24-Form Yang Style Tai Chi: Basics and Background
Lex Nemzer
Mon Jan 12, Wed Jan 14, 06:30-08:00pm, TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2004
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes
Tai Chi Chuan ("Grand Ultimate Boxing") in the US is primarily taught as a tool for health and relaxation, but is also an extraordinary martial style. In these sessions you will learn the 24-form "competition" set of Yang style TaiChi, with a background explanation of each form describing the fighting application that it models.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Lex Nemzer, 24-612, (617) 817-4420, lnemzer@mit.edu
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ESG Musical Concert
Holly Sweet
Fri Jan 23, 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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Easy Tips for Better People Pictures
Graham Ramsay
Wed Jan 14, Fri Jan 16, 02-04:00pm, 24-619
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2004
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None
A two-class seminar offering easy to master tips on making better photographs of people. First class will involve lecture and directed shooting. Each class member will get the opportunity to photograph and be photographed. Second class will include review and critique from first class shoot. Disposable cameras included.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Graham Ramsay, 24-604, x8-0481, ramsay@mit.edu
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Euchre Extravaganza!
Ting Ting Fu, Anisa Schardl, Runye Zha
Tue Jan 13, Thu Jan 15, Tue Jan 20, Thu Jan 22, 07-09:00pm, 24-619
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2004
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Come learn the wily ways of euchre playing! You show up, we supply the cards and teach you the rules and strategies of the game. No experience necessary: all players are welcome.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ting2/www/euchre
Contact: Ting Ting Fu, 24-612, x3-7786, ting2@mit.edu
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Euchre Tournament
Ting Ting Fu, Anisa Schardl, Runye Zha
Sat Jan 24, 12-05:00pm, 24-612
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Jan-2004
Single session event
Join our euchre tournament! Come all ye who are interested - sign up with or without a partner. If you don't know how to play, sign up for Euchre Extravaganza.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ting2/www/euchre
Contact: Ting Ting Fu, ting2@mit.edu
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How to Use a Slide Rule
Craig Watkins
Thu Jan 8, 03-04:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Is the universe analog or digital? If the latter, your calculator will get you through in a pinch. If the former, you'll want to be able to use a slide rule when things get dark. Some slide rules will be provided: it is preferred that you bring your own.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Craig Watkins, 24-611, x3-2872, watko@mit.edu
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Learning African Culture through Swahili
Adnaan Jiwaji
Tue Jan 13, Thu Jan 15, 07-08:00pm, 24-619
Tue Jan 20, 07-08:00pm, 24-619 Cancelled
Thu Jan 22, Tue Jan 27, 07-08:00pm, 24-619
Thu Jan 29, 07-08:00pm, 24-619 Cancelled
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
Come and learn the fundamentals of the Swahili language, the most widely spoken African language. You will also learn a lot about African culture and African village life including craft work, paintings, music, books, and videos from Tanzania (the home country of the activity leader).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Adnaan Jiwaji, 24-619, 255-7674, adnaan@mit.edu
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No Book, Just Cook (CLASS IS FULL)
Ole Nielsen, Daniele De Francesco
Mon Jan 12, Wed Jan 14, Fri Jan 16, Tue Jan 20, Thu Jan 22, 06-08:00pm, Next House
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
SORRY, CLASS IS FULL
Eating well is not an expensive habit if you know the basics of cooking. This introductory class will take students through a journey of taste, from the basics in tools and techniques, to the final "impressing a date" class. Rather than teaching individual recipes, this course will help students to build a set of skills and techniques that allow them to cook in a simple kitchen and produce impressive results. Practical demonstrations will be given throughout the course. Held in Next House Country Kitchen.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Ole Nielsen, ole@mit.edu
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Visual Mathematics
Laura Hajj, Blake Stacey
Tue, Thu, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 07:30-09:00pm, 24-619
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Students will explore the fundamentals of modern mathematics using video-oriented mathematics designed by Cal Tech's Thomas Apostol. Topics range from geometry to calculus and analysis,with emphasis on areas which traditional classroom study often neglects. The history of mathematics is also discussed. Specific topics for each date will be available on the online IAP guide.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg/www/iap
Contact: Laura Hajj, 24-612, (857) 204-4050, hajj@mit.edu
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Zometool Workshop
Michael Lieberman, David Roe, Mira Bernstein
Sat Jan 10, 12-06:00pm, 24-619, Stop by any time.
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Zometool is a unique system of balls and struts that can be used to build anything from the platonic solids to models of DNA. Come build something yourself, or join guest expert Mira Bernstein of Wellesley in building a 3-D projection of a large 4-D object. No prior experience necessary.
Contact: Michael Lieberman, 322, x5-7596, mlieber@mit.edu
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