User:Jy106

About Me

To start off, my name is Jenny, which in Chinese (in case you want to know) is 杰妮.

I am a proud undergraduate student of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University Class of 2015 and am one of the most typical Asian (specifically Chinese) females that you can find. I plan to major in Biomedical Engineering on a Pre-Health track, but if it's possible, I am also considering a second major in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Like all other Duke freshmen, I live on East Campus, but specifically, I live in G.A. with the best roommate ever!

Have fun looking at this awesome signature that I got from my instructor's site:

 Jy106   T / C  Copied from DukeEgr93

Current Classes

I'm hoping I didn't flood my first semester of freshman year with too many hard classes, but this is what I'll be taking for Fall 2011:

CHEM 43L - Honors Chemistry

• Lecture Sec 001 - Michael Therien
• Recitation Sec 21R - Christopher Roy
• Lab Sec 411 - Lynne Hyman

EGR 53L - Comp Meth in Engineering xD

• Lecture Sec 003 - Michael Gustafson aka DukeEgr93
• Lab Sec 02 - Michael Gustafson

MATH 103 - Multivariable Calculus

• Lecture Sec 10 - Nathan Totz

PSY 11 - Introductory Psychology

• Lecture 02 - Angela Vieth

So if there is anyone in any of my classes and wants to get together to study or do something within reason, I'd be happy to. :)

Grand Challenges for Engineering

The Grand Challenges for Engineering are a set of 14 goals identified by the National Academy of Engineering through a poll of technology experts as the most pressing and significant of our time. A couple of the 14 Challenges are listed below. Article relating to them are posted as well:

Engingering Better Medicine

• Grove Backs an Engineer’s Approach to Medicine, Andrew Pollack, New York Times, created 17 May 2010, accessed 3 September 2011 (Grand Challenge)

Make Solar Energy Economical

• Pay for the Power, Not the Panels, Peter Maloney, New York Times, created 26 March 2008, accessed 3 September 2011 (Grand Challenge)

Name Pronunciation

My first name, Jenny, is pronounced like JEH-nee, where the stress falls on the first syllable. It is also the typical nickname give for those called Jennifer, however, my name is not a nickname. My last name, Yao, is pronounced like YEOW. It rhymes with the onomatopoeia "oww" and is also the same last name as the very famous basketball player by the name of Yao Ming.

Favorite Matlab Demonstration

Of all the demonstrations that I reviewed, the Traveling Salesman Demonstration is my favorite. Having learned discrete mathematics in high school, I know how annoying it can be to complete a traveling salesman problem by hand. Thus, upon watching the Traveling Salesman Demonstration, I felt that things could have gone more smoothly while I learned discrete math if I had this program. Meanwhile, my favorite demonstration in terms of the most amusing demonstration is the Bending Truss Demonstration. Watching as a bridge looks like it's trying to break dance can make me laugh anytime. It's also very fun to play with.

Interests

I am a HUGE fan of k-pop. My favorite groups thus far are Super Junior, B2ST, and SISTAR. I've also played the piano for at least 10 years, but since I haven't been practicing recently, I can probably only crank out a few notes.

As for sports, I have zero ability to aim a ball, but I can at least hit or throw one. I like to play ping pong and ice skate. Since the ping pong table in G.A. is gone, if there's anybody in a dorm close by and wants to play a friendly game on your table, I'd be happy to play.