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EC.050 (U)/ EC.090 (G) Recreate Experiments from History: Inform the Future from the Past Elizabeth Cavicchi Edgerton Center Students develop perspective for thinking about the future by studying historical physical science and recreating these experiments through their own curiosity and questions. The seminar builds awareness of the unexpected - even in familiar settings - through observing the sky and conducting lab activities with light, electricity, and motion. Working alone and in teams, students hone their skills in observation, exploration, and evaluation. Students learn by analyzing historical works of Galileo, Archimedes, and others, and extending these observers’ practices to their own thinking. Lab sessions complemented by museum and site visits. Students keep an observing notebook and write a reflective paper on their experience. The seminar’s exploratory and collaborative pedagogy equips students to teach and conduct research in science, history and other areas. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
EC.S02 Starting Up New Tech-Based Business (Will appear as "Special Subjects at the Edgerton Center" on transcript) Joe Hadzima Sloan School of Management Study of tech startup topics and processes as experienced at MIT. The first of two related seminars (seminars do not have to be taken sequentially, see also EC.075, spring) EC.S02 focusses on researching market needs, ideas, do-ability, fundability, founders' behavior, and team management. First-person case discussions led by founders, many of whom are current MIT students simultaneously juggling academic and startup lives, and for some grad students and young alums, new family factors. Fall seminar includes a `legal clinic' and a `maintaining mental health clinic' - special evenings addressing a range of related MIT student and alum concerns; MIT and invited area professionals are seminar clinic leaders. Course requirements include regular readings and two writing assignments, plus the opportunity for involvement in optional hands-on projects including co-founding and or joining real MIT start-ups; related UROPs; outreach to local high school students requesting assistance with their own start-up ideas; field trips; and other special projects. For more information contact Joe Hadzima, jgh@mit.edu, and Richard Shyduroff, rdshydur@mit.edu.
EC.100 Electronics Fabrication & Design I Tony Caloggero Edgerton Center Explores the science and art of building electronic devices. Using soldering techniques, each student builds the circuit board for a power supply from a kit, and installs the circuit into a case. In the process, students decide what connectors are required, where to place them, and how to incorporate a meter to measure the output voltage. No previous electronics experience necessary. Limited to 10. EC.101 Electronics Fabrication &
Design II U (0-3-0) [P/D/F] F1-3 in 4-409 Covers printed circuit board (PCB) technologies that enabled the electronics revolution. Explores techniques for making circuit boards using computer-based design tools. Each student designs and fabricates a PCB, and has the opportunity to build it into useful circuits. No previous electronics experience necessary. Limited to 10. EC.110J/ 6.072 Intro to Digital Electronics Jon Williams Edgerton Center Design your own circuits for times when off-the-shelf solutions are not available. Seminar begins with assembly of a utility board. Weekly labs cover digital logic gates, memory elements, and finite-state machine design. Seminar concludes with a team-based design project. Preference given to freshmen. Maximum of 10 students per term, lottery at the first class session if oversubscribed. For more information contact Jim Bales, bales@mit.edu EC.120J/ 6.070 Electronics Project Laboratory Jim Bales Edgerton Center Intuition-based introduction to electronics, electronic components and test equipment such as oscilloscopes, meters (voltage, resistance inductance, capacitance, etc.), and signal generators. Emphasizes individual instruction and development of skills, such as soldering, assembly, and troubleshooting. Students design, build, and keep a small electronics project, such as a simple robot, to put their new knowledge into practice. Intended for students with little or no previous background in electronics. Enrollment may be limited. For more information contact Jim Bales, bales@mit.edu
6.163 Strobe Project Laboratory Jim Bales Edgerton Center A project laboratory for the application of electronic flash sources to measurement and photography. First half covers fundamentals of photography and electronic flashes, including experiments on application of electronic flash to photography,stroboscopy, motion analysis, high-speed videography. In the second half, students work in small groups to select, design, and execute independent projects in measurement or photography that apply techniques learned. Enrollment limited, and attendance at the first lecture is required to enroll. 12 Engineering Design Points. For more information contact Dr. Jim Bales, bales@mit.edu. EC.305 Digital and Darkroom Imaging Thery Mislick Edgerton Center Students use both film and digital photography to develop a creative imaging project of their own choice. Develops skills in the use of image editing software to enhance, select, and combine images that the student has taken. Uses the darkroom to develop film for scanning and for chemical enlargement. Discusses topics such as the camera, composition, lighting, modes and formats, image compression, and halftone and dye sublimation printing. Students are expected to produce a duplicate set of black and white and/or color prints, along with a writeup and digital copy as the project output. For more information contact Thery Mislick, tcmislic@mit.edu.
EC.421J/ESD.172 X-Prize: Grand Challenges in Energy E. Wagner, D. Newman, F. Murray, K. Zolot, J. Shames, C. Cooney Uses a project-based approach to examine the intersection of incentives and innovation, drawing on economic models, historic examples, and analytic tools to help develop new prize concepts that can generate revolutionary progress in the energy field. Limited to 30 graduate students by application; select upperclassmen with permission of instructor. For more information contact Dr. Jim Bales, bales@mit.edu.
EC.600 Developing Delhi Deepti Nijhawan Edgerton Center Explores the planning, monuments, and architectural history of Delhi using maps, city planning documents, readings, films, and slides as resources. Fosters a general understanding of cities and urban form through site visits to Boston and Cambridge, as well as by each student leading a discussion and presenting on a city that they know well. Upon successful completion of the seminar, students are eligible to participate in an optional travel experience to India during IAP for an additional fee; financial assistance available based on need. Meets with EC.A600 (freshman advising seminar). For more information contact Deepti Nijhawan, deeptin@mit.edu.
EC.701/ 11.025 D-Lab: Development Amy Smith Edgerton Center Issues in international development, appropriate technology and project implementation addressed through lectures, case studies, guest speakers and laboratory exercises. Students form project teams to partner with community organizations in developing countries, and formulate plans for an optional IAP site visit. (Previous field sites include Ghana, Brazil, Honduras and India.) Recitation sections focus on specific project implementation, and include cultural, social, political, environmental and economic overviews of the target countries as well as an introduction to the local languages. Enrollment limited by lottery; must attend first class session. For more information, contact Elisha Clark, eliclark@mit.edu. EC.702J Cross-Cultural Investigations: Technology and Development
(New) Heather Paxson Anthropology Enhances cross-cultural understanding through discussion of practical, ethical, and epistemological issues in conducting social science and applied research in foreign countries or unfamiliar communities. Includes research practicum to help students develop interviewing, participant-observation, and other qualitative research skills, as well as critical discussion of case studies. Open to all interested students, but intended particularly for those planning to undertake exploratory research or applied work abroad. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. For more information, contact Heather Paxson,paxson@mit.edu or Elisha Clark, eliclark@mit.edu. EC.712 D-Lab: Information and Communication Technologies in Development (ICT) Amy Smith Edgerton Center Explores the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to address specific needs in developing countries. Establishes knowledge and engineering skills needed to successfully deploy an ICT project, with a focus on appropriateness, transferability, and long-term sustainability. The first half of term presents an introduction to communication hardware, including antenna design, RFID, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and low-power sensors. Second half covers development of mobile phone applications and server communications, as well as system architecture for data collection and mapping. Students work in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with local community partners. Culminates in a final project to be deployed in the field. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignment related to the term project. For more information, contact Rich Fletcher, fletcher@media.mit.edu. EC.713/ 4.411 D-Lab Schools: Building Technology Laboratory Leslie Norford Dept. of Architecture Focuses on the design, analysis and application of technologies that support the construction of cheaper and better performing schools in developing countries. Prepares students to design or retrofit school buildings with an educational NGO that is partnered with communities and educational organizations. Strategies include daylighting, passive heating and cooling, improved indoor air quality via natural ventilation, appropriate material selection, and structural design. Case studies illustrate ways to improve education around the world; they also underscore barriers and their potential impact. Students present their designs and/or implement retrofits during an optional IAP site visit. For more information, contact Leslie Norford, lnorford@mit.edu or John Ochsendorf, jao@mit.edu. EC.716 D-Lab: Waste Elizabeth McDonald DUSP Provides a multidisciplinary approach to managing waste in low- and middle-income countries with strategies that diminish greenhouse gas emissions and provide enterprise opportunities for marginalized populations. Studies waste management strategies in cities in Africa, India, and Latin America; examines case studies of collection, recycling, and waste-to-energy businesses developed in low-income settings; and researches public policy that supports sustainable, integrated, solid waste management systems. Student teams develop waste management strategies that culminate in a two-week IAP trip to Nicaragua where students will work with a local NGO and the municipality to assist in the implementation of waste management initiatives. Includes guest speakers and field trips. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. For more information, contact Elizabeth McDonald, libbymac.mcdonald@gmail.com. EC.723 Cycle Ventures Gwyndaf Jones Edgerton Center Explores bicycle technology as a way to provide human power for an array of purposes in underserved communities. Presents an historical perspective on bicycle technology via lectures, guest speakers, and laboratory exercises. Students work as a group on a joint design and fabrication project; they then form project teams to take on design challenges from community organizations that work with bicycle-based technologies around the world. Optional January travel to partner communities. Limited to 16. For more information, contact Gwyn Jones, gwyndafj@mit.edu. EC.731/MAS.665 (G)/ 15.375 Development Ventures A. Pentland Media Arts and Sciences Seminar on founding, financing, and building entrepreneurial ventures in developing nations. Challenges students to craft enduring and economically viable solutions to the problems faced by these countries. Cases illustrate examples of both successful and failed businesses, and the difficulties in deploying and diffusing products and services through entrepreneurial action. Explores a range of established and emerging business models, as well as new business opportunities enabled by emerging technologies in MIT labs and beyond. Students develop a business plan executive summary suitable for submission in the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition $1K Warm-Up. Limited to 25. For more information, contact Joost Bonsen, jpbonsen@mit.edu.
EC.900 Independent Study New! Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and final report. For more information, contact Jim Bales, bales@mit.edu, Steve Banzaert, sgtist@mit.edu or Victor Grau Serrat, victoris@mit.edu. EC.910 Edgerton Center Undergraduate Teaching An opportunity for undergraduates to participate in teaching and tutoring Center subjects and seminars. Students develop one-on-one teaching skills under the supervision of an Edgerton Center instructor. EC.980 Independent Study - Graduate New! Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and final report. For more information, contact Jim Bales, bales@mit.edu, Steve Banzaert, sgtist@mit.edu or Victor Grau Serrat, victoris@mit.edu. EC.990 Edgerton Center Graduate Teaching An opportunity for graduate students to participate in teaching and tutoring Edgerton Center subjects and seminars. Permission of Edgerton Center staff required. For more information, contact Jim Bales, bales@mit.edu. EC.UR Undergraduate Research (UROP) Undergraduate research opportunities in the Edgerton Center. For more information, contact Dr. James Bales, bales@mit.edu. EC.URG Undergraduate Research - Graded (UROP) Undergraduate research opportunities in the Edgerton Center. For more information, contact Dr. James Bales, bales@mit.edu. |
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