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Concourse Program
Fall 2024


Concourse Science Subjects


Chemistry

CC.5111 Principles of Chemical Science
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Undergrad (Fall) Chemistry
Prereq: None. Coreq: CC.010 or CC.A10
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 3.091, 5.111, 5.112, ES.5111, ES.5112
Lecture: MWF10 (16-160) Recitation: TR11 (16-160) +final
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Equivalent to 5.111; see 5.111 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
E. Taylor
No textbook information available

CC.512 Organic Chemistry I
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Undergrad (Spring) Rest Elec in Sci & Tech
Prereq: Chemistry (GIR); Coreq: CC.010, CC.011, or CC.A10
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 5.12
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Equivalent to 5.12; See 5.12 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
Staff


Mathematics

CC.1801 Calculus
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Undergrad (Fall) Calculus I
Prereq: None
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 18.01, 18.01A, ES.1801, ES.181A
TBA.
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Equivalent to 18.01; see 18.01 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
Daniel Keliher
No textbook information available

CC.1802 Calculus
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Undergrad (Fall) Calculus II
Prereq: Calculus I (GIR); Coreq: CC.010, CC.011, or CC.A10
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 18.02, 18.022, 18.02A, ES.1802, ES.182A
Lecture: TR1,F2 (16-160) Recitation: MW11 (16-160) +final
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Equivalent to 18.02; see 18.02 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
D. Keliher
No textbook information available

CC.1803 Differential Equations
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Undergrad (Spring) Rest Elec in Sci & Tech
Prereq: None. Coreq: Calculus II (GIR) and (CC.010, CC.011, or CC.A10)
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 18.03, ES.1803
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Equivalent to 18.03; see 18.03 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
Staff

CC.1802 Calculus
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Undergrad (Fall) Calculus II
Prereq: Calculus I (GIR); Coreq: CC.010, CC.011, or CC.A10
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 18.02, 18.022, 18.02A, ES.1802, ES.182A
Lecture: TR1,F2 (16-160) Recitation: MW11 (16-160) +final
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Equivalent to 18.02; see 18.02 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
D. Keliher
No textbook information available

CC.1803 Differential Equations
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Undergrad (Spring) Rest Elec in Sci & Tech
Prereq: None. Coreq: Calculus II (GIR) and (CC.010, CC.011, or CC.A10)
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 18.03, ES.1803
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Equivalent to 18.03; see 18.03 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
Staff


Physics

CC.082 Discovering Electricity and Magnetism
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Undergrad (Spring)
Not offered regularly; consult department
Prereq: None
Units: 2-0-1 [P/D/F]
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In this seminar, students discover some of the concepts covered in 8.022 from the perspective of a practicing physicist. Employs vector calculus as an alternative tool for problem solving, and introduces the relativistic origin of magnetism. We will meet twice weekly to discuss these concepts as well as to work together on more advanced kinds of problems. Aims to further engage students already interested in majoring in physics, as well as those who wish simply to discover what physics has to offer. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first-year students. Limited to students enrolled in Concourse.
Staff

CC.801 Physics I
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Undergrad (Fall) Physics I
(Subject meets with CC.8012)
Prereq: None. Coreq: CC.010 or CC.A10
Units: 5-0-7
Lecture: MW1-2.30 (16-160) Recitation: TR2 (16-160) +final
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Equivalent to 8.01; see 8.01 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
R. Lang
Textbooks (Fall 2024)

CC.8012 Physics I
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Undergrad (Fall) Physics I
(Subject meets with CC.801)
Prereq: None. Coreq: CC.010 or CC.A10
Units: 5-0-7
Lecture: MW1-2.30 (16-160) Recitation: TR12 (16-160) +final
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Equivalent to 8.012; see 8.012 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
R. Lang
No textbook information available

CC.802 Physics II
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Undergrad (Spring) Physics II
(Subject meets with CC.8022)
Prereq: Calculus I (GIR) and Physics I (GIR); Coreq: CC.010, CC.011, or CC.A10
Units: 5-0-7
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Equivalent to 8.02; see 8.02 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
Lang, Ryan

CC.8022 Physics II
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Undergrad (Spring) Physics II
(Subject meets with CC.802)
Prereq: Physics I (GIR); Coreq: Calculus II (GIR)
Units: 5-0-7
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Equivalent to 8.022; see 8.022 for description. Limited to students in Concourse.
R. Lang

Concourse HASS Subjects

CC.110 Becoming Human: Ancient Greek Perspectives on the Good Life
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Undergrad (Fall) HASS Humanities Communication Intensive HASS
Prereq: None. Coreq: CC.010 or CC.A10
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: TR3-4.30 (16-160)
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Explores the question of the good life in the major literary and philosophic thinkers of ancient Greece. Considers topics such as justice, moral virtue, friendship, love, and the life of the mind both for an individual and as part of society. Students debate the classical Greek answers to these questions and consider ways in which these answers apply to our present lives. Includes selected works by authors such as Homer, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle, and Epicurus. Limited to students in Concourse.
L. Rabieh
Textbooks (Fall 2024)

CC.111[J] Modern Conceptions of Freedom
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Undergrad (Spring) HASS Humanities Communication Intensive HASS
Not offered regularly; consult department
(Same subject as 17.04[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
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Students read early modern political theorists, and trace the growth of the value of freedom. Examines the modern definition of freedom, and the obligations that people accept in honoring it. Also investigates how these obligations are captured in the principles of our political association. Studies how the centrality of freedom plays out in the political thought of such authors as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke and Montesquieu. Students also debate which notions of freedom inspire and sustain the American experiment by carefully reading the documents and arguments of the founding of the United States. Preference to students in Concourse.
L. Rabieh

CC.115 Writing About Big Questions: Defending Poetry
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Undergrad (Fall) HASS Humanities Communication Intensive Writing
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: TR3-4.30 (4-251)
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Intensive focus on the reading and writing skills used to analyze a variety of challenging texts. Coverage includes Platonic dialogues and other works of philosophy, poetic treatises (like Sidney's Defense of Poesy, or Wordsworth and Coleridge's "Preface" to Lyrical Ballads), and creative works by the same writers, as well as criticism that probes how such texts may relate to, qualify, and inform each other. Students practice various forms of argument, orally and in writing, and consider how purpose and audience may influence one's approach. Designed to prepare students for further work in the liberal arts, as well as to promote increased confidence and enjoyment in reading, writing, and analysis. Students write or revise essays throughout the term. Preference given to Concourse students.
E. Zimmer
Textbooks (Fall 2024)

CC.116 How to Rule the World: The Promises and Pitfalls of Politics, War, and Empire
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Undergrad (Spring) HASS Humanities Communication Intensive HASS
Not offered regularly; consult department
Prereq: None
Units: 4-0-8
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Explores the ambitions and constraints of political rule in order to understand how transformational leaders have (or should have) managed both in the service of good government. Employs normative and empirical methods to assess effective leadership, with particular attention to trade-offs between justice and security and to competing notions of justice itself. Includes case studies and various foundational texts that address the theme of great political leadership. Drawing on the texts, students discern different criteria for good rule and assess both the adequacy of those criteria and whether case studies support them. Preference to Concourse students.
L. Rabieh

CC.117[J] Humane Warfare: Ancient and Medieval Perspectives on Ethics in War
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Undergrad (Spring) HASS Humanities Communication Intensive HASS
Not offered regularly; consult department
(Same subject as 17.05[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
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Explores questions of justice and ethics in war by focusing on primary texts of pre-modern works of history, philosophy, literature, and Biblical interpretation. Readings from antiquity include Thucydides, Aristophanes, and Cicero. Examination of the Biblical tradition of just war, itself informed by the classical tradition, includes readings from early and Medieval Christian and Islamic thinkers and proceeds through the early Renaissance, with the beginning of a formalized doctrine of just war theory. Readings about current ethical dilemmas of war are discussed throughout and are given sustained attention at the end of the term. Preference to Concourse students.
L. Rabieh

CC.118[J] Knowledge, Opinion, and Truth
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Not offered academic year 2024-2025Undergrad (Spring) HASS Humanities
(Same subject as 24.122[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
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Seminar subject in political philosophy. Examines what it means for something to be true, how the truth is connected to what we mean by knowledge, and the difference between knowledge and opinion. Students engage in a close reading and discussion of Plato's three epistemological works. Taught as guided discussions of texts and student papers. Preference to students in Concourse.
Staff

CC.120[J] Making Books in the Renaissance and Today
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Undergrad (Fall, Spring) HASS Arts
(Same subject as 21H.343[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: MW3-4.30 (14N-112)
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Explores the impact of new technology on the recording and distribution of words and images in Europe from 1400-1800. Assignments include essays and online projects. Students participate in the design and printing of an eight-page pamphlet on a hand-set printing press. Limited to 12.
Fall: E. Zimmer
Spring: E. Zimmer
Textbooks (Fall 2024)

Concourse Seminars

CC.010 Seminar I
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Undergrad (Fall) Can be repeated for credit
(Subject meets with CC.A10)
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 2-0-1 [P/D/F]
Lecture: F12-2 (16-128)
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The key academic integration in which philosophical, historical, and sociological topics are connected with modern science. Combination of outside speakers and Concourse faculty lead weekly luncheon discussion. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first year students. Limited to Concourse students.
L. Rabieh
No textbook information available

CC.011 Seminar II
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Undergrad (Spring) Can be repeated for credit
Prereq: None
Units: 2-0-1 [P/D/F]
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Researchers from across MIT join the Concourse seminar to explore the topic of "Thinking Across the Disciplines." Concourse faculty lead weekly luncheon discussions with our guests from the wider MIT faculty. Subject can count toward the 6-unit discovery-focused credit limit for first year students. Preference to students in Concourse.
Staff

CC.012 Continuing Conversations
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Undergrad (Fall, Spring) Can be repeated for credit
Prereq: None
Units: 2-0-1 [P/D/F]
Lecture: F3-5 (16-128)
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Close reading and vigorous discussion of an important book or theme, chosen to explore philosophical, ethical, and political questions that span the ages and disciplines. Readings and themes vary by term. Past examples include Aristotle's Physics, Plato's dialogue on knowledge, the Theaetetus, and a variety of writings that exemplify liberalism and conservatism in the American tradition. Preference to Concourse students.
L. Rabieh
No textbook information available

Concourse Teaching and Research

CC.200 Concourse Program Undergraduate Teaching
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Undergrad (Fall, IAP, Spring) Can be repeated for credit
Not offered regularly; consult department
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units arranged
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Tutoring, leadership of study and review groups, seminars and recitations in the Concourse Program, under the supervision of senior Concourse staff. Limited to students in Concourse.
Staff

CC.210 Independent Study
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Undergrad (Fall, IAP, Spring) Can be repeated for credit
Not offered regularly; consult department
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units arranged [P/D/F]
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Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and a final report. Limited to students in Concourse.
Staff

CC.220 Independent Study
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Undergrad (Fall, Spring) Can be repeated for credit
Prereq: None
Units arranged
TBA.
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Opportunity for independent study under regular supervision by a staff member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and a final report. Limited to students in Concourse.
L. Rabieh
No textbook information available

CC.UR Undergraduate Research
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Undergrad (Fall, Spring) Can be repeated for credit
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units arranged [P/D/F]
TBA.
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For students wishing to pursue undergraduate research opportunities in Concourse. Limited to students in Concourse.
Staff
Textbooks arranged individually

Concourse Special Subjects

CC.S10 Special Subject: Concourse
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Undergrad (Fall, IAP, Spring) Can be repeated for credit
Not offered regularly; consult department
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units arranged
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Covers topics not included in the permanent curriculum. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Preference to students in Concourse.
Fall: Staff
IAP: Staff
Spring: P. Cogliano

CC.S11 Special Subject: Concourse
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Undergrad (Fall, IAP, Spring) Can be repeated for credit
Not offered regularly; consult department
Prereq: None
Units arranged
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Covers topics not included in the permanent curriculum. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Preference to students in Concourse.
Staff

CC.S20, CC.S21 Special Subject: Concourse
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Undergrad (Fall, IAP, Spring) Can be repeated for credit
Prereq: None
Units arranged [P/D/F]
CC.S20: Lecture: T12-1.30 (16-136)
CC.S21: TBA. Lecture: Th 12-1 (16-136)
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Covers topics not included in the permanent curriculum. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Preference to students in Concourse.
Fall: S. Rickard
IAP: S. Rickard
CC.S20: No textbook information available
CC.S21: No textbook information available


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