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Hello! My name is Charlie Pearlman. I'm a student in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University
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== Welcome ==
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Hello! My name is Charlie Pearlman. I'm a student in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. I'm looking to major in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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== Interests ==
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=== Sports ===
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*I am a huge Chicago Cubs fan
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*I ran cross country in high school
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*I tried out for the Duke football team, but didn't make the cut
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*I like to play most sports, competitively or just casually
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=== Music ===
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*I like most genres of music
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*Twenty One Pilots are my favorite alternative group and currently my favorite music group in general
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=== Other ===
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*I have a lot of interests, too many to write down. Maybe we can discuss our shared interests over a bowl of soup from ABP!
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== Grand Challenges ==
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One of the Grand Challenges for Engineering is making solar power economical. Here is a link about solar power and Pacific Gas and Electric. This caught my eye because I watched the movie about Erin Brokovich and the case against PG&E.
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*[http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/15/business/fi-solar15 PG&E to tap into solar projects], Los Angeles Times, created 15 August 2008, accessed 13 September 2015 (Grand Challenge)
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== MATLAB Demo's ==
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My favorite demo in MATLAB is the Traveling Salesman Problem. I loved watching as the computer got closer and closer to the correct answer. Also, one of my parents is a traveling salesman so this demo especially interested me.

Latest revision as of 00:34, 14 September 2015

Welcome

Hello! My name is Charlie Pearlman. I'm a student in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. I'm looking to major in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Interests

Sports

  • I am a huge Chicago Cubs fan
  • I ran cross country in high school
  • I tried out for the Duke football team, but didn't make the cut
  • I like to play most sports, competitively or just casually

Music

  • I like most genres of music
  • Twenty One Pilots are my favorite alternative group and currently my favorite music group in general

Other

  • I have a lot of interests, too many to write down. Maybe we can discuss our shared interests over a bowl of soup from ABP!

Grand Challenges

One of the Grand Challenges for Engineering is making solar power economical. Here is a link about solar power and Pacific Gas and Electric. This caught my eye because I watched the movie about Erin Brokovich and the case against PG&E.

MATLAB Demo's

My favorite demo in MATLAB is the Traveling Salesman Problem. I loved watching as the computer got closer and closer to the correct answer. Also, one of my parents is a traveling salesman so this demo especially interested me.