FA23 Class Content Schedule:


Sept. 11 First Day

    -Introductions

    -Course Outline and Syllabus

    -Intro to electrical circuits and multimeters

    -series/parallel, AC/DC, LEDs

    -"ElectroDoc" app for Android phones

    -Examples of artists' work (e.g. Zimoun, Steloolive, Tesla Orchestra)

Video: Introductory Concepts Pt. 1

- Scientific Units
- Resistor codes
- Resistor code calculator
- Using Breadboards
- switches schematic drawings
- switches (video)
- Triboelectric (static charge) video
- Bending water video
- Electrical Field Simulation
- Balloon Simulation
- symbols for switches
- Collins Lab Videos
Sept. 18 Week 2 - Potentiometers
Sept. 25 Week 3 -Light Switch Project

    - Voltage Divider
    - Transistor touch switch
    - Light-Sensitive Switch [Project 1]
    - Light-Sensitive Switch 5v Image
    - Light-Sensitive Switch (video)
    - discrete components:

    pots, diodes, resistors, switches (relays)

    - Fading LED current with pot

    - Intro to Oscilloscopes
Oct. 2 Week 4 - Light Switch and Intro to RC Circuits

    - Review first circuit project (light switch)
    - Fun with Capacitors, Transistor R/C circuits
    - Capacitors (video)
    - Schematics (video)
    - Try this! (image)
    - 2 transistor oscillator -Image -Video

Oct. 9 Week 5

    Indigenous People's Day (no Classes)
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Oct. 16 Week 6 - Introduction to ICs (555)

- Basic555_modes.pdf
- 555 Schematic and Spec sheet
- safe audio interface
- Drawdio
- Video
- Oscillator / Timer [Project 2] - Components for 555 Projects
- 555 as Timer with Relay (build video)
- Oscillator/VCO (build video)
- 555 Projects printable .pdf
- Finishing VCO circuit (555 IC)
- Ohm's/Watt's Law
- Timer [555 Project Two] -(build video)
- [555 Project Two] -(Oscillator build video)
- Radar Sensor and data sheet
- Oscilloscopes info (pdf)
Oct. 23 Week 7 with Visiting Artist: Jason Sanford

- 555 as Servo Motor Controller (Image) -(build video)

- 555 as Motor Speed Controller

- Artist examples:
Oct. 30 Week 8: Soldering/Working with Kits

    - Working with Kits
    - Soldering Tips for Beginners
    - Soldering: Colin's Lab
    - Driver Circuit
    - Light Barrier Kit
    - Building Voice Changer Kit
    - Voice kit modification
Nov. 6 Week 9: Beginning Kinetic work

- Continuing with kit building
- How to Get What You Want
- Fabric Potentiometer
- Crochet Pressure Sensor
- Digital Naturalism
- Plusea's Canopy Sensing Leaf Headphones
- Electromechanical survey: solenoids and motors

- DC motor overview - (-DC gearhead, servo, stepper)
Nov. 13 Week 10: Kinetic/Electromechanical + Visiting Artist

- DC motor overview
- How Solenoids Work
- Motor polarity with relay
- Wearable Sound Art Piece
- Pop-Up Book with Electronics
- Visiting Artist: Lina Maria Giraldo
- CyberArts Exhibition: Data Para Todes
Nov. 20 Week 11

    - Project Description HowTo.pdf

    - Continuing Kinetic Projects

    - Project Enclosures

    - *Alternatively* - Start work on final project of your own design
- Projects design
Nov. 27 Week 12

    - Visiting Artist: Diane Landry

    - Draft Project Description sketch (for final project ) due.
Dec. 4 Week 13

    - In-class Workday
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Dec. 11 Week 14

- Final Project Presentations

    -Curriculum Review
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(Classes end Dec. 15th.)