http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33987 Engineering Systems Division (ESD) Fri, 24 May 2013 14:30:29 GMT 2013-05-24T14:30:29Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75814 ESD.83 Doctoral Seminar in Engineering Systems, Fall 2009 Magee, Christopher L.; Sussman, Joseph In establishing the Engineering Systems Division, MIT has embarked on a bold experiment – bringing together diverse areas of expertise into what is designed to be a new field of study. In many respects, the full scale and scope of Engineering Systems as a field is still emerging. This seminar is simultaneously designed to codify what we presently know and to give direction for future development. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75814 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74126 ESD.801 Leadership Development, Fall 2005 Newman, Dava This seminar meets six times during the semester. Students work in a seminar environment to develop leadership capabilities. An initial Outward Bound experience builds trust, teamwork and communications. Readings and assignments emphasize the characteristics of great leadership. Global leaders participate in the "Leadership Lunch" series to share their experiences and recommendations. Discussions explore leadership development. The learning experience culminates in a personal leadership plan. Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74126 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73647 6.972 Game Theory and Mechanism Design, Spring 2005 Ozdaglar, Asu This course is offered to graduates and is an introduction to fundamentals of game theory and mechanism design with motivations drawn from various applications including distributed control of wireline and wireless communication networks, incentive-compatible/dynamic resource allocation, and pricing. Emphasis is placed on the foundations of the theory, mathematical tools, as well as modeling and the equilibrium notions in different environments. Topics covered include: normal form games, learning in games, supermodular games, potential games, dynamic games, subgame perfect equilibrium, bargaining, repeated games, auctions, mechanism design, cooperative game theory, network and congestion games, and price of anarchy. Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73647 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73646 6.436J / 15.085J Fundamentals of Probability, Fall 2005 Tsitsiklis, John This is a course on the fundamentals of probability geared towards first or second-year graduate students who are interested in a rigorous development of the subject. The course covers most of the topics in MIT course 6.431 but at a faster pace and in more depth. Topics covered include: probability spaces and measures; discrete and continuous random variables; conditioning and independence; multivariate normal distribution; abstract integration, expectation, and related convergence results; moment generating and characteristic functions; Bernoulli and Poisson processes; finite-state Markov chains; convergence notions and their relations; and limit theorems. Familiarity with elementary notions in probability and real analysis is desirable. Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73646 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z