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7:30pm // February 9 2016.
Clear space, clear mind.
31.10.2016 // On this beautiful Halloween morning… I am stuck at my desk writing an anthropology paper 👻👻
[1-9/100 of productivity + studygram]: this last week has been sooo productive and stressful, hopefully, i’ll be done with all of these exams in two weeks! 🍥
as you can see my computer is my bff ✌🏻
Hello studyblr! This is my first masterpost, so I hope I’m doing it right… Anyway, let’s get right to the good stuff!
I am here today to tell you about a tool that will change your life. You guessed it - it’s Matlab, which stands for “matrix laboratory”. It’s a software that integrates programming, computation and visualization in a (relatively) easy to use environment. I have used Matlab in lots of my engineering courses, and also throughout the course of my internship! It’s really useful for data analysis, graphing, and solving problems involving lots of numbers… once you know how to use it, that is.
General Tips
always, always, always comment your code. this will save you when you come back to look at it two days or two weeks or two months later when you can’t remember what each section of code is supposed to do.
make use of the command window! one of the things I love about matlab is that, if my script is giving funny outputs or errors, I can play around with my variables in the command window to try and figure out what’s wrong (ie. I’m not indexing an array correctly or something like that…)
give your variables meaningful names. this will be super helpful when you are writing a script (instead of scrolling back to try and figure out what the variable ‘x’ is supposed to be for, you can look at a variable named ‘average’ and know that it’s the average value of your data)
organize your projects into folders. I am really bad at this, so all my matlab files are a mess and I really should clean them up. in general, I would say a good rule is to make a folder for each project and keep all the scripts, functions and data for that project in that folder.
speaking of functions, organize your code with functions. for smaller projects, this isn’t as important, but for larger projects… this will make your life so much easier. write a main script that calls all the functions and have a function for each step in your code (ie. one function to calculate something, another function to plot the data)
Useful Commands
doc
I use this all the time if there’s a function or command that I’m not sure how to use. In the command window, simply type doc [name of function or command here]
A help page will come up showing all the relevant info about how the function or command works
clc, clear, clear all
these commands (when typed into the command window) clear different parts of your workspace in Matlab
clc: clears all the text (ie. past commands and their outputs) from the command window
clear, clear all: deletes all the variables you currently have in your workspace
Mathworks Resources
Matlab Onramp (A free online introductory Matlab course that covers all the basics!)
Mathworks Tutorials (For more advanced topics like signal processing, computational math & control systems)
Matlab Documentation (Search for any Matlab function or command and you’ll get a detailed description of how the function or command works, what the input/output arguments are, etc.)
Other Resources
MIT Matlab Intro Course
Matlab TutorialsPoint
Matlab Course (Youtube)
Coding Tips by @codeforvictory
Coding for Beginners by @the-studymotivation
I hope this was helpful! And as always, if you have questions, feel free to ask me.
Also, I’m thinking of making some more tutorial-style posts on using the Matlab environment and basic programming, so if that’s something you’d be interested in, let me know!
xx Sarah
some more little quotes i made to put into my journal in the weeks to come!
How To Survive A Boring Lecture
1. Scare yourself straight. “If I don’t pay attention to this lesson and remember every single sentence the teacher says I’ll never get into college. If I don’t get into college, I’m never going to earn my degree. I’ll end up 35 years old, still living with my parents and no hopes of getting my own house and family. No one will respect or dare depend on me for advice or anything. Say those words to yourself, share yourself that way and you will pay attention.
2. Even A students get bored at times by lectures. What is the difference between the A student and the C student? Their approach to the lecture. Don’t let “boring” become an excuse for not showing up to class. Dive right in, sit near the front, buy a coffee, and simply face the fact that you will be less than entertained for a couple of hours. Get in the mental game and you will survive.
3. Note Focus Since the teacher is boring, you need to find something you can make interesting. While I usually don’t recommend note taking unless the student really enjoys the process, this is a time when note taking can be a huge advantage.
When you take notes, you give your brain an explicit purpose in listening to the teacher speak. If you’re not writing something down on your sheet of paper then you instantly know you’re probably not paying enough attention. While you shouldn’t try to get down every word the teacher says, if keeping up with the teacher is an absolute breeze then continue trying to write down more. This process forces you to focus on the teacher despite the lecture being boring. It gives you a clear and measurable objective when it comes to focus. If at the end of the class, you have no notes written down then you definitely failed. If you have pages of notes written down then, whether you enjoyed it or not, you at least focused a little through the lecture.
4. The Subject – Not The Speaker Make sure you’re focusing on the subject of the boring lecture instead of the speaker. Focusing on a person that talks too slow or speaks in a monotone voice can be downright painful. If you want to put up with it then it’s usually best to focus as much of your energy on the subject as you can. Don’t try to hear the teacher’s enthusiasm. Don’t listen to emotional content. Listen as if the teacher is just a computer reading off something. Listen mechanically instead of emotionally.
This is a process of distancing yourself from your own emotions. Do everything you can to keep all your emotional energy on your own representation of the information you’re being told. By focusing on that you can limit your distraction and boredom during the worst of it.
5. Absolutely read the material before class. If you are unfamiliar with the course material then it will only magnify the boredom. Not reading would be like signing up for a book club, going to the gathering but never bothering to open the book. How boring! Be sure to prepare and stay in the loop. When you are reading the material create possible questions to ask in class (if the professor takes questions). Participating in class speeds up time for you. And, you never know, your question could prompt others to speak up and the class could take an intriguing turn. Dare I suggest, you might enjoy the class then.
6. Do not take out your phone to answer, chat or read emails. Again, this will make the boredom worse. You are essentially running away from the problem by turning to the cell phone rather than confronting the issue head on. This is a C student response. Moreover, it is a bad habit. After college, you might find yourself in other boring situations like work meetings. It is not a good (or beneficial) idea to tune out and gravitate to your phone while others are talking. Indeed, there will be times when your good friends bore you! Would you take out your phone while they talk? Of course not. For class time, strengthen your concentration abilities and keep the phone in your bag.
7. Through The Motions If you’re absolutely desperate to focus then eventually, it’s best to focus on going through the motions. If you learn to go through the motions of focusing then you’ll eventually start actually focusing on the subject. It’s virtually automatic. If you can’t force yourself to focus mentally than just forcing yourself to go through the motions will be able to get you most of the way there. When you go through the motions you’re giving your brain the signals that you’re trying to focus on the subject. Most of the time, your brain follows the motions you put your physical body through
had a pretty productive study session w my teammates at starbucks today! managed to (finally) finish reading hamlet and continued writing history notes for the UN 🖊
i have my first history exam tomorrow ! just going through to make sure i still remember everything
[ 10.05.16 • 5/100 DAYS OF PRODUCTIVITY ] currently studying some chemistry, but here’s a glimpse of the geog notes I’ve been doing so far for weather and climate : D just so happened that fof the exam today the essay questions were pretty much identical to the ones our teacher gave to us as practice :“) my exams end on friday so I’ll try to start posting as soon as I can after that~ Good luck to everyone having their exams! :)
From all of my obnoxiously colored post-it notes you’d almost think I enjoyed colorful things. When they start making a pack of easily distinguishable shades of grey I will snatch them all off the shelves.
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1/100 days of productivity
22.11.15 - Here we go ! I have a bottle full of water, my computer, my planer and bullet journal, my notes, some extra documents I printed yesterday to help me on the subject and now I can work as hard as Hermione Granger. I’m now doing my english lit. essay which is for thursday. Bon courage. ❥
01.02.15.
14/100 days of productivity | setting this to post in my queue, because I am not allowing myself to come onto tumblr for the rest of the day – there are just too many things I have to finish today, and the thought of all my assignments is stressing me out, so I’m going to be as productive as I can to get this to-do list at least mostly crossed out (-。-;
Calculator appreciation.
what i have been working on for the past couple of days - my first bullet journal! more to come in the next few days, stay tuned x
So pretty ! ⭐️
25.04.2015//ALERT! ALERT! Chem exam in 4 days! I have to study like hell cause my chem teacher said that i’ll never get a straight A, i was like ‘oh you dont wanna mess with me’. And now i decide i will make chem my bitch! I’ll show that teacher my power!
DO IT FOR THE POEPLE WHO WANT TO SEE YOU FAIL💪
You got this!!!! Show them who’s boss!
08.04.15.
update: physics is still making my head feel cloudy and fuzzy, but at least I have my oranges to power me through (◡‿◡✿)