature and function of narrative in cinema and video through exercises and screenings culminating in a final project. Starting with a brief introduction to the basic principles of classical narrative cinema, we will proceed to explore strategies designed to test the elements of narrative: story trajectory, character development, verisimilitude, time-space con...
Keywords: movies; filmmaking; digital video; storytelling; modern art; media; computerized editing; personal story; emotional art; Fluxus; Bill Viola; digital representation; story trajectory; character development; verisimilitude; time-space continuity; viewer identification; suspension of disbelief; closure; narrative cinema; speculative biography; conceptual video; the fake; the remake; domestic ethnography
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| MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008 - MIT OpenCourseWare
PLEASE NOTE: These files are to fix the corrupt Lectures 2, 6, 8, 11 from the original archive http://www.archive.org/details/MIT5.111F08/ We were unable to edit the original archive so we posted the corrected files to another archive in the hopes that people will find them. The MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008 course provides an introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules...
Keywords: chemistry; introductory; atomic structure; molecular electronic structure; thermodynamics; acid-base equillibrium; titration; redox; chemical kinetics; catalysis; lewis structures; VSEPR theory; wave-particle duality; biochemistry; orbitals; periodic trends; valence bond theory; hybridization; free energy; reaction mechanism; Rutherford backscattering
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| MIT24.261F04 - MIT OpenCourseWare
This course is a seminar on the nature of love and sex, approached as topics both in philosophy and in literature. Readings from recent philosophy as well as classic myths of love that occur in works of literature and lend themselves to philosophical analysis.
Keywords: Philosophy; seminar; love; sex; literature; film; readings; classic myths; analysis; marriage; romance; tragedy; Don Juan; Shaw; George Bernard; Pygmalion
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| MIT 24.263 The Nature of Creativity, Fall 2005 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Instructor: Irving Singer This course is an introduction to problems about creativity as it pervades human experience and behavior. Questions about imagination and innovation are studied in relation to the history of philosophy as well as more recent work in philosophy, affective psychology, cognitive studies, and art theory. Readings and guidance are aligned with the student's focus of interest. View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/24-263F05
Keywords: Philosophy; creativity; creation; emotion; discovery; invention; experience; evolution; affective computing; meaning; aesthetics
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| MIT4.303F03 - MIT OpenCourseWare
In this class we will examine how the idea of the city has been "translated" by artists, architects, and other diverse disciplines. We will consider how collaborations between artists and architects might provide opportunities for rethinking / redesigning urban spaces. The class will look specifically at planned cities like Brasilia, Las Vegas, Canberra, and Celebration and compare such tabula rasa designs with the redesign of recyclable urban spaces demonstrated in projects such as Ground Zero,...
Keywords: cities; urbanism; artists; architects; collaboration; translation; revitalization; urban space; redistricting; planned cities; development; ground zero; blank slate; interventions; architecture; visual artists; production models; design process
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| MIT 1.72 Groundwater Hydrology, Fall 2005 - MIT OpenCourseWare
NOTE: The RealMedia files are the originals, the MP4s are transcoded from them.This course covers fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport, emphasizing the role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, the relation of groundwater flow to geologic structure, and the management of contaminated groundwater. The class includes laboratory and computer demonstrations.View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/1-72F05Instructor: Charles HarveyLicense: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at ...
Keywords: D'arcy equation; flow nets; mass conservation; the aquifer flow equation; heterogeneity and anisotropy; storage properties; regional circulation; unsaturated flow; recharge; stream-aquifer interaction; well hydraulics; flow through fractured rock; numerical models; groundwater quality; contaminant transport processes; dispersion; decay; adsorption
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