Browsing Mechanical Engineering (2) - Archived by Title
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2.71 / 2.710 Optics, Fall 2004
(2004-12)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; ... -
2.71 Optics, Fall 2001
(2001-12)Introduction to optical science with elementary engineering applications. Geometrical optics: ray-tracing, aberrations, lens design, apertures and stops, radiometry and photometry. Wave optics: basic electrodynamics, ... -
2.72 Elements of Mechanical Design, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Examination and practice in the application of many mechanical design elements, including control components. Students working in groups design, fabricate, and test prototype devices in response to requests from industrial ... -
2.72 Elements of Mechanical Design, Spring 2006
(2006-06)Examination and practice in the application of many mechanical design elements, including control components. Students working in groups design, fabricate, and test prototype devices in response to requests from industrial ... -
2.737 Mechatronics, Spring 1999
(1999-06)This course teaches the design of mechatronic systems which integrate mechanical, electrical, and control systems engineering. A computer hard disk drive is an example of a complex mechatronic system discussed in the class. ... -
2.782J / 3.961J / 20.451J / HST.524J Design of Medical Devices and Implants, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Solution of clinical problems by use of implants and other medical devices. Systematic use of cell-matrix control volumes. The role of stress analysis in the design process. Anatomic fit: shape and size of implants. Selection ... -
2.797J / 3.053J / 6.024J / 20.310J Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics, Fall 2006
(2006-12)This course develops and applies scaling laws and the methods of continuum mechanics to biomechanical phenomena over a range of length scales. Topics include structure of tissues and the molecular basis for macroscopic ... -
2.830J Control of Manufacturing Processes (SMA 6303), Spring 2004
(2004-06)The objective of this subject is to understand the nature of manufacturing process variation and the methods for its control. First, a general process model for control is developed to understand the limitations a specific ... -
2.852 Manufacturing Systems Analysis, Spring 2004
(2004-06)This course deals with the following topics: Models of manufacturing systems, including transfer lines and flexible manufacturing systems; Calculation of performance measures, including throughput, in-process inventory, ... -
2.853 Manufacturing Systems I: Analytical Methods and Flow Models, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Provides ways to conceptualize and analyze manufacturing systems and supply chains in terms of material flow, information flow, capacities, and flow times. Fundamental building blocks: Inventory and Queuing Models, Forecasting ... -
2.854 / 2.853 Introduction to Manufacturing Systems, Fall 2010
(2010-12)This course provides students with ways of analyzing manufacturing systems in terms of material flow and storage, information flow, capacities, and times and durations of events. Fundamental topics covered include probability, ... -
2.854 Manufacturing Systems I (SMA 6304), Fall 2004
(2004-12)As the first in a sequence of four half-term courses, this course will provide the fundamental building blocks for conceptualizing, understanding and optimizing manufacturing systems and supply chains. These building blocks ... -
2.875 Mechanical Assembly and Its Role in Product Development, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Introduces mechanical and economic models of assemblies and assembly automation on two levels. "Assembly in the small" comprises basic engineering models of rigid and compliant part mating and explains the operation of the ... -
2.96 / 6.930 / 10.806 / 13.52 / 16.653 / 22.002 Management in Engineering, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Introduction of engineering management. Financial principles, management of innovation, engineering project planning and control, human factors, career planning, patents and technical strategy. Case study method of instruction ... -
2.96 / 6.930 / 10.806 / 16.653 / 22.002 Management in Engineering, Fall 2004
(2004-12)This course serves as an introduction to engineering management. Topics include financial principles, management of innovation, engineering project planning and control, human factors, career planning, patents, and technical ... -
20.430J / 2.795J / 6.561J / 10.539J / HST.544J Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems (BE.430J), Fall 2004
(2004-12)This course covers the following topics: conduction, diffusion, convection in electrolytes; fields in heterogeneous media; electrical double layers; Maxwell stress tensor and electrical forces in physiological systems; and ... -
20.441 / 2.79J / 3.96J / HST.522J Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions (BE.441), Fall 2003
(2003-12)This course is an introduction to principles of materials science and cell biology underlying the design of medical implants, artificial organs, and matrices for tissue engineering. Topics include methods for biomaterials ... -
20.453J / 2.771J / HST.958J Biomedical Information Technology (BE.453J), Spring 2005
(2005-06)The objective of this subject is to teach the design of contemporary information systems for biological and medical data. These data are growing at a prodigious rate, and new information systems are required. This subject ... -
21H.421 Introduction to Environmental History, Spring 2004
(2004-06)This seminar provides a historical overview of the interactions between people and their environments. Focusing primarily on the experience of Europeans in the period after Columbus, the subject explores the influence of ... -
22.00J / 1.021J / 2.030J / 3.021J / 10.333J / 18.361J / HST.558J Introduction to Modeling and Simulation, Spring 2006
(2006-06)Basic concepts of computer modeling in science and engineering using discrete particle systems and continuum fields. Techniques and software for statistical sampling, simulation, data analysis and visualization. Use of ...