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<p>Dr. Philip Pearce demonstrates a tuned mass damper, a device consisting of two coupled oscillators that is the course’s unofficial mascot. (Photo by Sarah Hansen, MIT OpenCourseWare.)</p>
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<p class="quote"><img src="https://ocw.mit.edu/images/quote_open.png" />One of the great virtues of having online questions … is that students see right away whether they understand something or not.<img src="https://ocw.mit.edu/images/quote_close.png" style="float: right;" /></p>
<p class="sig" style="text-align: right;">— Prof. Haynes Miller</p>
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<p><em>In the following video, Dr. Jennifer French, Dr. Jeremy Orloff, Prof. Haynes Miller, and Dr. Philip Pearce describe various aspects of how</em> 18.031 System Functions and the Laplace Transform <em>was taught in Spring 2018</em>.</p>
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<p><em>Below, student Madeleine Schroeder reflects on her experiences in the course</em>.</p>
<p>I am a first-year student and I plan to major in aerospace and astronautics. I decided to take this course because I was only taking four courses when the second half of the semester began and I wanted a little extra work to do. I have enjoyed <a href="https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-03sc-differential-equations-fall-2011/" target="[object Object]"><em>18.03 Differential Equations</em></a> this semester and I thought it would be interesting to learn other methods of solving ODEs [ordinary differential equations] that have more accessible uses in engineering.</p>
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<p class="quote"><img src="https://ocw.mit.edu/images/quote_open.png" />Reading the lecture notes outside of class allowed me to work at my own pace.<img src="https://ocw.mit.edu/images/quote_close.png" style="float: right;" /></p>
<p class="sig" style="text-align: right;">— Madeleine Schroeder</p>
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<p>I liked the course format as it allowed a lot of freedom in studying. Reading the lecture notes outside of class allowed me to work at my own pace, slowing down when I got confused and speeding up if I understood the material well. Having two hours of class as recitation was very helpful, as I was able to practice problem-solving methods with help present and work through concepts that I didn’t understand from the lecture notes.</p>
<p>My advice to other students is to take advantage of the flexibility of the course and the opportunity to work on learning material on your own. My advice to instructors is to provide more practice problems with solutions provided. These would be incredibly helpful in completing problem sets.</p>
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