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  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  amusing excerpts with you. Enjoy! (The point of the problem was to show ... linearly at relativistic speeds.) (Again, the problem was to prove ... on one of our psets, which refers to "Professor Alan Guth," father of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanks What is your fantasy class? Vote yet again.

  

  Thanks for all of the advice on my previous entry. I have decided to ... want to see it differently this time. Also, the opportunity to travel ... 's always nice to see the median voter theorem in action. What courses would

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  of the day is that I got to eat lunch with MIT President Hockfield ... lunch: the very collaborative nature of student work (surprising to her), what MIT's role ought to be in national and global energy policy, the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  out that somehow along the line I managed to answer them all in the ... networks try to convince you to watch reruns during the summer except you ... 't actually had the opportunity to hear it, but I suppose I'll go check it out

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Passing Out ...of classes. Or in class. We'll see.

  

  page for up-to-date information on AP and transfer credit.] Remember ... you did on the first day of kindergarten was color. Heck, all we did on ... passed out of 18.01 with a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam. My high school

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  satisfied enough to embark on the eight-hour grind. I realized the error in my ... recommend). I stalked through the MIT tag on Tumblr to learn everything I ... consider myself lucky to have had a group of people to rely on when the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Katrina I can't stop thinking about it.

  

  from the affected areas: you've probably seen the message elsewhere on My ... Oh my god. I can't stop thinking about all of the people who have been affected by this - this tragedy has been on my mind every waking

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Projects Some examples of some projects you might see in MIT writing classes

  

  the class by listening to, looking at, or talking about an example of ... which involved using a constraint, such as one from the Table of Forms, to ... very interesting. The purpose of the project was to create some sort of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  view, we were alone. The only people crazy enough to camp on the ... , where the most exotic moths are to be found. On New Year’s Eve, we visited ... in the mail from the Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA). On it were

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  G(e)e^ks

  

  American Gods. For the day's entertainment, I introduce you to the conecpt of the "talk list". Most living groups at MIT, in addition to having ... discussion on ec-discuss is, of course, always of the highest quality, Andrew

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  assignment. I was trying to capture the sunset on film. We also explore different types of documentary, from the classically framed interview to cin ... the MFA to see a screening of the documentary Urbanized. It is by Gary

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  , so I've been there too. Those of you among the 28 are about to have to ... you will bring your full focus to bear on completely crushing whatever ... It's been nearly two weeks since the May 1 reply deadline, and we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  't really my goal. All I wanted was to make somebody on the judges' panel ... week later I spent a part of it on GTA IV. I really want to know what the ... . Props to the Coop for taking a chance on my ugly, yet endearing, creation.

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final projects from the fall three coding projects and an alien in disguise

  

  procrastinated until I only had two weeks to work on it. Luckily, the TAs gave us a ... ="aligncenter" width="750"] Poisson image editing — it's hard to tell but the "WOW" is in ... -D cameras to locate where the cups are in the environment, and the grasp- and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Temp assignments and cautionary tales

  

  assigment. If you're a prospective student, allow me to explain. During the summer, you get to rank the dorms in order of preference, based on ... arrived on campus and proceded to spend the entirety of Dorm Rush on 3rd

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  relevant on your application, but take extra care to emphasize the aspects of ... all. Even when the going gets tough, refuse to give up on what matters ... the summer, I had ample opportunity to compile what may (someday) be the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Crew Florida Takeover My last trip to play with the dolphins

  

  importantly, the chance to play with dolphins. For me, Florida was a bit of ... video review. But what better way to come back than on beautiful water ... preparing for the spring season.  Hopefully the river will continue to

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP 2006

  

  I will promptly get on a bus and go to New York City. The MIT Alumni ... can apply to up to 3 positions in the San Francisco, New York, Los ... September commented on the "Marathon Sports" entry with a question about

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  finally put a ring on it,” or “Engaged to the institute!” While this quip is in reference to the fact that most people wear Brass Rats on their ... 1. Participants pledge allegiance to MIT. This photograph depicts the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Greetings from MIT Labs! Introducing MIT: The Game

  

  on an extremely awesome and extremely top secret project: MIT: The ... admissions staff, it allows students to experience all the best parts of an MIT ... Game, you will be able to participate in all the most important aspects

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 1, 2011