Arts and Crafts in Hyperbolic, Euclidean, and Spherical Space
Yvonne Lai
Wed Jan 9, Thu Jan 10, Tue Jan 15, 03-04:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: A desire to visualize funky shapes.
Make and bring home your own copy of hyperbolic space, learn about geometry, the shape of space, donuts, and double donuts. We'll construct wacky 3-spaces that don't look at all like the one we live in. All (Euclidean 3-space embeddable) construction materials will be provided. Each day can stand alone but will provide a better picture with the other days.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Yvonne Lai, 24-612, x3-7786, yvonne@mit.edu
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ESG Musical Concert
Holly Sweet, Lee Perlman
Fri Jan 25, 02-03:00pm, 24-612
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
ESG will be hosting a musical concert for the entire MIT community. Staff, students, and alumni from ESG will perform a range of styles of music on different instruments, with refreshments served after the concert.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/IAP
Contact: Holly Sweet, 24-612, x3-7786, hbsweet@mit.edu
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Fun With Euclidean Geometry
John Gonzalez, Glenn Iba
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 14, 16, 18, 23, 25, 28, 30, 03-04:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Familiarity with high school geometry
Euclidean geometry has become a forgotten subject in the midst of modern geometry such as topology and differential geometry. Come learn about this fascinating subject. In this seminar, we will explore some interesting topics connected mainly with triangles and circles (such as the nine point circle, pedal triangles, theorems of Ceva, Morley, and others). Seminar participation will be encouraged but not required.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: John Gonzalez, 24-612, x3-7786, johngonz@mit.edu
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Introduction to Yo Yos and Yo Yoing
Toh Ne Win
Wed Jan 23, 04-06:00pm, 24-619, ESG kitchen area
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Interest in yo yos
A 1-2 hour long introduction to various yo yo tricks along with tips on how to select good yo yos at stores. We will cover most of the basics, including proper throw technique, the Sleeper, forward throws, Around the World, Over the Falls and Rock the Baby. We will also learn and see examples of the different types of yo yos for looping and string performance. More advanced players are welcome to demonstrate or teach tricks. A limited number of good quality yo yos will be available for participants to use, but you are welcome to bring your own. At the end of the session, yo yos will be available for purchase at cost.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Toh Ne Win, 24-619, 225-8560, tohn@mit.edu
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Kitchen Chemistry
Dr. Patti Christie
Wed Jan 23, 01:30-03:30pm, 24-612
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Cooking may be the oldest and most widespread application of chemistry, and recipes may be the oldest practical result of chemical research. We shall do some cooking experiments to illustrate chemical principles, including extraction, denaturation, and phase changes. This is a preview of a for-credit seminar which will be offered this coming spring.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/IAP
Contact: Dr. Patti Christie, 24-611, x3-2872, patti@mit.edu
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Machine Learning by Discovering Macro-operators
Glenn Iba
Thu Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 07:30-09:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Macro-operators (compiled sequences of lower-level operators) are a powerful abstraction technique, enabling complex planning and problem-solving by both humans and computers. We will explore methods for discovering macro-operators in the context of puzzles and video games (e.g. Rubik's Cube and Tetris) and work to build these techniques into machine learning programs. This activity could lead to on-going UROP projects.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Glenn Iba, 24-612, x3-7786, giba@alum.mit.edu
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Semitic Metaphysics and Consciousness Modeling
Robert de Marrais
Tue Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 07-08:30pm, 24-619
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Jewish and Islamic traditions possess diagrammatic languages for mapping consciousness maps, whose roots extend to Pyramid Texts and Sumer. Tools of modern logic and dynamic systems math will be used to interpret the maps in modern terms, leading to a blueprint for emotional-affect-response stimulation software deriving from Jim Callahan and Ralph Abraham's Catastrophe and Chaos work.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Robert de Marrais, 24-612, x3-7786, rdemarrais@alum.mit.edu
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Story Telling Circle
Jimmy Rising
Thu Jan 17, 05:30-07:30pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Join us as we tell stories and listen to stories in a circle of amateur story tellers. Come with a short story, on paper or in your mind, and be ready to tell it when it comes your turn. No experience required!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Jimmy Rising, 24-612, x3-7786, jrising@mit.edu
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Textile Arts
Sara Barron
Tue, Thu, Jan 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, 03-05:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Want to learn to knit a sweater? Make a quilt? Latch-hook a wall hanging? Make a chainmail gauntlet? Whether you've already got a project, want to start a new one, or just learn some neat textile arts, you are welcome to join us. We are meeting to practice our arts, learn some new ones, and exchange ideas.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Sara Barron, 24-612, x3-7786, textiles@mit.edu
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