Browsing Nuclear Science and Engineering (22) - Archived by Title
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22.312 Engineering of Nuclear Reactors, Fall 2004
(2004-12)Engineering principles of nuclear reactors, emphasizing power reactors. Power plant thermodynamics, reactor heat generation and removal (single-phase as well as two-phase coolant flow and heat transfer), and structural ... -
22.312 Engineering of Nuclear Reactors, Fall 2007
(2007-12)This course covers the engineering principles of nuclear reactors, emphasizing power reactors. Specific topics include power plant thermodynamics, reactor heat generation and removal (single-phase as well as two-phase ... -
22.313 Thermal Hydraulics in Nuclear Power Technology, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Advanced topics emphasizing thermo-fluid dynamic phenomena and analysis methods. Single-heated channel-transient analysis. Multiple-heated channels connected at plena. Loop analysis including single and two-phase natural ... -
22.313 Thermal Hydraulics in Nuclear Power Technology, Spring 2005
(2005-06)Advanced topics emphasizing thermo-fluid dynamic phenomena and analysis methods. Single-heated channel-transient analysis. Multiple-heated channels connected at plena. Loop analysis including single and two-phase natural ... -
22.314J / 1.56J / 2.084J Structural Mechanics in Nuclear Power Technology, Spring 2004
(2004-06)Structural components in nuclear power plant systems, their functional purposes, operating conditions, and mechanical-structural design requirements. Combines mechanics techniques with models of material behavior to determine ... -
22.351 Systems Analysis of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Spring 2003
(2003-06)In-depth technical and policy analysis of various options for the nuclear fuel cycle. Topics include uranium supply, enrichment fuel fabrication, in-core physics and fuel management of uranium, thorium and other fuel types, ... -
22.39 Integration of Reactor Design, Operations, and Safety, Fall 2005
(2005-12)This course integrates studies of reactor physics and engineering sciences into nuclear power plant design. Topics include materials issues in plant design and operations, aspects of thermal design, fuel depletion and ... -
22.51 Interaction of Radiation with Matter, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Basic principles of interaction of electromagnetic radiation, thermal neutrons, and charged particles with matter. Introduces classical electrodynamics, quantum theory of radiation, time-dependent perturbation theory, ... -
22.54 Neutron Interactions and Applications, Spring 2002
(2002-06)Comprehensive treatment of neutron interactions in condensed matter at energies from thermal to MeV, focusing on aspects most relevant to radiation therapy, industrial imaging, and materials research applications. Comparative ... -
22.611J / 6.651J / 8.613J Introduction To Plasma Physics I, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Introduces plasma phenomena relevant to energy generation by controlled thermonuclear fusion and to astrophysics. Basic plasma properties and collective behavior. Coulomb collisions and transport processes. Motion of charged ... -
22.A09 / 22.013 Career Options for Biomedical Research, Fall 2005
(2005-12)This course has been designed as a seminar to give students an understanding of how scientists with medical or scientific degrees conduct research in both hospital and academic settings. There will be interactive discussions ... -
3.021J / 1.021J / 10.333J / 18.361J / 22.00J Introduction to Modeling and Simulation, Spring 2008
(2008-06)This course explores the basic concepts of computer modeling and simulation in science and engineering. We'll use techniques and software for simulation, data analysis and visualization. Continuum, mesoscale, atomistic and ... -
3.021J / 1.021J / 10.333J / 18.361J / 22.00J Introduction to Modeling and Simulation, Spring 2011
(2011-06)This subject provides an introduction to modeling and simulation (IM/S), covering continuum methods, atomistic and molecular simulation (e.g. molecular dynamics) as well as quantum mechanics. These tools play an increasingly ... -
3.40J / 22.71J Physical Metallurgy, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Discusses structure-property relationships in metallic alloys selected to illustrate some basic concepts of physical metallurgy and alloy design. Fundamentals of annealing, spinodal decomposition, nucleation, growth, and ... -
3.40J / 22.71J Physical Metallurgy, Spring 2004
(2004-06)This course examines how the presence of 1-, 2- and 3D defects and second phases control the mechanical, electromagnetic and chemical behavior of metals and alloys. It considers point, line and interfacial defects in the ... -
4.651 20th Century Art, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Critical examination of major developments in European and American art during the past century. Surveys art's engagements with modernization, radical politics, utopianism, mass culture, changing conceptions of mind and ... -
6.172 Performance Engineering of Software Systems, Fall 2009
(2009-12)Modern computing platforms provide unprecedented amounts of raw computational power. But significant complexity comes along with this power, to the point that making useful computations exploit even a fraction of the ... -
6.436J / 15.085J Fundamentals of Probability, Fall 2005
(2005-12)This is a course on the fundamentals of probability geared towards first or second-year graduate students who are interested in a rigorous development of the subject. The course covers most of the topics in MIT course 6.431 ... -
6.868J / MAS.731J The Society of Mind, Spring 2007
(2007-06)This course is an introduction to a theory that tries to explain how minds are made from collections of simpler processes. The subject treats such aspects of thinking as vision, language, learning, reasoning, memory, ... -
6.972 Game Theory and Mechanism Design, Spring 2005
(2005-06)This course is offered to graduates and is an introduction to fundamentals of game theory and mechanism design with motivations drawn from various applications including distributed control of wireline and wireless ...