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==About Me== | ==About Me== | ||
− | I am a first-year student at Duke University who is planning to study either biomedical or electrical and computer engineering. I | + | I am a first-year student at [http://duke.edu/ Duke University] who is planning to study either biomedical or electrical and computer engineering at the [http://pratt.duke.edu/ Pratt School of Engineering]. I fence with [http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=2028/ Duke Fencing], enjoy jazz piano, and am from Seattle, Washington. |
==Name Pronunciation== | ==Name Pronunciation== | ||
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* Multivariable Calculus | * Multivariable Calculus | ||
* Writing 101: Automations and Autowriting | * Writing 101: Automations and Autowriting | ||
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+ | ==Grand Challenges== | ||
+ | Here are some articles on the challenge of providing access to clean water: | ||
+ | *[https://www.theguardian.com/katine/2008/mar/28/katinegoalbackground.water/ Background: water in Uganda], Anne Perkins, The Guardian, updated 28 March 2008, accessed 21 September 2017. | ||
+ | *[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-10797988/ UN declares clean water a 'fundamental human right'], BBC News, updated 29 July 2010, accessed 21 September 2017 | ||
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+ | ==Favorite MATLAB Demonstrations== | ||
+ | My favorite MATLAB demonstration was the Earth topography script. I was impressed by how MATLAB could load and plot data in such an effective and visually pleasing way. I hope to utilize MATLAB to display my own sets of data in the most coherent ways possible as well! |
Latest revision as of 18:40, 21 September 2017
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About Me
I am a first-year student at Duke University who is planning to study either biomedical or electrical and computer engineering at the Pratt School of Engineering. I fence with Duke Fencing, enjoy jazz piano, and am from Seattle, Washington.
Name Pronunciation
I pronounce my name AWE-stin LEE (not LIE).
Current Courses
The courses I am taking in my first semester at Duke are:
- EGR 103
- Chemistry 101
- Multivariable Calculus
- Writing 101: Automations and Autowriting
Grand Challenges
Here are some articles on the challenge of providing access to clean water:
- Background: water in Uganda, Anne Perkins, The Guardian, updated 28 March 2008, accessed 21 September 2017.
- UN declares clean water a 'fundamental human right', BBC News, updated 29 July 2010, accessed 21 September 2017
Favorite MATLAB Demonstrations
My favorite MATLAB demonstration was the Earth topography script. I was impressed by how MATLAB could load and plot data in such an effective and visually pleasing way. I hope to utilize MATLAB to display my own sets of data in the most coherent ways possible as well!