Equity-librium project
equity-librium project reflection
Before we began the project, I thought that it would be incredibly simple. I thought it wouldn't be hard to balance a mobile, however, when we began doing the math, it seemed near impossible. Of course it all became easier after we learned how to do it, but before then, we had no idea how the math, torque, and physics even helped. It turns out that after we did all the math and such, we had a clear idea on where to place everything to get it to balance. Originally we thought we just push the pieces around and try to get it to stay up.
I do not think I really understood torque properly until the last few days before exhibition and I still have a lot more to learn about it. It is easier thought now that I know the basics.
I never realized how easy it is to speak Spanish after learning the basics. It is one of the easiest languages to learn and I find it to be very helpful when communicating with the Spanish side of my family. I have learned how to make decent small talk solely in Spanish. The only thing I would change about our project is that I would have liked it to incorporate a little bit more Spanish.
In humanities, I learned how to properly format an artists statement and how to make our writing a bit more interesting. I also learned that there are a lot more things that represent the same words than we think. One of the most important things we learned is when writing a paper, revisions and reading the paper is always always important and should not be underestimated. In class, we read our papers out loud to help strengthen our public speaking skills which proved to be very helpful during the final exhibition.
I think my group and I collaborated really well and we each did our part and finished what we needed to get done. After we finished the work we were assigned, we then helped each other. My group was pretty good with communication and great with teamwork.
The exhibition was not bad or hard at all. It felt a lot shorter than I expected, but the sun was pretty hot as we stood out in it for an hour. At first I was a bit apprehensive talking to strangers and making conversations with them, but after, I realized that they're just ordinary people like the rest of us really. It was definitely not as scary as I anticipated it would be.
As for grades, I would give myself an A or even an A+ because I think that I was very helpful to my group most of the time and I tried my best to make our work fun to complete. I put a lot of effort into the writing pieces and I helped my group members with theirs from time to time. I also tried to solve all of the technical problems we were faced with (Which I did eventually solve). During exhibition, I did my best to talk to as many people as I could.
I do not think I really understood torque properly until the last few days before exhibition and I still have a lot more to learn about it. It is easier thought now that I know the basics.
I never realized how easy it is to speak Spanish after learning the basics. It is one of the easiest languages to learn and I find it to be very helpful when communicating with the Spanish side of my family. I have learned how to make decent small talk solely in Spanish. The only thing I would change about our project is that I would have liked it to incorporate a little bit more Spanish.
In humanities, I learned how to properly format an artists statement and how to make our writing a bit more interesting. I also learned that there are a lot more things that represent the same words than we think. One of the most important things we learned is when writing a paper, revisions and reading the paper is always always important and should not be underestimated. In class, we read our papers out loud to help strengthen our public speaking skills which proved to be very helpful during the final exhibition.
I think my group and I collaborated really well and we each did our part and finished what we needed to get done. After we finished the work we were assigned, we then helped each other. My group was pretty good with communication and great with teamwork.
The exhibition was not bad or hard at all. It felt a lot shorter than I expected, but the sun was pretty hot as we stood out in it for an hour. At first I was a bit apprehensive talking to strangers and making conversations with them, but after, I realized that they're just ordinary people like the rest of us really. It was definitely not as scary as I anticipated it would be.
As for grades, I would give myself an A or even an A+ because I think that I was very helpful to my group most of the time and I tried my best to make our work fun to complete. I put a lot of effort into the writing pieces and I helped my group members with theirs from time to time. I also tried to solve all of the technical problems we were faced with (Which I did eventually solve). During exhibition, I did my best to talk to as many people as I could.