This is in the same vein as a former post. Before it gets underway, I should clarify that while it may seem this course is of no relevance to my major, it is one of four courses I can choose from to satisfy the three engineering science elective degree requirements. My fluid mechanics prof is…
So I went to the feared Natural Science building one last time, to pick up last semester’s final exam. It had been dropped off at the office by the Prof., so it was the administrative assistant/receptionist who pulled it out of a filing cabinet for me. In doing so she asked what relation I had…
I’ve finished the core. All my remaining courses will be in the engineering building. 2.5 years till graduation.
So one of my profs was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about a month ago, and the class hasn’t been held very much. The department dean came to talk to all of us and ask for our patience and to promise that they are doing the best they can and assure us that the course…
There are people out there with 3 or 4+ degrees in various subjects. In terms of the kinds of conclusions that could be reached, this multi-degree per person arrangement strikes me as more beneficial than a group of people, each of whom hold 1 degree, getting together everyday to discuss. Imagine 4 degrees in the…
When profs erase what they’ve written on the board to make room for a next example, do they feel loss? It’s a bit like having a day’s worth of office work burned up before your eyes by a lighter-wielding devil, only on a smaller scale. What have you to show for yourself? Nothing, it’s all…
So while in class last Wednesday, the seat in front of me was empty, and this prompted the thought that if I could split my brain in two and have my other half occupying the chair in front, I could get more out of the lecture. I took it further and imagined splitting myself into…
Disclaimer: the following post is very offensive and ignorant. Rebuke: for precisely these same reasons it is also a kind of entertainment. Last semester we had weekly physics quizzes. About halfway through the course the quiz given provided a linear motion quantity and asked for the equivalent quantity expressed in rotational motion, so that net…
I’ve finished the mathematics requirement for a BSEE. It also turns out that I’ve got enough math behind me for a math minor. I had a lot of fun with diffeque, it’s tempting to continue in that direction with either applied analysis, numerical analysis, or intro to complex analysis. 3.5 years till graduation.
I’m not fond of graphs because my experience has led me to associate them with mundane math. They also make the line between math and art that much more undefined. But here are two I enjoy: What we have above is a 2D representation of the changes in head feeling that I, and I’m sure…
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