2017 - SCHEDULE [ PSU ]
WEEK #01: AUG 24 INTRODUCTION
Course Introduction
Maker Movement | Makerspace, Hackerspace, FabLab
Screening: Maker
Screening: Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud
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Readings:LINK
12
OCT
12
OCT
Learning
Factory
field trip
The
Makespace
field trip
​WEEK #02: AUG 31 INTRO TO ARDUINO
Introduction to Arduino
Digital Pins as Output
Digital Pins as Input
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Presentations by students, discussions.
​WEEK #03: SEP 07 CONDITIONALS and VARIABLES
If-Else
Serial Monitor and Debugging
Variables and Data types
​WEEK #04: SEP 14 MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS
Const and Define
Mathematical Operations
Logic Operations
​WEEK #05: SEP 21 WHILE - DO WHILE / FOR LOOPS
While
Do While
Switch Case
For Loops
Break and Continue
12
MAR
WEEK #06: SEP 28 ANALOG INPUTS and OUTPUTS
Analog Inputs
Analog Outputs
Sensors
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WEEK #07: OCT 05 FUNCTIONS and ARRAYS
Functions
Arrays
WEEK #08: OCT 12 FIELD TRIP
Learning Factory @ PSU
The Makespace
​WEEK #09: OCT 19 
Project_01 Arduino Mini CNC Plotter Machine:
Hardware assembly
Code adjustments
​WEEK #10: OCT 26 
Project_02 Arduino Laser Engraver:
Hardware assembly
​WEEK #11: NOV 02 
Project_02 Arduino Laser Engraver:
Hardware assembly​
​WEEK #12: NOV 09
Mini Project_01 Conductive Ink
Individual experiments with conductive ink and capacitive sensing.
​WEEK #13: NOV 16 
Mini Project_02 Conductive Thread
Individual experiments with conductive thread and knitting machine.
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Readings:LINK
​WEEK #14: NOV 23 NO CLASS 
Thanksgiving Holiday
​WEEK #15: DEC 07 
Final wrap-up.
Preparations for the exhibition.
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Presentations by students, discussions.
