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Coursework: Complete Blog Archives

"Relativity Special (and vice versa)"
by Yan Z. '12 | November 18, 2009
I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from Sesame Street, which is mostly just one thing.

"More thoughts on classes"
by Yan Z. '12 | November 11, 2009
However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

"On a Week of IHTFP"
by Marcela R. '13 | October 28, 2009
An Exam Week story. Starring none other than 18.022.

"Work and Energy"
by Hamsika C. '13 | October 07, 2009
Can't do the former if you don't have the latter.

"In which brains are awesome"
by Keri G. '10 | October 02, 2009
Neener neener neener.

"Physics in the MIT"
by Yan Z. '12 | October 01, 2009
No bacon apple pies here.

"Product Design, MIT style"
by Laura N. '09 | September 28, 2009
Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

"My Schedule!"
by Snively '11 | September 17, 2009
Listen to me blather on . . .

"Week 1"
by Yan Z. '12 | September 13, 2009
Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

"Second Day of Class"
by Chris S. '11 | September 10, 2009
Course shopping and such.

"Schedilemmas"
by Yan Z. '12 | September 07, 2009
Schedule + dilemma = most incompetent-sounding portmanteau ever

"Past Enrollment On A Map"
by Cristen C. '10 | May 17, 2009
[updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

"Still Going..."
by Lulu L. '09 | May 15, 2009
haha... yeah. It's not over for all of us.

"The End."
by Laura N. '09 | May 14, 2009
ftw.

"This week in verse"
by Laura N. '09 | April 30, 2009
There's a song that describes exactly what I'm feeling right now.

"On MIT and Humanities"
by Chris S. '11 | April 19, 2009
I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries soon.

"Do you live in Zambia? Malawi? Ghana?"
by Kim D. '09 | March 11, 2009
If you could send me some African dirt, that would be amazing! (And illegal. But still amazing.)

"Things that Scare Me"
by Keri G. '10 | February 19, 2009
1) Mornings. 2) Psets. 3) Exams. 4) All of the above.

"To D or not to D?"
by Kim D. '09 | February 17, 2009
MIT's Design Lab is tempting me.

"My Schedule Is Awesome"
by Cristen C. '10 | February 13, 2009
& it's better than Snively's / Sometimes completely unrelated entries are posted in pairs.

"Questions? Answers."
by Yan Z. '12 | January 01, 2009
A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

"Finals Week, from my perspective"
by Snively '11 | December 20, 2008
My finals.

"The Finals Blog"
by Yan Z. '12 | December 18, 2008
but not the final blog unless something terrible happens to me in the next 48 hours.

"Life during finals season"
by Yan Z. '12 | December 13, 2008
It's always darkest before the holidays.

"A HASS[le-free] Semester"
by Chris S. '11 | December 09, 2008
Stay for the videos!

"Syzygy, basically."
by Lulu L. '09 | December 09, 2008
uh, what?

"Day in the Life"
by Yan Z. '12 | December 06, 2008
A photographic biography of a Friday

"Think Happy Thoughts"
by Kim D. '09 | December 02, 2008
D-Lab Memories >> Graphing With Matlab

"A word about the humanities"
by Yan Z. '12 | November 25, 2008
It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

"Anatomy of a college student's life"
by Laura N. '09 | November 21, 2008
My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

"The sun is out"
by Lulu L. '09 | November 20, 2008
but why is it so cold outside?

"Life, the Universe, and the Energy Content of Gasoline"
by Laura N. '09 | November 16, 2008
"Don't Panic. It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day."

"The Evolution of Physics"
by Snively '11 | November 14, 2008
Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

"Warning: Contains Biology"
by Paul B. '11 | November 14, 2008
This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

"The story of the most epic pset ever"
by Laura N. '09 | November 10, 2008
If you correct my problem set in the comments, I will get angry. And you won't like me when I'm angry.

"21L.011"
by Ahmed H. '12 | October 21, 2008
Are You [film] Experienced?

"Learning Time!"
by Snively '11 | October 20, 2008
I walk you through a physics/dynamics problem.

"Another take on pass/no-record"
by Lulu L. '09 | October 10, 2008
and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

"Examining exams"
by Yan Z. '12 | October 04, 2008
Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

"A Woman and Her Lute"
by Chris S. '11 | September 25, 2008
An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

"My Courses and Stuff"
by Laura N. '09 | September 15, 2008
Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

"Fall term is already a nightmare"
by Lulu L. '09 | September 05, 2008
Today I went to my second day of classes.

"So, uh... help me pick classes"
by Lulu L. '09 | September 02, 2008
I have no classes.

"Freebie"
by Snively '11 | August 21, 2008
I love freebies!

"Mini-Guide to the GIRs"
by Chris S. '11 | June 10, 2008
Now I've been through them - don't make the same mistakes I did.

"Studying For Finals"
by Snively '11 | May 17, 2008
Study study study study study

"Toy Design Wrapup"
by Snively '11 | May 16, 2008
What am I going to do with all of my time now?

"WTHBBQ! Chinese Buffet!"
by Chris S. '11 | May 11, 2008
Spring 2008 courses, with a really bad analogy, haha. (super long post o___o)

"It Ends Tonight, It Ends Tonight"
by Chris S. '11 | May 08, 2008
On this evening / I give the final blow...

"When it Rains"
by Snively '11 | May 06, 2008
It Pours

"Mastering Physics Has No Soul"
by Chris S. '11 | April 18, 2008
I love online assignments. har. har.

"Toy Design Update"
by Snively '11 | April 17, 2008
How couldn't you enjoy building toys?

"Sore Subjects"
by Lulu L. '09 | April 14, 2008
state of affairs isn't so good. But here are some telescope pictures!

"Oh Wow"
by Snively '11 | April 08, 2008
KABOOM!

"Tour/Hack/Math"
by Snively '11 | March 19, 2008
Three things that happen a lot at MIT

"The Firehose"
by Paul B. '11 | March 19, 2008
Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.

"Poems"
by Lulu L. '09 | March 19, 2008
Robert Creeley today.

"H0sed"
by Chris S. '11 | March 09, 2008
Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

"I AM THE MASTER!!!"
by Snively '11 | March 04, 2008
Is there really something that this many people can hate? Yes.

"Quantum Mechanics"
by Lulu L. '09 | March 04, 2008
...

"Half Harvard, Half MIT"
by Jess K. '10 | February 29, 2008
My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

"The Impossible Design Project"
by Evan B. '10 | February 27, 2008
See what it's like to be a Course VI student.

"Orgo and physics and math, oh my"
by Paul B. '11 | February 26, 2008
57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

"Hilarity with Jeremy"
by Paul B. '11 | February 08, 2008
"Hi!" *awkward silence*

"More Psets!"
by Evan B. '10 | February 07, 2008
This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

"The Holy Grail of Classes"
by Snively '11 | February 06, 2008
Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times cooler. My class is ten notches cooler than that!

"Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2)"
by Lulu L. '09 | January 29, 2008
Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

"The End of an Era"
by Evan B. '10 | January 08, 2008
The last lecture of 6.001

"Vacation = Relaxation, right?"
by Cambridge Program | January 04, 2008
What I do over vacation...

"What Though the Odds"
by Paul B. '11 | December 31, 2007
A survival story.

"What Do These Numbers Have in Common?"
by Chris S. '11 | December 13, 2007
7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

"Can You Save the World's Oceans?"
by Chris S. '11 | December 08, 2007
Who, me? Yes, you.

"72 Hours"
by Derrick B. '08 | November 08, 2007
Three days can be a long time.

"Today I hit my TA with a door"
by Jess K. '10 | November 07, 2007
I didn't MEAN to.

"Classes!"
by Karen F. '11 | November 01, 2007
Classes! Classes! Classes!

"There Are No Uninteresting Things"
by Evan B. '10 | September 17, 2007
I'm taking classes. If you ask nicely, I might tell you about them.

"First Day of School"
by Matt McGann '00 | September 05, 2007
Fall term classes began today at MIT.

"I will, I will set this schedule on fire"
by Keri G. '10 | August 10, 2007
This has been a long time coming. Text- and picture-heavy! Link- and acronym-happy! Take it all as a token of my affection.

"YoYoPhones"
by Bryan O. '07 | May 21, 2007
The iPod has nothing on this.

"I am a sad sad toaster made of glass."
by Sam M. '07 | May 14, 2007
Do you like your toast with tears? Because I'm sad.

"Building 4 Odyssey"
by Mitra L. '07 | May 07, 2007
Looks like my James Joyce karma isn't that horrible after all.

"This one goes out to the parent"
by Sam M. '07 | March 15, 2007
Fire! (she's comin' down on her own, now)

"Oh look, an update"
by Jessie L. '07 | March 10, 2007
I haven't posted in a long time. This is largely because I have been swamped with work. This term is...

"MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time!"
by Prof. Eric Grimson | February 28, 2007
MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

"A Tale of Two Classes"
by Bryan O. '07 | February 24, 2007
Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

"Classes - Spring 07"
by Mitra L. '07 | February 14, 2007
Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

"I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long"
by Sam M. '07 | December 26, 2006
I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

"Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer"
by Sam M. '07 | December 24, 2006
The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a pun.

"Soy Bomb"
by Sam M. '07 | December 22, 2006
Doo d-d-doo d-d-doo d-do d-do. Ice tea!

"A Peek at 8.033 - Relativity"
by Lulu L. '09 | December 06, 2006
We think physics is pretty great.

"You know my name"
by Sam M. '07 | November 23, 2006
I should think of a clever title, but the song has been in my head for days.

"Sorry, no dorms yet but..."
by Lulu L. '09 | November 16, 2006
ya wanna see some classes?

"Take Your Blog to School Day Vol. 1"
by Bryan O. '07 | November 09, 2006
Standing waves and FIRE!

"Delayed Reaction"
by Laura N. '09 | November 07, 2006
A day in the life.

"Pluto replies"
by Laura N. '09 | September 17, 2006
ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

"And term starts again..."
by Jessie L. '07 | September 09, 2006
Soon, there will be real entries! Sorry, it's been a crazy last couple of weeks. In the meantime, I'll entertain...

"Classes - Fall 06"
by Mitra L. '07 | September 08, 2006
The inside scoop on all 54 units I am taking this semester

"The waking of all creatures that live on the land"
by Sam M. '07 | September 06, 2006
Lingering at MIT with my wandering eye. UPDATED, BABY.

"First day of school"
by Melis A. '08 | September 06, 2006
The first day of school

"A Sign of Things to Come"
by Bryan O. '07 | August 22, 2006
If Paul Revere went to MIT, he'd say, "The psets are coming. The psets are coming!"

"Keep it simple, stupid"
by Laura N. '09 | August 09, 2006
I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

"Antietam? I hardly knew him."
by Sam M. '07 | July 04, 2006
A Fourth of July fable, while I'm stuck in Germany.

"Thanks"
by Mitra L. '07 | June 01, 2006
What is your fantasy class? Vote yet again.

"Scheduling Conflict"
by Mitra L. '07 | May 28, 2006
Which class should I take? (Results from the previous poll posted.)

"2.007: Where even your smallest part matters"
by Melis A. '08 | May 18, 2006
The 2.007 competition has come to close!

"2.007 play by play"
by Bryan O. '07 | May 17, 2006
It slices and it dices.

"2.007 Competition Tomorrow"
by Melis A. '08 | May 15, 2006
Better than Battlebots! 2.007 competition tomorrow!

"It's alive!"
by Bryan O. '07 | May 09, 2006
I built a little car.

"Biochemistry at its finest!"
by Melis A. '08 | March 09, 2006
Yesterday, I attended my last 7.05 (Biochemistry) lecture taught by Prof. Michael Yaffe. Three professors co-teach the class and Yaffe...

"Another Day, Another Class"
by Bryan O. '07 | March 09, 2006
So as promised earlier, this week I'm highlighting another one of my classes, 7.05 Biochemistry. Class Details: Lecture: 3 times...

"Super Top Secret Spy Action"
by Bryan O. '07 | February 26, 2006
Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

"Term time again"
by Jessie L. '07 | February 21, 2006
There are two or three backlogged entries that I want/need to write. Unfortunately, with term starting up again, I've been...

"Class-tastic"
by Mollie B. '06 | February 15, 2006
In somewhat sharp contrast to previous terms, I'm taking only three classes this semester -- and so far, it's been...

"My Second First Week"
by Anthony R. '09 | February 15, 2006
Quick update at the start of term.

"I will begin again."
by Sam M. '07 | February 08, 2006
Maybe the time is right (to blog). Maybe tonight.

"Spring Term 2006!"
by Bryan O. '07 | February 07, 2006
Spring Term Oh Six starts today (music video included).

"14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test -- Field Experiments in Economics"
by Mitra L. '07 | February 05, 2006
A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion, corruption and voting

"Attack of the Giant Squid"
by Bryan O. '07 | December 16, 2005
Attack of the Giant Squid!

"Feeling Energized"
by Bryan O. '07 | December 07, 2005
Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

"Our loving, our friends, and our labor"
by Sam M. '07 | November 22, 2005
This entry is based on Aaron Copland's opera "The Tender Land."

"Some of the topics"
by Mitra L. '07 | November 22, 2005
Here are some of my classmates' CI-M paper topics

"Fixing a hole"
by Sam M. '07 | November 17, 2005
First figuratively, then literally.

"Spring Classes Online"
by Matt McGann '00 | November 08, 2005
(...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

"Back to Life, Back to Reality"
by Bryan O. '07 | October 27, 2005
Did you know that you can make an equation out of anything?

"Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me 'Sweetheart'..."
by Anthony R. '09 | October 08, 2005
Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at two of my favorite courses.

"So many problem sets"
by Jessie L. '07 | September 19, 2005
Now that term has geared up a bit, most classes have given some sort of homework, usually in the form...

"Classes -- Fall 05"
by Mitra L. '07 | September 15, 2005
It's always awkward to post an entry about my classes for the semester, because later when classmates google the class...

"No more physics"
by Laura N. '09 | September 13, 2005
It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it wasn't my fault. Really. I swear.)

"I have classes"
by Jessie L. '07 | September 09, 2005
It is term, and now I have classes! Five of them, right now. I hope to be able to keep...

"Do you have class?"
by Anthony R. '09 | September 08, 2005
A view of my classes for the fall semester, with some photos from their first meetings.

"You stay classy, Sam... TA, go!"
by Sam M. '07 | September 08, 2005
At MIT, I live in a basement and I don't get to watch Desperate Housewives.

"School's... in"
by Mollie B. '06 | September 07, 2005
Excitement! Passion! ...Class?

"Welcome Back, Kotter"
by Bryan O. '07 | September 07, 2005
year #3 begins.

"Schedules are up!"
by Mollie B. '06 | August 18, 2005
Yesterday was the day that is usually my favorite day of the semester, because individual class schedules for the fall...

"Cool Classes"
by Jessie L. '07 | July 20, 2005
Nicole R. asked: "What have been some of your favorite classes at MIT, and in general how have you experiences...

"Nobody's Got No Class!"
by Mitra L. '07 | July 06, 2005
I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.

"Classes - Fall 04"
by Mitra L. '07 | September 23, 2004
What I took way back when

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