User:Dyc6

About Me

Hello! My name is Derek Chan, and I'm from Fayetteville, North Carolina. I'm a prospective BME major and I'm also doing prehealth. This semester I am taking Chem 201, Math 212, Engineering 103, and Psych 101. I was in Project BUILD this August, and I am part of the Duke Symphony Orchestra.

How to pronounce my name: DARE-rick CHAN (rhymes with man)

Interests

In my free time, I love playing piano and violin, playing games, watching TV, sleeping, and eating.

Grand Challenges for Engineering

A Blueprint for Preventing Nuclear Terrorism, Eben Harrell and Matthew Bunn, TIME, updated 30 March 2012, accessed 16 September 2013 (Prevent nuclear terror)

Favorite Demonstration

In the graphics section, the "Earth's Topography" demonstration was my favorite MATLAB demonstration. I thought it was incredible that the same program that we are currently learning could be used to generate such an amazing simulation of the earth that could be manipulated by the user. I was especially impressed that you can take data and present it in such an accessible form.