I am a final year Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics student with a focus in mathematics and computational modelling.

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Education

  • University of Pretoria
    • Bachelor of Science, Physics
      • Modules:
        • Physics: Classical Mechanics, Lagrangian Mechanics, Physical Optics, Physics of Materials, Vibrating Systems & Waves, Modern Physics, Thermodynamics, Modelling and Simulation, Error Analysis, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Solid State Physics, Computational Physics
        • Multivariable Calculus
        • Astronomy for Physicists
        • Mathematical Statistics: Random Sampling, Probability theory, Discrete & Continuous Random Variables, Probability Distributions, Generating Functions & Moments, Sampling Distributions, Statistical Inference, Hypothesis Testing, Linear Regression & Correlation, Analysis of Variance, Categorical Data Analysis, Non-parametric Statistics Statistical Computer Packages (R Programming Language)
        • Discrete Structures
        • Mathematical Modeling: Curve fitting, linear programming, Python
        • Dynamical Processes
        • Linear Algebra
        • Real Analysis
        • Complex Analysis
        • Vector Analysis
        • Differential Equations
        • Abstract Algebra
        • Geometry

Experience

  • Google Developer Student Clubs

    • Developer Team Lead
      • Demonstrated the implementation of a gradient descent algorithm in Python for linear regression analysis.
      • Designed and developed a basic planetarium app using C# and relevant libraries to render solar system objects.
  • Blue Crane Space, Department of Astrophysics

    • Data Analyst
      • Participated in the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) Asteroid Search Campaign.
      • Analysed datasets provided by IASC using Astrometrica for asteroid detection and tracking.

Certifications

  • IBM Data Science Professional Certificate, 2023