Daily Agenda Logbook¶
Following are daily agenda and notes related to the actual progress of the course. Assignments are posted on each day; those with longer descriptions appear under Project Assignments.
Office hours are available upon request, please see Office Hours and Zoom. The reservations calendar for the lab (Hunt A10) is at IDeATe PhysComp Lab Calendar. Please also note the Hunt library building hours indicated on the Hunt Library Hours calendar and the IDeATe Hours of Operation.
- Day 1: (Mon Aug 26, Week 1) Welcome!
- Day 2: (Wed Aug 28, Week 1) SolidWorks Parametric 3D Modeling
- Day 3: (Wed Sep 4, Week 2) Precedent; Laser-Cutting Design
- Day 4: (Mon Sep 9, Week 3) Components and Motion Transmission
- Day 5: (Wed Sep 11, Week 3) Kinetic Toys; Gears
- Day 6: (Mon Sep 16, Week 4) Puppet; Gearmotors
- Day 7: (Wed Sep 18, Week 4) Gearmotor Circuits
- Day 8: (Mon Sep 23, Week 5) Motor Puppets; Raspberry Pi Pico; Hobby Servos
- Day 9: (Wed Sep 25, Week 5) Children’s School: Observation Visit
- Day 10: (Mon Sep 30, Week 6) Observation Review
- Day 11: (Wed Oct 2, Week 6) Ideation; Pairing; Switches
- Day 12: (Mon Oct 7, Week 7) Programmed Puppets; Project Drawings
- Day 13: (Wed Oct 9, Week 7) Project Proposal Review
- Day 14: (Mon Oct 21, Week 9) Welcome Back!
- Day 15: (Wed Oct 23, Week 9) Partial Prototype; Bill of Materials
- Day 16: (Mon Oct 28, Week 10) Prototype Review
- Day 17: (Wed Oct 30, Week 10) Integration Test
- Day 18: (Mon Nov 4, Week 11) Children’s School: Prototype Test
- Day 19: (Wed Nov 6, Week 11) Intermediate Review
- Day 20: (Mon Nov 11, Week 12) Phase 2 Kickoff
- Day 21: (Wed Nov 13, Week 12) Prototyping
- Day 22: (Mon Nov 18, Week 13) Revision Evaluation
- Day 23: (Wed Nov 20, Week 13)
- Day 24: (Mon Nov 25, Week 14)
- Day 25: (Mon Dec 2, Week 15) Children’s School: Final Testing
- Day 26: (Wed Dec 4, Week 15) Final Project Critique