Applied .NET Frameworks
Paul Oka, Mike Woodring
Tue Jan 10, Wed Jan 11, Thu Jan 12, 10am-05:00pm, 56-114
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2006
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: C++ or Java programming experience
Developers familiar with the basics of the CLR's type systems will learn .NET Framework's core services: Win32 & COM interop, assembly versioning & application deployment, code access security, exception handling, & multithreading, plus I/O & distributed application development techniques. Surrounding the core features of the CLR's type system is a powerful execution engine controlling memory management, security policy enforcement, component versioning, multithreading, and a host of other application services. Understanding these services and how they influence program execution is important. Graphical desktop applications, browser-based web applications & XML web services are all built on the CLR foundation. Lectures and hands-on labs. Bring laptops; software provided.
Cosponsored by iCampus, MIT-Microsoft Alliance.
Web: http://icampus.mit.edu/announcements/dotnet.html
Contact: Selene Victor, icampus@mit.edu
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Basic Analog Circuits -- What You Really Need to Know
Siddharth Sundar
Mon-Fri, Jan 17-20, 23-26, 02-04:00pm, TBD
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2006
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: 6.002; plans to take 6.012,6.101,6.115, or 6.301 this spring
Subject will meet in 34-302.
Not sure you got everything from 6.002 that you'll need in 6.012 or the EE labs? Do circuits still scare you? Will review the essentials and cover:
- Nodal Analysis, Dependent and Independent Sources
- Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Diodes
- Large and Small Signal Models
- Amplifiers
- High-Level Device Physics
Will emphasize physical intuition and understanding circuit diagrams. Will involve short lectures, worked examples and one to two hours of homework per session.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tbp/www/tbp-teach
Contact: Siddharth Sundar, ssundar@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Tau Beta Pi
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EECS Teaching Assistant Workshop
Stephen Hou
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2006
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Panel/Group Discussion Monday the 23rd, then Microteaching Workshops Tuesday through Thursday.
Anxious about teaching for the first time? Don't worry! Please come to the 2nd annual EECS TA Workshop. Panel/group discussions plus workshops coordinated with Lori Breslow, MIT Teaching and Learning Lab. RSVP to Stephen Hou, shou@mit.edu, indicating whether you're interested in the panel only, microteaching session only, or both. If microteaching, indicate your choice of dates and the subject you will TA this spring.
Cosponsored by the EECS Graduate Student Association.
Contact: Stephen Hou, shou@mit.edu
Panel and Group Discussion
Stephen Hou
Experienced TAs will talk informally about the things they wish they knew before they first TAed. Topics: interacting with students and fellow staff, encouraging class participation, grading, handling cheating, managing teaching and research time.
Break out groups moderated by experienced TAs will discuss "TA situations".
Mon Jan 23, 04-06:00pm, 34-401A
Microteaching Workshops
Lori Breslow
Groups of 8 participants (first RSVP, first served!) will take turns preparing and teaching 10-minute tutorial/recitations to the other participants. Each session is taped -- Instructor and group will critique each lesson. In your RSVP, please rank your choices of the three dates below and indicate what subject you will TA this spring. RSVP to Stephen Hou, shou@mit.edu.
Tue Jan 24, Wed Jan 25, Thu Jan 26, 04-06:00pm, 9-151
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LabVIEW Fundamentals Hands On Course - Data Acquisition, Design, and Control
Manos Chaniotakis
Mon Jan 23 thru Fri Jan 27, 09am-04:00pm, 24-307
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Hands-on course prepares you to develop data acquisition, instrument control, data logging, system simulations and measurement analysis applcations using LabVIEW. At the end, you can create applications that acquire, display, analyze, store, and communicate real-world data. We will design complete, stand-alone applications in LabVIEW and all participants will have the opportunity to build and test fundamental applications during the course. We will cover proper design techniques and implementation of complete LabVIEW solutions, DataSocket technology, advanced file I/O, networked environments, and error handling. At the end of the session, each participant will have the skills required in order to create LabVIEW applications for research, engineering, teaching, and testing environments.
Contact: Manos Chaniotakis, 24-207A, 253-8450, eac@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Linear Algebra Demystified
Jonathan Pottharst (Harvard Doctoral Math Student), Vikash Mansinghka
Mon Jan 23, Tue Jan 24, Thu Jan 26, Fri Jan 27, 05-07:00pm, 34-301
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Desire to master linear algebra; some classroom exposure
This non-credit class explores conceptual tools required to understand linear algebra and apply it to engineering problems. It will focus on conceptual precision and visual intuition, aiming to make the meaning of matrices intuitive. Topics include linear maps as matrices, invertibility, eigen-stuff, geometry, least squares approximations, and linear systems analysis.
Problem sessions and lectures.
Class is centered around problem-solving tutorials, short readings and mini-lectures, with instructors circulating to answer your questions. Intended for students who have seen linear algebra through 18.06 or various engineering classes, and have discovered they need to understand it better.
Sponsored by Tau Beta Pi and the EECS Department.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tbp/www/tbp-teach
Contact: Jonathan Pottharst, tbp-linear-algebra@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Tau Beta Pi
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Long-Range Planning for Your Software Technology Career
Anne Hunter
Wed Jan 25, 01-02:30pm, 34-401A
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A panel of alums and expert recruiters will discuss:
- Hot technologies vs long term technology trends
- Building a career in software
- Software career pitfalls
- Software development firms vs internal software development
- Local startups and the Boston software market
- Candidate expectations in this market
- Use jobs to separate yourself from other candidates
Experienced software technology executive recruiters from a leading Boston-area recruiting firm (Winter Wyman) will join recent Course VI alums to discuss long-term career issues, and how to plan a whole career. They'll answer questions and advise students with career concerns, and help you avoid making job choice mistakes now that could haunt you later in your career.
Pizza and beverages.
Contact: Anne Hunter, anneh@mit.edu
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MEMS 101
Hongshen Ma, Krishnan Sriram
Thu Jan 19, Fri Jan 20, 10am-12:30pm, 2-105
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2006
Limited to 60 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are an active and exciting area of research and industrial applications. A suite of fabrication techniques exist today that allow devices to be constructed with features that range in size from nanometers to millimeters. This short-course is designed to provide an overview of MEMS fabrication, commercial MEMS products, and areas of on-going research.
The course is organized into two 2.5 hour sessions. The first session will provide an overview of microfabrication techniques including thin-film processing, surface and bulk micromachining, and packaging techniques. The second session will discuss commercial MEMS applications and areas of on-going research in MEMS and Nanotechnology including MEMS sensors, optical devices, polymer fabrication, microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip, and nanomaterials.
Contact: Hong Ma, hongma@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Mechanical Engineering
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Microsoft .Net Framework Architecture
Paul Oka, Mike Woodring
Mon Jan 9, 10-05:00am, 56-114
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2006
Limited to 60 participants.
Single session event
All day tutorial to give programmers with a C++ or Java background the jumpstart they need to be productive with C# on the Common Language Runtime (CLR). Architecture of the runtime and an in-depth look at the type system of the CLR using C#, including features new to version 2.0 on the .NET Framework.
Session will consist of lectures and demos.
Cosponsored by iCampus MIT-Microsoft Alliance.
Web: http://icampus.mit.edu/announcements/dotnet.html
Contact: Selene Victor, icampus@mit.edu
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Pre-6.003: A Gentle Introduction to Linear Systems
Amir Hirsch, Archana Venkataraman
Mon Jan 23 thru Thu Jan 26, 10-12:00am, 34-301
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: 18.01, 18.03
For students planning on taking a linear systems course like 6.003 who would like a head start. Basic overview of linear systems, focusing on using the Fourier and Laplace Transforms to analyze real-world problems. Theoretical aspects covered on Monday and Wednesday; Applications covered on Tuesday and Thursday.
No advanced signup required but for planning purposed please RSVP to hkn-iap@mit.edu
Cosponsored by Tau Beta Pi.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/tbp/www/tbp-teach/
Contact: Amir Hirsch, hkn-iap@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Eta Kappa Nu
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Project Expo! Presentations for Prizes!
Maxine Lee
Fri Jan 27, 02-04:00pm, Bush Room, 10-105
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Dec-2005
Single session event
Prereq: research or lab project
Be a Presenter!
Students can show off any project they've been working on to the entire MIT community. Course VI undergrads especially encouraged to present UROPs, UAPs, and final lab projects, but graduate students and other majors welcome. Poster presentations and in-progress projects are fine. Posterboard provided. Let lots of people see what you've accomplished. $500 in prizes, voted by faculty and student judges. VMWare will attend and provide a gift raffle for presenters.
Be a Judge!
This is a great way to see what's going on at MIT, and get inspired to do a UROP or take a lab class. Vote on your favorite project and win a VMWare gift raffle.
Web: http://hkn.mit.edu/expo/
Contact: Maxine Lee, project-expo@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Eta Kappa Nu
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Stress-Relieving Exercise (Tai Chi, and more) for Course VI Grad Students
Dorri Li
Tue Jan 24, 06:15-08:00pm, 34-401
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 17-Jan-2006
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Learn about Tai Chi, Ch'i Kung and Kung Fu. Get some rejuvenating exercise and stretches, just right for tense
MIT grad students. Warm up and enhance your circulation "oiling the joints", then learn to "repulse the monkey" and "wave hands like clouds". See the graceful and ancient fan form and "junior long fist" from Kung Fu. Cool down with some Korean Ch'i Kung. You don't need to be in good shape or believe in the Chi to enjoy these moves. Wear comfortable clothes and athletic shoes.
Pizza afterward for participants.
Preregister with anneh@mit.edu by January 17th.
Cosponsored by the EECS Graduate Student Association.
Contact: Anne Hunter, anneh@mit.edu
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