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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course teaches fundamental software development and computational methods for engineering, scientific and managerial applications. Emphasis is focused on object-oriented software design and development. Assignments cover programming concepts, graphical user interfaces, numerical methods, data structures, sorting and searching, computer
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- civil and environmental engineering
- computer
- engineering
- problem solving
- software
- software development
- object oriented
- programming
- graphical user interface
- numerical methods
- data structures
- sorting
- searching
- computer graphics
- java
- c
- c++
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This course examines fundamental software development and computational methods for engineering, scientific and managerial applications. Emphasis is placed on object-oriented software design and development. Students engage in active learning using laptop computers (available on loan). Assignments cover programming concepts, graphical user
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- civil and environmental engineering
- computer
- engineering
- problem solving
- software
- software development
- object oriented
- programming
- graphical user interface
- numerical methods
- data structures
- sorting
- searching
- computer graphics
- java
- c
- c++
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course gives an introduction to probability and statistics, with emphasis on engineering applications. Course topics include events and their probability, the total probability and Bayes' theorems, discrete and continuous random variables and vectors, uncertainty propagation and conditional analysis. Second-moment representation of unc
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- civil and environmental engineering
- fundamentals of probability
- random processes
- statistics
- decision analysis
- random variables and vectors
- uncertainty propagation
- conditional distributions
- second-moment analysis
- system reliability
- bayes theorem
- total probability theorem
- bayesian analysis and risk-based decision
- estimation of distribution parameters
- hypothesis tes
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1.011 Project Evaluation covers methodologies for evaluating civil engineering projects, which typically are large-scale and long-lived and involve many economic, financial, social and environmental factors. The course places an emphasis on dealing with uncertainty. Students learn basic techniques of engineering economics, including net pre
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- civil and environmental engineering
- civil engineering project
- engineering economics
- net present value
- life-cycle costing
- benefit-cost analysis
- project evaluation
- cost estimation
- large-scale infrastructure
- building design
- construction
- transportation systems
- urban development
- environmental projects
- water resource management
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1.012 introduces students to the theory, tools, and techniques of engineering design and creative problem-solving, as well as design issues and practices in civil engineering. The course includes several design cases, with an emphasis on built facilities (e.g., buildings, bridges and roads). Project design explicitly concerns technical appr
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- civil and environmental engineering
- design theory
- design tools
- design techniques
- problem-solving
- design issues
- practice in civil engineering
- built facilities
- buildings
- bridges
- roads
- built environment
- natural environment
- economic factors
- social factors
- expected life span
- civil engineering practice
- design principles
- design project
- cad
- computer aided design
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This subject is a computer-oriented introduction to probability and data analysis. It is designed to give students the knowledge and practical experience they need to interpret lab and field data. Basic probability concepts are introduced at the outset because they provide a systematic way to describe uncertainty. They form the basis for th
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- civil and environmental engineering
- probability
- statistics
- events
- random variables
- univariate distributions
- multivariate distributions
- uncertainty propagation
- bernoulli trials
- poisson processed
- conditional probability
- bayes rule
- random sampling
- point estimation
- interval estimation
- hypothesis testing
- analysis of variance
- linear regression
- computational analysi
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We will cover fundamentals of ecology, considering Earth as an integrated dynamic system. Topics include coevolution of the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere and oceans; photosynthesis and respiration; the hydrologic, carbon and nitrogen cycles. We will examine the flow of energy and materials through ecosystems; regulation of the distributi
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- civil and environmental engineering
- biosphere
- geosphere
- atmosphere
- photosynthesis
- respiration
- hydrologic cycle
- carbon cycle
- nitrogen cycles
- ecosystems
- regulation and abundance of organisms
- evolution
- natural selection
- metabolic diversity
- productivity
- trophic dynamics
- models of population growth
- competition
- mutualism
- predation.
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This course provides a review of physical, chemical, ecological, and economic principles used to examine interactions between humans and the natural environment. Mass balance concepts are applied to ecology, chemical kinetics, hydrology, and transportation; energy balance concepts are applied to building design, ecology, and climate change;
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- civil and environmental engineering
- modeling
- matlab
- human impact on environment
- economics
- natural resources
- assessment of model predictions
- mass balance
- energy balance
- mass transport
- energy transport
- resource economics
- life cycle analysis
- chemical kinetics
- population modeling
- pesticides
- nutrients
- building energy
- air quality
- crop irrigation
- groundwater
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1.033 provides an introduction to continuum mechanics and material modeling of engineering materials based on first energy principles: deformation and strain; momentum balance, stress and stress states; elasticity and elasticity bounds; plasticity and yield design. The overarching theme is a unified mechanistic language using thermodynamics
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- civil and environmental engineering
- continuum mechanics
- material modeling
- engineering materials
- energy principles: deformation and strain
- momentum balance
- stress
- stress states
- elasticity and elasticity bounds
- plasticity
- yield design
- first energy principles
- deformation
- strain
- elasticity bounds
- unified mechanistic language
- thermodynamics
- engineering structures
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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1.040 covers three important aspects of construction project management:
the theory, methods and quantitative tools used to effectively plan, organize, and control construction projects;
efficient management methods revealed through practice and research; and
hands-on, practical project management knowledge from on-site situations and fiel
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- civil and environmental engineering
- project management
- resource management
- financial controls
- construction management
- scheduling
- estimating
- progress monitoring
- project control
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1.040 Project Management focuses on the management and implementation of construction projects, primarily infrastructure projects. A project refers to a temporary piece of work undertaken to create a unique product or service. Whereas operations are continuous and repeating, projects are finite and have an end date. Projects bring form or f
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- civil and environmental engineering
- project management
- public-private partnership
- infrastructure
- construction finance
- enterprise project management
- cost estimation
- portfolio project management
- risk management
- risk analysis
- project control
- project organization
- private finance initiative
- allocation
- risk management process
- cost-benefit analysis
- project organizatio
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This subject provides an introduction to the mechanics of materials and structures. You will be introduced to and become familiar with all relevant physical properties and fundamental laws governing the behavior of materials and structures and you will learn how to solve a variety of problems of interest to civil and environmental engineers
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- civil and environmental engineering
- mechanics
- materials
- structures
- engineering design
- galileo's problem
- dimensional analysis
- atomic explosion
- world trade center towers
- stress
- continuum model
- beam model
- strength models
- strength criteria
- stress plane
- deformation
- strain tensor
- mohr circle
- elasticity
- energy bounds
- fracture mechanics
- collapse
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1.050 is a sophomore-level engineering mechanics course, commonly labelled "Statics and Strength of Materials" or "Solid Mechanics I." This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and methods of structural mechanics. Topics covered include: static equilibrium, force resultants, support conditions, analysis of determinate pl
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- civil and environmental engineering
- solid mechanics
- engineering design
- open ended exercises
- matrix analysis of structures
- structural mechanics
- static equilibrium
- force resultants
- support conditions
- determinate planar structures
- beams
- trusses
- frames
- stress
- strain
- shear
- bending
- torsion
- matrix methods
- elastic stability
- design exercises
- interactive exercises
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This course aims at providing students with a solid background on the principles of structural engineering design. Students will be exposed to the theories and concepts of both concrete and steel design and analysis both at the element and system levels. Hands-on design experience and skills will be gained and learned through problem sets a
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- civil and environmental engineering
- structural engineering design
- concrete design
- steel design
- analysis
- element level
- system levels
- design experience
- real-world
- open-ended
- design issues
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The main objective of 1.054/1.541 is to provide students with a rational basis of the design of reinforced concrete members and structures through advanced understanding of material and structural behavior. This course is offered to undergraduate (1.054) and graduate students (1.541). Topics covered include: Strength and Deformation of Conc
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- civil and environmental engineering
- concrete structures
- mechanics
- design
- strength
- deformation
- stress
- strain
- failure criteria
- concrete plasticity
- fracture mechanics
- reinforced concrete
- code constraints
- high-performance materials
- slabs
- yield line theory
- behavior models
- nonlinear analysis
- bridge structures
- concrete shells
- containments
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This subject provides an introduction to fluid mechanics. Students are introduced to and become familiar with all relevant physical properties and fundamental laws governing the behavior of fluids and learn how to solve a variety of problems of interest to civil and environmental engineers. While there is a chance to put skills from calculu
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- civil and environmental engineering
- fluid mechanics
- fluids
- civil and environmental engineering
- differential equations
- calculus
- flow
- movement
- wave forms
- bernoulli's theorem
- wavelets
- mechanics
- solids
- hydrostatics
- mass
- momentum
- energy
- flow nets
- velocity
- laminar flow
- turbulent flow
- groundwater
- hydraulics
- backwater curves
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