1. Define a problem
2. Generate concepts
This project we learned how to solder. We were given resistors, LED's, capacitors, and circuit board to create a random number generator. We tested the generator 100 times and recorded the data.
4. Construct and test prototype
5. Evaluate
Conclusion questions
1. My random number generator did not distribute the numbers very well. I had a very high frequency of ones generated. The rest of the numbers i believe were evenly distributed. I would say my random number generator is pretty fair because other than the amount of ones generated it was pretty evenly distributed.
2. The term debugging came from a student at Harvard University. Her name was Admiral Grace Hopper. She discovered a moth stuck in a relay in the 1940s and therefore they called the term "debugging" the system.
Reflection- Overall i think my soldering skills were pretty good. The first day i didn't really know what i was doing. I told my dad what we were doing in class and he said all you have to do is heat the place where you want to fill the whole and then slowly add the solder and it should melt right into the hole. Him telling me that helped me a lot because the next day i flew through the circuit board and finished with plenty of time left. The only problem i think i faced was that i moved a little too fast and should have took my time and fully soldered every hole completely leaving a perfect Hersey kiss like shape instead of a pancake like shape. After i was finished soldering i tested my random number generator and it worked the first time. After that i tested my random number generator by rolling the circuit board 100 times. My results were a little off because i got one rolled a little more than the rest of the numbers.
1. My random number generator did not distribute the numbers very well. I had a very high frequency of ones generated. The rest of the numbers i believe were evenly distributed. I would say my random number generator is pretty fair because other than the amount of ones generated it was pretty evenly distributed.
2. The term debugging came from a student at Harvard University. Her name was Admiral Grace Hopper. She discovered a moth stuck in a relay in the 1940s and therefore they called the term "debugging" the system.
Reflection- Overall i think my soldering skills were pretty good. The first day i didn't really know what i was doing. I told my dad what we were doing in class and he said all you have to do is heat the place where you want to fill the whole and then slowly add the solder and it should melt right into the hole. Him telling me that helped me a lot because the next day i flew through the circuit board and finished with plenty of time left. The only problem i think i faced was that i moved a little too fast and should have took my time and fully soldered every hole completely leaving a perfect Hersey kiss like shape instead of a pancake like shape. After i was finished soldering i tested my random number generator and it worked the first time. After that i tested my random number generator by rolling the circuit board 100 times. My results were a little off because i got one rolled a little more than the rest of the numbers.