Freshman Journal 1.1.8

Year 1, Semester 1, Week 8
This week was not a very good week. Had problems like not being able to fall asleep at night, lack of motivation to work and the like nonsense.

Sisters got Confirmed in Church today, in an event graced by the Archbishop. Marie got herself a new middle name, after a saint famous for cracking a stupid joke while he was being martyred.

I. Modules

Ia. WP2201I Messing With Nature: Unintended Consequences
I was sifting through the mound of information found concerning lallang/cogongrass online. Some of the useful info that needs the unearthing:

Cogongrass, properties
Cogongrass in SE United States, status, methods of eradication
Cogongrass in Asia and Africa, status, methods of eradication
Cogongrass in South America, yada yada
Wickedly ingenious extermination methods

I don't like it when they ask me to purchase the article!

Ib. MA1505 Mathematics I
I am in the habit of drawing graphs in order to make sense of the equations, determinants or whatever nonsense they teach in class. Even though the derivations may not work out, the exercise tends to ram the equations deep into my memory.

Ic. GEK1517 Mathematical Thinking
W. Byers, author of How Mathematicians Think, gives an unpleasant revelation that Calculus is not really rigorous mathematics.

Id. PC1431 Physics IE
I am so saddened by the mid-term results that I have not touched this subject for one week. Ok, I know that this is not the best way to approach the problem.

II. CCA

IIa. MIR
10km run last Tuesday. Did not fare well. Alas, all the knolls of Upper Kent Ridge Road now bear testament to my drop in fitness. I need to train more as my schedule would allow. Eating more could also help. AHAHAHAHA.

IIb. GENUS
The last 2 weeks saw insane Saturday practises. Despite this, I decided that practising in Prime II was not insane enough and asked for a switch to Alto I, a proposition I regretted making almost immediately. Thankfully, it did not get through.

A couple of defectors from Alto I joined our section on Saturday, bringing up the strength to 20.