User:Pjc28
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About Me
Though Duke seems to only ever refer to its students by their NetID, I do have a name! Pretty much everyone calls me Peter and I'm mostly of Italian descent (50%) but theres also a good bit of Cuban in me. I'm from just north of Tampa, FL and I've lived my whole life there... until now! I'm #Duke2021 and plan on majoring in Biomedical Engineering but I haven't quite figured out what I want to actually do with that degree, that's if I even continue to study Biomedical Engineering by the fourth year. Medical School? Eh, probably not. Duke's MD-PhD program? Who knows? Graduate School?--Actually, I think that's the one thing I'm sure I want to do... continuing past undergraduate school in some form or another, that is. As for my interests, I like to play the ukulele and the accordion but I guess it is more for fun because I found both for really cheap on Amazon and I have no impulse control when it comes to these things, and I don't really think I'm particularly good at either. However, I also love to cook and you can bet I can make the best meatballs you'll ever taste, and that's a fact, Jack!
Name Pronunciation
My name is pronounced Peter (Pee-tur) Candelora (Can-dehl-or-uh). I think my first name is pretty straightforward but apparently my last name is weird to some because I find my mail is often addressed to a "Mr. Candelabra." Pronunciation wise, it's really just the word "candle" + ora.
Grand Challenges for Engineering Article
The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Paradigm, Charles Barton, The Oil Drum, updated 19 January 2009, accessed 22 September 2017 (Prevent Nuclear Terror)
MATLAB Demonstrations
My favorite of the MATLAB Demonstrations was the demo about MATLAB's built-in functions. It was really interesting (and helpful!) to see what MATLAB was already capable of, what each of the many functions do, and how I could call each of the functions to actually use them. I feel as if this demonstration showcases an extremely useful portion of MATLAB's potential, especially for someone like me who has never opened a computer terminal before EGR103.
