13.1. Day 1: (Aug 28) Introduction

Notes for 2017-08-28. See also the Fall 2017 Calendar.

13.1.1. Agenda

1. Welcome.
   • What is IDeATe?
   • What is Physical Computing?
   • Project focus: Pittsburgh Children’s Museum
   • Unspoken prerequisites.
2. Administrative questions
   • Enrollment and waitlist.
     • Course site: http://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/16-223
     • Weekend trips and child clearances.
     • 16-223-F17 Canvas.
     • Name tags and photos.
   • Resources.
     • Card access.
     • Physical Computing Lab use and abuse.
     • We are sharing the room with four other classes (see PhysComp Lab Calendar).
     • Course kits. See Course Kit Guide.
     • IDeATe Computing Virtual Cluster.
     • Lab TA hours.
     • Music.
3. Assignments
   • Due 8/30: Skills Survey
   • Due 8/30: read Co-Interview
   • Due 9/11: Fire Extinguisher Use, Part 1
   • How many students will need Fire Extinguisher Use, Part 2?
   • PA child clearances. See Clearances.
4. In-class
   • Pair up with a neighbor.
   • Each pair pick up an Arduino, USB cable, and cluster laptop
   • “Arduino IDE and Programming” from Technical Exercise Sequence (three exercises).
   • Crash course in Arduino C++.
   • At the end of class, please return the Arduinos.