1. 新增课程总数达500门

2. MIT OCW向访问者收集什么信息？

3. 深度探究：课程11.422

4. 一个常见问题

人类学
21A.110 – 人类学理论
21A.218J –认同性与差异性

建筑学
4.101 - 体验建筑设计的实习与操作
4.125 - 建筑设计：园艺设计的建筑
4.181 -建筑设计研讨：针对创意办公室研究使用者需求

生物学
7.29J – 细胞神经生物学
7.66J – 认知和行为遗传学

化学
5.12 – 有机化学 I
5.13 – 有机化学 II
5.32 –中级化学实验

比较媒体研究
CMS.880 - 公元1450年到2000年的科技
CMS.910 – 人文主义的科技
CMS.915 – 理解电视

外国语言与文学
21F.013 - 重回现场：灾难与记忆
21F.019 – 跨文化沟通
21F.107 – 汉语I (当代中文)
21F.222 - 双语学生的说明文写作

卫生科学与技术
HST.071 – 人类生殖生物学
HST.151 – 药理学原理
HST.502 - 研究者的生存法则：负责任的研究行为

历史学
21H.102 - 近代美国的诞生：从1865年到现今
21H.105 – 美国经典
21H.224 – 美国历史中的法律和社会

语言学与哲学
24.03 – 相对主义，理性与真实
24.111 –量子物理的哲学
24.119 – 心灵和机械

文学
21L.004 – 重要诗人
21L.006 – 美国文学
21L.010 –文学作品的分析与写作

材料科学与工程
3.082 –材料制程实验
3.091 – 固体化学导论
3.22 – 材料的机械特性

机械工程
2.000 –机械为何及如何工作
2.001 – 力学和材料 I

音乐与戏剧艺术
21M.113 –发展音乐构架
21M.223J - 盎格鲁美国民间音乐导论
21M.361 – 计算机作曲

核子工程
22.002 – 工程管理
22.00J – 建模和模拟导论
22.02 – 应用核物理导论

物理学
8.351J –古典力学：计算机运算取向
8.613J – 等离子体物理导论I

女性研究
SP.421J - 亚裔美国人的种族与性别议题
SP.430 - 文学诠释：维吉尼亚．吴尔芙的莎士比亚
SP.454J –认同性与差异性
SP.472 - 美国音乐舞剧传统：性别与传记文学
SP.517 – 美国女性作家

写作与人文研究
21W.730-3 – 消费文化
21W.730-4 – 写作与环境
21W.730-5 –文学作品的分析与写作

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每月新闻组将为订阅者提供一门特定课程的深入指导。本月，我们将深入研究“课程11.422: 商业发展区域 ”，来自麻省理工学院城市规划和研究学院的Lorlene Hoyt教授。课程通过来自全球多个研究案例探究了商业区域规划的本质。课程的阅读 材料提供给对这一主题的进一步研究。

Hoyt教授的 课程大纲介绍了商业发展区（BI Ds）相关主题，建议强烈呼吁把它建设为安全和清洁的户外公众场所。相应地，考察这些公众捐赠、私人管理的组织机构的增加情况，询问它们对于城市政治、经济、社会和空间分割的贡献和影响程度也是非常重要的。

课程的 作业部分提供了四份作业安排：

• 精心整理关于商业发展区（BI Ds）的综合定义
• 写作一份简短的研究论文
• 写作12页的论文，题目为“商业发展区（BI Ds）：朋友还是敌人”
• 课程学习总结：推荐波士顿城
  

1. New Courses Bring Total to 500

2. What Information Does MIT OCW collect on visitors?

3. Digging Deeper: Course 11.422

4. A Frequently Asked Question

Anthropology
21A.110 - Anthropological Theory
21A.218J - Identity and Difference

Architecture
4.101 - Experiencing Architecture Studio
4.125 - Architecture Studio: Building in Landscapes
4.181 - Architectural Design Workshop: Rethinking Office Development

Biology
7.29J - Cellular Neurobiology
7.66J - Cognitive & Behavioral Genetics

Chemistry
5.12 - Organic Chemistry I
5.13 - Organic Chemistry II
5.32 - Intermediate Chemical Experimentation

Comparative Media Studies
CMS.880 - Technologies of Word 1450-2000
CMS.910 - Technologies of Humanism
CMS.915 - Understanding Television

Foreign Languages and Literatures
21F.013 - Out of Ground Zero: Catastrophe and Memory
21F.019 - Communicating Across Cultures
21F.107 - Chinese I (Streamlined)
21F.222 - Expository Writing for Bilingual Students

Health Sciences and Technology
HST.071 - Human Reproductive Biology
HST.151 - Principles of Pharmacology
HST.502 - Survival Skills for Emerging Researchers

History
21H.102 - The Emergence of Modern America 1865 to the Present
21H.105 - American Classics
21H.224 - Law and Society in US History

Linguistics and Philosophy
24.03 - Relativism, Reason, & Reality
24.111 - Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
24.119 - Mind and Machines

Literature
21L.004 - Major Poets
21L.006 - American Literature
21L.010 - Writing About Literature

Materials Science and Engineering
3.082 - Materials Processing Laboratory
3.091 - Introduction to Solid State Chemistry
3.22 - Mechanical Properties of Materials

Mechanical Engineering
2.000 - How and Why Machines Work
2.001 - Mechanics & Materials I

Music and Theater Arts
21M.113 - Developing Musical Structures
21M.223J - Introduction to Anglo-American Folkmusic
21M.361 - Composing with Computers

Nuclear Engineering
22.002 - Management in Engineering
22.00J - Introduction to Modeling and Simulation
22.02 - Introduction to Applied Nuclear Physics

Physics
8.351J - Classical Mechanics: A Computational Approach
8.613J - Introduction To Plasma Physics I

Women's Studies
SP.421J - Race and Gender in Asian America
SP.430 - Literary Interpretation: Virginia Woolf's Shakespeare
SP.454J - Identity and Difference
SP.472 - Traditions in American Concert Dance: Gender and Autobiography
SP.517 - American Women Authors

Writing and Humanistic Studies
21W.730-3 - Consumer Culture
21W.730-4 - Writing and the Environment
21W.730-5 - Writing About Literature

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.

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Each month, this newsletter offers subscribers an in-depth guide to one particular subject. This month, we delve into "Course 11.422: Business Improvement Districts ," a course from MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning. MIT Professor Lorlene Hoyt explores the nature of business improvement districts, and does so with a number of case studies from around the globe, presented in the Lecture Notes section. There is also an in-depth reading list for further research into the topic.

Professor Hoyt's syllabus presents the topic, business improvement districts (BIDs) that proponents claim effectively clean and secure outdoor public spaces. In contrast, it is important to examine the proliferation of such publicly endowed and privately managed organizations and question the extent to which they contribute to the political, economic, social, and spatial fragmentation of the urban realm.

And in her assignments section, the professor describes the four assignments for the course:

• Crafting a Comprehensive Definition of a Business Improvement District
• Writing a Short Research Paper
• A 12-page paper titled, "The Business Improvement District, Friend or Foe?"
• Synthesis of Lessons Learned: Recommendations for the City of
  Boston