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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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The basic objective of Unified Engineering is to give a solid understanding of the fundamental disciplines of aerospace engineering, as well as their interrelationships and applications. These disciplines are Materials and Structures (M); Computers and Programming (C); Fluid Mechanics (F); Thermodynamics (T); Propulsion (P); and Signals and
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Drela, Mark
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Hall, Steven
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Lagace, Paul A.
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Lundqvist, Ingrid Kristina
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Naeser, Gustaf
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Perry, Heidi
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Radovitzky, Raúl
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Waitz, Ian A.
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Young, Peter
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Craig, Jennifer L.
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- aeronautics and astronautics
- unified
- unified engineering
- aerospace
- cdio
- c-d-i-o
- conceive
- design
- implement
- operate
- team
- team-based
- discipline
- materials
- structures
- materials and structures
- computers
- programming
- computers and programming
- fluids
- fluid mechanics
- thermodynamics
- propulsion
- signals
- systems
- signals and systems
- systems problems
- fundamen
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Survey of principles underlying the structure and function of the nervous system, integrating molecular, cellular, and systems approaches. Topics: development of the nervous system and its connections, cell biology or neurons, neurotransmitters and synaptic transmission, sensory systems of the brain, the neuro-endocrine system, the motor sy
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- brain and cognitive sciences
- cns
- nervous system
- molecular
- cellular
- systems
- development
- cell biology
- neurons
- neurotransmitters
- synaptic
- transmission
- sensory systems
- brain
- neuroendocrine system
- the motor system
- cortical functions
- behavioral
- learning
- memory
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This subject offers a broad survey of texts (both literary and philosophical) drawn from the Western tradition and selected to trace the immediate intellectual antecedents and some of the implications of the ideas animating Darwin's revolutionary On the Origin of Species. Darwin's text, of course, is about the mechanism that drives the evol
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- literature
- origin of species
- darwin
- intelligent agency
- literature
- speculative thought
- eighteenth century
- feedback mechanism
- artificial intelligence
- hume
- voltaire
- malthus
- butler
- hardy
- h.g. wells
- freud
- artificial
- intelligence
- feedback
- mechanism
- speculative
- thought
- intelligent
- agency
- systems
- design
- pre-darwinian
- darwinian
- natur
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This course covers the same material as 18.03 with more emphasis on theory. Topics include first order equations, separation, initial value problems, systems, linear equations, independence of solutions, undetermined coefficients, and singular points and periodic orbits for planar systems.
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- mathematics
- first order equations
- separation
- initial value problems
- systems
- linear equations
- independence of solutions
- undetermined coefficients
- singular points
- periodic orbits for planar systems
- first order ode's
- second order ode's
- fourier series
- laplace transform
- linear systems
- nonlinear systems
- constant coefficients
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This course is the first of a two term sequence in modeling, analysis and control of dynamic systems. The various topics covered are as follows: mechanical translation, uniaxial rotation, electrical circuits and their coupling via levers, gears and electro-mechanical devices, analytical and computational solution of linear differential equa
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- mechanical engineering
- modeling
- analysis
- dynamic
- systems
- mechanical
- translation
- uniaxial
- rotation
- electrical
- circuits
- coupling
- levers
- gears
- electro-mechanical
- devices
- linear
- differential
- equations
- state-determined
- laplace
- transforms
- transfer
- functions
- frequency
- response
- bode
- vibrations
- modal
- open-loop
- closed-loop
- control
- instability
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This course introduces you to modern manufacturing with four areas of emphasis: manufacturing processes, equipment/control, systems, and design for manufacturing. The course exposes you to integration of engineering and management disciplines for determining manufacturing rate, cost, quality and flexibility. Topics include process physics,
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- mechanical engineering
- modern manufacturing
- manufacturing processes
- equipment/control
- systems
- design for manufacturing
- integration of engineering and management disciplines
- manufacturing rate
- cost
- quality
- flexibility
- process physics
- equipment design
- automation/control
- industrial management
- systems design and operation
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This course is for students who want to know how the dollars we spend on national security relate to military forces, systems, and policy choices, and who wish to develop a personal tool kit for framing and assessing defense policy alternatives.
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- political science
- united states
- national defense
- homeland security
- military operations
- budget
- military forces
- systems
- policy
- strategy
- spending
- terrorism
- military pay
- military benefits
- federal spending
- infrastructure
- readiness
- alternative
- defense
- iraq war
- foreign aid
- national security
- defense budget
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This course considers how the visual and material world of "nature" has been reshaped by industrial practices, ideologies, and institutions, particularly in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Topics include land-use patterns; the changing shape of cities and farms; the redesign of water systems; the construction of roads, dams, brid
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- science technology and society
- landscape
- technology
- nature
- wilderness
- industry
- industrial
- commons
- america
- history
- agriculture
- systems
- conservation
- preservation
- development
- environment
- native american
- railroad
- transportation
- aesthetics
- colonial history
- dust bowl
- national parks
- water
- drought
- natural resources
- food
- materialism
- capitalism
- organic
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course centers on the changing relationships between men, women, and technology in American history. Topics include theories of gender, technologies of production and consumption, the gendering of public and private space, men's and women's roles in science and technology, the effects of industrialization on sexual divisions of labor,
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- science technology and society
- history
- gender
- american history
- technology
- history of technology
- culture
- identity
- twentieth century
- modern
- industrialization
- demographics
- women
- systems
- modernity
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This course is an introduction to the consideration of technology as the outcome of particular technical, historical, cultural, and political efforts, especially in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include industrialization of production and consumption, development of engineering professions, the emergence of ma
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- science technology and society
- geography
- systems
- manufacturing
- communication
- management
- industry
- industrial
- nature
- electrification
- mass production
- industrialization
- war
- military
- bell system
- nuclear
- cybernetics
- flight
- wright brothers
- aerospace
- gender
- airline
- reproduction
- computing
- internet
- computer
- electronics
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This course considers the historical dimensions of rural production from subsistence to industrialization, both in America and in an international context, with an emphasis on the role of science and technology. Topics include changing notions of progress; emergence of genetics and its complex applications to food production; mechanization
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- science technology and society
- history
- technology
- change
- rural
- america
- american history
- science
- food
- agriculture
- production
- systems
- politics
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15.514 is an intensive introduction to the preparation and interpretation of financial information for investors (external users) and managers (internal users) and to the use of financial instruments to support system and project creation. The course adopts a decision-maker perspective on accounting and finance with the goal of helping students develop a framework for understanding financial, managerial, and tax reports. 15.514 is restricted to System Design and Management students.
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- management
- management
- accounting
- finance
- financial
- managerial economics
- tax reports
- accounting reports
- annual reports
- record keeping
- system creation
- project creation
- decision making
- financial information
- investors
- external users
- managers
- internal users
- financial instruments
- systems
- projects
- decision-maker
- system design
- financial
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