Topics for this course are based primarily on reading and discussions of original research literature that cover the analysis as well as the underlying physical and physiological mechanisms of acoustic signals in the auditory periphery. Topics include the acoustics, mechanics, and hydrodynamics of sound transmission; the biophysical basis for cochlear amplification; the physiology of hair-cell transduction and synaptic transmission; efferent feedback control; the analysis and coding of simple and complex sounds by the inner ear; and the physiological bases for hearing disorders.
Instructor: Dennis Freeman, Kendra Pugh This course provides an integrated introduction to electrical engineering and computer science, including modern software engineering, linear systems analysis, electronic circuits, and decision-making. The lecture videos provide an overview of each topic, whi…
Instructor: Russell Tedrake See the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/6-832s09 Robots today move far too conservatively, using control systems that attempt to maintain full control authority at all times. Humans and animals move much more aggressively by routinely executing motions which invol…
Speakers: Gilbert Strang, Alan Edelman, Pavel Grinfeld, Michel Goemans Revered mathematics professor Gilbert Strang capped a 61-year career as a faculty member at MIT by delivering his final 18.06 Linear Algebra lecture before retiring at the age of 88. In addition to a brief review for the course…