So my hand has been steadily hurting for the past week due to all the note taking, re-copying, and equation re-writing I've been doing. This compounded by my use of the old faithful mechanical pencil I think. So in order to keep studying, I've invested in a few pens, some more legal pads (will probably end up being less then buying more erasers too), and I'm moving my "study space" back down to the cube in order to get the support of a desk. Frustrating how I get going on studying and then have to break to let my hand rest. I would just type the notes, but typing out the equations would just take too long and in the end would look too confusing. You try typing out the equation for a normal distribution. No seriously. I'll give you a simple form:
(1/(sigma*sqrt(2*pi)))*exp{-(x-mu)^2/(2*sigma^2)}.
See what I'm dealing with? If you see me in person next, just ask me to write it out for you. It will take less time, and look a lot better than that mess.
Also got lots of nuts, raisins, and cookies at the store, which will be well hidden in the department to discourage certain foragers from plundering my bounty. This will hopefully cut down on the trips to get snacks or food. ... hell, why don't I just take a pillow and a blanket down there too?
... actually... hm...
The department has gone quiet for finals. No one was in this weekend, and I have only made marginal progress on the metrics final. Good thing it's not until Friday. Can't wait to get that out of the way and just focus on the quals.
5 comments:
Keep eating nuts and berries...say isn't that "Ardilla" food? Mom & I are worried, but doing fine.Will be seeing Raoul 11th
through the 16th,but you have the number.
I imagine that entire campus has suddenly gone dark & quiet...graduation will be a temporary blip on the quiet horizon while hordes of parents troop through. If you need anything, yell. D
An ice pack and possibly some some Ben-Gay ought to do the trick.
But I suppose it would be easier for me to buy those down here ;)
Yup. Campus is dead. Almost as dead as it was on Good Friday (which is still just... weird to me...)
Get some wrist braces while you're at it. Start with the ice and BenGay NOW. Rest regularly...does chicken soup help wrists??????
Doing the worried mom thing...
I learned the lesson on pencils a while ago... then again, I take notes 8 hrs a day... "huzzah!"
I'm not the greatest fan of nuts :-P ! so I think they're mostly minino food :-) I'm a fan of mininos..
Yay for professors that give possible exam questions... well... I'm about to go to my LAST class in undergrad ever!! :-D !!
..well, excluding study sessions... are half happy dances allowed?
hey you.
thank you for turning the most horrible, tiresome day into a wonderful one.
I love you.
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