16.456J Biomedical Signal and Image Processing ( ) (Same subject as 6.555J , HST.582J ) Prereq: 6.003 , 2.004 , 16.004 , or 18.085 Units: 3-6-3 Fundamentals of digital signal processing with particular emphasis on problems in biomedical research and clinical medicine. Basic principles and algorithms for data acquisition, imaging, filtering, and feature extraction. Laboratory projects provide practical experience in processing physiological data, with examples from cardiology, speech processing, and medical imaging. 6 Engineering Design Points. J. Greenberg, E. Adalsteinsson, W. Wells, G. Clifford
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16.459 Bioengineering Journal Article Seminar ( , ) Prereq: None Units: 0-2-0 URL: http://web.mit.edu/16.459/www/ Lecture: R2 ( 33-116 ) Each term, the class selects a new set of professional journal articles on bioengineering topics of current research interest. Some papers are chosen because of particular content, others are selected because they illustrate important points of methodology. Each week, one student leads the discussion, evaluating the strengths, weaknesses, and importance of each paper. Subject may be repeated for credit a maximum of four terms. Letter grade given in the last term applies to all accumulated units of 16.459. C. M. Oman
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16.470J Statistical Methods in Experimental Design ( ) (Same subject as ESD.756J ) Prereq: 6.041 or permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 Statistically based experimental design inclusive of forming hypotheses, planning and conducting experiments, analyzing data, and interpreting and communicating results. Topics include descriptive statistics, statistical inference, hypothesis testing, parametric and nonparametric statistical analyses, factorial ANOVA, randomized block designs, MANOVA, linear regression, repeated measures models, and application of statistical software packages. Alternate years. M. L. Cummings
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16.475J Human-Computer Interface Design Colloquium (New) ( ) (Same subject as ESD.775J ) Prereq: None Units: 2-0-2 Lecture: M3-5 ( 33-319 ) Provides guidance on design and evaluation of human-computer interfaces for students with active research projects. Roundtable discussion on developing user requirements, human-centered design principles, and testing and evaluating methodologies. Students present their work and evaluate each other's projects. Readings complement specific focus areas. Team participation encouraged. Open to advanced undergraduates. M. L. Cummings
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16.498 Advanced Special Subject in Humans and Automation ( , , ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units arranged Subject Cancelled 16.499 Advanced Special Subject in Humans and Automation ( , ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units arranged Lecture: TBA Organized lecture or laboratory subject consisting of material not available in regularly scheduled subjects. Consult D. L. Darmofal
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16.50 Introduction to Propulsion Systems ( ) Prereq: 16.004 or 2.005 Units: 3-0-9 Presents aerospace propulsive devices as systems, with functional requirements and engineering and environmental limitations. Requirements and limitations that constrain design choices. Both air-breathing and rocket engines covered, at a level which enables rational integration of the propulsive system into an overall vehicle design. Mission analysis, fundamental performance relations, and exemplary design solutions presented. M. Martinez-Sanchez
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16.511 Aircraft Engines and Gas Turbines ( ) Prereq: 16.50 or permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: MWF11-12.30 ( 33-422 ) Performance and characteristics of aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines, as determined by thermodynamic and fluid mechanic behavior of components: inlets, compressors, combustors, turbines, and nozzles. Discusses various engine types, including turbojet, turbofan, and turboprop. Limitations imposed by material properties and stresses. Emphasizes future design trends, including reduction noise, pollutant formation, fuel consumption, and weight. A. H. Epstein
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16.512 Rocket Propulsion ( ) Prereq: 16.50 or permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: MWF10 ( 33-422 ) Chemical rocket propulsion systems for launch, orbital, and interplanetary flight. Modeling of solid, liquid-bipropellant, and hybrid rocket engines. Thermochemistry, prediction of specific impulse. Nozzle flows including real gas and kinetic effects. Structural constraints. Propellant feed systems, turbopumps. Combustion processes in solid, liquid, and hybrid rockets. Cooling; heat sink, ablative, and regenerative. M. Martinez-Sanchez
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16.522 Space Propulsion ( ) Prereq: 8.03 , 16.50 ; or permission of instructor Units: 3-3-6 Reviews rocket propulsion fundamentals. Discusses advanced concepts in rocket propulsion ranging from chemical engines to electrical engines. Topics include advanced mission analysis, physics and engineering of microthrusters, solid propellant rockets, electrothermal, electrostatic, and electromagnetic schemes for accelerating propellant. Some coverage is given of satellite power systems and their relation to propulsion systems. Laboratory work emphasizes design and characterization of electric propulsion engines. P. C. Lozano
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16.540 Internal Flows in Turbomachines ( ) Prereq: 2.25 or permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 Internal fluid motions in turbomachines, propulsion systems, ducts and channels, and other fluid machinery. Useful basic ideas, fundamentals of rotational flows, loss sources and loss accounting in fluid devices, unsteady internal flow and flow instability, flow in rotating passages, swirling flow, generation of streamwise vorticity and three-dimensional flow, non-uniform flow in fluid components. Alternate years. E. M. Greitzer
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16.543 An Introduction to Acoustics of Fluid Flow ( ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 Fundamentals of acoustics and aerodynamic sound with application to external and internal flows, Lighthill's acoustic analogy, effect of solid surfaces on acoustic behavior, effect of uniform and non-uniform mean flow, physics of jet noise, trailing edge noise theory, solutions to entropy, vorticity and acoustic field equations, characterization and estimation of noise sources encountered in turbomachinery and aircraft applications, innovative approaches to aircraft noise reduction. Z. S. Spakovszky
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16.55 Ionized Gases ( ) Prereq: 8.03 Units: 3-0-9 Properties and behavior of low-temperature plasmas for energy conversion, plasma propulsion, and gas lasers. Equilibrium of ionized gases: energy states, statistical mechanics, and relationship to thermodynamics. Kinetic theory: motion of charged particles, distribution function, collisions, characteristic lengths and times, cross-sections, and transport properties. Gas surface interactions: thermionic emission, sheaths, and probe theory. Radiation in plasmas and diagnostics. M. Martinez-Sanchez
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16.58 Aircraft Gas Turbine Structures ( ) Prereq: 16.511 or permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 Examines the structural design of aircraft gas turbine engines as set by the (multidisciplinary) coupling between aerodynamic, thermal, and structural requirements for high-performance propulsion systems. Topics include structures under static loads, rotor dynamics and vibration (design of rotating blades and disks, critical speed of rotating shafts, flutter and forced response of compressor and turbine blades), low-cycle fatigue, and design considerations for hot-section components used in gas turbine engines. A. H. Epstein, F. Ehrich, J. I. Hsia
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16.598 Advanced Special Subject in Propulsion and Energy Conversion ( , , ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units arranged TBA. 16.599 Advanced Special Subject in Propulsion and Energy Conversion ( , ) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units arranged TBA. Organized lecture or laboratory subject consisting of material not available in regularly scheduled subjects. Consult D. L. Darmofal
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16.UR Undergraduate Research ( , , ) Prereq: None Units arranged [P/D/F] TBA. 16.URG Undergraduate Research ( , , ) Prereq: None Units arranged TBA. Undergraduate research opportunities in aeronautics and astronautics. For further information, contact Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, departmental coordinator. Staff
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16.EPE UPOP Summer Practice Experience ( , ) Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject. (Offered under: 1.EPE , 2.EPE , 3.EPE , 6.EPE , 10.EPE , 16.EPE , 22.EPE ) Prereq: 2.EPW or permission of instructor Units: 0-1-0 [P/D/F] TBA. Immerses engineering sophomores in the world of professional engineering experience by providing guided instruction in all aspects of the job acquisition process. Students complete a 10-12 week internship assignment during the summer, which includes maintaining a structured journal of observations and experiences, meeting with UPOP staff members, writing essays, and completing a self-evaluation. May be repeated twice for credit; spring term can be taken only in conjunction with fall term. S. Luperfoy
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16.EPR UPOP Reflective Learning Experience ( ) Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject. (Offered under: 1.EPR , 2.EPR , 3.EPR , 6.EPR , 10.EPR , 16.EPR , 22.EPR ) Prereq: 2.EPE or permission of instructor Units: 0-0-3 [P/D/F] TBA. Reflective learning experiences for engineering juniors that serve as the culmination of their sophomore year in the UPOP program. Students review their internship experiences through written and oral presentations and receive small-group and individualized coaching to reinforce the cognitive link between all aspects of the UPOP experience and their disciplinary field of study. S. Luperfoy
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16.EPW UPOP IAP Workshop ( ) Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject. (Offered under: 1.EPW , 2.EPW , 3.EPW , 6.EPW , 10.EPW , 16.EPW , 20.EPW , 22.EPW ) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-0 [P/D/F] Introduction to professional development skills for engineering practice. Experiential learning modules prepare sophomores for success in summer internship and beyond. Faculty and senior engineering professionals recruited from industry guide teams through learning activities, which include creative simulations, team competitions, oral presentations, and group problem-solving. Enrollment limited. S. Luperfoy
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21A.100 Introduction to Anthropology ( ) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 You must enter the HASS-D lottery to take this subject. Lecture: TR11 ( 56-114 ) Recitation: T12 ( 66-144 ) or R12 ( 66-144 ) +final What kinds of wisdom do other ways of life offer our own? How do other perspectives on the world challenge our assumptions about life? These questions are addressed through the four fields of anthropology: biological, cultural, and linguistic anthropology, and archaeology. We examine family and kinship, religion, economics, politics, survival of indigenous groups, and Western influences from an anthropological perspective to gain appreciation for cultural and ethnic diversity. more information ... C. Walley
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21A.109 How Culture Works ( ) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 Introduces diverse meanings and uses of the concept of culture with historical and contemporary examples from scholarship and popular media around the globe. Includes first-hand observations, synthesized histories and ethnographies, quantitative representations, and visual and fictionalized accounts of human experiences. Students conduct empirical research on cultural differences through the systematic observation of human interaction, employ methods of interpretative analysis, and practice convincing others of the accuracy of their findings. more information ... M. Buyandelger, E. C. James
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21A.113J The Supernatural in Music, Literature and Culture ( ) (Same subject as 21L.013J , 21M.013J ) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 You must enter the HASS-D lottery to take this subject. Lecture: MW11-12.30 ( 14W-111 ) Explores the relationship between music and the supernatural, focusing on the social history and context of supernatural beliefs as reflected in key literary and musical works from 1600 to the present. Provides a better understanding of the place of ambiguity and the role of interpretation in culture, science and art. Explores great works of art by Shakespeare, Verdi, Goethe (in translation), Gounod, Henry James and Benjamin Britten. Readings will also include selections from the most recent scholarship on magic and the supernatural. Writing assignments will range from web-based projects to analytic essays. No previous experience in music is necessary. Projected guest lectures, musical performances, field trips. more information ... C. Shadle, M. Fuller, J. Howe
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21A.114J Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies ( ) (Same subject as 24.912J , SP.417J , 21H.106J , 21L.008J , 21M.630J , 21W.741J ) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 You must enter the HASS-D lottery to take this subject. Lecture: W1-2.30 ( 4-145 ) Recitation: M1-2.30 ( 4-145 ) or M EVE (7-8.30 PM) ( 4-145 ) Interdisciplinary survey of people of African descent that draws on the overlapping approaches of history, literature, anthropology, legal studies, media studies, performance, linguistics, and creative writing. Connects the experiences of African-Americans and of other American minorities, focusing on social, political, and cultural histories, and on linguistic patterns. Includes lectures, discussions, workshops, and required field trips that involve minimal cost to students. more information ... T. DeFrantz, S. Alexandre, C. Capozzola
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21A.212 Myth, Ritual, and Symbolism ( ) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 How people make sense of their worlds symbolically through myth, ritual, metaphor, and cosmology. The structure of symbols, the natural and social elements they draw on, their social use, and the messages they convey. Students learn to record and analyze myth and ritual. J. Howe
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21A.215 Disease and Health: Culture, Society, and Ethics ( ) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 Examines how medicine is practiced cross-culturally, with particular emphasis on Western biomedicine. Analyzes medical practice as a cultural system, focusing on the human, as opposed to the biological, side of things. Also considers how people in different cultures think of disease, health, body, and mind. Enrollment limited. J. Jackson
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21A.216J Dilemmas in Biomedical Ethics: Playing God or Doing Good? ( ) (Same subject as SP.622J ) Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: M EVE (7-10 PM) ( 56-114 ) An introduction to the cross-cultural study of biomedical ethics. Examines moral foundations of the science and practice of western biomedicine through case studies of abortion, contraception, cloning, organ transplantation and other issues. Evaluates challenges that new medical technologies pose to the practice and availability of medical services around the globe, and to cross-cultural ideas of kinship and personhood. Discusses critiques of the biomedical tradition from anthropological, feminist, legal, religious, and cross-cultural theorists. Enrollment limited. E. C. James
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