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15.912 Technology Strategy, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
Outlines tools for formulating and evaluating technology strategy, including an introduction to the economics of technical change, models of technological evolution, and models of organizational dynamics and innovation. ...
18.781 Theory of Numbers, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
This course provides an elementary introduction to number theory with no algebraic prerequisites. Topics include primes, congruences, quadratic reciprocity, diophantine equations, irrational numbers, continued fractions ...
ESD.260J / 1.260J / 15.770J Logistics Systems, Fall 2003
(2003-12)
See description under subject 1.260J. This course is a survey of analytic tools, approaches, and techniques which are useful in the design and operation of logistics systems and integrated supply chains. The material is ...
3.A24 Freshman Seminar: The Engineering of Trees, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
Why are things in nature shaped the way they are? Why can't trees grow taller than they are? Why is grass skinny and hollow? Why are some leaves full of holes? These are the types of questions Dr. Lorna Gibson's freshman ...
13.734 Sailing Yacht Design, Fall 2003
(2003-12)
This subject teaches students, having an initial interest in sailing design, how to design good yachts. Topics covered include hydrostatics, transverse stability, and the incorporation of the design spiral into one's working ...
13.122 Ship Structural Analysis & Design, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
Ship longitudinal strength and hull primary stresses. Ship structural design concepts. Effect of superstructures and dissimilar materials on primary strength. Transverse shear stresses in the hull girder. Torsional strength ...
2.007 Design and Manufacturing I, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
Develops students' competence and self-confidence as design engineers. Emphasis on the creative design process bolstered by application of physical laws, and learning to complete projects on schedule. Synthesis, analysis, ...
18.701 Algebra I, Fall 2003
(2003-12)
The Algebra I class covers subjects such as Group Theory, Linear Algebra, and Geometry. In more detail groups, vector spaces, linear transformations, symmetry groups, bilinear forms, and linear groups are discussed.
12.007 Geobiology, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
The interactive Earth system: biology in geologic, environmental and climate change throughout Earth history. Since life began it has continually shaped and re-shaped the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and the solid ...
3.91J / 1.593J Mechanical Behavior of Plastics, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
Relation among chemical composition, physical structure, and mechanical behavior of plastics or synthetic high polymers. Study of types of polymers; fundamentals of viscoelastic phenomena such as creep, stress relaxation, ...