Bar tender's courses

By Bar tender, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, On September 30, 2008

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 context of structural transformations including annealing, spinodal decomposition, nucleation, growth, and particle coarsening. In addition, it concentrates on structure-function relationships, and in particular how grain size, interstitial and substitutional solid solutions, and second-phase particles impact mechanical and other properties. Examples include microelectronic circuitry, magnetic memory and drug delivery applications.

By Bar tender, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, On September 30, 2008

By Bar tender, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, On September 30, 2008

By Bar tender, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, On September 30, 2008

By Bar tender, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, On September 29, 2008

an introduction to computer graphics hardware, algorithms, and software. Topics include: line generators, affine transformations, line and polygon clipping, splines, interactive techniques, perspective projection, solid modeling, hidden surface algorithms, lighting models, shading, and animation. Substantial programming experience is required. This course is worth 6 Engineering Design Points.

By Bar tender, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, On September 28, 2008

Financial Management studies corporate finance and capital markets, emphasizing the financial aspects of managerial decisions. It touches on all areas of finance, including the valuation of real and financial assets, risk management and financial derivatives, the trade-off between risk and expected return, and corporate financing and dividend policy. The course draws heavily on empirical research to help guide managerial decisions.

By Bar tender, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, On September 28, 2008

"Environmental Politics & Policy" explores the workings of environmental policymaking in the United States. * What are the big issues facing environmental policy? * How did we end up with the policies we have today? * Why does it take a crisis to move environmental policy forward? * Why do political factors - economic interests, social and political values, bureaucratic styles, ideologies, elections, etc. - always seem to overwhelm sound scientific and engineering judgment in determining policy outcomes? Case studies ranging from cleaning up toxic waste pollution to endangered species protection probe the clashes between science and politics at local, state, and federal levels.

By Bar tender, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, On September 28, 2008

In this course, we will explore the specific ways by which microbes defeat our immune system and the molecular mechanisms that are under attack (phagocytosis, the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway, MHC I/II antigen presentation). Through our discussion and dissection of the primary research literature, we will explore aspects of host-pathogen interactions. We will particularly emphasize the experimental techniques used in the field and how to read and understand research data. Technological advances in the fight against microbes will also be discussed, with specific examples.

By Bar tender, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, On September 28, 2008

By Bar tender, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, On September 28, 2008

Most of the major categories of adaptive behavior can be seen in all animals. This course begins with the evolution of behavior, the driver of nervous system evolution, reviewed using concepts developed in ethology, sociobiology, other comparative studies, and in studies of brain evolution. The roles of various types of plasticity are considered, as well as foraging and feeding, defensive and aggressive behavior, courtship and reproduction, migration and navigation, social activities and communication, with contributions of inherited patterns and cognitive abilities. Both field and laboratory based studies are reviewed; and finally, human behavior is considered within the context of primate studies.