ESP Biography



MICHAEL GIBSON, MIT sophomore in Materials Science and Matematics



Major: 3 and 18

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2013

Picture of Michael Gibson

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Mike was born and raised in the suburbs of Boston and now study at MIT. He loves learning and education, particularly math, science, and engineering. He is a lifelong athlete and currently play on MIT's varsity lacrosse team. He is also a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, any type of exercise, photography, service, and hanging out with his friends.

Mike has taught for seminars for ESP on several other occasions, and actually attended Splash as an 8th grader.



Past Classes

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M5202: Sabermetrics: The math and logic behind Moneyball in Splash! 2011 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2011)
Sabermetrics is the study of sports statistics. Come learn about the math and logic behind how general managers make decisions which makes their franchises into dynasties or failures!


M5204: Visualizing Math: The Magic of Mathematica in Splash! 2011 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2011)
This course will demonstrate the beauty of math through the use of a computer algebra system, Mathematica. Most of the class will be spent demonstrating the capabilities of Mathematica. Almost the entirety of the class will be spent on cool examples, including 3-dimensional surfaces, fractals, and differential equation solutions. We will cover some elements of coding, but focus mostly on the math. The class will be very free-form and entirely for fun.


A4541: Beauty in Strange Planes: The Intersection of Math, Science, and Art in Spark! 2011 (Mar. 12, 2011)
We will go through examples of how art, math, and science intersect. We will put an equal emphasis on both the math/science and art portions of the class. Examples will include the golden ratio and product design, architecure and geometry, renaissance scientist-artists, fractals and the paintings of Jackson Pollack, and others. Extensive visual examples will be used.