--- Individual Class References: ---


1. Sept. 13:
.pdf of slides covering:
  • Simple circuits
  • Definitions of electrical properties
  • Understanding current (Water metaphor plus prefixes)
-as .odp

    -Introductions

    -Course description and syllabus

    -Intro to electrical circuits and multimeters

    -series/parallel

    -AC/DC

    -Ohm's Law

    -Examples of artists' work

2. Sept. 20:

    -Beginning Light Switch [project one]

    -voltage dividers

    -discrete components:

    pots, diodes, transistors, switches (relays)

3. Sept. 27:

    - Soldering

    - Enclosures, connectors and debugging techniques

    - Finish first circuit project (light switch)

4. Oct. 4:

    - 555 IC introduction

    - Oscillator / timer project [project two]

    - Transistor R/C oscillator circuit

    - RC circuits

5. Oct. 11:
  • .

- "Columbus day"--no classes

6. Oct. 18:

- Oscillator / timer project

- intro to oscilloscopes

- survey of sensors

7. Oct. 25:

- Oscillator / timer project (finish)

- "circuit bending"

- Project Description sketch (for final project ) due.

8. Nov. 1:

- motor survey:

- (-DC gearhead, servo, stepper)

- 555 driver for servo project

- external switching of stepper

9. Nov 8:

- In-class group projects:

- (video as sensor)

--improved photo-resistor sensor

10. Nov. 15:

- -Faculty/Staff Day-

- (No Classes) -

11. Nov. 22:

- Hacking with MIDI
- microcontrollers demo

12. Nov. 29:

- Final Project Descriptions Due

- In-class work day

13. Dec. 6:

- Visiting Artist: -Hannah Perner Wilson

- In-class workday

13. Dec. 13:

  • - Final Project Presentations