| Date |
Lecture/Lab |
|
Reading |
Homework |
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| Week 1: |
| Mon |
Aug |
29 |
Overview |
|
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| Wed |
Aug |
30 |
Interactive Scribbler Lab |
|
Syllabus, start LCR Ch. 1 |
|
| Fri |
Sept |
2 |
Robotics Background; Python Functions, Modules |
|
LCR Ch. 1 and 2 |
Descriptive Essay Due |
|
| Week 2: |
| Mon |
Sept |
5 |
Essay Discussion; "I, Robot" Preliminaries |
|
Read Essays; 2 Articles |
|
| Wed |
Sept |
7 |
Python Loops; Robot Programming Lab |
|
LCR, Ch. 3 and 4 |
|
| Fri |
Sept |
9 |
Variables, assignment, expressions, and for-loops |
|
|
Program 1 |
|
| Week 3: |
| Mon |
Sept |
12 |
Lab 02 |
|
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|
| Wed |
Sept |
14 |
Academic Integrity Workshop @ Burton Morgan Lecture Hall |
|
I, Robot complete |
Response essay by 10pm Thursday |
| Fri |
Sept |
16 |
Seminar Discussion on "I, Robot" |
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| Week 4: |
| Mon |
Sept |
19 |
Python Conditionals and Review |
|
LCR Ch. 5 |
Lab 02 due |
| Wed |
Sept |
21 |
Midterm 1 |
|
Movie 1 Night Thursday evening |
|
| Fri |
Sept |
23 |
Python: Data types, boolean expressions, and conditionals |
|
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| Week 5: |
| Mon |
Sept |
26 |
Seminar Discussion on Movie 1 |
|
|
Response essay by 10pm Sunday |
| Wed |
Sept |
28 |
Python Lab and intro to term paper topics |
|
Handout on conditionals |
|
| Fri |
Sept |
30 |
Feedback discussion; continue lab |
|
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| Week 6: |
| Mon |
Oct |
3 |
Misc. Python Topics plus Lab time |
|
LCR Ch. 6 |
|
| Wed |
Oct |
5 |
Library Session (meet in Lib LL102) |
|
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|
| Fri |
Oct |
7 |
Lab3 Strategy Discussion |
|
|
Lab3 due |
|
| Week 7: |
| Mon |
Oct |
10 |
Python Lists |
|
|
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| Wed |
Oct |
12 |
Seminar Discussion on "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" |
|
|
Response essay by 10pm Tuesday |
| Fri |
Oct |
14 |
Python Image Processing |
|
LCR Ch. 9 |
|
|
| Week 8: |
| Mon |
Oct |
17 |
Fall Study Break |
|
|
|
| Wed |
Oct |
19 |
More Image Processing |
|
Movie 2 Night Wed eve. at 8:30 at Dr. Tom's house (105 Brennan Dr.) |
Lab/HW 4 out |
| Fri |
Oct |
21 |
Python Midterm recap, "gap filling" |
|
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| Week 9: |
| Mon |
Oct |
24 |
No class |
|
|
Response essay by 10pm Tuesday |
| Wed |
Oct |
26 |
Seminar Discussion on Movie2: Blade Runner (Tommy and Ryan lead) |
|
|
Paper Milestone 1: Annotated Bibliography
|
| Fri |
Oct |
28 |
Midterm 2 |
|
Thursday Night study session at 8pm |
|
|
| Week 10: |
| Mon |
Oct |
31 |
Midterm 2 Redux |
|
|
Lab/HW4 due |
| Wed |
Nov |
2 |
Image Processing I |
|
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| Fri |
Nov |
4 |
Image Processing II |
|
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Paper Milestone 2: Topic Paper |
|
| Week 11: |
| Mon |
Nov |
7 |
Seminar Discussion on "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
|
|
Response essay by 10pm Sunday |
| Wed |
Nov |
9 |
Guest Speaker: Dr. Ballard |
|
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| Fri |
Nov |
11 |
Feedback Control I |
|
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Paper Milestone 3: Question/Thesis Set |
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| Week 12: |
| Mon |
Nov |
14 |
Feedback Control II |
|
|
|
| Wed |
Nov |
16 |
Lists Review |
|
|
|
| Fri |
Nov |
18 |
Midterm 3 |
|
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| Thanksgiving Break: Nov 19-27 |
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| Week 13: |
| Mon |
Nov |
28 |
Line Following Intro |
|
|
|
| Wed |
Nov |
30 |
Line Following Lab continued |
|
Movie 3 Night Wed. 8pm, Olin 213 |
HistoryWin.py
LineFollowPv2.py
|
| Fri |
Dec |
2 |
Course Evaluation; Seminar Discussion on "Robopocalypse" and "Terminator" |
|
Abbe, Celia |
Response essay by 10pm Thursday |
|
| Week 14: |
| Mon |
Dec |
5 |
Julie; Nick; Damon; Chris |
|
|
|
| Wed |
Dec |
7 |
MattP; Celia; Vysett |
|
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Lab: Damon/Chris, Luke/Tommy |
| Fri |
Dec |
9 |
Ryan; Jamia; MattF |
|
|
Lab: Julie/Ryan, Abbe/Vysett |
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| Mon |
Dec |
12 |
Abbe; Tommy; Luke |
|
|
Lab: Celia/MattP, Nick/MattF/Jamia |
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| Final Examination: |
| Sat |
Dec |
17 |
Final Paper Due |
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Final Paper Due |
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