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  Learning Time! I walk you through a physics/dynamics problem.

  

  Oftentimes the best way to learn something is to teach it. I've decided to try this approach to study for my 2.003 test coming up. WARNING ... problem as its posed to us: A wheel of diameter R, consisting of a thin

  • by Snively '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Colors! Burton-Conner:12523 kbps1649 kbps140 ms

  

  It seems as though the more work one has, the more time one finds to ... to be evil. Why? Here's what it looks like. Problem 1/ a -- s Problem ... 're reading it correctly, A through S. 19 parts! In addition to the other parts

  • by Snively '11
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  on the Internet did MIT hide all of its goodies? I'd like to shed light ... need to put it on the internet I head to our special MIT Admissions login ... livejournal, MovableType is designed to fit into a webpage that already exists

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Early Morning Construction and other bexley woes.

  

  Yesterday, I wrote to facilities complaining about the noise from the ... alley, they appeared to be drilling holes into the pavement and covering ... my window. Said it was coming down anyhow and didn't want anyone to get

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (2)… [Mathematics] Studying math at Cambridge and MIT.

  

  'm senior now heading off to math grad school next fall). I really appreciate ... what subject you are studying. I went through Course 18, to study the ... of individual motivation and tenacity to make it through the year

  • by Cambridge
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  ;-) Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #0 (To be done before you come): Figure out the big questions that you have ... , faculty, and anyone else you manage to meet. Rule #1: If you're paying for

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Snapshot Statshot A quick look at some numbers from this year's admissions process.

  

  of the year to date in MIT Admissions. This year, we had 13 ... students than last year: an increase of 1 student, to 1554. Thus, our admit rate fell nearly a percentage point, from 12.5% to 11.6%. This year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hilarity with Jeremy "Hi!" *awkward silence*

  

  personalities. When I say that, I'm not just referring to undergraduates, but also to grad students, post-doctorates, and even professors - and in my ... here, right now I want to focus on an aspect of diversity I never fully

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  From: rich Subject: LOST CAT Date: January 22, 2008 1:22:26 AM EST To ... , 2008 1:51:44 AM EST To: rich Cc: burton1 Dear Richard, We have ... you ever want to see him again, you must meet all of our demands. The

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The Coop What's a coop? You'll find out!

  

  I go to college. Yay! Here's the thing about college, every single ... , or Bookstore. Which of these three am I going to talk about? Well, I ... I want to talk about the MIT bookstore. Almost every college out there

  • by Snively '11
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  't imagine being happy anywhere else!] [This doesn't apply to everyone, but ... attracted to MIT's campus culture, I've found these students often are also ... definitely by the end of February. You may also want to keep us up-to-date with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  V Storms the Senate One hack is not enough.

  

  , right? Not at MIT. Allow me first to set the scene. As some of you may already know, a little over a month ago, I decided to run for a seat in the ... Association (or the UA for short, because MIT students love acronyms) aims to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Knock On Wood Can I Graduate?

  

  Cluster to: Still going. I just had a DATA breakthrough. I want to hug

  • by Bryan
  • May 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 4 Odyssey Looks like my James Joyce karma isn't that horrible after all.

  

  both difficult but possible to understand. I really enjoyed both of them ... of annotations, it is a monster to read... let alone understand. But ... , and I diligently take pages of notes each class to supplement my reading

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Endless rain into a paper cup ...also, restless wind inside a letterbox.

  

  like a little wind and rain is going to stop them from running it ... the above information was available to me with a simple push of F12. In ... ), when I got this e-mail from Mitra. From: Mitra Longshoreman To: All of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  turn it into a for-credit UROP as well. RATP has asked us to consider new uses and features for the Paris metro (subway) system -- ways to ... kinds of things appeal to them, and how do they interact with their fellow

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Design Squad: Pretty much the opposite of The O.C. A show where 8 teenagers use their engineering skills to build some really cool stuff.

  

  schoolers design and build machines — from dragsters to an automatic pancake ... , Design Squad cast members learn to think smart, build fast, and contend ... team has just two days to complete the project. Challenges range from

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2007 A final report from this year's awesome IAP puzzling solving funfest.

  

  came in to save the day, offering the teams the opportunity to get the ... to Michael Fauntleroy Stopheles (M.F. Stopheles, for short) for a mere penny. To get their souls back, they would have to complete his course of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Has Been Found! Mystery Hunt 2007 is quasi-over.

  

  "At 2:14am on Sunday January 14th Dr. Awkward managed to defeat the devil and regain their immortal soul (in coin form)." This means Mystery ... and I'll get back to you when I get home from church. Ciao!

  • by Bryan
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / Events

  1 Month, 0 Classes IAP tomorrow and an opportunity to mystery hunt!

  

  ...well only if I choose to. Tomorrow marks the beginning of IAP ... . During January, a lot of people do externships, some go to Zambia, some France, some stay at home ... and some go to lab. After a brief search on

  • by Bryan
  • January 7, 2007