Posted: 2/18/2012 8:04:06 AM EDT
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It awards a certificate upon successful completion.
The course introduces engineering in the context of the lumped circuit abstraction. Topics covered include: resistive elements and networks; independent and dependent sources; switches and MOS transistors; digital abstraction; amplifiers; energy storage elements; dynamics of first- and second-order networks; design in the time and frequency domains; and analog and digital circuits and applications. Design and lab exercises are also significant components of the course. You should expect to spend approximately 10 hours per week on the course.
Requirements: In order to succeed in this course, you must have taken an AP level physics course in electricity and magnetism. You must know basic calculus and linear algebra and have some background in differential equations. Since more advanced mathematics will not show up until the second half of the course, the first half of the course will include an optional remedial differential equations component for those who need it.
Course runs Mar.5 - Jun.8. MITx Course 6.002 |
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You need to know diffy q for a CERTIFICATE in electronics? That's an upper division math course. Since more advanced mathematics will not show up until the second half of the course, the first half of the course will include an optional remedial differential equations component for those who need it.
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MIT actually offers quite a few EE related courses for free. They have been doing this for about half a dozen years. Great resource for folks that don't know about it.
More than just EE stuff in there. Link to MIT's Open Courseware edit - For those scared of the diffy q stuff, dont be. The Circuit I calculus related stuff is not intense what so ever. The hardest past of the class will be keeping "rats nests" straight. |
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MIT actually offers quite a few EE related courses for free. They have been doing this for about half a dozen years. Great resource for folks that don't know about it. More than just EE stuff in there. Link to MIT's Open Courseware edit - For those scared of the diffy q stuff, dont be. The Circuit I calculus related stuff is not intense what so ever. The hardest past of the class will be keeping "rats nests" straight. I believe this is the only one that gives you a certificate though. |
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MIT actually offers quite a few EE related courses for free. They have been doing this for about half a dozen years. Great resource for folks that don't know about it. More than just EE stuff in there. Link to MIT's Open Courseware edit - For those scared of the diffy q stuff, dont be. The Circuit I calculus related stuff is not intense what so ever. The hardest past of the class will be keeping "rats nests" straight. the mitx stuff is different. |
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Diff Eq is probably the most fun part of calculus. If you've taken a calc class, and struggled; then Diff Eq is usually a bit easier. You learn how many of the formulas you have used for years are actually derived. If you need a free refresher then go to: http://www.khanacademy.org/ You can learn nearly any math/science material for free.
I would not have passed all my calc and physics classes if it weren't for Khan's and youtube. My hats off to those who got through the courses w/o out that resource, though your teachers probably actually spoke English. |
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Diff Eq is probably the most fun part of calculus. If you've taken a calc class, and struggled; then Diff Eq is usually a bit easier. You learn how many of the formulas you have used for years are actually derived. If you need a free refresher then go to: http://www.khanacademy.org/ You can learn nearly any math/science material for free. I would not have passed all my calc and physics classes if it weren't for Khan's and youtube. My hats off to those who got through the courses w/o out that resource, though your teachers probably actually spoke English. Awesome link, thanks! |
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You need to know diffy q for a CERTIFICATE in electronics? That's an upper division math course. That's an undergraduate req for engineering. I don't think I'd call it upper division in my field but I would be lying if I ever used that shit. From the release notes this looks like a prototype for the first real class of an EE degree. In order to understand the course material, you have to know how to use calculus, and will most likely be using some transforms from Dif Eq. The requirements at a university for a Networks class or whatever your university calls it, will usually be Calc 3/Diff Eq/ Physics 2. Those elements will be needed to understand the material. MIT is estimating about 10 hours a week for 3 months for the course. Having basically just done this last semester and taking this off it will be a good review. If you plan on becoming a EE then I bet this class would be very helpful. At my university, UCF, my class was a joke. Teacher bearly spoke English, tests were all trick questions. In short it was a waste of time to go to class, however you had to attend in order to be allowed to fail quizes. Curve was done at the end of the sem, so you basically had no idea if you were passing or failing until the course was over. It would have been a more efficient use of time to study on my own and take tests that were actually a reflection of the course material. YMMV but that was my last sem in a nutshell. I've learned more from online sources than I have from any of my prof's with a few exceptions. So if you plan to be an EE and are NOT going to MIT, Yale, Purdue or some other top tier school, I would recommend doing this course. I've been using lectures from Yale, MIT, and similar schools on youtube for most of my classes. I swear when I'm done my degree will be from Youtube, not any university. |
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You need to know diffy q for a CERTIFICATE in electronics? That's an upper division math course. That's an undergraduate req for engineering. I don't think I'd call it upper division in my field but I would be lying if I ever used that shit. From the release notes this looks like a prototype for the first real class of an EE degree. In order to understand the course material, you have to know how to use calculus, and will most likely be using some transforms from Dif Eq. The requirements at a university for a Networks class or whatever your university calls it, will usually be Calc 3/Diff Eq/ Physics 2. Those elements will be needed to understand the material. MIT is estimating about 10 hours a week for 3 months for the course. Having basically just done this last semester and taking this off it will be a good review. If you plan on becoming a EE then I bet this class would be very helpful. At my university, UCF, my class was a joke. Teacher bearly spoke English, tests were all trick questions. In short it was a waste of time to go to class, however you had to attend in order to be allowed to fail quizes. Curve was done at the end of the sem, so you basically had no idea if you were passing or failing until the course was over. It would have been a more efficient use of time to study on my own and take tests that were actually a reflection of the course material. YMMV but that was my last sem in a nutshell. I've learned more from online sources than I have from any of my prof's with a few exceptions. So if you plan to be an EE and are NOT going to MIT, Yale, Purdue or some other top tier school, I would recommend doing this course. I've been using lectures from Yale, MIT, and similar schools on youtube for most of my classes. I swear when I'm done my degree will be from Youtube, not any university. Well at least you aren't getting your degree from FSU, I have a very strong hatred for that school and would be the first to veto their ability to grant engineering degrees to their graduates. |
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It awards a certificate upon successful completion. Topics covered include: resistive elements and networks; independent and dependent sources; switches and MOS transistors; digital abstraction; amplifiers; energy storage elements; dynamics of first- and second-order networks; design in the time and frequency domains; and analog and digital circuits and applications. 
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Diff Eq is probably the most fun part of calculus. If you've taken a calc class, and struggled; then Diff Eq is usually a bit easier. You learn how many of the formulas you have used for years are actually derived. If you need a free refresher then go to: http://www.khanacademy.org/ You can learn nearly any math/science material for free. I would not have passed all my calc and physics classes if it weren't for Khan's and youtube. My hats off to those who got through the courses w/o out that resource, though your teachers probably actually spoke English. I didn't have those resources when I took those classes in the late 80s |
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You need to know diffy q for a CERTIFICATE in electronics? That's an upper division math course. That's an undergraduate req for engineering. I don't think I'd call it upper division in my field but I would be lying if I ever used that shit. I took "upper division" to mean "not first-year". Ok, it's MIT, they start 'em young on math, but unless someone learned diffeq's by self-study, I don't know how they'd have taken them before 6.002 –– if I understood their website correctly, they take that circuits course first semester of freshman year. I did AP calculus in high school and had like one week of diffeq's. (Got a 5 on the AP exam, so I must've learned something right –– they hit us with a diffeq on the exam that year.) Any EE's know, do you guys really use the term "lumping" for circuit hierarchies?  I already hit my head on "bumps" when editing a patent spec for something or other related to chips.
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I got through about 6 of these lectures last year, but the Indian professor's accent got to be too much to bear. |
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<snip> Any EE's know, do you guys really use the term "lumping" for circuit hierarchies? I already hit my head on "bumps" when editing a patent spec for something or other related to chips. They use 'lumped elements' because later on it turns out that there isn't such a thing at higher frequencies and they want to establish the distinction early. I'm guessing that 'bumps' referred to a particular package and soldering process...different idea entirely. |
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only 96,000 people enrolled, still room for the rest of you! Is registration still possible? I never got an email back, and still can't log in. I've just been watching the lectures from the regular OCW site, reading the textbook, and doing the exercises. Surprising to me –– I'm actually understanding this stuff.  I'm sitting there wondering, "Ok, how the hell do we deal with capacitors, then?" and the textbook then says, "hey, that's Chapter 9." 
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You need to know diffy q for a CERTIFICATE in electronics? That's an upper division math course. How else are you going to solve circuits with one or more capacitive or inductive elements? You cant do power factor correction without it or calculating how inductive or capacitive a circuit is. It's easy as 1-2-3 however. Capacitors and transistors and the calcs associated with them are easy. The design part of the class should prove to be more of a challenge. This is a tag for when I'm on my desk top computer. |
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It awards a certificate upon successful completion. Topics covered include: resistive elements and networks; independent and dependent sources; switches and MOS transistors; digital abstraction; amplifiers; energy storage elements; dynamics of first- and second-order networks; design in the time and frequency domains; and analog and digital circuits and applications. http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/9094/boooooring.jpg fortunately, i had my coffee cup readily available........LOL |
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Quoted: Quoted: Thanks! I'm all over this. Oh shit, I just remembered...I'm stupid. Oh well, it was a nice dream. Not stupid, lazy maybe?  Math is my kryptonite man, seriously it's like fucking Greek voodoo. Basic math? I'm fine but anything beyond algebra 1 and I'm functionally retarded. I actually have a really good grasp of electronics, but were it not for the help of computers for my occasional need of formulas, I'd just be "solder this and see what happens" kinda guy. Not MIT material, but I can counsel the shit out of some drug addicts. |
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I overheard some engineering students talking about this course in the caf at school today. I've been performing some recon of that mit courseware site. Not much that is finance related, but I'm sure there are some subjects I could brush up on a bit once i'm done my real schoolwork.
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thanks! I'm all over this. Oh shit, I just remembered...I'm stupid. Oh well, it was a nice dream. Not stupid, lazy maybe? Math is my kryptonite man, seriously it's like fucking Greek voodoo. Basic math? I'm fine but anything beyond algebra 1 and I'm functionally retarded. I actually have a really good grasp of electronics, but were it not for the help of computers for my occasional need of formulas, I'd just be "solder this and see what happens" kinda guy. Not MIT material, but I can counsel the shit out of some drug addicts. i'm exactly the same way. looking at a page of math stuff is what i imagine an acid trip would be like. i think it dries out my brain or something. needless to say, i'm not looking forward to this damn 'advanced quantitative analysis' course i need for my master's.  |
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I overheard some engineering students talking about this course in the caf at school today. I've been performing some recon of that mit courseware site. Not much that is finance related, but I'm sure there are some subjects I could brush up on a bit once i'm done my real schoolwork. Look at course 15 (Sloan School of Management). |
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Thanks! I'm all over this. Oh shit, I just remembered...I'm stupid. Oh well, it was a nice dream. Not stupid, lazy maybe? Math is my kryptonite man, seriously it's like fucking Greek voodoo. Basic math? I'm fine but anything beyond algebra 1 and I'm functionally retarded. I actually have a really good grasp of electronics, but were it not for the help of computers for my occasional need of formulas, I'd just be "solder this and see what happens" kinda guy. Not MIT material, but I can counsel the shit out of some drug addicts.
Math was never my thing either, still isn't. If I can make it through Calc II anyone can. You just need a good professer. Seriously. And of course, I've never used it since and probably can't remember a damned thing. |
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Quoted: I was looking through, however it seems like selected other topics have significantly more course content (assignments, exams and solutions, lectures etc) than the business courses. sure wont stop me from perusing what I can Quoted: I overheard some engineering students talking about this course in the caf at school today. I've been performing some recon of that mit courseware site. Not much that is finance related, but I'm sure there are some subjects I could brush up on a bit once i'm done my real schoolwork. Look at course 15 (Sloan School of Management).  |