MIT IAP

IAP 2001 Activities by Category

Games and Tournaments

2001 MIT Mystery Hunt
Scott Weiss , Francis Heaney, Kevin Wald, Tom Weisswange
Fri Jan 12 thru Mon Jan 15, 12pm-12:00am, Lobby 7

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 01-Jan-2001
Single session event

Just when you thought it was safe to be on campus...it's time for the 2001 MIT Mystery Hunt! SEARCH for a coin hidden on campus! BATTLE interactive web puzzles! VISIT places normally untouched by humans! ATTEND a sinister latenight party in disguise! GIVE IN to the hallucinations caused by lack of sleep! So gather a team of at least 9 of your friends (or ask us to find you a team) and join us for the Mystery Hunt...you won't have time to scream.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/activities/puzzle/
Contact: Tara Holm, puzzle@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tara S Holm, 2-488, 617 253-4097, tsh@mit.edu

Bridge Tournament Dedicated to the Memory of Frank Peterson
R. Stanley
Fri Feb 2, 12-06:00pm, 2-290

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

The Mathematics Department challenges all MIT bridge players to a team-of-four tournament. Those without a full team can still come and hope to find teammates. Refreshments offered, prizes awarded. Come and have a good time.
Contact: R. Stanley, 2-375, x3-7930, rstan@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics

Contract Bridge: Beginner's Course
David Metcalf (Bridge Course Instructor), Brian Lee
Mon, Thu, Jan 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29, 1, 07-10:00pm, Student Center

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 04-Jan-2001
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

Learn to play bridge with the MIT/DL Bridge Club! No prior knowledge is necessary. All who complete the course receive a T-shirt and bridge textbook. Co-sponsored by the MIT/DL Bridge Club and the ACBL. See URL for details about the bridge club.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitdlbc/www
Contact: Brian Lee, 39-328, x5-9565, lee21@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT/Draper Labs Bridge Club

Games Tournament
CAC Program Board
Fri Jan 26 thru Wed Jan 31, 09am-05:00pm, tba

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Jan-2001
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Student competition in a variety of board and table games. (Table Tennis, Chess, Backgammon, Darts, and Monopoly). Winners in selected games qualify for the New England Regional Tournament. To register, write to cac-games@mit.edu by January 23.
Contact: Jim Schubert, W20-500, x3-2501, schubeja@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex

Integration Bee
J. Dunagan
Thu Jan 18, 07-09:00pm, 56-114

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Put your single-variable integrating skills to the test against your fellow students for over $100 in prizes (from Tosci's) and the title of "Grand Integrator!" No knowledge beyond 18.01 necessary. Contest will be round-robin for seeding followed by single elimination. Warm-up round included. The Grand Integrator also wins a funny hat.
Contact: J. Dunagan, x3-2345, jdunagan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics

Learn to Play Go
Roland Crowl (Massachusetts Go Association)
Tue Jan 30 thru Fri Feb 2, 03-05:00pm, 26-302

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

Learn to play the ancient game of Go (wei-chi/baduk). This
perfect-knowledge game laughs at the impotence of computers
to solve its subtle relationships among the simplest of
building blocks - black and white circles on a rectangular
grid. See the URL to learn more about the game.
Web: http://www.skywriting.com/massgo
Contact: Roland Crowl, (978) 562-4189, crowl@cs.uml.edu
Sponsor: Robert A Hearn, NE43-434, 617 253-8576, rahearn@mit.edu

MIT College Bowl Tournament
Ronojoy Chakrabarti , James Bales, Archit Shah, Josh Thompson
Tue Jan 23, 12-06:00pm, check URL below

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 16-Jan-2001
Single session event
Prereq: Desire for a fun time!

Create a team of up to four people and come play the ULTIMATE trivia event on campus! Guaranteed to give away NICE prizes to the winners!
Cisco Systems recruiters will be on hand, so feel free to bring your resumes or just come by to talk with them. Spectators welcome!
This event is co-sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. and MIT Campus Activities Complex Program Board and is open to all MIT students.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/collegebowl/www
Contact: Ronojoy Chakrabarti, x5-9107, ronojoy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Campus Activities Complex

Mahjong Tournament
David Lee , MIT ATS
Sat Jan 27, 07pm-12:00am, Mezzanine Lounge

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 26-Jan-2001
Single session event
Prereq: None
Fee: 3.00 for cost of refreshments and a tournament prize.

Ever wanted to learn how to play Mah-Jong? Ever wanted to show off your skills at Mah-Jong? Well, here's your chance! Come for the annual IAP Mah-Jong Tournament, either to learn or to play for prizes!! Rules will be provided a week in advance; if entering tournament, please RSVP.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitats/www/iap.htm
Contact: MIT ATS Officers, mitats-request@mit.edu
Sponsor: Association of Taiwanese Students

Math and Puzzle Challenges in the Tetris Target Video Game
Glenn Iba
Tue Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, 07:30-09:00pm, 24-619

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Tetris Target (developed by Iba) is a very challenging puzzle variation of Tetris which leads to complex puzzle solving strategies. Participants will have a chance to play the game, develop and discuss solution strategies, and explore some of the mathematical issues that arise. We may also explore the application of machine learning techniques for automatically discovering solution strategies and invariants.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/IAP
Contact: Glenn Iba, 24-612, x3-7786, giba@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group

TRILOGY Programming Contest
Sidney Chang , Vida Ha, Mollie Hanvey
Fri Jan 26, 09am-06:00pm, 34-101

Single session event

Think you're the best Java programmer at MIT? The TRILOGY Programming Contest places you in a head-to-head competition against your classmates. Come test your skills for the chance to win a portable MP3 player, Palm VII, or DVD player and supply of movies!
We will meet at 9 a.m. for an explanation of the rules and definition of the problem and breakfast. From there you will be free to work on the problem wherever you want (in the lab, at home, etc.). Results will need to be submitted by 4:30 p.m., at which time we will determine the winners and distribute prizes! All entrants will be eligible for a door prize raffle as well!
Registration not required but you may email the contact for advance sign up.
Contact: Sidney Chang, sidchang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Eta Kappa Nu


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