ESP Biography



LISA LIU, Sophomore in EE




Major: Electrical Engineering

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2014

Picture of Lisa Liu

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Lisa is a sophomore from the Boston area. Having attended Splash, Spark, Junction, and Delve as a high school student, she is excited to teach ESP classes. In her free time, she's likely to be found throwing a frisbee disc or scavenging for free food.



Past Classes

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X4936: How to Write in Cursive in Splash! 2011 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2011)
Are you baffled by cursive? Do you think it looks nice, but don't understand how to go from one letter to another? Learn (or practice) writing cursive here! We'll even use nice pens.


W5019: Throwing Frisbees in Splash! 2011 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2011)
When you try to throw a frisbee ahead of you, does it somehow end up landing behind you? If you're absolutely baffled how to get these things to fly, drop in to learn from MIT's ultimate frisbee teams! And if you think you already have throwing down and also want to learn some other techniques, you're welcome too!


C1638: Learn to Program Using C++ in Splash! 2008 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2008)
For those who don’t know how to program, we will cover the basics of programming so you can continue to learn on your own. We will be using C++ language. First, we’ll show you some tools/places for you to get started. Then, we’ll take a stab at some programming. Topics may include: variables, output/input, if/else conditions, and/or operators, for loops, while loops, switches, and functions. Note: No laptop required.


S1643: Look Around You in Splash! 2008 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2008)
First, we’ll watch the first series of “Look Around You”. The series was made to satirize early educational films, with a different scientific subject being discussed in each “module”. The episodes to be covered may include: “Maths”, “Water”, “Germs”, “Ghosts”, “Sulphur”, “Music”, “Iron”, and “Brain”. Then, we’ll discuss the modules.


S1644: Lateral Thinking Puzzles in Splash! 2008 (Nov. 22 - 23, 2008)
Let’s try to think outside the box. We’ll provide the problems, and you guys will work together to solve them. Like 20 questions, the questions you ask will be answered with a "yes" or a "no". The puzzle is solved when you guys solve the “puzzling aspect” of the scenario.


Lateral Thinking Puzzles in SPLASH (2009)
Let’s try to think outside the box. We’ll provide the problems, and you guys will work together to solve them. ...