What I plan on doing the summer of 2023.
Books Read
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The Poincaré Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe
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Gödel's Proof: Revised Edition
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Cracking the Coding Interview
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All The Math You Missed, But Need to Know for Graduate School
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid
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Physics for Engineers and Scientists, Vol. 1
Physics for Engineers and Scientists, Vol. 2
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
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The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
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The Joy of x: A guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
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Six Easy Pieces: Physics Taught By Richard Feynman
Miscellaneous
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Councilor at CS Summer Academy
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Set up Lua Neovim config
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Set up Local LaTeX setup
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Grow peppers (Ghost and Habanero)
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Symbolic_math rust crate
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Make personal website in rust
Classes
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Engineering Physics 1 (and lab)
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Engineering Physics 2 (and lab)
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Introduction to Number Theory
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Texas Government (Core Requirement, tested out)
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Macro Economics (Core Requirement, tested out)
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Intro to Ancient Rome (Core Requirement)
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Intro to Classical Mythology (Core Requirement)
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American History (Core Requirement)
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Rhetoric (Core Requirement)
Reflection
My summer was pretty decent. I did essentially a year’s worth of classes, read a ton of books, riced up my setup ten-fold, and wrote a lot of code. I learned a tremendous amount about number theory, algebraic structures, physics, Rust, etc., and got good at climbing, juggling, and whatever I decided to do (omit skateboarding).
At the start of the summer, I actually didn’t know what I was going to do. I planned on doing research but was unsure whether it (or a PhD) would be something I’d actually enjoy. I discovered that I could double major in Math and also do the integrated CS master’s program if I just got a few summer classes out of the way, so that is what I did.
Great decision. I’m really happy with how the summer turned out. As always, much smarter than before. May that trend continue.
Reflection from 2024
My original reflection was pretty spot on. Ended up actually doing research, double majoring in math, and doing the integrated CS masters program. It was a pretty great year following, and knocking out all of the classes that I did let me make room for the classes I actually wanted to take.