| Your OpenCourseWare Newsletter | January 2022 |
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| 2022: A New Year, a New Adventure in Learning |
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A photo of a sculpture on MIT’s campus, titled Aesop’s Fables II by Mark di Suvero |
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We thought you might enjoy a recent picture from MIT’s campus. Covered in a dusting of snow, this is one of the many pieces of public art on MIT’s campus. Created by Mark di Suvero, Aesop’s Fables II, was created from steel plates and I-beams. And according to the official description “the two main components are spatially and materially connected, but they are also formally distinct.” And this reminded us a bit about where we are now, nearly two years into the pandemic.
Although we are connected in many ways, both virtually and in-person, many folks still feel isolated and unable to participate in many of the activities that were part of their lives pre-pandemic. We hope OpenCourseWare can help in a small way, by connecting you to online learning materials that you can use in your learning or teaching.
Here at OCW, we are still mostly virtual but are working hard to bring you excellent content from MIT. Scroll down to learn what is new at OCW this past month. |
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| Prof. Nancy Kanwisher teaching 9.13 The Human Brain |
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In late October 2021, OCW published 9.13 The Human Brain taught by Prof. Nancy Kanwisher. We knew it would be popular, but we’ve been blown away by the positive response. The first video of the course “Introduction to the Human Brain” has been viewed nearly 10 million times in just three months! That is a record for us!
Prof. Kanwisher makes the topic deeply engaging and poignant; simply listen to the beginning of lecture 1 to hear her moving story about a friend who experienced a brain injury.
Watch the video on YouTube
View the course materials on OCW |
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| Gil Strang is Back (Again)! |
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All-new for 2022, watch the indefatigable Prof. Gil Strang explore another linear algebra concept.
This new video computes the nullspace of any matrix A. To get into the nitty-gritty, the equation Ax = 0 is reduced to row echelon form Rx = 0. Then all solution vectors are combinations of "special solutions.” We understand the pieces of R from the factorization A = CR.
Watch the NEW Prof. Strang video on YouTube. Or if all of this sounds intimidating, we suggest you check out his full course on Linear Algebra on OpenCourseWare.
"G.O.A.T. = Greatest of All Time" |
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We have two new episodes from Season 3 for your listening pleasure.
Episode 4: When There Isn’t a Simple Answer with Prof. Dennis McLaughlin
Guest host Curt Newton talks with Prof. Dennis McLaughlin about how and why he makes space for scientific controversies in his engineering course about land, water, food and climate.
Episode 5: The Human Element in Machine Learning with Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio, Prof. Jacob Andreas, and Harini Suresh
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| In this episode, we talk about how the future of artificial intelligence and machine learning education might look a lot more human. |
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CMS.S63 Playful Augmented Reality Audio Design: Students explore augmented reality audio through the design and evaluation of prototypes. The course includes selected videos from the seminar.
17.20 Introduction to the American Political Process: This course provides a substantive overview of U.S. politics and an introduction to the discipline of political science.
11.382 Water Diplomacy: This course, which examines ways of resolving conflicts over the allocation of water resources, is designed to raise student awareness of the state of freshwater resources globally and the need for more effective water governance. Selected lecture videos are included.
18.783/18.7831 Elliptic Curves: This course is a computationally focused introduction to elliptic curves, with applications to number theory and cryptography
7.342 Immune Cell Migration: On the Move in Response to Pathogens and Cancer Immunotherapy: One of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars in the Biology Department, this course covers the connections between immunotherapy as an emerging treatment modality for a variety of cancers and the migration of immune cells. |
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| Resources to Other Learning Materials |
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MIT has a multitude of exciting courses and activities on campus. And while we can’t capture all of it on OCW, we do want to make sure our learners can find these resources. So, we have created pages on OCW that point to the resources that live elsewhere. Here are some recent examples:
8.02 Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism: This course is available through MIT’s Open Learning Library and covers the fundamental concepts of electricity and magnetism.
2.00B Toy Product Design: Toy Product Design is an introduction to the product design process with a focus on designing for play and entertainment. It is a project-centric class offered in the Spring semester.
2.009 Product Engineering Process: In this hands-on undergraduate class, students work in large teams of approximately 15-20 individuals to design and build working alpha prototypes of new products.
Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises: The main focus of this course is to help early-stage social impact startups define key aspects of their business by examining case studies from leading social entrepreneurs and both nonprofit and for-profit enterprises around the world.
The Science and Business of Biotechnology: This course focuses on early-stage biotechnology companies with particular emphasis on understanding the underlying science, technology, and disease targets—together with the application of novel business structures and financing methods—to facilitate drug discovery, clinical development, and greater patient access to new therapies. |
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