MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2016 Schedule for January 12


Activity Title Location Special Meeting Info

07:00 AM
Efficient Swimming Tuesday Mornings Alumni Pool

07:45 AM
Synrgy Circuits W35 Zesiger Center Fitness Floor 2nd Level

08:00 AM
DN Class Iceboat Building (and hopefully sailing) N51 SEVT Space

09:00 AM
Design of Fixed-Wing Aircraft for Radio Control N52 3rd Floor
Hands on PCB Fabrication of Cloud Connected Devices Room 35-308 Bring Your Laptop
Individual Consultations at the Writing and Communication Center E39-115 sign up online
Introduction To Olympic Weight Training W35 Zesiger Center Fitness Floor 2nd Level
LabVIEW Boot Camp Room 36-155 Bring your laptop.
Manager's Medley - IAP Workshops for Managers E19-306
Software Tools for Operations Research E51-315

09:30 AM
JOYSTRUCTURES E14-251 Wear long, nonsythetic pants and closed shoes.

10:00 AM
Build a CNC Drawing Machine 9-255 One hour lunch
Coaching and Motivational Interviewing I NW35 - Hulsizer Room
Data Visualization: Introduction to Tools and Principles 4-163
Excelling at MIT and beyond: Developing a "Growth Mindset" 8-205
Hands-on Aerospace: Intro to Aerodynamics and Airplane Design 33-419
Infrastructure Design for Climate Change 1-371
Introduction to Metal Casting 4-006
Introduction to small angle X-ray scattering 13-4041
Mathematica and the Wolfram Language: A Comprehensive Overview 4-231
Software Radio NE45 2nd floor 1 hr. break for lunch
Water and Food Security Seminar Series E51-145

10:30 AM
ENAMELING COURSE 4-006

11:00 AM
Hands-on Aerospace: Intro to Thermodynamics and Propulsion 33-419
Mathematics of Big Data: Spreadsheets, Databases, Matrices, and Graphs 2nd Flr 300 Tech Sq Pizza will be provided
Plasma Science and Fusion Center IAP Series 6-120

12:00 PM
Build a CNC painting robot W20-429 /START STUDI Bring your laptop / times may vary
Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) - Afternoon Session N52-419D
Time Series Econometrics Discussions E51-151

01:00 PM
Bamboo Bicycle Frame Making Workshop IDC (N52 3rd fl)
CME Drop In Hours E39-362
Comprehensive Overview of Arduino Microcontrollers for Creative Exploration (8-day workshop) TBD Students should bring a laptop to each class. Befo
Contemporary Geometric Beadwork - practical sessions 4-153 contact Kate McKinnon to register by 1/11/15
DUSPviz: Create a Research Poster -- Intermediate Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign 9-251
EC.S02: Applied Innovations through Bicycle Dynamics (AIBD) N51-337
EHS-MS: Building a toolbox for the EHS Coordinator EHS: N52-496 A
Form and Color W20-425
Hands-on Aerospace: Rockets! Hands-On with MIT Rocket Team Meet in 33-419
Inflated Appetite E15-344
Introduction to Blacksmithing 4-006
Introduction to Lasercom: Build a Laser Audio Link NE45 2nd floor
Machine Learning in Critical Care E25-101 Bring your laptop with MATLAB installed
Pleasures of Poetry 2016 14E-304

01:15 PM
Listening to the universe with gravitational waves Marlar Lounge 37-252

01:30 PM
Planners Read The Gorgias 7-338 books provided

02:00 PM
Aviation Accident Investigation or Agatha Christie for Engineers 33-319
Coaching and Motivational Interviewing II NW35 - Hulsizer Room
Crafting the Cosmos - Handmade Projects and Introductory Astrophysics TBD
Create Your Own Comic! (Artistic Ability Optional) 56-167 bring laptop
Data Management: 101 14N-132 DIRC
Electronic-structure software tutorials 8-119
Introduction to Probabilistic Programming and Data Analysis 46-1015
Microlearning Boot Camp 4-159
Napkins to Launch E15-359
Searching for Gravitational Waves with LIGO Marlar Lounge 37-252
Shadow Magicians: Explore deep personal truths and overcome obstacles to success and happiness. 26-168
Three-Day Intro to Control for Robotics (build your own micro controlled copter-levitated arm) 38-501
Transferable Skills 4-145
Transforming the work place through serious games 36-153

02:30 PM
Tour: Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) Lab tour departs 37-252

03:00 PM
Introduction to Blacksmithing 4-006
Opening up your research to the web 46-5165

03:30 PM
Bioinformatics for Beginners 2016 14N-132

04:00 PM
Assertiveness Workshop for Women 36-112
Balanced & Brilliant: Wellness for College Life 5-134 Bring a notebook
Basic Camera and Classical Darkroom Techniques W20-425
Ceramica Botanica W20-431
MIT Police Citizens Academy 4-257
Tutorial Series in Computational Topics related to Brain and Cognitive Sciences 46-3310

05:00 PM
3D Modeling & 3D Printing: Learn how to CAD with Onshape and 3D Print through Hands-On Activities 38-501 Bring your laptop
Designing Your Life E51-151
Introduction to Blacksmithing 4-006

05:15 PM
Efficient Freestyle Alumni Pool

05:30 PM
Adult Intro to Swimming Basics ZesigerTeachingPool
Beginning Oil Painting Workshop W20-425

05:45 PM
EMBRACING THE OUTSKIRTS 3-133

06:00 PM
FAILURE -- AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT TO BEING SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL, SCIENCE, AND STARTUPS 32-141
Hardware Hacking and Rapid Prototyping 32-155 Bring Your Laptop
Introductory Hebrew W11-180
Learn To Play Bridge! 4-149
Learning Science through Cooking W20-308 coffeehouse
Marxist answer to another world war. 5-233
Reasoning for God and Dinner Student Center Mezzanine Lounge, 3rd floor

06:15 PM
Adult Beginning Swimming - Tuesdays ZesigerTeachingPool

06:30 PM
Old-Time String Band Jam at MIT 20-407 Contact leader to get session updates

07:00 PM
Group Exercise Instructor Training 57 Alumni Wang
How To Stand-Up (Comedy) TBD
Intermediate Squash W35 Zesiger Center Zesiger Center Squash Courts
Totally Teapots W20-431

08:00 PM
How to Hack a Website: A Practical Introduction to Web Security 4-231
Intro to Contra Dancing, with Live Folk Music Student Ctr 407
Oil Painting Workshop W20-425

09:30 PM
Women's Only Beginning Swimming AlumniTeachingPool
Women's Only Intermediate Swim Alumni Pool