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Become an Android Developer from Scratch & Android Development for Beginners

Udemy I found a really useful website -  Udemy . It provides a lot of different courses, and some of them are even free! 1st Course So then I started on a course -  Become an Android Developer from Scratch , which is essentially about developing android programs with Java. I think it is really helpful for me because I've had some basic knowledge about Java, and I have no trouble understanding the course so far. Udacity However, I started with a course from this other website - Udacity . It is another free online course website which the courses are mostly about computer science and technology. 2nd Course I learned most of my android developing skills from a course - Android Development for Beginners  which is provided by Google. I really enjoyed the course and had tried coding by myself using their XML Visualizer . Review The difference between  Become an Android Developer from Scratch  and  Android Development for Beginners  is tha...

7 Musical Modes - I.D.P.L.M.A.L.

There is a way to create 7 kinds of scales easily just by using one chord. This method is called the I.D.P.L.M.A.L. I.D.P.L.M.A.L. refers to: I onian(I)  D orian(ii)   P hrygian(iii)   L ydian(IV)   M ixolydian(V)   A eolian(vi)   L ocrian(vii) The way to memorize it is: I   D on't  P lay  L ike  M iles  A fter  L unch (Miles Davis was an influential musician in the history of the 20th century music) The way to use this method is to start the scale from a different note.  For example, if I have a scale which contains only B flat,  then the one below will be an  F Major scale , which  starts from F(I) : F - G - A - B flat - C - D - E - F  this one will be an F Dorian scale , which starts from G(ii): G - A - B flat - C - D - E - F - G  and this one will be an F Mixolydian scale , which starts from C(V): C - D - E - F - G - A - B flat - C By using the 7 musical modes, you wi...

Ancient Architectural Style & Sketchup Practice

Today in history class, I learned some different types of architectural style in different ancient time periods -- Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Egypt. We were assigned to create an ancient style architecture using the Sketchup  program. So, I started up by doing some research with the style of those types of ancient buildings, and this is what I got: Ancient Rome Style: made of stone, arches, pillars, and domes. Ancient Greece Style:   made of columns, door and window openings. Ancient Egypt Style: made of sun-baked mud brick or stone, post and lintel structure. Then I searched "sketchup tutorial", and found that the company has already made a list of video tutorials . They are really helpful, and it helps me a lot to get familiar with the drawing tools. After watching some video tutorials, I first started with a 2D-design draft on a piece of paper using the Ancient Rome style. It looks like this: Then I worked on the design using...