ENGIN 103 Spring ‘08 ELECTRONIC SYLLABUS

(Will be updated before every class)

Individual grades        Team grades

           

Class

Date

Activities

Design Concepts

LabVIEW

Other Concepts

Class notes

Do

Topics

Read (DCE)

Topics

Read (LV7.0)

Topics

Read

1

Jan 29

Team Reg.

Team webmaster

Project 0

What is Engineering?

Am. Soc. Eng. Educ.

1.1-1.4

LabView installation

1.1-1.4

Policies and Grades

Intro to Projects

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2

Jan 31

Brainstorming

Internet

 

Teamwork; Brainstorming;

Strategies for searching the Internet 

3.1-3.2;

4.6

 

 

Strategies for problem solving

Effective problem solvers

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3

Feb 5

Teamwork 1

Slides

Preparing for Presentations

Engineering Options

Greatest Eng. Achieve.

7.1-7.3

 

 

Group problems 1

Group problems 2

Constructive feedback

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4

Feb 7

P0 –Part I due

Team Presentations

Peer Evaluations Pt. I

 

 

 

Team webmaster

Web P 1* Web P 2

 

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5

Feb 12

P0 –Part II  due

Team Presentations

Peer Evaluations Pt. II

 

 

 

Pendulum

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6

Feb 14

Eng & Science

CW1

Project 1

Project 0 Presentations (Cont.)

 

LabVIEW Basics

 

 

 

7

Feb 19

P0 reports due

CW2 CW 3

Data Modeling

What is design? 

Design cycle/ A design example

 

 

1.5-1.10

Curve Fitting w/ Excel 

 

8

Feb 21

CW 4

 

 

Curve Fitting w/ Excel 

2.1-2.5

LabVIEW Basics

Virtual Instruments

2.1-2.5

 

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9

Feb 26

P0 web pages due

CW 4

 

Documentation as a Design Tool

3.3

Editing and Debugging

 

3.1-3.2

Engineer Code of Ethics

A Binary Primer

Campus resources

 

10

Feb 28

 

 P1 PR

HW1

Logbook due

 

Web P 1* Web P 2

 

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Circuit analysis with LabVIEW I

Circ I.1    Circ I.2 

 

 

 

11

Mar 4

 P1 Part I due

  

Project 1 “Competition”

S-3-126 (3 floor Science) 8:15-9:45am

 

 

 

 

 

12

Mar 6

P1 Part II due

 

Project 1 “Competition”

S-3-126 (3 floor Science) 8:15-9:45am

 

 

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13

Mar 11

 

Proj 1 Part II Pres.

(Cont)

3.4; 4.1-4.3

 

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4.1-4.3

 

 

14

Mar 13

CW 5

P1 doc due

Web Page due

Project 2

 

Circuit analysis with LabVIEW II

Circuit analysis with LabVIEW I

Circ I.1    Circ I.2

 

 LabVIEW Basics

 

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Strategies for problem solving

Effective problem solvers

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15

Mar 25

HW 1 due 

CW 6

HW 2

 Estimation; Prototyping; Project management

Documentation as a Design Tool

Or Computer as a Design Tool I

3.3;

4.5-4.7

Circuit analysis with LabVIEW III

 

SubVIs II

4.4-4.7

 

 

16

Mar 27

CW 7

 

Circuit analysis with LabVIEW IV-SubVI

 Computer as a Design Tool II

4.8-4.11

Circuit analysis with LabVIEW III

 

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17

Apr 1

P2 Prog. Rep. due

CW8

Circuit analysis with LabVIEW IV-SubVI

Writing Technical Reports

7.4-7.5

Plotting functions with LabVIEW I -For Loop 

5.4 & 5.6

 

 

18

Apr 3

HW 2 due 

Logbook due

(Q17-32)

HW 3

Anti-gravity Project Estimation using Kinematics 

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The For Loop & Arrays and Clusters &Waveform Graphs

 

 

 

19

Apr 8

P2 due

P2 Part I

Project 2 “Competition”

S-3-126

8:30-9:45am

Project 2 Day 1 results

 

 

 

 

 

20

Apr 10

 

P2 Part II

Project 2 “Competition”

S-3-126

8:30-9:45am

Project 2 Day 2 Results

 

 

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21

Apr 15

HW 3 due

 CW9

Blank Book PR 2

Digital representation:

A/D D/A conversions

Pr2 survey

 

4.12

Case Structure & Formula Node

Time of flight with LabVIEW -Case Structure

5.1;

6.1-6.2; 6.7;

7.2

 

 

22

Apr 17

 P2 doc due

   Web Page due

Project 3

HW 4

 Anti-gravity Project Estimation using Kinematics 

 

Time of flight with LabVIEW -Case Structure  Arrays & Bundles & XY Graphs

 

6.1; 6.7; 7.3

 

 

23

Apr 22

CW 10

CW 11

 

Multiple Plots & Curve fitting with LabVIEW

Digital Numbers

Ergonomics

 

5.1-5.4

Plotting functions with LabVIEW I -For Loop

The For Loop & Bundles & Waveform Graphs

11.2

 Plotting functions with LabVIEW II;

 

 

24

Apr 24

   CW 12

HW4 due

    HW5 

Plotting  Cos with any Frequency

Role of Failure in Engineering Design

6.1-6.3

 Curve Fitting w/ LabVIEW and Multiplot

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25

Apr 29

P3 PR due

 

Effective Communication I 

Effective Communication II

7.1-7.3

7.4-7.7

The For Loop & Bundles & Waveform Graphs & SubVIs

 

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26

May 1

P3 Prog. Rep.

Logbook due

HW5 due

HW 6

 

Plotting Cos with any Frequency and Use of Sub-VI

 

 

 

  

 

27

May 6

P3 due

 

Project 3 “Competition”

S-3-126  (in class)

 8:15-9:45am

Results

 

 C. Project rules

Wave files 1

Wave files 2 

 

 Extra credits

 

28

May 8

P3 pres.

 

Project 3 “Competition”

S-3-126 (in class)

8:15-9:45am

Results

 

Sample file with five frequency components

(Right click, Save as)

 

 

 

29

May 13

P3 doc due

Web page

due

 HW 6 due

 

 

Review

 

a   b   c   d   e   f

 

 

 

 

 Exam Period:

May 23 @3pm

List of Logbook questions

Final exam in

S-3-126

 

 

Logbook is required to take the final

 

 

20% of grade

DCE=Design Concepts for Engineers 2ed                     LV7.0= LabVIEW Student Edition 7.0

**PR=Progress Report

 

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