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== Favorite Matlab Demonstration ==
 
== Favorite Matlab Demonstration ==
My favorite Matlab demo was the World Traveler 3D Globe.  I was intrigued by this application because it seems nearly impossible to create using Matlab. It was an interesting look at world locations and real-life flight patterns.  Particularly, I found the spherical shape of the globe, the color scheme, and the interactive selection process to be extremely impressive.  I was surprised when I analyzed the script and it was simpler than I had originally suspected, only 80 lines of script! That is not to say by any means that I could recreate anything close to this masterpiece.
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My favorite Matlab demo was the World Traveler 3D Globe.  I was intrigued by this application because it seems nearly impossible to create using Matlab. It was an interesting look at world locations and real-life flight patterns.  Particularly, I found the spherical shape of the globe, the color scheme, and the interactive selection process to be extremely impressive.  It takes so much detailed positioning, coloring, and calculating to set all that up.  It seems crazy that somebody put all of that time and energy in and got it to actually work.  It continued to impress me when I analyzed the script and found that it contained over 400 total lines!  Especially considering I struggle to get my 15 lines of script to run properly... Oh, the wonders of Matlab.

Latest revision as of 03:22, 14 September 2015

About Me

I am a student-athlete at Duke University in the class of 2019. I am from Greensboro, NC, which is about an hour away from Duke. I plan on majoring in Mechanical, Civil, or Environmental Engineering here at Duke. Balancing football and schoolwork is my main objectives here at Duke.

Name Pronunciation

Kevin (keh-VIN) is easy enough, but many people can't seem to figure out my last name. Gehsmann is pronounced (GUESS-man) to put it as easily as possible.

Current Courses

I am taking the following courses in the Fall Semester of 2015:

  • EGR 103: Computational Methods in Engineering
  • Chem 110: Core Concepts in Chemistry
  • EVANTH 101: Introduction to Evolutionary Anthropology
  • Writing 101: Politics and Science of Caribbean Soundscapes

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Favorite Matlab Demonstration

My favorite Matlab demo was the World Traveler 3D Globe. I was intrigued by this application because it seems nearly impossible to create using Matlab. It was an interesting look at world locations and real-life flight patterns. Particularly, I found the spherical shape of the globe, the color scheme, and the interactive selection process to be extremely impressive. It takes so much detailed positioning, coloring, and calculating to set all that up. It seems crazy that somebody put all of that time and energy in and got it to actually work. It continued to impress me when I analyzed the script and found that it contained over 400 total lines! Especially considering I struggle to get my 15 lines of script to run properly... Oh, the wonders of Matlab.