User:Corey.simm

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About Me

I am a current student in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. I am from a suburb of Columbus, Ohio called Lewis Center. I've lived in Ohio my whole life (and am very proud of my state), and I graduated from Olentangy Orange High School. I have no idea what type of engineering I want to major in, possibly BME or ECE.

Name Pronunciation

It is pronounced "COR-ee SIMM-er-er." Yes, there are two "er"s in my last name.

Current Courses

I am currently enrolled in these courses (Fall 2017):

  • CHEM 201DL: Organic Chemistry I
  • MATH 212: Multivariable Calculus
  • WRITING 101: Ecology of Disease
  • EGR 103L: Computational Methods in Engineering

Grand Challenges for Engineering Article

Two Large Solar Plants Planned in California , Matthew Wald, New York Times, accessed 21 September 2017 (Make solar energy economical)

MATLAB Demonstration

My favorite demonstration was "Traveling Salesman." I have heard of that problem before, and it's incredibly complex to find the shortest closed circuit path between a number of cities. It's fascinating to watch the MATLAB program go through and find a shorter path (which takes incredibly long the more cities there are).