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Luis Angeles

We Are All Visual Learners

As an undergraduate physics student I thought I really understood physics. I loved the higher level math necessary to solve problems in my classes. Differential equations (ordinary and partial), Fourier analysis, the calculus of variations; it was all so interesting and challenging, and solving those abstract problems with these abstract

Having Fun

Last Thursday I met with a few members of the team from Stantec that worked on a report on Energy Use Intensity of different buildings. We met to discuss their methodology and so that I could get access to their data. The meeting was productive. I asked a lot of

You Don't Need A Bar Graph

This past week was full of research. Researching internships in the West Coast. Researching rents in Seattle and San Francisco. Expensive. What did I expect? Researching the best methods to get my résumé past the Applicant Tracking System. Unsurprisingly, all you need to do is fill it with buzzwords and

Misleading Trend Lines

For as long as I can remember, each year of my life has been broken into semester long units of time with breaks in-between. As a life-long learner, breaks give me a gentle space to reflect and complete tasks that have sat on my To-Do list too long. Finish reading