MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2015 Schedule for January 22


Activity Title Location Special Meeting Info

08:00 AM
Innovation Tournament NE45-202 Beaverworks Center

08:30 AM
Essentials of Mechanical Assembly 3-333

09:00 AM
Adventures in Scanning Electron Microscopy SEM Lab Room 4-141 1 Hour Lunch Break
Corporate Innovation: How to Make it Happen Without Getting Fired E51-335
Fishbanks: Gaming for sustainable business E62-233
How to Design Electric Vehicles (EVs) E15-341 Bring your laptop
So! You Want To Own Your Own Firm! 9-450B - via webcam Must bring laptop equipped with webcam

09:30 AM
An Introduction to Biomedical Imaging 36-112
Introduction to R Graphics 1-115

10:00 AM
From Innovation To Commercially Viable Products 1-150
Individual Consultations at the Writing and Communication Center E39-115
Introduction ocean data-model analysis 54-1623
Making an impact by making a difference. Sustainability in the DIY world Danger!Awesome
Physical Computing in Urban Planning TBA
Software Radio NE45-202 Beaverworks Center

10:30 AM
Cold Fusion 101: Introduction to Excess Power in Fleischmann-Pons Experiments 4-145
Contemporary Military Topics (series) E40-496 Lucian Pye Conference Room
MITing of the Minds 2015 11th Annual MIT Philosophy Alumni Conference 32-D461

11:00 AM
Health and Safety Issues of Nanomaterials 46-3189
Research Data Management: File Organization 14N-132
The Biology of Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases 46-1015

12:00 PM
Building Cognos Reports - Basics 14-0637
DUSPviz: Basic Habits of Effective Graphic Designers 9-255
IAP 2015- The Feynman Films 4-370
Mentor the Class of 2019: Become an Orientation Leader and/or Associate Advisor! 4-149
Patent Searching Fundamentals 14N-132
Patent Searching Fundamentals 14N-132
Wind Technology Testing Center Tour WTTC Shuttle pick up and drop off will be in Kendall Sq
Your College Planning Options W20-307

01:00 PM
Facing the Music: Recreating Performances from the Past TBA Bring laptop or ipad to each class
Introduction to Lasercom: Build your own Laser Audio Transmitter NE45-202 Beaverworks Center
Laser Radar: Basic Principles and Hands-on Operation 36-144
Massively Parallel Multiphysics Simulation Simplified by MOOSE 4-231 Bring Your Laptop
Pleasures of Poetry 2015 14E-304
Sampling of Careers in Biology 68-181
Spatial Statistics: Spatial Autocorrelation 14N-132
Why Do Women Fare So Badly in Developing Countries? E17-133

01:30 PM
IAP 2015 Physics Lecture Series 4-370

02:00 PM
Effective Internship Search Strategies 4-257
Getting the Most Out of International Experience 3-133
MIT FLUTE ENSEMBLE 4-152
Observing Black Holes 37-252 Marlar Lounge
Persuading Others, featuring Jean-luc Doumont 10-250
Probabilistic Models and Tools for Socio-Technical Systems Research E51-151 Bring your laptop

02:30 PM
Beyonce: Black Feminist Thought in Popular Culture 14E-304
Using X-ray Spectroscopy to Measure a Binary's Relativistic Outflow 37-252 Marlar Lounge

03:00 PM
8 Mechanics ReView 32-082
Finding Research Datasets 14N-132
On the Screen - activity 3-270
Reducing the Danger of Nuclear Weapons and Proliferation 26-414

03:15 PM
An Introduction to the Chandra Xray Observatory 37-252 Marlar Lounge

04:15 PM
RACECAR - Rapid Autonomous Complex-Environment Competing Ackermann-steering Robot MIT Tunnels Final Race

04:30 PM
YesPlus Intro: Mind, Body, Breath 56-180

05:00 PM
Augmented Reality and Dance 7-429 Long Lounge Bring your computer
Full Throttle: Gender Representations in Car Films 3-310
Heavy Metal 101 14N-313
The World of Speech and Hearing Mass Eye & Ear

05:30 PM
Hacking a Software Interview -- Mastering Programming Interview Questions 32-155

06:00 PM
Chamber Music Discovery & Sight-Reading 14E-109
Discover and Practice Your Inner Art: Be a Professional You 56-114
Electric Guitar - Build your own W31-031
Learn To Play Bridge! 4-153
South Italy folk dance lab 36-112

06:15 PM
Introductory Hebrew 4-265

06:30 PM
Integration Bee 34-101

07:00 PM
2D & 3D Nature Study W20-425
Cool Math Proofs 32-124
Intermediate Squash Squash courts
(CANCELED) Love and Romance in Ancient India TBD
MITOC Winter School
Reason, Evidence & the Christian Faith TBD
Stage Lighting Seminar for the Theater W20 - PDR4

07:45 PM
Capoeira Angola- Recreation Building 57

09:30 PM
MIT Women's Rugby Practices Johnson Track