The development of the Global Positioning System (GPS) started in the 1960s, and the system became operational in 1992.This course looks at modern and past developments in navigation. The course focuses on some salient features of today's navigational world - specifically, the GPS. The course will apply many of basic principles of science and mathematics learnt at MIT to explore the applications and principles of GPS. It will also use GPS and other equipment in the class (and outside on Campus)
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