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  2.007 Robot Competition 2016 robots dump (replica) tea bags in the (replica) Boston harbor

  

  "No innovation without fabrication!" This is the motto of 2.007, a semester-long class for mechanical engineering students. The class teaches students design and manufacturing hands on and culminates in the annual 2

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to ... : pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical ... the magnitude system and optics. I talked more about the class here

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Turn around and pretend it wasn’t you Words of Wisdom

  

  ) I am now 21 years of age 3) Spectrum wrote an article about me 4) The New York Times wrote an article about us 5) The Livescribe company blog ... weekend I attended "CollegeFest 2009" at the Hynes Convention Center, just

  • by Snively '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 2 TableTop, Net Neutrality, Complexity Theory And More

  

  - Subreddit The concept is simple, users ask the question "What if x piece of history was different" and the more historically inclined Redditors ... lecture has been better than the one before and the world of P vs. NP is

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  , but we know what it is. It’s very easy to make, but I realize the name ... athletics and UROPs, are in full swing, and the GEL Program is no exception ... Opportunities Program, starts this week. UPOP is the preferred prerequisite for

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  9 / Headache 68 days to go

  

  . Jones*, and Kyllo v. U.S. The class is taught in conjunction with ... the Head of Product Design at Continuum. *** This is the class I ... like Wild Relatives and The Gleaners and I. The class is centered on an

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 31, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  Procrastination For Finals ...so I cooked dinner instead.

  

  My last assignment for the semester was turned in on Tuesday, and basically three finals stand between between me and the summer! (i have them ... cup arborio rice (this kind of rice is sticker and fatter than normal

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  just do it don’t say you’re gonna do it!

  

  Let’s meet the CNC mill. This one is called HAAS. He’s proven useful ... molds for the plastic pieces of our yo-yo. I’ll make a blog on the yo-yo making process in full some time down the road. This blog is about CAM

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 23, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Story of the 5 Wits A look back on my externship at 5 Wits

  

  Captain Nemo's abandoned submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Now, you may be wondering why this is the story of the 5 Wits. Well, there was Common Sense, who decided that she could make water just the right

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Hall Rush: 1E So many packing peanuts

  

  convince the freshmen that their hall is a good place to live in. We bought ... artists on 1E got custom shirts made- the one on the left is what most ... /architecture). I live on the first floor of the east parallel of East Campus, which

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • September 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nerdin’ Out algorithms are too cool

  

  - google calendar: The idea behind interval partitioning is that you have ... Algorithms), one of the classes I'm taking the semester. We have a test coming up this Thursday ( O.O ahh ), and in the process of studying for it, I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Metabo lite s Why the Broad Institute is inspiring my exercise goals

  

  committee. More likely though, it is due to my sluggish 40-something metabolism. I’m on a mission to figure out what the heck is going on here, and ... my wedding dress. This might be because I spent the whole winter in

  • by Kris Guay
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vote for Ksplice! MIT's spirit of entrepreneurship and collaboration in action.

  

  cast your vote for Ksplice in the Forbes "Boost Your Business" Competition!) One of the aspects of MIT culture I most enjoy is the Institute ... to make the world a better place. Another cornerstone of MIT culture

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  .007, Design and Manufacturing I. The basic goal of the class is to design and ... . The idea is to get as many of these balls into the highest scoring bins ... case is to learn a lot about the design process and what it takes to be a

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  rolltreppe I use the word funky loosely in conversation but these tunes are tight. um did…

  

  (here is a subset of the group at Dylan's Emerson recital): To crazy ... Chris Peterson once said, "rfong is a good photographer, and in order to do that you have to be really creepy." (Um...thanks?) It is that

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  the last 2.5 years here at the MIT. Inertia is real. Though a few Course ... , at ETH there is more of an emphasis on the final examination, and less ... happened very quickly. I first heard about the program during the summer from

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer plans

  

  I've spent the last two weeks enjoying a nice vacation at my mom ... caught up on all the sleep I missed during term (for some reason, while I ... when I'm here, I feel deprived if I'm not getting at least 9). But

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day, Tau Time As the admissions decisions approach...

  

  on Pi Day, at Tau Time (that is tomorrow, March 14, at 6:28pm EDT). Some of you, though, may be wondering -- what's the deal with Tau? Well, check out this video from Vi Hart: (Did you know that Vi Hart is Khan

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Get Animated A holiday comic.

  

  A random highlight of some holidays is getting emailed the latest ... for Easter 2006: When Jen was an undergrad she wrote comics for The ... Jennifer's Comics. Jen is also a fantastic baker -- if you want to drool

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  really miss sailing. Sailing, in my opinion, is the best PE Class you can take; I highly recommend it. MIT, btw, is the "birthplace of ... along the Charles River. Lots of people running along the river (doing a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005