10/14
The homecoming game was on Friday, and that was the first one that I actually wanted to go to instead of going because I was performing. I got into an insult fight with Adam Ward, and we battled back and forth to see who would have the last word.
Saturday was the homecoming dance, and I had friends down in Bluff all day. We made tons of food including cake waffles, and the dance was a blast. I got home a little before midnight.
10/15
Trigonometry: Homework 5.5 and 5.6, Chapter 5 test
Government: Power of One
Health: Me Book, Lesson 9 Vocab
Theatre Foundations: Monologue, Audition
Advanced Tech: Problem Log, Skill Builder
Monday, October 14, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Bellwork 4
10/08
Health: Me Book
AP Physics: Finish Electrostatics unit, move to Electric Current
Theatre: Acting resume, cover shot, monologue
QuestBridge: match colleges
Scholarships: apply for heaven's sake
Colleges: same as scholarships
10/09
Okay, so I don't know a thing about who's playing for the junior team. I'm guessing that seniors will win, but that's probably just because I am a senior. I haven't a clue who'll win on Friday; I'm not even certain that I'm going. Homecoming week is a lot of fun, but it seems like there's not as much spirit as there was my freshman and sophomore years. I'm not as involved to begin with, so that could be why. I'd prefer that we chose better dress-up themes, like Zombie and Superhero day. To answer the question about the lunch line, I'm perfectly fine because I'm either reading or joking with friends. Maybe if we could move across space instantaneously, we could just declare war and play a "King of the Hill" style game every day where the object is to get to the front of the line.
Health: Me Book
AP Physics: Finish Electrostatics unit, move to Electric Current
Theatre: Acting resume, cover shot, monologue
QuestBridge: match colleges
Scholarships: apply for heaven's sake
Colleges: same as scholarships
10/09
Okay, so I don't know a thing about who's playing for the junior team. I'm guessing that seniors will win, but that's probably just because I am a senior. I haven't a clue who'll win on Friday; I'm not even certain that I'm going. Homecoming week is a lot of fun, but it seems like there's not as much spirit as there was my freshman and sophomore years. I'm not as involved to begin with, so that could be why. I'd prefer that we chose better dress-up themes, like Zombie and Superhero day. To answer the question about the lunch line, I'm perfectly fine because I'm either reading or joking with friends. Maybe if we could move across space instantaneously, we could just declare war and play a "King of the Hill" style game every day where the object is to get to the front of the line.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Bellwork 3
9/30
Optical Quad Encoders:
Encoders are used to calculate shaft speed, distance traveled, and navigational control. This information is very useful in autonomous programming because it is much more precise than using timers to drive the motors in the direction you want them to go. The encoder allows you to use angular values to navigate a motor. A pack of two costs $20.
10/03
The monitors up on the table work just fine. I don't mind either way, and my computer hasn't changed to begin with.
Optical Quad Encoders:
Encoders are used to calculate shaft speed, distance traveled, and navigational control. This information is very useful in autonomous programming because it is much more precise than using timers to drive the motors in the direction you want them to go. The encoder allows you to use angular values to navigate a motor. A pack of two costs $20.
10/03
The monitors up on the table work just fine. I don't mind either way, and my computer hasn't changed to begin with.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Bellwork 2
9/16
I got to spend time with my friends Saturday evening. We drove up the mountain, stopped the truck, got out and started hiking up the road, then looked at each other, decided this was a stupid idea, and turned around. We spent the rest of the time before the dance screwing about on a playground.
The Costa Concordia accident happened during an unofficial near-shore salute to the islanders. The ship had been running on a computer-programmed course, but the captain deviated from the course, claiming that he knew the seabed in the area. The ship caught the reef and finally ran aground after listing in the water for about an hour.
9/17
After they managed to tip the cruise ship over enough, weights on the other side were filled with water to assist by force of gravity. I just learned about that basic physics principle this past year, and it was cool to see how it works. The crew is going to attach massive floats to the ship to keep it above water, and it will still take several months to get the ship completely out.
Yesterday, we started working on a single function for our robots. I'm hopefully going to finish getting the strafing wheel to work.
9/19
The Webwench (their website manager's name for herself) has apparently commissioned the cast of Peter and the Starcatcher to perform for them. The holiday is all for the sake of silliness and swagger.
I got to spend time with my friends Saturday evening. We drove up the mountain, stopped the truck, got out and started hiking up the road, then looked at each other, decided this was a stupid idea, and turned around. We spent the rest of the time before the dance screwing about on a playground.
The Costa Concordia accident happened during an unofficial near-shore salute to the islanders. The ship had been running on a computer-programmed course, but the captain deviated from the course, claiming that he knew the seabed in the area. The ship caught the reef and finally ran aground after listing in the water for about an hour.
9/17
After they managed to tip the cruise ship over enough, weights on the other side were filled with water to assist by force of gravity. I just learned about that basic physics principle this past year, and it was cool to see how it works. The crew is going to attach massive floats to the ship to keep it above water, and it will still take several months to get the ship completely out.
Yesterday, we started working on a single function for our robots. I'm hopefully going to finish getting the strafing wheel to work.
9/19
The Webwench (their website manager's name for herself) has apparently commissioned the cast of Peter and the Starcatcher to perform for them. The holiday is all for the sake of silliness and swagger.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Bellwork
8/26
The objective today is Tool Safety. We passed off the band saw and chop saw safety test on Friday, so we are going to be finishing up with the rest of the tools. The table saw modifications start this week, and we need to know how to use all the tools in order to build our designs.
8/29
The objective is still Tool Safety, but this time we will be focusing on the band saw and drill press. I've used both before, though we haven't yet done a demo for the drill press, so I'm assuming we'll do that today. The band saw demo was on Friday, and everyone in the class cut something using the saw. We've already passed off the chop saw and watched the demo, so we're almost done with all the tools. Soon we'll be able to start building our projects. Mr. Ludwig mentioned that after these projects are done, there is going to be a lot of free time in this class, so I might use that time to properly study for Science Olympiad. I bombed the Astronomy test category last year, and I want to do better. Besides, I love stars.
9/03
The objective today is Safety Test Fix-Its for the table saw, so we will be correcting any misconceptions that were expressed on the test. The previous instructor chose to use the Advanced Tech class to create a VEX Robotics team to take to competition, and that was all we worked on for the entirety of last year. I am not a very adept builder, but I do have a little bit of knowledge about coding for autonomous and setting up the controller code. I know where to find tutorials to teach me what I need to create for different robots, and I understand the layout of EasyC.
9/04
Yesterday, I took Taylor and Clinton and introduced them to the idea of VEX. Both of them had no experience, so I showed them the parts we have right now before introducing them to the game for the 2013-14 competition. There are a lot of different challenges to meet in this year's game, such as driving over a 2" high bump and possibly being able to drive under a 12" high bridge in order to descore the balls that are in the goal zone. There is also a hanging bar that allows for extra scoring points, but that may not be worth the points. The robot that can make it up to the necessary height would have to come up quickly enough to be worthwhile.
9/12
If a larger gear is hooked to a smaller one, the smaller one has a greater rate of angular velocity because it travels through (for example) four rotations while the larger gear turns only one. Torque is force applied on an axis, and as the same force is applied to both, the larger gear will experience a greater amount of torque than the smaller one because the larger gear has a larger radius. If you are creating a drive train for speed, it is best to link motors to large gears which are linked to a smaller gear that turns the wheel.
The objective today is Tool Safety. We passed off the band saw and chop saw safety test on Friday, so we are going to be finishing up with the rest of the tools. The table saw modifications start this week, and we need to know how to use all the tools in order to build our designs.
8/29
The objective is still Tool Safety, but this time we will be focusing on the band saw and drill press. I've used both before, though we haven't yet done a demo for the drill press, so I'm assuming we'll do that today. The band saw demo was on Friday, and everyone in the class cut something using the saw. We've already passed off the chop saw and watched the demo, so we're almost done with all the tools. Soon we'll be able to start building our projects. Mr. Ludwig mentioned that after these projects are done, there is going to be a lot of free time in this class, so I might use that time to properly study for Science Olympiad. I bombed the Astronomy test category last year, and I want to do better. Besides, I love stars.
9/03
The objective today is Safety Test Fix-Its for the table saw, so we will be correcting any misconceptions that were expressed on the test. The previous instructor chose to use the Advanced Tech class to create a VEX Robotics team to take to competition, and that was all we worked on for the entirety of last year. I am not a very adept builder, but I do have a little bit of knowledge about coding for autonomous and setting up the controller code. I know where to find tutorials to teach me what I need to create for different robots, and I understand the layout of EasyC.
9/04
Yesterday, I took Taylor and Clinton and introduced them to the idea of VEX. Both of them had no experience, so I showed them the parts we have right now before introducing them to the game for the 2013-14 competition. There are a lot of different challenges to meet in this year's game, such as driving over a 2" high bump and possibly being able to drive under a 12" high bridge in order to descore the balls that are in the goal zone. There is also a hanging bar that allows for extra scoring points, but that may not be worth the points. The robot that can make it up to the necessary height would have to come up quickly enough to be worthwhile.
9/12
If a larger gear is hooked to a smaller one, the smaller one has a greater rate of angular velocity because it travels through (for example) four rotations while the larger gear turns only one. Torque is force applied on an axis, and as the same force is applied to both, the larger gear will experience a greater amount of torque than the smaller one because the larger gear has a larger radius. If you are creating a drive train for speed, it is best to link motors to large gears which are linked to a smaller gear that turns the wheel.
Monday, August 19, 2013
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