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The Idea Factory

Learning to Think at MIT

By: Pepper White

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Paperback | 12 October 2001

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This is a personal story of the educational process at one of the world's great technological universities. Pepper White entered MIT in 1981 and received his master's degree in mechanical engineering in 1984. His account of his experiences, written in diary form, offers insight into graduate school life in general--including the loneliness and even desperation that can result from the intense pressure to succeed--and the purposes of engineering education in particular. The first professor White met at MIT told him that it did not really matter what he learned there, but that MIT would teach him how to think. This, then, is the story of how one student learned how to think. There have of course been changes at MIT since 1984, but its essence is still the same. White has added a new preface and concluding chapter to this edition to bring the story of his continuing education up to date.

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Non-Fiction Education Philosophy & Theory of Education Biographies & True Stories Biographies Higher & Further Education Universities Engineering & Technology Mechanical Engineering & Materials Mechanical Engineering Organisation & Management of Education Extra-Curricular Activities

Educational Visits & Field Trips

Preface to the MIT Press Edition	p. xiii
Prologue	p. 1
Logging On	p. 5
Class	p. 17
Break	p. 30
Midterm	p. 45
Funding	p. 60
Finals	p. 69
The Guild	p. 78
The Taskmasters	p. 93
Spring	p. 108
In Control	p. 119
Sigma Delta	p. 134
Two Seventy	p. 145
Is Suicide Painless?	p. 163
Perpetual Motion	p. 174
Hackito Ergo Sum	p. 191
Papa Flash	p. 203
The Joy of Six	p. 215
Results	p. 230
No It Isn't	p. 250
Quality Control	p. 260
Continuing Education	p. 277
Chapter Notes	p. 287
Index	p. 309
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