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MIT 8.701 Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics, Fall 2020
Instructor: Markus Klute
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A brief introduction to Feynman calculus. Starting the quantitative discussion of particle dynamics

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MIT RES.12-003 Fluid Motions, Sediment Transport, and Current-Generated Sedimentary Structures, Fall 2025
Instructor: John Southard

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In this lecture, Prof. John Southard continues his exploration of sediment transport by focusing on how sediments move, how transport is measured, and how different flow conditions create distinct bedforms. He explains key concepts such as bedload and suspended load, transport rates, and the challenges of measuring sediment movement in natural systems. The lecture also introduces aeolian (wind-driven) transport, highlighting saltation and the role of density differences between air and water. A major portion is devoted to the formation and evolution of bed configurations—especially ripples and dunes—using both laboratory flume experiments and natural examples to illustrate how flow velocity, sediment size, and turbulence interact to shape the landscape. Southard emphasizes the dynamic feedback between flow and sediment, showing how bedforms both result from and influence fluid motion.

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MIT 8.701 Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics, Fall 2020
Instructor: Markus Klute
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Discussion of the charged weak interaction with quarks and an introduction of the CMS matrix.

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MIT 18.404J Theory of Computation, Fall 2020
Instructor: Michael Sipser
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Uploaded 06-10-21

Quickly reviewed last lecture. Showed that natural numbers and real numbers are not the same size to introduce the diagonalization method and used it to prove acceptance problem for TMs is undecidable. Introduced the reducibility method to show that HALT for TMs is undecidable.

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MIT RES.12-003 Fluid Motions, Sediment Transport, and Current-Generated Sedimentary Structures, Fall 2025
Instructor: John Southard

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Prof. John Southard builds on earlier concepts by examining how different flow conditions, sediment properties, and dimensional analysis combine to produce distinct bed configurations such as ripples, dunes, and plane beds. He uses laboratory data and conceptual models to map out how these features vary with flow velocity, depth, and grain size, highlighting patterns like the transition between flow regimes and the presence of spectral gaps between ripples and dunes. The lecture then expands to oscillatory flows and wave-generated bedforms, explaining how ripple geometry changes from two-dimensional to three-dimensional forms and how complex patterns emerge under natural wave conditions. Southard also introduces the added complexity of combined flows, where currents and waves interact, emphasizing the challenges of predicting resulting structures. The session concludes by linking these physical processes to sedimentary structures preserved in rocks, setting the stage for interpreting past flow environments from geological records.

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MIT 8.701 Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics, Fall 2020
Instructor: Markus Klute
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Review of relativistic kinematics with examples of particle decay, production of scattering.

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MIT 14.12 Economic Applications of Game Theory, Fall 2025
Instructor: Ian Ball
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In this lecture, Ian Ball explains rationalizability, which is a concept defining the set of strategies that rational players might choose, assuming common knowledge of rationality.

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MIT 3.020 Thermodynamics of Materials, Spring 2021
Instructor: Rafael Jaramillo

Uploaded 23-10-23

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This lecture covers the conceptual introduction to work and heat, classifying adiabatic, isobaric, and isochronic processes, heat capacity, and the first law.

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MIT 8.701 Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics, Fall 2020
Instructor: Markus Klute
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Introduction of the Klein-Gordon, Weyl, and Dirac equation. 

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MIT 14.12 Economic Applications of Game Theory, Fall 2025
Instructor: Ian Ball
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This lecture covers the Prisoner's Dilemma, the concept of dominant strategies, best responses, and how to identify which strategies are worth considering in competitive situations.

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