define a problem
generate concepts
in this project there were 3 main goals. these goals included learning to solder correctly and efficiently, learning the different components a a circuit board(resistors, capacitors, LEDs, switches), and building the random number generator itself.
construct/test prototype
conclusion
- I think that the numbers that were being generated were, for the most part, were being very close to evenly distributed. that being said I also believe that the Number generator is fair
- the word "debugging" originally came from Admiral Grace Hopper when she was working on a computer and found a moth in the relay . (1940's)
Reflection
this project was about building and soldering a circuit board that generated random numbers (1-6) when you pressed a button. before we started the project, i felt that soldering was going to be a tough skill to learn but as it turns out it is pretty simple. the components that were used in this project were switches, resistors, LED Light indicators, and capacitors. the overall assembly and soldering of this project was pretty enjoyable and fun. one problem i ran into during the process of building my generator was cutting the remaining wire of each component flush to each solder. i would always end up with a little of piece of wire sticking up from the solder and i couldn't cut it completely flush . another problem i ran into was trying to keep each component flat against the circuit board while trying to solder it. after I finished building the generator, i tested it by pressing the button and recording the results. i found that my RGN was mostly fair and was effective