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    MIT Open Courseware - Linear Algebra

    MIT Open Courseware - Linear Algebra

    This course has been designed for independent study. It provides everything you will need to understand the concepts covered in the course. The materials include:
    A complete set of Lecture Videos by Professor Gilbert Strang.
    Summary Notes for all videos along with suggested readings in Prof. Strang’s textbook Linear Algebra.
    Problem Solving Videos on every topic taught by an experienced MIT Recitation Instructor.
    Problem Sets to do on your own with Solutions to check your answers against when you’re done.
    A selection of Java® Demonstrations to illustrate key concepts.
    A full set of Exams with Solutions, including review material to help you prepare.

    Course related:
    AMA1120 Basic Mathematics II
    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Algebras Linear
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Introduction to Linguistics

    Introduction to Linguistics

    This course studies what is language and what does knowledge of a language consist of. It asks how do children learn languages and is language unique to humans; why are there many languages; how do languages change; is any language or dialect superior to another; and how are speech and writing related. Context for these and similar questions is provided by basic examination of internal organization of sentences, words, and sound systems. No prior training in linguistics is assumed.

    Subjects:
    English Language and Language and Languages
    Keywords:
    Linguistics
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Public Transportation Systems

    Public Transportation Systems

    This course discusses the evolution and role of urban public transportation modes, systems, and services, focusing on bus and rail. It covers various topics, including current practice and new methods for data collection and analysis, performance monitoring, route design, frequency determination, vehicle and crew scheduling, effect of pricing policy and service quality on ridership.

    Subjects:
    Transportation
    Keywords:
    Urban transportation -- Management Local transit Urban transportation -- Planning
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Making Public Policy

    Making Public Policy

    This course aims to get students thinking about politics and policy as a part of their everyday life.

    Subjects:
    Political Science and Sociology
    Keywords:
    Policy sciences Political planning
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Management in Engineering

    Management in Engineering

    This course gives an overview of engineering management and covers topics such as financial principles, management of innovation, technology strategy, and best management practices. The focus of the course is the development of individual skills and team work. This is carried out through an exposure to management tools.

    Subjects:
    Building Services Engineering and Building and Real Estate
    Keywords:
    Engineering -- Management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Green Supply Chain Management

    Green Supply Chain Management

    The half-semester graduate course in Green Supply Chain Management will focus on the fundamental strategies, tools and techniques required to analyze and design environmentally sustainable supply chain systems. Topics covered include: Closed-loop supply chains, reverse logistics systems, carbon footprinting, life-cycle analysis and supply chain sustainability strategy. Class sessions will combine presentations, case discussions and guest speakers. All students will work on a course-long team project that critically evaluates the environmental supply chain strategy of an industry or a publicly traded company. Grades will be based on class participation, case study assignments and the team project.

    Subjects:
    Logistics and Industrial and Systems Engineering
    Keywords:
    Business logistics Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Structural Mechanics

    Structural Mechanics

    This course covers the fundamental concepts of structural mechanics with applications to marine, civil, and mechanical structures. Topics include analysis of small deflections of beams, moderately large deflections of beams, columns, cables, and shafts; elastic and plastic buckling of columns, thin walled sections and plates; exact and approximate methods; energy methods; principle of virtual work; introduction to failure analysis of structures. We will include examples from civil, mechanical, offshore, and ship structures such as the collision and grounding of ships.

    Subjects:
    Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
    Keywords:
    Structural analysis (Engineering)
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    D-Lab: Supply Chains

    D-Lab: Supply Chains

    This course introduces concepts of supply chain design and operations with a focus on supply chains for products destined to improve quality of life in developing countries. Topics include demand estimation, capacity planning and process analysis, inventory management, and supply chain coordination and performance. We also cover issues specific to emerging markets, such as sustainable supply chains, how to couple product design with supply chain design and operation, and how to account for the value-adding role of a supply chain. A major aspect of class is the student projects on supply chain design or improvement.

    Subjects:
    Logistics
    Keywords:
    Business logistics
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Introduction to Operations Management

    Introduction to Operations Management

    This course provides students with concepts, techniques and tools to design, analyze, and improve core operational capabilities, and apply them to a broad range of application domains and industries. It emphasizes the effect of uncertainty in decision-making, as well as the interplay between high-level financial objectives and operational capabilities. Topics covered include production control, risk pooling, quality management, process design, and revenue management. Also included are case studies, guest lectures, and simulation games which demonstrate central concepts.

    Subjects:
    Logistics
    Keywords:
    Production management
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Courseware 
    Principles of Macroeconomics

    Principles of Macroeconomics

    This course provides an overview of macroeconomic issues: the determination of output, employment, unemployment, interest rates, and inflation. Monetary and fiscal policies are discussed. Important policy debates such as, the sub-prime crisis, social security, the public debt, and international economic issues are critically explored. The course introduces basic models of macroeconomics and illustrates principles with the experience of the U.S. and foreign economies.

    Subjects:
    Economics
    Keywords:
    Macroeconomics
    Resource Type:
    Courseware