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9.660 | Computational Cognitive Science | Introduction to computational theories of human cognition. Focuses on principles of inductive learning and inference, and the representation of knowledge. Computational frameworks include Bayesian and hierarchical Bayesian models, probabilistic graphical models, nonparametric statistical models and the Bayesian Occam's razor, sampling algorithms for approximate learning and inference, and probabilistic models defined over structured representations such as first-order logic, grammars, or relational schemas. Applications to understanding core aspects of cognition, such as concept learning and categorization, causal reasoning, theory formation, language acquisition, and social inference. Graduate students complete a final project. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.67[J] | Materials Physics of Neural Interfaces | Builds a foundation of physical principles underlying electrical, optical, and magnetic approaches to neural recording and stimulation. Discusses neural recording probes and materials considerations that influence the quality of the signals and longevity of the probes in the brain. Students then consider physical foundations for optical recording and modulation. Introduces magnetism in the context of biological systems. Focuses on magnetic neuromodulation methods and touches upon magnetoreception in nature and its physical limits. Includes team projects that focus on designing electrical, optical, or magnetic neural interface platforms for neuroscience. Concludes with an oral final exam consisting of a design component and a conversation with the instructor. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | 3.033 or permission of instructor | 3.056[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.670[J] | Materials Physics of Neural Interfaces | Builds a foundation of physical principles underlying electrical, optical, and magnetic approaches to neural recording and stimulation. Discusses neural recording probes and materials considerations that influence the quality of the signals and longevity of the probes in the brain. Students then consider physical foundations for optical recording and modulation. Introduces magnetism in the context of biological systems. Focuses on magnetic neuromodulation methods and touches upon magnetoreception in nature and its physical limits. Includes team projects that focus on designing electrical, optical, or magnetic neural interface platforms for neuroscience. Concludes with an oral final exam consisting of a design component and a conversation with the instructor. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Fall | Graduate | 3-0-9 | Permission of instructor | 3.64[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.72 | Vision in Art and Neuroscience | Introduces and provides practical engagement with core concepts in vision neuroscience. Combination of seminar and studio work fosters interdisciplinary dialogue between visual art and vision neuroscience, culminating in a gallery exhibition of students' individual, semester-long projects. Treats the processes of visual perception and the creation of visual art in parallel, making use of the fact that both are constructive. Through lectures and readings in experimental and computational vision research, explores the hierarchy of visual processing, from the moment that light strikes the retina to the internal experience of a rich visual world. In the studio, students examine how each stage of this process manifests in the experience of art, wherein the perceptual system observes itself. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 2-2-8 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.720 | Vision in Art and Neuroscience | Introduces and provides practical engagement with core concepts in vision neuroscience. Combination of seminar and studio work fosters interdisciplinary dialogue between visual art and vision neuroscience, culminating in a gallery exhibition of students' individual, semester-long projects. Treats the processes of visual perception and the creation of visual art in parallel, making use of the fact that both are constructive. Through lectures and readings in experimental and computational vision research, explores the hierarchy of visual processing, from the moment that light strikes the retina to the internal experience of a rich visual world. In the studio, students examine how each stage of this process manifests in the experience of art, wherein the perceptual system observes itself. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. | true | Fall | Graduate | 2-2-8 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.822[J] | Psychology and Economics | Examines "psychology appreciation" for economics students. Aims to enhance knowledge and intuition about psychological processes in areas relevant to economics. Increases understanding of psychology as an experimental discipline, with its own distinct rules and style of argument. Topics include self-knowledge, cognitive dissonance, self-deception, emotions, social norms, self-control, learning, mental accounting, memory, individual and group behavior, and some personality and psycho-analytic models. Within each of these topics, we showcase effective and central experiments and discuss their role in the development of psychological theory. Term paper required. | true | Spring | Graduate | 4-0-8 | null | 14.137[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.830 | Graduate Student Internship | Provides academic credit for BCS graduate students who are engaging an internship opportunity in brain or cognitive sciences. Before enrolling, students must have an offer of employment from a company or organization, and approval from their advisor and the BCS Graduate Officer. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.85 | Infant and Early Childhood Cognition | Introduction to cognitive development focusing on childrens' understanding of objects, agents, and causality. Develops a critical understanding of experimental design. Discusses how developmental research might address philosophical questions about the origins of knowledge, appearance and reality, and the problem of other minds. Provides instruction and practice in written communication as necessary to research in cognitive science (including critical reviews of journal papers, a literature review and an original research proposal), as well as instruction and practice in oral communication in the form of a poster presentation of a journal paper. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | 9.00 | null | false | false | false | False | Social Sciences | False |
9.89 | Off-Campus Undergraduate Research in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | For Brain and Cognitive Sciences undergraduates participating in curriculum-related research off-campus. Before enrolling, students must consult the BCS Academic Office for details on procedures and restrictions, and have approval from their faculty advisor. Subject to departmental approval. Upon completion, the off-campus advisor will provide an evaluation of the student's work. The student must also submit a write-up of the experience, approved by the MIT advisor. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring | Undergraduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.90 | Practical Experience in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | For Brain and Cognitive Sciences undergraduates participating in curriculum-related off-campus professional experiences. Before enrolling, students must consult the BCS Academic Office for details on procedures and restrictions, and have approval from their faculty advisor. Subject to departmental approval. Upon completion, the student must submit a write-up of the experience, approved by the MIT advisor. | true | Summer | Undergraduate | 0-1-0 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.900 | Clinical Connection Module | Provides students the opportunity to connect their core neuroscience training to clinical experience (pathogenesis, diagnosis, management and therapeutic clinical trials of nervous system diseases). Students attend, along with Harvard faculty, fellows, residents and medical students at Massachusetts General Hospital, clinical seminars at MGH conducted by clinical and basic science faculty of Harvard Medical School. Each clinical experience is one week in length; students have the option to attend up to four seminars in their individual week chosen from: neuroradiology, neuropathology, neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy, movement disorders, psychiatry, neuropsychiatric diseases and behavioral neurology, and functional neurosurgery. Seminars are followed by one-on-one discussion with instructor to connect the clinical experience with parallel course material on the neurobiology of disease. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | 0-1-0 [P/D/F] | None. Coreq: 9.011, 9.012, 9.013, 9.014, or 9.015; permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.901 | Responsible Conduct in Science | Provides instruction and dialogue on practical ethical issues relating to the responsible conduct of human and animal research in the brain and cognitive sciences. Specific emphasis on topics relevant to young researchers including data handling, animal and human subjects, misconduct, mentoring, intellectual property, and publication. Preliminary assigned readings and initial faculty lecture followed by discussion groups of four to five students each. A short written summary of the discussions submitted at the end of each class. See IAP Guide for registration information. | true | IAP | Graduate | 1-0-1 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.91 | Independent Study in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Individual study of a topic under the direction of a member of the faculty. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring | Undergraduate | rranged | 9.00, two additional subjects in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.918 | BCS Grant Writing Workshop | Fellowship writing workshop to develop applications for predoctoral fellowships, including the NSF and NDSEG programs. | true | Fall | Graduate | 1-0-0 | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.919 | Teaching Brain and Cognitive Sciences | For teaching assistants in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, in cases where teaching assignment is approved for academic credit by the department. | true | Fall, Spring | Graduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.921 | Research in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Guided research under the sponsorship of individual members of the faculty. Ordinarily restricted to candidates for the doctoral degree in Course 9. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.941 | Graduate Thesis Proposal | Students submit written proposals for thesis according to stated deadlines. | true | Fall, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.980[J] | Leadership and Professional Strategies & Skills Training (LEAPS), Part I: Advancing Your Professional Strategies and Skills | Part I (of two parts) of the LEAPS graduate career development and training series. Topics include: navigating and charting an academic career with confidence; convincing an audience with clear writing and arguments; mastering public speaking and communications; networking at conferences and building a brand; identifying transferable skills; preparing for a successful job application package and job interviews; understanding group dynamics and different leadership styles; leading a group or team with purpose and confidence. Postdocs encouraged to attend as non-registered participants. Limited to 80. | true | Spring | Graduate | 2-0-1 [P/D/F] | null | 5.961[J], 8.396[J], 12.396[J], 18.896[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.981[J] | Leadership and Professional Strategies & Skills Training (LEAPS), Part II: Developing Your Leadership Competencies | Part II (of two parts) of the LEAPS graduate career development and training series. Topics covered include gaining self awareness and awareness of others, and communicating with different personality types; learning about team building practices; strategies for recognizing and resolving conflict and bias; advocating for diversity and inclusion; becoming organizationally savvy; having the courage to be an ethical leader; coaching, mentoring, and developing others; championing, accepting, and implementing change. Postdocs encouraged to attend as non-registered participants. Limited to 80. | true | Spring | Graduate | 2-0-1 [P/D/F] | null | 5.962[J], 8.397[J], 12.397[J], 18.897[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.990 | Professional Development (New) | Required for Course 9 students in the doctoral program to gain professional development experience. Options for professional development activities include, but are not limited to: internships, public scientific presentations, clinical experiences, and workshops. Internship experiences must be approved by the department and must adhere to the BCS Internship Policy. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | 0-1-0 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.C20[J] | Introduction to Computational Science and Engineering | Provides an introduction to computational algorithms used throughout engineering and science (natural and social) to simulate time-dependent phenomena; optimize and control systems; and quantify uncertainty in problems involving randomness, including an introduction to probability and statistics. Combination of 6.100A and 16.C20J counts as REST subject. | true | Fall, Spring | Undergraduate | 2-0-4 | 6.100A; Coreq: 8.01 and 18.01 | 16.C20[J], 18.C20[J], CSE.C20[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S51 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Undergraduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | rranged | 9.00 and any other two subjects in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S52 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Undergraduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Spring, Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged | 9.00 and any other two subjects in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S911 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Advanced graduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. 9.S911 is graded P/D/F. | true | Fall | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S912 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Advanced graduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Spring | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S913 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Advanced graduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Spring | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S914 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Advanced graduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Fall | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S915 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Advanced graduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Spring | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S916 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Advanced graduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Spring | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S917 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Advanced graduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Fall | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S918 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Advanced graduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. 9.S918 is graded P/D/F. | true | Spring | Graduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S92 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | Undergraduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | rranged | 9.00 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S93 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | For undergraduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S94 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | For undergraduate study in brain and cognitive sciences during Independent Activities Period; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. See IAP Guide for details. | true | IAP | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S95 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | For undergraduate study in brain and cognitive sciences during Independent Activities Period; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. See IAP Guide for details. | true | IAP | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S96 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | For undergraduate study in brain and cognitive sciences during Independent Activities Period; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. See IAP Guide for details. | true | IAP | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S97 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | For undergraduate study in brain and cognitive sciences during Independent Activities Period; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. See IAP Guide for details. | true | IAP | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S98 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | For undergraduate study in brain and cognitive sciences during Independent Activities Period; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. See IAP Guide for details. | true | IAP | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.S99 | Special Subject in Brain and Cognitive Sciences | For undergraduate study in brain and cognitive sciences; covers material not offered in regular curriculum. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.THG | Graduate Thesis | Program of research leading to the writing of a Ph.D. thesis; to be arranged by the student and an appropriate MIT faculty member. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.THM | Master of Engineering Program Thesis | Program of research leading to the writing of an MEng thesis; to be arranged by the student and an appropriate MIT faculty member. Restricted to MEng graduate students. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Graduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.UR | Undergraduate Research | Individual participation in an ongoing research project. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
9.URG | Undergraduate Research | Individual participation in an ongoing research project. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer | Undergraduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.101 | Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force | Survey course designed to introduce students to the United States Air Force. Provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organizations of the Air Force. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 1-0-1 | None. Coreq: AS.111 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.102 | Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force | Survey course designed to introduce students to the United States Air Force. Provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organizations of the Air Force. AS.102 is a continuation of AS.101. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 1-0-1 | AS.101 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.112 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.111 | Leadership Laboratory | First-year General Military Course. Includes a study of Air Force customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies, and military commands. Also includes studying the environment of an Air Force officer and learning about areas of opportunity available to commissioned officers, as well as interviews, guidance, and information to increase the understanding, motivation, and performance of other cadets. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 0-2-2 [P/D/F] | None. Coreq: AS.101 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.112 | Leadership Laboratory | Includes a study of Air Force customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies, and military commands. Also includes studying the environment of an Air Force officer and learning about areas of opportunity available to commissioned officers, as well as interviews, guidance, and information to increase the understanding, motivation, and performance of other cadets. AS.112 is a continuation of AS.111. | true | Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring | Undergraduate | 0-2-2 [P/D/F] | AS.111 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.102 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.201 | Team and Leadership Fundamentals | Focuses on laying the foundation for teams and leadership. Topics center on skills that allow cadets to improve their leadership on a personal level and within a team. Prepares cadets for their field training experience where they have the opportunity to put the concepts covered in to practice. Aims to instill a leadership mindset and motivate sophomore students to transition from AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 1-0-1 | AS.102 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.211 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.202 | Team and Leadership Fundamentals | Focuses on laying the foundation for teams and leadership. Topics center on skills that allow cadets to improve their leadership on a personal level and within a team. Prepares cadets for their field training experience where they have the opportunity to put the concepts covered in to practice. Aims to instill a leadership mindset and motivate sophomore students to transition from AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate. | true | Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring | Undergraduate | 1-0-1 | AS.201 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.212 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.211 | Leadership Laboratory | Emphasizes development of techniques used to direct and inform. Students are assigned leadership and management positions in the AS.111 programs. AS.212 is a continuation of AS.211. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 0-2-2 [P/D/F] | AS.112 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.201 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.212 | Leadership Laboratory | Emphasizes development of techniques used to direct and inform. Students are assigned leadership and management positions in the AS.111 programs described above. AS.212 is a continuation of AS.211. | true | Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring | Undergraduate | 0-2-2 [P/D/F] | AS.211 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.202 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.301 | Leading People and Effective Communication | Covers advanced skills and knowledge in management and leadership, with special emphasis on enhancing cadets' leadership skills and communication. Cadets have an opportunity to try out these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment as juniors and seniors. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-6 | AS.202 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.311 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.302 | Leading People and Effective Communication | Covers advanced skills and knowledge in management and leadership, with special emphasis on enhancing cadets' leadership skills and communication. Cadets have an opportunity to try out these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment as juniors and seniors. | true | Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-3 | AS.301 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.312 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.311 | Leadership Laboratory | Consists of activities classified as advanced leadership experiences that involve the planning and controlling of military activities of the cadet corps and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other oral and written communications. Also includes interviews, guidance, and information to increase the understanding, motivation, and performance of other cadets. AS.312 is a continuation of AS.311. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 0-2-4 [P/D/F] | AS.212 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.301 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.312 | Leadership Laboratory | Consists of activities classified as advanced leadership experiences that involve the planning and controlling of military activities of the cadet corps and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other oral and written communications. Also includes interviews, guidance, and information to increase the understanding, motivation, and performance of other cadets. AS.312 is a continuation of AS.311. | true | Spring, Spring, Spring, Spring | Undergraduate | 0-2-4 [P/D/F] | AS.311 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.302 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.401 | National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty | Designed for college seniors, providing them the foundation to understand their role as military officers in American society. Includes an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession and requires a measure of sophistication commensurate with the senior college level. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | AS.302 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.411 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.402 | National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty | Designed for college seniors, providing them the foundation to understand their role as military officers in American society. Includes an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession and requires a measure of sophistication commensurate with the senior college level. Provides information that prepares cadets for active duty. | true | Spring, Spring, Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-3 | AS.401 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.412 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.411 | Leadership Laboratory | Consists of activities classified as advanced leadership experiences that involve the planning and controlling of military activities of the cadet corps, and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other oral and written communications. Also includes interviews, guidance, and information to increase the understanding, motivation, and performance of other cadets. AS.412 is a continuation of AS.411. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 0-2-4 [P/D/F] | AS.312 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.401 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.412 | Leadership Laboratory | Consists of activities classified as advanced leadership experiences that involve the planning and controlling of military activities of the cadet corps, and the preparation and presentation of briefings and other oral and written communications. Also includes interviews, guidance, and information to increase the understanding, motivation, and performance of other cadets. AS.412 is a continuation of AS.411. | true | Spring, Spring | Undergraduate | 0-2-4 [P/D/F] | AS.411 or permission of instructor; Coreq: AS.402 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.511 | Leadership Laboratory | Consists of activities classified as advanced leadership experiences to continue developing critical leadership, managerial and communication skills along with maintaining an active, physical lifestyle needed in today's Air Force. AS.512 is a continuation of AS.511. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 0-2-4 [P/D/F] | AS.412 or permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.512 | Leadership Laboratory | Consists of activities classified as advanced leadership experiences to continue developing critical leadership, managerial and communication skills along with maintaining an active, physical lifestyle needed in today's Air Force. AS.512 is a continuation of AS.511. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 0-2-4 [P/D/F] | AS.511 or permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.811 | Leadership Laboratory | Consists of activities classified as advanced leadership experiences to continue developing critical leadership, managerial and communication skills, along with maintaining an active, physical lifestyle needed in today's Air Force. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 0-2-4 [P/D/F] | AS.411 or permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
AS.812 | Leadership Laboratory | Cadets develop critical leadership, managerial and communication skills while maintaining an active, physical lifestyle needed in today's Air Force. Consists of activities classified as advanced leadership experiences that involve mentoring the cadet corps, special projects, and event planning. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 0-2-4 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.5111 | Principles of Chemical Science | Equivalent to 5.111; see 5.111 for description. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 5-0-7 | None. Coreq: CC.010 or CC.A10 | null | false | false | false | Chemistry | False | False |
CC.512 | Organic Chemistry I | Equivalent to 5.12; See 5.12 for description. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 5-0-7 | Chemistry (GIR); Coreq: CC.010, CC.011, or CC.A10 | null | false | false | true | False | False | False |
CC.1801 | Calculus | Equivalent to 18.01; see 18.01 for description. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 5-0-7 | null | null | false | false | false | Calculus 1 | False | False |
CC.1802 | Calculus | Equivalent to 18.02; see 18.02 for description. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Fall, Spring | Undergraduate | 5-0-7 | Calculus I (GIR); Coreq: CC.010, CC.011, or CC.A10 | null | false | false | false | Calculus 2 | False | False |
CC.1803 | Differential Equations | Equivalent to 18.03; see 18.03 for description. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 5-0-7 | None. Coreq: Calculus II (GIR) and (CC.010, CC.011, or CC.A10) | null | false | false | true | False | False | False |
CC.082 | Discovering Electricity and Magnetism | In this seminar, students discover some of the concepts covered in 8.022 from the perspective of a practicing physicist. Employs vector calculus as an alternative tool for problem solving, and introduces the relativistic origin of magnetism. We will meet twice weekly to discuss these concepts as well as to work together on more advanced kinds of problems. Aims to further engage students already interested in majoring in physics, as well as those who wish simply to discover what physics has to offer. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first-year students. Limited to students enrolled in Concourse. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 2-0-1 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.801 | Physics I | Equivalent to 8.01; see 8.01 for description. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 5-0-7 | None. Coreq: CC.010 or CC.A10 | null | false | false | false | Physics 1 | False | False |
CC.8012 | Physics I | Equivalent to 8.012; see 8.012 for description. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 5-0-7 | None. Coreq: CC.010 or CC.A10 | null | false | false | false | Physics 1 | False | False |
CC.802 | Physics II | Equivalent to 8.02; see 8.02 for description. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 5-0-7 | Calculus I (GIR) and Physics I (GIR); Coreq: CC.010, CC.011, or CC.A10 | null | false | false | false | Physics 2 | False | False |
CC.8022 | Physics II | Equivalent to 8.022; see 8.022 for description. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 5-0-7 | Physics I (GIR); Coreq: Calculus II (GIR) | null | false | false | false | Physics 2 | False | False |
CC.110 | Becoming Human: Ancient Greek Perspectives on the Good Life | Explores the question of the good life in the major literary and philosophic thinkers of ancient Greece. Considers topics such as justice, moral virtue, friendship, love, and the life of the mind both for an individual and as part of society. Students debate the classical Greek answers to these questions and consider ways in which these answers apply to our present lives. Includes selected works by authors such as Homer, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle, and Epicurus. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | None. Coreq: CC.010 or CC.A10 | null | false | false | false | False | Humanities | CI-H |
CC.111[J] | Modern Conceptions of Freedom | Students read early modern political theorists, and trace the growth of the value of freedom. Examines the modern definition of freedom, and the obligations that people accept in honoring it. Also investigates how these obligations are captured in the principles of our political association. Studies how the centrality of freedom plays out in the political thought of such authors as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke and Montesquieu. Students also debate which notions of freedom inspire and sustain the American experiment by carefully reading the documents and arguments of the founding of the United States. Preference to students in Concourse. | false | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | 17.04[J] | false | false | false | False | Humanities | CI-H |
CC.115 | Writing About Big Questions: Defending Poetry | Intensive focus on the reading and writing skills used to analyze a variety of challenging texts. Coverage includes Platonic dialogues and other works of philosophy, poetic treatises (like Sidney's Defense of Poesy, or Wordsworth and Coleridge's "Preface" to Lyrical Ballads), and creative works by the same writers, as well as criticism that probes how such texts may relate to, qualify, and inform each other. Students practice various forms of argument, orally and in writing, and consider how purpose and audience may influence one's approach. Designed to prepare students for further work in the liberal arts, as well as to promote increased confidence and enjoyment in reading, writing, and analysis. Students write or revise essays throughout the term. Preference given to Concourse students. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | null | false | false | false | False | Humanities | CI-HW |
CC.116 | How to Rule the World: The Promises and Pitfalls of Politics, War, and Empire | Explores the ambitions and constraints of political rule in order to understand how transformational leaders have (or should have) managed both in the service of good government. Employs normative and empirical methods to assess effective leadership, with particular attention to trade-offs between justice and security and to competing notions of justice itself. Includes case studies and various foundational texts that address the theme of great political leadership. Drawing on the texts, students discern different criteria for good rule and assess both the adequacy of those criteria and whether case studies support them. Preference to Concourse students. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 4-0-8 | null | null | false | false | false | False | Humanities | CI-H |
CC.117[J] | Humane Warfare: Ancient and Medieval Perspectives on Ethics in War | Explores questions of justice and ethics in war by focusing on primary texts of pre-modern works of history, philosophy, literature, and Biblical interpretation. Readings from antiquity include Thucydides, Aristophanes, and Cicero. Examination of the Biblical tradition of just war, itself informed by the classical tradition, includes readings from early and Medieval Christian and Islamic thinkers and proceeds through the early Renaissance, with the beginning of a formalized doctrine of just war theory. Readings about current ethical dilemmas of war are discussed throughout and are given sustained attention at the end of the term. Preference to Concourse students. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | 17.05[J] | false | false | false | False | Humanities | CI-H |
CC.118[J] | Knowledge, Opinion, and Truth | Seminar subject in political philosophy. Examines what it means for something to be true, how the truth is connected to what we mean by knowledge, and the difference between knowledge and opinion. Students engage in a close reading and discussion of Plato's three epistemological works. Taught as guided discussions of texts and student papers. Preference to students in Concourse. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | 24.122[J] | false | false | false | False | Humanities | False |
CC.120[J] | Making Books in the Renaissance and Today | Explores the impact of new technology on the recording and distribution of words and images in Europe from 1400-1800. Assignments include essays and online projects. Students participate in the design and printing of an eight-page pamphlet on a hand-set printing press. Limited to 12. | true | Fall, Spring | Undergraduate | 3-0-9 | null | 21H.343[J] | false | false | false | False | Arts | False |
CC.010 | Seminar I | The key academic integration in which philosophical, historical, and sociological topics are connected with modern science. Combination of outside speakers and Concourse faculty lead weekly luncheon discussion. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first year students. Limited to Concourse students. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 2-0-1 [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.011 | Seminar II | Researchers from across MIT join the Concourse seminar to explore the topic of "Thinking Across the Disciplines." Concourse faculty lead weekly luncheon discussions with our guests from the wider MIT faculty. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first year students. Preference to students in Concourse. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 2-0-1 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.012 | Continuing Conversations | Close reading and vigorous discussion of an important book or theme, chosen to explore philosophical, ethical, and political questions that span the ages and disciplines. Readings and themes vary by term. Past examples include Aristotle's Physics, Plato's dialogue on knowledge, the Theaetetus, and a variety of writings that exemplify liberalism and conservatism in the American tradition. Preference to Concourse students. | true | Fall, Spring | Undergraduate | 2-0-1 [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.200 | Concourse Program Undergraduate Teaching | Tutoring, leadership of study and review groups, seminars and recitations in the Concourse Program, under the supervision of senior Concourse staff. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring | Undergraduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.210 | Independent Study | Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and a final report. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.220 | Independent Study | Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and a final report. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Fall, Spring | Undergraduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.UR | Undergraduate Research | For students wishing to pursue undergraduate research opportunities in Concourse. Limited to students in Concourse. | true | Fall, Spring | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.S10 | Special Subject: Concourse | Covers topics not included in the permanent curriculum. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Preference to students in Concourse. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring | Undergraduate | rranged | Permission of instructor | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.S11 | Special Subject: Concourse | Covers topics not included in the permanent curriculum. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Preference to students in Concourse. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring | Undergraduate | rranged | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
CC.S20, | CC.S21 Special Subject: Concourse | Covers topics not included in the permanent curriculum. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Preference to students in Concourse. | true | Fall, IAP, Spring | Undergraduate | rranged [P/D/F] | null | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
1.C01 | Machine Learning for Sustainable Systems | Building on core material in 6.C01, emphasizes the design and operation of sustainable systems. Illustrates how to leverage heterogeneous data from urban services, cities, and the environment, and apply machine learning methods to evaluate and/or improve sustainability solutions. Provides case studies from various domains, such as transportation and urban mobility, energy and water resources, environmental monitoring, infrastructure sensing and control, climate adaptation, and disaster resilience. Projects focus on using machine learning to identify new insights or decisions that can help engineer sustainability in societal-scale systems. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of the core subject 6.C01. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 1-1-4 | 6.C01 and ((1.000 and 1.010) or permission of instructor) | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
1.C51 | Machine Learning for Sustainable Systems | Building on core material in 6.C51, emphasizes the design and operation of sustainable systems. Students learn to leverage heterogeneous data from urban services, cities, and the environment, and apply machine learning methods to evaluate and/or improve sustainability solutions. Provides case studies from various domains, such as transportation and mobility, energy and water resources, environment monitoring, infrastructure sensing and control, climate adaptation, and disaster resilience. Projects focus on using machine learning to identify new insights or decisions to help engineer sustainability in societal-scale systems. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of the core subject 6.C51. | true | Spring | Graduate | 1-1-4 | 6.C51 and ((6.3700 and 18.06) or permission of instructor) | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
2.C01 | Physical Systems Modeling and Design Using Machine Learning | Building on core material in 6.C01, encourages open-ended exploration of the increasingly topical intersection between artificial intelligence and the physical sciences. Uses energy and information, and their respective optimality conditions, to define supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms as well as ordinary and partial differential equations. Subsequently, physical systems with complex constitutive relationships are drawn from elasticity, biophysics, fluid mechanics, hydrodynamics, acoustics, and electromagnetics to illustrate how machine learning-inspired optimization can approximate solutions to forward and inverse problems in these domains. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of the core subject 6.C01. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 1-3-2 | 2.086 and 6.C01 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
2.C51 | Physical Systems Modeling and Design Using Machine Learning | Building on core material in 6.C51, encourages open-ended exploration of the increasingly topical intersection between artificial intelligence and the physical sciences. Uses energy and information, and their respective optimality conditions, to define supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms as well as ordinary and partial differential equations. Subsequently, physical systems with complex constitutive relationships are drawn from elasticity, biophysics, fluid mechanics, hydrodynamics, acoustics, and electromagnetics to illustrate how machine learning-inspired optimization can approximate solutions to forward and inverse problems in these domains. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of the core subject 6.C51. | true | Spring | Graduate | 1-3-2 | 6.C51 and (18.0751 or 18.0851) | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
3.C01[J] | Machine Learning for Molecular Engineering | Building on core material in 6.C01, provides an introduction to the use of machine learning to solve problems arising in the science and engineering of biology, chemistry, and materials. Equips students to design and implement machine learning approaches to challenges such as analysis of omics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.), microscopy, spectroscopy, or crystallography data and design of new molecules and materials such as drugs, catalysts, polymer, alloys, ceramics, and proteins. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of the core subject 6.C01. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 2-0-4 | Calculus II (GIR), 6.100A, and 6.C01 | 10.C01[J], 20.C01[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
3.C51[J] | Machine Learning for Molecular Engineering | Building on core material in 6.C51, provides an introduction to the use of machine learning to solve problems arising in the science and engineering of biology, chemistry, and materials. Equips students to design and implement machine learning approaches to challenges such as analysis of omics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, etc.), microscopy, spectroscopy, or crystallography data and design of new molecules and materials such as drugs, catalysts, polymer, alloys, ceramics, and proteins. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of the core subject 6.C51. | true | Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 | Calculus II (GIR), 6.100A, and 6.C51 | 10.C51[J], 20.C51[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
6.C01 | Modeling with Machine Learning: from Algorithms to Applications | Focuses on modeling with machine learning methods with an eye towards applications in engineering and sciences. Introduction to modern machine learning methods, from supervised to unsupervised models, with an emphasis on newer neural approaches. Emphasis on the understanding of how and why the methods work from the point of view of modeling, and when they are applicable. Using concrete examples, covers formulation of machine learning tasks, adapting and extending methods to given problems, and how the methods can and should be evaluated. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of a 6-unit disciplinary module in the same semester. Enrollment may be limited. | true | Spring | Undergraduate | 2-0-4 | Calculus II (GIR) and 6.100A; Coreq: 1.C01, 2.C01, 3.C01, 6.C011, 7.C01, or 22.C01 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
6.C06[J] | Linear Algebra and Optimization | Introductory course in linear algebra and optimization, assuming no prior exposure to linear algebra and starting from the basics, including vectors, matrices, eigenvalues, singular values, and least squares. Covers the basics in optimization including convex optimization, linear/quadratic programming, gradient descent, and regularization, building on insights from linear algebra. Explores a variety of applications in science and engineering, where the tools developed give powerful ways to understand complex systems and also extract structure from data. | true | Fall | Undergraduate | 5-0-7 | Calculus II (GIR) | 18.C06[J] | false | false | true | False | False | False |
6.C51 | Modeling with Machine Learning: from Algorithms to Applications | Focuses on modeling with machine learning methods with an eye towards applications in engineering and sciences. Introduction to modern machine learning methods, from supervised to unsupervised models, with an emphasis on newer neural approaches. Emphasis on the understanding of how and why the methods work from the point of view of modeling, and when they are applicable. Using concrete examples, covers formulation of machine learning tasks, adapting and extending methods to given problems, and how the methods can and should be evaluated. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Students cannot receive credit without completion of a 6-unit disciplinary module in the same semester. Enrollment may be limited. | true | Spring | Graduate | 2-0-4 | Calculus II (GIR) and 6.100A; Coreq: 1.C51, 2.C51, 3.C51, 6.C511, 7.C51, 22.C51, or SCM.C51 | null | false | false | false | False | False | False |
6.C57[J] | Optimization Methods | Introduction to the methods and applications of optimization. Topics include linear optimization, duality, non-linear optimization, integer optimization, and optimization under uncertainty. Instruction provided in modeling techniques to address problems arising in practice, mathematical theory to understand the structure of optimization problems, computational algorithms to solve complex optimization problems, and practical applications. Covers several examples and in-depth case studies based on real-world data to showcase impactful applications of optimization across management and engineering. Computational exercises based on the Julia-based programming language JuMP. Includes a term project. Basic competency in computational programming and linear algebra recommended. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. This subject was previously listed as 15.093/6.7200/IDS.200. | true | Fall | Graduate | 4-0-8 | 18.C06 or permission of instructor | 15.C57[J], IDS.C57[J] | false | false | false | False | False | False |
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