Daily Journal
Friday 8/5: First… celebrate! What advice would you give future COSMOS students? What elements of COSMOS were most valuable to you?
Friday 8/5: First… celebrate! What advice would you give future COSMOS students? What elements of COSMOS were most valuable to you?
Advice I would give to future COSMOS students is to have fun and make friends. That is what I found to be the most important part of COSMOS. The friends I made are an important part of my experience at COSMOS as they were the ones I worked with in projects and hung out with after class.
Advice I would give to future COSMOS students is to have fun and make friends. That is what I found to be the most important part of COSMOS. The friends I made are an important part of my experience at COSMOS as they were the ones I worked with in projects and hung out with after class.
Thursday 8/4: Reflect on what you were about to accomplish, compared to your initial goals for your robot. What went well? What could you have done different to better collaborate with your group or meet your initial goals?
Thursday 8/4: Reflect on what you were about to accomplish, compared to your initial goals for your robot. What went well? What could you have done different to better collaborate with your group or meet your initial goals?
To start off, our goals for our dancing robot were very ambitious as we were trying to make the robot very human-like. We were unable to include the ultra-sonic sensor and touch sensor like we had planned, and were unable to make the robots waltz. What went well was that our finished product did dance like we had wanted to and it was very human-like with the bending knees. The dance it performed was not one we had initially planned, but it looked nice nonetheless. What we could have done better was split up the group in terms of who was accomplishing which task as we tackled majority of our project all together.
To start off, our goals for our dancing robot were very ambitious as we were trying to make the robot very human-like. We were unable to include the ultra-sonic sensor and touch sensor like we had planned, and were unable to make the robots waltz. What went well was that our finished product did dance like we had wanted to and it was very human-like with the bending knees. The dance it performed was not one we had initially planned, but it looked nice nonetheless. What we could have done better was split up the group in terms of who was accomplishing which task as we tackled majority of our project all together.
Wednesday 8/3: Evaluate your on-task and off-task usage of time in labs. Are you closer to 80:20, 50:50, or 20:80 in your usage of time?
Wednesday 8/3: Evaluate your on-task and off-task usage of time in labs. Are you closer to 80:20, 50:50, or 20:80 in your usage of time?
Our on-task and off-task usage of time in labs was mainly a 80:20 as we were mainly on task but did end up talking to other groups on how their projects were going and joking around a bit in our group as well.
Our on-task and off-task usage of time in labs was mainly a 80:20 as we were mainly on task but did end up talking to other groups on how their projects were going and joking around a bit in our group as well.
Tuesday 8/2: What challenges have you faced with your project(s)? How did you overcome or alter your design as a result? What factors contributed to how you made those decisions?
Tuesday 8/2: What challenges have you faced with your project(s)? How did you overcome or alter your design as a result? What factors contributed to how you made those decisions?
We have faced multiple challenges in our robotics project due to our ambitious idea of making the robot human-like. Our idea to add "knees" to our robot was constantly questioned as it was the main factor of why our robot did not move properly and why it kept falling over. We ended up scrapping our idea today because of this and re-modeled our robot leg based off of a pre-designed robot. Factors that contributed to this decision was mainly time as we had already spent three days working on the structure of our robot and were essentially no where in terms of progress.
We have faced multiple challenges in our robotics project due to our ambitious idea of making the robot human-like. Our idea to add "knees" to our robot was constantly questioned as it was the main factor of why our robot did not move properly and why it kept falling over. We ended up scrapping our idea today because of this and re-modeled our robot leg based off of a pre-designed robot. Factors that contributed to this decision was mainly time as we had already spent three days working on the structure of our robot and were essentially no where in terms of progress.
Monday 8/1: How has peer critiques helped the design of your project? What have you learned about collaboration so far in COSMOS?
Monday 8/1: How has peer critiques helped the design of your project? What have you learned about collaboration so far in COSMOS?
Peer critique has immensely helped the design for our project as we had already known and understood what the problems were in our design, but our peers suggested ideas on how to fix these problems. I have learned that collaboration is an integral part of the engineering process as others looking at your work and giving pointers and ideas on how to better your project truly helps make your project better.
Peer critique has immensely helped the design for our project as we had already known and understood what the problems were in our design, but our peers suggested ideas on how to fix these problems. I have learned that collaboration is an integral part of the engineering process as others looking at your work and giving pointers and ideas on how to better your project truly helps make your project better.
Friday 7/29: Reflect on your method of dealing with frustration and failure.
Friday 7/29: Reflect on your method of dealing with frustration and failure.
My method of dealing with failure and frustration is not the best as I try to forget what has happened or I become saddened and feel like I should just quit instead of taking failure as a learning opportunity to become better.
My method of dealing with failure and frustration is not the best as I try to forget what has happened or I become saddened and feel like I should just quit instead of taking failure as a learning opportunity to become better.
Monday 7/25: Reflect on this sentence: “Newton combined Galileo's experimental practice (empiricism) with Descartes' logic and rigor, and thereby developed the theory of modern science: theory and experimentation combined into a single discipline.” (historydoctor.net)
Monday 7/25: Reflect on this sentence: “Newton combined Galileo's experimental practice (empiricism) with Descartes' logic and rigor, and thereby developed the theory of modern science: theory and experimentation combined into a single discipline.” (historydoctor.net)
This sentence clearly demonstrates how people are always climbing the shoulders of giants as they are always building off of each other. Not only is this seen in engineering, but also literature as Chapter 4 of How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster shows this similar instance as he points out that all literature are related to each other and are built off of each other. He gives the example of multiple Shakespearean plays being used as tropes in other works, with changes in characters and plot twists along the way. This is seen in Newton learning through Galileo's and Descartes' works as he used their works and produced something of his own which goes to show that everyone is influenced by those around and before them.
This sentence clearly demonstrates how people are always climbing the shoulders of giants as they are always building off of each other. Not only is this seen in engineering, but also literature as Chapter 4 of How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster shows this similar instance as he points out that all literature are related to each other and are built off of each other. He gives the example of multiple Shakespearean plays being used as tropes in other works, with changes in characters and plot twists along the way. This is seen in Newton learning through Galileo's and Descartes' works as he used their works and produced something of his own which goes to show that everyone is influenced by those around and before them.
Friday 7/22: Why do you think most devices run on DC power? What type of assignment would you recommend for COSMOS students to do at the Exploratorium in the future?
Friday 7/22: Why do you think most devices run on DC power? What type of assignment would you recommend for COSMOS students to do at the Exploratorium in the future?
Most devices run on DC power because it is easier to store and use when using devices. This is because AC motors use spinning magnets to generate electricity which is a difficult component to build in small items, while DC motors use small batteries that are not as easy to break. DC motors also use low voltage, meaning it would be much harder for device users to get themselves hurt. AC motors, on the other hand, use high voltage which is why we are told to not stick our hands into the wall outlets since we would get an electric shock that would be harmful. An assignment I would recommend for a COSMOS student to do at the Exploratorium would be to film videos of the activities they completed and give a short verbal explanation at the end of what they liked the most and how it related to their subject of study.
Most devices run on DC power because it is easier to store and use when using devices. This is because AC motors use spinning magnets to generate electricity which is a difficult component to build in small items, while DC motors use small batteries that are not as easy to break. DC motors also use low voltage, meaning it would be much harder for device users to get themselves hurt. AC motors, on the other hand, use high voltage which is why we are told to not stick our hands into the wall outlets since we would get an electric shock that would be harmful. An assignment I would recommend for a COSMOS student to do at the Exploratorium would be to film videos of the activities they completed and give a short verbal explanation at the end of what they liked the most and how it related to their subject of study.
Wednesday 7/20: Why do you think DMG MORI, a robotics company, does not design their own robots (instead of buying them from the FANUC company)? Share your own story about how you learn (similar to the story Dr. Dad-del told about the student he mentored.
Wednesday 7/20: Why do you think DMG MORI, a robotics company, does not design their own robots (instead of buying them from the FANUC company)? Share your own story about how you learn (similar to the story Dr. Dad-del told about the student he mentored.
DMG MORI does not use their own design in robots to create relations with other companies, probably a plan to create more innovative collaborations in the future. Dr. Dad-del's story about how one of his students' study habits reminded me of the advice my engineering teacher in school had given: to read ahead of the curriculum so that during lectures, you would be able to understand better. I had attempted to use this method several times, but constantly found that it required much more of a time commitment compared of my usual study habit of writing notes during lecture. Yet, this method definitely helped me which is why I hope to use it in the coming school year.
DMG MORI does not use their own design in robots to create relations with other companies, probably a plan to create more innovative collaborations in the future. Dr. Dad-del's story about how one of his students' study habits reminded me of the advice my engineering teacher in school had given: to read ahead of the curriculum so that during lectures, you would be able to understand better. I had attempted to use this method several times, but constantly found that it required much more of a time commitment compared of my usual study habit of writing notes during lecture. Yet, this method definitely helped me which is why I hope to use it in the coming school year.
Tuesday 7/19: Where do you see an interesting application of a Monte Carlo Simulation? What application can you think of for a DMG MORI robot?
Tuesday 7/19: Where do you see an interesting application of a Monte Carlo Simulation? What application can you think of for a DMG MORI robot?
Nothing really comes to mind when I think about applications of the Monte Carlo Simulation, but I was thinking that it can apply to pools of data to get an idea of what could happen. An application I can think of for the DMG MORI robot would be creating more robots and items in the future as the robot is almost fully automated and is incredibly precise as it understands when it needs to replace its tool.
Nothing really comes to mind when I think about applications of the Monte Carlo Simulation, but I was thinking that it can apply to pools of data to get an idea of what could happen. An application I can think of for the DMG MORI robot would be creating more robots and items in the future as the robot is almost fully automated and is incredibly precise as it understands when it needs to replace its tool.
Monday 7/18: When does it make sense for a computer to utilize a base 2, 10, and 16 number system? What things are you doing to keep yourself healthy while you are at COSMOS (exercise, sleep, dietary goals, etc.)?
Monday 7/18: When does it make sense for a computer to utilize a base 2, 10, and 16 number system? What things are you doing to keep yourself healthy while you are at COSMOS (exercise, sleep, dietary goals, etc.)?
Numbers in terms of the bases that computers use make more sense than the numbers we use as it is easier to store data and reduces the number of inputs the computer has to analyze. Things I am doing to keep myself healthy is eating fruits for breakfast everyday and making sure I get a minimum of five hours of sleep each day.
Numbers in terms of the bases that computers use make more sense than the numbers we use as it is easier to store data and reduces the number of inputs the computer has to analyze. Things I am doing to keep myself healthy is eating fruits for breakfast everyday and making sure I get a minimum of five hours of sleep each day.
Friday 7/15: Speculate as to why you think people like Tesla become overly credited for innovation (and other achievements). Reflect on how important is fame to you.
Friday 7/15: Speculate as to why you think people like Tesla become overly credited for innovation (and other achievements). Reflect on how important is fame to you.
People like Tesla became overly credited for innovation because he was already famed during the time of these achievements and I believe that even though he did discover these new and fascinating things, his work was built off of others. These other people were not credited as the mindset of innovation and invention is always thought to be done only by one person as the development is to be very new, can't be something that is built off of another invention. This is why Tesla was overly credited.
People like Tesla became overly credited for innovation because he was already famed during the time of these achievements and I believe that even though he did discover these new and fascinating things, his work was built off of others. These other people were not credited as the mindset of innovation and invention is always thought to be done only by one person as the development is to be very new, can't be something that is built off of another invention. This is why Tesla was overly credited.
Thursday 7/14: What ethical concerns could result in what the distinguished lecturer discussed yesterday?
Thursday 7/14: What ethical concerns could result in what the distinguished lecturer discussed yesterday?
Ethical concerns that could result from the distinguished lecturer’s lecture would be whether it is ethically okay to do such tests on animals if they are lethal. Is it ethically okay to control another living thing?
Ethical concerns that could result from the distinguished lecturer’s lecture would be whether it is ethically okay to do such tests on animals if they are lethal. Is it ethically okay to control another living thing?
Wednesday 7/13: How well do you understand the relationship between rotational and linear motion? Also assess yourself emotionally- how do you feel about your time at COSMOS, so far?
Wednesday 7/13: How well do you understand the relationship between rotational and linear motion? Also assess yourself emotionally- how do you feel about your time at COSMOS, so far?
I do not understand the relationship between rotational and linear motion very well. I think linear motion is mainly a straight line while rotational motion is like the rotation on the circumference of a circle. Emotionally, I feel quite good about my time at COSMOS. I love the classes as they are challenging in such a way that it isn’t just information being thrown at you and needing to memorize that, but more of a hands-on learning experience.
I do not understand the relationship between rotational and linear motion very well. I think linear motion is mainly a straight line while rotational motion is like the rotation on the circumference of a circle. Emotionally, I feel quite good about my time at COSMOS. I love the classes as they are challenging in such a way that it isn’t just information being thrown at you and needing to memorize that, but more of a hands-on learning experience.
Monday 7/11: Based on what Dr. Dad-del said this morning, what interpersonal relationship skills "stones" have you picked up about living with others in a dorm or working with others collaboratively?
Monday 7/11: Based on what Dr. Dad-del said this morning, what interpersonal relationship skills "stones" have you picked up about living with others in a dorm or working with others collaboratively?
There are a variety of interpersonal relationship “stones” I have picked up about living with others in the dorm and working collaboratively, ranging from my relationship with just my roommate and my relationship with my cluster members. I learned the skill of organization and respecting space in my dorm as I share it with another human being who has their own wants and needs. I usually have a very peculiar sleeping schedules where I sleep very late in the night or wake up very early in the morning, but through sharing my space with another person, I have learned that I cannot be as loud as I usually am in my own room, and I need to make sure my alarms don’t bother my roommate. Relationships with my cluster members developed quite quickly, quicker that I had actually expected. The girls in my cluster and I became close over this short period of time, and we developed a close bond.
There are a variety of interpersonal relationship “stones” I have picked up about living with others in the dorm and working collaboratively, ranging from my relationship with just my roommate and my relationship with my cluster members. I learned the skill of organization and respecting space in my dorm as I share it with another human being who has their own wants and needs. I usually have a very peculiar sleeping schedules where I sleep very late in the night or wake up very early in the morning, but through sharing my space with another person, I have learned that I cannot be as loud as I usually am in my own room, and I need to make sure my alarms don’t bother my roommate. Relationships with my cluster members developed quite quickly, quicker that I had actually expected. The girls in my cluster and I became close over this short period of time, and we developed a close bond.