Don't Mess With Mathematics!

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Don't mess with mathematics!!

I'm not complaining or clan contempt, I just can't stand of my math lecturer anymore!! Today, mathematics lecturer class, our lecturer gave us a few revision questions to do. Then come to question number 3...

Find the nth term in following geometric progression.

3, 1, 1/3, ...
Show that the G.P is convergent or divergent.
Find the sum to infinity.
* I wrote the question based on my memory... So it maybe a bit different from the actual.

The first part I don't think need to explain... Because what I want to talk about is part 2.

Before I move on, let me explain how she solved the question. At first, she tell us the that the sequence is convergent. Suddenly, a student asked, why it is convergent. Funny, she stunned and turn to the white board and tried to solve the prove it secretly... She writing all the lim (n approach infinity)... She refer to notes... Then come out with result that the sequence is divergent... Then is my turn to stunned!

Well, based on our previous lecturer, he told that when the sequence is getting smaller and smaller, at the end it will stop at 0 or any other number. Therefore, the sequence is convergent. Divergent is when the sequence getting larger and larger and it will not stop on a specific number but keep on growing.

Ok, back to the question, the sequence is, obviously, decreasing. So, its definitely that this sequence is convergent. I told her the same thing (I even bring our previous lecturer into my answer!). What she reply? Gosh... she said it is explanation and looked like she is not accepted it.

Then I said, if the sequence is divergent, we can't even find the sum to infinity, but we had found it! It proved that the sequence is convergent! Then she answer me that is the matter of the order of question...

Fine! Then we stick to her method. The nth term is =3(1/3)n-1
So, when ...
Limn->∞ 3(1/3)n-1 = 3 . Limn->∞ (1/3)n-1
Which Limn->∞ (1/3)n-1 = 0
Then anything times with 0 equals to 0. In other word, the sequence will stop at 0 somehow. Therefore, the sequence is so not a divergent!

Some may asked, why Limn->∞ (1/3)n-1 = 0
Well, 1/3 and (1/3)2 ,which is smaller? Obviously, is (1/3)2
Then when the n(the power) keep on growing, the number will get more closer to 0 and finally stop at 0. Therefore, Limn->∞ (1/3)n-1 = 0

Actually, I feel so guilty after the class... I mean, I used a very rude tone when I talk(well, it looked more like argue...) with her... I'm so sorry... I just can't control my temper... This is not the first time I get angry and louder my voice to other people... I don't know why my temper can be so... bad... I promise, I will change it... I force myself to...

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A Day That Full of Stories in UTAR

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Library Fire Drill
First of all, I want to explain, why I went to library during mathematics class?

Well, this is because our new "genius" mathematics lecturer, finished her class TRIPLE earlier than old lecturer. In other word, for Mr. Leong(old lecturer), he won't be able to finished everything in 1 week and maybe he will use next week 1 hour class to cover everything. But the new lecturer, I forgot her name(I din't even want to remember...), who use a cloth to cover her head, use only 2 hours to finished the whole chapter.

Therefore, we finished our mathematics class 1 hour earlier lo...Then our 2 hours break became 3 hours. What to do? So I and a friend went to library to study mathematics by our own, just like everyone else.

While I doing my matrix, I heard a few time the bell rang. At first, I thought it was nothing because it rang about 1 second only. Then after the few times, the bell rang again but its longer and louder this time. The first thing came to my mind is:"Oh my god! Please give me a break... Better don't tell me this is what I'm think it is..."

After the bell rang a few second, the librarian who stand at the staircase run to us and tell us to keep moving... At that time, I'm sure this is a fire drill. By the way, no wonder all the librarians looked so relax and standing at the staircase for so long...

Well, I din't walk to the exit immediately but I slowly keep all my pencil and pen away and stand up slowly, pull the chair in then I walk slowly to the exit... We walked along the staircase and walk and walk and walk. Finally, we reach to the assembly area.

At the assembly area, I met many friends on mine are standing there as well. We all stand there and chat. Suddenly, an officer came and asked a very stupid question. He asked:" Who is missing?" Then I answered:"How am I suppose to know WHO is missing? At least I know that I'm not..." After a few minutes, we all back inside the library.

At the assembly area

Nutrition Fun Fair
Around 11.00 a.m., one more hour to our next class. So me and my friend keep away all our thing and moved to Block D cafeteria to have our lunch before we enter the class. While we eating, the Nutrition Fun Fair is going on in Block D. So we decided go and take a look after we finished our meal.There had a food stall, the food looked so nice. But in front of it,is a label written how much the calories is. For me, I had no more mood to eat it after read the label... ><
The Food Stall in Nutrition Fun Fair

The label of the meal

Next, there had a stall that let you play free. But when you win you will get the price~!! Then what am I waiting for?

The game is drop the small hola circle. You win if you loop 2 of it into the nail pined the color picture. I actually played it for fun. At the end, I WON~!!! ^^ Unbelievable~ What is price is? 4 KopiO candies, 1 Chocolate Wafer and 1 yellow Jelly... Well, free game... Can't expect anything better than this...But too bad I din't take any photo of the game... Anyway, I had took a few more photo of the fair~ Enjoy ^^


Nutrition Pyramid

BMI, table where you can check your BMI. On top is weight and left ts height.

DNA Model

Critical Thinking
I never like Critical Thinking this subject. But I love our lecturer, Ms. Pushpa. She is a very good lecturer. Anyway, that day's class, is quite fun. In 1 hour, we doing the past year paper which is not very fun. But the fun is started in next hour.

After the break, Dennis(the favorite student to Ms. Pushpa) and his group present their Issue Analysis(our group presentation). Their topic is "Eyes In The Sky" which I think they direct translate from Cantonese (天眼) which means CCTV. Their presentation is good. Honestly, I wish I could be like they as well. I want to try to present my work in front during lecturer class. This is because this is a good chance to practice my self confidence.

Then next activity is debate. Ms. Pushpa had set 3 questions and she separated us into 6 groups in order to make 2 groups debate on 1 question. My group is agree on Enligsh Proficiency Placement Test for every student in UTAR before enter the campus. Which means we have to take English test before you apply for UTAR.

Ms. Pushpa gave us 10 minutes to think of the points before the debate start. After 10 minutes, she asked which group should start first. Me and my friends shout the loudest said:"First group~!!" Then Ms. Pushpa laughed and said:"The group who shout surely is not their group!" Well, thats truth! So Ms. Pushpa start with group number 2(my group is number 3) which is about polystyrene in cafeteria to serve food is good or bad move.

What a coincidence, Ms. Pushpa chose randomly and the result is 2 boys VS 2 girls, Chinese VS India! The boys are represent that polystyrene to serve food is good while the girls are the opposite.

Because of the time, after the boys present their points, the debate is over... I mean... Hey, come on! The DEBATE means to fight! But the girls din't even speak a word... ><>

The boys who represent agree ti use polystyrene to serve foods.

The boys are presenting...

Don't know why, 2 group start to discuss... Aren't they are enemies?
What are they discuss for??

Here comes Ms. Pushpa to check on the mic to find out the low volume is the problem of the mic or the debate group... Result, debate group.

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Just Be Friends

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Recently, keep repeating this songs. This is which a friend, Destroy, introduced to me.

This can count as choir. The original singer is Megurine Luka(the pink color hair in the video), the vocaloid, then Nico Nico Chorus re-sing in their own version. Luka's version is nice, but Nico Nico's version are more powerful and better for me. Before I go on, I would like to explain that Megurine Luka is not human. She is a computer software that can sing a song after you program her nicely~ Or, you can call her a singing robot inside the computer. The other vocaloid I know is Hatsune Miku.Next time I write a blog how I get to know Miku. Its a funny story as well~ ^^

The lyrics is talking about a couple is being apart. I'm now really know why they broke up. But in the lyrics, its looked like the boy still love th girl and he don't want to apart from her but it's too late. It's a beautiful lyrics~ Especially this sentence, "...Its useless to pick up the fallen petals because its not going to bloom again...(...ochita kaben hiroi ageta to shite, mata saki modoru kotowa nai...)"
*I translated it in my own understanding, if there is anything wrong, please do tell me. ^^

What I like about this song? I can't tell. I just fall for it when I heard it for the very first time. Plus, is choir~!! I don't know when I started love everything about choir! Maybe is because of the choir competition which I'm taking part in Form 6. Back to the topic, the piano's version is very nice as well! With piano, the whole melody seem more sad. Besides that, in piano's version, you can heard more clearly the singer's sound, without all the drum and other's sound effect.

In the band, there are 2 guys, if I'm not wrong. I love their voice! Their voice are clear and soft. Their voice are not like basses deep and low or like tenor high pitch. Their voice are like in the middle~ Wonder whether who they looked like... ><>

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