Ramone used online learning to supplement his academic ,career pursuits

Meet Ramone, a learner in New York who’s taking courses on Coursera to supplement his PhD program, and to improve his career coaching skills. He shares his story below.

Enhancing my knowledge

My goal for learning on Coursera was to access additional resources to complete my course work for my PhD. I am a Doctoral Candidate attending Long Island University, studying Information Studies. I recently and successfully completed the course curriculum for the Information Studies program at LIU and am presently writing my dissertation.

I use Coursera as an additional resource for course materials, and to enhance my knowledge and help me complete my assignments. Each semester after enrolling in my classes at LIU, I would then check Coursera’s catalog to look for matching and corresponding courses. I would enroll in the Coursera courses and cross-pollinate the ideas. This form of synthesis allowed me to conceptualize more unique ideas to apply to my work.

Courses with both academic and career benefits

As I mentioned, I took courses from Coursera that matched or corresponded with the course curriculum from LIU’s Information Studies PhD program, including:

● Qualitative Research from UC Davis

● Academic Information Seeking from the University of Copenhagen

● What is Data Science? from IBM

● Tools for Data Science from IBM

● Data Science Methodology from IBM

I also work a full-time position with an IT training institution as a career coach. Taking career development courses helped me become more knowledgeable and perform my job better. I was able to teach my students how to better prepare for the job market and plan out their career paths. By making these improvements, I earned acknowledgment from my supervisors at work. These were the courses I took:

#homepage #learner story #machine learning

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Pdf2gerb: Perl Script Converts PDF Files to Gerber format

pdf2gerb

Perl script converts PDF files to Gerber format

Pdf2Gerb generates Gerber 274X photoplotting and Excellon drill files from PDFs of a PCB. Up to three PDFs are used: the top copper layer, the bottom copper layer (for 2-sided PCBs), and an optional silk screen layer. The PDFs can be created directly from any PDF drawing software, or a PDF print driver can be used to capture the Print output if the drawing software does not directly support output to PDF.

The general workflow is as follows:

Design the PCB using your favorite CAD or drawing software.
Print the top and bottom copper and top silk screen layers to a PDF file.
Run Pdf2Gerb on the PDFs to create Gerber and Excellon files.
Use a Gerber viewer to double-check the output against the original PCB design.
Make adjustments as needed.
Submit the files to a PCB manufacturer.

Please note that Pdf2Gerb does NOT perform DRC (Design Rule Checks), as these will vary according to individual PCB manufacturer conventions and capabilities. Also note that Pdf2Gerb is not perfect, so the output files must always be checked before submitting them. As of version 1.6, Pdf2Gerb supports most PCB elements, such as round and square pads, round holes, traces, SMD pads, ground planes, no-fill areas, and panelization. However, because it interprets the graphical output of a Print function, there are limitations in what it can recognize (or there may be bugs).

See docs/Pdf2Gerb.pdf for install/setup, config, usage, and other info.

pdf2gerb_cfg.pm

#Pdf2Gerb config settings:
#Put this file in same folder/directory as pdf2gerb.pl itself (global settings),
#or copy to another folder/directory with PDFs if you want PCB-specific settings.
#There is only one user of this file, so we don't need a custom package or namespace.
#NOTE: all constants defined in here will be added to main namespace.
#package pdf2gerb_cfg;

use strict; #trap undef vars (easier debug)
use warnings; #other useful info (easier debug)


##############################################################################################
#configurable settings:
#change values here instead of in main pfg2gerb.pl file

use constant WANT_COLORS => ($^O !~ m/Win/); #ANSI colors no worky on Windows? this must be set < first DebugPrint() call

#just a little warning; set realistic expectations:
#DebugPrint("${\(CYAN)}Pdf2Gerb.pl ${\(VERSION)}, $^O O/S\n${\(YELLOW)}${\(BOLD)}${\(ITALIC)}This is EXPERIMENTAL software.  \nGerber files MAY CONTAIN ERRORS.  Please CHECK them before fabrication!${\(RESET)}", 0); #if WANT_DEBUG

use constant METRIC => FALSE; #set to TRUE for metric units (only affect final numbers in output files, not internal arithmetic)
use constant APERTURE_LIMIT => 0; #34; #max #apertures to use; generate warnings if too many apertures are used (0 to not check)
use constant DRILL_FMT => '2.4'; #'2.3'; #'2.4' is the default for PCB fab; change to '2.3' for CNC

use constant WANT_DEBUG => 0; #10; #level of debug wanted; higher == more, lower == less, 0 == none
use constant GERBER_DEBUG => 0; #level of debug to include in Gerber file; DON'T USE FOR FABRICATION
use constant WANT_STREAMS => FALSE; #TRUE; #save decompressed streams to files (for debug)
use constant WANT_ALLINPUT => FALSE; #TRUE; #save entire input stream (for debug ONLY)

#DebugPrint(sprintf("${\(CYAN)}DEBUG: stdout %d, gerber %d, want streams? %d, all input? %d, O/S: $^O, Perl: $]${\(RESET)}\n", WANT_DEBUG, GERBER_DEBUG, WANT_STREAMS, WANT_ALLINPUT), 1);
#DebugPrint(sprintf("max int = %d, min int = %d\n", MAXINT, MININT), 1); 

#define standard trace and pad sizes to reduce scaling or PDF rendering errors:
#This avoids weird aperture settings and replaces them with more standardized values.
#(I'm not sure how photoplotters handle strange sizes).
#Fewer choices here gives more accurate mapping in the final Gerber files.
#units are in inches
use constant TOOL_SIZES => #add more as desired
(
#round or square pads (> 0) and drills (< 0):
    .010, -.001,  #tiny pads for SMD; dummy drill size (too small for practical use, but needed so StandardTool will use this entry)
    .031, -.014,  #used for vias
    .041, -.020,  #smallest non-filled plated hole
    .051, -.025,
    .056, -.029,  #useful for IC pins
    .070, -.033,
    .075, -.040,  #heavier leads
#    .090, -.043,  #NOTE: 600 dpi is not high enough resolution to reliably distinguish between .043" and .046", so choose 1 of the 2 here
    .100, -.046,
    .115, -.052,
    .130, -.061,
    .140, -.067,
    .150, -.079,
    .175, -.088,
    .190, -.093,
    .200, -.100,
    .220, -.110,
    .160, -.125,  #useful for mounting holes
#some additional pad sizes without holes (repeat a previous hole size if you just want the pad size):
    .090, -.040,  #want a .090 pad option, but use dummy hole size
    .065, -.040, #.065 x .065 rect pad
    .035, -.040, #.035 x .065 rect pad
#traces:
    .001,  #too thin for real traces; use only for board outlines
    .006,  #minimum real trace width; mainly used for text
    .008,  #mainly used for mid-sized text, not traces
    .010,  #minimum recommended trace width for low-current signals
    .012,
    .015,  #moderate low-voltage current
    .020,  #heavier trace for power, ground (even if a lighter one is adequate)
    .025,
    .030,  #heavy-current traces; be careful with these ones!
    .040,
    .050,
    .060,
    .080,
    .100,
    .120,
);
#Areas larger than the values below will be filled with parallel lines:
#This cuts down on the number of aperture sizes used.
#Set to 0 to always use an aperture or drill, regardless of size.
use constant { MAX_APERTURE => max((TOOL_SIZES)) + .004, MAX_DRILL => -min((TOOL_SIZES)) + .004 }; #max aperture and drill sizes (plus a little tolerance)
#DebugPrint(sprintf("using %d standard tool sizes: %s, max aper %.3f, max drill %.3f\n", scalar((TOOL_SIZES)), join(", ", (TOOL_SIZES)), MAX_APERTURE, MAX_DRILL), 1);

#NOTE: Compare the PDF to the original CAD file to check the accuracy of the PDF rendering and parsing!
#for example, the CAD software I used generated the following circles for holes:
#CAD hole size:   parsed PDF diameter:      error:
#  .014                .016                +.002
#  .020                .02267              +.00267
#  .025                .026                +.001
#  .029                .03167              +.00267
#  .033                .036                +.003
#  .040                .04267              +.00267
#This was usually ~ .002" - .003" too big compared to the hole as displayed in the CAD software.
#To compensate for PDF rendering errors (either during CAD Print function or PDF parsing logic), adjust the values below as needed.
#units are pixels; for example, a value of 2.4 at 600 dpi = .0004 inch, 2 at 600 dpi = .0033"
use constant
{
    HOLE_ADJUST => -0.004 * 600, #-2.6, #holes seemed to be slightly oversized (by .002" - .004"), so shrink them a little
    RNDPAD_ADJUST => -0.003 * 600, #-2, #-2.4, #round pads seemed to be slightly oversized, so shrink them a little
    SQRPAD_ADJUST => +0.001 * 600, #+.5, #square pads are sometimes too small by .00067, so bump them up a little
    RECTPAD_ADJUST => 0, #(pixels) rectangular pads seem to be okay? (not tested much)
    TRACE_ADJUST => 0, #(pixels) traces seemed to be okay?
    REDUCE_TOLERANCE => .001, #(inches) allow this much variation when reducing circles and rects
};

#Also, my CAD's Print function or the PDF print driver I used was a little off for circles, so define some additional adjustment values here:
#Values are added to X/Y coordinates; units are pixels; for example, a value of 1 at 600 dpi would be ~= .002 inch
use constant
{
    CIRCLE_ADJUST_MINX => 0,
    CIRCLE_ADJUST_MINY => -0.001 * 600, #-1, #circles were a little too high, so nudge them a little lower
    CIRCLE_ADJUST_MAXX => +0.001 * 600, #+1, #circles were a little too far to the left, so nudge them a little to the right
    CIRCLE_ADJUST_MAXY => 0,
    SUBST_CIRCLE_CLIPRECT => FALSE, #generate circle and substitute for clip rects (to compensate for the way some CAD software draws circles)
    WANT_CLIPRECT => TRUE, #FALSE, #AI doesn't need clip rect at all? should be on normally?
    RECT_COMPLETION => FALSE, #TRUE, #fill in 4th side of rect when 3 sides found
};

#allow .012 clearance around pads for solder mask:
#This value effectively adjusts pad sizes in the TOOL_SIZES list above (only for solder mask layers).
use constant SOLDER_MARGIN => +.012; #units are inches

#line join/cap styles:
use constant
{
    CAP_NONE => 0, #butt (none); line is exact length
    CAP_ROUND => 1, #round cap/join; line overhangs by a semi-circle at either end
    CAP_SQUARE => 2, #square cap/join; line overhangs by a half square on either end
    CAP_OVERRIDE => FALSE, #cap style overrides drawing logic
};
    
#number of elements in each shape type:
use constant
{
    RECT_SHAPELEN => 6, #x0, y0, x1, y1, count, "rect" (start, end corners)
    LINE_SHAPELEN => 6, #x0, y0, x1, y1, count, "line" (line seg)
    CURVE_SHAPELEN => 10, #xstart, ystart, x0, y0, x1, y1, xend, yend, count, "curve" (bezier 2 points)
    CIRCLE_SHAPELEN => 5, #x, y, 5, count, "circle" (center + radius)
};
#const my %SHAPELEN =
#Readonly my %SHAPELEN =>
our %SHAPELEN =
(
    rect => RECT_SHAPELEN,
    line => LINE_SHAPELEN,
    curve => CURVE_SHAPELEN,
    circle => CIRCLE_SHAPELEN,
);

#panelization:
#This will repeat the entire body the number of times indicated along the X or Y axes (files grow accordingly).
#Display elements that overhang PCB boundary can be squashed or left as-is (typically text or other silk screen markings).
#Set "overhangs" TRUE to allow overhangs, FALSE to truncate them.
#xpad and ypad allow margins to be added around outer edge of panelized PCB.
use constant PANELIZE => {'x' => 1, 'y' => 1, 'xpad' => 0, 'ypad' => 0, 'overhangs' => TRUE}; #number of times to repeat in X and Y directions

# Set this to 1 if you need TurboCAD support.
#$turboCAD = FALSE; #is this still needed as an option?

#CIRCAD pad generation uses an appropriate aperture, then moves it (stroke) "a little" - we use this to find pads and distinguish them from PCB holes. 
use constant PAD_STROKE => 0.3; #0.0005 * 600; #units are pixels
#convert very short traces to pads or holes:
use constant TRACE_MINLEN => .001; #units are inches
#use constant ALWAYS_XY => TRUE; #FALSE; #force XY even if X or Y doesn't change; NOTE: needs to be TRUE for all pads to show in FlatCAM and ViewPlot
use constant REMOVE_POLARITY => FALSE; #TRUE; #set to remove subtractive (negative) polarity; NOTE: must be FALSE for ground planes

#PDF uses "points", each point = 1/72 inch
#combined with a PDF scale factor of .12, this gives 600 dpi resolution (1/72 * .12 = 600 dpi)
use constant INCHES_PER_POINT => 1/72; #0.0138888889; #multiply point-size by this to get inches

# The precision used when computing a bezier curve. Higher numbers are more precise but slower (and generate larger files).
#$bezierPrecision = 100;
use constant BEZIER_PRECISION => 36; #100; #use const; reduced for faster rendering (mainly used for silk screen and thermal pads)

# Ground planes and silk screen or larger copper rectangles or circles are filled line-by-line using this resolution.
use constant FILL_WIDTH => .01; #fill at most 0.01 inch at a time

# The max number of characters to read into memory
use constant MAX_BYTES => 10 * M; #bumped up to 10 MB, use const

use constant DUP_DRILL1 => TRUE; #FALSE; #kludge: ViewPlot doesn't load drill files that are too small so duplicate first tool

my $runtime = time(); #Time::HiRes::gettimeofday(); #measure my execution time

print STDERR "Loaded config settings from '${\(__FILE__)}'.\n";
1; #last value must be truthful to indicate successful load


#############################################################################################
#junk/experiment:

#use Package::Constants;
#use Exporter qw(import); #https://perldoc.perl.org/Exporter.html

#my $caller = "pdf2gerb::";

#sub cfg
#{
#    my $proto = shift;
#    my $class = ref($proto) || $proto;
#    my $settings =
#    {
#        $WANT_DEBUG => 990, #10; #level of debug wanted; higher == more, lower == less, 0 == none
#    };
#    bless($settings, $class);
#    return $settings;
#}

#use constant HELLO => "hi there2"; #"main::HELLO" => "hi there";
#use constant GOODBYE => 14; #"main::GOODBYE" => 12;

#print STDERR "read cfg file\n";

#our @EXPORT_OK = Package::Constants->list(__PACKAGE__); #https://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=1072691; NOTE: "_OK" skips short/common names

#print STDERR scalar(@EXPORT_OK) . " consts exported:\n";
#foreach(@EXPORT_OK) { print STDERR "$_\n"; }
#my $val = main::thing("xyz");
#print STDERR "caller gave me $val\n";
#foreach my $arg (@ARGV) { print STDERR "arg $arg\n"; }

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Author: swannman
Source Code: https://github.com/swannman/pdf2gerb

License: GPL-3.0 license

#perl

Houston Sipes

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10 Free Online Resources To Learn Swift Language

Swift is a fast and efficient general-purpose programming language that provides real-time feedback and can be seamlessly incorporated into existing Objective-C code. This is why developers are able to write safer, more reliable code while saving time. It aims to be the best language that can be used for various purposes ranging from systems programming to mobile as well as desktop apps and scaling up to cloud services.

Below here, we list down the 10 best online resources to learn Swift language.

(The list is in no particular order)

#developers corner #free online resources to learn swift language #learn swift #learn swift free #learn swift online free #resources to learn swift #swift language #swift programming

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Ramone used online learning to supplement his academic ,career pursuits

Meet Ramone, a learner in New York who’s taking courses on Coursera to supplement his PhD program, and to improve his career coaching skills. He shares his story below.

Enhancing my knowledge

My goal for learning on Coursera was to access additional resources to complete my course work for my PhD. I am a Doctoral Candidate attending Long Island University, studying Information Studies. I recently and successfully completed the course curriculum for the Information Studies program at LIU and am presently writing my dissertation.

I use Coursera as an additional resource for course materials, and to enhance my knowledge and help me complete my assignments. Each semester after enrolling in my classes at LIU, I would then check Coursera’s catalog to look for matching and corresponding courses. I would enroll in the Coursera courses and cross-pollinate the ideas. This form of synthesis allowed me to conceptualize more unique ideas to apply to my work.

Courses with both academic and career benefits

As I mentioned, I took courses from Coursera that matched or corresponded with the course curriculum from LIU’s Information Studies PhD program, including:

● Qualitative Research from UC Davis

● Academic Information Seeking from the University of Copenhagen

● What is Data Science? from IBM

● Tools for Data Science from IBM

● Data Science Methodology from IBM

I also work a full-time position with an IT training institution as a career coach. Taking career development courses helped me become more knowledgeable and perform my job better. I was able to teach my students how to better prepare for the job market and plan out their career paths. By making these improvements, I earned acknowledgment from my supervisors at work. These were the courses I took:

#homepage #learner story #machine learning

Ananya Gupta

1595485129

Pros and Cons of Machine Learning Language

Amid all the promotion around Big Data, we continue hearing the expression “AI”. In addition to the fact that it offers a profitable vocation, it vows to tackle issues and advantage organizations by making expectations and helping them settle on better choices. In this blog, we will gain proficiency with the Advantages and Disadvantages of Machine Learning. As we will attempt to comprehend where to utilize it and where not to utilize Machine learning.

In this article, we discuss the Pros and Cons of Machine Learning.
Each coin has two faces, each face has its property and highlights. It’s an ideal opportunity to reveal the essence of ML. An extremely integral asset that holds the possibility to reform how things work.

Pros of Machine learning

**Effectively recognizes patterns and examples **

AI can survey enormous volumes of information and find explicit patterns and examples that would not be evident to people. For example, for an online business site like Amazon, it serves to comprehend the perusing practices and buy chronicles of its clients to help oblige the correct items, arrangements, and updates pertinent to them. It utilizes the outcomes to uncover important promotions to them.

**Do you know the Applications of Machine Learning? **

No human mediation required (mechanization)

With ML, you don’t have to keep an eye on the venture at all times. Since it implies enabling machines to learn, it lets them make forecasts and improve the calculations all alone. A typical case of this is hostile to infection programming projects; they figure out how to channel new dangers as they are perceived. ML is additionally acceptable at perceiving spam.

**Constant Improvement **

As ML calculations gain understanding, they continue improving in precision and productivity. This lets them settle on better choices. Let’s assume you have to make a climate figure model. As the measure of information you have continues developing, your calculations figure out how to make increasingly exact expectations quicker.

**Taking care of multi-dimensional and multi-assortment information **

AI calculations are acceptable at taking care of information that is multi-dimensional and multi-assortment, and they can do this in unique or unsure conditions. Key Difference Between Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

**Wide Applications **

You could be an e-posterior or a social insurance supplier and make ML work for you. Where it applies, it holds the ability to help convey a considerably more close to home understanding to clients while additionally focusing on the correct clients.

**Cons of Machine Learning **

With every one of those points of interest to its effectiveness and ubiquity, Machine Learning isn’t great. The accompanying components serve to confine it:

1.** Information Acquisition**

AI requires monstrous informational indexes to prepare on, and these ought to be comprehensive/fair-minded, and of good quality. There can likewise be times where they should trust that new information will be created.

**Time and Resources **

ML needs sufficient opportunity to allow the calculations to learn and grow enough to satisfy their motivation with a lot of precision and pertinence. It additionally needs monstrous assets to work. This can mean extra necessities of PC power for you.
**
Likewise, see the eventual fate of Machine Learning **

**Understanding of Results **

Another significant test is the capacity to precisely decipher results produced by the calculations. You should likewise cautiously pick the calculations for your motivation.

High mistake weakness

AI is self-governing yet exceptionally powerless to mistakes. Assume you train a calculation with informational indexes sufficiently little to not be comprehensive. You end up with one-sided expectations originating from a one-sided preparing set. This prompts unessential promotions being shown to clients. On account of ML, such botches can set off a chain of mistakes that can go undetected for extensive periods. What’s more, when they do get saw, it takes very some effort to perceive the wellspring of the issue, and significantly longer to address it.

**Conclusion: **

Subsequently, we have considered the Pros and Cons of Machine Learning. Likewise, this blog causes a person to comprehend why one needs to pick AI. While Machine Learning can be unimaginably ground-breaking when utilized in the correct manners and in the correct spots (where gigantic preparing informational indexes are accessible), it unquestionably isn’t for everybody. You may likewise prefer to peruse Deep Learning Vs Machine Learning.

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Precious Heaney

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What is Machine learning and Why is it Important?

Machine learning is quite an exciting field to study and rightly so. It is all around us in this modern world. From Facebook’s feed to Google Maps for navigation, machine learning finds its application in almost every aspect of our lives.

It is quite frightening and interesting to think of how our lives would have been without the use of machine learning. That is why it becomes quite important to understand what is machine learning, its applications and importance.

To help you understand this topic I will give answers to some relevant questions about machine learning.

But before we answer these questions, it is important to first know about the history of machine learning.

A Brief History of Machine Learning

You might think that machine learning is a relatively new topic, but no, the concept of machine learning came into the picture in 1950, when Alan Turing (Yes, the one from Imitation Game) published a paper answering the question “Can machines think?”.

In 1957, Frank Rosenblatt designed the first neural network for computers, which is now commonly called the Perceptron Model.

In 1959, Bernard Widrow and Marcian Hoff created two neural network models called Adeline, that could detect binary patterns and Madeline, that could eliminate echo on phone lines.

In 1967, the Nearest Neighbor Algorithm was written that allowed computers to use very basic pattern recognition.

Gerald DeJonge in 1981 introduced the concept of explanation-based learning, in which a computer analyses data and creates a general rule to discard unimportant information.

During the 1990s, work on machine learning shifted from a knowledge-driven approach to a more data-driven approach. During this period, scientists began creating programs for computers to analyse large amounts of data and draw conclusions or “learn” from the results. Which finally overtime after several developments formulated into the modern age of machine learning.

Now that we know about the origin and history of ml, let us start by answering a simple question - What is Machine Learning?

#machine-learning #machine-learning-uses #what-is-ml #supervised-learning #unsupervised-learning #reinforcement-learning #artificial-intelligence #ai

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**Enhancing my knowledge **

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Pdf2gerb: Perl Script Converts PDF Files to Gerber format

pdf2gerb

pdf2gerb_cfg.pm

Download Details:

10 Free Online Resources To Learn Swift Language

Ramone used online learning to supplement his academic ,career pursuits

**Enhancing my knowledge **

Courses with both academic and career benefits

Pros and Cons of Machine Learning Language

What is Machine learning and Why is it Important?

A Brief History of Machine Learning

Enhancing my knowledge

Enhancing my knowledge