Friday, December 19, 2008

Engineering lab exams... VIVA :-):-)

Its lab examination time and its the time where we ask students lots of questions as part of VIVA.. Here's some of the answers from students.. :-):-)

1. A student got a simple calculator program as part of C lab exam.. One of my colleague was the examiner. He asked him to give input as 25 and -5. Student gave it as 25 and 5. Sir again asked 25 and -5. He got bit tensed and again gave 25 and 5. Sir asked again.. This time he took some time but again typed 25 and 5..... Later Sir got to know the reason.... He doesn't know how to type -5 and was searching for the - symbol in the keyboard :-):-)

2. Sir asks whats Fibonacci sequence. Student writes the equation and starts explaining f1,f2 etc for a few minutes..... Sir asks her to write the sequence. She writes the sequence as....
1 2 3
1 2
1
:-):-):-)

3. One student had got a program to find Combination.. i.e NcR.. He had typed the program.. The code goes as follows...


void main()
{
int ncr, n,r;
printf("Enter n and r");
scanf("%d %d", &n,&r);
ncr=n!/(n-r)!r!
printf("Result = %d", ncr);
}


:-):-):-)

Thursday, December 11, 2008

PASSION FOR LIFE - JESSICA COX - HAS NO ARMS BUT FLYS AIRPLANEs



We have innumerable examples of people achieving beyond their ability and We always take inspiration from them.. Was watching a news channel where i came across this lady called JESSICA COX who has no arms but flies airplanes.. Searched for more information on her... Was amazed.. I am presenting a brief profile of this amazing lady... (downloaded from net)

JESSICA COX was born without any arms.. Doctors dont know the precise reason for it.. Like all children, she went through the various stages of development. She learned to feed herself and write with her feet. Throughout childhood, she participated in many activities including swimming, gymnastics, and tap dancing. Jessica started tae kwon-do when she was ten, earning her first black belt at fourteen in the International Tae Kwon-Do Federation. She rejoined American Tae Kwon-Do Association in college and earned a second black belt.

When first learning to drive, Jessica was encouraged to use special modifications. Even after her car was modified, she decided to remove them and drive without. She holds an unrestricted driver's license.

As an undergraduate at the University of Arizona, Jessica attended classes taking notes with her feet. At 25 words per minute, Jessica was able to type out her papers with a regular computer keyboard on the floor.

Jessica's greatest challenges are not the ordinary daily tasks required for her to live independently. Putting in contact lenses, washing and brushing her hair, and fixing breakfast in the morning are all tasks that come second-nature to her as they would to anyone else. Her greatest triumph in life stands far above any physical feat. It is her unrepentant regard for herself a whole person, her high degree of self-acceptance that gives her the freedom and power to insist that society accept her, too, just as she is.

Born without arms, Jessica now flies airplanes.. Watch the video at
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=QuMHSFPOzpc

Jessica Cox - A Living legend who amply demonstrates the passion for life. Her determination to do things against all odds should inspire us in realizing the goals which we have set for ourselves.. We have so many good things going for us but still we end up putting the blame on God for not achieving something we desire..

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE....