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Major: Mechanical Engineering<br \>
 
Major: Mechanical Engineering<br \>
 
Extracurriculars: Golf, Tennis, Flag Football<br \>
 
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== MATLAB Demonstrations ==
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My favorite MATLAB demonstration was the example that 3D plotted the Earth's Topography. I thought it was really interesting how MATLAB could use the points in the world that have 0 feet of elevation to map a 2D surface of the planet. Then using elevation data the map was shaded to reflect the altitudes of the planet. Finally, MATLAB is able to generate a 3D model of the planet using all of this data. Pretty incredible that all of this can be achieved by a relatively simple computer program.
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== Engineering Grand Challenge Article ==
 
== Engineering Grand Challenge Article ==
 
[http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517811/a-material-that-could-make-solar-power-dirt-cheap/], Kevin Bullis, Technology Review, August 8th 2013, September 13th 2014 (Make solar energy economical)
 
[http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517811/a-material-that-could-make-solar-power-dirt-cheap/], Kevin Bullis, Technology Review, August 8th 2013, September 13th 2014 (Make solar energy economical)

Revision as of 19:55, 14 September 2014

About Me

Name: Ryan Cox
Graduating Year: 2018
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Extracurriculars: Golf, Tennis, Flag Football

MATLAB Demonstrations

My favorite MATLAB demonstration was the example that 3D plotted the Earth's Topography. I thought it was really interesting how MATLAB could use the points in the world that have 0 feet of elevation to map a 2D surface of the planet. Then using elevation data the map was shaded to reflect the altitudes of the planet. Finally, MATLAB is able to generate a 3D model of the planet using all of this data. Pretty incredible that all of this can be achieved by a relatively simple computer program.

Engineering Grand Challenge Article

[1], Kevin Bullis, Technology Review, August 8th 2013, September 13th 2014 (Make solar energy economical)