Student Introduction

My name is Devon and I am a math and physics major attending Peninsula College to save a little bit of money on my college. It’s cheaper to attend a 2 year than a 4 year. This year for the first time the college is offering Calculus based physics and upper level Calculus, and as a bonus a special physics project. Not only do I get to save a little money this year but I get to be a part of an undergraduate research project where we build a nuclear reactor. Not exactly something a lot of transfer students have to offer. It was a chance that I just couldn’t pass up. It’s going to be extremely challenging balancing work, classes and this project but it’s definitely going to be one of the most fun years of my life. I’m hoping this experience will help me decide on a career path. I know what I want to major in because that’s what I’m interested in, but what I’m going to do with it is another thing. Math has always been one of those things that I enjoy struggling with and recently physics has become something I enjoy immensely. This project could even point me towards a different direction and I could choose to focus on nuclear energy which has always interested me. This year I get to do something a lot of physics students wish they could, and most will not get the chance to until graduate school. It’s going to be an interesting year.