Random Number Generator Project- February 2015
1.- Define a Problem
2.- Generate Concepts
Create a random-number generator with the PLTW kit supplied to you. You will need to properly construct and solder the number generator to create a functioning product.
3.- Develop a Solution
4.- Construct & Test Prototype
Number Rolled Tally Count Total Count Distribution
- 1 lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllll 30 30%
- 2 lllll lll 8 8%
- 3 lllll lllll lllll l 16 16%
- 4 lllll lllll l 11 11%
- 5 lllll lllll lllll lll 18 18%
- 6 lllll lllll lllll ll 17 17%
- 7 0 0%
5.- Evaluate the Solution
1.- Conclusion
2.- Reflection
- Most of the numbers are fairly distributed during testing of the model. However there were 3 outlying numbers that either occurred too frequently (1), not frequently enough (2), or not at all (7).
2.- Reflection
- Most people think the term debugging came from Grace Harper after she removed a moth from the Harvard Mark ll calculator. However the term refers to the ridding of monsters, or bugs which was originally derived from the term bugaboo. The term was used much early than Harper's time even dating back to memoirs from Thomas Edison.