[Chixla] Fw: MIT OpenCourseWare Update: Turmoil and Policy Forever, and more

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Heard of the MIT Open Courseware material? It provides "free,
searchable, access to MIT's course materials for educators, students,
and self-learners around the world."
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Following is the email list of newly released course materials.
Enjoy :)
/Sharon
Begin forwarded message:
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:50:27 -0400
From: MIT OCW Update Newsletter List <ocw-mail at mit.edu>
To: <ocw-mail at mit.edu>
Subject: MIT OpenCourseWare Update: Turmoil and Policy Forever, and
more
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MIT OpenCourseWare Update: March 2007
A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The March 2007 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains: 
1. New Courses Available - Turmoil and Policy Forever, and more
2. Updated Courses
3. MIT Teaches That? 
4. User Cheers from Canada - How You Can Help
5. Brain Teaser
1. New Courses Available - Turmoil and Policy Forever, and more 
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   Are you fascinated by the turbulence in the Earth's oceans and
atmosphere? Think religious groups play a role in politics? Do you
wonder about different kinds of infinity? Then find out more from
these courses newly available on MIT OCW and others! 
  12.820 / 12.822   Turbulence in Geophysical Systems, Spring 2005
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-820S
pring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
  17.522   Politics and Religion, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-522Fall-2006/CourseHome/index
.htm
  24.118   Paradox and Infinity, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-118Fall-2006/CourseH
ome/index.htm
  4.A21   Stories Without Words: Photographing the First Year, Fall
2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Architecture/4-A21Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm 
  SP.255   Physics of Rock Climbing, Spring 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Special-Programs/SP-255Spring-2006/CourseHome/inde
x.htm
  21W.747-1   Rhetoric, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Writing-and-Humanistic-Studies/21W-747-1Fall-2006/
CourseHome/index.htm
  6.828   Operating System Engineering, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-828F
all-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
  18.104   Seminar in Analysis: Applications to Number Theory, Fall
2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-104Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
  PE.740   Fencing, Spring 2007
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Athletics--Physical-Education-and-Recreation/PE-74
0Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm
  PE.710   Tennis, Spring 2007
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Athletics--Physical-Education-and-Recreation/PE-71
0Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm
  6.630   Electromagnetics, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-630F
all-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
  2.994   MADM with Applications in Material Selection and Optimal
Design, January (IAP) 2007
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-994January--IAP--2007/Cou
rseHome/index.htm
  24.729   Topics in Philosophy of Language: Vagueness, Fall 2005
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-729Fall-2005/CourseH
ome/index.htm
  18.112   Functions of a Complex Variable, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-112Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
  5.841   Crystal Structure Refinement, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Chemistry/5-841Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
  18.175   Theory of Probability, Spring 2007
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-175Spring-2007/CourseHome/index.htm
  8.962   General Relativity, Spring 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-962Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
  18.303   Linear Partial Differential Equations, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-303Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
  18.443   Statistics for Applications, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-443Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
  12.458   Molecular Biogeochemistry, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-458F
all-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
  STS.340J   Introduction to the History of Technology, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-340JFall-2006
/CourseHome/index.htm
  12.815   Atmospheric Radiation, Fall 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/12-815F
all-2006/CourseHome/index.htm
  9.520   Statistical Learning Theory and Applications, Spring 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Brain-and-Cognitive-Sciences/9-520Spring-2006/Cour
seHome/index.htm
  20.482J   Foundations of Algorithms and Computational Techniques in
Systems Biology, Spring 2006
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Biological-Engineering/20-482JSpring-2006/CourseHo
me/index.htm
2. Updated Courses
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Did you know that you can sign up for an RSS feed, sent right to your
computer, listing all NEW and UPDATED courses published in the last
ninety days? The list is in chronological order, most recent at the
top. Go to http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/rssfeeds.htm to
see the list, to learn more about RSS feeds, and to subscribe. 
3. MIT Teaches That? 
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Not all MIT courses are techie! Across MIT's 35 world-class
departments in five different schools, there are many interesting
course subjects that may surprise--and delight--you: This month's
feature looks to answer the questions: How - and why - do people seek
to capture everyday life on film? What can we learn from such films?
To find a full description of 21A.337J / CMS.917J   Documenting
Culture, go to:
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Anthropology/21A-337JSpring2004/CourseHome/index.h
tm
4. User Cheers from Canada - How You Can Help
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     "MIT has made a great leap for the education and intellectual
     advancement of man-kind. To open up the institutions vast
     reservoirs of knowledge not only to researchers but to common
     people is a monumental and inspiring endeavour. I have perused
     many courses that will help me in my future research and also, 
     I believe, in life. Thank you MIT." - Student, Canada
We love hearing from people around the world who use MIT OCW
materials to learn something new, improve their lives, or share what
they learn to improve the lives of others. We are grateful that you
are part of this open movement, but we need your help! MIT OCW will
always be a free and open digital publication, but your donation
(small or large) helps us continue to offer a high-quality
publication of MIT's course materials in the long term. Please donate
online to MIT OCW at:
https://giving.mit.edu/givenow/AddGift.dyn?desig=4021100&source=WBOCW
5. Brain Teaser
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This month's brain teaser: Venn diagrams can show how different parts
of a sentence are logically related. How would you draw a Venn
diagram to represent the sentence, "Everyone who flies (F) is both a
man (M) and a woman (W)"? To find the answer, go to Chapter 15 in the
Readings for 24.241 Logic I, Fall 2005. 
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/24-241Fall-2005/CourseH
ome/