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finished my final undergrad met class today
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:47 pm
by Derek Ortt
Thankfully, those undergrad met classes are finally over now.
However, I still have to go one more semester as an undergrad to get my math degree as well (need one more 500 level partial differential equations class. Yes, UM requires math majors to take a graduate level sequence). I will also be starting some grad met classes next semester as well (tropical meteorology)
Re: finished my final undergrad met class today
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:03 pm
by dvdweatherwizard
Derek Ortt wrote:Thankfully, those undergrad met classes are finally over now.
However, I still have to go one more semester as an undergrad to get my math degree as well (need one more 500 level partial differential equations class. Yes, UM requires math majors to take a graduate level sequence). I will also be starting some grad met classes next semester as well (tropical meteorology)
Congratulations! I've taken partial differential equations before, but it was an undergraduate course that counted towards my math minor, not a "500" level graduate course. It was by far the hardest math class I had ever taken! I thought it was way harder than ordinary differentials. Good luck!
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:22 pm
by Stephanie
CONGRATULATIONS DEREK!
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:24 pm
by azsnowman
Congrats Derek! Ain't it NICE having the semester OVER? "PARTY!" (well...for a month anyways)
Dennis
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:30 pm
by kevin
This is awesome Derek! Good luck with your Ph. D. I'm sure it's going to be an amazing paper. Your forecasting is off the charts as far as I'm concerned.
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 8:06 pm
by Derek Ortt
no partying. Must work on a peper regarding Hurricane Isbael that I am writing for publication in MWR
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:29 pm
by azsnowman
Derek Ortt wrote:no partying. Must work on a peper regarding Hurricane Isbael that I am writing for publication in MWR
I know, I was just joshing....I don't have time to party either, I start my internship with the Pinetop Lakeside Police Dept in criminal investigation in 2 weeks, start my temporary full time ACO and K9 Officer for the dept *gasp* AND then...back to the books as the 2nd semester starts on 17 Jan. AND THEN..........I can't remember what else is going on "LOL!"OH WAIT..."Come up for AIR!"
Good Luck Derek! Keep up the great work!
Dennis
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:50 pm
by Aslkahuna
My son just finished his first two Graduate Courses as well as a stint as a TA for one of the Atmo Courses. He will be taking three courses this coming semester and will be TAing two courses and might end up doing most of the lectures for one of them.
Steve
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:02 pm
by Rainband
Congrats Derek
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:12 pm
by azskyman
Congrats on completing the courses...each and every one of you. Keep up the great work, and equally as important, keep your professional skills out front in the public.
Weather folks everyone need an ever-improving image of who we are and what we stand for. From what I see in these here parts, we have some top notch meteorologists heading out into the world.
One of the biggest complements I ever had at a meeting was when Fred Ostby, former director of the (then) National Severe Storms Forecast Center in Kansas City came up to me after my presentation and the evening program and told me how much he "enjoys coming to our meetings when he can" because not only do we put together great programs, but we also "are surrounded by people whose passion for weather really shows."
Another group of undergrads from Mississippi State University would follow us around each year to our meetings which were often about the same time as the National Weather Association had their annual meeting. They came to ours to hang out with passionate weather people. They went to the NWA meeting and found it always worthwhile...but surely less fun.
Point of the story.....congrats again on your classes, but never ever lose sight of the importance of sharing your enjoyment and passion with those around you. It does wonders for our place in the world of weather.
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:41 pm
by Skywatch_NC
CONGRATULATIONS DEREK!!
Eric
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:12 am
by coriolis
Congratulations, Derek. But you can keep your partial differentials.
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:15 am
by Derek Ortt
The next semester of PDE is even going to be more of a you know what than was the last one. It's all separation of variables and the like. Something tells me I am going to be spending all of my money on drinking so that I dont go insane from this class, lol
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:38 am
by pojo
congrats Derek... I have to look forward to Diffy EQ also... I have to get through Calc III first. However, Diffy Eq is undergrad. Good luck with your studies at UM.
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:44 am
by Lindaloo
Great news Derek! Kudos!!
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:36 pm
by Derek Ortt
ODE is undergrad here (got one of my easiest A's in that class). PDE is the grad class. How I wish I had taken the statistics or numerical analysis sequence, but my boss strongly advised me to take PDE, so I did