Fall 2015 Course Guide

Welcome to Introduction to Physical Computing! This is the starting page for the course guide, which includes the following:

Contents

• 1. Fall 2015 Syllabus
  • 1.1. Course Description
  • 1.2. Course Sections
  • 1.3. Learning Objectives
  • 1.4. Grading Rubric
  • 1.5. General Course Policies
  • 1.6. IDeATe Facilities Policies and Fees
  • 1.7. Topic Summary
  • 1.8. Fall 2015 Calendar
• 2. Assignments
  • 2.1. Unit 1 Exercises: Energy, Information, Transduction
  • 2.2. Unit 2 Exercises: Signals, Time, and Dynamics
  • 2.3. Unit 3 Exercises: Algorithms and State
  • 2.4. Project Reports
  • 2.5. Project 1: One-in One-out
  • 2.6. Project 2: Temporal Machine
  • 2.7. Project 3: Autonomous Machine
  • 2.8. Final Project
  • 2.9. Lab Notebook
  • 2.10. Research Talk
  • 2.11. Ideation Exercise 1
  • 2.12. Initial Interview Preparation
  • 2.13. Skills Survey
  • 2.14. IDeATe Gallery Profile
• 3. Resources
  • 3.1. Errata
  • 3.2. Course Repository on Github
  • 3.3. IDeATe Lab Resources
  • 3.4. IDeATe Virtual Cluster Software
  • 3.5. IDeATe Laser Cutter Guide
  • 3.6. Related Work
  • 3.7. Ideation and Brainstorming
  • 3.8. Drawing Electronic Schematics
  • 3.9. SolidWorks Overview
  • 3.10. Essential Skills List
  • 3.11. CAD/CAM Resources
  • 3.12. Tips and Tricks
  • 3.13. Project Report Template
  • 3.14. Project 1 Peer Evaluation Form
  • 3.15. Project 2 Peer Evaluation Form
  • 3.16. Videos
• 4. Topic Area Guides
  • 4.1. Basic Circuits
  • 4.2. Physical Computation with the Arduino
  • 4.3. Mechanical Behavior
  • 4.4. Computation and Behavior
  • 4.5. Python by Example
  • 4.6. Physical Computation with Pure Data
• 5. Libraries and Sample Code
  • 5.1. OneInOneOutASCII Arduino Sketch
  • 5.2. OneInOneOutGUI Example
  • 5.3. ArduinoGUI Library
  • 5.4. InputHysteresis Arduino Sketch
  • 5.5. InputMatcher1 Arduino Sketch
  • 5.6. InputMatcher2 Arduino Sketch
  • 5.7. InputMatcher3 Arduino Sketch
• 6. Log Book
  • 6.1. Day 1: Introduction and Welcome
  • 6.2. Day 2: Digging into Unit 1
  • 6.3. Day 2: 16-223 vs 60-223 Skill Survey Comparison
  • 6.4. Day 2: 16-223 Skill Survey Results
  • 6.5. Day 3: Brainstorming
  • 6.6. Day 4: Project 1 Kickoff (Sep 14)
  • 6.7. Day 5: Project 1 Proposals (Sep 16)
  • 6.8. Day 6: Project 1 Proof-of-concept (Sep 21)
  • 6.9. Day 7: Wrapping up Unit 1 (Sep 23)
  • 6.10. Day 8: Project 1 Critique (Sep 28)
  • 6.11. Day 9: Arduino Tutorial (Sep 30)
  • 6.12. Day 10: Project 2 Introduction (Oct 5)
  • 6.13. Day 11: Project 2 Definition (Oct 7)
  • 6.14. Day 12: Project 2 Proof-of-Concept (Oct 12)
  • 6.15. Day 13: Project 2 Progress (Oct 14)
  • 6.16. Day 14: Project 2 Critique (Oct 19)
  • 6.17. Day 15: Finishing Unit 2 (Oct 21)
  • 6.18. Day 16: Project 3 Introduction (Oct 26)
  • 6.19. Day 17: Project 3 Proposal and Mid-Term Interviews (Oct 28)
  • 6.20. Day 18: Project 3 proof-of-concept (Nov 2)
  • 6.21. Day 19: Project 3 Progress (Nov 4)
  • 6.22. Day 20: Project 3 Prototype (Nov 9)
  • 6.23. Day 21: Project 3 Progress (Nov 11)
  • 6.24. Day 22: Project 3 Critique (Nov 16)
  • 6.25. Day 23: Brainstorm Project 4 (Nov 18)
  • 6.26. Day 24: Final Project Proposal (Nov 23)
  • 6.27. Day 27: Last Work Day, Course Evaluations (Dec 7)
  • 6.28. Day 28: Final Project Critique (Dec 9)

Links

This course is part of the Integrative Design, Arts, and Technology (IDeATe) program at Carnegie Mellon University and makes use of the new IDEATE@Hunt Collaborative Making Facility in the lower level of Hunt Library.

This course is an IDeATe Portal Course for CFA/DC/TSB students entering either of the IDeATe Intelligent Environments or Physical Computing programs. CIT/MCS/SCS students can enroll in the 60-223 version of the course, with whom we are planning some crossover if feasible.

The current version of the course is at http://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/16-223. The main course website for Fall 2015 is at http://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/physcomp/f15/16-223. Additional common Physical Computing material and the previous Fall 2014 iteration of this course can be found at http://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/physcomp/f14/16-223.