• 18.786 Number Theory II: Class Field Theory

• 2.062J Wave Propagation
• 9.07 Statistics for Brain and Cognitive Science

Ever hear someone complain about a recent flight on an airliner?

There wasn’t enough legroom to stretch out, the food (if there was any) was only so-so, the movie selection could have been better, it wasn’t easy falling asleep tilted back only slightly in that seat.

What people don’t much complain about is the aircraft itself, which holds 300 people and their luggage, zooms along at 600 miles per hour for thousands of miles up at 35,000 feet, has a pressurized cabin with a comfortable climate, is remarkably quiet, and affords a fairly smooth ride, even in rough weather.

The reason we find ourselves preoccupied with airborne beverage options and not the air-sick bag is the fantastic success of systems engineering in designing aircraft, which now have thousands of requirements, from efficient, powerful engines to sophisticated electronics.

In the days of high resolution video, lecture notes may not seem like a flashy way to learn, but they represent one of OCW’s most valuable and portable learning resources.  Currently, almost 650 course sites in the OCW collection have complete lecture notes, and many other sites have selected notes. Another 67 courses have full online textbooks.

At their most robust, lecture notes can mimic textbooks, with clearly written prose, crisp mathematical notation, and graphs or illustrations.

A good way to zero in on class notes in a subject that interests you is to visit the Teaching Materials search on the OCW Educator portal. 

Adapting to New Models in Systems Engineering: Insights and Reflections from General Electric and General Motors

You are invited to join a free webinar next Friday, November 3, 2017 at 12:00 PM ET. Panelists from General Motors and General Electric join MIT faculty Dr. Bruce G. Cameron to tackle questions like:
 

• What are the architecture and systems engineering challenges faced by technology-driven organizations today?
• How is model-based systems engineering viewed in large corporations?
• How have GM and GE tackled big system engineering challenges?
• What has been the feedback from GM and GE employees to date on their participation in the online program?

 
Dr. Cameron will also be answering your questions on the Architecture and Systems Engineering online program for professionals.
 
> Reserve your seat today. Space is limited.

It’s National Chemistry Week, so we are celebrating all things chemistry here at Highlights for High School!  Here are a few of our favorite resources:

• Study for the Advanced Placement* exam in chemistry.
• Take an introductory-level chemistry course.
• Watch a reality show called ChemLab Boot Camp about MIT freshmen finding their way around a lab for the first time.
• Watch live chemistry demonstrations in the series Chemistry Behind the Magic.

> Learn more on how to run lab procedures, like titration and distillation.

* AP is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.