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department Project-based subjects (X) |
2.00AJ Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Explore Space, Sea and Earth ( ) Prereq: Physics I (GIR) , Calculus I (GIR) Units: 3-3-3 Student teams formulate and complete space/earth/ocean exploration-based design projects with weekly milestones. Introduces core engineering themes, principles, and modes of thinking. Specialized learning modules enable teams to focus on the knowledge required to complete their projects, such as machine elements, electronics, design process, visualization and communication. Includes exercises in written and oral communication and team building. Examples of projects include surveying a lake for millfoil, from a remote controlled aircraft, and then sending out robotic harvesters to clear the invasive growth; and exploration to search for the evidence of life on a moon of Jupiter, with scientists participating through teleoperation and supervisory control of robots. Enrollment limited; preference to freshmen. A. H. Techet, D. Newman
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2.00B Toy Product Design ( ) Prereq: None Units: 3-5-1 Provides students with an overview of design for entertainment and play, as well as opportunities in creative product design and community service. Students develop ideas for new toys that serve clients in the community, and work in teams with local sponsors and with experienced mentors on a themed toy design project. Students enhance creativity and experience fundamental aspects of the product development process, including determining customer needs, brainstorming, estimation, sketching, sketch modeling, concept development, design aesthetics, detailed design, and prototyping. Includes written, visual, and oral communication. Enrollment limited; preference to freshmen. D. R. Wallace, B. Kudrowitz
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3.003 Principles of Engineering Practice ( ) Prereq: Physics I (GIR) , Calculus I (GIR) Units: 1-2-6 Introduces students to the interdisciplinary nature of 21st century engineering projects with three threads of learning: a technical toolkit, a social science toolkit, and a methodology for problem-based learning. Students encounter the social, political, economic, and technological challenges of engineering practice by participating in actual engineering projects involving public transportation and information infrastructure with faculty and industry. Student teams create prototypes and mixed media reports with exercises in project planning, analysis, design, optimization, demonstration, reporting and team building. Preference to freshmen. L. Kimerling, R. Kirchain, C. Weaver, W. Uricchio, H. Einstein
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4.001J CityScope ( ) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 Project-based introduction to the contemporary city as a complex system within a context of limited resources and competing interests. Learn to assess scenarios for the purpose of formulating social, economic and design strategies that provide optimized solutions that are humane and sustainable. Group projects develop and advocate visions for housing, urban planning, regeneration of natural ecologies and other sectors of the city. Travel may be involved that will be funded, but not required. Includes exercises in written and oral communication and team building. Limited to 15 participants. Preference to freshmen. J. Fernandez, P. Thompson
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5.92 Energy in the Local Community ( ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 4-2-6 Explores energy issues and community dynamics at the local level: on the MIT campus and in the cities of Cambridge and Boston. Staff in the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment work with community contacts to develop project ideas of concern to community leaders that have potential to affect local energy management. Students are involved in all aspects of project design, from the refinement of research questions to conclusions and presentation of findings. Includes exercises in written and oral communication and team building. Enrollment limited; preference to freshmen. J. I. Steinfeld
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6.07J Projects in Microscale Engineering for the Life Sciences ( ) Prereq: None Units: 2-4-3 A project-based introduction to manipulating and characterizing cells and biological molecules using microfabricated tools. In the first half of the term, students perform laboratory exercises designed to introduce the design, manufacture, and use of microfluidic channels; techniques for sorting and manipulating cells and biomolecules; and making quantitative measurements using optical detection and fluorescent labeling. In the second half of the term, students work in small groups to design and test a microfluidic device to solve a real-world problem of their choosing. Includes exercises in written and oral communication and team building. Enrollment limited to 20; preference to freshmen. D. Freeman, M. Gray, A. Aranyosi
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11.004J CityScope ( ) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 Project-based introduction to the contemporary city as a complex system within a context of limited resources and competing interests. Learn to assess scenarios for the purpose of formulating social, economic and design strategies that provide optimized solutions that are humane and sustainable. Group projects develop and advocate visions for housing, urban planning, regeneration of natural ecologies and other sectors of the city. Travel may be involved that will be funded, but not required. Includes exercises in written and oral communication and team building. Limited to 15 participants. Preference to freshmen. J. Fernandez, P. Thompson
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12.000 Solving Complex Problems ( ) Prereq: None Units: 1-2-6 Provides an opportunity for entering freshmen to gain first-hand experience in integrating the work of small teams to develop effective solutions to complex problems in Earth system science and engineering. Each year's class explores a different problem in detail through the study of complementary case histories and the development of creative solution strategies. Includes exercises in website development, written and oral communication, and team building. Subject required for students in the Terrascope freshman program, but participation in Terrascope is not required of all 12.000 students. Students who pass 12.000 and are in the Terrascope program are eligible to participate in the Terrascope field trip the following spring. Enrollment limited to freshmen. S.A. Bowring
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16.00 Introduction to Aerospace and Design ( ) Prereq: None Units: 3-1-5 The fundamental concepts and approaches of aerospace engineering are highlighted through lectures on aeronautics, astronautics, and design. Active learning aerospace modules make use of information technology. Student teams are immersed in a hands-on, lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicle design project where they design, build, and fly radio-controlled LTA vehicles. The connections between theory and practice are realized in the design exercises. Required design reviews precede the LTA race competition. The performance, weight, and principle characteristics of the LTA vehicles are estimated and illustrated using physics, mathematics, and chemistry known to freshmen, the emphasis being on the application of this knowledge to aerospace engineering and design rather than on exposure to new science and mathematics. Includes exercises in written and oral communication and team building. J. A. Hoffman
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16.00AJ Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Explore Space, Sea and Earth ( ) Prereq: Physics I (GIR) , Calculus I (GIR) Units: 3-3-3 Student teams formulate and complete space/earth/ocean exploration-based design projects with weekly milestones. Introduces core engineering themes, principles, and modes of thinking. Specialized learning modules enable teams to focus on the knowledge required to complete their projects, such as machine elements, electronics, design process, visualization and communication. Includes exercises in written and oral communication and team building. Examples of projects include surveying a lake for millfoil, from a remote controlled aircraft, and then sending out robotic harvesters to clear the invasive growth; and exploration to search for the evidence of life on a moon of Jupiter, with scientists participating through teleoperation and supervisory control of robots. Enrollment limited; preference to freshmen. A. H. Techet, D. Newman
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20.020 Introduction to Biological Engineering Design ( ) Prereq: None Units: 3-3-3 A project-based introduction to the engineering of synthetic biological systems. Throughout the term, students develop projects that are responsive to real-world problems of their choosing, and whose solutions depend on biological technologies. Lectures, discussions, and studio exercises will introduce (1) components and control of prokaryotic and eukaryotic behavior, (2) DNA synthesis, standards, and abstraction in biological engineering, and (3) issues of human practice, including biological safety; security; ownership, sharing, and innovation; and ethics. Preference to freshmen. N. Kuldell
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HST.410J Projects in Microscale Engineering for the Life Sciences ( ) Prereq: None Units: 2-4-3 A project-based introduction to manipulating and characterizing cells and biological molecules using microfabricated tools. In the first half of the term, students perform laboratory exercises designed to introduce the design, manufacture, and use of microfluidic channels; techniques for sorting and manipulating cells and biomolecules; and making quantitative measurements using optical detection and fluorescent labeling. In the second half of the term, students work in small groups to design and test a microfluidic device to solve a real-world problem of their choosing. Includes exercises in written and oral communication and team building. Enrollment limited to 20; preference to freshmen. D. Freeman, M. Gray, A. Aranyosi
Score: 12.93973 Details | Listing | Web page