Browsing Civil and Environmental Engineering (1) - Archived by Issue Date
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MAS.622 / 1.126J Pattern Recognition & Analysis, Fall 2000
(2000-12)Fundamentals of characterizing and recognizing patterns and features of interest in numerical data. Basic tools and theory for signal understanding problems with applications to user modeling, affect recognition, speech ... -
1.138J / 2.062J Wave Propagation, Fall 2000
(2000-12)Linearized theory of wave phenomena in applied mechanics. Examples are chosen from elasticity, acoustics, geophysics, hydrodynamics and other subjects. Basic concepts. One dimensional examples. Characteristics, dispersion ... -
1.203J / 6.281J / 13.665J / 15.073J / 16.76J / ESD.216J Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods, Fall 2001
(2001-12)Quantitative techniques of operations research with emphasis on applications in transportation systems analysis (urban, air, ocean, highway, and pickup and delivery systems) and in the planning and design of logistically ... -
22.00J / 1.021J / 3.021J / 10.333J / 18.361J / 2.030J / HST.558 Introduction to Modeling and Simulation, Spring 2002
(2002-06)Basic concepts of computer modeling in science and engineering using discrete particle systems and continuum fields. Techniques and software for statistical sampling, simulation, data analysis and visualization. Use of ... -
1.00 Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving, Spring 2002
(2002-06)Fundamental software development and computational methods for engineering and scientific applications. Object-oriented software design and development. Weekly programming problems cover programming concepts, graphical ... -
2.080J / 1.573J Structural Mechanics (13.10J), Fall 2002
(2002-12)Fundamental concepts of structural mechanics with applications to marine, civil, and mechanical structures. Residual stresses. Thermal effects. Analysis of beams, columns, tensioned beams, trusses, frames, cables, and ... -
4.651 20th Century Art, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Critical examination of major developments in European and American art during the past century. Surveys art's engagements with modernization, radical politics, utopianism, mass culture, changing conceptions of mind and ... -
24.901 Language and its Structure I: Phonology, Fall 2002
(2002-12)24.901 is designed to give you a preliminary understanding of how the sound systems of different languages are structured, how and why they may differ from each other. The course also aims to provide you with analytical ... -
1.264J / ESD.264J Database, Internet, and Systems Integration Technologies, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Survey of information technology covering database modeling, design, and implementation with an emphasis on relational databases and SQL. Internet technologies: http, html, XML, SOAP, security. Brief introduction to ... -
1.00 Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving, Fall 2002
(2002-12)This course presents fundamental software development and computational methods for engineering and scientific applications. Object-oriented software design and development is the focus of the course. Weekly programming ... -
11.380J / 1.252J / ESD.225J Urban Transportation Planning, Fall 2002
(2002-12)This class is an introduction to planning transportation in metropolitan areas. The approach, while rooted on the analytical tools which estimate outcomes and alternatives, is holistic. This means starting from ... -
1.050 Solid Mechanics, Fall 2002
(2002-12)This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and methods of structural mechanics. Topics covered include: static equilibrium, force resultants, support conditions, analysis of determinate planar structures ... -
1.221J / 11.527J / ESD.201J Transportation Systems, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Introduces transportation as a large-scale, integrated system that interacts directly with the social, political, and economic aspects of contemporary society. Fundamental elements and issues shaping passenger and freight ... -
1.061 Transport Processes in the Environment, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Introduction to momentum and scalar transport in environmental flows, with emphasis given to river and lake systems. Derivation and solutions to the differential form of mass conservation equations. Topics include: molecular ... -
3.91J / 1.593J Mechanical Behavior of Plastics, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Relation among chemical composition, physical structure, and mechanical behavior of plastics or synthetic high polymers. Study of types of polymers; fundamentals of viscoelastic phenomena such as creep, stress relaxation, ... -
10.391J / 1.818J / 2.65J / 3.564J / 11.371J / 22.811J / ESD.166J Sustainable Energy, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Assessment of current and potential energy systems, covering extraction, conversion and end-use, with emphasis on meeting regional and global energy needs in the 21st century in a sustainable manner. Examination of energy ... -
1.259J / 11.542J / ESD.227J Transit Management, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Management methods of relevance to public transportation systems. Topics: strategic planning management; labor relations; maintenance planning and administration; financing; marketing and fare policy; and management ... -
1.011 Project Evaluation, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Methodologies for evaluating civil engineering projects, which typically are large-scale, long-lived projects involving many economic, financial, social, and environmental factors. Basic techniques of engineering economics, ... -
1.212J / ESD.221J An Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Basic elements of intelligent transportation systems. Technological, systems, and institutional aspects of ITS considered, including system architecture, congestion pricing, public/private partnerships, network models, ITS ... -
15.082J / 6.855J Network Optimization, Spring 2003
(2003-06)15.082J/6.855J is an H-level graduate subject in the theory and practice of network flows and its extensions. Network flow problems form a subclass of linear programming problems with applications to transportation, ...