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麻省理工“开放式课程”计划更新日期：2004年四月
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 2004年四月号内容：
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麻省理工开放式课程计划与犹他州立大学教学技术系的开放持续学习机会研究群(OSLO)研究小组开始一项先期研究计划。7项麻省理工开放式课程计划的课程现在已提供连结到学习社群，世界各地的人们可以透过研究群组相互连结与协同合作，并利用麻省理工开放式课程计划中的教学资源获得正式与非正式的支援。这些连结显示在下列课程的网页左边的导览区：
这项麻省理工开放式课程计划与犹他州立大学的联合研究计划称为“ 开放式学习支援网 ”(OLS)
，是一个着眼于建立“社群软件”的研究计划，让非正规学习社群利用现存公开的教材而组织起来。OLS的基本假设是完整的教育机会需要使用者与其他能回答问题与提供支援的人们有社群互动的机会。由于自由开放的网站教材赞助者无法提供接触的机会，就必须由来自其他使用者给予社群的支援。因此，OLS：
- 由麻省理工开放式课程计划独立运作。
- 阅读张贴的文章不须注册，但是要新贴文章则须注册与登入。
- 是一个供人们将分享、讨论、提问、回答、辩论、合作、教学与学习串连起来的空间。
- 并非可授予学位或证书的计划。
- 并不提供正式与麻省理工学院或犹他州立大学的教授们的联络管道。
要了解这些先导学习社群的范例，现在就到“课程 18.06: 线性代数” 的先导学习社群。
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在2004年4月1日麻省理工开放式课程发布的新增200门课程将课程总数带到701门并公布在网站上 http://ocw.mit.edu。随着从去年秋天所发表的500门课程，这是麻省理工开放式课程的第二个主要的里程碑，开放式课程计划在2008年以前将所有的课程公布上线。我们很高兴地从新增课程中重点介绍50门课程，包含有：
4.107 - 建筑硕士生提案作品研讨
4.123 - 建筑设计，阶段I：观察和流程
4.302 - BSAD视觉艺术基础理论
4.303 - 艺术、建筑和都市化中的对话
4.614 - 宗教建筑和伊斯兰文化
1.018J - 生态学基础理论
1.033 - 物质系统的力学：从能量角度分析
1.212J - 智慧运输系统导论
1.225J - 交通流量系统
11.259J - 运输管理
12.800 - 大气与海洋的流体力学
12.820 - 地球物理系统中的扰流
12.864 - 资料和模型推论
12.990 - 大气和海洋的预测及其可预测性
6.685 - 电机机械
6.780 - 半导体制造
6.828 - 作业系统工程
6.856J - 随机算法
6.857 - 网络与计算机安全
21F.039 - 日本流行文化
21F.056 - 影像历史：德国电影从1945年到现代
21F.106 - 中文VI(基本中文)：探索中华文化与社会
21F.701 - 西班牙语I
21F.714 - 双语学生的西语课程
21H.580 - 从丝路到大竞局：中国、俄国与欧亚中部
21H.907 - 历史中的审判
21H.931 - 历史研究方法研讨
21H.952J - 自西元1877年以来的美国历史著作
21H.991J - 历史研究的理论与方法
21L.001 - 西方文明的基础理论I：从荷马到但丁
21L.003 –小说导论
21L.007J - 在哥伦布之后
21L.701 - 文学诠释：诠释诗歌
21L.705 - 重要作家：梅尔维尔与莫理森
18.01 - 单变数微积分
18.238 - 几何与量子场理论
18.310 - 应用数学原理
18.337J - 应用平行运算
18.433 - 组合最优化
17.042 - 国际关系理论之进展
17.118J - 女性政治思想
17.181 - 永续发展：理论、研究和政策
17.405 - 中东地区的政治与冲突研讨
17.410 - 全球化、迁徙与国际关系
17.420 - 国际关系理论之进展
15.063 - 资料解读
15.311 - 组织发展
15.322 - 领导组织II
15.402 - 15.402 - 财务理论 II
15.414 - 财务管理
要了解全部麻省理工开放式课程的完整列表，请造访 完整课程列表请在往后的 “麻省理工开放式课程” 的电子报中留意新课程的公告。
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每个月，这份电子报将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5.301: 化学实验技巧”
，由麻省理工学院化学系莎拉．塔巴可(Sarah Tabacco)博士所教的课程。这门课程对实验化学的技巧有透彻的介绍并给予进入麻省理工学院第一年的学生有机会学习与掌握实验实作时的基本化学实验技术。能顺利地完成课程并且获得合格化学家(Competent Chemist)或实验专家(Expert Experimentalist)等级的同学有机会获得在麻省理工学院化学实验室的研究工作。
课程教材的重点是一系列称为“ 数位实验技巧手册”的化学实验教学录影带，
做为这门课程与麻省理工学院化学系其他课程的辅助教材。这10支有趣的录影带所探讨的主题像是滴定法(“在影带中，详尽地示范以酚?对酸为基底的滴定，来学习如何控制滴定的艺术”)，反应检查步骤 I(“萃取、冲洗和干燥: 还没到结束不能算结束。藉由分液漏斗示范液相-液相萃取并学习如何用”反应检查步骤”检查你的反应。这是一个你不会想错失的一个纯化技巧!”)以及升华(“从固态到气态，然后直接回到固态。此纯化技巧既漂亮又实用的。找出此影片中为什么用大气压力来升华二茂铁(Ferrocene)”)
课程 5.301也包含了 实验部份的一系列控制化学实验技巧的课程，
也提供了原有研究专题的资讯与技术指引列表。所有的教材应可从 完整的实验手册 中获得。在
实验室介绍文件 中也温习了安全指引以及课程的报到与退出程序。
本课程是麻省理工学院 独立活动月的课程，是特别在一月整月份的四周课程。
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The MIT OpenCourseWare Update: April 2004
A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The April 2004 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1. Learning Communities Pilot Project Launches
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MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW) has embarked on a pilot research project with the Open Sustainable Learning Opportunities Research Group in the Department of Instructional Technology at Utah State University. Seven MIT OCW courses will offer links to learning communities, where individuals around the world can connect with each other, collaborate, form study groups, and receive support for their use of MIT OCW materials in formal and informal educational settings. These links will appear in the left-hand navigation of the following MIT OCW courses:
This joint MIT OCW/ Utah State University research project, called Open Learning Support (OLS)is focused on building "social software" that enables informal learning communities to form around existing open educational content. The fundamental premise of OLS is that full educational opportunity requires a user to have social access to other human beings who can answer questions and provide support. Since the sponsors of free and open Web-based materials cannot typically provide this access, the social support must come from other users. Therefore, OLS:
- Operates independently of MIT OCW
- Requires no registration to read posts; registration and login are required, however, to post new comments
- Is a space where individuals can connect to share, discuss, ask, answer, debate, collaborate, teach, and learn
- Is not a degree-granting or certificate-granting program
- Does not provide formal access to MIT or Utah State University faculty
To see an example of one of these pilot learning communities, connect to the pilot learning community for "Course 18.06 - Linear Algebra ," now.
2. New Courses Bring Total to 701
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On April 1, MIT OCW published 200 new courses to bring to 701 the total number available at http://ocw.mit.edu. Following the publication of 500 courses last fall, this is MIT OCW's second major milestone on the way to publishing virtually all of MIT's courses by the year 2008. We are pleased to highlight the course materials from 50 of those new MIT course offerings, including:
4.107 - MArch Portfolio Seminar Fall 2003
4.123 - Architectural Design, Level I: Perceptions and Processes
4.302 - BSAD Foundations in the Visual Arts
4.303 - Dialogue in Art, Architecture, and Urbanism
4.614 - Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures
1.018J - Fundamentals of Ecology
1.033 - Mechanics of Material Systems: An Energy Approach
1.212J - An Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems
1.225J - Transportation Flow Systems
1.259J - Transit Management
12.800 - Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean
12.820 - Turbulence in Geophysical Systems
12.864 - Inference from Data and Models
12.990 - Prediction and Predictability in the Atmosphere and Oceans
6.685 - Electric Machines
6.780 - Semiconductor Manufacturing
6.828 - Operating System Engineering
6.856J - Randomized Algorithms
6.857 - Network and Computer Security
21F.039 - Japanese Popular Culture
21F.056 - Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present
21F.106 - Chinese VI (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies
21F.701 - Spanish I
21F.714 - Spanish for Bilingual Students
21H.580 - From the Silk Road to the Great Game: China, Russia, and Central Eurasia
21H.907 - Trials in History
21H.931 - Seminar in Historical Methods
21H.952J - Readings in American History Since 1877
21H.991J - Theories and Methods in the Study of History
21L.001 - Foundations of Western Culture I: Homer to Dante
21L.003 - Introduction to Fiction
21L.007J - After Columbus
21L.701 - Literary Interpretation: Interpreting Poetry
21L.705 Major Authors: Melville and Morrison
18.01 - Single Variable Calculus
18.238 - Geometry and Quantum Field Theory
18.310 - Principles of Applied Mathematics
18.337J - Applied Parallel Computing
18.433 - Combinatorial Optimization
17.042 - Citizenship and Pluralism
17.118J - Feminist Political Thought
17.181 - Sustainable Development: Theory, Research and Policy
17.405 - Seminar on Politics and Conflict in the Middle East
17.410 - Globalization, Migration & International Relations
17.420 - Advances in International Relations Theory
15.063 - Communicating With Data
15.311 - Organizational Processes
15.322 - Leading Organizations II
15.402 - Finance Theory II
15.414 - Financial Management
For a complete list of all MIT OCW offerings, visit the complete course list. Look for notice of new courses in subsequent issues of "The MIT OpenCourseWare Update " email newsletter.
3. Digging Deeper: Course 5.301
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Each month, this newsletter offers subscribers an in-depth guide to one particular subject. This month, we delve into "Course 5.301: Chemistry Laboratory Techniques," a course from the MIT Department of Chemistry taught by Dr. Sarah Tabacco. This course is an intensive introduction to the techniques of experimental chemistry and gives MIT first-year students an opportunity to learn and master the basic chemistry lab techniques for carrying out experiments. Students who successfully complete the course and obtain a Competent Chemist (CC) or Expert Experimentalist (EE) rating are likely to secure opportunities for research work in a chemistry lab at MIT.
The centerpiece of the course materials are a series of chemistry laboratory instructional videos called the Digital Lab Techniques Manual (DLTM), used as supplementary material for this course as well as other courses offered by the MIT Department of Chemistry. These 10 fun videos explore subjects such as Titration ("Learn how to master the art of titration in this video with a detailed demonstration of an acid/base titration using phenolphthalein."); Reaction Work-Up I ("Extracting, Washing and Drying: It ain't over 'til it's over. Learn how to "work up" your reaction using a separatory funnel to perform a liquid-liquid extraction. This is one purification technique you don't want to miss!"); and Sublimation ("From solid to gas, and then straight back to solid. This purification technique is both beautiful and useful. Find out why by watching the atmospheric pressure sublimation of ferrocene in this video.").
Course 5.301 also includes a section on Labs, course modules for mastering a series of chemistry laboratory techniques. Information on the original research project assignment and a listing of techniques guides are also provided. All materials may be found in the complete laboratory manual. And the Laboratory Introduction document reviews safety guidelines as well as check in and check out procedures for the course.
This course is offered during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP), a special four-week term that runs the full month of January.
4. A Frequently Asked Question
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QUESTION: How do I properly cite my reuse of MIT OCW materials?
ANSWER: If you choose to reuse or repost MIT OCW materials you must give proper attribution to the original MIT faculty author(s). Please utilize the following citation: "This material was created by or adapted from material created by MIT faculty member, (Name), (Title), (Year). Copyright © (Year) (Faculty Member's Name)." If you want to use the materials on your Web site, you must also include a copy of the MIT OCW Creative Commons license, or clear and reasonable link to its URL (http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Global/terms-of-use.htm), with every copy of the MIT materials or the derivative work you create from it.
