Mar 17 - School registration

(Wow Crazy Morning. Took 2 hours to schedule these)

Attached are PDFs of your schedule and a map of where the classes are located.  Note: The schedule calendar shows an option to move Chemistry & Lab to the afternoon if you would like. It's up to you, but the current schedule will allow all afternoons to be free for a job or study.  Note Engineering graphics (ME 172) will require lab time to be arranged it says.  (Let me know if you can't view the PDFs)

The map points out a possible issue you will have with chemistry in the Romney Building and math in the Ricks Building every day!  They are 1/2 mile apart and you have 15 minutes to make it.  On Tuesday you will make the trip twice, down there and back for chem lab.

Your apartment is off the north side so your first class is about 0.4 miles away. I think a bike might be helpful on campus. You will probably keep the car parked and just walk or ride every day.

Just let me know if you want me to try and change any of this.

Note:  The regular Mechanical Engineering plan would have you take Math 210 the first semester but you don't have the prerequisite for it.  So you need to take PreCal first. Not enough qualified college math done in high school or your first semester. (poor planning there).

Graham: Chemistry at 12:45 looks like it would work better.

Dad: What do you mean by work better?

Is that because you don't want to wake up early?  You will miss lunch Mon-Wed and you are likely required a trip back to campus if you try to leave on Thurs or Friday.

Also, that will make you have little chance to get a job if you need it.  Plus you will have to be on campus Friday afternoon.

Up to you, I will make the change now if you want.

Graham: How long would it take to walk from the Romney building to the Ricks building?

Dad: 2377 ft.  or .45 miles (Or 2266 ft the other route.) Should be easy for you. From Answers.com: "depends on how much effort you put into it. The Army soldier's marching pace is 3.5mph (while carrying a load and calling cadence out loud) so if you're able to maintain that pace, you would finish a half mile in 8:32 If you can only maintain 3mph (20min/mile) then it would take you: 10:00 min to walk a half mile At 2.5mph (24min/mile): 12:00 min to walk a half mile at 2.0mph (30min/mile): 15:00 min to walk a half mile, any slower than that and I would have to surmise that you have a physical disability"

Graham: Haha. Sweet! I'll just have to make sure the class gets out on time too! You can leave the class as it is.