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Revision as of 02:17, 22 September 2011
Contents
About Me
My name is John Dickinson, but everyone calls me Jack. I am a student in the Pratt School of Engineering and a member of the class of 2015. I am from Northfield, IL, which is a suburb about 20 minutes north of Chicago.
Interests
I attended The Hotchkiss School where I played on the varsity football and baseball team. I like to travel, eat good food, and I love the outdoors.
Name Pronunciation
The way my family pronounces it, "Jack Dickinson", and my last name sounds the way it is spelled. "DICK-IN-SUN"
Grand Challenges
Provide energy from fusion
In Hot Pursuit of Fusion (Or Folly) William Broad, The New York Times, Created May, 2009, Accessed September 2011 (Grand Challenge)
MatLab Demonstration
3D Plots
My favorite MatLab demonstration is the one describing 3D plots. I find it interesting because not only is it simple enough to follow, but I also like how there are many different ways to display the same set of data. For example you can view the data as either a mesh plot, a surface plot, a contour plot, a quiver, or a slice.
