Schedule

(Subject to change)

Week Tuesday Thursday
1
9/5-9/10
Intro to Engineering / Artifacts / resumes
Brainstorming

"Intro to PC" Lab /
Begin Your Web Page

instructions for Macs

list of student helpers

2
9/12-9/17

Intro to the Musical Instrument Project /
survey of learning strategies
(see last year's course reviews )
 Lab 1 (Initial Web Page) is Due

Machine Shop 1 (and servo controller)
Engin. picnic & TennisBall Shotput are Friday 9/15/06 at 4:30
3
9/19-9/24

Mechanisms / 
Prof. Fred Orthlieb - Mechanical Engineering /
Project Web Site Component
Brainstorming Report is Due

Machine Shop 2
Lab 2 is due (readings response)
4
9/26-10/1

Prof. Lynne Molter - Electrical Engineering/Optics
Prof. Erik Cheever - Bio and Electrical Engineering

Learning Styles and Engineering courses
(see the results of last year's web-based survey by clicking here)

design subsystem in Hicks 101; work in Machine Shop 

Musical Scales and Frequencies

5
10/3-10/8

Intro to Matlab: Matlab Reference Summary (.doc file)

Arrays / Matlab Ref 1

design strategy meeting #1 in Hicks 101 or wherever  

Matlab 1

6
10/10-10/13

 Engineering Ethics
Engineers Without Borders, ASCE

Work on Subsystem
finish Matlab 1
(due by 5 pm)
10/17-10/20
Fall Break...
Relax!

7

10/24-10/29

More on Matlab  
Examples of string manipulation in Matlab

Example programs servo.m and solenoid.m

Prof. Bruce Maxwell - Robotics and Computer Vision

Work on Subsystem

(switch around group members)

 Matlab  2

8
10/31-11/5

Youngmoo Kim '93

design strategy meeting #2

finish Matlab 2
(due by 5 pm)

9
11/7-11/12

Matlab 3

Faruq Siddiqui, Civil Engineering

Work on Subsystem (see example program guitar.m)
10
11/14-11/19

present your subsystem in class

(note: software folks see dual-tracking program trackxy2.m)

Work on Subsystem  

(see programs newmasterprogram.m and arbiter.m )

11
11/21-11/26

(Thanksgiving)

  (Thanksgiving week)
 Nancy Burkett, Director of Career Services

Thanksgiving: No class!

12
11/28-12/3

Tali Moreshet, Computer Engineering

Arthur McGarity, Environmental Engineering

(switch around group members)

Integrate Subsystems

13
12/5-12/10

no lecture, but Prof. Everbach will be available to help you with integration of your subsystem
Work on Integration and/or Project
14
12/12

(Last Tuesday uses Thursday Schedule but everyone should come to Hicks Mural Room at 11:20 am if possible)


Presentation: demonstrate the musical instrument in class

final demonstration video clip 1, clip 2

 

Final Websites due 12/22/06

please fill out on-line course review


Comments or Questions?
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Carr Everbach
Engineering Department
Swarthmore College