User:Bwh19

About Me

I attend Duke University as a student in the Class of 2017.

Pronounciation

My full name is Bennett William Hartley. It is pronounced "Ben-It Will-Yum Heart-Lee".(Bolded sections are accented.)

Grand Challenges Links

'Dead Zones' Appear In Waters Worldwide, Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post, Created 15 August 2008, accessed 15 September 2013 (Manage the nitrogen cycle)

"Water ATMs" to provide clean water for India's villagers, Zain Awan, Channel NewsAsia, Created 10 September 2013, accessed 15 September 2013 (Provide access to clean water)

Favorite MATLAB Demonstration

My favorite MATLAB demonstration from the Homework 2 assignment is the "Earth's Topography" example. This is my favorite because I think it is interesting that MATLAB includes this Earth view feature. At first glance, MATLAB is a high-performance calculator. But once you discover the many built-in functions of MATLAB, it becomes much more than a calculator. The built-in Earth feature is one of those features that is something that you would not expect from a program like MATLAB. I also liked the "Viewing a Penny" example for similar reasons. The fact that you can see the Earth in various ways (2-D, 3-D, Contour Plot, etc.) is unexpected and interesting. Anything that creates a cool graphic/visualization makes EGR 103 more fun. The "Earth's Topography" demonstration creates an aesthetically pleasing visual.