Why does soap work to get the grease and dirt off of dirty pans and other things when water alone can't do the job?
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Team members: Harvey Tang, Matt Peddie, Eric Conner The team project was to design a new hub motor that meets similar high-efficiency standards of the current NGM motor but that produces a higher power. The hub motor that must fit into the existing control and power ...
Team members: Anas Alfaris, Nii Armar, Martin McBrien The team project was to design and implement a method for the driver to enter and exit the Assisted Human Powered Vehicle (AHPV), and to create a windshield that affords the driver more visibility. Deliverables: A ...
Laser Fundamentals IInstructor: Shaoul EzekielTopics covered: - Laser transverse modes - Types of lasersView the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/RES-6-005S08
Laser Fundamentals III Instructor: Shaoul EzekielTopics covered: What determines the laser's power, intensity, energy, wavelength, spot size, collimation, tuning range, spectral width, efficiency, size and weight (continued) Generation of very short pulses What ...
Laser Fundamentals II Instructor: Shaoul Ezekiel Topics covered: How a laser is constructed What determines the laser's power, intensity, energy, wavelength, spot size, collimation, tuning range, spectral width, efficiency, size and weight View the complete ...
Laser Fundamentals IInstructor: Shaoul EzekielTopics covered: - Why the interest in fiberoptics - How light propagates in an optical fiber - What determines the loss in a fiber - Single mode and multimode propagation - Single polarization fiber - Fiber amplifier ...
Fiberoptics FundamentalsInstructor: Shaoul EzekielTopics covered: - Why the interest in fiberoptics - How light propagates in an optical fiber - What determines the loss in a fiber - Single mode and multimode propagation - Single polarization fiber - Fiber amplifier ...
In this video we replicate Pascal's famous experiment that showed atmospheric pressure was due to the column of the weight of the air above.
This tutorial demonstrates how to track who has cited an article using the database Web of Science. If you have questions or comments about the MIT Libraries, Ask Us!
This video presents Young's Double Slit Experiment, the historical background that makes the experiment important and a version of the experiment you can make on your own.
ESG freshman Joel Schneider uses Lagrange Multipliers applied to microeconomics. Read more about the Experimental Study Group: http://esg.mit.edu/
Abiy Tasissa teaches "The Wave Equation Under Galilean Transformation." Read more about the Experimental Study Group: http://esg.mit.edu/
This lesson teaches how the distances to nearby stars are measured using the parallax effect.
Note: This video is from the Fall 2007 class. This lecture continues discussion of Charlie Chaplin, comparing his films to those of Buster Keaton. Outline: - Keaton vs. Chaplin - Three passages - Cops (1922) - The Gold Rush (1925) - City Lights (1931) - Modern Times ...
Note: This video is from the Fall 2007 class. This session introduces some characteristics of Italian neorealist cinema, especially the 'principle of multiplicity' in which aspects of the film serve multiple functions. Outline - The Opening of Bicycle Thieves - The ...
Note: This video is from the Fall 2007 class. This lecture continues the discussion of transformation and subversion in 1970s films, specifically as embodied in work of director Robert Altman. Outline - Robert Altman (1925-2006) - Career - Defining qualities: - Moral ...
Note: This video is from the Fall 2007 class. This lecture discusses dramatic changes in American film of the late 60s and early 70s: the end of the studio era, social transformation, and television as the new consensus medium. Outline - Transformations and subversion ...
This lecture covers the themes portrayed in the film "Educating Yaparak" and examines education through the lens of economics. Instructor: Esther Duflo