Posted in computing, mac tips & tricks, open source software, physics, try this at home, tagged google code, latex, subversion, svn, thesis on April 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
For anyone curious about the process of managing a LaTeX document with the Subversion (SVN) version control system, I have to highly recommend it. Now that my dissertation is officially finished, I have a bit of time to explain the process I used to back-up, archive, and otherwise manage the beast.
Posted in physics on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s finally done. I submitted the final version of my dissertation[PDF] to the Graduate School. Naturally, that means I’ll be headed to the beach tomorrow for a weekend of camping in the sand.
Not that I expect anyone to, but you’re welcome to read it, just as long as you don’t tell me about any typos… [...]
Posted in physics on April 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s official. I successfully defended my dissertation today. The process was surprisingly enjoyable. After very little sleep, I still managed to give a good presentation and field a bunch of good questions. My committee was genuinely interested in my work and gave me lots of new ideas on where I can take the research.
I have [...]
Posted in physics, stories & anecdotes, tagged dissertation, graduate on April 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve made my last revisions prior to handing my dissertation over to my committee members tomorrow (ok, technically that’s just later today). My defense is scheduled for 9am on April 11th so I’ve got just over a week to put together my presentation. After writing 160 pages on my research, I think 20 slides will [...]
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