I had a great time learning more about computers and where and what they came from. Coming into this class, I was thinking it was going to be really tough. They say if you have fun and enjoy something then it becomes easier, and I believe that is what happened with me. Dr. Brown has taken what could be a very boring class and turned it into something you actually look foward to going to the next week.
I believe there is a conflict between using the comics Dr. Brown has made and using the book. He said that the school was saying that comics make the class sound less school-like, but I am going to have to disagree. The comics make homework not only easier, but more of a learning experience because all the important/ interesting information is there. On the other hand, if you use a regular book, costing a ton of money, teaching the class would be dull and very boring. It is almost as if Dr. Brown has taken the book and filtered out the information that would bore you to death.
Working with the lego robots was probably my favorite assignment we had. It was crazy taking a computer programming code and telling a robot to do tasks with this code. They had all different types of gadgets to build on to them, and different sensors they could use to move around . I also thought that learning about robots in general was interesting, and I had no idea about Osimo before computer science. Osimo is the craziest thing I have ever seen. A robot that can do pretty much anything including; running, talking, introducing itself, dancing, and etc. is a miraculous discovery.
I have had a wonderful time in CSIT1110 and would recommend the class to everyone at Pellissippi.
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