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Feliz Navidad! I've had a terrible case of the sick lately and as of now, I'm writing from my bed. Christmas was good, I love seeing family... and it's raining? But anyways, I'm good. Received my grades and junk. I'm holding out at a 3.5, and just missed the deans list by a tenth of a point. Damn you Greenes', Div, and all the other last minute Theorems! But im just glad im done. I really need to fill out some REU's for the National Science Foundation, but i'm kinda torn between research this summer and going to CO for RMYC. It would really look good for grad school if I had some undergraduate research under my belt, but I really think I'll go crazy studying more math without taking a break. I dunno, better apply to both and see what happens.
Here's the schedule for winter 09:
Discrete math
Applied stats/probability
Computer engineering problem solving
and Transition to Advance math
My life is going to suck. I can see it now: wake up, coffee and a bagel, math, try to get to the gym, decide to do more math, hang out with fellow math/physics majors, and see my kool gf, and maybe some sleep.
You may be wondering why exactly am i taking all math and engineering classes? Well, that's cause i've completed all of my gen ed's already. I know, bad planning on my part. So now im at senior status (92 credits), yet i'm just getting into higher math, and by higher, I mean i'll be taking modern algebra and advanced calculus1(intro to analysis for others) next sem. Way to screw up your whole undergrad career bruce! haha
I've been reading a lot latly. Got a copy of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for Christmas and man how i love it! I also got a book called Hyperspace, by Michio Kaku, and all i have to say about that is that it's excellent! I inhaled 140 pages on the first day! Even though i'm not so creditble on phyisics, I still find his writing great and motivating! He explains all the complex theories and their history with simple stories and examples, it's exciting to see what he'll say next. Even though his book is a little outdated (1993), it is still a great read. He writes about his own personal stories of growing up and it's a great boost for anyone heading down a new path in life. Also, I was reading Aynn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, but after 600 pages and only a little spark, i soon lost interest and resorted to some short stories by Clarke. These are science-fiction by the way, but what i found funny was that a lot of the stories had parrallel relationships with Hyperspace. Weird how science fiction becomes reality over time.
One thing im starting to notice from becoming a math major. EVERYONE AUTOMATICALLY THINKS IM GOING TO TEACH. Don't get me wrong I have plans to teach, but a lot of people miss the flexibility math majors have. Math teaches you more that just numbers. It teaches about the abstract concepts that do apply to numbers but also apply to anything dealing with sets of quanities. It teaches you how to approach situations, set up logical reasons, or even think out of the box to create a solution. Math majors are taught how to problem solve! This applies to marketing solutions, business management, doctors and even lawyers! Math is about logical thinking, and answering questions about totally abstract ideas. But what's cool is that these abstract ideas have uses in real world problems. So blah blah blah, Math is not about numbers, it is about logical reasoning and truth!
so until next time.
qed