The course will focus on classical descriptive measures: collection, organization, summarization, and presentation of data, measurement levels, distributions, charts/graphs, measures of central, variation, position, and exploratory analysis; inferential measures: making inferences from one and two samples, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, chi-square, F distributions, analysis of variance (ANOVA), probability theory and non-parametric statistics. Emphasis will be on how concepts fit rather than mechanical skills. Students are encouraged to use Excel or SPSS for assignments. This course meets the prerequisites for MPA for data analysis, statistics and probability.

Credits awarded: 4 credits in statistics

This course explores the process of dying as a part of life. Students will grapple with works like No One Writes to the Colonel, The Death of Ivan Illyich, Kafka on the Shore, and Breaking the Tongue because universal themes in the works of fine writers hold up a mirror to nature. We will seminar on novels, novellas and films, and we will produce and share papers responding to our study. The world literature focus is especially valuable for graduate work and for fulfilling MIT endorsements. Students who take the course for eight credits will read a novel (Kafka on the Shore) and a novella (“My Mortal Enemy,”) write an additional literary-critical paper and participate in a special paper seminar outside of the regular class time.

Credits awarded: Either 4 or 8 credits in world literature or literary criticism.

This course is designed for students who either are, or plan to be, in the position of managing their own work groups, heading up large companies, starting businesses that change society, managing the world’s most important non-profits, or serving in government. It will introduce basic language, concepts, tools and problem-framing methodologies that are needed to develop management skills such as motivating others, team-building, developing self-awareness and communicating supportively. This course is often a prerequisite for admission to graduate programs in business or management.

Credits awarded: 4 credits in management

This course is designed for students who either are, or plan to be, in the position of making things happen: leaders who will head up large companies, start businesses that change society, manage the world’s most important non-profits, and serve in the highest echelons of government. It will introduce basic language, concepts, tools and problem-framing methodologies that are needed to develop management skills such as leadership, decision-making, understanding power and influence and solving problems creatively. This course is often a prerequisite for admission to graduate schools in business or management.

Credits awarded: 4 credits in management

This course will focus on using the computer to create, manipulate, and compose with waveforms. Students will learn how to use the “C” programming language to synthesize waveforms while learning about their mathematics. Students will create short compositions using FM, AM, granular, and other synthesis techniques; listen to contemporary and historical experiments in sound synthesis and composition, and write a short paper on synthesis algorithms; and learn how to program in “C” under a Linux or OS X system. The emphasis will be in learning how to address the computer in a spirit of play and experiment, and find out what composition can become. There will be weekly readings in aesthetics, contemporary research in computer music, along with readings in synthesis techniques and programming. Students of all levels of experience are welcome.

Credits awarded: 2 credits each in mathematics, computer programming, music composition and acoustics.

This class is an introduction to photographic expression using digital cameras, computers and printers. Image making will take the forms of conventional photographic and digital prints and the World Wide Web. You will have full access to the Digital Imaging Studio and to our darkroom facilities. Digital cameras are also available. Class requirements include scheduled assignments and a final project consisting of new, photographically derived digital work.

Credits awarded: 8 credits in photography

Puzzles, games, computer language, unloading an airplane, logic, planning your route on a trip to Asia...What do all of these have in common? This is an excellent course for teachers and future teachers, people wanting to broaden their mathematical experience beyond algebra, and students considering continuing study in mathematics and/or computer science. Come and experience a part of mathematics you may not have even known existed! This course is necessary for M.Ed and future MIT students who want an endorsement in middle level or secondary mathematics as well as to help prepare students for additional course work in mathematics and computer science.

Credits awarded: 4 credits in discrete mathematics