Field Trip to York!

Yesterday was our field trip to York University. In a nut shell, the field trip was about presentations informing us how computers impact our lives. We started off by learning what computer science is, and exploring the science behind it.

After, we went into the York University Rover Team presentation, which was very interesting. I especially liked the presentation here because the team consistently gave us analogies so that we can understand the rover. I was also impressed of the team's work and their podium finishes in competitions. I was amazed of the amount of work and time they put in to the rover, knowing that they are in university. I would say that the presentation was very cool, and the construction of the rover requires people specializing in different areas for constructing the rover. For example, there were two people who were responsible for the chassis (body) of the rover, two people for connecting the various part of the rover and controlling the rover, and two people for the biology aspect of the aspect, such as the looking for rocks with high absorbency. But one thing everyone in the team shares, is that they are excellent in math!

Then we headed off to the computer lab. There, we used a program which let us hack into other programs. This was very fun, but after I realized this was serious. The program was an example of how hackers come into people's computers and steal information.

We finished the event off with a presentation about how computers aid surgery. Although there were some gory scenes, I liked the presentation. I learned that computers are always used in surgery. The presenter taught us that when replaces a knee, there must be certain specifications of the knee, and computers help doctors greatly. Computers are also used to monitor the movement of the doctors incision for maximum precision.

After the event, I, along with other classmates, went home via TTC. There were some confusion, and some people had to use an extra bus ticket, but luckily I didn't have to.