Well, I defended my thesis today. It went well. I spoke for about fifty minutes to most of the math faculty and a wonderful turnout of friends. After the non-committee members left, I took a few questions from my committee, left the room, and they talked for a few minutes. Then […]
30 Rock is a really funny show. I recommend you all watch it. Of course, The Office is funny, too, but this is good.
No news from grad schools yet. Hopefully next week and/or the week after.
Classes are going well, I think. I like Complex Analysis, and I may not hate my Classical Mechanics course (for […]
Thanks, MEG. I appreciate it. But you can’t deny the truth of some things.
First off, USD is officially going to begin transitioning to Division I athletics. I’m going to say that it seems like a strange move to me (I’m not sure Vermillion can handle it, among other things), but it’s been studied for […]
It’s raining right now. Pretty solidly, too. I got quite wet earlier, and would’ve been entirely drenched had it not been for Amy’s umbrella. Wonderful. Random thoughts….
Duh.
I really enjoy mathematics. Even though I’m currently frustrated by my algebra assignment, I know that it won’t last and that, one way or another, things will get figured […]
A nice comparison by someone who dealt with both of them in one way or another.
I went to Hench’s wedding on Friday. It was a really nice ceremony. I saw some Brassworks folks there (Paul Baumgart played his trumpet, and then Rick and his wife were there, as well as Jeff Kunkel) as well […]
So I was sitting in my Honors seminar this morning when our professor announced that he decided to move our midterm, which was scheduled for a week from today (March 21) up to this Thursday (March 16) — who does that?? Ordinarily this would not have been the end of the world (and it probably […]
Interesting article from the Star Tribune. Seems a Minnesota state legislator is introducing a bill that would require professors in the MnSCU system to speak in “plain English” (whatever that means).
By and large, the U.’s mathematics faculty is pretty comprehensible, with the exception of one short Taiwanese man who shall remain nameless. Nevertheless, a week […]
Hey all. Long time no blog.
Well, I’m in Pipestone currently, but leaving tonight. I spent the majority of my break (thus far) in western South Dakota with Crusade. We skied at Terry Peak on Sunday and then did some service work in Mission, SD (near the Rosebud Sioux reservation) on Tuesday. It was a lot […]
Hey all.
Been a while.
I’ve been getting by, but am insanely busy this semester. Of course, my lack of ambition when it comes to (most) schoolwork is not helping anything. But a lot of things have been happening lately, so I thought it time for an update. That, and I’m procrastinating on the algebra.
Yesterday was […]
Well, I bit the dust this morning and finished purchasing my books for spring semester. It began in December with the purchase of Richard Liboff’s, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 4th ed., for $53.48 (including shipping and handling). This morning, I ventured to Barnes and Noble at USD for three more purchases, and then to Book […]
