Taught by Anant Agarwal, with Gerald Sussman, Piotr Mitros, and Chris Terman, "6.002 Circuits and Electronics" is an on-line adaption of MIT's first undergraduate analog design course. This course will run, free of charge, for students worldwide from February 1, 2012 through July 1, 2012.
6.002 is designed to serve as a first course in an undergraduate electrical engineering (EE), or electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) curriculum. At MIT, 6.002 is in the core of department subjects required for all undergraduates in EECS.
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The course introduces engineering in the context of the lumped circuit abstraction. Topics covered include: resistive elements and networks; independent and dependent sources; switches and MOS transistors; digital abstraction; amplifiers; energy storage elements; dynamics of first- and second-order networks; design in the time and frequency domains; and analog and digital circuits and applications. Design and lab exercises are also significant components of the course. 6.002 is worth 4 Engineering Design Points. The 6.002 content was created collaboratively by Profs. Anant Agarwal and Jeffrey H. Lang.
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6.002 on MITx
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Students who successfully complete the course will receive an electronic certificate of accomplishment from MIT. Students will not receive course credit, but students successfully finishing the course will be well-placed to take an exam to pass out of 6.002 should they ever enroll at MIT, and potentially, similar courses at other schools.
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In order to succeed in this course, students must have some background in calculus and differential equations. Since more advanced mathematics will not show up until the second half of the course, the first half of the course will include an optional remedial differential equations component for students with weaker math backgrounds.
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Students entering the course are expected to know how basic calculus and differential equations, as well as basic linear algebra. In addition, a background in E&M is helpful, although not critical.
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The course web site was developed and tested primarily with Google Chrome. We support Mozilla Firefox as well. While we will attempt to make it possible to complete the course with Internet Explorer, portions of the web site functionality will be unavailable. The videos require Flash.
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About the course staff
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Anant Agarwal
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The Director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. His research focus is in parallel computer architectures, and he is the founder of several successful startups. Most recently, he founded Tilera, which produces scalable multicore embedded processors. He co-author the course textbook "Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits."
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Chris Terman
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The Co-Director MIT CSAIL, and a highly regarded instructor. He is the author of JSim, an educational package for on-line circuit schematic entry and simulation, and XTutor, and on-line question-and-answer tutoring system.
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Gerald Sussman
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A Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. He is a well know educator in the computer science community, perhaps best know as the author of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, which is universally acknowledged as one of the top ten textboooks in computer science, or as the creator of Scheme, a popular teaching language. His research spans a range of topics, from artificial intelligence, to physics and chaotic systems, to supercomputer design.
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Piotr Mitros
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A Research Scientist at MIT. His research focus is in finding ways to apply techniques from control systems to optimizing the learning process. Piotr has worked as an analog designer at Texas Instruments, Talking Lights, and most recently, designed the analog front end for a novel medical imaging modality for Rhythmia Medical.
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The team of instructors is Anant Agarwal, Piotr Mitros, Chris
- Terman, and Gerald Sussman. Our intrepid team of TAs is
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The main codebase was crammed out in two months by Piotr
- Mitros. Evgeny Fadeev helped integrate Askbot into the
- system. Schematic entry and circuit simulation are by Chris
- Terman. Jean-Michel Claus designed the applets. IT and infrastructure
- are managed by Scott Bloomquist of TechSquare, Inc.
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The codebase was made possible by Django, JQuery, JQueryUI,
- MathJAX, swfobject, askbot, django-simplewiki, pyparsing, and the
- original FancyBox. Graphic design and css started from a free template
- from dotemplate.com, one of
- the few, genuinely free template web sites (although you have to
- e-mail the owner to find that out), and was heavily modified by Piotr
- Mitros, and later, thoughtbot.
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The system is running in the Amazon cloud, which allows us to hold up to anticipated loads.
The team of instructors is Anant Agarwal, Piotr Mitros, Chris
- Terman, and Gerald Sussman. Our intrepid team of TAs is
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The main codebase was crammed out in two months by Piotr
- Mitros. Evgeny Fadeev helped integrate Askbot into the
- system. Schematic entry and circuit simulation are by Chris
- Terman. Jean-Michel Claus designed the applets. IT and infrastructure
- are managed by Scott Bloomquist of TechSquare, Inc.
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The codebase was made possible by Django, JQuery, JQueryUI,
- MathJAX, swfobject, askbot, django-simplewiki, pyparsing, and the
- original FancyBox. Graphic design and css started from a free template
- from dotemplate.com, one of
- the few, genuinely free template web sites (although you have to
- e-mail the owner to find that out), and was heavily modified by Piotr
- Mitros, and later, thoughtbot.
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The system is running in the Amazon cloud, which allows us to hold up to anticipated loads.
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6.002 Circuits and Electronics
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Taught by Anant Agarwal, with Gerald Sussman, Piotr Mitros, and Chris Terman, "6.002 Circuits and Electronics" is an on-line adaption of MIT's first undergraduate analog design course. This course will run, free of charge, for students worldwide from February 1, 2012 through July 1, 2012.
- Taught by Anant Agarwal, with Gerald Sussman, Piotr Mitros, and Chris
- Terman, "6.002 Circuits and Electronics" is an an on-line adaption of
- MIT's first undergraduate analog design course. This course will run,
- free of charge, for students worldwide from February 1, 2012 through
- July 1, 2012.
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Students who successfully complete the course will receive an
- electronic certificate of accomplishment from MIT. Students will not
- receive course credit, but students successfully finishing the course
- will be well-placed to take an exam to pass out of 6.002 should they
- ever enroll at MIT, and potentially, similar courses at other schools.
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In order to succeed in this course, students must have some
- background in calculus and differential equations. Since more advanced
- mathematics will not show up until the second half of the course, the
- first half of the course will include an optional remedial
- differential equations component for students with weaker math
- backgrounds.
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- Taught by Anant Agarwal, with Gerald Sussman, Piotr Mitros, and Chris
- Terman, "6.002 Circuits and Electronics" is an an on-line adaption of
- MIT's first undergraduate analog design course. This course will run,
- free of charge, for students worldwide from February 1, 2012 through
- July 1, 2012.
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Students who successfully complete the course will receive an
- electronic certificate of accomplishment from MIT. Students will not
- receive course credit, but students successfully finishing the course
- will be well-placed to take an exam to pass out of 6.002 should they
- ever enroll at MIT, and potentially, similar courses at other schools.
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In order to succeed in this course, students must have some
- background in calculus and differential equations. Since more advanced
- mathematics will not show up until the second half of the course, the
- first half of the course will include an optional remedial
- differential equations component for students with weaker math
- backgrounds.
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6.002 is designed to serve as a first course in an undergraduate
-electrical engineering (EE), or electrical engineering and computer
-science (EECS) curriculum. At MIT, 6.002 is in the core of department
-subjects required for all undergraduates in EECS.
-
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The course introduces engineering in the context of the lumped
-circuit abstraction. Topics covered include: resistive elements and
-networks; independent and dependent sources; switches and MOS
-transistors; digital abstraction; amplifiers; energy storage elements;
-dynamics of first- and second-order networks; design in the time and
-frequency domains; and analog and digital circuits and
-applications. Design and lab exercises are also significant components
-of the course. 6.002 is worth 4 Engineering Design Points. The 6.002
-content was created collaboratively by Profs. Anant Agarwal and
-Jeffrey H. Lang.
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The course uses the textbook Foundations of Analog and Digital
-Electronic Circuits. Agarwal, Anant, and Jeffrey H. Lang. San Mateo,
-CA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Elsevier, July 2005. ISBN:
-9781558607354. While recommended, the book is not required -- relevant
-section will be provided electronically as part of the on-line course.
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Requirements
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Students entering the course are expected to know how basic
-calculus and differential equations, as well as basic linear
-algebra. In addition, a background in E&M is helpful, although not
-critical.
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The course web site was developed and tested primarily with Google
-Chrome. We support Mozilla Firefox as well. While we will attempt to
-make it possible to complete the course with Internet Explorer,
-portions of the web site functionality will be unavailable. The videos
-require Flash.
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Anant Agarwal is Director the MIT's Computer Science and Artificial
-Intelligence Laboratory. His research focus is in parallel computer
-architectures, and he is the founder of several successful
-startups. Most recently, he founded Tilera, which produces scalable
-multicore embedded processors. He co-author the course textbook
-"Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits."
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Chris Terman is Co-Director MIT CSAIL, and a highly regarded
-instructor. He is the author of JSim, an educational package for
-on-line circuit schematic entry and simulation, and XTutor, and
-on-line question-and-answer tutoring system.
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Gerald Sussman is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. He
-is a well know educator in the computer science community, perhaps
-best know as the author of Structure and Interpretation of Computer
-Programs, which is universally acknowledged as one of the top ten
-textboooks in computer science, or as the creator of Scheme, a popular
-teaching language. His research spans a range of topics, from
-artifical intelligence, to physics and chaotic systems, to
-supercomputer design.
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Piotr Mitros is a Research Scientist at MIT. His research focus is
-in finding ways to apply techniques from control systems to optimizing
-the learning process. Piotr has worked as an analog designer at Texas
-Instruments, Talking Lights, and most recently, designed the analog
-front end for a novel medical imaging modality for Rhythmia Medical.
The Director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. His research focus is in parallel computer architectures, and he is the founder of several successful startups. Most recently, he founded Tilera, which produces scalable multicore embedded processors. He co-author the course textbook "Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits."
The Co-Director MIT CSAIL, and a highly regarded instructor. He is the author of JSim, an educational package for on-line circuit schematic entry and simulation, and XTutor, and on-line question-and-answer tutoring system.
A Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT. He is a well know educator in the computer science community, perhaps best know as the author of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, which is universally acknowledged as one of the top ten textboooks in computer science, or as the creator of Scheme, a popular teaching language. His research spans a range of topics, from artificial intelligence, to physics and chaotic systems, to supercomputer design.
A Research Scientist at MIT. His research focus is in finding ways to apply techniques from control systems to optimizing the learning process. Piotr has worked as an analog designer at Texas Instruments, Talking Lights, and most recently, designed the analog front end for a novel medical imaging modality for Rhythmia Medical.