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== About Me ==
 
== About Me ==
  
Hello, my name is Will and I am a freshman at Duke.
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Hello, my name is Will Jackson and I am a freshman at Duke.
  
 
== Name Pronunciation ==
 
== Name Pronunciation ==
The pronunciation of my relatively simple name depends on which side of my family you ask.  My mother's family, hailing from the grand town of Tramway, North Carolina, pronounces my name "whEEl."  However, the rest of the world pronounces my name "Will Jack-son."
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The pronunciation of my relatively simple name depends on which side of my family you ask.  My mother's family, hailing from the grand town of Tramway, North Carolina, pronounces my name "whEEl."  However, the rest of the world pronounces my name "Will Jack-sun."
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== My Favorite Demo ==
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My favorite demo is the "Traveling Salesman" demonstration.  It is very interesting how it goes through and systematically determines the shortest distance between cities before eventually settling on the correct shortest travel distance.  It is also just very cool to watch operate.
  
 
== Grand Challenge Article ==
 
== Grand Challenge Article ==
  
[http://discovermagazine.com/2008/oct/06-can-engineers-achieve-the-holy-grail-of-energy Can Engineers Achieve the Holy Grail of Energy: Infinite and Clean?], Charles Seife, Discover Magazine, accessed 23 September 2010 (Grand Challenge)
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[http://news.cnet.com/2009-1041_3-6173636.html Finding clean water for the slums of Buenos Aires], Jessica Dolcourt, CNET News, updated 10 April 2007, accessed 23 September 2010 (Grand Challenge)

Latest revision as of 02:57, 24 September 2010

About Me

Hello, my name is Will Jackson and I am a freshman at Duke.

Name Pronunciation

The pronunciation of my relatively simple name depends on which side of my family you ask. My mother's family, hailing from the grand town of Tramway, North Carolina, pronounces my name "whEEl." However, the rest of the world pronounces my name "Will Jack-sun."

My Favorite Demo

My favorite demo is the "Traveling Salesman" demonstration. It is very interesting how it goes through and systematically determines the shortest distance between cities before eventually settling on the correct shortest travel distance. It is also just very cool to watch operate.

Grand Challenge Article

Finding clean water for the slums of Buenos Aires, Jessica Dolcourt, CNET News, updated 10 April 2007, accessed 23 September 2010 (Grand Challenge)