New courses in Special Programs from MIT OpenCourseWare, provider of free and open MIT course materials. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs 2013-06-14T17:40:26+05:00 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu en-US Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm D-Lab: Design addresses problems faced by undeserved communities with a focus on design, experimentation, and prototyping processes. Particular attention is placed on constraints faced when designing for developing countries. Multidisciplinary teams work on semester-long projects in collaboration with community partners, field practitioners, and experts in relevant fields. Topics covered include design for affordability, design for manufacture, sustainability, and strategies for working effectively with community partners and customers. Students may continue projects begun in SP.721/11.025J/11.472 D-Lab Development. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=962ce7bdb440bb576beea1bceb672228 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-722j-d-lab-ii-design-spring-2010 Smith, Amy J. Serrat, Victor Grau 2012-11-21T11:15:49+05:00 SP.722J 2.722J en-US appropriate technology sustainable development participatory development co-creation poverty product design third world cookstove washing machine MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course focuses on an in-depth reading of Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis by Isaac Newton, as well as several related commentaries and historical philosophical texts. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=19946a31377c233803a6c70e6086a92f http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-341-history-and-philosophy-of-mechanics-newtons-principia-mathematica-fall-2011 Schulman, Adam 2012-07-02T11:47:30+05:00 SP.341 en-US intellectual history history of mathematics history of science and technology Isaac Newton calculus laws of motion MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm D-Lab: Energy offers a hands-on, project-based approach that engages students in understanding and addressing the applications of small-scale, sustainable energy technology in developing countries where compact, robust, low-cost systems for generating power are required. Projects may include micro-hydro, solar, or wind turbine generators along with theoretical analysis, design, prototype construction, evaluation and implementation. Students will have the opportunity both to travel to Nicaragua during spring break to identify and implement projects. D-Lab: Energy is part of MIT's D-Lab program, which fosters the development of appropriate technologies and sustainable solutions within the framework of international development.This course is an elective subject in MIT’s undergraduate Energy Studies Minor. This Institute-wide program complements the deep expertise obtained in any major with a broad understanding of the interlinked realms of science, technology, and social sciences as they relate to energy and associated environmental challenges. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=48955d31c1ff41878ef76d029b8675c7 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-775-d-lab-energy-spring-2011 Banzaert, Amy Gandhi, Amit 2011-12-19T14:33:37+05:00 SP.775 en-US sustainable energy renewable energy green energy sustainable development third world appropriate technology solar power wind power micro-hydro power design co-creation Nicaragua MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course introduces scholarly debates about sexual identities, gender identities and expressions, and sexual orientation and its representation in film and literature. We begin with a contemporary debate about biology and gender identity, considering its relationship to the historical understanding of sex, gender, and sexual identity. Our investigation continues with the theoretical underpinnings of the emerging field of queer studies, from the nineteenth century to the present day, and considers how subsequent work in transgender studies continues to challenge traditional understandings of sex, gender, and sexuality. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=d02618fd2f63d6cb13acf721b2201696 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-406-sexual-and-gender-identities-fall-2010 Surkan, Kim 2011-06-24T14:15:10+05:00 SP.406 WGS.406 en-US sex gender identity homosexual transgender lesbian third sex drag stonewall queer masculinity femininity sexuality medicalization marriage feminism queer theory trans genderqueer essentialism women gender studies MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm We will explore the mathematical strategies behind popular games, toys, and puzzles. Topics covered will combine basic fundamentals of game theory, probability, group theory, and elementary programming concepts. Each week will consist of a lecture and discussion followed by game play to implement the concepts learned in class. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=2329fefac0d0a3816de867473832fc02 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-268-the-mathematics-in-toys-and-games-spring-2010 Li, Jing Demaine, Erik Gymrek, Melissa 2011-06-10T16:37:15+05:00 SP.268 ES.SP268 en-US toys games mathematics game theory probability group theory programming combinatorial game theory MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course offers an introduction to Women's and Gender Studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that asks critical questions about the meaning of gender in society. The primary goal of this course is to familiarize students with key issues, questions and debates in Women's and Gender Studies scholarship, both historical and contemporary. Gender scholarship critically analyzes themes of gendered performance and power in a range of social spheres, such as law, culture, work, medicine and the family. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=1b5cb035a2e78b2b84314684e3514acd http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-401-introduction-to-womens-and-gender-studies-fall-2010 Walsh, Andrea Fox, Elizabeth 2011-06-09T16:30:26+05:00 SP.401 WGS.401 en-US women's studies gender studies division of labor race ethnicity power authority gender equality feminism sexuality social construction MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm D-Lab Development addresses issues of technological improvements at the micro level for developing countries—in particular, how the quality of life of low-income households can be improved by adaptation of low cost and sustainable technologies. Discussion of development issues as well as project implementation challenges are addressed through lectures, case studies, guest speakers and laboratory exercises. Students form project teams to partner with mostly local level organizations in developing countries, and formulate plans for an IAP site visit. (Previous field sites include Ghana, Brazil, Honduras and India.) Project team meetings focus on developing specific projects and include cultural, social, political, environmental and economic overviews of the countries and localities to be visited as well as an introduction to the local languages. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=2b9da80b4f1d16ae08bb924ef00d5a15 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-721-d-lab-i-development-fall-2009 Smith, Amy J. Sanyal, Bishwapriya Serrat, Victor Grau 2011-02-23T11:32:08+05:00 SP.721 11.025J 11.472J en-US development project appropriate technology sustainable development intermediate technology stakeholder analysis China India Rwanda Sierra Leone Tanzania Africa developing country international development third world poverty bottom of the pyramid;cooking latrine grain mill solar energy stove energy charcoal wheelchair poverty water water quality safe water water treatment health sanitation World Bank NGO United Nations ICT4D ICT4C microfinance micro-finance AIDS HIV wind power solar power biomass biodiesel biogas agriculture farming food green revolution millenium development goals MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm D-Lab Health provides a multidisciplinary approach to global health technology design via guest lectures and a major project based on fieldwork. We will explore the current state of global health challenges and learn how to design medical technologies that address those problems. Students may travel to Nicaragua during spring break to work with health professionals, using medical technology design kits to gain field experience for their device challenge. As a final class deliverable, you will create a product design solution to address challenges observed in the field. The resulting designs are prototyped in the summer for continued evaluation and testing. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=60c7e2c6836d66bf6d84c6da573ba56a http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-725-d-lab-medical-technologies-for-the-developing-world-spring-2010 Gomez-Marquez, Jose 2011-01-11T12:47:49+05:00 SP.725 en-US global health medicine developing nation third world disease disease prevention vaccine immunization drug health diagnostic medical informatics appropriate technology sustainable development inequality poverty poor medical device medical device design innovation prototyping co-creation MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm D-Lab World Prosthetics is a collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Jaipur Foot Organization to improve the design, manufacture, and distribution of rehabilitation devices in the developing world. The course welcomes individuals interested in physical rehabilitation to work on multidisciplinary teams of students with bioengineering, mechanical engineering, material science, and medical or pre-medical backgrounds. Students will learn about the basics of human walking, different types of gait disabilities, as well as the technologies that seek to address those disabilities. Patient perspectives and current research areas are presented. Lecture topics focus on lower-limb disabilities, including polio and above-knee and below-knee amputation, and will cover both developed and developing world techniques for overcoming these disabilities. Students form teams to design and prototype low-cost orthotic and prosthetic devices, and present their work at the end of the course. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=ea65de0439dacd01b408ed5b46afa389 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-733-special-topics-at-edgerton-center-developing-world-prosthetics-spring-2010 Endo, Ken Emerson, Robert 2010-12-20T11:05:16+05:00 SP.733 en-US jaipur foot developing nation third world amputation amputee appropriate technology sustainable development co-creation inequality poverty poor medical device design innovation prototyping orthotics prosthesis prosthetic technology pediatric extendable prosthetic cosmetic shell vacuum casting MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course will explore the rich diversity of women's voices and experiences as reflected in writings and films by and about Latina writers, filmmakers, and artists. Through close readings, class discussions and independently researched student presentations related to each text, we will explore not only the unique, individual voice of the writer, but also the cultural, social and political contexts which inform their narratives. We will also examine the roles that gender, familial ties and social and political preoccupations play in shaping the values of the writers and the nature of the characters encountered in the texts and films. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=c7279e3f1ad7d4a81dedf4af39ee9148 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-400-special-topics-in-women-gender-studies-seminar-latina-womens-voices-spring-2010 King, Sarah E. 2010-12-08T14:02:33+05:00 SP.400 WGS.400 en-US Latina women code-switching first generation coming-of-age Chicana roots revolution politics poverty, social criticism kinship biography magic realism mythical historicism MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This class is divided into a series of sections or "modules", each of which concentrates on a particular large technology-related topic in a cultural context. The class will start with a four-week module on Samurai Swords and Blacksmithing, followed by smaller units on Chinese Cooking, the Invention of Clocks, and Andean Weaving, and end with a four-week module on Automobiles and Engines. In addition, there will be a series of hands-on projects that tie theory and practice together. The class discussions range across anthropology, history, and individual development, emphasizing recurring themes, such as the interaction between technology and culture and the relation between "skill" knowledge and "craft" knowledge.Culture Tech evolved from a more extensive, two-semester course which formed the centerpiece of the Integrated Studies Program at MIT.  For 13 years, ISP was an alternative first-year program combining humanities, physics, learning-by-doing, and weekly luncheons.  Culture Tech represents the core principles of ISP distilled into a 6-unit seminar. Although many collections of topics have been used over the years, the modules presented here are a representative sequence.  http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=4b2c952a7d56e42dfc76115e3931aae4 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-272-culture-tech-spring-2003 Rising, James Aviles, Amilio 2010-11-30T13:08:30+05:00 SP.272 ES.SP272 en-US seminar samurai cooking blacksmithing Japan Peru China U.S.A England longitude marine navigation clocks cars suburbia weaving quipus encoding aesthetics Zen Buddhism Inca Empire culture myths technology social change MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm In this course we will examine the development of feminist theory over time. Some subjects we will examine in detail include suffrage and equality; radical feminism; psychoanalysis and feminism; theories of power; sexuality and gender; embodied knowledge; pornography; identities and global feminism; militarism; and the welfare state. Throughout the course we will analyze different ways of looking at power and political culture in modern societies, issues of race and class, poverty and welfare, sexuality and morality. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=bfce7a219c28faad0b6e5872ebc5a3d8 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-601j-feminist-political-thought-spring-2010 Wood, Elizabeth A. 2010-11-19T06:58:56+05:00 SP.601J 17.006 24.237 WGS.601J en-US feminist political thought equality suffrage, radical feminism psychoanalysis power sexuality gender embodied knowledge pornography identity global feminism militarism welfare state MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm 2010 marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's astonishing sightings of features on the moon, stars, and moons around Jupiter that no one had seen before. Recreate these new ways of seeing and exploring from the materials and techniques Galileo had on hand, while you reflect on the times and works of Galileo. What was it like to improvise new ways of seeing and exploring from the materials and techniques on hand? What do we notice? What surprises us? How can we relate to past experience and ideas? What are we curious to research? How does our experimenting grow into our learning? Let your own curiosity drive your explorations. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=6a6a4d098150f3a04fd4d02c10c2b1d4 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-713-recreate-experiments-from-history-inform-the-future-from-the-past-galileo-january-iap-2010 Cavicchi, Elizabeth 2010-06-15T14:13:26+05:00 SP.713 en-US Galileo vertical fall terrestrial rotation secondary qualities special injunction star furthest igneous particles stellar sphere Galileo Galilei Copernican Opinion The Mathematics of Strength The Parabolic Path of Projectiles Conservation of Motion Nicolaus Copernicus Definition of Uniform Acceleration Italian physicist mathematician astronomer philosopher Scientific Revolution telescope and consequent astronomical observations Copernicanism astronomy modern physics father of modern science MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Western philosophy and theoretical mathematics were born together, and the cross-fertilization of ideas in the two disciplines was continuously acknowledged throughout antiquity. In this course, we read works of ancient Greek philosophy and mathematics, and investigate the way in which ideas of definition, reason, argument and proof, rationality and irrationality, number, quality and quantity, truth, and even the idea of an idea were shaped by the interplay of philosophic and mathematical inquiry. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=1e9cc2f4908773398fea15b8acb5b15b http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-2h3-ancient-philosophy-and-mathematics-fall-2009 Perlman, Lee 2010-05-03T10:18:21+05:00 SP.2H3 ES.SP2H3 en-US mathematics geometry history philosophy Greek philosophy Plato Euclid Aristotle Rene Descartes Nicomachus Francis Bacon number irrational number ratio ethics logos logic ancient knowing modern knowing Greek conception of number idea of number courage justice pursuit of truth truth as a surd MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Explore the future through modeling, reading, and discussion in an open-ended seminar! Our fields of interest will include changes in science and technology, culture and lifestyles, and dominant paradigms and societies. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=f928d60c14addca7fd4eb25a1c5a48f5 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-256-the-coming-years-spring-2008 Rising, James 2009-12-18T15:46:16+05:00 SP.256 ES.SP256 en-US futurology historiography change fractals nuclear war global warming bioterrorism singularity politics memetics demographics power laws recent past near future prediction history revolution memes MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm According to the United States Agency for International Development, 20 million people in developing countries require wheelchairs, and the United Nations Development Programme estimates below 1% of their need is being met in Africa by local production. Wheelchair Design in Developing Countries (WDDC) gives students the chance to better the lives of others by improving wheelchairs and tricycles made in the developing world. Lectures will focus on understanding local factors, such as operating environments, social stigmas against the disabled, and manufacturing constraints, and then applying sound scientific/engineering knowledge to develop appropriate technical solutions. Multidisciplinary student teams will conduct term-long projects on topics such as hardware design, manufacturing optimization, biomechanics modeling, and business plan development. Theory will further be connected to real-world implementation during guest lectures by MIT faculty, Third-World community partners, and U.S. wheelchair organizations. This class is made possible by an MIT Alumni Sponsored Funding Opportunities grant with additional support from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, the MIT Public Service Center, and the MIT Edgerton Center; special thanks to CustomInk.com. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=95b06aa4859d938a668f590216a7eb0d http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-784-wheelchair-design-in-developing-countries-spring-2009 Winter V, Amos G. Smith, Amy J. 2009-12-18T15:46:06+05:00 SP.784 en-US appropriate technology engineering local production third world disabled disability assistive technology human power Africa Tanzania Zambia Kenya handicap handicapped poverty rural discrimination orthopedic mobility tricycle handcycle product design business plan ergonomics manufacturing stakeholder service learning MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm <p>This course is designed as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Women's and Gender Studies, an academic area of study focused on the ways that sex and gender manifest themselves in social, cultural, and political contexts. The primary goal of this course is to familiarize students with key issues, questions and debates in Women's Studies scholarship, both historical and contemporary. This semester you will become acquainted with many of the critical questions and concepts feminist scholars have developed as tools for thinking about gendered experience. In addition, we will study the interconnections among systems of oppression (such as sexism, racism, classism, ethnocentrism, homophobia/heterosexism, transphobia, ableism and others.) In this course you will learn to "read" and analyze gender, exploring how it impacts our understanding of the world.<p> http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=5abc01743d9c677a55f63881cad4b933 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-401-introduction-to-womens-and-gender-studies-spring-2009 Surkan, Kim 2009-12-11T16:26:06+05:00 SP.401 WGS.401 en-US women's studies gender studies sex gender oppression sexism racism ethnocentrism homophobia heterosexism transphobia ableism sexuality reproduction families motherhood women's health globalization activism politics feminism patriarchy MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm What can we learn about science and technology–and what can we do with that knowledge? Who are "we" in these questions?–whose knowledge and expertise gets made into public policy, new medicines, topics of cultural and political discourse, science education, and so on? How can expertise and lay knowledge about science and technology be reconciled in a democratic society? How can we make sense of the interactions of living and non-living, humans and non-humans, individual and collectivities in the production of scientific knowledge and technologies? The course takes these questions as entry points into an ever-growing body of work to which feminist, anti-racist, and other critical analysts and activists have made significant contributions. The course also takes these questions as an invitation to practice challenging the barriers of expertise, gender, race, class, and place that restrict wider access to and understanding of the production of scientific knowledge and technologies. In that spirit, students participate in an innovative, problem-based learning (PBL) approach that allows them to shape their own directions of inquiry and develop their skills as investigators and prospective teachers. At the same time the PBL cases engage students' critical faculties as they learn about existing analyses of gender, race, and the complexities of science and technology, guided by individualized bibliographies co-constructed with the instructors and by the projects of the other students. Students from all fields and levels of preparation are encouraged to join the course. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=4b31b663954fa88526a5171b05149a1e http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-693-gender-race-and-the-complexities-of-science-and-technology-a-problem-based-learning-experiment-spring-2009 Taylor, Peter Fausto-Sterling, Anne 2009-12-01T15:13:18+05:00 SP.693 WGS.693 en-US gender race science technology problem-based learning MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This seminar will focus on three sports: swimming, cycling and running. There will be two components to the seminar: classroom sessions and a "laboratory" in the form of a structured training program. The classroom component will introduce the students to the chemistry of their own biological system. With swimming, running and cycling as sample sports, students are encouraged to apply their knowledge to complete a triathlon shortly after the term. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=6e396eb74418283eb78a88efbbf34773 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-235-chemistry-of-sports-spring-2009 Christie, Patricia Lyons, Steven 2009-11-24T10:57:47+05:00 SP.235 ES.SP235 en-US cardiovascular muscles training fitness; nutrition fueling injury sports medicine overuse injury swimming running cycling bicycle bike shoes running shoes lactate lactic acid wetsuit lycra spandex wind tunnel sports drinks caffeine alcohol exercise competition endurance strength EPO erythropoietin scandals tapering triathlon sports race steroid midfoot running forefoot running MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This seminar is designed to be an experimental and hands-on approach to applied chemistry (as seen in cooking). Cooking may be the oldest and most widespread application of chemistry and recipes may be the oldest practical result of chemical research. We shall do some cooking experiments to illustrate some chemical principles, including extraction, denaturation, and phase changes. http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=e78367bbe663a85517fef5891a8ed4d1 http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/special-programs/sp-287-kitchen-chemistry-spring-2009 Christie, Patricia 2009-10-21T12:40:44+05:00 SP.287 5.S15 ES.SP287 en-US cooking food chemistry experiment extraction denaturation phase change capsicum biochemistry chocolate cheese yeast recipe jam pectin enzyme dairy molecular gastronomy salt colloid stability liquid nitrogen ice cream biochemistry biology microbiology MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm