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  • 2 66J: Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings

    3.00 Credits
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Introduction to energy fundamentals and thermo-sciences with applications to sustainable, energy-efficient architecture and building technology. Topics include air-water vapor mixtures, thermal comfort, heat pumps and refrigeration cycles, limiting thermodynamic performance, and heat transfer within buildings and major components. Several creative design projects are assigned. Prerequisite:    Prereq: Physics I (GIR), Calculus II (GIR)
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  • 2 670: Mechanical Engineering Tools

    0.00 Credits
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Introduces the fundamentals of machine tools and electronics. Students work with a variety of machine tools including the bandsaw, milling machine, and lathe. Mechanical Engineering students are advised to take this subject in the first IAP after declaring their major. Prerequisite:    Prereq: None
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  • 2 671: Measurement and Instrumentation

    3.00 Credits
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Experimental techniques for observation and measurement of physical variables such as force, strain, temperature, flow rate, and acceleration. Emphasizes principles of transduction, measurement circuitry, MEMS sensors, Fourier transforms, linear and nonlinear function fitting, uncertainty analysis, probability density functions and statistics, system identification, electrical impedance analysis and transfer functions, computer-aided experimentation, and technical reporting. Typical laboratory experiments involve oscilloscopes, electronic circuits including operational amplifiers, thermocouples, strain gauges, digital recorders, lasers, etc. Basic material and lab objectives are developed in lectures. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Enrollment limited. Prerequisite:    Prereq: 2.001; 2.003; Physics II (GIR)
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  • 2 672: Project Laboratory

    0.00 Credits
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Major emphasis on interplay between analytical and experimental methods in solution of research and development problems. Communication (written and oral) of results is also a strong component of the course. Groups of two or three students work together on three projects during the term. Enrollment limited. Prerequisite:    Prereq: 2.001, 2.003, 2.006, 2.671
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  • 2 673J: Instrumentation and Measurement for Biological Systems

    3.00 Credits
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Sensing and measurement aimed at quantitative molecular/cell/tissue analysis in terms of genetic, biochemical, and biophysical properties. Methods include light and fluorescence microscopies, electronic circuits, and electro-mechanical probes (atomic force microscopy, optical traps, MEMS devices). Application of statistics, probability, signal and noise analysis, and Fourier techniques to experimental data. Final design project emphasizes utilization of principles underlying biological instrumentation. Preference to juniors and seniors. Prerequisite:    Prereq: Biology (GIR), Physics II (GIR), 6.00, 18.03; 2.001, 20.310, or 6.02; or permission of instructor; Coreq: 20.330
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  • 2 674: Micro/Nano Engineering Laboratory

    1.00 Credits
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Concepts, ideas, and enabling tools of nanoengineering taught through lab modules and imaging tools, which include microfluidics, microthermal systems, MEMS, nanomaterials, SEM, TEM, and AFM. Provides practical knowledge and experience via building, observing and manipulating micro- and nanoscale structures. Teaches students how to apply engineering knowledge to practical fluid, thermal, and dynamic systems at small scales. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments. Enrollment limited. Preference to Mechanical Engineering undergraduates. Prerequisite:    Prereq: 2.001, 2.003, 2.005; 2.671 or permission of instructor
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  • 2 675: Micro/Nano Engineering Laboratory

    1.00 Credits
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Concepts, ideas, and enabling tools of nanoengineering taught through lab modules and imaging tools, which include microfluidics, microthermal systems, MEMS, nanomaterials, SEM, TEM, and AFM. Provides practical knowledge and experience via building, observing and manipulating micro- and nanoscale structures. Teaches students how to apply engineering knowledge to practical fluid, thermal, and dynamic systems at small scales. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments. Enrollment limited. Prerequisite:    Prereq: 2.25; 2.372 or permission of instructor
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  • 2 67J: Analysis and Design of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Systems

    3.00 Credits
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Explores the fundamentals of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. Topics include psychrometrics, air conditioning components and processes, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, outdoor design conditions and examples of innovative technologies. Emphasizes the calculation of heating and cooling load in order to size and control suitable HVAC equipment and estimate its energy consumption. Uses both manual and computer methods. Includes one or more site visits. Prerequisite:    Prereq: 2.006 or 4.42
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  • 2 681: Environmental Ocean Acoustics

    3.00 Credits
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Fundamentals of underwater sound, and its application to mapping and surveillance in an ocean environment. Wave equations for fluid and elastic media. Reflection and transmission of sound at plane interfaces. Wave theory representation of acoustic source radiation and propagation in shallow and deep ocean waveguides. Interaction of underwater sound with elastic waves in the seabed and an Arctic ice cover, including effects of porosity and anisotropy. Numerical modeling of the propagation of underwater sound, including spectral methods, normal mode theory, and the parabolic equation method, for laterally homogeneous and inhomogeneous environments. Doppler effects. Effects of oceanographic variability and fluctuation - spatial and temporal coherence. Generation and propagation of ocean ambient noise. Modeling and simulation of signals and noise in traditional sonar systems, as well as modern, distributed, autonomous acoustic surveillance systems. Prerequisite:    Prereq: 2.066, 18.075 or Permission of instructor
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  • 2 682: Acoustical Oceanography

    3.00 Credits
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Provides brief overview of what important current research topics are in oceanography (physical, geological, and biological) and how acoustics can be used as a tool to address them. Three typical examples are climate, bottom geology, and marine mammal behavior. Addresses the acoustic inverse problem, reviewing inverse methods (linear and nonlinear) and the combination of acoustical methods with other measurements as an integrated system. Concentrates on specific case studies, taken from current research journals. Prerequisite:    Prereq: 2.681
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