User:Als102

About Me

I grew up in a rural area in Western New York and graduated from Lyndonville High School there in June 2013. I have no siblings, but my parents filled that gap with dogs (four, to be exact). My dad is a civil engineer with the New York State Department of Transportation and my mom is a foreclosure agent with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. For many years, I was a girl scout and I showed dogs competitively. Also, I was (and still am, through Duke University Marching Band) heavily involved in music.

Grand Challenges in Engineering--Homework 1

Does Broadband Need a Stimulus?, Saul Hansell, New York Times, created 21 January 2009, accessed 15 September 2013 (Restore and improve urban infrastructure)

Favorite MATLAB Demo--Homework 2

My favorite demonstration in MATLAB, as discovered through Homework 2, is the Loma Prieta Earthquake. I particularly like this example because it shows and explains how to use so many features in MATLAB in terms of a practical application, such as one might experience in an EGR103 problem.