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Physics of COVID-19 Transmission

Chemical Engineering MIT CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 49 lectures

This resource is a collection of videos taught using a LightBoard, a specialized glass that creates a transparent white board. It teaches scientific principles to quantitatively assess the risk of airborne transmission of COVID-19 in indoor spaces based on factors such as the occupancy, time, room geometry, mask use, ventilation, air filtration, humidity, respiratory activities, etc., as well as how these factors interact. This collection is suitable for learners with some undergraduate-level training in STEM, although some videos may also be accessible to the general public. Graduate students and professionals can watch optional videos with more challenging mathematics. A full MITx course with problems and bonus content is available for free on {{% resource_link "b84b1511-9e96-479b-9162-01f659049c5f" "MITx Online" %}}.

Syllabus

  1. 1 Introduction Video: Course Overview
  2. 2 Video 1-0: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Chapter 1 Overview
  3. 3 Video 1-1: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Droplet Formation
  4. 4 Video 1-2: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Airborne Droplets
  5. 5 Video 1-3: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Wells Curve Derivation (ASIDE)
  6. 6 Video 1-4: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Equilibrium Size of Respiratory Aerosols
  7. 7 Video 1-5: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Bacteria
  8. 8 Video 1-6: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Viruses
  9. 9 Video 1-7: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Escape Time of Virions
  10. 10 Video 1-8: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Release of Viral Load from a Drop (ASIDE)
  11. 11 Video 1-9: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Drop Size–Dependent Infectivity (ASIDE)
  12. 12 Video 1-10: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Aerosolized Pathogen Deactivation
  13. 13 Video 1-11: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Viral Deactivation in Aerosols (ASIDE)
  14. 14 Video 1-12: Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Modes of Transmission
  15. 15 Video 1-13: Transfer of Respiratory pathogens—Indoor Airborne Spreading of COVID-19
  16. 16 Video 2-0: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Chapter 2 Overview
  17. 17 Video 2-1: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Respiration and Ventilation
  18. 18 Video 2-2: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Airborne Transmission Rate
  19. 19 Video 2-3: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Air Filtration Versus Masks
  20. 20 Video 2-4: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Sedimentation and Deactivation
  21. 21 Video 2-5: Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Drop-Size Distributions
  22. 22 Video 3-0: Epidemiological Models—Chapter 3 Overview
  23. 23 Video 3-1: Epidemiological Models—Disease Spreading in a Population
  24. 24 Video 3-2: Epidemiological Models—Indoor Disease Spreading
  25. 25 Video 3-3: Epidemiological Models—Incubation-Enhanced Spreading
  26. 26 Video 4-0: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Chapter 4 Overview
  27. 27 Video 4-1: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Cumulative Exposure Time
  28. 28 Video 4-2: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Transmission Rate
  29. 29 Video 4-3: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Transient Transmission Rate
  30. 30 Video 4-4: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Steady Transmission Rate
  31. 31 Video 4-5: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Transient Aerosol Buildup
  32. 32 Video 4-6: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Safety Guideline as a Simple Formula
  33. 33 Video 4-7: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Analysis of Superspreading Events
  34. 34 Video 4-8: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Case Studies
  35. 35 Video 4-9: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Role of Prevalence of Infection
  36. 36 Video 4-10: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Risk Scenarios
  37. 37 Video 4-11: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Reopening Schools or Businesses
  38. 38 Video 4-12: Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Vaccination and Immunity
  39. 39 Video 5-0: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Chapter 5 Overview
  40. 40 Video 5-1: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Forced Convection
  41. 41 Video 5-2: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Natural Convection
  42. 42 Video 5-3: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Ventilation
  43. 43 Video 5-4: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Aerosol Transport
  44. 44 Video 5-5: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Respiratory Puffs and Jets
  45. 45 Video 5-6: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Turbulent Jets (ASIDE)
  46. 46 Video 5-7: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Short-Range Transmission
  47. 47 Video 5-8: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Airborne Transmission Indoors
  48. 48 Video 5-9: Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Social Distancing
  49. 49 Video 6-0: Course Conclusion

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