Schedule overview
See the course homepage for the detailed course schedule.
All meetings are in B127 Kerckhoff.
Lab: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-noon
TA office hours
Tuesday and Thursday lab meetings are required, unless arrangements have been made in advance with the instructor.
Due dates
The due dates below may change. They will not be moved to an earlier date, but may be moved later. We may also add some follow-along and do-it-yourself exercises. All times are Pacific.
Follow-along exercises 1–7, due 11:59 pm, 10 Oct (Thu)
Do-it-yourself exercises 1–4, due 11:59 pm, 10 Oct (Thu)
Follow-along exercises 8–13, due 11:59 pm, 17 Oct (Thu)
Do-it-yourself exercises 5–7, due 11:59 pm, 17 Oct (Thu)
Follow-along exercises 14–17, due 11:59 pm, 24 Oct (Thu)
Do-it-yourself exercises 8–13, due 11:59 pm, 24 Oct (Thu)
Spectrophotometer demo: due 11:55 am, 7 Nov (Thu, in class)
Spectrophotometer write-up: due 11:59 pm, 11 Nov (Mon)
Pulse oximetry demo: due 11:55 am, 5 Dec (Thu, in class)
Pulse oximetry write-up: due 11:59 pm, 11 Dec (Wed)
Weekly activities
In each lab session, which are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-12, you will be working on your exercises or projects. Dates with special activities are shown below with schedule changes possible and possibly more to be announced as the term progresses.
1 Oct (Tue): Welcome, safety, introduction to Arduino
8-29 Oct: Training on 3D printing with Techlab (on your own)
15 Oct (Tue): Lecture on CAD for 3D printing (optional)
22 Oct (Tue): Lecture on EE basics (optional)
29 Oct (Tue): Spectrophotometer project introduction
7 Nov (Thu): Spectrophotometer demo day
12 Nov (Tue): Pulse oximetry project introduction
28 Nov (Thu): Thanksgiving Day: no class
5 Dec (Thu): Pulse oximetry demo day
12 Dec (Thu): Tear down and clean up