University of Iowa - Day 1

Day one of my time at the University of Iowa is finally over. I have attended my three classes, gone to work, and I am preparing for an upcoming meeting. I'll post here a recap of all the interesting, exciting things I've got down today.

The day began with an easy class, or perhaps more of a headache. I realized right away that Computer Science I would be well below my comprehension level - it's going to be too easy, if there is such a thing. I'm trying to work on skipping the class or replacing it with honors designation, but at the moment that seems difficult. Why did my registration advisor not give me these options in advance? I'm rather dissapointed in them.

Next came a flying leap into Japanese. All I can think is, wow, they really want to scare away people from that class. First of all, the instructor was friendly enough but he needs another course or two in pronouncing English words. Just learning "th" would be more than a big help. Overall, though, I already knew what they taught today. We learned how to meet someone else, how to say good morning, good evening, and good afternoon, and how to say goodbye, all on our first day. I can only imagine the terrible time the few unlucky souls who don't already know this might be having.

Last was the class I dreaded: Calculus II. Things turned out well, though, because it looks like our instructor is actually kind enough to review the material from Calc I before leaping off the cliff. I took Calculus I more than two years ago, and my memory of it is fading. I did exceptionally well, however, and I'm certain with enough work I can snap into the techniques of Calculus II. Excellent work by Diego Moreira, our Calculus II professor.