Systems Engineering
172 resources
MIT OCW
free
How to Make (Almost) Anything
Prof. Isaac Chuang
This course provides a hands-on introduction to the resources for designing and fabricating smart systems, including...
Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Product Design and Development
Prof. Matthew Kressy
Product Design and Development is a project-based course that covers modern tools and methods for product design and...
Business & Management
Marketing
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
Prof. Olivier de Weck
General introduction to systems engineering using both the classical V-model and the new Meta approach. Topics...
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to System Dynamics
Prof. John Sterman
Introduction to systems thinking and system dynamics modeling applied to strategy, organizational change, and policy...
Business & Management
Organizations & Leadership
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Nonlinear Optimization
Prof. Gabriele Farina
This course offers a unified analytical and computational approach to nonlinear optimization problems. Unconstrained...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Data, Models, and Decisions
Prof. Robert Freund
This course is designed to introduce first-year Sloan MBA students to the fundamental techniques of using data. In...
Business & Management
Supply Chain
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Prof. Duane Boning
6.780 covers statistical modeling and the control of semiconductor fabrication processes and plants. Topics covered...
Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Design and Manufacturing II
Prof. Jung-Hoon Chun
This course introduces you to modern manufacturing with four areas of emphasis: manufacturing processes,...
Business & Management
Operations
Systems Thinking
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Computational Methods of Scientific Programming
Prof. Thomas Herring
This introductory course exposes students to modern programming methods and techniques used in practice by physical...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Programming & Coding
Algorithms and Data Structures
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Toy Product Design
Prof. David Wallace
Toy Product Design is an introduction to the product design process with a focus on designing for play and...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Modeling and Simulation
Prof. Markus Buehler
This subject provides an introduction to modeling and simulation, covering continuum methods, atomistic and...
Science & Math
Physics
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Computers and Engineering Problem Solving
Dr. George Kocur
This course presents the fundamentals of object-oriented software design and development, computational methods and...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Programming & Coding
Software Design and Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods
Earll Murman
This course covers the fundamental principles, practices and tools of Lean Six Sigma methods that underlay modern...
Business & Management
Organizations & Leadership
Operations
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Optimization Methods
Prof. Dimitris Bertsimas
This course introduces the principal algorithms for linear, network, discrete, nonlinear, dynamic optimization and...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Prof. David Simchi-Levi
This course surveys operations research models and techniques developed for a variety of problems arising in...
Business & Management
Supply Chain
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Performance Engineering of Software Systems
Prof. Charles Leiserson
6.172 is an 18-unit class that provides a hands-on, project-based introduction to building scalable and...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Foundations of Computational and Systems Biology
Prof. Christopher Burge
This course is an introduction to computational biology emphasizing the fundamentals of nucleic acid and protein...
Science & Math
Biology
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
NEET Ways of Thinking
Dr. Rea Lavi
This subject gives first-year students a unique opportunity to explore the New Engineering Education Transformation...
Engineering
Systems Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Convex Optimization
Prof. Stephen Boyd
This course aims to give students the tools and training to recognize convex optimization problems that arise in...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Engineering Design and Rapid Prototyping
Prof. Olivier de Weck
This course provides students with an opportunity to conceive, design and implement a product, using rapid...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Dynamic Systems and Control
Prof. Emilio Frazzoli
The course addresses dynamic systems, i.e., systems that evolve with time. Typically these systems have inputs and...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Software Engineering Concepts
Prof. Nancy Leveson
This is a reading and discussion subject on issues in the engineering of software systems and software development...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Communication Systems Engineering
Prof. Eytan Modiano
This course will cover fundamentals of digital communications and networking. We will study the basics of...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Networks and Security
Computer Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Digital Design Fabrication
Prof. Lawrence Sass
This course will guide graduate students through the process of using rapid prototyping and CAD/CAM devices in a...
Art, Design & Architecture
Architecture
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Optical Engineering
Prof. George Barbastathis
This course concerns the theory and practice of optical methods in engineering and system design, with an emphasis...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Systems Optimization
Prof. John Vande Vate
Managers and engineers are constantly attempting to optimize, particularly in the design and operation of complex...
Business & Management
Supply Chain
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Principles of Autonomy and Decision Making
Prof. Brian Charles Williams
This course surveys a variety of reasoning, optimization and decision making methodologies for creating highly...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Computational Science and Engineering I
Dr. Chengzhao (Richard) Zhang
This course provides the fundamental computational toolbox for solving science and engineering problems. Topics...
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Logistics Systems
Dr. Chris Caplice
This subject is a survey of the fundamental analytic tools, approaches, and techniques which are useful in the...
Business & Management
Supply Chain
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
System Safety
Prof. Nancy Leveson
This course covers important concepts and techniques in designing and operating safety-critical systems. Topics...
Business & Management
Operations
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability
Prof. John Tsitsiklis
This course introduces students to the modeling, quantification, and analysis of uncertainty. The tools of...
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Numerical Methods Applied to Chemical Engineering
Prof. William Green
Numerical methods for solving problems arising in heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, chemical reaction...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Computer Science
Data Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Lean/Six Sigma Processes
Prof. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
Students of this course will develop a broad understanding of Lean/Six Sigma principles and practices, build...
Business & Management
Operations
Systems Thinking
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems
Prof. Neville Hogan
This course models multi-domain engineering systems at a level of detail suitable for design and control system...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Control of Manufacturing Processes (SMA 6303)
Prof. David Hardt
This course explores statistical modeling and control in manufacturing processes. Topics include the use of...
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Principles of Optimal Control
Prof. Jonathan P. How
This course studies basic optimization and the principles of optimal control. It considers deterministic and...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Precision Machine Design
Prof. Martin Culpepper
Intensive coverage of precision engineering theory, heuristics, and applications pertaining to the design of systems...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Design Computing
Prof. Lawrence Sass
This course will introduce students to architectural design and computation through the use of computer modeling,...
Art, Design & Architecture
Architecture
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Optimization Methods in Management Science
Prof. James Orlin
This course introduces students to the theory, algorithms, and applications of optimization. The optimization...
Business & Management
Operations
Systems Thinking
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Fundamentals of Advanced Energy Conversion
Prof. Ahmed F. Ghoniem
This course covers fundamentals of thermodynamics, chemistry, and transport applied to energy systems. Topics...
Science & Math
Physics
Energy, Climate & Sustainability
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
System Architecture
Prof. Edward Crawley
This course covers principles and methods for technical System Architecture. It presents a synthetic view including:...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization
Prof. Dimitris Bertsimas
The course is a comprehensive introduction to the theory, algorithms and applications of integer optimization and is...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Design of Electromechanical Robotic Systems
Prof. Franz Hover
This course covers the design, construction, and testing of field robotic systems, through team projects with each...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Probability
Prof. John Tsitsiklis
The tools of probability theory, and of the related field of statistical inference, are the keys for being able to...
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to MATLAB
Yossi Farjoun
This course was offered as a non-credit program during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), January 2008. A more...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Programming & Coding
Computer Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control
Prof. Dimitri Bertsekas
The course covers the basic models and solution techniques for problems of sequential decision making under...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Engineering, Economics and Regulation of the Electric Power Sector
Prof. Ignacio Perez-Arriaga
The course presents an in-depth interdisciplinary perspective of electric power systems, with regulation providing...
Social Sciences
Economics
Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Network Optimization
Prof. James Orlin
15.082J/6.855J/ESD.78J is a graduate subject in the theory and practice of network flows and its extensions. Network...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Digital Business & IT
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Computational Mechanics of Materials
Prof. Raúl Radovitzky
16.225 is a graduate level course on Computational Mechanics of Materials. The primary focus of this course is on...
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Numerical Methods
Prof. Steven G. Johnson
This course offers an advanced introduction to numerical analysis, with a focus on accuracy and efficiency of...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Algorithms and Data Structures
Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
System Dynamics Self Study
Prof. Jay Forrester
Many books and thousands of papers cover the field of system dynamics. With all of these resources available, it can...
Business & Management
Organizations & Leadership
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Network Models
Dr. Amir Ajorlou
This course provides an introduction to complex networks and their structure and function, with examples from...
Engineering
Systems Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Product Engineering Process
Prof. David Wallace
In this hands-on undergraduate class, students work in large teams of approximately 15-20 individuals to design and...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Strategy & Innovation
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Principles of Computer System Design: An Introduction
Jerome H. Saltzer
Principles of Computer System Design: An Introduction is published in two parts. Part I, containing chapters 1-6, is...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Aircraft Systems Engineering
Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman
16.885J offers a holistic view of the aircraft as a system, covering: basic systems engineering; cost and weight...
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Mathematical Programming
Prof. Dimitris Bertsimas
This course is an introduction to linear optimization and its extensions emphasizing the underlying mathematical...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Software Design and Engineering
Algorithms and Data Structures
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Global Health Informatics to Improve Quality of Care
Dr. Ken Paik
This course will explore innovations in information systems for health care delivery in developing countries, and...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Digital Business & IT
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Numerical Analysis
Prof. Alar Toomre
This course analyzed the basic techniques for the efficient numerical solution of problems in science and...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Algorithms and Data Structures
Computer Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Manufacturing Systems
Dr. Stanley Gershwin
This course provides ways to analyze manufacturing systems in terms of material flow and storage, information flow,...
Business & Management
Operations
Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods
Richard C. Larson
The class will cover quantitative techniques of Operations Research with emphasis on applications in transportation...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Advanced System Architecture
Dr. Daniel E. Whitney
This course provides a deep understanding of engineering systems at a level intended for research on complex...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Classical Mechanics: A Computational Approach
Prof. Gerald Sussman
We will study the fundamental principles of classical mechanics, with a modern emphasis on the qualitative structure...
Science & Math
Physics
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Engineering Apollo: The Moon Project as a Complex System
Prof. David Mindell
This course is a detailed technical and historical exploration of the Apollo project to “fly humans to the moon and...
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Computer Algorithms in Systems Engineering
Dr. George Kocur
This course covers concepts of computation used in analysis of engineering systems. It includes the following...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Algorithms and Data Structures
Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Engineering Innovation and Design
Blade Kotelly
Learn to produce great designs, be a more effective engineer, and communicate with high emotional and intellectual...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Strategy & Innovation
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Structural Analysis and Control
Prof. Jerome Connor
This course uses computer-based methods for the analysis of large-scale structural systems. Topics covered include:...
Engineering
Civil Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
IDS.333 Risk and Decision Analysis
Prof. Richard de Neufville
The course addresses a fundamental issue in system design and management, the need for engineering leaders to...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Essential Numerical Methods
Prof. Ian H. Hutchinson
This half-semester course introduces computational methods for solving physical problems, especially in nuclear...
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Networks, Complexity and Its Applications
Prof. Cesar Hidalgo
Networks are a ubiquitous way to represent complex systems, including those in the social and economic sciences. The...
Art, Design & Architecture
Media Studies
Business & Management
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Organizing for Innovative Product Development
Heng Xu
This course introduces new product development. Topics include technology transfer, relations between science and...
Business & Management
Organizations & Leadership
Systems Thinking
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Language and Mind
Prof. Ted Gibson
This course will address some fundamental questions regarding human language: (1) how language is represented in our...
Social Sciences
Psychology
Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Identification, Estimation, and Learning
Prof. Harry Asada
This course provides a broad theoretical basis for system identification, estimation, and learning. Students will...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
AI
Algorithms and Data Structures
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
Prof. George-Marios Angeletos
This course is a survey of modern macroeconomics at a quite advanced level. Topics include the neoclassical growth...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
System Dynamics II
Prof. John Sterman
Continuation of 15.871, emphasizing tools and methods needed to apply systems thinking and simulation modeling...
Business & Management
Organizations & Leadership
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Systems Engineering
Prof. Daniel Frey
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realization of successful systems. It...
Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Quantifying Uncertainty
Dr. Sai Ravela
The ability to quantify the uncertainty in our models of nature is fundamental to many inference problems in Science...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Combinatorial Optimization
Prof. Santosh Vempala
Combinatorial Optimization provides a thorough treatment of linear programming and combinatorial optimization....
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Space System Architecture and Design
Prof. Daniel Hastings
Space System Architecture and Design incorporates lectures, readings and discussion on topics in the architecting of...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Dynamics of Nonlinear Systems
Prof. Alexandre Megretski
This course provides an introduction to nonlinear deterministic dynamical systems. Topics covered include:...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Computer Science
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Computational Cognitive Science
Prof. Joshua Tenenbaum
This course is an introduction to computational theories of human cognition. Drawing on formal models from classic...
Science & Math
Cognitive Science
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Mathematical Methods for Engineers II
Prof. Gilbert Strang
This graduate-level course is a continuation of Mathematical Methods for Engineers I (18.085). Topics include...
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Robust System Design
Prof. Daniel Frey
This course was created for the “product development” track of MIT’s System Design and Management Program (SDM) in...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
System Optimization and Analysis for Manufacturing
Prof. Stephen Graves
One objective of 15.066J is to introduce modeling, optimization and simulation, as it applies to the study and...
Business & Management
Operations
Systems Thinking
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Foundations of Algorithms and Computational Techniques in Systems Biology
Prof. Bruce Tidor
This subject describes and illustrates computational approaches to solving problems in systems biology. A series of...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Algorithms and Data Structures
Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Systems Perspectives on Industrial Ecology
Dr. Frank Field
This course examines quantitative techniques for life cycle analysis of the impacts of materials extraction,...
Social Sciences
Economics
Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
Dr. Benjamin Seibold
This graduate-level course is an advanced introduction to applications and theory of numerical methods for solution...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Algorithms and Data Structures
Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Atomistic Computer Modeling of Materials (SMA 5107)
Prof. Gerbrand Ceder
This course uses the theory and application of atomistic computer simulations to model, understand, and predict the...
Science & Math
Physics
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Dynamic Optimization Methods with Applications
Prof. Guido Lorenzoni
This course focuses on dynamic optimization methods, both in discrete and in continuous time. We approach these...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering
Prof. Drew Endy
This course introduces experimental biochemical and molecular techniques from a quantitative engineering...
Science & Math
Biology
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Tools for Analysis: Design for Real Estate and Infrastructure Development
Prof. Richard de Neufville
This course is an introduction to the analytical tools that support design and decision-making in real estate and...
Art, Design & Architecture
Real Estate
Business & Management
advanced
MIT OCW
free
System Identification
Prof. Munther Dahleh
This course is offered to graduates and includes topics such as mathematical models of systems from observations of...
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Modeling Dynamics and Control I
Prof. David Trumper
This course is the first of a two term sequence in modeling, analysis and control of dynamic systems. The various...
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Experimental Projects I
Earll Murman
The Experimental Project Lab in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a two-semester course sequence:...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Engineering Systems Analysis for Design
Prof. Richard de Neufville
Engineering systems design must have the flexibility to take advantage of new opportunities while avoiding...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Multivariable Control Systems
Prof. Alexandre Megretski
This course uses computer-aided design methodologies for synthesis of multivariable feedback control systems. Topics...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Computer Science
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Systems, Modeling, and Control II
Prof. Franz Hover
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Create lumped parameter models (expressed as...
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Nonlinear Programming
Prof. Robert Freund
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of nonlinear optimization theory and methods. Topics include...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Multidisciplinary System Design Optimization
Prof. Olivier de Weck
There is need for a rigorous, quantitative multidisciplinary design methodology that works with the non-quantitative...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Exploring Sea, Space, & Earth: Fundamentals of Engineering Design
Prof. Alexandra Techet
Student teams formulate and complete space/earth/ocean exploration-based design projects with weekly milestones....
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Architectural Construction and Computation
Prof. Joel Turkel
This class investigates the use of computers in architectural design and construction. It begins with a pre-prepared...
Art, Design & Architecture
Architecture
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Engineering Systems
Prof. Joseph Sussman
Students in ESD.00 work on projects to address large, complex and seemingly intractable real-world problems, such as...
Engineering
Systems Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Mechanical Assembly and Its Role in Product Development
Dr. Daniel E. Whitney
The course presents a systematic approach to design and assembly of mechanical assemblies, which should be of...
Business & Management
Operations
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Innovation Systems for Science, Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, and Health
William Bonvillian
This course focuses on science and technology policy—it will examine the science and technology innovation system,...
Social Sciences
Economics
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Airline Schedule Planning
Prof. Cynthia Barnhart
Explores a variety of models and optimization techniques for the solution of airline schedule planning and...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Form-Finding and Structural Optimization: Gaudi Workshop
Prof. Erik Demaine
Inspired by the work of the architect Antoni Gaudi, this research workshop will explore three-dimensional problems...
Art, Design & Architecture
Architecture
Business & Management
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Communication System Design
Prof. Vladimir Stojanovic
This course presents a top-down approach to communications system design. The course will cover communication...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Numerical Simulation (SMA 5211)
Prof. Jacob White
6.336J is an introduction to computational techniques for the simulation of a large variety of engineering and...
Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Integrating the Lean Enterprise
Prof. Deborah Nightingale
This class addresses some of the important issues involved with the planning, development, and implementation of...
Business & Management
Supply Chain
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Computational Design I: Theory and Applications
Prof. Terry Knight
This class introduces design as a computational enterprise in which rules are developed to compose and describe...
Art, Design & Architecture
Architecture
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Frameworks and Models in Engineering Systems / Engineering System Design
Prof. Joseph Sussman
This class provides an introduction to quantitative models and qualitative frameworks for studying complex...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Energy, Climate & Sustainability
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Prototypes to Products
Mr. Andrew Heafitz
For students and teams who have started a sustainable-development project in D-Lab (EC.701J or EC.720J), Product...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Decision Making in Large Scale Systems
Prof. Daniela Pucci De Farias
This course is an introduction to the theory and application of large-scale dynamic programming. Topics include...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Applications of System Dynamics
Prof. James Hines
15.875 is a project-based course that explores how organizations can use system dynamics to achieve important goals....
Business & Management
Operations
Systems Thinking
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Technology-based Business Transformation
Prof. Irving Wladawsky-Berger
This course covers how to leverage major technology advances to significantly transform a business in the...
Business & Management
Marketing
Strategy & Innovation
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Computational Quantum Mechanics of Molecular and Extended Systems
Prof. Bernhardt Trout
The theoretical frameworks of Hartree-Fock theory and density functional theory are presented in this course as...
Science & Math
Chemistry
Physics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Biological Engineering Programming
Prof. Andrew Endy
In this course problems from biological engineering are used to develop structured computer programming skills and...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Special Topics in Supply Chain Management
Prof. Brian Subirana
This subject presents a range of advanced topics in integrated logistics and supply chain management. The course was...
Business & Management
Supply Chain
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Design of Ocean Systems
Prof. Chryssostomos Chryssostomidis
This course covers the complete cycle of designing an ocean system using computational design tools for the...
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Ocean Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Signals, Systems and Information for Media Technology
Prof. Rosalind W. Picard
This class teaches the fundamentals of signals and information theory with emphasis on modeling audio/visual...
Art, Design & Architecture
Media Studies
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Probability And Its Applications To Reliability, Quality Control, And Risk Assessment
Prof. Michael Golay
This course covers interpretations of the concept of probability. Topics include basic probability rules; random...
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Natural Light in Design
Prof. Marilyne Andersen
Today, computer-based simulations are becoming increasingly popular, especially when daylighting and energy...
Art, Design & Architecture
Architecture
Environmental Design
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Dynamic Optimization & Economic Applications (Recursive Methods)
Prof. Iván Werning
The unifying theme of this course is best captured by the title of our main reference book: “Recursive Methods in...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Modeling and Assessment for Policy
Prof. Noelle Selin
IDS.410J Modeling and Assessment for Policy explores how scientific information and quantitative models can be used...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Computer Science
Data Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
2nd Summer Introduction to Design
Prof. Alex Slocum
Introduce students to the creative design process, based on the scientific method and peer review, by application of...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Digital Mock-Up Workshop
Prof. Lawrence Sass
This is an advanced subject in computer modeling and CAD CAM fabrication, with a focus on building large-scale...
Art, Design & Architecture
Architecture
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Computation for Biological Engineers
Prof. Eric Alm
This course covers the analytical, graphical, and numerical methods supporting the analysis and design of integrated...
Systems Thinking
Biological Engineering
Biology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Systems Optimization: Models and Computation (SMA 5223)
Prof. Jie Sun
This class is an applications-oriented course covering the modeling of large-scale systems in decision-making...
Business & Management
Systems Thinking
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Modeling Environmental Complexity
Prof. Daniel Rothman
This course provides an introduction to the study of environmental phenomena that exhibit both organized structure...
Engineering
Systems Engineering
Earth Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Computational Ocean Acoustics (13.853)
Prof. Henrik Schmidt
This course examines wave equations for fluid and visco-elastic media, wave-theory formulations of acoustic source...
Physics
Ocean Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Engineering Risk-Benefit Analysis
Prof. George Apostolakis
ERBA (ESD.72) emphasizes three methodologies - reliability and probabilistic risk assessment (RPRA), decision...
Mathematics
Systems Engineering
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Maneuvering and Control of Surface and Underwater Vehicles (13.49)
Prof. Michael Triantafyllou
This course is about maneuvering motions of surface and underwater vehicles. Topics covered include: derivation of...
Ocean Engineering
Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Modeling Dynamics and Control II
Prof. George Haller
This course is the second subject of a two-term sequence on modeling, analysis and control of dynamic systems....
Science & Math
Mathematics
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
System Design and Analysis based on AD and Complexity Theories
Prof. Nam Suh
This course studies what makes a good design and how one develops a good design. Students consider how the design of...
Systems Engineering
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Nuclear Systems Design Project
Prof. Michael Short
This capstone course is a group design project involving integration of nuclear physics, particle transport,...
Physics
Energy
Systems Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Combinatorial Optimization
Prof. Michel Goemans
In this graduate-level course, we will be covering advanced topics in combinatorial optimization. We will start with...
Engineering
Systems Thinking
Mathematics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Queues: Theory and Applications
Prof. David Gamarnik
This class deals with the modeling and analysis of queueing systems, with applications in communications,...
Mathematics
Operations
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Finite Element Procedures for Solids and Structures
Klaus-Jürgen Bathe
Finite element analysis is now widely used for solving complex static and dynamic problems encountered in...
Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction To MATLAB Programming
Yossi Farjoun
This course is intended to assist undergraduates with learning the basics of programming in general and programming...
Engineering
Programming & Coding
Mathematics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Architectural Design Workshops: Computational Design for Housing
Gabriela Celani
An intensive nine day remote collaborative workshop involving MIT and Miyagi University in Japan. The objective is...
Art, Design & Architecture
Engineering
Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Manufacturing Systems Analysis
Dr. Stanley Gershwin
This course covers the following topics: models of manufacturing systems, including transfer lines and flexible...
Mathematics
Operations
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
From Nano to Macro: Introduction to Atomistic Modeling Techniques
Prof. Markus Buehler
The objective of this course is to introduce large-scale atomistic modeling techniques and highlight its importance...
Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Research Seminar in System Dynamics:
Prof. Hazhir Rahmandad
Doctoral-level advanced research seminar in system dynamics modeling with a focus on social, economic, and technical...
Engineering
Systems Thinking
Management
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Systems Analysis of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Prof. Mujid S. Kazimi
This course provides an in-depth technical and policy analysis of various options for the nuclear fuel cycle. Topics...
Policy and Administration
Nuclear Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Phonology
Prof. Adam Albright
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of modeling phonology, with an empirical focus on...
Engineering
Systems Engineering
Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
International Politics in the New Century - via Simulation, Interactive Gaming, and 'Edutainment'
Prof. Nazli Choucri
This workshop is designed to introduce students to different perspectives on politics and the state of the world...
Art, Design & Architecture
Engineering
Computer Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Inquiry into Computation and Design
Prof. Terry Knight
This subject explores the varied nature and practice of computation in design. We will view computation and design...
Architecture
Systems Engineering
Art, Design & Architecture
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Algebraic Techniques and Semidefinite Optimization
Prof. Pablo Parrilo
This research-oriented course will focus on algebraic and computational techniques for optimization problems...
Mathematics
Systems Engineering
Systems Thinking
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Biomolecular Feedback Systems
Domitilla Del Vecchio
This course focuses on feedback control mechanisms that living organisms implement at the molecular level to execute...
Engineering
Systems Thinking
Systems Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Models, Data and Inference for Socio-Technical Systems
Prof. Daniel Frey
In this class, students use data and systems knowledge to build models of complex socio-technical systems for...
Mathematics
Systems Engineering
Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Computers in Public Management II
Prof. Joseph Ferreira
Second of two modules facilitating a basic understanding of computing in planning and public management. Students...
Digital Business & IT
Urban Studies
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Transportation Flow Systems
Prof. Ismail Chabini
Design, operation, and management of traffic flows over complex transportation networks are the foci of this course....
Urban Studies
Systems Engineering
Civil Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Representation and Modeling for Image Analysis
Prof. Polina Golland
Most algorithms in computer vision and image analysis can be understood in terms of two important components: a...
Electrical Engineering
Systems Engineering
Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Engineering Economy Module
Michel-Alexandre Cardin
This intensive micro-subject provides the necessary skills in Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet modeling for ESD.71...
Mathematics
Systems Engineering
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Climate Change Seminar
Prof. Alan Edelman
This course provides a broad overview of issues related to climate change, with an emphasis on those aspects most...
Systems Engineering
Earth Science
Climate Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Experimental Projects II
Prof. Edward Greitzer
The Experimental Project Lab in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics is a two-semester course sequence:...
Aerospace Engineering
Systems Engineering
Computer Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Research Topics in Architecture: Citizen-Centered Design of Open Governance Systems
Daniel Greenwood
In this seminar, students will design and perfect a digital environment to house the activities of large-scale...
Policy and Administration
Media Studies
Architecture
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Numerical Marine Hydrodynamics (13.024)
Prof. Jerome Milgram
This course is an introduction to numerical methods: interpolation, differentiation, integration, and systems of...
Mathematics
Ocean Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Air Transportation Systems Architecting
Earll Murman
This course addresses the architecting of air transportation systems. The focus is on the conceptual phase of...
Engineering
Urban Studies
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Seminar on Health Care Systems Innovation
Stan Finkelstein, MD
This seminar applies a systems perspective to understand health care delivery today, its stakeholders and problems...
Engineering
Health Care Management
Biomedical Technologies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
MADM with Applications in Material Selection and Optimal Design
Dr. Abbas Sadeghzadeh Milani
This course begins with a comparative review of conventional and advanced multiple attribute decision making (MADM)...
Systems Thinking
Materials Science and Engineering
Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Network Representations of Complex Engineering Systems
Dr. Christopher L. Magee
This course provides a deep understanding of engineering systems at a level intended for research on complex...
Systems Engineering
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Readings in Optimization
Prof. Robert Freund
In keeping with the tradition of the last twenty-some years, the Readings in Optimization seminar will focus on an...
Engineering
Mathematics
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Designing Paths to Peace
Prof. Alex Slocum
Teaches creative design based on the scientific method through the design, engineering, and manufacture of a...
Art, Design & Architecture
Engineering
Visual Arts
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Risk Aware and Robust Nonlinear Planning
Dr. Ashkan Jasour
In this course, Dr. Ashkan Jasour addresses advanced probabilistic and robust optimization-based techniques for...
Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Doctoral Seminar in Engineering Systems
Dr. Christopher L. Magee
IDS.900 Doctoral Seminar in Engineering Systems examines the core theory and contextual applications of the emerging...
Systems Engineering
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Technology Policy Negotiations
Prof. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
This course features a core framework for an interest-based, problem-solving approach to technology, logistics and...
Engineering
Policy and Administration
Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Multi-Scale System Design
Prof. Martin Culpepper
Multi-scale systems (MuSS) consist of components from two or more length scales (nano, micro, meso, or...
Systems Thinking
Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Integrating Doctoral Seminar on Emerging Technologies
Prof. Daniel Hastings
This team-taught subject is for doctoral students working on emerging technologies at the interface of technology,...
Systems Engineering
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Object and Face Recognition
Prof. Pawan Sinha
Provides a comprehensive introduction to key issues and findings in object recognition in experimental, neural,...
Systems Engineering
Cognitive Science
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Development of Object and Face Recognition
Prof. Pawan Sinha
This course takes a ‘back to the beginning’ view that aims to better understand the end result. What might be the...
Systems Engineering
Cognitive Science
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Modeling Issues in Speech and Hearing
Prof. Christopher Shera
This course explores the theory and practice of scientific modeling in the context of auditory and speech...
Biology
Systems Engineering
Biomedical Technologies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Design for Demining
Mr. Benjamin Linder
Humanitarian Demining is the process of detecting, removing and disposing of landmines. Millions of landmines are...
Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering
intermediate