Category Archives: College

My Spring 2013 Semester (Part 2)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Part 1 can be found here. I’m finally done with the semester. As I wrote in part 1, this has been my busiest semester at college. Most of the time was spent on one class: CS 3410, or Computer System Organization … Continue reading →

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My Spring 2013 Semester

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I am sorry for not having posted in a month. My schedule has been busy, mainly from some heavy projects in computer science courses. For instance, one of our projects was to implement the above with fully functional logic circuits. If … Continue reading →

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Why Are College Students Not Choosing Math/Science?

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

From the Wall Street Journal in 2011: Although the number of college graduates increased about 29% between 2001 and 2009, the number graduating with engineering degrees only increased 19%, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Dept. of … Continue reading →

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Stress and GPA-centrism in College Education

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Every time papers, projects, and prelims come around, the campus stress level rises dramatically. Sleep is lost (or outright skipped), meals are avoided, and all activities other than studying are brushed off. This happens not once a semester but throughout, … Continue reading →

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College and Smartphones

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

Last December I obtained a Samsung Galaxy S3, my first ever smartphone. Yes, I’m only about 6 years late to the smartphone party. Before this, I had been using a Motorola Razr flip phone for years and didn’t really think … Continue reading →

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Math or Computer Science?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Well this is an interesting situation. Just a month ago I announced that I was adding a computer science degree, so that I am now double majoring in math and computer science. The title of the post, after all, is “Computer … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Classes, Spring 2013

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

In a previous article, I posted my schedule and about my decision to double major in mathematics and computer science. The computer science department seems to be quite backed up at the moment, so I have not received any official … Continue reading →

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