a) I Jesse Murillo, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
b) I completed my independent component with the help of the book Make: Electronics, by Charles Platt and my father Jorge Murillo.
c.) Independent Component 1
d.) I completed the first of two companion packs that go along with the book "Make: Electronics" which teaches a lot about basic electronics. Such as how to wire circuits with lights or speakers, and what basic components are such as resistors, transistors, capacitors, relays, etc.
Interpretive:
My work throughout the whole first component kit has taught me so much about how to hook-up electronics and how different components work. I've learned to make a battery out of lemons, roofing nails, and pennies. Hooked up lights to batteries using a toggle switch. Towards the last few experiments I learned how to use a breadboard to connect LED's with relays and capacitors so that when I hit the pushbutton it would charge the capacitor and keep the coil energized just a little after I let go. Eventually, I used transistors to create an oscillating circuit hooked up to and LED and a speaker so that the light would flash and the speaker would make a humming noise. I think I have really come a long way considering I previously had little to no electronic background. It's really helped build my skills and I've enjoyed all of it.
Applied:
This component really helped me understand a lot of the basics behind electronic components that play a huge factor in building the solar boat. For example, I finally learned what all the relays and capacitors do and how they work. And one of the biggest things for me is that it is taught me how to read all of the schematics which are used to illustrate the electrical systems of the boats. I may have really done the entire kit in a very close amount of time but I really did learn a lot and grasped all the concepts that it covered.
