I follow this youtube account called YES THEORY and I would probably talk about their philosophy They basically believe that everyone needs to get out of their comfort zone and seek discomfort to grow They basically travel the world over coming their fears and talking and challenging strangers to do the same
Oh, thats pretty cool! Ive never heard of them. But if I were to give a TED talk it would be about how thoughts affect actions.
What about you? What would you talk about?
Haha, I actually don't know exactly what I would talk about, but that would be fun
Thats a good topic
Thats pretty cool that they just go around trying to help people overcome fears
A lot of people don't even realize that thoughts can lead to dangerous to very positive actions Yeah they basically try and follow the philosophy of saying YES rather than no and help spread it all over the world You should check out their video on youtube
Thats pretty sweet Ill have to check them out. Hey are you going to the thing this Wednesday?
Yeah I think so Im now in the range to possibly win the MacBook so I want to be there in case I win How many points do you have
Oh, sweet! Did you get in, in the previous ones too?
I started this thing in the middle of the like the third round but I lost all my points lol
How did you end up losing all your points?
And since this is the last one im trying to do as many as I can Every time the new round starts everyone's points go to zero
Oh, that works, did you end up somehow forgetting a password for your account? Oh, I see, I was doing this mid last round too
No I used my same account Did your points reset like mine did
I really think it is a ton of fun talking with all the random people on here. Ya, all the points reset after the round ends
Yeah it interesting for sure
Did you see the top people last round?
I usually don't talk to random people so this has been a new experience for me for sure
They were both pretty high! I can't believe that they were reaching 8 million!
Who reached 8 million? Thats insane that someone go that high of a score
Ya, its because the person right beneath him kept on pushing him higher and higher. The guy that is at the top of this one is already at nearly 4.5 million. Are you going to try for the iPad?
I mean it would be nice if I could get that many points but I don't know if I can realistically get that many points Because the top guys are going to keep going higher and higher
Ya, thats just a ton.
But I am definitely going to try Its almost not worth it at that point But I think Im going to go for it still
Ya, they are just going to keep going higher and higher as you get closer though
I love winning free stuff
haha. me too! not sure if Im going to be going for the iPad Pro though, I might just go for the raffle
DO you know if they are only giving away one iPad and one macbook How many points do you have
Ya, its just one iPad and one MacBook. Its one iPad for each round, and its one MacBook for the entire time. I have quite a few, but just working on getting to the raffle drawing
So have you reached 400,000 yet
No, just working on it. I honestly don't know how many points I have right now, but I know I need to get more for the raffle I think it would be cool to win the MacBook, I just think the iPad Pro is a little out of reach with all those points. Haha Whats your favorite type of music? Are you still there?
I like rap and r and b Ill pretty much listen to anything though I really like chill music, music the will get me in the right mood What about you
Oh, thats cool, I actually like r&b too, although, I think I really like the chill music too
Do you have a favorite artist right now
I like the modern music and the trends that are going. I don't necessarily like the language, but the way it sounds its sweet!
Yeah I agree I could do without all the bad language and crude references but I agree that music is going in a good direction Its interesting to think how much popular music has shifted from the 70's to the 80's and up until now
I don't know if I have a favorite, but I do however like artists like twenty one pilots It has changed quite a bit since then and its interesting to think that back then in the 70s its way different than it is now. Even genres like pop with Michael Jackson, are just so much different today. Especially the pop genre, I feel like has changed
For sure. In some ways I feel like the music genre and pop is going down hill a bit but there are a select few people who only really care about making music and being an o original artist Have you ever heard of Billy Eilish
Ya, thats true. I don't know that I have. Ill look him up real quick.
Yeah she's really interesting She's totally different
Ya, she does seem pretty interesting. I like her song Ocean Eyes. I think Ive heard that one before.
And she doesn't really care what other people think which is cool. Her music isn't influenced heavily by producers or other supporters I feel like her music's genuine and real which I think is rare
Oh, thats why its a little different, than just what everyone else is producing.
Even if I don't like all her music I respect what she is trying to do to become a new and original person Also she became a huge hit at only 15 which is crazy
Woah, I didn't know that. I did see though, that she has songs with Khalid, thats pretty legit.
Yeah she has really taken off and collared with some great artists Have you enjoyed going to BYU in gnereal general
Ya, I really enjoy it. The only thing that I don't like is the intense workload of classes. haha How about you
Yeah I mean I think that you get that with any good university I have enjoyed it so far I am only a freshman so I haven't experienced a lot of the campus culture but I have liked everything so far
Ya, thats true. If I were to go to any Ivy League school, I would still be stressed out just as much as I am now, maybe even more.
Except maybe the football team loosing
Oh, thats cool. What are you planning on studying?
Definitely more
Haha
I have some friends that wanted to go to Ivy League straight out of high school but I feel like it just didn't make sense financially or stress wise
Me too!
I think that its more important to go to a good university for your under grad and then look to the really prestigious schools for a masters degree
Oh, ya, especially financially. I don't know if you have gotten to into a program yet or not, but I have heard once you get into a program, the stress level becomes really
Like after BYU Im planning on going to UCLA to study there
near what it is at an ivy league
Really?
Oh, that would be pretty cool. Ya BYU is ranked pretty prestigious, in a lot of its program
Yeah im not in a program yet but im planning on being a part of the Mecahnaical Engineering program What program are you in
Oh, shoot! I have a friend that is studying mechanical engineering and he is always taking tests Im studying Computer Science
Yikes that sucks Do you like computer scienvce I have a friend that was taking the intro to computer science class and they said that it was really hard even for an intro class
Computer Science workload sucks. Because its open enrollment they throw a ton of material out there to week out as many people who aren't as dedicated as others Ya, all the classes are really hard for some reason. Haha
Haha got it trying to get rid of people that aren't really invested
But I really like it so, its a small price to pay
Yeah what kind of career do you want to have in the future
I think my friend that is in Mechanical Engineering had a 4.0 in High School and its hitting him hard this semester as I think he doesn't have any A's this semester Its just a really intense and hard course If you want to though, I say go for it just be ready for really hard classes The thing about Computer Science is because of all the work that they give you, you learn the material pretty well, and it makes it easier, its just a lot of work
yeah Im expecting really hard classes haha
You got it!
but I think that it will be worth it
What kind of things do you want to do after you graduate?
I really want to work in renewable energy and I think thats the nest path for me
Oh, that would be pretty neat. Like solar energy and windmills or something else?
best path
I think for computer science, I would really like to work in animation doing things in the Visual Effects part of the business. Doing things with Lucas Films, Blizzard Games, or other big names
Are you still there? Personally I am passionate about the environment and solving social problems around the world, especially in developing countires Im not sure if you are still there but I need to keep my points up so I guess Ill carry on the conversation on this side Do you have a lot of midterms coming up before thanksgiving
Ya, im still here. Sorry about that, I needed to run something to someone
I feel like a lot of my professors are taking on finals/ midterms because of the break which kind sucks No worries
Ya, I already took one last Friday. Im not sure how well it went. Haha. But I have a calculus test this week that I need to take. ill probably end up taking it on Saturday That does suck, though, I hate how some of the times, professors have like 4 midterms or so. I just keep thinking isn't a midterm for the middle of the semester. At least thats what it sounds like.
Oh nice Yeah I totally agree. If you have more than more than one midterm a semester then its not in the middle Like for my chemistry class I have a "midterm every other week it seems like
I hate how many classes do that too!
They should stop calling them midterms and just tests
Oh, chemistry seems pretty hard to me too!
Its basically the same What calculus class are you in?
Ya, they should just call them tests Im in Calculus 1 I think its Math 112 or something like that.
Thats what Im going to take next semester. Is it a hard class I heard its a lot like Calculus AB I took BC in high school so it shouldn't be that bad
Its not too bad, I just forget a lot of things that I need to have memorized like trig stuff
Oh I love trig Ok thats good Im glad its not super hard That is one of the classes that I have to take to enter the ME program
I took AB and BC in high school and aced it, but its a lot harder here for some reason
My grade in that class physics and mechanics are the only things that determine entry Really?
It might be because I have just forgotten a lot of stuff and I can't remember all the different identities and stuff
Is the professor bad or difficult to understand Oh yeah those are crucial
It seems like it is pretty hard. I think the professor is awesome! I just for some reason can't remember the things that are really important Like derivatives of trig functions
I had those memorized at the end of my senior year so hopefully I remember them lol
I had them memorized too, but its really a struggle to recall them
Its a long list of things to memorize Yeah for sure
Honestly I can barely remember the algebra required for calc
Are you a Sophomore?
It just seems like there are a ton of things that I can't remember, but I can remember Calculus. I remember derivatives and integrals and all that jazz, but there are so many
How kong has it ben since you took a math class like calculus or complex algebra
things that I get held up on, that just make it hard to simplify them to the necessary steps Ya, Im a sophomore
Yeah I love the concept of derivatives and integrals
Its been like 3 years
What really makes me struggle are series and other things like that
Ya there are so many applications to where it can be applied series?
My calculus teacher ws so bad and I basically had to teach myself everything
Maybe Ive forgotten about that... Oh, thats probably really hard in the moment, but it probably will make it easier this time, because you will remember it now
Hopefully
Im just taking this calculus as a review, I passed the AP test, but I knew that I wouldn't do so well in the next Calc class if I didn't review it
I really need to do well in this class and my physics class. I am going tp study more then I have ever done beofre before Thats a good idea
Im sure you'll do fine. I might just be struggling because its just been so long since Ive done math in any way
Do you have to take lots of calculus classes for computer science
Except for counting how many times I talk to someone for 2 years. Haha I think I just need to take 1 and 2 But I do have to take linear algebra too
Yeah did you go on a mission is that why its been so long since you have done calculus oh nice do you have to learn how to code and do all that
Ya, I went on a mission to California, then when I came back I didn't take calculus right off the bat, and then I just started this semester with math
I coded in high school on my calculator but it was really hard and complicated but its one of the coolest things I've ever done What part of claifornia California
Oh, that might be another reason why Calculus is really hard here. We can't use a calculator at all. They allow you to use one during assignments, but highly discourage it because if you do, you will fail the tests I went to Arcadia, California
You can't use a calculator? How does that work
Nope, not at all
Is everything just theory based then
Thats why the algebra trips  me up
Cause there are some things in Calculus that you def can not do with out a calculator
No, its all the same stuff that you do in High School, just more with a head instead of Calculator You learn how to do them without a Calculator I thought the same thing Thats why there is a calculator portion of the AP test. That is for only calculatorable work
Oh dang that sounds hard
Apparently you can still do that without a calculator
But im sure that I will figure it out Really? So its basically like the calculator section without a calculator
Its actually not that hard, its just a lot of things that you need to remember Ya! All the portions of the test without a calculator if you need to divide, you use long division. If you need something you just calculate it on paper Although, on tests, they try to minimize as much of the busy work as they can, so that you can just focus on the stuff that they want to test you on
I don't think I have done long division in like  4 years I will def need to review that thats good
Haha. Ya, thats the hard part.
I feel like its more important to demonstrate understanding of calculus principles rather than spend all your time with mental math
And things like remembering calculations that you just took for granted on the calculator
Or other things that would suck up all your time Using a calculator would def speed things up
Ya, thats why during the tests they minimize that as much as possible.
Thats kinda lame that you can't use a calculator because in the future you will pretty much always have access to a calculator or a computer
You would think. Especially in computer science. Haha
I mean in a career or job or even in more advanced classes you will always have access to a calculator
But I get it, it does make sense that they don't want you to use a calculator so that you understand it to a more full sense.
Its kind frustrating but Im sure that it helps develop good skills that are useful for STEM careers Yeah thats true
Ya, if nothing else it develops a lot of critical thinking
And thats a super useful skil I wish that I was better at mental math and figuring things out on my own And I guess that I will learn all of that next semester
Its ok when you take the class you will be able to
What professor do you have?
I have professor Krumviede. He's pretty cool, and really funny!
Huh he sounds Russian
I recommend him, I think he has generally high student grades, and I think this also might be his first semester here at BYU too!
Im not sure who my professor but hopefully he or she is pretty easy
I think its German, but not sure. He's American though. But probably has roots from there
I feel like professors can really influence how you feel about a subject or class They can make a class engaging and super fun or loving hell
The good and bad part of calculus is the rules are set by the department so the difficulty will be the same as every other class, but the teacher might just teach things better or worse
living Oh thats good
Ya, thats true! I completely agree!
That way its standardized what you will learn but that could also be a bad thing because a bad teacher might have to teach faster to keep up with university standards And if they are a bad teacher that could cause a bad snowball effect
Yup that can be the bad part. Although, I don't feel like that is the problem right now in this class
Forcing students to fall farther and farther behind
Ya, thats true
Maybe thats a little dramatic lol Thats really good Ill have to check who my professor is
It all just depends on the teacher though. Hopefully you will get a good one. I really like the way prof. Krumviede teaches
Yeah that would be the best haha
The bad part is that half of the week you are being taught by a TA, and that is where the bad teaching can come into play
I don't think I have him because I think I would have regcognized his name cause its so difficult
I know some people have TA's that barely know what they are teaching. Luckily, again, I feel like my TA is decent
Why does a TA teach halfway through the week Thats weird
Tuesdays and Thursdays are TA days where they go and review what the professor has taught, and answer questions. But sometimes they just don't know what they are talking about because they are just students like us. Haha My TA is luckily a grad student!
Oh thats cool that they review anything that  might have been comfusing confusing I guess the real hope is to have a good TA Some TA's are amazing and some are super unhelpful
Ya, so most of the time they aren't teaching new material. Its just important to get a TA that can answer questions, because with the professor you are in a Class of 200
At least the has been my experience so far in my classes this first semester
students and its near impossible for him to answer questions Ya, thats how it goes with TAs
Thats true I will probably rely on Khan academy Thats how I learned everything in my senior year of high school
That works.
I have probably listened to hundreds of hours of his video lol
Haha. Thats pretty funny. Sounds like you had a teacher that wasn't quite teaching what you wish she had Haha
Seriously She was so bad that all the students had our parents go into the principal to try and get her fired. I felt bad but it was such struggle to learn in her class ad she was very demeaning to all the students Like if someone asked a question she would treat them like they were really stupid and embarrass them in front of the class
Oh, man that is kind of crazy. I wish those teacher would stick to doing something else. Did she end up getting a different job or did she continue to teach Calc there?
Totally the wrong mentality when it comes to teaching im my opinion
Oh, that is pretty weird I think I might have to go soon
She's still teaching
Oh, thats just crazy, hopefully things get figured out.
I think the best way for us to get the most points is to keep the chat going and Ill just talk to myself when your not availiable
where did you end up going to school
and you can talk to yourself when im not availiable Cause you can get a ton of points just sending messages to yourself
I don't think thats how the chat thing works. You have to be chatting with others, or you will get disqualified
I went to school in california
I don't want to get DQ'd
Oh really I didn't know that was how it worked
Ya, if there is no conversation they look at them before they give the iPad and if there is really suspicious things going on, where there is no conversation or something they will just give it to the next person. And you won't get raffles either
I guess so that makes sense
At least thats what they say on their website
Huh k well I guess Ill have to hope for the best
Not sure if they actually do it, but I don't want to take my chances Anyway... Got to go