ESP Biography



SANDEEP SILWAL, ESP Teacher




Major: Math

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2019

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Past Classes

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C11605: Advanced Algorithms in Splash 2017 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2017)
Forget the boring basic algorithms. In this class we will push the border of what is currently known and explore some of the coolest and mind blowing algorithms! Don't worry if you get lost because we are too!


C11266: Making Computers Great at Tic Tac Toe (and other two player games) in Spark 2017 (Mar. 11 - 12, 2017)
Do you want to play tic tac toe against a great foe ? Do you want to learn some basic principles of Artificial Intelligence ? In this class we will learn how to teach a computer to play tic tac toe and other two player strategy games using a general algorithm called Minimax.


Z11270: What exactly is a refugee ? in Spark 2017 (Mar. 11 - 12, 2017)
What makes someone a refugee? How do nations receive them? In this class we will learn about refugees and the refugee resettlement process.


M10925: Probability Puzzles and Paradoxes in Splash 2016 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2016)
We will explore some fun and weird probability concepts! Be prepared to have your intuition blown away. Some familiarity with probability will be helpful but not required.


M10523: Fun with Probability in HSSP Summer 2016 (Jul. 10, 2016)
Come learn what makes probability fun and arguably the most useful branch of mathematics! We will learn about various concepts such as expected value, bayes rule, etc and connect these concepts with number theory, real world problems, games, paradoxes, etc.