User:Esimons
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About Me
I am a freshman in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University- Go Blue Devils! I'm originally from Austin, Texas, so I'm excited to (hopefully) see some snow this winter! I miss my family and friends back home, but mostly I miss my golden retriever, Bugs. What I lack for in height I make up for in optimism and sarcasm. I'm a problem solver, runner, musician, and TexMex enthusiast. My spirit animal is a honey bee.
Name Pronunciation
My name, "Erin Simons," is pronounced "AIR-in SIGH-munz." My last name is not pronounced "SIM-ins" because that is how "Simmons" is pronounced, and my name only has one "m."
Current Courses
Fall 2015:
- Chem101: General Chemistry
- EGR103: Computational Methods in Engineering
- Math122: Calculus II
- Writing101: Chasing Sustainability?: Environmental History, Ethics, and the Question of Justice
Grand Challenges for Engineering Article
Bug-Killing Book Pages Clean Murky Drinking Water, Johnathan Webb, BBC News, 16 August 2015, accessed 12 September 2015 (Grand Challenge - Provide Access to Clean Water)
Favorite MATLAB Demonstration
My favorite MATLAB demonstration was the Earth's Topography example. It was interesting to see the different ways that topographic data can be displayed, like with contour plots, 2-D image plots, and 3-D plots. I enjoyed running the file and then using the "Rotate 3D" button to "spin" the globe.
