[bioundgrd] 10.04/24.114J A Philosophical History of Energy

[Janice Chang]

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>From: Cheryl Butters <cbutters at MIT.EDU>
>Subject: Fwd: please forward to your students...
>Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:31:55 -0500
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>The following 9-unit course will be taught this spring, and we would 
>appreciate your help in advertising it to your undergraduates.  
>Students with questions about the course should feel free to email 
>Professor Bernhardt Trout at trout at mit.edu, or Lee Perlman at 
>lperlman at mit.edu.
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>Many thanks.
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>Cheryl Butters
>Concourse
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>>10.04J/24.114J A Philosophical History of Energy
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>>()  CI-H
>>(Same subject as 24.114J)
>>Prereq: None
>>Units: 3-0-9
>>Lecture: R2-5 (66-156)
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>>Philosophic and historical approach to conceptions of energy 
>>through the 19th century. Relation of long standing scientific and 
>>philosophic problems in the field of energy to 21st century 
>>debates. Topics include the development of thermodynamics and 
>>kinetic theories, the foundation of the scientific project, the 
>>classical view of energy, and the harnessing of nature. Authors 
>>include Bacon, Boltzmann, Carnot, Compte, Descartes, Gibbs, Plato, 
>>Aristotle, Leibniz, Kant, Hegel, Mill, Peirce, Whitehead, and 
>>Maxwell. Key texts and controversies form topics of weekly writing 
>>assignments and term papers.
>>B. L. Trout, L. D. Perlman
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>>Bernhardt L. Trout
>>Director, Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing
>>Director, Concourse
>>Co-Chair, Singapore-MIT Alliance, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
>>Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT
>>50 Ames St., E19-502b, Cambridge, MA 02139
>>Tel.: +1 617-258-5021
>>http://web.mit.edu/troutgroup
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