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James K. Roberge: 6.302 Lecture 15 — Describing Functions

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Topics include: describing function analysis; example of oscillator; infinite gain limiter; gain phase plane. Recorded: 1985.

Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 15 — Risk and Insurance

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Prof. Abhijit Banerjee discusses the ways in which risk is costly to the poor and if insurance is beneficial to this population. Recorded 2011.

James K. Roberge: 6.302 Lecture 02 — Effects of Feedback Noise and Nonlinearities

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Topics include: noise modification; moderating nonlinearities; power audio amplifiers; demonstrations. Recorded: 1985.

Champions of Teaching Excellence

Teaching Excellence at MIT 13 years ago

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A. Neil Pappalardo ’64 is a champion of teaching excellence at MIT. Born in Rochester, New York, Neil Pappalardo received the S.B. degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT. Following graduation Neil pursued his int...

Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 21 — Savings Part 2

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Prof. Abhijit Banerjee's lecture covers experiments conducted to understand savings and borrowing in Kenya and the Phillippines. Recorded 2011.

James K. Roberge: 6.302 Lecture 04 — Stability

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Topics include: stability of feedback systems; characteristic equation; self-excited oscillator; stability for arbitrary systems; maintaining insight during the design process; Routh test; root locus methods. Recorded...

Amar G. Bose: 6.312 Lecture 02—Wave Equations

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Topics include: one-dimensional wave equations; vector wave equations; their derivations; creative development processes to reach established results; comments on feature film "Stand and Deliver". Recorded: Sept. 12, ...

Amar G. Bose: 6.312 Lecture 08—Energy in Sound Waves

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Topics include: arrays; polar pattern, polar plot; cardioid pattern; energy in sound waves; intensity; power flow. Recorded: Oct. 3, 1995.

Amar G. Bose: 6.312 Lecture 11—Acoustical Elements

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Topics include: loop and node methods (review); mechanical circuits; acoustic elements; compliance, mass, resistance; three-node network. Recorded: Oct. 17, 1995.