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6.S085
Special Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Statistics for Research Projects: Statistical Modeling and Experimental Design Ramesh Sridharan Mon-Fri, Jan 22-25, 28-31, 10am-12:00pm, 1st meeting 32-124 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 30 participants. Listeners allowed, space permitting Prereq: Permission of instructor for undergraduate and graduate students with research projec Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Covers subject matter not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Do you have -- or expect to have -- data or simulations, and want to know how to analyze them properly? This class is a practical introduction to data analysis, statistical modeling, and experimental design, intended to provide essential skills for doing research. We will cover the basic techniques -- such as hypothesis-testing and regression models -- for both traditional experiments and newer paradigms such as evaluating simulations. Assignments will reinforce these techniques through analyzing sample datasets and reading case studies. Students with research projects will be encouraged to share their experiences and project-specific questions. Undergraduates and graduate students welcome; no instructor permission required. Web: http://www.mit.edu/~6.S085/ Contact: Ramesh Sridharan, iap-stats@mit.edu |
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6.S090
Special Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building Programming Experience in Python: A Lead-In to 6.01 Karen A. Sittig, Colleen Rock Mon Jan 14, Wed Jan 16, Fri Jan 18, Tue Jan 22, Thu Jan 24, 03-04:00pm, 34-101, Labs 1-5, 32-083 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 150 participants. Listeners allowed, space permitting Prereq: Permission of instructor : successful completion of diagnostic test by 1/1/12 Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Covers subject matter not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Intended for students with some elementary programming (e.g. at the level of AP Computer Science or similar), and who feel they would benefit from additional practice in program design, implementation, and debugging in Python. The course is programming-intensive, with one short, structured assignment and a supervised, but highly individual, project. There are lectures the first two weeks, optional lab sessions, and a mandatory project presentation. Students wishing to enroll must submit the quick self-diagnostic test at http://web.mit.edu/6.090/www/diagnostic.html by January 1, 2013. Those who do poorly will be referred to 6.S189. Students who successfully complete this class will be well-prepared for 6.01. Web: http://web.mit.edu/6.090/www/ Contact: Karen A. Sittig, 6090-staff@mit.edu |
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6.S091
Special Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Hands-On Introduction to Electrical Engineering Lab Skills Gim Hom Tue Jan 15, Thu Jan 17, Tue Jan 22, Thu Jan 24, Tue Jan 29, 03-04:30pm, 4-231, lab schedule on website Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS. Enter lottery by: 16-Dec-2012 Limited to 45 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor None Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Covers subject matter not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Introduction to basic electrical engineering concepts, components and laboratory techniques, covering analog integrated circuits, power supplies and digital circuits. Five lab exercises with heavy emphasis on hands-on experience constructing projects using multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and other tools. Build circuit to display your own EKG! More info on course website. Sign up by December 1st to be guaranteed a spot in the class. After 12/1, the remaining spots will be selected by lottery on 12/16. Day 1: Intro to Safety, Electronic Components and Theory Day 2: Use of Measurement Equipment: Multi-meters & Oscilloscopes; Construction & Debugging of Simple Electronic Circuits Day 3: Integrated Circuits: ECG, Timers, Digital ICs & Opamps Day 4: Digital Systems Day 5: Video, AD&DA conversion, motors Web: http://mit.edu/6.091 Contact: Gim Hom, gim@mit.edu |
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6.S092
Special Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Introduction to Software Engineering in Java Kasia Hayden, Anant Bhardwaj, Jim Boerkoel Tue, Thu, Jan 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, 10am-12:00pm, 1st meeting in 6-120 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 120 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor not needed; no prior Java or other programming experience ne Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Covers subject matter not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. An introduction to software engineering, using the Java programming language. Covers concepts useful to 6.005. Students will learn the fundamentals of Java and develop intuition about object oriented programming. The overall focus is on developing working software that solves real problems. The class is designed for students with some programming experience, but if you have none and are motivated you will do fine. Students who have taken 6.005 should not take this course. Each class is composed of one hour of lecture and one hour of assisted lab work. Cosponsored by SIBP. Web: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/ia13/6.S092/ Contact: Kasia Hayden, kmh@mit.edu |
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6.S094
Special Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Introduction to MATLAB Vahid Montazerhodjat, Lawson Wong Mon Jan 28 thru Fri Feb 1, 07-09:00pm, 32-123 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 300 participants. Listeners allowed, space permitting Prereq: Permission of instructor familiarity with programming; linear algebra Level: U 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Covers subject matter not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. An aggressively gentle introduction to MATLAB, to give students fluency, including popular toolboxes. Interactive lectures with students doing sample MATLAB problems in real time. Problem-based MATLAB assignments. To pass, a student must complete all four assignments. Students are required to bring their own laptops with MATLAB installed. Web: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/ia13/6.S094/index.html Contact: Vahid Montazerhodjat, 6.S094-staff@mit.edu |
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6.S096
Special Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Introduction to C and C++ Thomas Lieber Tue, Thu-Fri, Jan 8, 10, 15, 17-18, 22, 24-25, 29, 31-1, 11am-01:00pm, 1-190 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 100 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor ; No C/C++ experience; complete diagnostic test online 1/1. Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Covers subject matter not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Fast-paced introductory course to the C and C++ programming languages. Both are useful for jobs, UROPs, and classes. Intended for those with experience in other languages who have never used C or C++. NOT a class for those experienced in those languages. Daily assignments and a small-scale individual project. Lecture will be an hour followed by an open lab hour. \*\*\*A short diagnostic test is required, and due 11:59PM Mon, January 1, 2013, located on the course Stellar page below.\*\*\* Web: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/ia13/6.S096/index.html Contact: Thomas Lieber, 6.s096-staff@mit.edu |
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6.S097
Special Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Review of Signals and Systems Elena Glassman, Vahid Montazerhodjat Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 14, 16, 18, 23, 25, 28, 30, 1, 05-06:30pm, 66-144 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 30 participants. Listeners allowed, space permitting Prereq: Permission of instructor 18.02 Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Covers subject matter not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Preparation for 6.003 or 6.011, focusing on several key concepts including LTI systems, convolution, CT and DT Fourier series and transforms, filtering, sampling, modulation, Laplace & z-transforms, and feedback. Three problem sets spread over three weeks. Ungraded practice exam on final day. Web: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/ia13/6.S097/index.html Contact: Elena Glassman, 6.s097instructors@mit.edu |
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6.S183
Special Laboratory Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Embedded Systems Design Competition Clark Della Silva, Ben Shaya Mon Jan 7 thru Fri Jan 11, 09-05:00am, 1st class 56-154, final comp TBD Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 60 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor 6.004 or 6.111 recommended Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Teams comprised of 2-5 students will compete in an System on a Chip (SoC) design competition using FPGA development boards. The goal of the competition is to design an FPGA-based processor with associated peripherals and memory components around a provided ARM Cortex-M0 DesignStart core, along with associated software to demonstrate a correctly working system. Example themes will be provided, but the competition will be completely open-ended and teams are encouraged to use their own ideas for their systems. Lectures and workshops will be provided by ARM, Xilinx, Digilent, and MIT during the first week of the competition to get teams started. Contact: Clark Della Silva, clarkds@mit.edu |
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6.S184
Special Laboratory Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Caffeinated 6.001 Alex Vandiver Tue, Thu, Jan 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, 07-09:00pm, 32-044 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 30 participants. Listeners allowed, space permitting Prereq: Permission of instructor some programming experience, high confusion threshold Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Zombie-like, 6.001 rises from the dead again. Unlike a zombie, however, it's moving quite a bit faster than it did the first time -- we aim to cover essentially the entire semester-long curriculum over the course of eight classes. Like the original, the class does not purport to just teach Scheme; instead, 6.S184 attempts to use Scheme to teach thought patterns for computer science, and properties of the structure and interpretation of computer programs which transcend specific programming languages. Weekly projects, mostly based on historic 6.001 projects, will be assigned. Cosponsored by SIPB; available as a non-credit activity. Web: http://web.mit.edu/alexmv/6.S184 Contact: Alex Vandiver, 6.001-zombies@mit.edu |
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6.S185
Special Laboratory Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design Competition 6.270 Organizers, Daniel Martelly, Isaac Gutekunst Mon Jan 7 thru Fri Jan 11, 12-01:00pm, 34-101, final comp 1/30, 7-10, 26-100 Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS. Enter lottery by: 14-Dec-2012 Limited to 100 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor : Readiness to work hard and have fun Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Team up to build an autonomous LEGO robot! Compete for sweet prizes. Get a free kit of LEGO and electronics worth over $1000! This is an awesome contest that everybody will enjoy. Maybe you did FIRST and you're looking for a new challenge -- 6.270 will give you a chance to get your feet wet in closed-loop control and AI. If you're a seasoned Course VI senior, 6.270 is an opportunity to apply your knowledge of algorithms and signal processing. Perhaps you're a freshman with no experience in robotics at all -- that's fine too! This contest is a great way to jump start your engineering education. We offer a programming crash course and give lectures about robotic design to get you up to speed. Register now at the website! Web: http://mit.edu/6.270/ Contact: 6.270 Organizers, 6.270-organizers@mit.edu |
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6.S186
Special Laboratory Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Maslab - Mobile Autonomous Systems Laboratory Arthur Petron Mon Jan 7 thru Fri Jan 11, 10am-03:00pm, 37-212, FINAL 2/1 3-8 pm, 26-100 Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS. Enter lottery by: 01-Dec-2012 Limited to 80 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor , programming, electronics or mechanical prototyping experie Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Fee: 200.00 for robot kit per team; returned after successful completion. Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Autonomous robotics class/contest emphasizing technical AI, vision, mapping, and navigation from a robot-mounted camera. Few restrictions are placed on materials, sensors, and/or actuators -- enabling students to build robots very creatively. Teams should have 3-4 members, and be prepared to devote the bulk of IAP to creating their robot. Teams shuold have members with programming (AI, state machines), mechanical (mechanisms, fast prototyping), and electrical (breadboarding and soldering) skills -- and should utilize a well-developed time management strategy. The final competition will be in 26-100 on February 1, 2013 at 5 PM; the Robot Open House will begin at 3 PM. Please enter the lottery by 12/1 at the website below. Note that the $200/team fee will be returned upon successful completion of the class or if waived by the MASLab Program Director. Web: http://maslab.mit.edu/2013/site/registerform.php Contact: Arthur Petron, Program Director, maslab-staff@mit.edu |
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6.S187
Special Laboratory Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 6.370: The BattleCode Programming Competition Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 500 participants. Listeners welcome at individual sessions (series) Prereq: Permission of instructor ; Programming Experience Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. 6.370 is an artificial intelligence programming contest in Java. Students will work in teams of 1 to 4, programming virtual robots to play BattleCode, a real-time strategy game. After the one-hour lecture, a one-hour lab session is held for teams to receive assistance writing Battlecode players. The competition will culminate in a live BattleCode tournament held publicly on February 4th in Kresge. The top teams will receive cash prizes. Students must preregister both on WebSIS for 6.187, AND on the BattleCode website by January 7th. The finalists' celebration is mandatory for finalists. Cosponsored by the Student Information Processing Board. Web: http://www.battlecode.org Contact: Andrew Sugaya, 6.370-chair@mit.edu BattleCode Class Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Mon Jan 7, 05-07:00pm, 1-190 BattleCode Class Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Tue Jan 8, 05-07:00pm, 1-190 BattleCode Class Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Wed Jan 9, 05-07:00pm, 1-190 BattleCode Class Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Thu Jan 10, 05-07:00pm, 1-190 BattleCode Class Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Fri Jan 11, 05-07:00pm, 1-190 BattleCode Class Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Mon Jan 14, 05-07:00pm, 1-190 BattleCode Class Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Tue Jan 15, 05-07:00pm, 1-190 BattleCode Class Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Tue Jan 15, 05pm-07:00am, 1-190 BattleCode Class Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Wed Jan 16, 05-07:00pm, 1-190 BattleCode Class Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Thu Jan 17, 05-07:00pm, 1-190 BattleCode Sprint Tournament Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Fri Jan 18, 04:30-08:00pm, 34-401 BattleCode Final Competition Daniel Jackson, Maxwell Mann, Steven Valdez, Sherry Wu, Aaron Epstein Sat Feb 2, 02-11:00pm, 26-100 |
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6.S188
Special Laboratory Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 6.470 Web Programming Competition Mark Zhang, Joseph Laurendi, Charles Liu, Stephanie Chang, Victor Costan, Kenny Lam, Victor Hung, Rachel Fung Mon-Fri, Jan 7-11, 14-18, 11am-01:00pm, 10-250, Awards, 7-10 PM, 1/31 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 250 participants. Listeners allowed, space permitting Prereq: Permission of instructor and some programming Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Teams of 1-3 compete to build the most functional and user-friendly website over IAP. Sites will be judged by industry experts. Over 30K in prizes will be awarded! Lectures and workshops teach everything you need to make a complete website. Competition will have novice and advnaced divisions with separate prizes. Novice topics include web programming basics like HTML, CSS, jQuery, PHP, MySQL. Advanced topics include SASS, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, layout, debugging, and security. Beginners and experienced web programmers welcome, but previous programming experience recommended. You will receive the instructor's permission automatically by coming to lecture or by passing the first milestone check-off. Cosponsored by the Student Information Processing Board. Web: http://6.470.scripts.mit.edu Contact: Mark Zhang, 6.470-staff@mit.edu |
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6.S189
Special Laboratory Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science An Introduction to Programming Using Python Rodrigo Mu?oz Mon-Fri, Jan 7-11, 14-18, 22-25, 11am-12:00pm, 34-101 Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS. Enter lottery by: 14-Dec-2012 Limited to 350 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor little or NO programming experience Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Fast-paced introduction to the Python programming language aimed at students who have never seen any programming language before. Covers both function and object-oriented concepts. Concepts presented in lecture will be reinforced through required problem sets and lab exercises. No exam but a graded project at the end of the course. Recommended for those planning to take 6.01 in the Spring who don't have programming experience. For those who have programmed before (not necessarily in Python!) please take 6.S090. If class is oversubscribed, preference will be given to freshmen. IMPORTANT! To take this class you must sign up for the lottery on the course website below by the deadline AND attend the first lecture. Web: http://web.mit.edu/6.S189/www/ Contact: Rodrigo Mu?oz, 6.S189-staff@mit.edu |
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6.S190
Special Laboratory Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 6.570: MIT Mobile App Competition Vedha Sayyaparaju, Patricia Saylor, Jonathan Lui, Leonardo Urbina Mon-Fri, Jan 7-11, 14-18, 11am-02:00pm, 32-141, Awards 1/31, 4-7, 32-123 Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS. Enter lottery by: 20-Dec-2012 Limited to 90 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor some programming experience Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. 6.570 is MIT's Mobile Development Competition. Teams of 2-3 students will have 4 weeks to design and build an Android application based on a given theme. The first two weeks of the competition will consist of lectures and labs led by experienced students and leading industry experts, covering the basics of Android development, and other relevant concepts and tools, to help participants build great apps. The contest will culminate in a public presentation in front of a judging panel comprised of professional developers and MIT faculty. Great prizes and everlasting fame will be awarded to the champions of 6.570! Cosponsored by the Student Information Processing Board. Web: http://mobileapps.mit.edu/ Contact: Vedha Sayyaparaju, 6.570-organizers@mit.edu |
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6.S191
Special Laboratory Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 6.670 iOS Game Design and Development Course/Competition Tony Eng, Jeremy Rossman,, Eddie Obropta, Daniel Fremont, Katie Siegel, Daryl Neubieser Tue-Thu, Jan 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 29-31, 02-04:30pm, 1st meeting 32-155, Final Comp 2/3, 3-5, Grier Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Listeners welcome at individual sessions (series) Prereq: Permission of instructor or object oriented programming experience Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Learn how to make iPhone games! Make your own original game and enter it into MIT's first iOS game competition for cash prizes! Interact with amazing sponsors, from game companies to world renowned venture capitalists! No prior iOS experience required, but you'll need access to a Mac! Having object-oriented experience desirable but not required. Web: http://iosgames.mit.edu Contact: Tony Eng, 6670organizers@mit.edu |
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6.S192
Special Laboratory Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Rapid Prototyping: ISN Soldier Design Contest Kurt Keville Tue, Thu, Jan 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, 03-04:30pm, 66-154, labs TBA Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 24 participants. Listeners allowed, space permitting Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Laboratory subject that covers content not offered in the regular curriculum. Consult department to learn of offerings for a particular term. Compete in this year's Soldier Design Contest and Rapid Equipment Force Grand Challenge. Attend all sessions for a foundation in the fundamental processes of Rapid Prototyping and build a winning design for prizes. Jan 15 SDC Contest Overview, project descriptions, interest statements and class scheduling. Jan 17 Caffeinated Crash course in PCB design (and finish up SDC project description / signups) Jan 22 Lab equipment training and checkout. Partial equipment list; Various Microscopy (AFM, SEM, TEM), assorted chromatography, basic metal and wood shop, 3-D printing, sundry CVD. Jan 24 Lincoln Labs RP Facility Tour http://www.ll.mit.edu/news/core3studio.html Jan 29 US Army Sustainment Lab Tour http://www.army.mil/article/66467/ Jan 31 Final Project (Powerpoint) Presentations Contact: Kurt Keville, kkeville@mit.edu Web: http://mit.edu/isn/sdc Contact: Kurt Keville, kkeville@mit.edu |
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6.S912
Special Subject in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Pokerbots Competition Sabeel Hakim, Nirvan Tyagi, Andrew Huang, Eddie Ha, Vineet Gopal Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 05-07:00pm, 10-250, Final Comp 2/4, 1-5pm, Kresge Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 200 participants. Listeners allowed, space permitting Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Covers subject matter not offered in the regular curriculum. Pokerbots is a programming competition where teams of up to four students build autonomous poker players. Learn and apply concepts in mathematics, computer science, and economics not normally taught together in classes. Poker has become a cultural phenomenon: learn the intricacies of the game and showcase your decision making skills. As a game of incomplete information, poker is an interesting problem because of its complex dynamics and real world applications, such as trading. We'll have over $30,000 in prizes from some of the best technology and finance firms. Six days of lecture, in which students will learn programming, game theory, bankroll management, probability and statistics, and machine learning, and how to put them all together to make a successful pokerbot. The final event will be held on February 4, 1-5 PM, in Kresge, and open to the public. Web: http://pokerbots.mit.edu/ Contact: Sabeel Hakim, pokerbots@mit.edu |