Current ESG Undergraduate Seminars

Fall 2009 Seminars at ESG

All seminars are six units P/F credit.

• SP.231: Teaching Seminar  (D. Custer)Prereq: None
  Prereq: SP.211 or SP.212
  Units arranged [P/D/F] 
  An opportunity to assist in the teaching of subjects in ESG in biology, chemistry, humanities and social sciences, mathematics, and physics. Student instructors may be involved in grading, running problem solving sessions, or teaching classes depending on experience and interest. Qualified students may also develop and teach undergraduate seminars under the supervision of an appropriate faculty or staff member. Student instructors meet weekly with staff to discuss their teaching and cover a variety of topics related to effective teaching techniques.
  

• 2A37: Design of a Concentrated Solar Power Water Heater (A. Slocum)(for freshmen only)  We will be designing a new type of concentrated solar power trough on the roof of one of the main MIT buildings to heat water for the Experimental Study Group. The trough will be a new design made from fiberglass (potentially a great new use of recycled fiberglass) that can scale up to very large apertures for commercial power plants. Students in the seminar will have hands-on experience doing machine design, controls/electronics, manufacturing, and dealing with policy issues (such as obtaining MIT permits/safety reviews, etc.).