ESP Biography



CHRISTINA DEDRICK, ESP Teacher




Major: 3

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2011

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Past Classes

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X6449: Supervillain Training Academy in Splash! 2012 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2012)
Every supervillain needs some proper training before planning world domination. How else will you know how many batteries your Freeze Ray needs to operate? Or how many minions you need to construct the perfect lair? In this class, we will learn and put to practice estimation skills for planning nefarious schemes and analyzing the work and practicality of the ideas of great minds like Gru, Dr. Horrible, and Mojo Jojo. Warning: actual math will be used in this class.


S5380: Fermi Problems: Estimation 101. in Splash! 2011 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2011)
How powerful is an atomic bomb? How many piano tuners are in New York City? How much energy is in a D-cell battery? How many cells are in the human body? Learn to answer these questions with just a pencil, paper, your brain and a little knowledge of the world around you.


X3964: Vicious Card Games (and how to win): Spit, Spoons and Egyptian War in Splash! 2010 (Nov. 20 - 21, 2010)
Spit, Egyptian War, Canfield, Spoons: Each of these games goes by many names, and the way to win each one is speed. In this class, we will learn the rules and variations of ‘uncivilized’ card games and strategies to increase your speed and beat your friends. In this section, we will be covering the rules to three games: Spit, Spoons and Egyptian War.


M3972: Fermi Problems: Estimation 101. in Splash! 2010 (Nov. 20 - 21, 2010)
How powerful is an atomic bomb? How many piano tuners are in New York City? How much energy is in a D-cell battery? How many cells are in the human body? Learn to answer these questions with just a pencil, paper, your brain and a little knowledge of the world around you.


W3973: Mao (Card game) in Splash! 2010 (Nov. 20 - 21, 2010)
I brought the cards. I am the dealer. Oh, wait. You expect me to tell you the rules? That's not happening.


X2795: Vicious Card Games (and how to win) in Splash! 2009 (Nov. 21 - 22, 2009)
Spit, Egyptian War, Canfield, Spoons: Each of these games goes by many names, and the way to win each one is speed. In this class, we will learn the rules and variations of 'uncivilized' card games and strategies to increase your speed and beat your friends.


S2797: Molecules that will KILL you. in Splash! 2009 (Nov. 21 - 22, 2009)
Remember when your teachers told you to wear safety goggles, aprons and gloves? Well, they were right - chemistry can be dangerous. In this class, we will explore some chemistry concepts, using as examples some of the most dangerous molecules known to man. Together we will explore The corrosive! The toxic! The flammable! The reactive! The All of the Above! Remember, to be forewarned is to be forearmed.


The Kuiper Belt in SPLASH (2010)
What are all those asteroids doing way out beyond Neptune? How do we find them? Why isn't Pluto a planet? ...


Vicious Card Games (and how to win): Canfield! in SPLASH (2010)
Spit, Egyptian War, Canfield, Spoons: Each of these games goes by many names, and the way to win each one ...