User:Tjr15
About Me
I am a first-year student at Duke University hoping to study Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Pratt School of Engineering. I am also involved in the Duke Symphony Orchestra, in which I play cello. My other interests include golf, backpacking, and traveling.
Name Pronunciation
Although on legal records I am "Thomas Romano", almost all people call me "Tommy Romano". My first name is pronounced normally ("TOM-mee") like Tommy Bahama, and my last name is pronounced "Roe-MON-oh", just like the cheese.
Grand Challenges for Engineering
The following are articles related to some of the Grand Challenges for Engineering
- Articles about the advancement of personal learning:
- How to Make Online Courses Massively Personal, Peter Norvig, Scientific American, created 14 August 2013, accessed 05 September 2013
- Articles about engineering better medicines:
- AI Could Help Predict Which Flu Virus Will Cause the Next Deadly Human Outbreak, Emily Singer, Wired Science, created 03 September 2013, accessed 05 September 2013
MATLAB Demonstrations
After watching MATLAB's provided demonstrations, my favorite has to be 'Earth's Topography'. Earlier in the other demonstrations, it discussed plotting in 3D and using surface plots.This grabbed my interest because I am taking multivariable calculus this year, and so plotting mesh plots and contour lines is very connected to my current math studies. However, the demonstration about plotting Earth's topography took the basic plotting tools and applied it to a rather technical subject. This demonstration really showed the true extent of MATLAB's capabilities and its use in just about every data-driven subject.
