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==About Me== | ==About Me== | ||
| − | *Name: Xizheng Wan | + | *Name: '''Xizheng Wan''' |
*Hometown: Jiangxi, China | *Hometown: Jiangxi, China | ||
*Permanent Residence: Beijing, China | *Permanent Residence: Beijing, China | ||
| − | :I am a freshman in | + | :I am a freshman at [http://www.pratt.duke.edu/ Pratt School of Engineering] of [http://www.duke.edu/ Duke University] and expect to graduate in 2016. My intended major is [http://bme.duke.edu/ Biomedical Engineering] and plan to attend a medical or dental school in the United States. |
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| + | ==Name Pronunciation== | ||
| + | "Xizheng Wan" sounds like "see-zen one". I really can't find a more accurate way to describe its pronunciation in English since it is a Chinese name. My English name is Billy, by the way. | ||
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| + | ==Preferences== | ||
| + | *Favorite book: ''Steve Jobs'' | ||
| + | *Favorite TV-shows: ''The Big Bang Theory'', ''Modern Family'' | ||
| + | *Favorite Sport: Basketball | ||
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| + | ==[[Grand Challenges for Engineering|Grand Challenges for Engineering]]== | ||
| + | *[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v452/n7185/full/nature06599.html Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades], Mark A. Shannon et al., Nature, July 14, 2007, accessed September 8, 2012 (Provide access to clean water) | ||
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| + | ==MATLAB Demonstration== | ||
| + | My favorite demonstration is Basic Matrix Operations because it shows MATLAB's exceptional ability to handle matrices and any related mathematical operations. Familiarity with basic matrix operations is the foundation for using any other brilliant functions of MATLAB. | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 8 September 2012
Contents
About Me
- Name: Xizheng Wan
- Hometown: Jiangxi, China
- Permanent Residence: Beijing, China
- I am a freshman at Pratt School of Engineering of Duke University and expect to graduate in 2016. My intended major is Biomedical Engineering and plan to attend a medical or dental school in the United States.
Name Pronunciation
"Xizheng Wan" sounds like "see-zen one". I really can't find a more accurate way to describe its pronunciation in English since it is a Chinese name. My English name is Billy, by the way.
Preferences
- Favorite book: Steve Jobs
- Favorite TV-shows: The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family
- Favorite Sport: Basketball
Grand Challenges for Engineering
- Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades, Mark A. Shannon et al., Nature, July 14, 2007, accessed September 8, 2012 (Provide access to clean water)
MATLAB Demonstration
My favorite demonstration is Basic Matrix Operations because it shows MATLAB's exceptional ability to handle matrices and any related mathematical operations. Familiarity with basic matrix operations is the foundation for using any other brilliant functions of MATLAB.
