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| − | While viewing the demonstration of MATLAB, I found several very cool | + | While viewing the demonstration of MATLAB, I found several very cool topics. I was really interested in the 3-D models and the topography demonstrations. I had two favorites - the earth's topography demonstration and the spherical surface harmonic demonstration. I really like how MATLAB can show 3-D figures and uses colors to differentiate between certain heights. In each one, you could change the shading and the color of the graph. There were other mathematical representations of natural events of the earth, like the Loma Prieta Earthquake demonstration, but I prefer the art of graphing rather than displaying the numbers of acceleration and position. |
Latest revision as of 00:47, 14 September 2014
My name is Mae Lewis. I'm a freshmen at Duke University. I'm going to major in Biomedical engineering. The links below are links to articles dealing with the Grand Challenges of engineering.
Xu Kuangdi on Fusion, IT, and Biotech, Xu Kuangdi, NAE, updated 2012, accessed 14 September 2014 (Grand Challenge)
Fusion Power: Will It Ever Come?, William E. Parkins, Science Magazine, updated 10 March 2006, accessed 13 September 2014 (Grand Challenge)
While viewing the demonstration of MATLAB, I found several very cool topics. I was really interested in the 3-D models and the topography demonstrations. I had two favorites - the earth's topography demonstration and the spherical surface harmonic demonstration. I really like how MATLAB can show 3-D figures and uses colors to differentiate between certain heights. In each one, you could change the shading and the color of the graph. There were other mathematical representations of natural events of the earth, like the Loma Prieta Earthquake demonstration, but I prefer the art of graphing rather than displaying the numbers of acceleration and position.
