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5.76 Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure, Spring 1996
(1996-06)Surveys modern research topics in physical chemistry. Introduction to four or five research areas of current interest. Topics vary from year to year and may include the following: advanced statistical and quantum mechanics, ... -
22.105 Electromagnetic Interactions, Fall 1998
(1998-12)Principles and applications of electromagnetism, starting from Maxwell's equations, with emphasis on phenomena important to nuclear engineering and radiation sciences. Solution methods for electrostatic and magnetostatic ... -
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. ... -
6.854J / 18.415J Advanced Algorithms, Fall 1999
(1999-12)A first-year graduate course in algorithms. Emphasizes fundamental algorithms and advanced methods of algorithmic design, analysis, and implementation. Data structures. Network flows. Linear programming. Computational ... -
21H.346 The French Revolution and Napoleonic France, Spring 2000
(2000-06)Examines the origins, course, and consequences of the revolution which arose in France at the end of the eighteenth century and its Napoleonic sequel. Particular attention given to the interplay of politics, culture, and ... -
21L.001 Foundations of Western Culture I: Homer to Dante, Spring 2000
(2000-06)Studies a broad range of texts essential to understanding the two great sources of Western conceptions of the world and humanity's place within it: the ancient world of Greece and Rome and the Judeo-Christian world that ... -
17.251 Congress and the American Political System I, Fall 2000
(2000-12)Focuses on both the internal processes of the House and Senate and on the place of Congress in the American political system. Attention to committee behavior, leadership patterns, and informal organization. Considers ... -
MAS.622 / 1.126J Pattern Recognition & Analysis, Fall 2000
(2000-12)Fundamentals of characterizing and recognizing patterns and features of interest in numerical data. Basic tools and theory for signal understanding problems with applications to user modeling, affect recognition, speech ... -
21H.131 America in the Nuclear Age, Fall 2000
(2000-12)This course examines the American experience at home and abroad from Pearl Harbor to the end of the Cold War. Topics include: America's role as global superpower, foreign and domestic anticommunism, social movements ... -
17.118J / SP.412J / WGS.412J Feminist Political Thought, Fall 2000
(2000-12)This course focuses on a range of theories of gender in modern life. In recent years feminist scholars in a range of disciplines have challenged previously accepted notions of political theory such as the distinctions ... -
21H.311 The Renaissance, 1300-1600, Fall 2000
(2000-12)European history from the fourteenth through the sixteenth century. Consideration of political, social, artistic, and scientific developments during this period of transition to the modern world. Examines the connections ... -
14.27 Economics and E-commerce, Fall 2000
(2000-12)This course uses theoretical models and studies of "old economy" industries to help understand the growth and future of electronic commerce. We will begin with a discussion of relevant topics from industrial organization ... -
14.03 Intermediate Applied Microeconomics, Fall 2000
(2000-12)Presents basic theory and applications of consumer and producer behavior and welfare analysis at an intermediate level. Emphasizes applications, including the measurement of productivity, rationing, insurance markets, and ... -
6.002 Circuits and Electronics, Fall 2000
(2000-12)Fundamentals of the lumped circuit abstraction. Resistive elements and networks; independent and dependent sources; switches and MOS devices; digital abstraction; amplifiers; and energy storage elements. Dynamics of first- ... -
1.138J / 2.062J Wave Propagation, Fall 2000
(2000-12)Linearized theory of wave phenomena in applied mechanics. Examples are chosen from elasticity, acoustics, geophysics, hydrodynamics and other subjects. Basic concepts. One dimensional examples. Characteristics, dispersion ... -
13.49 Maneuvering and Control of Surface and Underwater Vehicles, Fall 2000
(2000-12)Maneuvering motions of surface and underwater vehicles. Derivation of equations of motion, hydrodynamic coefficients. Memory effects. Linear and nonlinear forms of the equations of motion. Control surfaces modeling and ... -
21L.421 Comedy, Spring 2001
(2001-06)Surveys a range of comic texts from different media, the cultures that produced them, and various theories of comedy. Authors and directors studied may include Aristophanes, Shakespeare, Molière, Austen, and Chaplin. From ... -
9.35 Sensation and Perception, Spring 2001
(2001-06)How do the senses work? How do physical stimuli get transformed into signals in the nervous system? How does the brain use those signals to determine what's out there in the world? All the senses are discussed; vision is ... -
ESD.126 Energy Systems and Economic Development, Spring 2001
(2001-06)A team-based policy research subject focused on evaluation of energy technologies and their implementation within developing countries. Focuses on one or more specific nations, carries out a resource assessment, and develops ... -
MAS.961 Designing Sociable Media, Spring 2001
(2001-06)This course is about social life in the on-line world. Its focus is on how the design of the interface influences people's interactions with each other and shapes the cultural mores and structures they develop. We will ...