1.8. Fall 2015 Calendar

The weekly lab usage calendar is on Google 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 Assignments. For the day by day agendas, please see Log Book.

Date Day Class Deliverables Due In-class Activities Instructor Activity
08/31 Mon 1  
Welcome.
Opening discussion.
Tutorial: course git repository.
Exercise: G-code stepper motor motion.
  
09/02 Wed 2
Skill survey.
IDeATe gallery profile.
Five-minute project talk.
Personal project talks.
  
09/07 Mon     Labor Day – no class  
09/09 Wed 3 Ideation exercise.
Group project brainstorming (1 hour).
Unit 1 Exercises.
  
09/14 Mon 4  
Individual research presentation sign-ups.
Optional Python crash course.
Unit 1 Exercises.
 Crash course in Python.
09/16 Wed 5 Project idea pitches.
Project 1 idea review.
Tutorial on literature search.
Unit 1 Exercises.
 Fabrication skills training.
09/21 Mon 6
Research topic selection.
Project 1 group selection.
 Unit 1 Exercises. Fabrication skills training.
09/23 Wed 7 Project 1 proposal.
Group project discussion (1 hour).
Project 1 work (1 hour).
  
09/28 Mon 8 Presentation.
Research presentations (1 hour).
Unit 1 Exercises.
 Fabrication skills training.
09/30 Wed 9  
Motoman lab tour (1 hour).
Exercise: Motoman choreography.
  
10/05 Mon 10 Presentation.
Research presentations (1 hour).
Project 1 work.
 Group meetings.
10/07 Wed 11 Project 1 midpoint documentation.
Group progress reports and discussion.
  
10/12 Mon 12  
Exercise: Motoman choreography.
  
10/14 Wed 13   Motoman choreography exercise demos.  
10/19 Mon 14 Unit 1 videos. Project 1 work. Group meetings.
10/21 Wed 15
Project 1 presentation.
Project 1 report.
 Project presentations and critique. Critique.
10/26 Mon 16 Ideation exercise.
Group project brainstorming (1 hour).
Unit 2 Exercises.
  
10/28 Wed 17 Project 2 group selection. Unit 2 Exercises.  
11/02 Mon 18 Project 2 proposal. Unit 2 Exercises. Mid-semester interviews.
11/04 Wed 19   Unit 2 Exercises. Mid-semester interviews.
11/09 Mon 20   Project 2 work. Group meetings.
11/11 Wed 21   Project 2 work. Group meetings.
11/16 Mon 22 Unit 2 videos. Project 2 work. Group meetings.
11/18 Wed 23 Project 2 midpoint documentation. Group progress reports and discussion.  
11/23 Mon 24   Project 2 work. Group meetings.
11/25 Wed     Thanksgiving – no class  
11/30 Mon 25   Project 2 work. Group meetings.
12/02 Wed 26   Project 2 work. Group meetings.
12/07 Mon 27   Project 2 work. Individual interviews.
12/09 Wed 28  
Wrap-up review discussion.
Peer evaluations.
Course Evaluations.
  
TBD TBD  
Final project performance.
Final project report.
Final project critique.
Project cleanup.
 Critique.