The Begining

Is always a good place to start. I've obviously not been posting at the "correct" times, but thats why I'm making up for it now.

This blog is for the ENG 198 class at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. We are to write about our experiences and analyze them as part of the multidisciplinary class that iFoundy is. I'll be the first to admit that I had no idea what this class entailed, or even whats its purpose was. This was made clearer and clearer at each meeting and class I attended.

From what I gather, the class is here to make us more well rounded students. Much like dice, the more well rounded a person is, the more things that person can do. A six sided die has only six possible answers and sharp 90 degree corners. In contrast a 12 sided die has 12 possible answers and rounded 120 degree corners. The die that looks more like a circle has more possibilities than the well defined and common square die.

My first experience with the class portion went pretty well. I came out with knowledge in my head, mixing with ideas and creating new ones. (the chem example is still fresh in my mind) But I was soon met with a difficult situation. A week into class and I still couldn't get a hold of the books required for the class. It wasn't until a friend told me that they could be found at the TIS bookstore that I was able to obtain one.

My first impressions of the books are that both are applicable, and that I prefer the much more informal tone of the Napkin book. It wasn't written for college students specifically like the Entrepreneurial Engineer was, so I find it a bit more interesting.