Super Bowl Week
I typically leave weeknds for studying, but this week is Super Bowl week. I need this Sunday completely free from everything; thus ive spent most of the week finishing homework, studing, and projects.
I also had a calculus Exam mid week, so this Sunday is going to be very enjoyable. After hours and hours of vigerous problem solving, sitting back eating good food and spending time with loved ones sounds amazing.
This week ive also made a big push to train hard for a marathon im going to run in April. My goal for the week is to run between 30-50 miles per week. This Saturday I went on a 10 mile run. Usually its not as much of a hassle for me, but when I got into mile 7 I began to feel abnormally exhausted. I started to run a mental diagnostic to see what might be the prblem, then it hit me. I did not drink as much water the previous day, and I limited my calories as well. That is a recipe for dehydration and lack of fuel when running 10 miles.
Looking ahead to next week, I need to prep for my engineering class, I need to watch some videos on the project we are about to start, and I also need to look over my lab kit. Word for this week will be dedication and consistency.
Go Bucs
Written by Jose Maldonado (2-6-2021)
Circuitry
This weeks tasks will consists of mastering my circuit assignment. This requires me to perform traits that I’m not familiar with. I’ve worked with circuit kits before, but the assignment required of me is far more advanced than my current knowledge.
I find it a pleasure physically working with circuits, I have always admired innovators such as Nikola Tesla, Sir Issac Newton, and even more recent Elon Musk. To think that at one point humanity relied on tools made out of stone create necessities or to hunt their meal; to current times where I am playing around with a circuit system.
For those unfamiliar with what a circuit might be, it consists of many components. The main foundation you might say is the bread board, the bread board is a rectangular plastic conductor, which has hundreds of small holes. The breadboard has a organized system consisting of rows and columns, labeled by letters and numbers. Each one of the holes has its own purpose in the circuit, depending on the components involved. The main purpose of the bread board is to make electrical connections.
One of the components that can be found in circuits are Resistors. Resistors are very small hourglass shape component with two long metal leads on each side that connect them to the bread board. The resistors are made of carbon material, and the main purpose of them are to regulate current flow. The resistor consists of a conductor inside of it usually copper or carbon material. Resistors come in many different strengths, you can find the strength by the colored stripes on the resistor. The difference inside of the resistors is the amount of conductors involved, the more conductors the stronger the resistance, and the less conductors the weaker the resistance.
Jumper wires are made of materials that are good at conducting electricity, they are wrapped around color coted plastic, and come in different lengths. The purpose of jumper wires is to make electrical connections throughout the circuit.
Of course all these components would be useless without a power source. Most sets come with an apparatus that connects it to an external source of energy, usually a battery. This apparatus also has red(positive) and black(negative) wires to connect to the bread board.
There are many different kits of circuits ranging in complexity, and many more different components than the ones listed. But the ones explained can be found in most, maybe all circuits.
The value of testing circuits is being able to test if something works before putting out in a real life scenario.
Better safe, than sorry.
Written By Jose Maldonado (2-11-2021)
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