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8 287J: Observational Techniques of Optical Astronomy
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fundamental physical and optical principles used for astronomical measurements at visible wavelengths and practical methods of astronomical observations. Topics: astronomical coordinates, time, optics, telescopes, photon counting, signal-to-noise ratios, data analysis (including least-squares model fitting), limitations imposed by the Earth's atmosphere on optical observations, CCD detectors, photometry, spectroscopy, astrometry, and time variability. Project at Wallace Astrophysical Observatory. Written and oral project reports. Limited to 18; preference to Course 8 and Course 12 majors and minors.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 8.282J, 12.402J, 12.409, or other introductory astronomy course; Coreq: 8.03
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8 292J: Fluid Physics
3.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A physics-based introduction to the properties of fluids and fluid systems, with examples drawn from a broad range of sciences, including atmospheric physics and astrophysics. Definitions of fluids and the notion of continuum. Equations of state and continuity, hydrostatics and conservation of momentum; ideal fluids and Euler's equation; viscosity and the Navier-Stokes equation. Energy considerations, fluid thermodynamics, and isentropic flow. Compressible versus incompressible and rotational versus irrotational flow; Bernoulli's theorem; steady flow, streamlines and potential flow. Circulation and vorticity. Kelvin's theorem. Boundary layers. Fluid waves and instabilities. Quantum fluids.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: 8.044, 5.60, or permission of instructor
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8 297: Physics of the 21st Century
4.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Students study four topics in depth from themes of current interest over the course of the term. Topic examples include Bose-Einstein condensates, dark energy, neutrino interactions, superconductivity, photonics, semiconductor nanostructures, exoplanets, and space plasmas.
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Prereq: 8.033, 8.044, 8.05, 8.13
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8 298: Selected Topics in Physics
0.00 - 6.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presentation of topics of current interest, with content varying from year to year.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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8 299: Physics Teaching
0.00 - 6.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
For qualified undergraduate students interested in gaining some experience in teaching. Laboratory, tutorial, or classroom teaching under the supervision of a faculty member. Students selected by interview.
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Prereq: None
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8 THU: Undergraduate Physics Thesis
0.00 - 6.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Program of research leading to the writing of an S.B. thesis; to be arranged by the student under approved supervision.
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Prereq: None
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8 UR: Undergraduate Research
0.00 - 6.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research opportunities in physics. For further information, contact the departmental UROP coordinator.
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Prereq: None
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9 00: Introduction to Psychology
4.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A survey of the scientific study of human nature, including how the mind works, and how the brain supports the mind. Topics include the mental and neural bases of perception, emotion, learning, memory, cognition, child development, personality, psychopathology, and social interaction. Consideration of how such knowledge relates to debates about nature and nurture, free will, consciousness, human differences, self, and society.
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Prereq: None
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9 01: Introduction to Neuroscience
4.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Introduction to the mammalian nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain. Topics include the function of nerve cells, sensory systems, control of movement, learning and memory, and diseases of the brain.
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Prereq: Physics II (GIR) or permission of instructor
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9 011: Systems Neuroscience
6.00 Credits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Survey of brain and behavioral studies. Examines principles underlying the structure and function of the nervous system, with a focus on systems approaches. Topics include development of the nervous system and its connections, sensory systems of the brain, the motor system, higher cortical functions, and behavioral and cellular analyses of learning and memory. Preference to first-year graduate students in BCS.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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