Wednesday, June 3, 2009 – 01:19
Triple-redundant pencils in the bag…check Physics Handbook in the bag…check Springers Mathe in the bag…check HP50G calculator in the bag…check Lunch-box prepared…check First alarm clock set…check Second alarm clock set…check Third alarm clock set…check Human alarm clock set…check Insomnia…check Well, it looks like I’m having an exam tomorrow. Electromagnetism. Wake-up call att 0620. Still no [...]
Monday, August 25, 2008 – 23:41
School started for real today, but still it’s actually surprisingly calm. The first lecture in Numeric Analysis started at 1500 today, and we warmed up with some new definitions and methods of thinking. Having only worked with exact math before, none of us are too proficient in numeric thinking and calculation. The web-based course from [...]
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 – 22:43
The evening before an exam is always very special. It is crucial to do the correct preparations before the test next morning, not only regarding the subject, but having a good daily rhythm in terms of food and sleep is just as important. Math exams are the toughest, and the five hour time limit passes [...]
Sunday, August 17, 2008 – 17:51
This guide is only interesting for students at the Linköping University, LiU Abstract When I started at the university a year ago I wrote about how to get reminders about lectures and lessons directly into your mobile phone. Since then, LiU has switched calendaring systems and is now using a system called TimeEdit. This simple [...]
Friday, January 11, 2008 – 01:27
Kärin nagged me for not blogging in a long time, and therefore I would like to give a “small” update. Being a M.Sc. student at one of the top national universities, there are certain periods of time when one only has time to do the most essential things such as studying, eating, sleeping, studying and [...]
Monday, December 10, 2007 – 21:59
39888 Time: Friday afternoon. 16:00 hours. Location: C1 lecturing hall. Subject: Integrals For the last few weeks the longest and most intense lectures have taken place during the worst time of the week; the last lesson during the Friday afternoons. The whole week has finished, you are quite tired of five long days of intense [...]
Tuesday, December 4, 2007 – 21:56
The examination period is only a week away, and the current pace at school is tremendous. In the eleventh hour, before which everything in linear algebra had stuck and felt manageable then Pow!, and you listen to a lecture that introduces a ton of new ideas, proofs and formulas to remember. After working for a [...]
Sunday, December 2, 2007 – 17:02
The course in Linear Algebra is coming to an end. We only have one lecture left, and are now dealing with the most advanced topic in the course; quadratic forms. 39805 On the 20th of December I will have the examination, and although there are three weeks left I already started studying. Going back to [...]
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 – 18:51
During the math lecture today something interesting happned. The lecturer wanted to turn on some more light in the lecturing hall but failed miserably by accidently pressing the alarm button next to the light switches. The burgular alarm immediately went on, with sirens blaring in the whole area. Most students thought that there was a [...]
Monday, November 19, 2007 – 16:42
Had a small “lunch-leak” in my backpack on the way to school this morning. The noodle and chicken stew found its way out of the lunch box and through a tiny hole in the plastic bag that was supposed to take care of those leaks and out in my bag. Half a deciliter’s worth of [...]