June 16th 2022

 Blog Post 

1. Some of the classes that I have taken throughout the year to prepare for this program were taking AP Comp Sci, Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Robotics this year. AP Comp sci introduced me to some of the syntax of Java and programming in general. Aerospace engineering introduced me to engineering programs like Inventor which have similar functions to EasyEDA so I felt familiarized with EasyEDA's certain options even though I had never used it before. Civil Engineering gave me the most designing knowledge as well because we used the program Revit to design multiple structures. Robotics allowed me to use Onshape which taught us a lot about the design process.

2. I believe that the research projects we have been assigned have allowed us to get a broader understanding of coding and circuitry. I had never been exposed to an Arduino board before, and I felt like it was a blessing to get some experience using it due to previous knowledge that I had. Because I have always been interested in pursuing engineering, a few years back I looked into things that could help me become a better engineer on the internet, and one of the things that were suggested by an engineer online was getting an Arduino board and messing around with it to experiment with several of its functions. I never got my hands on one, and finally being able to use it allowed me to experience circuitry and the complexities behind building your own board.

3. For week 2, I am mostly looking forward to seeing what the results on the pulse oximeter are going to indicate. Since this course is the application of technology to Health, I want to know what experiments we can conduct in relation to the numbers that the pulse oximeter can demonstrate. I am very curious to see what we can do to take the numbers that have been given to us by the pulse oximeter and do with them. Overall my experience here at this course has been very informative and great for introducing to circuitry, as well as providing great insight to what it's like to be at the Rice University campus.