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Category Archives: School & Education
Good scores on GRE General Test
I plan to apply to graduate school in a few years, and will need to take the GRE General Test. I’m currently working on a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and since I’m doing it on a part-time basis, it … Continue reading
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First day of class
I’m trying to take an EE class at San Jose State University. Although I might apply for admission to a degree program there in the future, currently I just want to take the one class. They have something called “Open … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical Engineering
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R.I.P. Don Herbert AKA Mr. Wizard, 10 July 1917 — 12 June 2007
Timmy: “Are we gonna discover the secret of life, Mr. Wizard?” Mr. Wizard: “We will if we’re not careful, Timmy!” —”Mr. Wizard and Timmy” parody by Stevens & Grdnic I’m not old enough to have seen the original “Watch Mr. … Continue reading
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The sad state of physics education
A high school physics teacher in the UK explains why their new physics syllabus is not actually physics (or even science), but rather what I would describe as an assortment of politically correct bullshit. I don’t know how this compares … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligent Design, Natural Sciences
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Prizes for winning Core War entry
I just received the prizes for the wining Core War entry Luke and I submitted in CSC 387 class. There is a nice University of Illinois at Springfield pen and a UIS logo key fob.
Posted in Computer Science
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Students’ evaluations of instructors
How would Socrates’ students evaluate him? [via GMSV]
Posted in Blog/website/news comments, Humor, School & Education
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More about e than you really wanted to know
Blind Date [via MaplePrimes]
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Scholarship nomination
I received notification today by email that the Mission College Sigma Iota chapter of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society chose to nominate me for a scholarship. I feel honored by the nomination, but due to my current circumstances have … Continue reading
Luke and I won the Core War contest
In CSC 387 class, we were offered extra credit points for participating in a Core War style challenge, with entries were required to run on the machine defined in Appendix C of Computer Science: An Overview by J. Glenn Brookshear. … Continue reading
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Interesting numbers
In 100 reasons why lists are stupid, Tom Harrison explains that the smallest interesting number is 4. I presume he is only considering natural numbers. But even there, I think he’s wrong. 1 is interesting since it is the smallest … Continue reading →