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	This exercise is inspired by Knight Rider, an American science fiction show. The highlights were that it featured an artificially intelligent car which was used to fight crimes. The car was virtually indestructable. A few years earlier, growing up, I had watched a little bit of the show and I remember being completely mesmerised by the car. When our facilitator, Yashas, played a video of Knight Rider on YouTube, immediately I had flashbacks from way back and a lot of reminiscent memories attached to those flashbacks. This course has given more times with an adrenaline rush and excitement to work than it’s not. I’ve had my fair share of downs, but the great experiences and learnings weigh more. Back to the Knight Rider, the front grill of the car had an array of LEDs which would light up in a sequence and back and forth, which is actually called an Anamorphic Equaliser. I would some day like to own a car like that. Or after this class, maybe I could do it myself?		This exercise is inspired by Knight Rider, an American science fiction show. The highlights were that it featured an artificially intelligent car which was used to fight crimes. The car was virtually indestructable. A few years earlier, growing up, I had watched a little bit of the show and I remember being completely mesmerised by the car. When our facilitator, Yashas, played a video of Knight Rider on YouTube, immediately I had flashbacks from way back and a lot of reminiscent memories attached to those flashbacks. This course has given more times with an adrenaline rush and excitement to work than it’s not. I’ve had my fair share of downs, but the great experiences and learnings weigh more. Back to the Knight Rider, the front grill of the car had an array of LEDs which would light up in a sequence and back and forth, which is actually called an Anamorphic Equaliser. I would some day like to own a car like that. Or after this class, maybe I could do it myself?
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	'''We're Magicians'''		'''We're Magicians'''
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	This exercise is inspired by Knight Rider, an American science fiction show. The highlights were that it featured an artificially intelligent car which was used to fight crimes. The car was virtually indestructable. A few years earlier, growing up, I had watched a little bit of the show and I remember being completely mesmerised by the car. When our facilitator, Yashas, played a video of Knight Rider on YouTube, immediately I had flashbacks from way back and a lot of reminiscent memories attached to those flashbacks. This course has given more times with an adrenaline rush and excitement to work than it’s not. I’ve had my fair share of downs, but the great experiences and learnings weigh more. Back to the Knight Rider, the front grill of the car had an array of LEDs which would light up in a sequence and back and forth, which is actually called an Anamorphic Equaliser. I would some day like to own a car like that. Or after this class, maybe I could do it myself?		This exercise is inspired by Knight Rider, an American science fiction show. The highlights were that it featured an artificially intelligent car which was used to fight crimes. The car was virtually indestructable. A few years earlier, growing up, I had watched a little bit of the show and I remember being completely mesmerised by the car. When our facilitator, Yashas, played a video of Knight Rider on YouTube, immediately I had flashbacks from way back and a lot of reminiscent memories attached to those flashbacks. This course has given more times with an adrenaline rush and excitement to work than it’s not. I’ve had my fair share of downs, but the great experiences and learnings weigh more. Back to the Knight Rider, the front grill of the car had an array of LEDs which would light up in a sequence and back and forth, which is actually called an Anamorphic Equaliser. I would some day like to own a car like that. Or after this class, maybe I could do it myself?
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	This exercise is inspired by Knight Rider, an American science fiction show. The highlights were that it featured an artificially intelligent car which was used to fight crimes. The car was virtually indestructable. A few years earlier, growing up, I had watched a little bit of the show and I remember being completely mesmerised by the car. When our facilitator, Yashas, played a video of Knight Rider on YouTube, immediately I had flashbacks from way back and a lot of reminiscent memories attached to those flashbacks. This course has given more times with an adrenaline rush and excitement to work than it’s not. I’ve had my fair share of downs, but the great experiences and learnings weigh more. Back to the Knight Rider, the front grill of the car had an array of LEDs which would light up in a sequence and back and forth, which is actually called an Anamorphic Equaliser. I would some day like to own a car like that. Or after this class, maybe I could do it myself?		This exercise is inspired by Knight Rider, an American science fiction show. The highlights were that it featured an artificially intelligent car which was used to fight crimes. The car was virtually indestructable. A few years earlier, growing up, I had watched a little bit of the show and I remember being completely mesmerised by the car. When our facilitator, Yashas, played a video of Knight Rider on YouTube, immediately I had flashbacks from way back and a lot of reminiscent memories attached to those flashbacks. This course has given more times with an adrenaline rush and excitement to work than it’s not. I’ve had my fair share of downs, but the great experiences and learnings weigh more. Back to the Knight Rider, the front grill of the car had an array of LEDs which would light up in a sequence and back and forth, which is actually called an Anamorphic Equaliser. I would some day like to own a car like that. Or after this class, maybe I could do it myself?
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	It was weekend 2 already. Our assignment for that weekend was to make a toy. No instructions, details, nothing! Just make a toy. I was extremely anxious about this assignment. After a lot of brainstorming, I thought of making a very basic toy using a motor and battery and an LED. A mixer for kids’ kitchen sets.		It was weekend 2 already. Our assignment for that weekend was to make a toy. No instructions, details, nothing! Just make a toy. I was extremely anxious about this assignment. After a lot of brainstorming, I thought of making a very basic toy using a motor and battery and an LED. A mixer for kids’ kitchen sets.
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	+	When I first laid eyes on a 555, I was super intrigued by the shape and size of it. That's the thing about most electronic components; they're so tiny in size, yet they carry out major functions so efficiently. With a 555, and an easy but intricate circuit, including a potentiometer, LDR, I managed to produce effectively varying sounds.

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	I was extremely excited about buying an arduino and using one. It was only a month before I took this course up that I was discussing with a friend of mine who is very much inclined towards electronics as a subject and hobby. Even when I’d signed up for this course, I had no clue that we’d be learning to create with Arduinos. When we were asked to buy one, it completely took me by surprise, but for the better. I had always wanted to learn how to use a mini computer. This course is by far one of the most productive courses I have taken up. It may not have been my first preference, but I most definitely do not regret it one bit. Step by step, we started learning how to code using a software we downloaded before our first class on Arduino. I started with learning how to make an LED blink. I then learned how to adjust the intensity of the current flow to the LED through a potentiometer and also how to manipulate the LED using an LDR. With each progressing day of this course, I got to learn more and more. That’s the best feature!		I was extremely excited about buying an arduino and using one. It was only a month before I took this course up that I was discussing with a friend of mine who is very much inclined towards electronics as a subject and hobby. Even when I’d signed up for this course, I had no clue that we’d be learning to create with Arduinos. When we were asked to buy one, it completely took me by surprise, but for the better. I had always wanted to learn how to use a mini computer. This course is by far one of the most productive courses I have taken up. It may not have been my first preference, but I most definitely do not regret it one bit. Step by step, we started learning how to code using a software we downloaded before our first class on Arduino. I started with learning how to make an LED blink. I then learned how to adjust the intensity of the current flow to the LED through a potentiometer and also how to manipulate the LED using an LDR. With each progressing day of this course, I got to learn more and more. That’s the best feature!
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		+	'''Knight Rider'''
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		+	[[File:IMG_4634.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Knight Rider]] [[File:Knight Rider.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Knight Rider Code for Arduino]]
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		+	This exercise is inspired by Knight Rider, an American science fiction show. The highlights were that it featured an artificially intelligent car which was used to fight crimes. The car was virtually indestructable. A few years earlier, growing up, I had watched a little bit of the show and I remember being completely mesmerised by the car. When our facilitator, Yashas, played a video of Knight Rider on YouTube, immediately I had flashbacks from way back and a lot of reminiscent memories attached to those flashbacks. This course has given more times with an adrenaline rush and excitement to work than it’s not. I’ve had my fair share of downs, but the great experiences and learnings weigh more. Back to the Knight Rider, the front grill of the car had an array of LEDs which would light up in a sequence and back and forth, which is actually called an Anamorphic Equaliser. I would some day like to own a car like that. Or after this class, maybe I could do it myself?

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 I was extremely excited about buying an arduino and using one. It was only a month before I took this course up that I was discussing with a friend of mine who is very much inclined towards electronics as a subject and hobby. Even when I’d signed up for this course, I had no clue that we’d be learning to create with Arduinos. When we were asked to buy one, it completely took me by surprise, but for the better. I had always wanted to learn how to use a mini computer. This course is by far one of the most productive courses I have taken up. It may not have been my first preference, but I most definitely do not regret it one bit. Step by step, we started learning how to code using a software we downloaded before our first class on Arduino. I started with learning how to make an LED blink. I then learned how to adjust the intensity of the current flow to the LED through a potentiometer and also how to manipulate the LED using an LDR. With each progressing day of this course, I got to learn more and more. That’s the best feature!

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	An LDR is a Light Dependent Resistor. It has a photosensitive surface which reacts to light. So in a circuit with an LED, when the photosensitive surface of the LDR comes in contact with light, the LED goes on immediately. When the source flight is cut off or the LDR is surrounded by darkness, the LED goes off. We also made use of a speaker, in place of/along with the LED in the circuit. Similar to the LED, the speaker also gave sound output with the LDR coming in and out of contact with light. The part where the speaker exercise happened, the entire class went crazy with excitement. Different people had different types of sound output from their speakers. It was interesting to hear all the weird eery sounds the speakers were collaboratively making and most of all, for the first time, a noisy class is was what was expected by everyone, including our facilitators.		An LDR is a Light Dependent Resistor. It has a photosensitive surface which reacts to light. So in a circuit with an LED, when the photosensitive surface of the LDR comes in contact with light, the LED goes on immediately. When the source flight is cut off or the LDR is surrounded by darkness, the LED goes off. We also made use of a speaker, in place of/along with the LED in the circuit. Similar to the LED, the speaker also gave sound output with the LDR coming in and out of contact with light. The part where the speaker exercise happened, the entire class went crazy with excitement. Different people had different types of sound output from their speakers. It was interesting to hear all the weird eery sounds the speakers were collaboratively making and most of all, for the first time, a noisy class is was what was expected by everyone, including our facilitators.
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		+	'''Toy'''
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		+	[[File:IMG_4630.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Mixer for kids-Safe and Fun]]
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		+	LM386 is an IC which is an Integrated Circuit. I made use of this IC to build an Audio Amplifier with a male 3.5mm jack connected to it. Building this circuit was another one of those really fascinating sessions. By this point of the class, we were almost half way through to the end of class and I was beginning to understand electronics as a subject and building a deeper interest in every single component that was being taught to us. One of the main reasons is that each and everything we did was completely new to me and it hugely increased my liking for electronics. Especially, when you have finally learned to read and understand a circuit and build it all by yourself and it turns out right. Thats when I realised how fulfilling and inspiring electronics can be. When the circuit was built, I tried connecting my phone through the audio jack but nothing happened. The speaker didn't respond. I got tense, but it only turned out that the jack didn't fit my phone properly. It worked perfectly fine on the phone of another. Nevertheless, that day left me feeling satisfied about the work I’d done and accomplished.
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		+	'''Amplifier'''
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		+	[[File:186376A2-CDB7-4311-9B6B-4DA66D4C631D-export.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|My first experience with connecting a circuit on a PCB]] [[File:IMG_4629.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Succesful amplifier connected to the laptop and playing music+The circuit diagram for building an amplifier]]
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		+	This was one of my favourite assignments of all. My first experience with connecting a circuit on a PCB (Printed Circuit Board). This was my opportunity to finally put my soldering skills to test. I was super pumped up to make an amplifier. It took me about six hours to work on it, but when I finally was finished with it, it was a reward, truly! I still couldn't believe how far I’d gotten with this course. It was only a few days ago that I was facing trouble understanding series and parallel resistance and to only look at where I had gotten now, it is astonishingly satisfying. Building amplifiers and all!
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		+	'''Arduino Uno Basic'''
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		+	[[File:IMG_4286.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Making an LED blink]] [[File:IMG_4633.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Arduino Uno+LED+Pot]]
		+	[[File:IMG_4631.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Manipulating the LED with shadow on the LDR]]
		+	[[File:IMG_4632.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Manipulating the LED with light on the LDR]]
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		+	I was extremely excited about buying an arduino and using one. It was only a month before I took this course up that I was discussing with a friend of mine who is very much inclined towards electronics as a subject and hobby. Even when I’d signed up for this course, I had no clue that we’d be learning to create with Arduinos. When we were asked to buy one, it completely took me by surprise, but for the better. I had always wanted to learn how to use a mini computer. This course is by far one of the most productive courses I have taken up. It may not have been my first preference, but I most definitely do not regret it one bit. Step by step, we started learning how to code using a software we downloaded before our first class on Arduino. I started with learning how to make an LED blink. I then learned how to adjust the intensity of the current flow to the LED through a potentiometer and also how to manipulate the LED using an LDR. With each progressing day of this course, I got to learn more and more. That’s the best feature!