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MIT OpenCourseWare Update: August 2005

A Monthly E-mail Newsletter for Users
and Friends of MIT OpenCourseWare
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The August 2005 MIT OpenCourseWare Update Contains:
1. Course Download Program
2. A Frequently Asked Question
3. Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW
4. Tufts University OCW
5. Utah State University OCW
6. Japan OCW Alliance



1. Course Download Program
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Responding to user demand, MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW), is running a pilot program by which users may download a .ZIP file containing all of the HTML page and files associated with a particular course. View the full list of courses available.

The 25 courses that offer downloadable .ZIP files will offer a link in the left-hand navigation bar of the individual course home page that says, "Download this Course." Click that link and follow the simple instructions to download a complete copy of one of the following courses:

• 5.12 - Organic Chemistry I, Spring 2003
• 6.004 - Computation Structures, Fall 2002
• 6.012 - Microelectronic Devices and Circuits, Spring 2003
• 6.013 - Electromagnetics and Applications, Fall 2002
• 6.034 - Artificial Intelligence, Fall 2002
• 6.035 - Computer Language Engineering, Fall 2002
• 6.090 - Building Programming Experience: A Lead-In to 6.001, January (IAP) 2005
• 6.170 - Laboratory in Software Engineering, Fall 2001
• 6.263J - Data Communication Networks, Fall 2002
• 6.823 - Computer System Architecture, Spring 2002
• 6.828 - Operating System Engineering, Fall 2003
• 6.829 - Computer Networks, Fall 2002
• 6.857 - Network and Computer Security, Fall 2003
• 8.01 - Physics I, Fall 1999
• 8.022 - Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2002
• 8.03 - Physics III: Vibrations and Waves, Fall 2004
• 8.04 - Quantum Physics I, Spring 2003
• 14.02 - Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2004
• 15.010 - Economic Analysis for Business Decisions, Fall 2004
• 18.014 - Calculus with Theory I, Fall 2002
• 18.085 - Mathematical Methods for Engineers I, Fall 2002
• 18.100B - Analysis I, Fall 2002
• 18.101 - Analysis II, Fall 2004
• 18.701 - Algebra I, Fall 2003

Once the complete .ZIP file is downloaded to your desktop, and you have installed the proper decompression software, follow the software instructions for opening and expanding the .ZIP file on your computer. All of the materials included in the .ZIP file are governed by the same Creative Commons license that governs use of materials published on the MIT OCW Web site. Whether you are using MIT OCW materials online, or offline after you have downloaded a .ZIP version of the course, please read the MIT OCW use license to ensure you are complying with the terms-of-use requirements for MIT OCW materials.



2. A Frequently Asked Question
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QUESTION: What is a PDF, and how can I extract the content from a PDF file published on the MIT OCW Web site?
ANSWER: Much of the content on the MIT OCW Web site is published in Portable Document Format (PDF) format. Adobe? PDF is the published specification used by standards bodies around the world for more secure, reliable electronic document distribution and exchange. PDF files look exactly like original documents and preserve the fonts, images, graphics, and layout of any source file -- regardless of the application and platform used to create it. They can be shared, viewed and printed by anyone, on any system, using free Adobe Reader software, regardless of the operating system, original application, or fonts. PDFs have full text search features for locating words, bookmarks, and data fields in documents, and MIT OCW content within a PDF file can be extracted and manipulated for use in other document formats. There are three ways to extract content from an MIT OCW PDF. To read detailed instructions for manipulating PDF files, go to http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/BF3A039F-2E64-4216-B2AB-731ED95A4E88/0/MITOCWfaq21.pdf.



3. Johns Hopkins School of Public Health OCW
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The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) in Baltimore, MD, is world-renowned as a leading international authority on public health. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's OpenCourseWare project provides access to the school's most popular courses.



4. Tufts University OCW
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Tufts University, with campuses in Boston, Medford, Somerville and Grafton, MA, has a global reputation for academic and research excellence, and innovation. The Tufts OpenCourseWare project demonstrate Tufts' strength in the life sciences, as well a multidisciplinary approach, an international perspective, and an underlying ethic of service to the university's local, national, and international communities.


5. Utah State University OCW
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Utah State University (USU) is one of the nation's premier land-grant and space-grant universities. USU OpenCourseWare supports USU's institutional mission to serve the public through learning, discovery, and engagement.



6. Japan OCW Alliance
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The top six universities in Japan -- Keio University, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, the University of Tokyo, and Waseda University -- have announced the formation of the Japan OCW Alliance. These six universities now offer open access to close to 100 courses, in both English and Japanese.