Blog #18 - Answer #2

1.  What is your EQ?

    My EQ is, "How can electronics best be optimized so that they can run to their full potential?"
2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
Maintaining a balance between the voltage, current, and resistance in electronics can ultimately make it faster.
3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)
     Getting a lay of the components in the electronic can be beneficial to keeping order in every component.
4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.
    Learning components is very necessary, first off not knowing what a component can do can really mess up your day and you don't want to look dumb in front of others. Second, knowing where each component is placed is another necessity so that you won't place the wrong part in the wrong slot. Lastly, making sure that the electronic component doesn't break while getting fixed, happened to my mentor a few times. 
5.  What printed source best supports your answer?
     The main source that supports my answer are the videos that, MjLorton puts up on youtube. He explains the functions of many parts and teaches math. 
6.  What other source supports your answer?
     Some other sources include technology websites like, HyperPhysics, ElectronicTutorials, and a couple others. 
7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.
     An Electronic Engineer has to get a grip on a lot of things in order to make electronic components function properly. This includes knowing lots and lots of formulas, knowing which tools to use and knowing which part goes where. 

Blog 16 - Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
     At the moment I don't have an idea for the independent component. Mostly is will deal with electronics. Fixing or building an electronic product or doing a DIY is on my mind. At the moment I don't have a set independent component. I'm going to work with my mentor to figure out what to do.
2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
     I will take pictures once I get this approved. Also once I have an idea of what I can do I'll talk to one of the teachers to see if my independent component is good. 
3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.
     Finding out what to do with my independent component will help me with the understanding of electronics. Full knowledge is key to building and maintaining an electronic component.

Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
  (a) Write: “I, Luis Viramontes, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
  (b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
• Here are some of the documentaries that I watched. Most of the documentaries I watch I rewatch in order to fully understand what goes on in the tech world. I don't want to lose any important information.
• "The Smart State." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity -- Jim Al-Khalili BBC Horizon."YouTube. YouTube, 26 May 2015. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Into the Future: Communications." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Future Intelligence." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Visions of the Future." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "An Original Maker: Paul Elkins." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Beyond Human." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Gearing Up." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• (c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.
• DONE
• (d) Explain what you completed.    
• For the 30 hours of independent component I watched documentaries on technology and how they are changing the world. Documentaries really show the true side of what is going on in the world and how its evolves. Technology is evolving every year and these documentaries really showed me how. Robots are improving year by year, When the first robot was created all he could do was walk, now we have robots that talk, shake hands, walk up stairs, and it does many more. Finishing these documentaries showed me that there are tons of people out there really focused on improving technology. 
• INTERPRETIVE 
  Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
• Here are pictures of some of the documentaries I have watched over my 30 hour Independent Component 1. 
• Click Here for The Smart State picture (picture)
• Click Here for Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (picture)
• Click Here for NextWorld Future Intelligence (picture)
• Click Here for Michio Kaku: What does the future look like? (picture)
• Click Here for An Original Maker: Paul Ekins, Pacific Northwest polymath (picture) 
• Click Here for Gearing Up Part 2: Countdown (picture)
• APPLIEDHow did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 
• This component helped me understand how vital electronics and electricity are in our society. Without these advancements then our society wouldn't have progressed as much. We wouldn't have created the cellphone or computer which helps with communications and helps with our work. The electricity powering homes wouldn't be available. None of these things would be possible if someone didn't discover electricity or if someone didn't discover electronics. We have advanced so much in just 10 years with electronics. In the 90's we had really phones which then turned to smartphones around 2008. It's important to have electronic engineers because they are trying to improve this world little by little. They have done so much and will continue to do a lot if they are really focused on their jobs. 

Lesson 2 Reflection

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
    I am most proud in my ability to present my topic. I covered all of the topics I that were on my presentation. I also met the time requirement and did most of the contract.

2. a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE       (P-)         AP       CR       NC

     b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.
            I deserve this grade because some of the things I weren't really fond of. My presentation skills could have been improved and that I could have had more time to practice.
3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
   What worked was the information that I provided. I met time with the amount of information that I gave out.
4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
     What didn't really work well was my activity. If I had a time machine I would have made my activity more engaging so that the audience wouldn't have been that bored with it. 
5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
    My answer 2 is going to focus more on the technicians ability to do formulas correctly. Also how well a technician knows his electronics and important parts in electronics.