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 was previously available for free on edX, but that course is no longer accepting new enrollments. We will update this page if/when the MITx course is offered again.
Course Currilcum
- Introduction Video: Course Overview Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Chapter 1 Overview Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Droplet Formation Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Airborne Droplets Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Wells Curve Derivation (ASIDE) Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Equilibrium Size of Respiratory Aerosols Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Bacteria Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Viruses Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Escape Time of Virions Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Release of Viral Load from a Drop (ASIDE) Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Drop Size–Dependent Infectivity (ASIDE) Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Aerosolized Pathogen Deactivation Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Viral Deactivation in Aerosols (ASIDE) Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory Pathogens—Modes of Transmission Unlimited
- Transfer of Respiratory pathogens—Indoor Airborne Spreading of COVID-19 Unlimited
- Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Chapter 2 Overview Unlimited
- Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Respiration and Ventilation Unlimited
- Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Airborne Transmission Rate Unlimited
- Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Air Filtration Versus Masks Unlimited
- Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Sedimentation and Deactivation Unlimited
- Airborne Disease Transmission in a Well-Mixed Room—Drop-Size Distributions Unlimited
- Epidemiological Models—Chapter 3 Overview Unlimited
- Epidemiological Models—Disease Spreading in a Population Unlimited
- Epidemiological Models—Indoor Disease Spreading Unlimited
- Epidemiological Models—Incubation-Enhanced Spreading Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Chapter 4 Overview Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Cumulative Exposure Time Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Transmission Rate Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Transient Transmission Rate Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Steady Transmission Rate Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Transient Aerosol Buildup Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Safety Guideline as a Simple Formula Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Analysis of Superspreading Events Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Case Studies Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Role of Prevalence of Infection Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Risk Scenarios Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Reopening Schools or Businesses Unlimited
- Safety Guideline for COVID-19—Vaccination and Immunity Unlimited
- Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Chapter 5 Overview Unlimited
- Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Forced Convection Unlimited
- Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Forced Convection Unlimited
- Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Ventilation Unlimited
- Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Aerosol Transport Unlimited
- Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Respiratory Puffs and Jets Unlimited
- Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Turbulent Jets (ASIDE) Unlimited
- Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Short-Range Transmission Unlimited
- Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Airborne Transmission Indoors Unlimited
- Beyond the Well-Mixed Room—Social Distancing Unlimited
- Course Conclusion Unlimited
