Schedule

(Subject to change)

Week Tuesday Thursday
1
8/30-9/5
Intro to Engineering / Artifacts /
Brainstorming
Intro to PC Lab /
Begin Your Web Page
2
9/6-9/12
Intro to the Musical Instrument Project /

 Lab 1 (Initial Web Page) is Due
Machine Shop 1 (and servo controller)
3
9/13-9/19

Mechanisms / 
Prof. Fred Orthlieb -
Mechanical Engineering /
Web Paper Assignment
Brainstorming Report is Due

Machine Shop 2
Lab 2 is due (readings response)
4
9/20-9-26

Solid Works 1/

Meg Spencer, Science Librarian (Library Research)

Web page topic due

Library / Machine Shop/
No official meeting 

Musical Scales and Frequencies

5
9/27-10/3

Solid Works 2Engineering Ethics

Prof. Bruce Maxwell - Robotics and Computer Vision

Solid Works 1 - parts / 
Freestyle Design /
Lab 3 (SolidWorks part)
is due

6
10/4-10/7

Arrays / Matlab (Ref 1) / Yougmoo Kim '93
Engineers Without Borders

Designing your mechanism /
Freestyle design is due
10/8-10/16
Fall Break...
Relax!

7

10/18-10/24

[Prof. Everbach out of town at conference] 
(see the results of the web-based survey by clicking here)

Prof. Lynne Molter - Electrical Engineering/Optics
Learning Styles and Engineering courses
Web paper due (1st draft) 

Work in Papazian Shop
8
10/25-10/31

Matlab 1

Matlab Reference Summary (.doc file)
Final Design of actuator is due

Solid Works 2 - Create your parts
9
11/1-11/7

 Matlab  2

Example programs servo.m and solenoid.m

Integration of computer with instrument
10
11/8-11/14
demonstrate your musical instrument in class

Web paper due (final draft)
Matlab 3 / 
MatLab 1 due
11
11/15-11/21
 Prof. Erik Cheever - Bio and Electrical Engineering /
 Nancy Burkett, Director of Career Services
Project Proposal Due

Examples of string manipulation in Matlab

MatLab 2 due

12
11/22-11/28
(Thanksgiving)

 Thanksgiving

no lecture, but Prof. Everbach will be available to help you with your project(s)

No class!
13
11/29-12/5
Project  /
no lecture, but Prof. Everbach will be available to help you with your project(s)
Work on Musical Instrument and/or Project
14
12/6

(Last Tuesday uses Thursday Schedule)
Project Presentation: demonstrate your musical instrument in class

see movies of demonstrations!

afternoon: Lecture on Manufacturing Engineering 2:30 - 3:30 pm in Hicks 211 (optional)  

Project Report Due12/9

please fill out on-line course review


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Carr Everbach
Engineering Department
Swarthmore College