Finals Rant, Part 1 of n

I've reached a point where my mind is utterly and completely plugged up, at least as far as non-linear dynamics go. I have had it with bifurcations, as well as stability analyses, finding fixed points, and limit cycles! Of course, it's only a brief explosion of frustration that'll go away once I turn in my final and all :P

Anyway, the real reason for this post is to list the top 5 nasty classes I've taken, and trust me, I have taken so many classes that I could probably even do a top 10. Hell, why don't I just do the top 10?

Here's my top 10 nasty classes, with contributing factors including difficulty of assignments/projects, time consumed, dealing with the professors, dangers involved, and overall stress. The list will include the class number (if I remember), the campus, and when I took it just for kicks :)

Close contenders, but no cigar: Bio 101 (animal biology, Cal State LA), History of the Supreme Court (Caltech), Geog 269 (intro to GIS, Cal State LA)

10 -- ChE 103 Transport Phenomena, Caltech, Fall 2000
9 -- Ma 2b Introduction to Ordinary Partial Differential Equations, Caltech (taken twice, 1st time Winter 2000, 2nd time Winter 2001)
8 -- Ma 1abc Calculus of One and Many Variables, Caltech (a & b repeated -- Fall 1997, Winter 1998 1st time, Fall 1998 & Winter 1999 2nd time)
7 -- Bio 380 Cell Biology, Cal State LA, Winter 2005
6 -- CDS 104 Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics, Caltech, Spring 2005
5 -- EE 20 Introduction to Analog Electronics, Caltech, Fall 1998
4 -- EE 90 Project in Electrical Engineering, Caltech, Spring 1999
3 -- Chem 301abc Organic Chemistry, Cal State LA, 2003-2004 academic year
2 -- ACM 95abc Complex Analysis, Ordinary & Partial Differential Equations, Caltech 2000-2001 academic year

And the #1 class is... CS/EE 5x Introduction to Microprocessor Designing at Caltech, Fall 1998 and Winter 1999

What the hell... I'm feeling pretty flustered so I'll add my top 10 classes as well:

Close contenders (but no cigar): Advanced Plant Ecology (Cal State LA), APh 180 (Solid-State Physics, audited), General Chemistry (Contra Costa College), Basic Statistics & Probability (Contra Costa College)

10 -- APh 9 Introduction to Solid-State Physics, Caltech, Fall 1997
9 -- Lit ??? Creative Writing: The Imaginary, Caltech, Spring 2000
8 -- Geog 468 Computer Cartography, Cal State LA, Fall 2003
7 -- Env/Ge ??? Biogeochemical Seminar, Caltech, Fall 2002 (audited)
5 (tied) -- Bio 408 -- Advanced Biometrics, Cal State LA, Winter 2004
(tied) -- Bio 454 -- Biological Modelling, Cal State LA, Winter 2005
4 -- Env/Ge 148b Biogeochemical Cycles, Caltech, Winter 2001
3 -- Env/Ge 148c Terrestrial Systems Studies, Caltech, Spring 1999
2 -- Geog 482 Multivariate Statistics, Cal State La, Spring 2003

And the #1 winner is... Geog 560 Multivariate Statistical Seminar, Cal State LA, Spring 2004

Ok back to work!