9.1. Day 1: (Aug 29) Introduction

Notes for 2016-08-29. See also the Fall 2016 Calendar.

9.1.1. Agenda

1. Welcome.
   • What is IDeATe?
   • What is Physical Computing?
   • Project focus: Pittsburgh Children’s Museum
2. Administrative questions
   • Course site: http://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/16-223
   • Enrollment and waitlist.
   • Blackboard.
   • IDeATe Computing Virtual Cluster.
   • Card access.
   • Physical Computing Lab use and abuse.
   • Course kits. See Course Kit Guide.
   • Photos.
   • Discuss lab TA hours.
   • Music.
3. Assignments
   • Due 8/31: Skills Survey
   • Due 8/31: ‘Hello’ blog post (public or private)
   • Soon: Initial interviews.
4. In-class
   • Course kit inspection and storage. Please remove only the Arduino and cable and replace them at the end of class.
   • “Arduino IDE and Programming” from Technical Exercise Sequence (three exercises).
   • Crash course in Arduino C++.