Week 1 - Isha

1. To prepare for the PATHS-UP Young Scholars Program, I reviewed some coding content that I had previously learnt at school like variables, loops, conditionals, sorting data, etc and also got myself familiar with some science topics like chemistry, physics, and psychology.

2.  I thoroughly enjoyed every part of the first week at this program and I can say with certainty that it definitely peaked my interest in coding and health care. We started off the week with working on our own tiny circuits and building our own Simon Says game, displaying terms like "Hello World" on the LCD screen,  and making our own temperature sensors. I really liked how user-friendly the Arduino Kit was because I had no experience using that before but I was still able to do these projects with ease. I also enjoyed the hands-on learning aspect of this program when we created our own little innovations based on something that we use in our daily lives (like the pulse ox and pedometer in smart watches and phones).

3. I am really excited to dive more into the intersection of computer science/engineering and health care and how those two can positively affect people around the world. To be more specific, I want to learn how the code (software part of the program) works to make the tiny circuits, pulse ox, pedometer, and our future creations function.