Registration

I finally got around to registering for next semester. So far, it's looking like this:

- Yet Another Class In Programming
- Yet Another Class In Programming Lab
- Discrete Mathematics
- TBD

I haven't decided yet what to do for the fourth class. I am thinking about either "Topical Seminar: Assessing the Impact of Technology in Schools" or "Cognitive Research Methods," which is taught by Prof. Black (who tells great stories about the army). Of course, I could always play it safe and go with "Advanced Topics in Algebra."

I usually try to go for a balanced mix of classes - something where I run my mouth and write a few papers, something where I sit in a corner with a pencil and solve some math problems, and something where I stay up all night debugging a runtime exception error.

I'm going to take the algebra class eventually anyway, but I haven't decided yet whether I'll leave it for the summer or fall, in favor of something else.

I don't know if I'm going to take any workshops this semester. There is something on 3-D modeling that looked interesting, but the Professor never got back to me with the syllabus, so I'll probably skip it. I also saw some stuff in the "boring-but-useful" category, like Perl or Database Design. If anybody heard of anything interesting, let me know.

I was told that The Manhattan School of Music (across the street) has a 4 day workshop on George Gershwin in February, but I can't even imagine what sort of favors I'd have to pull in order to get Columbia to let me register for it.