CS373 Spring 2020: Rithvik Saravanan — Blog Post #3
What did you do this past week?
I continued working on my homework for my classes. Now that a couple of weeks have gone by, I’m starting to learn how to budget my time to make sure that I finish all of my work on time and get involved with extra-curricular activities like clubs and IM sports. I’ve also been able to get back into my routine of exercising, so I also spent some time in the gym this week.
What’s in your way?
Nothing is really in my way right now other than my own procrastination. Sometimes, I get sidetracked and waste time instead of working on my homework. The only way for me to fix this is by continuing to try to focus on the task at hand and by taking frequent breaks. As I start getting more and more homework, I need to make sure that I spend my time wisely and that I do not procrastinate.
What will you do next week?
Next week seems to be more of the regular schedule for me. I have a lot of assignments due in several of my classes, so I plan to spend some significant time finishing those assignments. I also hope to stick to my gym routine, and maybe check out the Baylor basketball game on Monday as a break from working.
What was your experience of exceptions, types, and operators?
I found it very useful to review these topics in class, especially since I was not as familiar with exceptions in Python before this. Going over how exceptions work in Python helped me understand its similarities and differences compared to Java. Additionally, I appreciate spending time in class to go over types and operators, especially since these are very basic functionalities of Python. I believe that it is important to have a strong foundation, so reviewing these fundamental topics has been very helpful to me and I expect it to make a significant effect on our future projects when we will be building off of this knowledge.
What made you happy this week?
I am happy that I was able to squeeze some gym time back into my schedule. Working out has become an important part of my routine over the past few years, and I believe that it serves as a good mental break when I feel stressed with other responsibilities.
What’s your pick-of-the-week or tip-of-the-week?
I’ve been using R for some data modeling projects, and I have recently been made aware of the useful tools out there to help with R code. For example, RStudio is a valuable IDE for R that allows you to import datasets and visualize various plots side-by-side in one window. This is a very helpful tool, especially if you want to see your results simultaneously as you code.
