One of the troubles with attempting to be a self-driven learner is that organising everything is up to you. Being in control of how and when learning happens is great, but being told what to learn and when and being directed to the material simplifies so much! So this is what I’m lamenting after my contact Read More
Getting Up To Speed For Data Science: Maths
As I mentioned in previous posts, I’ve just finished my second contact week with the Uni for my apprenticeship and I am re-motivated to learn. The maths is the thing that has me the most stumped, so I’m going to take charge and stop hoping that the material I’m struggling with will suddenly make sense. Luckily, Read More
Data Science Contact Week 2: Finished!
Today marks the end of my second contact week for my Data Science apprenticeship. My main takeaway is the same as last time, I should not be so worried about being behind, if I just put in the hours, I’ll be fine. After this week, I can even envision myself getting ahead as we now have Read More
I Underestimated Data Science
I didn’t realise I was going to have to learn Linear Algebra and Calculus for this degree. It was silly of me really to so far underestimate what I would need to learn. From what I had read online, python or r can do all the work for you, you just need to learn the language Read More
Need More Frogs In My Diet
Over the December holidays I was supposed to study much more than I did. It’s my fault that I’m now behind, but I was also a bit scared of what I had to do. I’ve got some essay work still to do and a write-up of a mini programming task I completed. The thing I was Read More
It’s Not Too Late To Get A 2020 Diary Or Calendar
They’ll all be on sale right now, since they’re normally given as Christmas gifts or bought before the year begins. If there is a particular calendar or diary that you want to be absolutely sure you can get, I’d say buy it sooner. Otherwise, waiting until after Christmas is definitely a smart move. Plus it forces Read More
Learning Maths Can Be Better
When I was in school, maths was boring. We had textbooks with formulas and rules and the teachers would just walk through the exercises step by step. The closest we got to being engaged was when a teacher asked us to answer questions. No wonder we switched off. To me, the two biggest crimes in teaching Read More
Progress Against The Past
A couple weeks ago I attempted to declutter by selling off my old games consoles. It was mostly successful, I sold off over £280 worth of stuff, but my second-hand PS4 had been opened before I bought it and apparently my PS3 didn’t output HD, so the tech store I was selling to couldn’t accept either. Read More
Blogs Are Awesome Because…
Blogs are awesome because they can be about anything in the world that you want them to be. My personal blog right here for example, is about Data Science, Business Analysis, Excel and my life. Maybe I could focus on just one topic, but to me that would be dull and you wouldn’t get a flavour Read More
The First of the Last
Today is the first day of the last month of 2019. Now is the time that many, when not worrying about Christmas, will be contemplating what exactly they accomplished this year. The recency effect means that the first accomplishment that comes to my mind is my renewed energy for learning Data Science. After looking at the Read More