First off, it’s been forever and I do mean a long, long, long time since I’ve posted. To give a true sense of the large expanse of time since my last post, I’d need the use of a “Yo’ Momma” joke, and in that end, “Yo momma so “big boned” Google couldn’t even index her!” Imagine that momma and then think of an even larger amount of time and then you should have a clear idea of how long it’s been since I’ve posted. I guess you could also look at the date of the previous post and do a little Math to realize it’s been 17 days since my last post. Yeah, that’s a long time, and it’s even longer if you’re a dog! (Think about that)
In any case, today marked the first day of my last semester here at Duke. It’s bittersweet. I’ll graduate on May 14th, and I’ve only got one semester left. However, it also means that my undergraduate career is coming to an end, and hence, one more chapter in my life is coming to a close. It’s always sad leaving some place you’ve grown fond of, but it’s always a bit exciting to. After graduation I’ll get to look forward to even more schooling as I pursue a masters degree in Computer Engineering. I’m looking forward to it.
Though the last first day of a semester in my Duke career, it didn’t feel any different than in any past semesters. I woke up, went to class, and performed some errands. Nonetheless, that doesn’t mean that it wasn’t without its moments. One of my professors was wearing one of the coolest t-shirts that I’ve seen in quite a while, and the sheer fact that I liked this t-shirt so much probably shows how much of a dork I really am. Still, I thought it was ingenious! Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I’ve recreated the shirt below.
I can’t stress enough how much I really want one of these t-shirts, and I may have to ask him where he got it (probably from the Math Department). Then I’d only need a holster for my calculator to make me “Quick Calc Chaz”. That would be awesome as I’ve always wanted a Western name since about 5 seconds ago. Oh yeah, that would be pretty sweet. My professors dopetastic t-shirt was probably the highlight of my day which was a pretty good day overall. I also believe that class should be pretty fun since my professor seems like a rather cool guy and has a teaching style that I like. That’s it. That was my day. Pretty normal, and I’m sure amazingly… boring interesting. On that note, Chazcrest out.
“That would be awesome as I’ve always wanted a Western name since about 5 seconds ago.”
cracked me up!
and since i’m not a MATH person, can you please explain the shirt?
apryl: I’m more than happy to explain it to you. The funny symbol in front of “du” is the symbol for integration in Mathematics. It is followed by the thing that you will be integrating which is followed by the “du” which will be whatever you are taking the derivative with respect to. For instance, if you’re taking the integral of 2x+3 then instead of “du” you’d have “dx”. However, “du” is somewhat generic and is often seen in generic equations. It’s somewhat corny, but I just found it kinda funny. I guess that shows how big a dork I really am.