9/9 5 LED resistor exercise

Please locate the specs of 5 different LEDs on the one of the Digikey links. Each LED should be of a different color and manufacturer. Calculate what resistor using ohms law and a calculator would work for that LED. Please post to the blog. Include the manufacturer name and color. 






sunLED 1497-1055-nd red 1.9V 10mA
resistor: 310 Ohms





lite-on inc. 160-1649-6-ND Blue 3.4 V 20 mA
resistor: 80 ohms



 Rohm Semiconductor. 511-1651-2-ND Orange 1.9 V 1mA
resistor:3.1k Ohms



Panasonic electric components P14132TR-ND Green 1.95V 5mA
resistance: 610 ohms



Vishay Semiconductor Opto Division VLMW1300-GS08TR-ND Cool white 2.93V 5mA
resistor: 414 ohms

First Day of Class

Describe a piece of art or an interactive experience that used electronics as a medium that made an impression on you or that you remember
Describe any previous experiences with electronics and sensors.What do expect to learn or what sorts of ideas do you hope to realize with the knowledge that you learn in this class?

An interactive experience that really made an impression on me was a room from the museum of Earth Sciences that I visited when I was a child. The room was dark, with a screen on one wall that created shapes based on the silhouette of the viewer. I wasted so much time in that room and I will never regret it. 

In middle school I remember taking a wheel class where we learned about basic transistors and soldering basic circuits. I made a small LED circuit that looked like a face. I named him Mr. Blinky, because the two LEDs that it had for eyes blinked. I still have him, and he works. I love him.

In High school I was a member of the robotics club. It mostly involved eating nachos and sanding down PVC piping in an attempt to make a robot that could play basketball. We made a lego robot capable of navigating environments with the use of sensors, and also another non-lego, larger robot which we entered into a robot-fight that involved no spinning blades or fire. We didn't win but we did make a valiant attempt. We called ourselves the inzombiacs. http://inzombiacsrobotics.com

me from my club days.

What do I expect to learn? Honestly I'm still holding out for an army of robots, but learning out how to make neat interactive art would be nice.