FA24 Class Content Schedule:


Sept. 9 First Day

    -Introductions

    -Course Outline, Syllabus and video tutorials (Youtube channel.)

    -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. 16 Week 2 - Potentiometers
Sept. 23 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
Sep. 30 Week 4 - Light Switch - Visiting Artist

    - Visiting Artist, Ian Winters, Instagram
    - Review first circuit project (light switch)
Oct. 7 Week 5 - Intro to R/C circuits

    - Fun with Capacitors, Transistor R/C circuits
    - Capacitors (video)
    - Schematics (video)
    - Try this! (image)
    - 2 transistor oscillator -Image -Video

Oct. 14 Week 6

    Indigenous People's Day (no Classes)
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Oct. 21 Week 7 - Introduction to ICs (555)

- Basic555_modes.pdf
- 555 Schematic and Spec sheet
- safe audio interface
- Drawdio
- Video
- Oscillator / Timer Project - 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] -(Oscillator build video)
- Radar Sensor and - Oscilloscopes info (pdf)
Oct. 28 Week 8: Motors and Beginning Kinetic Projects

- 555 as Servo Motor Controller (Motor Circuit Image)

- 555 as Motor Speed Controller

- Artist examples:
Nov. 4 Week 9: Soldering/Working with Kits

- Kit building
- Working with Kits
- Soldering Tips for Beginners
- Soldering: Colin's Lab
- Driver Circuit
- Light Barrier Kit
- Building Voice Changer Kit
- Voice kit modification
- 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. 11 Week 10:

    Veteran's Day (no Classes)
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Nov. 18 Week 11

- DC motor overview
- How Solenoids Work
- Motor polarity with relay
- Wearable Sound Art Piece
- Pop-Up Book with Electronics
Nov. 25 Week 12

    - Visiting Artist: Dennis Svoronos

    - Project Description HowTo.pdf

    - Continuing Kinetic Projects

    - Project Enclosures

    - *Alternatively* - Start work on final project of your own design
    - Projects design
    - Blood Stream Energy Project
    - Electronic Piano Project
    - Light circuit in Book Project
    - The ITP Program at NYU
Dec. 2 Week 13

    - Draft Project Description sketch (for final project ) due.
Dec. 9 Week 14

    - In-class Workday
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Dec. 16 Week 15

- Final Project Presentations

    -Curriculum Review
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(Classes end Dec. 16th.)