8.23.2007

First week wrapup

So school's started again- yay, how fun.... So as usual I'll go into detail about my semester classes, how they're shaping up, etc.

AME 301- This class is just math in disguise. I'm not big on the professor, but I guess he's doing an ok job. This class should be pretty easy as I've taken 90% of the material in other classes. I pleaded to the advisor to use my math classes as a sub for this class, but no dice. Oh well.

AME 460- I had the professor in a previous Engineering class, and I wasn't too find of him, but this class I'm sure would be useful for grad school so that's why I'm taking it. It's probably gonna be my hardest class. It's basically just Applied Physics with respect to Springs and vibrations and such.

PSYC 101- I'm taking this class just for the heck of it. So far, I like it a lot. The lectures will get kinda tedious 'cause we'll have all 3 hours of lecture at once, but that's survivable. Lots of reading, and writing, and collaborating, but that's expected for an intro level class. Only thing I'm uncertain on is we have to partake in studies being researched by the Psychology dept. I'll probably have to do 6 or 7 over the course of the semester, but as long as I can take ones I think are interesting, I won't mind too much. I already did one involving word recognition, and that was pretty painless- push the button for whether or not the bunch of scrambled letters is a word.

AME 331- This class is gonna either bore me to death or work me to death. Either way, fluid mechanics is already vouching up to its reputation as one the the hardest classes required to graduate. Plus the fact that the professor is SO FREAKIN' BORING and that's it at 8 in the morning doesn't help either. Mustn't... fall.... asleep............

AME 324A- This one is just more applied Physics. Shouldn't be too hard. I'm not keen on the professor for this class, either, but what can you do. I do know a handful of people in the class, so that always helps. We can makes study groups maybe.

MATH 464- I didn't think I'd get a class easier than my Engineering stats class last semester. I may have spoken too soon. The professor said we wouldn't be going too far into the book, and the biggest issue is more notation and logic than computation. Plus there are some people I know, which is cool, and even one guy from my poetry class last year. What are the odds of that? (Get it, because it's a probability class? Nevermind)

AME 495S- It's a seminar, so by definition it's easy. Dr. Chen told us we only have 2 homework assignments, and I have a feeling he'll have a hard time checking for attendance. So that should almost be a definite A.

Summary:
3 easy, (AME 301, AME 495S, MATH 464)
2 medium (PSYC 101, AME 324A)
2 hard (AME 460, AME 331)

Wish me luck!

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