a cycloid is a parametric equation that defines a certain curve. it basically says that if you were to put a mass at any point on the curve, it would take the same time to reach the end point, no matter what.
i feel like my life is like that right now. it seems that, even though being set back a year in engineering, i will eventually reach my goal. (yay!) that's the good part.
the bad part of this is that one of a cycloid's practical applications is in pendulums. in this case, it feels like no matter how much effort i put into something, i accomplish almost the same thing. i can basically not sleep, and still get all of my things done, while remembering x amount of material. if i sleep more like a normal person (see 7 - 8 hours) then i get the same amount of work done, and remember about x amount of material. the only difference being that the days that i get more sleep i am generally more productive per hour (more focused, get more accomplished, etc.)
so theorectically, i should just sleep a lot and then wake up only for class, hw and studying. if only it were so easy....
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Here an anecdote from MY parents' days at Purdue...
My father, in mech. engineering, always figured a good night's sleep was the most important thing he could do for the education of his brain, My mother, a psych. and soc. major, spent many a sleepless night studying and preparing for classes and tests. My mother graduated with a 4.0, my father with a 2.2. You decide! Sweet dreams!
dang it... now i'm going to feel obligated to stay up all night studying. thanks a lot. ='(
sleep is a privelege, not a right. (i don't think i spelled that right... whatever) that's what our high school dean of students told us. go figure.
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