Category Archives: PhD thesis

almost there…

Posted on Saturday, Jul 23, 2005 by Andrea

tomorrow the TdF ends in Paris and Lance is almost in the “7th heaven”, ie. he is going to win the TdF for the 7th in a row. today was an individual time trial and Lance won it of course. … Continue reading →

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the big day

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 27, 2005 by Andrea

tomorrow is the “big day”; the day i have been waiting for 2.5 years. the day of truth. the full dress rehearsal last week went very well and smoothly. i guess i am ready to rock tomorrow. this is going … Continue reading →

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full dress rehearsal

Posted on Tuesday, Apr 19, 2005 by Andrea

tomorrow i am going to do basically a “full dress rehearsal” of the final exam next week. that means that i will be presenting and talking about my thesis at the “privatissimum”, a class especially for graduate students to discuss … Continue reading →

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reading list

Posted on Tuesday, Mar 29, 2005 by Andrea

for those of you wondering why i am rarely on IM networks these days here’s the explanation: i spend my days now mostly reading the books and articles that are on the reading list for the final oral exam at … Continue reading →

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adventures at the copyshop

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 2, 2005 by Andrea

i’ve been wondering: is there something wrong with my blog since i upgraded to wp 1.5? i haven’t been getting any comments lately… are you guys still reading me? or are you simply busy? well, yesterday was the day i … Continue reading →

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back to routine

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 22, 2005 by Andrea

life is back to normal now after all the frenzy regarding my defective harddisk. and i guess my alter ego, my char in azeroth has settled down a bit as well. the first ten or fifteen levels are always a … Continue reading →

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very good news!

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 8, 2005 by Andrea

good – no wait! – excellent news at last! i just got word from my prof that i can finally have my thesis printed and “published”. that means i am going to take the final exam (called “Rigorosum” in german) … Continue reading →

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the right track

Posted on Thursday, Feb 3, 2005 by Andrea

i guess i am on the right track now as far as my phd thesis is concerned. i received a short note from my prof telling me that she read the first chapter and it’s looking good. so i am … Continue reading →

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doubts and hopes

Posted on Saturday, Jan 22, 2005 by Andrea

wondering what i have been doing today? to be honest, not much… i am in the middle of “proof-reading” my thesis. i expect to get some feedback of my supervisor tomorrow or on monday. i have my doubts about whether … Continue reading →

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final products & beta tests

Posted on Sunday, Jan 9, 2005 by Andrea

well, you can’t really tell from this picture, but these are exactly 222 pages. this is the copy my supervisor gets for the final review before i hand it in. (which i hope will be soon!) the timing couldn’t have … Continue reading →

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