New courses in Experimental Study Group from MIT OpenCourseWare, provider of free and open MIT course materials. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group 2022-02-11T17:22:01+05:00 MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course addresses the philosophical question of what a non-violent life entails. It investigates its ethical dimensions and challenges, and considers whether we can derive a comprehensive moral theory from the principle of non-violence. In addition, it discusses the issues of lying, the duty to forgive, non-violent communication, the ethics of our relationship to anger, the possibility of loving enemies, and the ethics of punishment and rehabilitation. Readings are included from primary exponents of non-violence, such as Tolstoy, Gandhi, and King.This course is part of the Experimental Study Group at MIT. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-114-non-violence-as-a-way-of-life-fall-2018 Fall 2018 Perlman, Lee 2019-08-30T11:19:31+05:00 ES.114 en-US non-violence ethics Tolstoy Gandhi Martin Luther King truth love conflict resolution coercion manipulation kindness cruelty forgiveness anger emotion punishment revenge MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course explores the relationship between ancient Greek philosophy and mathematics. We investigate how ideas of definition, reason, argument and proof, rationality / irrationality, number, quality and quantity, truth, and even the idea of an idea were shaped by the interplay of philosophic and mathematical inquiry. The course examines how discovery of the incommensurability of magnitudes challenged the Greek presumption that the cosmos is fully understandable. Students explore the influence of mathematics on ancient Greek ethical theories. We read such authors as: Euclid, Plato, Aristotle, Nicomachus, Theon of Smyrna, Bacon, Descartes, Dedekind, and Newton. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-113-ancient-greek-philosophy-and-mathematics-spring-2016 Spring 2016 Perlman, Lee 2016-12-15T19:01:31+05:00 ES.113 en-US Greek philosophy mathematics definition reason argument proof rationality irrationality truth ethics Euclid Plato Aristotle Nicomachus Theon of Smyrna Bacon Descartes Dededkind Newton MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Production of Educational Videos is an introduction to technical communication that is situated in the production of educational videos; the assignments are all focused on the production of videos that teach some aspect of MIT's first-year core curriculum. The objective of these assignments is improvement in both communication ability and communication habits; these improvements are effected by providing participants with instruction, practice, feedback, and the opportunity for reflection. In addition to improvements in communication skills, improvement is expected in students' attitude towards writing, oral presentations, and collaboration; as the semester progresses, students should feel confident of their ability to write, present, and collaborate. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-333-producing-educational-videos-spring-2015 Spring 2015 Custer, David Ramsay, Graham Gordon 2015-12-28T19:35:28+05:00 ES.333 CMS.333 en-US video education production communication practice feedback reflection iteration collaborative creation revision project proposals audio visual story board white paper critique multimedia portfolio process deliverable youtube publish audience MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm The goal of this seminar is to have open discussions of controversial political and social issues and raise awareness of current world events in an informal setting. Discussions for the first part of each class will focus on current events from that week, while in the second part of class students will discuss a scheduled issue in greater detail. Scheduled issues include the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the regulation of marijuana, how our society should punish criminals, genocide in Rwanda and Sudan, discrimination in our society today, the future of social security, whether pornography is sexist, and where we can go from here in the Arab/Israeli Conflict. Discussions will be supplemented by readings, films, and public speakers. Students will also be encouraged to read news media from around the world. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-246-current-events-and-social-issues-fall-2004 Fall 2004 Gold, Claudia Rodal, Jocelyn Perlman, Lee 2015-09-11T18:26:26+05:00 ES.246 en-US Current Events Social Issues Politics War Pornography Sexism Feminism criminal punishment marijuana policy drug policy social security discrimination racism outsourcing arab-israeli conflict abortion rwanda genocide civil disobedience ESG.SP246 MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This seminar addresses the inherent challenges of translating poetry from different languages, cultures, and eras. Students do some translation of their own, though accommodations are made if a student lacks even a basic knowledge of any foreign language. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-261-poetry-in-translation-spring-2006 Spring 2006 Custer, David Asarina, Alevtina 2015-09-11T18:26:01+05:00 ES.261 en-US translating poetry, translation, poetry, English, French, Spanish, Latin, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Persian, literature, historical background, foreign culture MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm SP.255 is a lecture, discussion, and project based seminar about the physics of rock climbing. Participants are first exposed to the unsolved problems in the climbing community that could be answered by research and then asked to solve a small part of one of these problems. The seminar provides an introduction to engineering problems, an opportunity to practice communication skills, and a brief stab at doing some research. This seminar explicitly does not include climbing instruction nor is climbing/mountaineering experience a prerequisite. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-255-physics-of-rock-climbing-spring-2006 Spring 2006 Custer, David 2015-09-11T18:25:50+05:00 ES.255 en-US climbing rock climbing physics ESG.SP255 MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm How are math, art, music, and language intertwined? How does intelligent behavior arise from its component parts? Can computers think? Can brains compute? Douglas Hofstadter probes very cleverly at these questions and more in his Pulitzer Prize winning book, "Gödel, Escher, Bach". In this seminar, we will read and discuss the book in depth, taking the time to solve its puzzles, appreciate the Bach pieces that inspired its dialogues, and discover its hidden tricks along the way. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-258-goedel-escher-bach-spring-2007 Spring 2007 Speer, Robert 2015-09-11T18:25:04+05:00 ES.258 en-US MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://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. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-256-the-coming-years-spring-2008 Spring 2008 Rising, James 2015-09-11T18:24:39+05:00 ES.256 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 https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This course is primarily a literature seminar. We will use American literature as a lens through which to examine different passing tropes. It will provide an introduction to queer, gender, and critical race theories for science and math majors. We will read such works as Running A Thousand Miles for Freedom, Incognegro, and Focault's A History of Sexuality, to name just a few. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-269-passing-flexibility-in-race-and-gender-spring-2009 Spring 2009 Dillon, Rachel Elizabeth 2015-09-11T18:24:09+05:00 ES.269 en-US passing race gender class literacy American literature queer genderqueer transgender Nella Larsen Michel Foucault sexuality Judith Butler transsexual William Craft Ellen Craft modernism post-modernism MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This is a discussion-based, interactive seminar on the development of information and communication technology in Sub-Saharan Africa. The students will seek to understand the issues surrounding designing and instituting policy, and explore the possible ways in which they can make an impact on information and communication technology in Africa. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-259-information-and-communication-technology-in-africa-spring-2006 Spring 2006 Bobbili, Raja Miyagawa, Shigeru 2015-09-11T18:24:01+05:00 ES.259 en-US Information information technology communication communication technology innovation Africa international development international aid policy ESG.SP259 MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://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. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-268-the-mathematics-in-toys-and-games-spring-2010 Spring 2010 Li, Jing Demaine, Erik Gymrek, Melissa 2015-09-11T18:23:18+05:00 ES.268 en-US toys games mathematics game theory probability group theory programming combinatorial game theory MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://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. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-287-kitchen-chemistry-spring-2009 Spring 2009 Christie, Patricia 2015-09-11T18:22:22+05:00 ES.287 5.S15 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 https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This pass/fail seminar should be a fun setting where we can all enjoy a love of good books together. Students will read approximately one novel every two weeks, and the class will discuss each novel in a relaxed and interactive setting, with attention to whatever themes and issues interest them most about each book. We will read a wide mixture of classic and contemporary novels written by women, including: Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth; Toni Morrison, Jazz; Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway; Alice Walker, The Color Purple; Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre; Sheri Reynolds, The Rapture of Canaan; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; and Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar. Recurrent issues likely to be discussed include: gender, race, and class; romance, love, and marriage; depression and suicide; and conception, childbirth, and parenthood. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-260-womens-novels-a-weekly-book-club-spring-2006 Spring 2006 Kasemset, Faye Sweet, Holly Rodal, Jocelyn 2015-09-11T18:22:46+05:00 ES.260 en-US women's novels literature Edith Wharton The House of Mirth Toni Morrison Jazz Virginia Woolf Mrs. Dalloway Alice Walker The Color Purple Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre Sheri Reynolds The Rapture of Canaan Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice Sylvia Plath The Bell Jar ESG.SP260 MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm MIT students are challenged daily to solve for x, to complete four problem sets, two papers, and prepare for an exam worth 30% of their grade... all in one night. When they do stop to breathe, it's for a shower or a meal. What does this have to do with creative writing? Everything. Creative writing and MIT go together better than you might imagine. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-292-writing-workshop-spring-2008 Spring 2008 Young, Jessica 2015-09-11T18:22:55+05:00 ES.292 en-US creative writing writing workshop reading reflection revision microfiction essay satire contributors' note OuLiPo MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This seminar introduces, through studio projects, the basic principles regarding the use of color in the visual arts. Students explore a range of topics, including the historical uses of color in the arts, the interactions between colors, and the psychology of color. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-298-art-of-color-spring-2005 Spring 2005 Dourmashkin, Peter 2015-09-11T18:22:00+05:00 ES.298 en-US visual design studio projects color visual arts color and value balance warm colors cold colors interaction of colors science of color color theory multi-media ESG.SP298 MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://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.  https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-272-culture-tech-spring-2003 Spring 2003 Rising, James Aviles, Amilio 2015-09-11T18:20:45+05:00 ES.272 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 https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This is a discussion-based interactive seminar on the two major issues that affect Sub-Saharan Africa: HIV/AIDS and Poverty. AIDS and Poverty, seemingly different concepts, are more inter-related to each other in Africa than in any other continent. As MIT students, we feel it is important to engage ourselves in a dynamic discussion on the relation between the two - how to fight one and how to solve the other. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-253-aids-and-poverty-in-africa-spring-2005 Spring 2005 Perlman, Lee Bobbili, Raja 2015-09-11T18:20:27+05:00 ES.253 en-US Africa HIV AIDS Poverty Zimbabwe Botswana Namibia Angola Zaire South Africa sub-Sahara Africa ESG.SP253 MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm Does it matter in education whether or not you've got a Y chromosome? You bet it does. In this discussion-based seminar, we will explore why males vastly outrank females in math and science and career advancements (particularly in academia), and why girls get better grades and go to college more often than boys. Do the sexes have different learning styles? Are women denied advanced opportunities in academia and the workforce? How do family life and family decisions affect careers for both men and women? https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-242-gender-issues-in-academics-and-academia-spring-2004 Spring 2004 Sweet, Holly Jacobs, Kayla Ruhlen, Laurel 2015-09-11T18:19:57+05:00 ES.242 en-US MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm This seminar explores experiments in education and discusses how education and learning might be done, through reading and discussion. This seminar is not a survey of experiments in education, but rather, its goal is to determine how learning should happen and what kinds of contexts allow it to happen. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-291-learning-seminar-experiments-in-education-spring-2003 Spring 2003 Rising, James 2015-09-11T18:19:37+05:00 ES.291 en-US Education ESG seminar pedagogy homeschooling creativity problem solving ISP philosophy MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm In this interdisciplinary seminar, we explore a variety of visual and written tools for self exploration and self expression. Through discussion, written assignments, and directed exercises, students practice utilizing a variety of media to explore and express who they are. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/experimental-study-group/es-240-composing-your-life-exploration-of-self-through-visual-arts-and-writing-spring-2006 Spring 2006 Ramsay, Graham Gordon Sweet, Holly 2015-09-11T18:19:24+05:00 ES.240 en-US self-exploration self-expression photography representations of self family history race gender personal values letters emails blogs journals poetry memoirs autobiographies self-portraiture narrative ESG.SP240 MIT OpenCourseWare https://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 https://ocw.mit.edu/terms/index.htm