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From Nano to Macro: Introduction to Atomistic Modeling Techniques, January (IAP) 2007
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The objective of this course is to introduce large-scale atomistic modeling techniques and highlight its importance for solving problems in modern engineering sciences. We demonstrate how atomistic modeling can be used to understand how materials fail under extreme loading, involving unfolding of proteins and propagation of cracks.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Buehler, Markus
Date Added:
01/01/2007
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Data Acquisition and Analysis, Fall 2008
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" This team-taught multidisciplinary course provides information relevant to the conduct and interpretation of human brain mapping studies. It begins with in-depth coverage of the physics of image formation, mechanisms of image contrast, and the physiological basis for image signals. Parenchymal and cerebrovascular neuroanatomy and application of sophisticated structural analysis algorithms for segmentation and registration of functional data are discussed. Additional topics include: fMRI experimental design including block design, event related and exploratory data analysis methods, and building and applying statistical models for fMRI data; and human subject issues including informed consent, institutional review board requirements and safety in the high field environment. Additional Faculty Div Bolar Dr. Bradford Dickerson Dr. John Gabrieli Dr. Doug Greve Dr. Karl Helmer Dr. Dara Manoach Dr. Jason Mitchell Dr. Christopher Moore Dr. Vitaly Napadow Dr. Jon Polimeni Dr. Sonia Pujol Dr. Bruce Rosen Dr. Mert Sabuncu Dr. David Salat Dr. Robert Savoy Dr. David Somers Dr. A. Gregory Sorensen Dr. Christina Triantafyllou Dr. Wim Vanduffel Dr. Mark Vangel Dr. Lawrence Wald Dr. Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli Dr. Anastasia Yendiki "

Subject:
Anatomy/Physiology
Natural Science
Physical Science
Physics
Psychology
Social Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Gollub, Randy
Date Added:
01/01/2008
Fundamentals of Compressible Flow Mechanics
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This book deals with an introduction to the flow of compressible substances (gases). The main difference between compressible flow and almost incompressible flow is not the fact that compressibility has to be considered. Rather, the difference is in two phenomena that do not exist in incompressible flow. The first phenomenon is the very sharp discontinuity (jump) in the flow in properties. The second phenomenon is the choking of the flow. Choking is when downstream variations don't effect the flow. Though choking occurs in certain pipe flows in astronomy, there also are situations of choking in general (external) flow.

Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Review of Thermodynamics
3 Basic of Fluid Mechanics
4 Speed of Sound
5 Isentropic Flow
6 Normal Shock
7 Normal Shock in Variable Duct Areas
8 Nozzle Flow With External Forces
9 Isothermal Flow
10 Fanno Flow
11 Rayleigh Flow
12 Evacuating SemiRigid Chambers
13 Evacuating under External Volume Control
14 Oblique Shock
15 Prandtl-Meyer Function
A Computer Program
B Oblique Shock History

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Potto Project
Author:
Genick Bar-Meir
Date Added:
01/01/2012
Fysische Transportverschijnselen: Denken in Balansen
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De transport- en overdrachtsprocessen van warmte, massa en impuls worden naar hun analogie behandeld. De processen worden beschreven met behulp van macro- en microbalansen die in veel gevallen leiden tot differentiaalvergelijkingen. Ook veel aspecten van stromingsleer komen op deze manier aan de orde en zo bereidt het boek ook voor op moderne Computational Fluid Dynamics technieken. Het doel van het boek is ook studenten te trainen in het oplossen van problemen waarbij transportverschijnselen centraal staan. Daartoe bevat het boek bijna 100 uitgewerkte vraagstukken.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Delft University of Technology
Author:
Harrie van den Akker
Robert F. Mudde
Date Added:
10/26/2023
GPS: Where Are You?, Fall 2008
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" This is a freshman advising seminar. The professor of a FAS is the first year advisor to the (no more than 8) students in the seminar. The use of Global Positioning System (GPS) in a wide variety of applications has exploded in the last few years. In this seminar we explore how positions on the Earth were determined before GPS; how GPS itself works and the range of applications in which GPS is now a critical element. This seminar is followed by a UROP research project in the spring semester where results from precise GPS measurements will be analyzed and displayed on the Web."

Subject:
Geology
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Herring, Thomas
Date Added:
01/01/2008
General Physics II Canvas Course and Sample Syllabus
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This General Physics II course was built by Esperanza Zenon, Associate Professor at River Parishes Community College. It uses an OpenStax textbook that covers all content in the curriculum and also has supplemental resources and links to videos. Developed as part of the LOUIS OER Course Transformation Project at River Parishes Community College.This course is also available on Canvas Commons: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/358411abf7f54f4f917d31f683111cb2The corresponding lab is available here: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/39203105a96e4ba18b20d300fe6ebe57If these links do not work, search Zenon and find MASTER PHYS 2020 - E Zenon and MASTER PHYS 2020L - E Zenon

Subject:
Physics
Material Type:
Module
Author:
Esperanza Zenon
Date Added:
08/16/2019
General Physics Lab I Canvas Course and Sample Syllabus
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This General Physics Lab I course was built by Esperanza Zenon, Associate Professor at River Parishes Community College. It uses an OpenStax textbook that covers all content in the curriculum and also has supplemental resources and links to videos. Developed as part of the LOUIS OER Course Transformation Project at River Parishes Community College.This course is also available on Canvas Commons: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/ff3f959f016a4bf3bea8a9dc1727f0dcThe corresponding lab is available here: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/489d0b9636994c0eb51736f5804025c4

Subject:
Physics
Material Type:
Module
Author:
Esperanza Zenon
Date Added:
08/16/2019
General Physics Lab II Canvas Course and Sample Syllabus
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This General Physics Lab II course was built by Esperanza Zenon, Associate Professor at River Parishes Community College. It uses an OpenStax textbook that covers all content in the curriculum and also has supplemental resources and links to videos. Developed as part of the LOUIS OER Course Transformation Project at River Parishes Community College.This course is also available on Canvas Commons: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/358411abf7f54f4f917d31f683111cb2The corresponding lab is available here: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/39203105a96e4ba18b20d300fe6ebe57

Subject:
Physics
Material Type:
Module
Author:
Esperanza Zenon
Date Added:
08/16/2019
General Relativity
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This is a textbook on general relativity for upper-division undergraduates majoring in physics, at roughly the same level as Rindler's Essential Relativity or Hartle's Gravity. The book is meant to be especially well adapted for self-study, and answers are given in the back of the book for almost all the problems. The ratio of conceptual to mathematical problems is higher than in most books. The focus is on "index-gymnastics" techniques, to the exclusion of index-free notation. Knowledge of first-year calculus and lower-division mechanics and electromagnetism is assumed. Special relativity is introduced from scratch, but it will be very helpful to have a thorough previous knowledge of SR, at the level of a book such as Taylor and Wheeler's Spacetime Physics or my own text Special Relativity.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Light and Matter
Provider Set:
Light and Matter Books
Author:
Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
Date Added:
04/25/2019
General Relativity, Spring 2006
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The basic principles of Einstein's general theory of relativity. Differential geometry. Experimental tests of general relativity. Black holes. Cosmology.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Edmund Bertschinger
Hughes, Scott
Scott Hughes
Date Added:
04/28/2007
Geometrical Optics and Physical Optics
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In this module, the concept of light’s behavior when reflected from the same medium or at the interface between two different media will be treated.

The construction of images obtained through optical systems and different types of lenses will be discussed. Certain optical systems will be presented in this module: the eye, a magnifying glass, a microscope, a telescope, a camera, along with the way they work by calculating focal lengths, magnification and vergency (optical power). The module explains the comprehension and correction of vision problems: farsightedness, nearsightedness.

The next step will be to explain essential wave-related concepts, along with the way they interact. The observation that the pitch of sound from a siren changes when the source or receiver or both moves will be elucidated. The concept of phase will allow the understanding of phenomena such as interference or diffraction when two apparently identical phenomena are superimposed.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Module
Provider:
African Virtual University
Provider Set:
OER@AVU
Author:
Herimanda A. Ramilison
Date Added:
03/13/2018
Heat Transfer
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This course examines the process of heat transfer, or the movement of thermal energy from one place to another as the result of a temperature difference. The student will thoroughly examine each type of heat transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation), as well as combinations of these modes. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: Formulate basic equation for heat transfer problems; Apply heat transfer principles to design and to evaluate performance of thermal systems; Solve differential and algebraic equations associated with thermal systems using analytical and numerical approaches; Calculate the performance of heat exchangers; Calculate radiation heat transfer between objects with simple geometries; Calculate and evaluate the impacts of initial and boundary conditions on the solutions of a particular heat transfer problem; Evaluate the relative contributions of different modes of heat transfer. (Mechanical Engineering 204)

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
The Saylor Foundation
Date Added:
04/29/2019
How Do We Estimate Melt Density?
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SSAC Physical Volcanology module. Students build spreadsheets to estimate melt density at high temperatures and pressures from the thermodynamic properties of silicates.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Chuck Connor
Date Added:
11/12/2019
How Mosquitoes Can Fly in the Rain
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In this lesson, we learn how insects can fly in the rain. The objective is to calculate the impact forces of raindrops on flying mosquitoes. Students will gain experience with using Newton's laws, gathering data from videos and graphs, and most importantly, the utility of making approximations. No calculus will be used in this lesson, but familiarity with torque and force balances is suggested. No calculators will be needed, but students should have pencil and paper to make estimations and, if possible, copies of the graphs provided with the lesson. Between lessons, students are recommended to discuss the assignments with their neighbors.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lecture Notes
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT Blossoms
Author:
David Hu
Date Added:
10/29/2012
Hydrodynamics (13.012), Fall 2005
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This course covers the development of the fundamental equations of fluid mechanics and their simplifications for several areas of marine hydrodynamics and the application of these principles to the solution of engineering problems. Topics include the principles of conservation of mass, momentum and energy, lift and drag forces, laminar and turbulent flows, dimensional analysis, added mass, and linear surface waves, including wave velocities, propagation phenomena, and descriptions of real sea waves. Wave forces on structures are treated in the context of design and basic seakeeping analysis of ships and offshore platforms. Geophysical fluid dynamics will also be addressed including distributions of salinity, temperature, and density; heat balance in the ocean; major ocean circulations and geostrophic flows; and the influence of wind stress. Experimental projects conducted in ocean engineering laboratories illustrating concepts taught in class, including ship resistance and model testing, lift and drag forces on submerged bodies, and vehicle propulsion.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Techet, Alexandra
Date Added:
01/01/2005
Interfacial Phenomena, Fall 2010
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This graduate-level course covers fluid systems dominated by the influence of interfacial tension. The roles of curvature pressure and Marangoni stress are elucidated in a variety of fluid systems. Particular attention is given to drops and bubbles, soap films and minimal surfaces, wetting phenomena, water-repellency, surfactants, Marangoni flows, capillary origami and contact line dynamics.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
John W. M. Bush
Date Added:
01/01/2010
Intermediate Heat and Mass Transfer, Fall 2008
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Analysis, modeling, and design of heat and mass transfer processes with application to common technologies. Unsteady heat conduction in one or more dimensions, steady conduction in multidimensional configurations, numerical simulation; forced convection in laminar and turbulent flows; natural convection in internal and external configurations; phase change heat transfer; thermal radiation, black bodies, grey radiation networks, spectral and solar radiation; mass transfer at low rates, evaporation.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Mikic, Borivoje
Date Added:
01/01/2008
Interpreting the History, Geology, and Ecology of Monterey Bay
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This is a 2-unit Service Learning option associated with the "Special Topics: The History, Geology, and Ecology of Monterey Bay" course. Students will learn about Monterey Bay in the special topics course and will share their knowledge with K-12 grade children at local schools by participating in the Virtual Canyon Project.

Subject:
Ecology
Education
Natural Science
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Syllabus
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
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Starting Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience
Author:
Course instructor: Dr. Steve Moore, California State University, Monterey Bay Example compiled by Suzanne Savanick, Science Education Resource Center.
Date Added:
04/04/2019
Introduction to Aerospace Engineering and Design, Spring 2003
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" The fundamental concepts, and approaches of aerospace engineering, are highlighted through lectures on aeronautics, astronautics, and design. Active learning aerospace modules make use of information technology. Student teams are immersed in a hands-on, lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicle design project, where they design, build, and fly radio-controlled LTA vehicles. The connections between theory and practice are realized in the design exercises. Required design reviews precede the LTA race competition. The performance, weight, and principal characteristics of the LTA vehicles are estimated and illustrated using physics, mathematics, and chemistry known to freshmen, the emphasis being on the application of this knowledge to aerospace engineering and design rather than on exposure to new science and mathematics."

Subject:
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Newman, Dava
Date Added:
01/01/2003
Introduction to Applied Nuclear Physics, Spring 2012
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This class covers basic concepts of nuclear physics with emphasis on nuclear structure and interactions of radiation with matter. Topics include elementary quantum theory; nuclear forces; shell structure of the nucleus; alpha, beta and gamma radioactive decays; interactions of nuclear radiations (charged particles, gammas, and neutrons) with matter; nuclear reactions; fission and fusion.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
M.I.T.
Provider Set:
M.I.T. OpenCourseWare
Author:
Paola Cappellaro
Date Added:
01/01/2012