Annual MIT Mystery Hunt
Dan Katz, Jennifer Braun
Fri Jan 12 thru Mon Jan 15, 12pm-12:00am, Lobby 7
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Dec-2006
Single session event
Join us for the 2007 Mystery Hunt, the annual MIT puzzle and sleep-deprivation competition. Get together with friends to solve puzzles that will lead you to a coin hidden somewhere on campus. The hunt starts Friday at noon and ends when the coin is found, some days later.
Please sign up at the website. Lone hunters looking for a team can sign up as unattached hunters. New hunters always welcome.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/puzzle/
Contact: Jennifer Braun, puzzle@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mystery Hunt
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Bridge Tournament
Richard Stanley, Tom Leighton
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: Richard Stanley, 2-375, x3-7930, rstan@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
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Integration Bee
Todd Kemp
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
See individual session descriptions below.
Contact: Todd Kemp, 2-308, x4-1507, tkemp@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
Integration Bee Qualifying Testing
Todd Kemp
Stop by at any point during the session, for a quick test of your single variable integration skills. Top scorers qualify for the Integration Bee. No knowledge beyond 18.01 necessary.
Thu Jan 25, 03-05:00pm, 54-100
Integration Bee
Todd Kemp
No enrollment limit. No advance sign up (but contestants must qualify, see Thursday, Jan. 25th). Single session event.
Come watch your fellow students match wits and single variable integration skills for prizes and the title of "Grand Integrator."
Tue Jan 30, 06-08:00pm, 54-100
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Intro to Shogi (Japanese Chess)
Yoshiaki Kuwata, Shinya Umeno
Mon Jan 22, 05-06:30pm, 1-150
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This is an introductory class to Shogi (Japanese Chess). Shogi is similar to chess, but has additional twists. For example, when a piece is captured, it becomes a piece for the capturing side, and can be dropped back onto the board! We will go over the basic rules, do some demos, and you will be able to play a game of your own at the end of the session. The rule is very simple. Bring your friends along and join us playing this fun game!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/~jam/www/flyer/IAP_shogi_2007.pdf
Contact: Yoshiaki Kuwata, nihonjinkai-request@mit.edu
Sponsor: Japanese Association of MIT
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Introduction to Contract Bridge
Brian Duran Bridge Teacher
Mon Jan 8, 07-09:30pm, 4-145
Thu Jan 11, 18, 07-09:30pm, 4-149
Mon Jan 22, 07-09:30pm, 4-153
Mon, Thu, Jan 25, 29, 1, 07-09:30pm, 4-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Note room changes to accommodate more people.
Come and discover the fun and intellectual challenge associated with contract bridge! In this course, we explore the fundamentals of the game, including bidding, declarer play, and defense. The lessons are based on The Club Series by Audrey Grant, as published by the American Contract Bridge League.
Each session will consist of a lecture, several examples, and supervised play. By the end of this eight-session course, the student will have learned enough to play bridge socially, and start exploring the exciting world of duplicate bridge. There will also be an individual tournament at the end of the course, with prizes for the winners.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitdlbc
Contact: Brian Duran, iap-bridge-07@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
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Introduction to Tiddlywinks
Yan Wang, Greg Durrett
Wed Jan 10 thru Fri Jan 12, 04:30-06:00pm, 4-145, Introduction to Tiddlywinks
Sat Jan 13, Sun Jan 14, 09am-04:00pm, PDR #1 & #2, MITTwA IAP Tournament
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Tiddlywinks was formalized in Cambridge University in 1955. The first American teams appeared in the 1960's with MIT being the dominant force, but winking participation has diminished in the last two decades in the USA. This informal class will be led by veteran tiddlywinks players of the newly revived MIT Tiddlywinks Association (MITTwA). A two day tournament will be held on Sat/Sun for more detailed exposure and the chance to play with many MIT alumni, students from around the country, and English representative. Get the chance to learn a little more about MIT history through tiddlywinks! Visit the website to learn more.
Web: http://www.tiddlywinks.org
Contact: Yan Wang, (607) 342-3402, yan_wang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Yan Wang, 500 MEMORIAL DR # 439, 617 225-8839, yan_wang@mit.edu
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Mahjong Tournament
Your Loving ATS Exec
Fri Jan 26, 08-11:00pm, McCormick Dining
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Any level welcome, as long as you like having fun!
Ready to beat that dude who just barely mahjonged you last year? Still trying to figure out the rules of the game? Or just want to watch your friends battle for the title? Come join ATS for our annual IAP Mahjong Tournament 2007!
All skill levels are welcome. See who will be crowned this year's Mahjong Champion - even beginners have a stab at our prizes! Refreshments will be served.
Tutorial-- 7 pm
Tournament-- 8 pm
Web: http://scripts.mit.edu/~mitats/
Contact: Your Loving ATS Exec, ats-exec@mit.edu
Sponsor: Association of Taiwanese Students
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Math Contest in Modeling Training Session
M. Bazant
Mon Jan 29, 01-03:00pm, 2-131
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Teams of up to three undergraduates will be selected and trained for The COMAP Mathematical Contest in Modeling (February 8-12, 2007) which poses challenging, open-ended, real-world problems.
Web: http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm
Contact: M. Bazant, 2-363B, x3-1713, bazant@math.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mathematics
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Not Casino Night
Adam Seering
Mon Jan 29, 07:30-10:30pm, Epsilon Theta
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
From the creators of NoT CoFfEe comes a new event: Not Casino Night! Every ordinary casino has Blackjack and Roulette; but we don't like being ordinary. Come see what creative games we've come up with!
The ET Van will pick up interested gamers at the turnaround behind the MIT Chapel at 7:00pm. Call us at x3-8888 or 617-734-9211 for a ride!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/thetans/www/
Contact: Adam Seering, Epsilon Theta, (617) 734-9211, aseering@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kaya G Miller, W20-549, 617 253-4663, kmiller@mit.edu
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Rubik's Cube: Solving for Beginners
Ashley Cowall
Tue Jan 23, 08-09:00pm, 24-619, Section 1
Tue Jan 23, 10-11:00pm, 24-619, Section 2
Thu Jan 25, 08-09:00pm, 24-619, Section 1
Thu Jan 25, 10-11:00pm, 24-619, Section 2
Tue Jan 30, 08-09:00pm, 24-619, Section 1
Tue Jan 30, 10-11:00pm, 24-619, Section 2
Thu Feb 1, 08-09:00pm, 24-619, Section 1
Thu Feb 1, 10-11:00pm, 24-619, Section 2
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2007
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Ever wanted to learn how to solve a Rubik's cube? Here's your chance! Over the course of four classes, you will learn to solve the puzzling cube every time. This class is made for those who have never tried solving the Rubik's cube puzzle before, and will cover basic sequences. You can attend either section, but must attend one each day the class is offered. Since the sessions are progressive, if you miss one, you will not be able to participate in the following session.
Rubik's cubes will be available for in-class use only. If you are interested in buying your own cube go to: www.rubiks.com (we will be using the standard six
solid color cube ~$12).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/esg
Contact: Ashley Cowall, 24-612, (603) 289-9745, acowall@mit.edu
Sponsor: Experimental Study Group
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The Digital Game Value Chain
Philip Tan
Wed Jan 24, 05-07:00pm, 1-246
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
A crash course on how digital games are funded, built, published, distributed and sold, comparing the different business models for mobile games, console games, PC games and online games. It's a 30 billion dollar industry: Where does all that money go? (Disclaimer: not a subtitute for CMS.610/CMS.922-Media Industries and Systems)
Held in 1-246.
Contact: Philip Tan, 14N-207, x3-3599, philip@mit.edu
Sponsor: Comparative Media Studies
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