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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From: Holly B Sweet
<hbsweet@MIT.EDU></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 12:59:54
-0500</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Subject: undergraduate seminars Spring
2011</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Spring Term 2011 ESG Undergraduate
Seminars</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><i>(open to all MIT
students)</i></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>NEW - SP.233: More than a Website:
Creating Your Own Dynamic Brand on the Interweb (six units p/f
credit)</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Instructor: Graham Ramsay (<a
href="mailto:ramsay@mit.edu">ramsay@mit.edu</a>)</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Meeting time and place: Tuesdays, 7-9
p.m., 24-618</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>How do can we best communicate our ideas
in the year 2011? How do we present ourselves professionally to
others? How can each of us use technology to our advantage when
looking to apply to graduate school, get the ideal job, internship, or
consulting gig? How can we use the web most effectively to
promote that great idea for a startup, help get the capital we need,
or promote our products and services?</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>This seminar addresses the many facets of
presenting oneself and one's ideas to the greatest effect using a
wide variety of tools currently available. Through guided
in-class discussion, case study, and hands-on exercises, this class
will explore:</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· how to identify
your essential skills, knowledge, and talents in order to effectively
promote yourself and your ideas</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· which tools are
most effective in presenting your ideas to a specific
audience</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· using video,
audio, and images to articulate your ideas</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· using blogs and
vlogs (video blogs) as a tool for self promotion</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· basic theory
and practice of sound web design</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· how to
effectively write about yourself and your ideas</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· the use of
social media as a tool for self-promotion</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>This class will include guest speakers
with specific expertise in communications, marketing, and
self-promotion. The final project for the class will be the
creation of a dynamic website by each student as a means for promoting
his or her ideas for a specific audience.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b> </b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>SP.235 Chemistry of Sports:
Understanding How Exercise Affects Your Body Chemistry (six units
p/f credit)</b><br>
Instructors: Dr. Patti Christie (<a
href="mailto:patti@mit.edu">patti@mit.edu</a>) & Steve
Lyons</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Meeting time and place: Wednesdays 3-5,
24-619, plus additional workout sessions</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>This seminar is an exciting way for
students to study and apply chemistry knowledge to the improvement of
their biological systems. We will be focusing on three sports
(swimming, cycling and running), with a slight emphasis on running.
There will be both a classroom and laboratory component to the
seminar. The classroom component will introduce the students to the
chemistry of their own biological systems. We will look at nutrition
(to understand how to fuel and rebuild your body), anatomy and
physiology (to better build your system), and how the body can be
improved (or hurt) through physical activities. We will examine the
chemistry of sports equipment including swimming (wetsuit and swimsuit
manufacture), bicycling (including a field trip to a bicycle shop),
and running (how running shoes are manufactured). We will also look at
ways your body deals with exercise through building up and repair of
muscles, improvement in lung and cardiovascular capacity, the
chemistry of supplements and their effectiveness, and how we can use
this knowledge to improve our physical fitness. The two
components to the laboratory portion of the class are the running
study and training for and completing a triathlon. The students can
earn up to 2 PE points during the term if they attend the supervised
Triathlon training workouts. The students can also earn some PE points
by completing the Mooseman Triathlon in NH in early June. Upon
completion of the running study, participants will own a new pair of
Newton running shoes and a heart rate monitor.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>SP.268 Topics in the Mathematics of
Toys and Games (six units p/f credit)</b><br>
Instructors: Melissa Gymrek '11 (<a
href="mailto:mgymrek@mit.edu">mgymrek@mit.edu</a>) & Jing Li
'11 (<a
href="mailto:lijing@mit.edu">lijing@mit.edu</a>)</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Faculty supervisor: Professor Erik
Demaine</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>First meeting time and place:
Tuesday February 1st 7-9 in 24-619</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Many common toys and games actually
involve non-trivial mathematical concepts. In this class we will
explore the connections between topics in mathematics and
combinatorial game theory and their applications to popular toys,
games, and puzzles. We will analyze algorithmic approaches in
single-player games and logic puzzles, as well as strategies in
multi-player competitive games. Students will be introduced to a
variety of applied math and game theory topics and be able to
implement the algorithms and competitive strategies in actual game
play.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>SP.271 Beta-testing Your Life at MIT
(six units p/f credit)</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Instructors: Dr. Holly Sweet (<a
href="mailto:hbsweet@mit.edu">hbsweet@mit.edu</a>) & Donna
Denoncourt (<a
href="mailto:donnamd@mit.edu">donnamd@mit.edu</a>)</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Meeting time and place: Tuesdays 3-5 in
Room 24-619</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Through readings, journal writing,
discussions, structured exercises using photography, art and writing,
and guest speakers, students will explore different aspects of
emerging adulthood from a chronological point of view, particularly as
it applies to their own lives. These aspects will
include:</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· looking at your
family background and how it impacts your identity today</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· reviewing
turning points in your life</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· looking at the
role of key people in your life and what they have taught
you</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· handling your
transition from high school to college</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· exploring your
racial and ethnic identity</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· looking at
spiritual and moral aspects of yourself</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· evaluating your
mental and physical well being</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· understanding
your friendships and romantic relationships</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· exploring the
impact of your gender on who you are and how others see
you</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite>· imagining who
you want to be and where you want to head in the future.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Students will also present a class topic
in a workshop they design to a group outside of the seminar (such as a
living group). This class is designed to be highly experiential, with
room for significant student input.</blockquote>
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