Capstone Project

Before the beginning of my junior year, I never felt like I had significant success, be it socially, academically, or other areas. But right now I feel like I have become more aligned with my path to success, primarily because of 'Push', Richard St. Johnson's way of saying motivation. Life was very much similar to a carefree balloon, floating and wandering without direction until one day the helium no longer sustains its linkage downwards. That was me for a long time, but this year with the influences of my friends, teachers, and renewed self-confidence, it became clear to me that if I wanted to achieve success, it was time to start pushing. The capstone project is largely uncharted territory for me as well as many students. It may be the first time that we get to utilize the skill-sets we've acquired during class in creating something of our own, and that is why it is ever so pertinent to push, work, and persist. When it comes to failures, it actually may be possibl...

Truthfully, I have always wanted to do something with the knowledge and skills I've learned from the classroom. Although it is possible to develop and do research on my own, having a source of guidance will increase the overall task and experience.  I've not yet settled on an idea or product, but have done some preliminary mind-storming. My primary interests are in physics and music, two fields rarely thought of together yet so closely attached. Music can be seen as a portion of physics that has been brought to the world of humanities; As you probably know already, sounds are waves that travel from a vibration source to your ears. This topic is intriguing to me and could be utilized for a design, for example: a string instrument tuner that is mechanical and functions off resonance, the phenomenon of two similar frequencies causing one another. One could pluck (or strum) the string and check if the bell of identical fundamental frequency goes off with it.  That's ...