Why I am at MATC

As an assignment for a class at MATC, we needed to explain why two companies would use Twitter: In the history of computer and communication technology, Twitter is a rather new concept and tool. Starbucks Coffee uses this tool to further its brand, communicate with customers and potential customers, advertise sales and deals, and in the words of their own statement, “Inspiring and nurturing the human spirit-one person, one cup, one neighborhood at a time.” With 11.9 million followers for Starbucks, Twitter is able to get a message that the company wants to share with the public, instantaneously available. This is an incredibly strong medium for “speaking” with the public and even has the potential to be shared outside of their immediate influence through retweets. A company this large usually has a dedicated team operating, observing and planning their social media accounts. Being able to stay in constant contact with your target market helps to keep your brand on their minds....

Quantum Computing has been an interesting subject to me for quite a few years.   Whereas common digital computing requires that the data be encoded into binary digits (bits), each of which is always in one of two definite states (0 or 1), quantum computation uses quantum bits, which can be in superpositions of states. Although the idea of quantum computing has been hypothetical for quite a while, the actual development is just in its infancy. Quantum computing could theoretically work problems that standard computers can't solve. Quantum simulation could change the way problems are solved. Using quantum simulations can help to explain the expectations and behaviors of atoms. One of the things that must be overcome is pulse shaping. The ability to make sure the bandwidth doesn't increase past the bandwidth channel. If it does then distortion will occur. In trying to comprehend the idea of Superposition, Erwin Shrodinger proposed what is known as the Schrodinger's Cat th...