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21A.01 How Culture Works

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Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: TR11-12.30 (4-265)

Introduces diverse meanings and uses of the concept of culture with historical and contemporary examples from scholarship and popular media around the globe. Includes first-hand observations, synthesized histories and ethnographies, quantitative representations, and visual and fictionalized accounts of human experiences. Students conduct empirical research on cultural differences through the systematic observation of human interaction, employ methods of interpretative analysis, and practice convincing others of the accuracy of their findings.
M. Buyandelger
No textbook information available

21M.514 Collaborative Piano

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(Subject meets with 21M.451)
Prereq: None
Units arranged
TBA.

Open by audition to pianists, instrumentalists and singers who wish to explore and develop their talents as collaborative musicians. Students are paired based on availability and receive weekly coachings by appointment. Students practice independently, rehearse with their collaborator, attend their collaborator's lessons as needed, and perform at a juried recital at the end of the term. Students may register for 3 units for a smaller-scale assignment or 6 units for a larger-scale assignment or two small assignments. May satisfy the ensemble requirement for pianists and instrumentalists the Emerson/Harris program at the discretion of the instructor. Students taking graduate version complete different assignments.
Staff
No textbook information available

22.THU Undergraduate Thesis

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Prereq: 22.THT
Units arranged
TBA.

Program of research, leading to the writing of an SB thesis, to be arranged by the student and appropriate MIT faculty member. See department undergraduate headquarters.
J. Buongiorno
Textbooks arranged individually

5.80 Advanced Topics of Current Special Interest

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Prereq: None
Units arranged
TBA.

Advanced topics of current special interest.
Fall: Staff
Spring: Staff
No textbook information available

8.372 Quantum Information Science III

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Prereq: 8.371
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: TR2.30-4 (3-370)

Third subject in the Quantum Information Science (QIS) sequence, building on 8.370 and 8.371. Further explores core topics in quantum information science, such as quantum information theory, error-correction, physical implementations, algorithms, cryptography, and complexity. Draws connections between QIS and related fields, such as many-body physics, and applications such as sensing.
A. Harrow
Textbooks (Fall 2024)

21M.051 Fundamentals of Music

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Prereq: None
Units: 3-2-7
URL: https://mta.mit.edu/music/class-schedule
Lecture: MW11-12.30 (4-364) or MW2-3.30 (4-364) or TR3.30-5 (4-364) Lab: F1 (4-270) Recitation: TBA

Introduces students to the rudiments of Western music through oral, aural, and written practice utilizing rhythm, melody, intervals, scales, chords, and western staff notation. Individual skills are addressed through a variety of approaches, including the required piano and sight singing labs. Intended for students with little to no prior experience reading music or performing. Not open to students who have completed 21M.150, 21M.151, 21M.301, 21M.302, or are proficient in reading music. Limited to 18 per section.
Fall: S. Iker
Spring: L. Tilley, D. David, G. Saraydarian
No textbook information available

6.9120 Engineering Leadership

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Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject.
(Offered under: 6.9120, 16.651)
Prereq: None. Coreq: 6.9110; or permission of instructor
Units: 1-0-2
Lecture: M11-12.30 (4-153) or M1-2.30 (4-153) or T11-12.30 (4-153) or T1-2.30 (4-153)

Exposes students to the models and methods of engineering leadership within the contexts of conceiving, designing, implementing and operating products, processes and systems. Introduces the Capabilities of Effective Engineering Leaders, and models and theories related to the capabilities. Discusses the appropriate times and reasons to use particular models to deliver engineering success. Includes occasional guest speakers or panel discussions. May be repeated for credit once with permission of instructor. Preference to first-year students in the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program.
Fall: J. Magarian, E. Schanne
Spring: J. Magarian, E. Schanne
No required or recommended textbooks

6.UAT Oral Communication

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Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-6
URL: https://uat.mit.edu
Lecture: MW10 (32-123) Recitation: TR3 (34-301) or TR4 (34-301) or TR9 (34-302) or TR10 (34-302) or TR3 (34-302) or TR4 (34-302) or TR9 (34-303) or TR10 (34-303) or TR3 (34-303) or TR4 (34-303) or TR9 (34-304) or TR10 (34-304)

Provides instruction in aspects of effective technical oral presentations and exposure to communication skills useful in a workplace setting. Students create, give and revise a number of presentations of varying length targeting a range of different audiences. Enrollment may be limited.
Fall: T. L. Eng
Spring: T. L. Eng
No textbook information available

Total units: 48+

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TIME Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri KEY  21A.01  21M.514  22.THU  5.80  8.372  21M.051  6.9120  6.UAT 7 am 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am 12 pm 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm