Note: "Reading" assignments are to be finished before coming to class, "Exercises" are generally started in the current class period and are due by the due date.
| Date: | January 13 |
| Topic: | Introduction to Design |
| Reading: | Introduction to Engineering Design, Chap. 1 |
| Exercises: | Bad Design Think about a "bad design", something that really annoys you. Sketch it (as best you can) on a piece of paper and describe why it bugs you. Begin thinking about how you would design it differently. We will revisit this in a week or so. |
| Due: | January 20 |
| Date: | January 13 |
| Topic: | Intro to Computer Lab, Excel spreadsheet application |
| Reading: | Handouts, IED Chaps 21-23 (Excel material) |
| Exercises: | Excel spreadsheet handout |
| Due: | January 20 |
| Date: | January 15 -- missed |
| Topic: | Intro to the Design Lab and Project I |
| Reading: | Designing a Temperature Control System Intro |
| Exercises: | Intro exercises (will discuss in class) |
| Due: | January 22 |