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How Computers Work: Electronic Circuits - Ongoing Class

In this ongoing class, students will learn about how computers work from a hardware perspective including electronic circuits along with high level and low level programming.
Teacher Tim
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1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

In this ongoing class, you will learn about what makes computers work from a hardware and software perspective. This class is at an appropriate level for an advanced 11 or 12 year old. Otherwise it is good for a 13 to 16 year old who is interested in the details of how the circuits in a computer work, including transistors, logic gates, the binary numbering system, binary arithmetic, processors, and low level programming. Below is a list of topics that we will study for the first several weeks. The list will continuously be updated so you know what we will be studying and choose classes that most interest you. You are welcome to join any week that interests you or stay for several weeks to gain a broader understanding of how computers work. 
Week of February 12: What is a Computer, The History of Computers, and Transistors and Electricity
Week of February 26: Electricity, Transistors, and Logic Circuits
Week of March 5: The Digital Numbering Systems and Binary Arithmetic and Circuits
Week of March 12: Build a Binary Adder/Subtractor Circuit
This class will be structured as a lecture with students interacting through chat and/or video. Basic math up through multiplication and some knowledge of exponents recommended.

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Joined August, 2022
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Science from American College of Computer and Information Sciences
Bachelor's Degree in Science from American College of Computer and Information Sciences
•	I love teaching gifted and 2E kids
•	I teach about math, programming, and electronics
•	I have a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science
•	I have 35 years of experience in the software and hardware industry
•	I'm passionate about math and helped both of my sons while homeschooling them since my oldest was 6
•	I’m also passionate about everything electronic, especially how the hardware and software in computers work
•	I believe that every student learns at their own level and pace and that age isn’t a good indicator of what a learner is ready for
•	My oldest son now attends a school where students are grouped by ability, not age - he was able to take Calculus as an 8th grader
•	I snowboard, mountain bike, and hike

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$21

weekly
1x per week
50 min

Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-6 learners per class

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