1.8. Fall 2015 CalendarΒΆ

Our TA schedule will appear on our own lab usage calendar at Physical Computing Lab Calendar. The official reservations calendar for Hunt A10 is IDeATe@Hunt PhysComp Lab Calendar. Please note that the Hunt library building does not begin 24 hour operation until September 14 as indicated on the Hunt Library Hours calendar.

The following course calendar is tentative and subject to change. For a description of the specific deliverables, please see the assignments page. For the day by day agendas, please see Log Book.

Date Day Class Deliverables Due In-Class Activity
08/31 Mon 1  
Welcome.
Initial interview sign-ups.
Quick git tutorial.
Start Unit 1 exercises.
09/02 Wed 2
Skill survey.
IDeATe gallery profile.
Unit 1 exercises.
Individual research presentation sign-ups.
Fire safety sign-ups.
09/07 Mon     Labor Day - no class
09/08 Tue     First day of initial individual interviews.
09/09 Wed 3
Ideation exercise.
Notebook 1A.
Project idea discussion.
Unit 1 exercises.
09/10 Thu     Last day of initial individual interviews.
09/14 Mon 4 Group 1 selection.
Research talks.
Project pair formation scrum.
Laser cutter training.
Unit 1 exercises.
Project 1 meetings (as time permits).
09/16 Wed 5 Project 1 proposal.
Project 1 meetings.
Laser cutter training (if needed).
Unit 1 exercises.
09/21 Mon 6 Project 1 proof-of-concept.
Research talks.
Unit 1 exercises.
Project 1 meetings.
09/23 Wed 7 Notebook 1B.
Project 1 work.
Project 1 meetings.
09/28 Mon 8 Project 1 presentation. Project 1 presentations and critique.
09/30 Wed 9 Project 1 report.
Disassemble project 1.
Start Unit 2 exercises.
10/05 Mon 10 Group 2 selection.
Research talks.
Unit 2 exercises.
Project 2 meetings.
10/07 Wed 11 Project 2 proposal.
Research talks.
Unit 2 exercises.
Project 2 meetings.
10/12 Mon 12 Project 2 proof-of-concept.
Research talks.
Unit 2 exercises.
Project 2 meetings.
10/14 Wed 13 postponed: Notebook 2. Project 2 work. Project 2 meetings.
10/19 Mon 14 Project 2 presentation. Project 2 presentations and critique.
10/21 Wed 15
Project 2 report.
Disassemble project 2.
Finish up Unit 2 exercises.
10/26 Mon 16
Notebook 2.
Group 3 selection.
Start Unit 3 exercises.
Project 3 meetings.
10/28 Wed 17 Project 3 proposal.
Mid-term individual interviews (in-class).
Unit 3 exercises.
Project 3 meetings.
11/02 Mon 18 Project 3 proof-of-concept.
Unit 3 exercises.
Project 3 meetings.
11/04 Wed 19  
Project 3 work.
Project 3 meetings.
11/09 Mon 20
Project 3 prototype.
Ideation exercise.
Final project idea pitch.
Project 3 work.
11/11 Wed 21
Notebook 3.
Project 3 work.
Project 3 meetings.
11/16 Mon 22 Project 3 presentation.
Project 3 presentations and critique.
Crossover visits from 60-223 (if feasible)
11/17 Tue     Crossover visit to 60-223 critique (if feasible).
11/18 Wed 23
Project 3 report.
Group 4 selection.
Disassemble project 3.
Start of possible 60-223 crossover (if feasible).
Project 4 meetings.
Project 4 work.
11/23 Mon 24 Project 4 proposal. Project 4 proposal presentations.
11/25 Wed     Thanksgiving - no class
11/30 Mon 25  
Project 4 work.
Project 4 meetings.
12/02 Wed 26 Project 4 proof-of-concept.
Project 4 work.
Project 4 meetings.
12/07 Mon 27
Project 4 prototoype.
Optional bonus exercises.
Project 4 work.
Project 4 meetings.
Course evaluations.
12/09 Wed 28 Final project demo.
Final project critique and show.
12/10 Thu     Optional final individual interviews.
12/11 Fri   Final project reports, submitted via XSEAD.  
TBD TBD    
Disassemble Project 4.
Lab Cleanup.