There once was a boy from the North
Who selected Mathematics as his course
He understood numbers
And never made blunders
Until he tried to write a limerick.
Oct
21
Easily Amused
Oct
08
Striking Back
Combinatorics might just be the greatest Maths module I have ever taken, even if it did take me a week and a half to realise it wasn’t actually Combinatronics – some sort of Transformer type thing. Real, traditional number puzzles that require you to look at things in difficult ways to find inventive solutions.
I’m also now fully qualified to give guided campus tours of the University of Sheffield, imparting such wisdom as to where the Queen ate on her most recent visit last summer (Firth Court), and that the Sheffield has once again been voted as having the #1 Union in the UK, as part of my work being a study abroad ambassador. So, if you were thinking of spending some time abroad, I’m the person to talk to.
I went bowling too this week for the first time. I beat both of my far more experienced housemates in one game, and after much bargaining as to what the forfeit should be (I wanted my rent paid for the next month), we eventually settled on a pint. That’ll do me – the winning was almost enough anyway. The social was good fun too, and it makes me feel like a relatively cool person. Legging it with my friends hoodie afterwards was possibly not such a smart idea.
A more than good week in all though. I discovered last year I’m an optimist, and these last few days I’ve really had something to enjoy. Old friends making an effort to cheer me up, and new friends leaving me with a smile on my face. Hurray!
I’m off for a nice weekend at home now for my Dad’s birthday. I promise a site redesign will come soon!
Vive la Britain!
Sep
23
I’ve been meaning to do this for ages
Finally, I got round to it. There was some art round Ayers Rock in this style, so I thought I’d copy it using my own photographs. I’m really rather pleased! I’ve also sorted out my photos folder, so I might try to get a few more that I can ‘improve’.
I went to the Activities fair today – I’m officially a paid up member of SUMS – the Sheffield University Mathematics Society again, and will throw my name in for a few more, but the fair was far too mobbed to do anything of note. I picked up a copy of our free university paper and had a walk round the incredible students union instead.
After that, I was prepared enough to go find the Botanical Gardens to go and play with some squirrels. I was only halfway through a chapter of Bryson’s book before I suddenly noticed one bounding around the trees above me. Before too long, he was joined by a second and a third (sadly not together, they were all foraging seperately), before I eventually got one to settle down long enough to take some snaps. I am pleased.
When I redesign my site, I fully expects squirrels to feature heavily.
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