...a fantastic new point of view! This past week has been really good to me! I really wish I had time to watch Aladdin again, and just about every other disney movie! The lack of Disney movies during school is disgusting...but I've digressed.
Ever since I dropped my astronomy course, I've been able to make time for everything else I needed to catch up with. Especially statistics and 236!
Statistics has gotten a bit more interesting for me ever since I figured out what it was we were actually learning in class, although I am (very) unsatisfied with the way the professor teaches it. There's too much of "hmm okay I won't teach this but it's in your notes anyways, you can go read it after". I am paraphrasing of course. And even that wouldn't be that big of an issue if the notes were actually organized a bit better.
I am starting to enjoy 236 a lot more now. Surprisingly I am pretty good at unwinding recursive functions. I enjoyed time complexity in 165 as well but I never got the hang of it, i just ended up following all the other, previous examples almost word by word. I hope to improve on proof writing by the end of this term but I know I will be needing this for the next 2 or 3 years especially. It wouldn't hurt to get a good grade in 236 either!
My best class to date? 207. Hands down.
I am more of a practical person than a theoretical one, which is why i find thinking about proofs so frustrating. I need to think longer than the average student.
On a final note, I feel that Justin Bieber's new songs (some) are pretty good. Yes this is what I will end my blog with tonight. muawhahaahahhahahahaahha
Saturday, 27 October 2012
Saturday, 20 October 2012
Revelations and Realizations
These past couple of weeks have been very interesting and eye opening! I've realized where I need to improve, socially and academically, have had falling outs with special persons, fallen behind on work (which I am now rectifying) and had an awesome linear algebra midterm.
It's sad to say that the linear algebra midterm is the only amazing midterm I've written so far. I try not to think about my csc236 midterm and the stats 247....*shudder*. csc207 seems to be the only course that I'm doing amazingly well in thus far! This new concept of working in groups, using subversion and relying on different means of communications is quite intriguing.
Sadly, to keep up with the courses I actually require for this subject post (computer science, in case anyone was wondering), I've had to drop a course I was really, really interested in; Stars & Planets (ast221). It was really challenging and time consuming to say the least, but the physics of stellar objects have always fascinated me. The unapproving stares of the astronomy crew were unsettling, but we were able to reach middle ground with some of my friends in that course. They would not glare at me, if I was to still attend the lectures! Sounds like a pretty good deal to me, seeing as I do not mind sitting in on the lectures. So what if I no longer have to spend days and weeks on problem sets for that class? I can still learn dammit! Downside; I now have to make up half a credit...
Interestingly enough, csc236 has become a little less of a pain for me in the past two weeks; either I'm getting a hang of it, or the lectures are just interesting as always, and once I go home and try proofs, I realize once again that I have no idea what i'm doing. Somehow, this picture sums up my situation quit nicely!
On a totally unrelated note; the new season of The Walking Dead had a pretty good premiering episode! Can't wait for the next episodes, although... ---WARNING: AHEAD BE SPOILERS!----
...I cannot believe Lori is (or seems) okay with Carl being allowed to carry a gun and shoot [dead and mutilated] humans in the head. It seems like he has a stronger personality from the first two seasons, but now he seems just apathetic towards shooting a gun and killing. I do not think he will escape with no mental repercussions. I feel really bad for Rick though...he seems to be putting up a front in front of the group to keep everyone else strong, but towards the end of the episode, you can really see how taxing his relationship with Lori, along with everything else that is happening around them is on him. Fingers crossed for a good season!
Lastly...Game of Thrones season 3 as well has George R. R. Martin on the sixth book, really need to hurry up. That is all.
It's sad to say that the linear algebra midterm is the only amazing midterm I've written so far. I try not to think about my csc236 midterm and the stats 247....*shudder*. csc207 seems to be the only course that I'm doing amazingly well in thus far! This new concept of working in groups, using subversion and relying on different means of communications is quite intriguing.
Sadly, to keep up with the courses I actually require for this subject post (computer science, in case anyone was wondering), I've had to drop a course I was really, really interested in; Stars & Planets (ast221). It was really challenging and time consuming to say the least, but the physics of stellar objects have always fascinated me. The unapproving stares of the astronomy crew were unsettling, but we were able to reach middle ground with some of my friends in that course. They would not glare at me, if I was to still attend the lectures! Sounds like a pretty good deal to me, seeing as I do not mind sitting in on the lectures. So what if I no longer have to spend days and weeks on problem sets for that class? I can still learn dammit! Downside; I now have to make up half a credit...
Interestingly enough, csc236 has become a little less of a pain for me in the past two weeks; either I'm getting a hang of it, or the lectures are just interesting as always, and once I go home and try proofs, I realize once again that I have no idea what i'm doing. Somehow, this picture sums up my situation quit nicely!
On a totally unrelated note; the new season of The Walking Dead had a pretty good premiering episode! Can't wait for the next episodes, although... ---WARNING: AHEAD BE SPOILERS!----
...I cannot believe Lori is (or seems) okay with Carl being allowed to carry a gun and shoot [dead and mutilated] humans in the head. It seems like he has a stronger personality from the first two seasons, but now he seems just apathetic towards shooting a gun and killing. I do not think he will escape with no mental repercussions. I feel really bad for Rick though...he seems to be putting up a front in front of the group to keep everyone else strong, but towards the end of the episode, you can really see how taxing his relationship with Lori, along with everything else that is happening around them is on him. Fingers crossed for a good season!
Lastly...Game of Thrones season 3 as well has George R. R. Martin on the sixth book, really need to hurry up. That is all.
Saturday, 6 October 2012
No...but I have a lot of feelings...
...is what I would say if I did not go to UoFT and was feeling really emotional. But after saying up for 38 hours, I tend to become a rather indifferent and heartless individual.
I hope starting with a Mean Girls quote put a smile on someone's face, because I sure could use one on mine right now. After finally finishing assignment 1 from csc236, which was 5 minutes before it was due, I clearly know where I stand in this course. I like to think of myself as being not too shabby with math, and following arguments, but I just cannot seem to be able to understand induction.
I am definitely going to be making an appointment with Danny, because I know if I leave this for later, it will come back and bite me in the rear. All my friends seem to be able to get how to solve proofs, they seem to know what to look for, while I sit there trying to make sense of what I'm trying to prove. I don't know if a1 is going to go well for me, but hey, its helped me decide on the next step of action.
I promise the next one will not be as sad as this!
Over and out.
I hope starting with a Mean Girls quote put a smile on someone's face, because I sure could use one on mine right now. After finally finishing assignment 1 from csc236, which was 5 minutes before it was due, I clearly know where I stand in this course. I like to think of myself as being not too shabby with math, and following arguments, but I just cannot seem to be able to understand induction.
I am definitely going to be making an appointment with Danny, because I know if I leave this for later, it will come back and bite me in the rear. All my friends seem to be able to get how to solve proofs, they seem to know what to look for, while I sit there trying to make sense of what I'm trying to prove. I don't know if a1 is going to go well for me, but hey, its helped me decide on the next step of action.
I promise the next one will not be as sad as this!
Over and out.
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