Fall 2019 Calendar

The reservations calendar for the lab (Hunt A10) is at IDeATe PhysComp Lab Calendar. Please note that the Hunt library building does not begin 24 hour operation until as indicated on the Hunt Library Hours calendar. The IDeATe Lending Hours are never around the clock, so please plan equipment borrowing accordingly.

The following course calendar is tentative and subject to change. For a description of the specific deliverables, please see Assignments. For the day by day agendas, please see the Daily Agenda Logbook or the numbered links in the ‘Class’ column below.

Date	Day	Class	Deliverables Due	In-Class Activity
08/26	Mon	1		Welcome. Arduino introduction. Siren/tone activity.
08/28	Wed	2		Act 153 child clearances session Electronics show and tell. Hobby servo activity.
09/02	Mon			Labor Day - no classes
09/04	Wed	3		Parametric CAD: SolidWorks introduction. Laser cutter theory and procedure.
09/09	Mon	4	Demo 1: Rocking and Rolling	Basic electrical theory. Resistive sensor circuits.
09/11	Wed	5		Photoreflectors. Circuit practice.
09/16	Mon	6	Demo 2: Single-bit Feedback	Event-loop programming.
09/18	Wed	7		DC motor drivers. Flat-pack mechanical structures. Motor mounting techniques. Creating joints and degrees of freedom.
09/23	Mon	8	Demo 3: The Conversation	Discussion of inquiry learning. Soldering and crimping.
09/25	Wed	9		Observation visit to Children’s School Note: meet at MMC-17.
09/30	Mon	10	Revised Demo 3: The Conversation Project Ideation Children’s School Observation Notes	Ideation. Discussion of school visit.
10/02	Wed	11
10/04	Fri Sat			observation visit to museum on Friday, Oct 4 alternate date: observation visit to museum on Saturday, Oct 5
10/07	Mon	12	Demo 4: Kinetic Plaything preview	Demo 4 hardware critique.
10/09	Wed	13	Demo 4: Kinetic Plaything hardware	Demo 4 qualification testing.
10/11	Fri			Demo 4 testing at Children’s School on Friday, Oct 11
10/14	Mon	14	Demo 4: Kinetic Plaything documentation	Demo 4 review.
10/16	Wed	15	Project Ideation part 2
10/18	Fri			Mid-semester break
10/21	Mon	16
10/23	Wed	17
10/25	Fri
10/28	Mon	18
10/30	Wed	19	working prototype	qualification testing
11/01	Fri			first project demo at museum Friday, Nov 1
11/04	Mon	20
11/06	Wed	21
11/11	Mon	22
11/13	Wed	23
11/18	Mon	24
11/20	Wed	25	working prototype	qualification testing
11/22	Fri			second project demo at museum Friday, Nov 22
11/25	Mon	26
11/27	Wed			Thankgiving - no classes
12/02	Mon	27		In-class final project critique
12/04	Wed	28		Project disassembly, lab cleanup.