Independent Activities Period

Independent Activities Period 2009 image gallery

February 6, 2009

A shot in a scene from Nishima Chudasama's interview with Jeff Morris, a Vietnam veteran she filmed as part of an IAP class that encouraged participants to seek out untold stories in the Boston area.

Who Lives Here?

Actress puts MIT class behind the camera

January 28, 2009

A screenshot of pre-programmed strategies for a match between two of the teams participating in MIT's BattleCode programming competition held during IAP.

Teams battle to on-screen victory

February 6, 2008

IAP 2008 in photos

February 6, 2008

The scene following the April, 2004 collapse of a section of tunnel being built for the Circle Line in Singapore. MIT professor Andrew Whittle was part of a team charged with investigating the accident and determining its causes.

IAP class probes Singapore highway collapse

February 1, 2008

Blogging IAP

January 31, 2008

IAP poetry course to mark 10th year

December 12, 2007

MIT, IBM team up on first PlayStationÂ®3 course

May 2, 2007

$Atomistic simulation provides unparalleled insight into fracture processes. Under the weight of an applied load, a crack in a silicon crystal (above, left) propagates until the crystal is cleaved.$

Think small! Think quickly! Atomistic model helps students visualize nanoscale problems

Software designed for genetics shows how materials behave under extreme loading

April 2, 2007

Panel reviews economics of climate change

Stern Report was a 'wakeup call' to the world

February 13, 2007

Economist explores housing price predictions

February 12, 2007

Postdocs' series explores hype and hope of a hydrogen economy

February 7, 2007

Seuss fans unite for 17th annual fete

February 6, 2007

Bill Hecht, then the executive vice president of the Alumni Association, demonstrates the proper way to tie a bowtie during MIT Charm School in 2002.

IAP 'Charm School' classes, commencement on Feb. 2

January 31, 2007

Miranda Knutson, who graduated from the history program at MIT last spring, pins a hood being fitted for Tim Abbott, a senior in mathematics and electrical engineering and computer science. The two were participants in an MIT IAP class on the technology of medieval clothes creation. <a onclick="MM_openBrWindow('medieval-hood-enlarged.html','','width=509, height=583')">
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IAP 'Distaff Arts' students learn production, politics of medieval wool clothing

January 30, 2007

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