{"id":126,"date":"2019-06-28T15:31:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T19:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2022-12-19T13:30:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T17:30:12","slug":"mit-courses-taught","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/mit-courses-taught\/","title":{"rendered":"MIT Courses Taught"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>MIT Courses Taught<\/h1>\n<h3>12.800 Fluid Dynamics of the Ocean and Atmosphere<\/h3>\n12.800 is a course in basic geophysical fluid dynamics for oceanographers, meteorologists, engineers, and biophysicists.<br \/>\n<strong>Related Files\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2019\/06\/12.800.syllabus_79064.pdf\">\u00bb 12.800 Syllabus<\/a>\n<h3>12.809 Hydraulic Phenomena in Geophysical Fluid Flows<\/h3>\n12.809 covers theory and observation of a variety of ocean, atmospheric, and coastal phenomena associated with high-speed flow.\u00a0 Examples include deep ocean overflows, exchange flows in marginal seas and estuaries, the supercritical coastal marine layer, and coastal gravity currents.\u00a0 The course follows Pratt and Whitehead&#8217;s book &#8220;Rotating Hydraulics&#8221; and can be tailored to fit the interests of the students.\u00a0 The course involves an experiment and field trip to a Cape Cod waterway and research projects by all students.<br \/>\n<strong>Related Files\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2019\/06\/12.809.syllabus_79084.pdf\">\u00bb 12.809 Syllabus<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2019\/06\/Fig4.RedSea_TMO2002192_lrg.low_.res-700px_133573_thumbnail_133574.jpg\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2019\/06\/Fig4.RedSea_TMO2002192_lrg.low_.res-700px_133573_thumbnail_133574.jpg\" alt=\"The Red Sea.\" height=\"388\" width=\"299\" title=\"Fig4.RedSea_TMO2002192_lrg.low.res-700px_133573_thumbnail_133574\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\tDust can be lofted up into the atmosphere by supercritical winds, here generated by atmospheric flow through the gaps in the mountain range fringing the Red Sea.\n\t<h3>12.097 Science, Dance and the Creative Process<\/h3>\n<p>This experimental course explores overlaps between science and art, with ocean science and dance making representing the two viewpoints.\u00a0 A central aim is to expose students to the creative processes practiced by a variety of scientists and dance makers, thereby providing material for reflection and growth in the students&#8217; creative and communicative abilities.\u00a0 The class combines science lectures with dance studio sessions on the MIT Campus.\u00a0 Taught with MIT professor Raf Ferrari and dancer\/choreographer Mariah Steele.\u00a0 Absolutely no dance experience is necessary.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIT Courses Taught 12.800 Fluid Dynamics of the Ocean and Atmosphere 12.800 is a course in basic geophysical fluid dynamics for oceanographers, meteorologists, engineers, and biophysicists. Related Files\u00a0 \u00bb 12.800 Syllabus 12.809 Hydraulic Phenomena in Geophysical Fluid Flows 12.809 covers theory and observation of a variety of ocean, atmospheric, and coastal phenomena associated with high-speed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":356,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/126\/revisions\/356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/lpratt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}