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2003年二月号电子报

翻译：姜凯文(简介并寄信) 修正校定：朱学恒

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麻省理工“开放式课程”计划更新日期：2003年二月

每月发行给麻省理工“开放式课程”计划的使用者及伙伴的电子报
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麻省理工开放式课程电子报 2003年二月号内容：
1. 麻省理工开放式课程荣耀地获得国际知名的奖项
2. 深度探索：课程 18.013a
3. 本月技术小百科
4. 一个常见的问题

1. 麻省理工开放式课程荣获国际知名的奖项
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为表扬麻省理工开放式课程计划利用万维网在教育与资讯归档上的创新，在1月29日京都(日本)数位文件计划以知名的京都数位文件奖表彰麻省理工麻省理工开放式课程的创举。颁奖活动是这次活动的高潮，本次“Contents Frontier in Kyoto, 2003”的活动着重在促进资讯科技领域的教育与人员训练相关的资讯科技。

数位文件奖是由京都大学以及京都数位文件计划所颁赠，自1999年起，已经表扬了对数位文件发展与提升有所贡献及应用的个人、组织、技术或事件。过去的获奖者包含了日立公司、美国国会图书管、维吉尼亚大学与加州大学柏克莱校区的资讯管理学院。

想更了解这个奖项，并阅读全球社群谈论麻省理工开放式课程的内容，请到“来自世界的回响”：
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/worldreaction.htm

2. 深度探索：课程 18.013a
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这份电子报每月会提供订户一份针对特定主题的深度指导。本月我们将探讨“课程 18.013a：微积分及应用”，在麻省理工开放式课程网站的位置是：
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-013ACalculus-with-ApplicationsFall2001/CourseHome/index.htm

麻省理工学院的丹尼尔．克雷门(Daniel J. Kleitman)教授的主题着重在单一或多维度的微分学。在网站上，这门课程以Java小程式与表格作业、克雷门教授的完整的电子书。点选“相关阅读资料”就能看到电子书的目录：
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-013ACalculus-with-ApplicationsFall2001/Readings/index.htm

这门课程也有一份微积分专用术语的汇整表与克雷门教授的课程讲稿，要阅读汇整表，有HTML及PDF格式，请到：
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-013ACalculus-with-ApplicationsFall2001/StudyMaterials/index.htm

3. 本月技术小百科
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在麻省理工开放式课程网站中所使用的字体与字型是经过特定的设计与亲和性标准所选择出来的。麻省理工开放式课程计划的工作小组已根据这些标准测试过不同的浏览器与作业系统。然而，某些使用者仍可能发生在其浏览器上文字显示太小的问题。你可以利用浏览器的“检视”菜单来改变字体大小的显示，在Netscape 7中，点选[VIEW]-[Text]-[Zoom]，试试放大120%；在Netscape 4.x中，可点选[VIEW]-[Increase Font]来放大。在Internet Explorer中，可点选[VIEW]-[Text]-[Size]-[Large]或[Largest]来放大。希望这会帮助你在阅读网站的课程教材时更加舒适。

想了解更多的技巧，使你在使用麻省理工学院的课程教材时更有效率的话，请到网站的“技术需求”的网页：
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/technical-faq.htm

4. 一个常见的问题
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问：麻省理工学院的教师一定要参与麻省理工学院“开放式课程网页”吗？
答：教师们可以自由参与麻省理工学院“开放式课程网页”计划，不过，从目前已经开始将这计划当作教学一部份的教师数量看来，我们预料十年之内，所有麻省理工学院的课程都会被挂上麻省理工学院“开放式课程网页”的网站。我们提供给麻省理工学院教师专业的网页设计和制作资源来让他们规划和制作课程的专属网页。麻省理工学院承诺会长期支援麻省理工学院“开放式课程网页”这个教育体系。

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The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: February 2003

A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The February 2003 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1. MIT OCW Honored by Prestigious International Award
2. Digging Deeper: Course 18.013a
3. Technology Tip of the Month
4. A Frequently Asked Question

1. MIT OCW Honored by Prestigious International Award
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Citing the MIT OpenCourseWare project for its innovation in utilizing the World Wide Web for education and the archiving of information, the Kyoto (Japan) Digital Archives Project honored MIT and the MIT OCW initiative with a prestigious Kyoto Digital Archives Award on January 29. The awards ceremony was the culmination of an event, "Contents Frontier in Kyoto, 2003," which focused on promoting information technology related to education and personnel training in the IT field.

The Digital Archives Awards are presented by Kyoto
University, the city of Kyoto, Japan, and the Kyoto Digital Archive Project. Since 1999, they have recognized people, organizations, techniques or events that contribute to the development and promotion of digital archives, and applications in the field of digital archiving. Past winners include the Hitachi Company, the American Library of Congress, the University of Virginia, and the School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California at Berkeley.

For more on this award, and to read what the global community is saying about MIT OCW, visit "World Reaction": http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/AboutOCW/worldreaction.htm

2. Digging Deeper: Course 18.013a
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Each month, The MIT OpenCourseWare Update offers subscribers a guide to one particular subject. This month, we delve into "Course 18.013a: Calculus with Applications," on the MIT OCW Web site: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-013ACalculus-with-ApplicationsFall2001/CourseHome/index.htm

MIT Professor Daniel J. Kleitman's subject focuses on differential calculus in one and several dimensions. The MIT OCW site for this subject features Java applets and spreadsheet assignments, and Professor Kleitman's complete hypertextbook. Click on "Required Readings" to see the table of contents for the hypertextbook:
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-013ACalculus-with-ApplicationsFall2001/Readings/index.htm

A collection of learning tools, including a set of interactive Java Applets for the entire curriculum, is another highlight of this subject. Click on "Constant, Linear, Quadratic and Cubic Approximations," to plot a variety of functions, including sin(x) and cos(x):
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-013ACalculus-with-ApplicationsFall2001/Tools/index.htm

The subject also features a glossary of calculus terminology and Professor Kleitman's lecture notes. Visit the glossary, which is available in HTML or PDF format:
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-013ACalculus-with-ApplicationsFall2001/StudyMaterials/index.htm

3. Technology Tip of the Month
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The fonts and style of the MIT OCW Web site have been specifically selected to meet certain design and accessibility standards. The MIT OCW Team has tested the site and these standards across a wide variety of browsers and platform. However, some users may still find that their browser configurations continue to display the text too small. You can change the displayed font size using your browser's "View" menu. In Netscape 7, there is a "VIEW - Text-Zoom" selection (try 120%). In Netscape 4.x, there is a "VIEW - Increase Font" selection. In Internet Explorer, you can select "VIEW - Text-Size - Larger or Largest." We hope this helps you to more comfortably view the MIT OCW course materials.

For more tips that will optimize your experience with MIT
course materials, please visit the "Technical Requirements"
section of the MIT OCW Web site:
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/OCWHelp/technical-faq.htm

4. A Frequently Asked Question
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Q. Are MIT faculty required to participate in MIT OCW?
A. Participation of MIT faculty in MIT OCW is voluntary, although judging by the number that already actively utilize the Web as part of their teaching, we hope and expect that within 10 years, virtually all MIT courses will be available on the MIT OCW Web site. Resources are available to MIT faculty to provide professional production to develop and maintain the MIT OCW course sites. MIT is committed to the long-term support of the MIT OCW educational environment.