User:Whj2

About Me

Hello, my name is Will Jackson and I am a freshman at Duke.

Name Pronunciation

The pronunciation of my relatively simple name depends on which side of my family you ask. My mother's family, hailing from the grand town of Tramway, North Carolina, pronounces my name "whEEl." However, the rest of the world pronounces my name "Will Jack-sun."

My Favorite Demo

My favorite demo is the "Traveling Salesman" demonstration. It is very interesting how it goes through and systematically determines the shortest distance between cities before eventually settling on the correct shortest travel distance. It is also just very cool to watch operate.

Grand Challenge Article

Finding clean water for the slums of Buenos Aires, Jessica Dolcourt, CNET News, updated 10 April 2007, accessed 23 September 2010 (Grand Challenge)