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IAP 2008 in photos

A sampling of images of the diverse offerings in MIT's Independent Activities Period 2008, which ran from Jan. 7 to Feb. 1. February 6, 2008

Teams battle to on-screen victory

Tanks, soldiers, snipers and bombers fanned out rapidly over unfamiliar undulating terrain, searching for their enemy counterparts and trying to seize control of battle towers. Their commanders? MIT coders, duking it out in the BattleCode programming competition. February 6, 2008

IAP class probes Singapore highway collapse

MIT Professor Andrew Whittle, who was one of four international experts chosen to probe the catastrophic collapse of a subway excavation in Singapore, presented his findings in the IAP class, "What Caused the Collapse of the Nicoll Highway in Singapore?" February 1, 2008

Blogging IAP

MIT students near and far blogged about their experiences during MIT's January Independent Activities Period. January 31, 2008

For seawalls, beauty is in the eye of the holder

Maps of Cape Cod drawn over the last 150 years record major changes in the shoreline caused when storms pile up protective sand barriers or sweep them away, battering and eroding the shoreline, sometimes carrying away buildings. January 11, 2008

IAP poetry course to mark 10th year

Pleasures of Poetry, the IAP literature course that offers poetry scholars and fans a daily hour-long reading and discussion session throughout January, celebrates its 10th year in 2008. December 12, 2007

Foreign Languages & Literature awards

Recent achievements by members of the MIT community. June 6, 2007

MIT, IBM team up on first PlayStation®3 course

MIT and IBM have announced the success of the first course in the United States structured around the capabilities of the Cell Broadband Engine, the microprocessor that powers the new PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. May 2, 2007

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MIT Independent Activities Period - A special January term for members of the MIT community to teach, experiment and learn.

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