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Eco-House Course
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Students in this course explore designs of a future Carleton College student house. This is a multi-year project where students from the social sciences, humanities / arts, and natural sciences explore parts of the design of an actual house.

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Biology
Chemistry
Geoscience
Life Science
Physical Science
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Full Course
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Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
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Teach the Earth
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Environmental Studies Course, Carleton College Professor Gary Wagenbach gwagenba@carleton.edu and Lecturer Richard Strong rstrong@acws.carleton.edu, Compiled by Suzanne Savanick, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, ssavanic@carleton.edu
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11/22/2021
Ecosystems for the Future
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This online learning session will bring into focus the practice of restoration of ecosystems at the local and regional level in British Columbia through a series of presentations delivered by faculty from UVic’s School of Environmental Studies, First Nations speakers and Elders, and professionals whose work intersects with ecology in diverse ways.

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How often have you heard in the past five years the expression “I have never seen a ….fire/flood/drought/rainstorm/insect infestation/sea level rise…of this magnitude, ever.”? The world’s climate is out of balance, and in this state, is driving ecosystem changes that few of us have seen in our lifetimes. What is the scale of these changes now and into the future? How will this affect the way you work and live? How can we adapt? The practice of ecological restoration can point the way to positive actions at the ground level.

This online learning session will bring into focus the practice of restoration of ecosystems at the local and regional level in British Columbia through a series of presentations delivered by faculty from UVic’s School of Environmental Studies, First Nations speakers and Elders, and professionals whose work intersects with ecology in diverse ways. We start by rooting our introduction in Indigenous perspectives on how the local ecosystems are changing. We discuss basic principles and practices of ecological restoration on the ground. We then explore the complexity of British Columbia’s biodiversity, basic drivers of change in ecosystems, and the challenges they present in different types of ecosystems. We look at how climate change models help us understand what the future scale of change might be, and we finish up by discussing how ecological restoration principles can apply to different disciplines.

This course is part of the Adaptation Learning Network led by the Resilience by Design Lab at Royal Roads University. The project is supported by the Climate Action Secretariat of the BC Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy and Natural Resources Canada through its Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise (BRACE) program. The BRACE program works with Canadian provinces to support training activities that help build skills and expertise on climate adaptation and resilience.

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Atmospheric Science
Career and Technical Education
Environmental Studies
Physical Science
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Textbook
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Division Of Continuing Studies - University Of Victoria
Date Added:
10/11/2021
Effective Field Theory
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Effective field theory is a fundamental framework to describe physical systems with quantum field theory. Part I of this course covers common tools used in effective theories. Part II is an in depth study of the Soft-Collinear Effective Theory (SCET), an effective theory for hard interactions in collider physics.

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Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
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MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Stewart, Iain
Date Added:
02/01/2013
Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century
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This class explores the changing roles of physics and physicists during the 20th century. Topics range from relativity theory and quantum mechanics to high-energy physics and cosmology. We examine the development of modern physics and the role of physicists within shifting institutional, cultural, and political contexts, such as Imperial Britain, Nazi Germany, and the US during World War II, and the Cold War.

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Arts and Humanities
History
Physical Science
Physics
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Full Course
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MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Kaiser, David
Date Added:
09/01/2020
Electrical, Optical & Magnetic Materials and Devices
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This course explores the relationships which exist between the performance of electrical, optical, and magnetic devices and the microstructural characteristics of the materials from which they are constructed. The class uses a device-motivated approach which emphasizes emerging technologies. Device applications of physical phenomena are considered, including electrical conductivity and doping, transistors, photodetectors and photovoltaics, luminescence, light emitting diodes, lasers, optical phenomena, photonics, ferromagnetism, and magnetoresistance.

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Applied Science
Career and Technical Education
Electronic Technology
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Ross, Caroline
Date Added:
09/01/2006
Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Materials and Devices
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This course is a three-part series which explains the basis of the electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of materials including semiconductors, metals, organics, and insulators. We will show how devices are built to take advantage of these properties. This is illustrated with a wide range of devices, placing a strong emphasis on new and emerging technologies.
The first part of the course covers electronic materials and devices, including diodes, bipolar junction transistors, MOSFETs, and semiconductor properties. The second part covers optical materials and devices, including photodetectors, solar cells (photovoltaics), displays, light emitting diodes, lasers, optical fibers, optical communications, and photonic devices. The final part of the series covers magnetic materials and devices, including magnetic data storage, motors, transformers, and spintronics.
This course was organized as a three-part series on MITx by MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering and is now archived on the Open Learning Library, which is free to use. You have the option to sign up and enroll in each modules if you want to track your progress, or you can view and use all the materials without enrolling.

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Applied Science
Career and Technical Education
Electronic Technology
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
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MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Ross, Caroline
Date Added:
02/01/2020
Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials
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This class discusses the origin of electrical, magnetic and optical properties of materials, with a focus on the acquisition of quantum mechanical tools. It begins with an analysis of the properties of materials, presentation of the postulates of quantum mechanics, and close examination of the hydrogen atom, simple molecules and bonds, and the behavior of electrons in solids and energy bands. Introducing the variation principle as a method for the calculation of wavefunctions, the course continues with investigation of how and why materials respond to different electrical, magnetic and electromagnetic fields and probes and study of the conductivity, dielectric function, and magnetic permeability in metals, semiconductors, and insulators. A survey of common devices such as transistors, magnetic storage media, optical fibers concludes the semester.
Note: The Magnetics unit was taught by co-instructor David Paul; that material is not available at this time.

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Applied Science
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Marzari, Nicola
Paul, David
Date Added:
09/01/2007
Electricity and Magnetism
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This freshman-level course is the second semester of introductory physics. The focus is on electricity and magnetism. The subject is taught using the TEAL (Technology Enabled Active Learning) format which utilizes small group interaction and current technology. The TEAL/Studio Project at MIT is a new approach to physics education designed to help students develop much better intuition about, and conceptual models of, physical phenomena.
Acknowledgements
The TEAL project is supported by The Alex and Brit d’Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in MIT Education, MIT iCampus, the Davis Educational Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Class of 1960 Endowment for Innovation in Education, the Class of 1951 Fund for Excellence in Education, the Class of 1955 Fund for Excellence in Teaching, and the Helena Foundation. Many people have contributed to the development of the course materials. (PDF)

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Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Belcher, John
Dourmashkin, Peter
Feld, Michael
Hudson, Eric
Joannopoulos, John
Knuteson, Bruce
Stephans, George
Date Added:
02/01/2005
Electrochemical Energy Systems
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This course introduces principles and mathematical models of electrochemical energy conversion and storage. Students study equivalent circuits, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, transport phenomena, electrostatics, porous media, and phase transformations. In addition, this course includes applications to batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, and electrokinetics.

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Applied Science
Chemistry
Engineering
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
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MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Bazant, Martin
Date Added:
02/01/2014
Electrochemical Processing of Materials
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This course covers a variety of topics concerning superconducting magnets, including thermodynamic and transport properties of aqueous and nonaqueous electrolytes, the electrode/electrolyte interface, and the kinetics of electrode processes. It also covers electrochemical characterization with regards to d.c. techniques (controlled potential, controlled current) and a.c. techniques (voltametry and impedance spectroscopy). Applications of the following will also be discussed: electrowinning, electrorefining, electroplating, and electrosynthesis, as well as electrochemical power sources (batteries and fuel cells).

Subject:
Applied Science
Career and Technical Education
Chemistry
Engineering
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Sadoway, Donald
Date Added:
02/01/2001
Electrochemistry
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Electrochemistry has been undergoing significant transformations in the last few decades. It is now the province of academics interested only in measuring thermodynamic properties of solutions and of industrialists using electrolysis or manufacturing batteries, with a huge gap between them. It has become clear that these, apparently distinct subjects, alongside others, have a common ground and that they have grown towards each other, particularly as a result of research into the rates of electrochemical processes. Such evolution is due to a number of factors, and offers the possibility of carrying out reproducible, dynamic experiments under an ever-increasing variety of conditions with reliable and sensitive instrumentation. This has enabled many studies of a fundamental and applied nature, to be carried out.

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Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
InTechOpen
Author:
Mohammed A.A. Khalid
Date Added:
02/20/2013
Electromagnetic Energy: From Motors to Lasers
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This course discusses applications of electromagnetic and equivalent quantum mechanical principles to classical and modern devices. It covers energy conversion and power flow in both macroscopic and quantum-scale electrical and electromechanical systems, including electric motors and generators, electric circuit elements, quantum tunneling structures and instruments. It studies photons as waves and particles and their interaction with matter in optoelectronic devices, including solar cells, displays, and lasers.
The instructors would like to thank Scott Bradley, David Friend, Ta-Ming Shih, and Yasuhiro Shirasaki for helping to develop the course, and Kyle Hounsell, Ethan Koether, and Dmitri Megretski for their work preparing the lecture notes for OCW publication.

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Applied Science
Career and Technical Education
Electronic Technology
Engineering
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Bulovic, Vladimir
Gu, Yu
Lang, Jeffrey
Leeb, Steven
Ram, Rajeev
Date Added:
02/01/2011
Electromagnetic Field Theory: A Problem Solving Approach
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This text is an introductory treatment on the junior level for a two-semester electrical engineering course starting from the Coulomb-Lorentz force law on a point charge. The theory is extended by the continuous superposition of solutions from previously developed simpler problems leading to the general integral and differential field laws. Often the same problem is solved by different methods so that the advantages and limitations of each approach becomes clear. Sample problems and their solutions are presented for each new concept with great emphasis placed on classical models of physical phenomena such as polarization, conduction, and magnetization. A large variety of related problems that reinforce the text material are included at the end of each chapter for exercise and homework.

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Applied Science
Career and Technical Education
Electronic Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Zahn, Markus
Date Added:
02/01/2008
Electromagnetic Fields, Forces, and Motion
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This course examines electric and magnetic quasistatic forms of Maxwell’s equations applied to dielectric, conduction, and magnetization boundary value problems. Topics covered include: electromagnetic forces, force densities, and stress tensors, including magnetization and polarization; thermodynamics of electromagnetic fields, equations of motion, and energy conservation; applications to synchronous, induction, and commutator machines; sensors and transducers; microelectromechanical systems; propagation and stability of electromechanical waves; and charge transport phenomena.
Acknowledgments
The instructor would like to thank Thomas Larsen and Matthew Pegler for transcribing into LaTeX the homework problems, homework solutions, and exam solutions.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Zahn, Markus
Date Added:
02/01/2009
Electromagnetic Fields, Forces, and Motion
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6.641 examines electric and magnetic quasistatic forms of Maxwell’s equations applied to dielectric, conduction, and magnetization boundary value problems. Topics covered include: electromagnetic forces, force densities, and stress tensors, including magnetization and polarization; thermodynamics of electromagnetic fields, equations of motion, and energy conservation; applications to synchronous, induction, and commutator machines; sensors and transducers; microelectromechanical systems; propagation and stability of electromechanical waves; and charge transport phenomena.
Acknowledgement
The instructor would like to thank Thomas Larsen for transcribing into LaTeX selected homework problems, homework solutions, and exams.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Zahn, Markus
Date Added:
02/01/2005
Electromagnetic Fields and Energy
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Published in 1989 by Prentice-Hall, this book is a useful resource for educators and self-learners alike. The text is aimed at those who have seen Maxwell’s equations in integral and differential form and who have been exposed to some integral theorems and differential operators. A hypertext version of this textbook can be found here. An accompanying set of video demonstrations is available below.
These video demonstrations convey electromagnetism concepts. The demonstrations are related to topics covered in the textbook. They were prepared by Markus Zahn, James R. Melcher, and Manuel L. Silva and were produced by the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The purpose of these demonstrations is to make mathematical analysis of electromagnetism take on physical meaning. Based on relatively simple configurations and arrangements of equipment, they make a direct connection between what has been analytically derived and what is observed. They permit the student to observe physically what has been described symbolically. Often presented with a plot of theoretical predictions that are compared to measured data, these demonstrations give the opportunity to test the range of validity of the theory and present a quantitative approach to dealing with the physical world.
The short form of these videos contains the demonstrations only. The long form also presents theory, diagrams, and calculations in support of the demonstrations.
These videos are used in the courses 6.013/ESD.013J and 6.641.

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Applied Science
Career and Technical Education
Electronic Technology
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Haus, Hermann
Melcher, James
Silva, Manuel
Zahn, Markus
Date Added:
02/01/2008
Electromagnetic Interactions
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This course is a graduate level subject on electromagnetic theory with particular emphasis on basics and applications to Nuclear Science and Engineering. The basic topics covered include electrostatics, magnetostatics, and electromagnetic radiation. The applications include transmission lines, waveguides, antennas, scattering, shielding, charged particle collisions, Bremsstrahlung radiation, and Cerenkov radiation.
Acknowledgments
Professor Freidberg would like to acknowledge the immense contributions made to this course by its previous instructors, Ian Hutchinson and Ron Parker.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Environmental Science
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Freidberg, Jeffrey
Date Added:
09/01/2005
Electromagnetic Theory
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Electromagnetic Theory covers the basic principles of electromagnetism: experimental basis, electrostatics, magnetic fields of steady currents, motional e.m.f. and electromagnetic induction, Maxwell’s equations, propagation and radiation of electromagnetic waves, electric and magnetic properties of matter, and conservation laws. This is a graduate level subject which uses appropriate mathematics but whose emphasis is on physical phenomena and principles.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Levitov, Leonid
Date Added:
02/01/2004
Electromagnetic Wave Theory
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6.632 is a graduate subject on electromagnetic wave theory, emphasizing mathematical approaches, problem solving, and physical interpretation. Topics covered include: waves in media, equivalence principle, duality and complementarity, Huygens’ principle, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, dyadic Green’s functions, Lorentz transformation, and Maxwell-Minkowski theory. Examples deal with limiting cases of Maxwell’s theory and diffraction and scattering of electromagnetic waves.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Kong, Jin Au
Date Added:
02/01/2003
Electromagnetics
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6.630 is an introductory subject on electromagnetics, emphasizing fundamental concepts and applications of Maxwell equations. Topics covered include: polarization, dipole antennas, wireless communications, forces and energy, phase matching, dielectric waveguides and optical fibers, transmission line theory and circuit concepts, antennas, and equivalent principle. Examples deal with electrodynamics, propagation, guidance, and radiation of electromagnetic waves.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Kong, Jin Au
Date Added:
09/01/2006