School Update

Well, it's about three weeks until Spring semester 2005 at Embry-Riddle Prescott comes to a close. It's been somewhat of a relaxed semester overall. Not surprising since I only took 14 credits this semester. I'm doing well in most my classes: expecting a couple of As, a B, and a C assuming I don't blow any finals. Still not up to when I was getting straight As, but still much better than the previous semester.

I think I'm doing better this semester because I'm now actually putting what we've learned in to use in my experimental space system group project as well as joining the Embry-Riddle part of the MIMIC (Magnetic Field Investigation of Mars by Interacting Consortia) project to help out with STK. (Google for more info on MIMIC and STK.)

Summer session should be reasonably easy since I'm only taking Materials in session A and Global Intelligence I in session B. It's the Fall session that's going to be difficult after talking to so many who are taking Prelim Space and Attitude. The other three I'm not so worried about. Only bad thing is four of the classes are straight in a row but like with all thing good comes with the bad. First good thing, I know all the professors and two of which combined teach four of the classes I'm taking. The second good thing, I have no classes on tuesday and thursday so I should have plenty of time to work on assignments, projects, reports, and what not on those days.

Two things I'm definitely investing in before next Fall's session: a laptop and a digital camera. Why? It's becoming obvious I need both in my group's railgun project and the laptop to do some programming that would speed up some assignments. I'm looking into a summer job to help out in this regard though I think once my brother moves out of the apartment I should be fine. (I love him, but he eats like a horse!)