MIT OpenCourseWare
MIT 9.00 Introduction to Psychology, Fall 2004





Instructor: Prof. Jeremy WolfeSee the full course materials at http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-00-introduction-to-…
MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Fall 2008





This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role co…
Gödel, Escher, Bach: A Mental Space Odyssey





What do one mathematician, one artist, and one musician all have in common? Are you interested in zen Buddhism, math, fractals, logic, parad…
MIT 9.01 Neuroscience and Behavior, Fall 2003





Instructor: Prof. Gerald Schneider This course covers the relation of structure and function at various levels of neuronal integration. Top…
MIT 9.00SC Introduction to Psychology, Spring 2011





Instructor: Prof. John Gabrieli This course is a survey of the scientific study of human nature, including how the mind works, and how the …
7.012 Introduction to Biology, Fall 2004





The MIT Biology Department core courses, 7.012, 7.013, and 7.014, all cover the same core material, which includes the fundamental principle…
MIT6.006F11





Lecture videos from 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms, taught by Erik Demaine and Srini Devadas. The course is divided into eight units: int…
MIT 8.224 Exploring Black Holes: General Relativity & Astrophysics, Spring 2003





Study of physical effects in the vicinity of a black hole as a basis for understanding general relativity, astrophysics, and elements of cos…
MIT 6.00SC Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Spring 2011





Instructor: Professor John Guttag Collection of 26 lectures given during the Spring 2011 semester of 6.00, Introduction to Computer Science…
MIT 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999





Instructor: Walter Lewin 8.01 is a first-semester freshman physics class in Newtonian Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, and Kinetic Gas Theory. I…
MIT 6.002 Circuits and Electronics, Spring 2007
6.002 is designed to serve as a first course in an undergraduate electrical engineering (EE), or electrical engineering and computer science…
MIT 6.868J The Society of Mind, Spring 2007





Instructor: Marvin Minsky This course is an introduction to a theory that tries to explain how minds are made from collections of simpler p…
MIT 21F.223 / 21F.224 Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation, Fall 2004
This course is designed for high-intermediate ESL students who need to develop better listening comprehension and oral skills, which will pr…
16.660 / 16.853 / ESD.62J Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods, January (IAP) …





This course introduces the fundamental Lean Six Sigma principles that underlay modern continuous improvement approaches for industry, govern…
MIT 24.08J Philosophical Issues in Brain Science, Spring 2009
Instructors: Prof. Pawan Sinha, Prof. Alex Byrne This video course covers neuroscience, contemporary psychology, consciousness, and cogniti…
MIT 6.01SC Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Computer Science I, Spring…
Instructor: Dennis Freeman, Kendra Pugh This course provides an integrated introduction to electrical engineering and computer science, inc…
MIT 8.02 Electricity and Magnetism





8.02 Classical Theory of Electromagnetism. In addition to the basic concepts of Electromagnetism, a vast variety of interesting topics are c…
MIT 6.041 Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability, Fall 2010
Welcome to 6.041/6.431, a subject on the modeling and analysis of random phenomena and processes, including the basics of statistical infere…
MIT 24.263 The Nature of Creativity, Fall 2005
Instructor: Irving Singer This course is an introduction to problems about creativity as it pervades human experience and behavior. Questio…
MIT 6.046J Introduction to Algorithms





This course teaches techniques for the design and analysis of efficient algorithms, emphasizing methods useful in practice. Topics covered i…
MIT 24.262 Feeling and Imagination in Art, Science, and Technology, Spring 2004





Instructor: Prof. Irving Singer This course is a seminar on creativity in art, science, and technology. We discuss how these pursuits are j…
MIT 7.014 Introductory Biology, Spring 2005
The MIT Biology Department core courses, 7.012, 7.013, and 7.014, all cover the same core material, which includes the fundamental principle…
MIT 5.74 Introductory Quantum Mechanics II, Spring 2009
Instructor: Andrei Tokmakoff This course covers topics in time-dependent quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, and relaxation, with an emphasis …
MIT 6.003 Signals and Systems, Fall 2011





Instructor: Dennis Freeman The analysis of signals and systems forms a key part of many modern technologies, including communications and f…
MIT 16.810 Engineering Design and Rapid Prototyping, IAP 2007





This course provides students with an opportunity to conceive, design and implement a product, using rapid prototyping methods and computer-…
MIT Calculus Revisited: SIngle Variable Calculus
View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/res-18-006f10 Resource Description: Calculus Revisited is a series of videos and related r…
MIT HST.S14 Health Information Systems to Improve Quality of Care in Resource-Po…





Video lectures of course instructors from Spring 2011 offering of HST.184/HST.S14. Instructor(s): Leo Anthony Celi, Peter Szolovits, Hamish…
MIT 6.189 Multicore Programming Primer, January (IAP) 2007





View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/6-189IAP07 Instructors: Rodric Rabbah, Saman Amarasinghe * NOTE: Recitations 1-3 are not avail…
MIT 8.03 Physics III: Vibrations and Waves, Fall 2004





In addition to the traditional topics of mechanical vibrations and waves, coupled oscillators, and electro-magnetic radiation, students will…
MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008





This course provides an introduction to the chemistry of biological, inorganic, and organic molecules. The emphasis is on basic principles o…
MIT 16.01 Unified Engineering I, II, III, & IV, Fall 2005 - Spring 2006





The basic objective of Unified Engineering is to give a solid understanding of the fundamental disciplines of aerospace engineering, as well…
MIT 21M.380 Music and Technology (Contemporary History and Aesthetics), Fall 200…





Instructor: Prof. Christopher Ariza This course is an investigation into the history and aesthetics of music and technology as deployed in …
MIT 14.01SC Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2010





Instructor: Jon Gruber, 14.01 students View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/14-01SCF10 This course includes a full set of lecture …
MIT 18.02SC Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2010





Instructor: Christine Breiner, David Jordan, Joel Lewis This course covers differential, integral and vector calculus for functions of more…
MIT 21L.448J Darwin and Design, Fall 2010
This video course covers Darwin's model for understanding how natural objects and systems can help understand design. It looks at pre- and p…
MIT 5.60 Thermodynamics & Kinetics, Spring 2008
This subject deals primarily with equilibrium properties of macroscopic systems, basic thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium of reactions in …
MIT 24.213 Philosophy of Film, Fall 2004





Instructor: Prof. Irving Singer This course is a seminar on the philosophical analysis of film art, with an emphasis on the ways in which i…
MIT14.73S11
Instructors: Prof. Esther Duflo and Prof. Abhijit Banerjee View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/14-73S11 Video lectures of the cour…
Highlights of Calculus
Highlights of Calculus is a series of videos that introduce the fundamental concepts of calculus to both high school and college students. R…
MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2005
5.111 is an introductory chemistry course, emphasizing basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-b…
MIT 3.091 Introduction to Solid State Chemistry, Fall 2004
This course explores the basic principles of chemistry and their application to engineering systems. It deals with the relationship between …
MIT18.086S06
This graduate-level course is a continuation of Mathematical Methods for Engineers I (18.085). Topics include numerical methods; initial-val…
MIT6.035F05





6.035 is a course within the department's "Computer Systems and Architecture" concentration. This course analyzes …
MIT 22.033 Nuclear Systems Design Project, Fall 2011
In this capstone design project course, students design a nuclear reactor that generates electricity, hydrogen and biofuels. Lectures introd…
MIT 9.20 Animal Behavior, Fall 2005
Instructor: Gerald Schneider Most of the major categories of adaptive behavior can be seen in all animals. This course begins with the evol…
MIT 4.696 A Global History of Architecture Writing Seminar Spring 2008
This course will study the question of Global Architecture from the point of view of producing a set of lectures on that subject. The course…
MIT Understanding Lasers and Fiberoptics
Lasers are essential to an incredibly large number of applications. Today, they are used in bar code readers, compact discs, medicine, commu…
MIT 5.112 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2005





5.112 is an introductory chemistry course for students with an unusually strong background in chemistry. Knowledge of calculus equivalent to…
MIT_Excitatory_Physics





What sorts of things get physicists (or wannabe physicists, like the teacher of this class) excited? Is it the dream of building grand intel…
MIT 21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2007
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F07 Instructor: David Thorburn This introduction to narrative film emphasizes the evolu…
MIT 6.046J / 18.410J Introduction to Algorithms (SMA 5503), Fall 2005 (2005); Re…





This course teaches techniques for the design and analysis of efficient algorithms, emphasizing methods useful in practice. Topics covered i…

CMS.608 / CMS.864 Game Design, Fall 2010
Instructors: Philip Tan, Jason Begy These lectures discuss the history, tools, and current landscape of game design and analysis. A varie…
MIT 18.06SC Linear Algebra, Fall 2011
This collection contains a group of problem solving videos. Each video is led by a teaching assistant, who works through a particular linear…
MIT 6.450 Principles of Digital Communications I (revised), Fall 2006
*This version has overhead slides that have had been adjusted for better readability. The course serves as an introduction to the theory an…
MIT 6.050J / 2.110J Information and Entropy, Spring 2008
Instructors: Paul Penfield, Seth Lloyd This course explores the ultimate limits to communication and computation, with an emphasis on the p…
MIT 24.264 Film as Visual and Literary Mythmaking, Fall 2005





Instructor: Irving Singer This course examines problems in the philosophy of film as well as literature studied in relation to their making…
OCW Scholar: Fundamentals of Biology
Instructor: Dr. Michelle Mischke This collection contains clips from lecture videos of MIT's Introduction to Biology classes. Each video wi…
MIT7.013S05
The MIT Biology Department core courses, 7.012, 7.013, and 7.014, all cover the same core material, which includes the fundamental principle…
MIT 2.57 Nano-to-Micro Transport Processes, Spring 2012
Instructor: Prof. Gang Chen View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/2-57S12 This course aims at a fundamental understanding of descrip…
MITESD.290S05





This subject presents a range of advanced topics in integrated logistics and supply chain management. The course was conducted in a lecture-…
MIT2-830JS08





This course explores statistical modeling and control in manufacturing processes. Topics include the use of experimental design and response…
MIT CMS.930 Media, Education, and the Marketplace, Fall 2001
How can we harness the emerging forms of interactive media to enhance the learning process? Professor Miyagawa and prominent guest speakers …
MIT 18.085 Computational Science and Engineering I, Fall 2008
This course provides a review of linear algebra, including applications to networks, structures, and estimation, Lagrange multipliers. Also …
MIT 2.003J Dynamics and Control I, Fall 2007





This class is an introduction to the dynamics and vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems. Topics include kinematics; fo…
MIT 24.209 Philosophy In Film and Other Media Spring 2004
Instructor: Prof. Irving Singer This course examines works of film in relation to thematic issues of philosophical importance that also occ…
MIT HST.512 Genomic Medicine, Spring 2004
This course reviews the key genomic technologies and computational approaches that are driving advances in prognostics, diagnostics, and tre…
MIT 6.262 Discrete Stochastic Processes, Spring 2011
Lecture videos from 6.262 Discrete Stochastic Processes, Spring 2011. View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/6-262S11 Instructor: Rob…
MIT OpenCourseWare Milestone Celebration
On November 28, 2007, MIT celebrated the initial publication of the entire MIT curriculum on OpenCourseWare. The celebration was hosted by M…
MIT 2.993 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering: The Art and Science of Boat …
Instructors: Christopher Dewart, Kurt Hasselbalch, Prof. Nicholas Patrikalakis, Reuben Smith, Antonio Dias This class is jointly sponsored …
MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008
PLEASE NOTE: These files are to fix the corrupt Lectures 2, 6, 8, 11 from the original archive http://www.archive.org/details/MIT5.111F08/ …
MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2005
This is a basic subject on matrix theory and linear algebra. Emphasis is given to topics that will be useful in other disciplines, including…
MIT 18.03 Differential Equations, Spring 2006





Differential Equations are the language in which the laws of nature are expressed. Understanding properties of solutions of differential equ…

MIT 6.172 Performance Engineering of Software Systems, Fall 2010
Instructors: Saman Amarasinghe, Charles Leiserson Lecture videos for 6.172 Performance Engineering of Software Systems, Fall 2010. Also …
MIT 18.02 Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2007
This course covers vector and multi-variable calculus. It is the second semester in the freshman calculus sequence. Topics include vectors a…
MIT ESD.932 Engineering Ethics, Spring 2006
Instructor: Taft Broome View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/ESD-932S06 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at htt…
MIT 18.03SC Differential Equations, Fall 2011
OCW Scholar courses are designed for independent learners who have few additional resources available to them. The courses are substantially…
MIT 11.949 City Visions: Past and Future, Spring 2004





This class is intended to introduce students to understandings of the city generated from both social science literature and the field of ur…
MIT 6.832 Underactuated Robotics, Spring 2009
Instructor: Russell Tedrake Robots today move far too conservatively, using control systems that attempt to maintain full control authority…
MIT 21M.542 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Musical Time, IAP 2010
Instructor: Michael Cuthbert (moderator), Robert Jaffe, Libby Larsen, Sara Brown, with performers from the Boston Chamber Music Society Vie…
MITSP.722S05
D-Lab: Development, Design and Dissemination is a design studio course in which students work on international development proj…
MIT 5.95J Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering, Spring 2009
This participatory seminar focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for teaching science and engineering in higher education. This cour…
MITBE.010JS06
Bioengineering at MIT is represented by the diverse curricula offered by most Departments in the School of Engineering. This course samples …
MIT6.042JF10
Instructors: Tom Leighton, Marten van Dijk This course covers elementary discrete mathematics. Mathematical definitions and proofs are emph…
MIT 18.01SC Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2010
Instructors: Christine Breiner, David Jordan, Joel Lewis This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one va…
MIT STS.050 The History of MIT, Spring 2011





View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/STS-050S11 Instructors: Merrit Roe Smith, David Mindell This course examines the history of MI…
MIT 21L.432 Understanding Television, Spring 2003
The subtitle of this course for the spring 2003 term is "American Television: A Cultural History." The class takes a cultural appr…
MIT RES.6-008 Digital Signal Processing, 1975
Instructor: Alan V. Oppenheim Set of 20 video lectures for Signals and Systems, an introductory course in analog and digital signal process…
MIT SP.775 D-Lab Energy, Spring 2011
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/SP-775S11Instructors: MIT Students, Amy BanzaertThis project-based class explores sustainable e…
4.125 Architecture Studio: Building in Landscapes | Fall 2002
This subject introduces skills needed to build within a landscape establishing continuities between the built and natural world. Students le…
MIT3.60F05
This course covers the derivation of symmetry theory; lattices, point groups, space groups, and their properties; use of symmetry in tensor …
MIT 2.71 Optics, Spring 2009
Instructors: George Barbastathis, Colin Sheppard, Se Baek Oh This course provides an introduction to optical science with elementary engine…
3.320 Atomistic Computer Modeling of Materials, Spring 2005
This course uses the theory and application of atomistic computer simulations to model, understand, and predict the properties of real mater…
MITRES.6-001S08
Published in 1989 by Prentice-Hall, this book is a useful resource for educators and self-learners alike. The text is aimed at those who hav…
MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2005
*Please note that Lecture 4 is unavailable in a higher quality format. Instructor/speaker: Prof. Gilbert Strang View the complete course at…
MIT15.084JS04
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of nonlinear optimization theory and methods. Topics include unconstrained and constrain…
MIT 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2007 - Lectures 9-12
This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications.
MIT21M.342F08
This class explores composition and arrangement for the large jazz ensemble from 1920s foundations to current postmodern practice. Considera…
MIT21M.621S04
This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of gender and cultural identity. This …
Calculus Revisited: Calculus of Complex Variables, Differential Equations, and L…
Instructor: Herbert Gross This course gives an introduction to Complex Variables, Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra. View…
MIT 4.367 Studio Seminar in Public Art, Spring 2006
How do we define Public Art? This course focuses on the production of projects for public places. Public Art is a concept that is in constan…
MIT 22.091 Nuclear Reactor Safety, Spring 2008
Instructor: Prof. Andrew Kadak Problems in nuclear engineering often involve applying knowledge from many disciplines simultaneously in ach…
MIT24.261F04
This course is a seminar on the nature of love and sex, approached as topics both in philosophy and in literature. Readings from recent phil…
MIT16.810IAP05
This course provides students with an opportunity to conceive, design and implement a product, using rapid prototyping methods and computer-…
MIT11.309JS06
This course explores photography as a disciplined way of seeing, of investigating landscapes and expressing ideas. Readings, observations, a…
MIT 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2007
Instructor: Prof. David Jerison This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with…
MIT5.74S05
This course covers time-dependent quantum mechanics and spectroscopy. Topics include perturbation theory, two-level systems, light-matter in…
MIT OCW 18.03 Differential Equations Video Lectures Spring 2004





18.03 Differential Equations video lectures from Spring 2004. 33 lectures approx 1hr each. See MPEG filenames for lecture numbers.
MIT 21H.931 Seminar in Historical Methods, Spring 2004
Instructor: Prof. Anne McCants This course is designed to acquaint students with a variety of approaches to the past used by historians wri…
MIT6.270IAP05
6.270 is a hands-on, learn-by-doing class, in which participants design and build a robot that will play in a competition at the end of Janu…
Calculus Revisited: Multivariable Calculus
Instructor: Herbert Gross This course is a study of the calculus of functions of several variables (vector arithmetic and vector calculus)…
MIT 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2007 - Lectures 1-7
This introductory calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, with applications. Lectures 1-7.
MIT11.948S05
This course is being offered in conjunction with the colloquium The Politics of Reconstructing Iraq, which is sponsored by MIT's Center for …
MIT 5.80 Small-Molecule Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Fall 2008
The goal of this course is to illustrate the spectroscopy of small molecules in the gas phase: quantum mechanical effective Hamiltonian mode…
MIT20.309F06
This course covers sensing and measurement for quantitative molecular/cell/tissue analysis, in terms of genetic, biochemical, and biophysica…
MITPE.210S07
This course will thoroughly educate the successful student with the knowledge and skills necessary to be a certified beginning SCUBA diver. …
MIT4.301S07
This class will introduce students to a variety of contemporary art practices and ideas. The class will begin with a brief overview of 'visu…
MIT2.007S09
Welcome to 2.007! This course is a first subject in engineering design. With your help, this course will be a great learning experience expo…
MIT4.370F05
"Parrhesia" was an Athenian right to frank and open speaking, the right that, like the First Amendment, demands a "fearless s…
MITSP.784S07
According to the United States Agency for International Development, 20 million people in developing countries require wheelchairs, and the …
MIT3.60F05
This course covers the derivation of symmetry theory; lattices, point groups, space groups, and their properties; use of symmetry in tensor …
MIT6.774F04
This course is offered to graduates and focuses on understanding the fundamental principles of the "front-end" processes used in t…
MIT OCW - RES.6-006
This resource contains demonstrations used to illustrate the theory and applications of lasers and optics. Lasers today are being used in …
MIT 11.945 Springfield Studio, Fall 2005
The Springfield Studio is a practicum course that focuses on the economic, programmatic and social renewal of an urban community in Springfi…