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<div>The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: April 2004</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users</div>
<div>and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare</div>
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<div><br></div>
<div>The April 2004 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:</div>
<div>1. Learning Communities Pilot Project Launches</div>
<div>2. New Courses Bring Total to 701</div>
<div>3. Digging Deeper: Course 5.301</div>
<div>4. A Frequently Asked Question</div>
<div>5. Comments</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>1. Learning Communities Pilot Project Launches</div>
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<div>MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) has embarked on a pilot research
project with the Open Sustainable Learning Opportunities Research
Group in the Department of Instructional Technology at Utah State
University. Seven MIT OCW courses will offer links to learning
communities, where individuals around the world can connect with each
other, collaborate, form study groups, and receive support for their
use of MIT OCW materials in formal and informal educational settings.
These links will appear in the left-hand navigation of the following
MIT OCW courses:</div>
<ul>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-00Introduction-to-Computers-and-Engineering-Problem-SolvingFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 1.00 - Introduction to Computers and Engineering
Problem Solving</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-046JIntroduction-to-AlgorithmsFall2001/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 6.046J - Introduction to Algorithms</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-02Electricity-and-MagnetismSpring2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 8.02 - Electricity and Magnetism</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-431JReal-Estate-Finance-and-InvestmentFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 11.431J - Real Estate Finance and Investment</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-03Intermediate-Applied-MicroeconomicsFall2000/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 14.03 - Intermediate Applied Microeconomics</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-053Introduction-to-OptimizationSpring2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 15.053 - Introduction to Optimization</a>
<li><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-06Linear-AlgebraFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 18.06 - Linear Algebra</a></ul>
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<div>This joint MIT OCW/ Utah State University research project,
called <a href="http://ols.usu.edu">Open Learning Support (OLS)</a> is
focused on building "social software" that enables informal
learning communities to form around existing open educational content.
The fundamental premise of OLS is that full educational opportunity
requires a user to have social access to other human beings who can
answer questions and provide support. Since the sponsors of free and
open Web-based materials cannot typically provide this access, the
social support must come from other users. Therefore, OLS:</div>
<ul>
<li>Operates independently of MIT OCW
<li>Requires no registration to read posts; registration and login are
required, however, to post new comments
<li>Is a space where individuals can connect to share, discuss, ask,
answer, debate, collaborate, teach, and learn
<li>Is not a degree-granting or certificate-granting program
<li>Does not provide formal access to MIT or Utah State University
faculty</ul>
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<div>To see an example of one of these pilot learning communities,
connect to the pilot learning community for "<a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-06Linear-AlgebraFall2002/LearningCommunity/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 18.06 - Linear Algebra</a>," now.</div>
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<div>2. New Courses Bring Total to 701</div>
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<div>On April 1, MIT OCW published 200 new courses to bring to 701 the
total number available at <a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu">http://ocw.mit.edu</a>. Following the
publication of 500 courses last fall, this is MIT OCW's second major
milestone on the way to publishing virtually all of MIT's courses by
the year 2008. We are pleased to highlight the course materials from
50 of those new MIT course offerings, including:</div>
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<a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/index.htm">Architecture</a
></div>
<div>4.107 - MArch Portfolio Seminar Fall 2003</div>
<div>4.123 - Architectural Design, Level I: Perceptions and
Processes</div>
<div>4.302 - BSAD Foundations in the Visual Arts</div>
<div>4.303 - Dialogue in Art, Architecture, and Urbanism</div>
<div>4.614 - Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/index.htm"
>Civil and Environmental Engineering</a></div>
<div>1.018J - Fundamentals of Ecology</div>
<div>1.033 - Mechanics of Material Systems: An Energy
Approach</div>
<div>1.212J - An Introduction to Intelligent Transportation
Systems</div>
<div>1.225J - Transportation Flow Systems</div>
<div>1.259J - Transit Management</div>
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<div><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/index.htm"><span
></span>Earth, Atmospherics, and Planetary Sciences</a></div>
<div>12.800 - Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean</div>
<div>12.820 - Turbulence in Geophysical Systems</div>
<div>12.864 - Inference from Data and Models</div>
<div>12.990 - Prediction and Predictability in the Atmosphere and
Oceans</div>
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<div><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/index.htm"><span
></span>Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</a></div>
<div>6.685 - Electric Machines</div>
<div>6.780 - Semiconductor Manufacturing</div>
<div>6.828 - Operating System Engineering</div>
<div>6.856J - Randomized Algorithms</div>
<div>6.857 - Network and Computer Security</div>
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<div><a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Foreign-Languages-and-Literatures/index.htm"
>Foreign Languages & Literature</a></div>
<div>21F.039 - Japanese Popular Culture</div>
<div>21F.056 - Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to
Present</div>
<div>21F.106 - Chinese VI (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures
and Societies</div>
<div>21F.701 - Spanish I</div>
<div>21F.714 - Spanish for Bilingual Students</div>
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<div><a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/index.htm">History</a></div>
<div>21H.580 - From the Silk Road to the Great Game: China,
Russia, and Central Eurasia</div>
<div>21H.907 - Trials in History</div>
<div>21H.931 - Seminar in Historical Methods</div>
<div>21H.952J - Readings in American History Since 1877</div>
<div>21H.991J - Theories and Methods in the Study of
History</div>
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<a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/index.htm">Literature</a></div
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<div>21L.001 - Foundations of Western Culture I: Homer to
Dante</div>
<div>21L.003 - Introduction to Fiction</div>
<div>21L.007J - After Columbus</div>
<div>21L.701 - Literary Interpretation: Interpreting Poetry</div>
<div>21L.705 Major Authors: Melville and Morrison</div>
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<div><a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/index.htm">Mathematics</a></div
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<div>18.01 - Single Variable Calculus</div>
<div>18.238 - Geometry and Quantum Field Theory</div>
<div>18.310 - Principles of Applied Mathematics</div>
<div>18.337J - Applied Parallel Computing</div>
<div>18.433 - Combinatorial Optimization</div>
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<a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/index.htm">Political
Science</a></div>
<div>17.042 - Citizenship and Pluralism</div>
<div>17.118J - Feminist Political Thought</div>
<div>17.181 - Sustainable Development: Theory, Research and
Policy</div>
<div>17.405 - Seminar on Politics and Conflict in the Middle
East</div>
<div>17.410 - Globalization, Migration & International
Relations</div>
<div>17.420 - Advances in International Relations Theory</div>
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<div><a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/index.htm"
>Sloan School of Management</a></div>
<div>15.063 - Communicating With Data</div>
<div>15.311 - Organizational Processes</div>
<div>15.322 - Leading Organizations II</div>
<div>15.402 - Finance Theory II</div>
<div>15.414 - Financial Management</div>
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<div>For a complete list of all MIT OCW offerings, visit <a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/all-courses.htm"><font
color="#000000">the complete course list</font></a><font
color="#000000">. Look for notice of new courses in subsequent issues
of "</font><a
href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/ocw-mail"><font
color="#000000">The MIT OpenCourseWare Update</font></a><font
color="#000000">" email newsletter.</font></div>
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<div>3. Digging Deeper: Course 5.301</div>
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<div>Each month, this newsletter offers subscribers an in-depth guide
to one particular subject. This month, we delve into "<a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/CourseHome/index.htm"><span
></span>Course 5.301: Chemistry Laboratory Techniques</a>," a
course from the MIT Department of Chemistry taught by Dr. Sarah
Tabacco. This course<font color="#000000"> is an intensive
introduction to the techniques of experimental chemistry and gives MIT
first-year students an opportunity to learn and master the basic
chemistry lab techniques for carrying out experiments. Students who
successfully complete the course and obtain a Competent Chemist (CC)
or Expert Experimentalist (EE) rating are likely to secure
opportunities for research work in a chemistry lab at
MIT.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">The centerpiece of the course materials are
a series of chemistry laboratory instructional videos called
the</font> <a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/StudyMaterials/"
><font color="#000000">Digital Lab Techniques Manual
(DLTM)</font></a><font color="#000000">, used as supplementary
material for this course as well as other courses offered by the MIT
Department of Chemistry.</font> These 10 fun videos explore subjects
such as Titration ("Learn how to master the art of titration in
this video with a detailed demonstration of an acid/base titration
using phenolphthalein."); Reaction Work-Up I ("Extracting,
Washing and Drying: It ain't over 'til it's over. Learn how to
"work up" your reaction using a separatory funnel to perform
a liquid-liquid extraction. This is one purification technique you
don't want to miss!"); and Sublimation ("From solid to gas,
and then straight back to solid. This purification technique is both
beautiful and useful. Find out why by watching the atmospheric
pressure sublimation of ferrocene in this video.").</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Course 5.301 also includes<font color="#000000"> a section
on</font> <a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/Labs/index.htm"
><font color="#000000">Labs</font></a><font color="#000000">,</font>
course modules for mastering a series of chemistry laboratory
techniques. Information on the original research project assignment
and a listing of techniques guides are also provided. All materials
may be found in the <a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/C563B6CA-261A-4BA6-894D-24EA9A1C65A8/0/complete_manual_2004_ac.pdf"><span
></span>complete laboratory manual</a>. And the <a
href=
"http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Chemistry/5-301January--IAP-2004/BF7CB406-9D1E-4821-9620-CFFEC9443B25/0/07_lab_intro.pdf"><span
></span>Laboratory Introduction</a> document reviews safety guidelines
as well as check in and check out procedures for the course.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>This course is offered during MIT's <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/iap/">Independent Activities Period
(IAP)</a>, a special four-week term that runs the full month of
January.</div>
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<div>4. A Frequently Asked Question</div>
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<div>QUESTION: How do I properly cite my reuse of MIT OCW
materials?</div>
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<div>ANSWER: If you choose to reuse or repost MIT OCW materials you
must give proper attribution to the original MIT faculty
author(s). Please utilize the following citation: "This material
was created by or adapted from material created by MIT faculty member,
(Name), (Title), (Year). Copyright © (Year) (Faculty Member's
Name)." If you want to use the materials on your Web site, you
must also include a copy of the <a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm">MIT OCW
Creative Commons license</a>, or clear and reasonable link to its URL
(<a
href="http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm"
>http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm</a>), with every
copy of the MIT materials or the derivative work you create from
it.</div>
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