All Courses
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21W.225/226 Advanced Workshop in Writing for Science & Engineering (ELS)
Designed for advanced ELS or bilingual students. Analysis and practice of various forms of scientific and technical writing for academic and professional contexts. Strategies for con-veying technical information to specialist and non-specialist audiences. Students use their own disciplinary research as content for assignments, e.g., a journal article, thesis proposal, or dissertation chapter. Enrollment limited to 18. No listeners. May be repeated for credit with permission of the instructor. TR 9-10:30 Eric Grunwald egrunwal@mit.edu
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22.251/22.051 Nuclear Fuel & Design
This course provides an in-depth technical and policy analysis of various options for the nuclear fuel performance and nuclear energy technology. Topics include fuel fabrication, in-core physics and fuel management of uranium, thorium and other fuel types. Also covered in detail are the principles of nuclear energy economics for existing and advanced reactors and current global policy trends for fission energy. This will be a project based class.
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21W.227 Advanced Workshop in Writing for Social Sciences and Architecture
Focuses on techniques, format, and prose used in academic and professional life. Emphasis on writing required in fields such as economics, political science, and architecture. Short assignments include business letters, memos, and proposals that lead toward a written term project. Methods designed to accommodate those whose first language is not English. Develops effective writing skills for academic and professional contexts. Models, materials, topics, and assignments vary from term to term.