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detailed technical and historical exploration of the Apollo project to "fly humans to the moon and return them safely to earth", How the systems worked, the technical and social processes that produced them, mission operations, and historical significance: readings, related resources (Apollo Lunar Landing Audio/Video Clips)

Simultaneous Linear Equations, Interpolation, Nonlinear Algebraic Equations, Numerical Differentiation, Numerical Integration, Ordinary Differential Equations

basic knowledge of numerical methods (root-finding, elementary numerical linear algebra, solving systems of linear equations, curve fitting, numerical solution to ordinary differential equations): homework solutions, example programs, supplemental material

introduction, mass & energy fundamentals, physical chemistry & principles, organic chemistry, microbiology & microbial growth, erosion control & stormwater management, water, waste, air pollution, global events

probability & statistics with emphasis on applications, events & probability, Bayes' theorem, random variables & vectors, distributions, Bernoulli trials & Poisson point processes, full-distribution uncertainty propagation, second-moment representation, propagation, conditional analysis, random sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, linear regression

fundamentals of thermodynamics, chemistry, flow and transport processes as applied to energy systems, analysis of energy conversion in thermomechanical, thermochemical, electrochemical, photoelectric processes in transportation systems, efficiency, environmental impact and performance, fossil fuels, hydrogen, nuclear and renewable resources, fuel reforming, hydrogen and synthetic fuel production, fuel cells and batteries, combustion, hybrids, catalysis, supercritical and combined cycles, photovoltaics, different forms of energy storage and transmission and optimal source utilization and fuel-life cycle analysis

experimental & theoretical aspects of chemical reaction kinetics, including transition-state theories, molecular beam scattering, classical techniques, quantum & statistical mechanical estimation of rate constants, pressure-dependence & chemical activation, modeling complex reacting mixtures, uncertainty/sensitivity analyses, reactions in gas phase, liquid phase, on surfaces with examples from atmospheric, combustion, industrial, catalytic, biological chemistry: readings, study materials

various chemical engineering problems in an industrial context, integration of fundamentals with material property estimation, process control, product development, computer simulation, integration of societal issues such as engineering ethics, environmental & safety considerations, impact of technology on society in the context of case studies: tools

science basis for bioengineering with particular emphasis on molecular cell biology and systems biology: Video interviews of a selection of bioengineering faculty from various School of Engineering Departments at MIT

concepts of reaction rate, stoichiometry and equilibrium applied to the analysis of chemical and biological reacting systems, derivation of rate expressions from reaction mechanisms and equilibrium or steady state assumptions, design of chemical and biochemical reactors via synthesis of chemical kinetics, transport phenomena, and mass and energy balances: readings