I finished all of the work for my M.S. in physics recently, and since then I have been working on getting my website up and running. Since I just finished the CRUD interface so that I can make blog posts more effectively, I though I would put out an announcement post about finishing my masters in physics. I was a lot of hard work and I am very proud of myself. I couldn't have done it without many people, but especially my thesis advisor, Dr. Cook. He was incredibly patient with me, and I think I will forever owe him thanks for giving me so much of his time and attention.
I also learned so much about programming and how physics is done. My honor's thesis was essentially a similar project. For my honor's thesis I generated around 250(?) data sets in 8 months. To show how much more efficient I became, I generated over 15,000 data sets to higher precision in that same time frame for my graduate work. I also learned a lot about organization, presentation, and more. I think that this begins a new chapter in my life where I can actually appreciate the time and effort it will take to eventually get a Ph.D. and I am beginning to get prepared now. I am reviewing old material, learning new subjects in physics, and honing in my programming skills and knowledge. Thank you to everyone who heard me gripe for hours about how stressed I was about the thesis.
--2020-12-16