Browsing MIT OCW Archived Courses by Title
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3.091 Introduction to Solid State Chemistry, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Basic principles of chemistry and their application to engineering systems. The relationship between electronic structure, chemical bonding, and atomic order. Characterization of atomic arrangements in crystalline and ... -
3.091 Introduction to Solid State Chemistry, Fall 2004
(2004-12)This course explores the basic principles of chemistry and their application to engineering systems. It deals with the relationship between electronic structure, chemical bonding, and atomic order. It also investigates ... -
3.14 Physical Metallurgy, Fall 2003
(2003-12)The central point of this course is to provide a physical basis that links the structure of metals with their properties. With this understanding in hand, the concepts of alloy design and microstructural engineering are ... -
3.15 Electrical, Optical & Magnetic Materials and Devices, Fall 2003
(2003-12)Explores the relationships which exist between the performance of electrical, optical, and magnetic devices and the microstructural characteristics of the materials from which they are constructed. Features a device-motivated ... -
3.185 Transport Phenomena in Materials Engineering, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Solid-state diffusion, homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions, and spinodal decomposition. Heat conduction in solids, convective and radiative heat transfer boundary conditions. Fluid dynamics, 1-D solutions to ... -
3.205 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials, Fall 2003
(2003-12)Laws of thermodynamics applied to materials and materials processes. Solution theory. Equilibrium diagrams. Overview of fluid transport processes. Kinetics of processes that occur in materials, including diffusion, phase ... -
3.22 Mechanical Properties of Materials, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Phenomenology 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, ... -
3.22 Mechanical Properties of Materials, Spring 2004
(2004-06)Phenomenology 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, ... -
3.225 Electronic and Mechanical Properties of Materials, Summer 2002
(2002)Electrical, optical, magnetic, and mechanical properties of metals, semiconductors, ceramics and polymers. Discussion of roles of bonding, structure (crystalline, defect, energy band and microstructure) and composition in ... -
3.320 Atomistic Computer Modeling of Materials, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Theory and application of atomistic computer simulations to model, understand, and predict the properties of real materials. Energy models, from classical potentials to first-principles approaches. Density-functional theory ... -
3.40J / 22.71J Physical Metallurgy, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Discusses structure-property relationships in metallic alloys selected to illustrate some basic concepts of physical metallurgy and alloy design. Fundamentals of annealing, spinodal decomposition, nucleation, growth, and ... -
3.40J / 22.71J Physical Metallurgy, Spring 2004
(2004-06)This course examines how the presence of 1-, 2- and 3D defects and second phases control the mechanical, electromagnetic and chemical behavior of metals and alloys. It considers point, line and interfacial defects in the ... -
3.46 Photonic Materials and Devices, Spring 2004
(2004-06)Optical and optoelectronic properties of semiconductors, ceramics, and polymers. Electronic structure, refractive index, electroluminescence, electro-optic and magneto-optic effects, and laser phenomena. Microphotonic ... -
3.91J / 1.593J Mechanical Behavior of Plastics, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Relation among chemical composition, physical structure, and mechanical behavior of plastics or synthetic high polymers. Study of types of polymers; fundamentals of viscoelastic phenomena such as creep, stress relaxation, ... -
3.A24 Freshman Seminar: The Engineering of Birds, Fall 2004
(2004-12)Why are things in nature shaped the way they are? How do birds fly? Why do bird nests look the way they do? How do woodpeckers peck? These are the types of questions Dr. Lorna Gibson's freshman seminar at MIT has been ... -
3.A24 Freshman Seminar: The Engineering of Trees, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Why are things in nature shaped the way they are? Why can't trees grow taller than they are? Why is grass skinny and hollow? Why are some leaves full of holes? These are the types of questions Dr. Lorna Gibson's freshman ... -
4.173 Digital Mock-Up Workshop, Spring 2004
(2004-06)This is an advanced subject in computer modeling and CAD CAM fabrication in building large-scale prototypes and digital mock-ups within a studio setting. Prototypes and mock-ups are developed with the aid of outside ... -
4.181 Architectural Design Workshop - Rethinking Office Development, Spring 2003
(2003-06)This is an interdisciplinary workshop, not a design workshop in the ordinary sense. It is certainly intended for graduate students in architecture but also for students in the Center for Real Estate (CRE), and for students ... -
4.181 Architecture Design Workshop: Researching User Demand for Innovative Offices, Fall 2002
(2002-12)The theme of this Workshop is the design of the changing workplace. The objective of this workshop is to make MIT graduate students fully aware of emerging technological and social trends that are revolutionizing the working ... -
4.206 Introduction to Design Computing, Spring 2004
(2004-06)Explores the role of computer visualization as a representational medium. Visualization is widely used in scientific, engineering, and design disciplines to help people understand complex phenomena and constructs. The key ...