Difference between revisions of "User:Ajesus"
| (10 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==About Me== | ==About Me== | ||
| − | Hey. My name is Angel J. Rivera and I am an undergatuate student at[http://www.duke.edu Duke University]. I am Pre-Med and thinking about majoring in Biomedical Engineering (still undecided). | + | Hey. My name is Angel J. Rivera and I am an undergatuate student at [http://www.duke.edu Duke University]. I am Pre-Med and thinking about majoring in Biomedical Engineering (still undecided). |
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Duke 2014.jpg]] | ||
== Name Pronunciation == | == Name Pronunciation == | ||
| − | The way | + | The way it's pronounced in spanish, |
| − | " | + | "Ángel Jesús Rivera" sounds like "Anne-hell Je-seuss Ri-ve-ra" (yes, suess as in Dr. Seuss). |
| + | People usually just call me Angel (AIN- j uh l), the way it's pronounced in english. | ||
==Hometown== | ==Hometown== | ||
I was born and raised in San Juan, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico Puerto Rico] | I was born and raised in San Juan, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico Puerto Rico] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Favorite Quotes== |
| − | + | "The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything". -Teddy Roosevelt | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | "Only a few things are really important." | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | "Our strength grows out of our weakness. Not until we are pricked and stung and sorely shot at, awakens the indignation which arms itself with secret forces. A great man is always willing to be little. Whilst he sits on the cushion of advantages he goes to sleep. When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; he has been put on his wits; on his manhood; he has gained facts; learned his ignorance; been cured of the insanity of conceit; he has got moderation and real skill" - Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | "It's not about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit ... and keep moving forward" | |
| − | + | ||
| − | + | ==Favorite Demo in MATLAB== | |
| + | My favorite demo in the Help Navigator in MATLAB is '''"Other Demos"''', especially the one called '''“Traveling Salesman”'''. I think it is a really useful way to utilize MATLAB to solve a problem that has many variables. Basically, this demonstration confirmed how advantageous and beneficial MATLAB can be. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:16, 21 September 2010
About Me
Hey. My name is Angel J. Rivera and I am an undergatuate student at Duke University. I am Pre-Med and thinking about majoring in Biomedical Engineering (still undecided).
Name Pronunciation
The way it's pronounced in spanish, "Ángel Jesús Rivera" sounds like "Anne-hell Je-seuss Ri-ve-ra" (yes, suess as in Dr. Seuss). People usually just call me Angel (AIN- j uh l), the way it's pronounced in english.
Hometown
I was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Favorite Quotes
"The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything". -Teddy Roosevelt
"Only a few things are really important."
"Our strength grows out of our weakness. Not until we are pricked and stung and sorely shot at, awakens the indignation which arms itself with secret forces. A great man is always willing to be little. Whilst he sits on the cushion of advantages he goes to sleep. When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; he has been put on his wits; on his manhood; he has gained facts; learned his ignorance; been cured of the insanity of conceit; he has got moderation and real skill" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"It's not about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit ... and keep moving forward"
Favorite Demo in MATLAB
My favorite demo in the Help Navigator in MATLAB is "Other Demos", especially the one called “Traveling Salesman”. I think it is a really useful way to utilize MATLAB to solve a problem that has many variables. Basically, this demonstration confirmed how advantageous and beneficial MATLAB can be.
