6.090
Special Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Building Programming Experience in Python: A Lead-In to 6.01
John Guttag, Michael Borohovski, Bennjamin Agre
Tue Jan 20, Wed Jan 21, Thu Jan 22, Fri Jan 23, Mon Jan 26, 02-03:30pm, 32-044
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 50 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Intended for students with some elementary programming background (e.g., at the level of IAP 6.189, but in any programming language), and who feel they would benefit from additional practice in program design, implementation, and debugging in Python. The course is programming-intensive, conducted primarily in the form of a supervised, but highly individual project. There will be one crash-course lecture to make sure everybody is on the same page.
Prior to enrolling, students must submit the self-diagnostic test at
http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.090/www/diagnostic.html
Web: http://web.mit.edu/6.090/www/
Contact: Michael Borohovski, 6.090@mit.edu
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6.091
Special Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Hands-On Introduction to EE Lab Skills
Gim Hom
Mon Jan 12, Wed Jan 14, Tue Jan 20, Thu Jan 22, Tue Jan 27, 03-04:30pm, 34-301
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 05-Dec-2008
Limited to 45 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: None
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
See website for lab times.
Introduction to basic electrical engineering concepts, components and laboratory techniques, covering resistors, capacitors, inductors, analog integrated circuits, power supplies and digital circuits. Five lab exercises with heavy emphasis on hands-on experience constructing projects using multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and other tools. Geared to freshmen and non-Course VI majors.
To register for lottery, please email gim at mit.edu.
Day 1: Intro to Safety; Electronic Components and Theory
Day 2: Use of Measurement Equipment: Multi-Meters & Oscilloscopes; Construction & Debugging of Simple Electronic Circuits
Day 3: Integrated Circuits: Timers, voltage Regulators, Digital ICs & Op Amps
Day 4: Digital Circuits
Day 5: Video, AD & DA conversion, motors
Web: http://mit.edu/6.091
Contact: Gim Hom, g i m@mit.edu
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6.092
Special Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Introduction to Software Engineering in Java: (CLASS IS FULL)
Evan Jones, Olivier Koch, Philippe Cudre-Mauroux
Tue, Thu, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 02-04:00pm, 32-141
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 60 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: No prior Java programming experience necessary
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
This class is now over capacity! An introduction to software engineering, using the Java programming language. Covers concepts useful to 6.005. The focus is on developing high quality, working software that solves real problems. Students will learn the fundamentals of Java, and how to use 3rd party libraries to get more done with less work. The class is designed for students with some programming experience, but if you have none and are motivated you will do fine. Students who have taken 6.170 or 6.005 should not take this course. One hour of lecture and one hour of assisted lab work. Short labs assigned with each lecture.
Bring charged laptops with Java to class. Email us if you don't have a laptop and one will be provided.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/iapjava/
Contact: Evan Jones, evanj@mit.edu
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6.093
Special Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
High-Tech Startups
Ken Morse, Jack M. Gill, PhD., Vanguard Venture Partners
Mon-Fri, Jan 12-16, 20-22, 10am-12:00pm, 32-141
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 21-Dec-2008
Limited to 60 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
A pragmatic, fast-paced primer course on the dynamics of high-tech entrepreneurship designed for science and entrepreneurial faculty, graduate students in science, engineering, medicine, and entrepreneurship, upper-class science, engineering and entrepreneurial majors, and post-docs and interns with entrepreneurial interests. Features prestigious, industry guest speakers. Topics: VCs, Entrepreneurs, VC Firms, Startup Company Dynamics, stock options, compensations, financings, cap schemes, photonics case study, telecom case study, and high-tech career planning.
Also 15.962.
Contact: Ayusman Sarangi, ayusman@mit.edu
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6.094
Special Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Introduction to MATLAB
Danilo Scepanovic, Patrick Ho
Mon Jan 12 thru Fri Jan 16, 07-08:30pm, 54-100
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: familiarity with programming; 18.03; linear algebra
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Basic undergraduate subjects not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult Department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Registration by permission of instructor.
An aggressively gentle introduction to MATLAB, to give students fluency, including popular toolboxes. Interactive lectures with computers running MATLAB for each student. Problem-based MATLAB assignments. To pass, a student must complete all assignments. Students are encouraged to bring their own laptops with MATLAB installed; for those without, laptops will be provided.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/6.094/www
Contact: Danilo Scepanovic, danilos@mit.edu
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6.095
Special Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Hooked on Photonics: Intro to Modern Optoelectronics for Undergrads
Leslie Kolodziejski, Ta-Ming Shih
Tue Jan 20, Wed Jan 21, Thu Jan 22, Mon Jan 26, Tue Jan 27, 11am-12:30pm, 32-124, Photonics Lab Tour 1/23, TBD
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 30 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: 8.02, 18.02
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
A one week introduction to photonics for undergraduates who are interested in classes or a UROP in photonics, or just want to learn about this very hot field. Topics will include fiber-optics, photonic crystals, semiconductor lasers, LEDs, biophotonics, and the fabrication of these devices. Focuses on general concepts and applications. More advanced topics covered by student request. Each class will include two 30 minute lectures given by different researchers.
Contact: Ta-Ming Shih, shihtm@mit.edu
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6.096
Special Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Introduction to C++
Radhika Malik, Jesse Dunietz, Tanmay Kumar
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 26, 28, 10:30-11:30am, 2-105, TR Labs, 2-5, 4-153
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 18-Dec-2008
Limited to 40 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: No prior C++ programming experience, need no prior programmi
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
For undergraduate and graduate students in Science, Social Sciences and Engineering programs who need to learn fundamental programming skills quickly but not in great depth. Ideal for UROPs or summer jobs requiring C++. NOT a class for experienced programmers in C++! Student with NO programming background are welcome.
Topics include control structures, arrays, functions, classes, objects, file handling and simple algorithms for common tasks. Class will build up to a final project. No final exam. Students are encouraged to bring their own laptops, but contact us if you don't have one.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/doonitz/www/6.096/
Contact: Radhika Malik, cpp2009@mit.edu
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6.097
Special Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Review of Signals and Systems
Shirin Farrahi, Vincent Tan, Yi-Chieh Wu
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, 05-06:30pm, 56-154
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 30 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: 18.02
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Preparation for 6.003, 6.011, or the course 6 TQE focusing on several key concepts including LTI systems, convolution, CT and DT Fourier series & transforms, filtering, sampling, modulation, Laplace & z-transforms, and feedback. Three problem sets spread over three weeks. Ungraded practice exam on final day.
Listeners welcome!
Please email tbp-linear-systems@mit.edu if questions.
Cosponsored by Tau Beta Pi.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/vtan/www/6.097/
Contact: Shirin Farrahi, tbp-linear-systems@mit.edu
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6.098
Special Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Review of Circuit Analysis
Philip Godoy
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 01-03:00pm, 36-112
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 30 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: 6.002 or equivalent
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Review of 6.002, Circuits & Electronics, teaching basic circuit theory and principles of electrical engineering. It is primarily intended for students who want to review the course material, particularly first-year Course 6 graduate students studying for the TQE. Fundamentals of the lumped circuit abstraction. Resistive elements and networks; independent and dependent sources; switches and MOS devices; digital abstraction; amplifiers; and energy storage elements. Dynamics of first- and second-order networks; design in the time and frequency domains; analog and digital circuits and applications.
Four required homework assignments.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~godoy/tbpcircuits.html
Contact: Philip Godoy, tbp-circuits@mit.edu
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6.099
Special Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Street-Fighting Mathematics
Sanjoy Mahajan
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, 11am-12:00pm, 4-231
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 57 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: 18.01/equivalent; instructor permission NOT required
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Basic undergraduate subjects not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Registration by permission of instructor.
The art of guessing results and solving problems without doing a proof or an exact calculation. Techniques include extreme-cases reasoning, dimensional analysis, successive approximation, discretization, generalization, and pictorial analysis. Application to mental calculation, solid geometry, musical intervals, logarithms, integration, infinite series, solitaire, and differential equations. (No epsilons or deltas are harmed by taking this course.)
Same subjects as 18.098.
Web: http://mit.edu/18.098/www/
Contact: Sanjoy Mahajan, 5-122, x3-0602, sanjoy@mit.edu
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6.184
Special Laboratory Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Caffeinated 6.001
Alex Vandiver, Ben Vandiver, Nelson Elhage, Zev Benjamin
Mon, Wed, Jan 5, 7, 12, 14, 21, 26, 28, 07-09:00pm, 32-044
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 30 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor , no prerequisites
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Laboratory subjects not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn offerings for a particular term.
Zombie-like, 6.001 rises from the dead to teach scheme again. Unlike a zombie, though, it's moving quite a bit faster than it did the first time. Like the original, don't walk into the class expecting that it will teach you scheme; instead, 6.001 attempts to teach thought patterns
for computer science, and the structure and interpretation of computer programs. Weekly projects, many based on historic 6.001 projects, will be assigned.
Cosponsored by SIPB (Student Information Processing Board)
Contact: Alex Vandiver, alexmv@mit.edu
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6.185
Special Laboratory Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
"6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition"
6.270 Organizers, Steven Herbst
Mon Jan 5, Fri Jan 9, Wed Jan 14, Tue Jan 20, 11am-12:00pm, 34-101
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 180 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor readiness to work hard and have fun
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Fee: 150.00 for each team to defray cost of ~$1000 kit
Groups of two or three design, build, and program robots (made of LEGO and various sensors) for the annual final contest January 29th, 26-100, 7 PM. Freshmen are strongly encouraged to participate. No experience is necessary; you'll learn how to play with LEGOs, basic programming and soldering. It's time (and fun) intensive, running from the start of IAP, at ludicrous speed to the exciting public final competition at the end. Participants can't have other major time commitments. Class has six edps.
Important: Register at our website as well as on-line by
January 5th.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/6.270/www/
Contact: 6.270 Organizers, 6.270-organizers@mit.edu
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6.186
Special Laboratory Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Maslab - Mobile Autonomous Systems Laboratory:
Prof. Leslie Kaelbling
Mon Jan 5, 01-02:00pm, 32-155, Final comp 1/30, 5pm, 26-100
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 15-Nov-2008
Limited to 60 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor Programming Experience
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Fee: 50.00 for team fee to defray the cost of materials
Maslab/6.186 is an advanced autonomous robotics contest emphasizing technical AI, vision, mapping, and navigation from a mounted camera, with few restrictions on materials, sensor, or actuators, enabling students to build robots very creatively. Teams should have 3-4 members, and be prepared to devote the bulk of IAP to creating their robot. The majority of the team should have basic programming experience. Friendly competition in 26-100 Jan 30 will start with an Open House at 5 and contests at 5:30. 6 EDPs.
Web: http://maslab.csail.mit.edu
Contact: Eric Timmons, maslab-staff@mit.edu
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6.187
Special Laboratory Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
6.370: The BattleCode Programming Competition
Michael Ernst, Amrik Kochhar, Oleg Kozhushnyan, Jasper Lin, Trevor Rundell, Joel Stein, Aleks Tamarkin
Mon-Fri, Jan 5-9, 12-16, 04-05:00pm, 34-101
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor Programming Experience
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
6.370 is an artificial intelligence programming contest. Students will work in teams of 1-4, programming virtual robots to play BattleCode, a real-time strategy game. The competition will culminate in a live BattleCode tournament held publicly on January 31 in Kresge. The top teams will receive cash prizes. 6 Engineering Design Points. Students must preregister both on WebSIS, for 6.187, AND on the BattleCode website by January 2. The only mandatory on-campus event is the final competition.
Web: http://battlecode.mit.edu/
Contact: Joel Stein, 6.370-chair@mit.edu
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6.188
Special Laboratory Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
6.470 Web Programming Competition
Robert Miller
Mon Jan 5 thru Fri Jan 9, 12-04:00pm, 26-156, 1/20,32-141 Special Lecture
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor some programming
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
What makes a rock star web programmer? HTML, DOM, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, PHP, JSON, and AJAX. 6.470 teaches all these and more, in-depth and hands-on. Lectures cover all the key topics and technologies. Teams of 1-3 compete to build database-backed web sites; the sites will be judged by a panel of experts, and winners announced at an awards ceremony and demo at the end of IAP. Beginners and experienced web programmers welcome, but previous programming experience recommended. 6 EDPs
Student must pre-register for 6.188 both on WebSIS and on the 6.470 website.
Special lecture "Real World Development & Entrepreneurship",
Michael Bryzek, 99, 00, The Gilt Group, 1/20, 1-2 PM, 32-141, FREE Lunch.
Web: http://6.470.scripts.mit.edu/
Contact: Lydia Chilton, 6.470-chair@mit.edu
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6.189
Special Laboratory Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using Python
John Pope
Mon-Fri, Jan 5-9, 12-16, 02-05:00pm, 32-044
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 15-Dec-2008
Limited to 30 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor little or no programming experience
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Laboratory subjects not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn offerings for a particular term.
This course will provide a gentle introduction to programming using Python for highly motivated students with little or no prior experience in programming computers. The course will focus on planning and organizing programs, as well as the grammar of the Python programming language. Lectures will be interactive featuring in-class exercises with lots of support from the course staff. Lectures will be reinforced through required problem sets featuring programming exercises and a graded quiz at the end of the course.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~mihirk/6.189/
Contact: John Pope, johnp@mit.edu
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6.190
Special Laboratory Subjects in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
WAMI! Web-Based Speech Application Design Competition
Dr. Stephanie Seneff, Alex Gruenstein, Ian McGraw
Wed Jan 7, Mon Jan 12, Wed Jan 14, 21, Mon Jan 26, 01-02:00pm, 32-144, Final Comp 1/28,6pm, 32-155
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 12-Dec-2008
Limited to 20 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Laboratory subjects not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn offerings for a particular term.
This class will be a crash course and competition in building web-based applications and games which make use of speech recognition. Students will use the new WAMI toolkit, which makes it easy for anyone with basic web design and Java skills to create web applications that users can TALK TO in English or Mandarin Chinese. Following a brief speech recognition and toolkit tutorial, students will work in small groups to design their own web-applications. On the final day, groups will present their applications and the group with the best application will win a cash prize. For a sneak preview of the capabilities of the toolkit, and to sign up for the class lottery, check out http://wami.csail.mit.edu/wamiclass/
Web: http://wami.csail.mit.edu/wamiclass
Contact: Alex Gruenstein, alexgru@csail.mit.edu
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6.911
Special Studies in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Transcribing Prosodic Structure of Spoken Utterances with ToBI
Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel, Nanette Veilleux, Alejna Brugos
Tue, Thu, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 11am-01:00pm, 36-529
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 30 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor Linguistics, phonology, phonetics, cognitive psychology
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Training in the ToBI system (for 'To'nes and 'B'reak 'I'ndices) to transcribe the prosodic structure of spoken utterances in American English. 8 sessions will combine new ToBI tutorial presentation with extensive practice and discussion; opportunities to practice labelling outside of class. Participants are encouraged to submit sample utterances of particular interest to them, for general discussion. Class is appropriate for undergrad or grad students with background in linguistics (phonology or phonetics), cognitive psychology (psycholinguistics), speech acoustics or music, who wish to learn about the prosody of speech, i.e. the intonation, rhythm, grouping and prominence patterns of spoken utterances, prosodic differences that signal meaning & phonetic implementation.
Web: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-911January--IAP--2006/CourseHome/
Contact: Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel, stef@speech.mit.edu
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6.912
Special Studies in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Review of Probabilistic Systems Analysis
Wanmei Ou, Pavitra Krishnaswamy
Thu Jan 15, Tue Jan 20, Thu Jan 22, Tue Jan 27, Thu Jan 29, 02:30-04:00pm, 36-153
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 30 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor 6.041 or equivalent
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
A review of 6.041/6.431 (Probabilistic Systems Analysis) in preparation for 6.011 and the EECS TQE.
This course will review key concepts of probability theory. Two required problem sets, no final exam.
Cosponsored by Tau Beta Pi.
Contact: Wanmei Ou, wanmei@mit.edu
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6.913
Special Studies in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Linear Algebra Review
Lei Zhang, Hueihan Jhuang
Mon-Fri, Jan 20-23, 26, 28, 11am-12:30pm, 56-154
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 30 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: Permission of instructor , 18.06 or equivalent
Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Aimed at those seeking a broad review of 18.06 (Linear Algebra) providing a coherent summary of methods without rigorous underlying theory.
Will cover vector spaces, inner products, matrices, systems of linear equations, eigenvectors and eigenvalues, amongst other subjects. If time permits, material beyond 18.06 will also be covered; coupled differential equations, conic sections and applications to mechanics, quantum mechanics, linear programming and statistics.
Motivated students without 18.06 seeking a broad introduction to the subject are also welcome but will find the pace challenging. Contact instructor for permission.
The course runs during the first half of IAP, and there will be two or three problem sets, graded on effort.
Contact: Lei Zhang, zhangl@mit.edu
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6.914
Special Studies in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Entrepreneurship and China: Field Trip
Tony Eng
Schedule: TBD
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 12 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor 6.A53 freshman only
Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Advanced undergraduate subjects not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult Department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Registration by permission of instructor.
This is the optional field-trip component of 6.A53, a seminar offered in the Fall. Students will spend approximately three weeks in China, meeting Chinese students, local and foreign entrepreneurs, and expats working in China to learn about what it is like to work and live in China.
Contact: Tony Eng, tleng@mit.edu
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6.963
Spec Studies: EE & CS
Supercomputing on your desktop: programming the next generation of cheap and massively parallel hardware using CUDA
Steven G. Johnson, Nicolas Pinto, Nicolas Poilvert, Justin Riley
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, 10am-12:00pm, 32-155, Labs as needed M-F, 2 PM
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 30 participants.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: familiarity with programming
Level: G 3 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit
Opportunity for study of graduate-level topics related to electrical engineering and computer science but not included elsewhere in the curriculum. Registration under this subject normally used for situations involving small study groups. Normal registration is for 12 units. Registration subject to approval of professor in charge.
Parallel programming training on modern commodity graphics hardware. Programming massively parallel hardware requires specific knowledge about parallel programming concepts (threading, communication, & memory) that we'll cover. Hands-on training to acquire the necessary experience to advance your research. We'll provide up to 20 theoretical Teraflops (& a personal MacBook Pro per project). Can you get a PhD in Computational Sciences in 2 years using cheap massively parallel hardware and CUDA? With the generous contribution of $50K worth of high-end hardware from NVIDIA, the Rowland Institute at Harvard & MIT (OEIT, BCS, EECS), you can find out.
Web: http://sites.google.com/site/cudaiap2009
Contact: Nicolas Pinto, pinto@mit.edu
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6.964
Spec Studies: EE & CS
Interactive Technology Design
Michael Bernstein
Mon-Fri, Jan 5-9, 12-16, 19, 03-05:00pm, 37-212
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Limited to 25 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: 6.005 or permission of instructor
Level: G 6 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit
Opportunity for study of graduate-level topics related to electrical engineering and computer science but not included elsewhere in the curriculum. Registration under this subject normally used for situations involving small study groups. Normal registration is for 12 units. Registration subject to approval of professor in charge.
To impact the world with interactive technology you need to know how to recognize design opportunities, generate large numbers of ideas, select the best one, and prototype it quickly and successfully. We'll teach the skills of ideation, brainstorming and interaction prototyping to a CS audience. Design studio teaching atmosphere in small groups, with lectures on idea logs, sketching, brainstorming. Short assignments to generate interactive designs for specified problems, and feedback on each others' work. Will also introduce general techniques behind today's prototyping tools, with short programming assignments. Project component: seires of design and implementation projects leading to full design iteration, building and presentation. Designed for "excited undergraduate" and graduate students.
Web: http://courses.csail.mit.edu/iap/6.964/
Contact: Michael Bernstein, msbernst@mit.edu
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