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PHYSICAL COMPUTING - FALL 2009
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INFO CONTENT SCHEDULE RESOURCES BLOG COURSE EVALUATION    |
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The course essentially
consists of lectures and laboratory exercises, as well as various extra
activities aimed to broaden the students'
experience of physical computing. Students are also required to study
at home and hand in assignments. Lectures Lectures gives in-depth understanding of the subject of physical computing by giving an overview of the field, of various example projects as well as design approaches to the combination of computing and material. Lectures take place in general on Mondays and/or Wednesdays between 10-12, with occasional exceptions (see schedule). - introLE: Introduction to the course - LE1: Basic Electronics - LE2: Physical computing, introduction and brief history - LE3: Physical computing, active scenes - LE4: Pervasive Gaming (KÅ) - LE5: Crafting wearable technology [TBC] (MS) - LE6: Tangible and table-top interaction (MF) Lab exercises The main part of the course consists of lab-based tutorials where students get hands-on experience of physical computing by practicing working with electronics and materials of various kinds. Lab moments are mainly scheduled on Mondays and Wednesdays between 10-17. Results of lab exercises are presented individually at the end of each day. - Lab1: Basic electronic construction, paper prototyping, and design. - Lab2: Micro-controllers (Arduino) part 1: getting started, analogue/digital I/O, sensors, serial communication, and interfacing with software. - Lab3: Micro-controllers (Arduino) part 2: high current circuits, serial to parallel shifting-out, physical space markers (RFID & QRCodes) and design. - Lab4: Hacking / wearables / crafting, in groups. - LAB5: Mini-projects: each student group remakes or modifies a simple existing physical computing project, or comes up with a new one. Home assignments Students are required to complete home assignments each course week. These assignments are to be done individually and consist of literature readings, individual research of information about certain topics, as well as test questions to hand-in via e-mail. The assignment sheet also points to readings relevant for being able to properly understand next week's lab. Home assignments are given each Thursday, should be read and well understood before Monday night, and answered Friday afternoon the latest. Extra activities Beside lectures there are two Show Cases planned where we aim to show components and discuss their functionality. The first one is about basic electronic components and theory, and the second one gives a glimpse on more advanced components not explained elsewhere in the course. Other activities may be announced. See the schedule for up-to-date information. Study time If needed, one lab space is available for study time on Mondays and Wednesdays between 17-19. During those times, the space is required to be kept reasonably silent in order to maintain a good study environment. The other lab space is available at the same time for finishing lab exercises, if necessary. Catch-up labs At two occasions, students who have not completed a lab exercise get an opportunity to catch up on them. See the schedule. |
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