So the time has to recall what it was I was doing at the beginning of the semester when my college experience first began. The process of going through old notes and concepts has even brought out a bit of nostalgia in me. It feels good to see that I have understood and learned new theories and methods that I have never heard of or been able to understand before hand. College is definitely a much more rigorous curriculum because a lot of times in high school it felt like I was treading water but at UIUC I have picked up so many new ideas in such a short period of time. I still remember when I was first learning KVL for solving circuits or trying to remember how the heck I did stoichiometry problems in high school chem.
One of the most rewarding experiences that I have had here was having calculus introduced to me. I moved my senior year of high school from Lubbock, TX to Kansas City, MO and due to scheduling complications, I wasn't able to fit in Calculus into my semesters. So, naturally, as an engineer I took Calc 221 this semester and it has been incredible! It is such an interesting and applicable branch of mathematics. Beautiful in its precision and incredible due to the fact that humans have a use the concept of infinity which translates into limits. I really regret not being able to take it in high school where I would have had the more direct learning approach which high school offers in its small class sizes.
Too bad the final for it is 8am-11am on Friday the 18th. :C
In any case, time to hit the books!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
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