computer science

SleepBot

SleepBot is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand SleepBot rather than just read about it. In short: SleepBot was an alarm clock and sleep tracking application available for mobile devices and web. The mobile version worked with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, while the web version ran through a device's web browser.

Key takeaways

SleepBot belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect SleepBot to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of SleepBot from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

SleepBot was an alarm clock and sleep tracking application available for mobile devices and web. The mobile version worked with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, while the web version ran through a device's web browser. Jane Zhu, a member of the development team, wrote that SleepBot development had ceased. The last update, SleepBot 1.3 for iOS, was released in April 2016 to improve iOS 9.3 compatibility.

Features SleepBot included two main features: "sleep debt estimation" and "smart alarms."

SleepBot's "sleep debt estimation" claimed to estimate how much sleep debt the user has incurred. SleepBot's "smart alarm" feature used the device's accelerometer to dectect whether the user was in non-REM sleep and attempt to wake them up.

See also Quantified Self § Activity monitors Quantified Self#Sleep-specific monitors

References

Further reading Griffith, Erin (28 June 2013). "Meet Sleepbot, the fast-growing sleep tracking app with a over a million users". PandoDaily. Retrieved 14 May 2015. Turner, Adam (3 August 2014). "Sleep-tracking apps: Sleep Cycle v SleepBot". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 14 May 2015. Bingham, Matt (2 June 2013). "Planet of the Apps". The Sunday Times. London, England: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with SleepBot

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what SleepBot claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to SleepBot before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about SleepBot ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of SleepBot

In research: SleepBot appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses SleepBot in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: SleepBot is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2010 establishments in the United States, Android (operating system) software, Health software, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for SleepBot outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study SleepBot in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what SleepBot means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain SleepBot out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is SleepBot in simple terms?

Why does SleepBot matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study SleepBot?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on SleepBot.