Schedule overview

The schedule information on this page is subject to change.

All meetings are in B127 Kerckhoff.

Lab: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 am–noon Pacific time
TA office hours
- Wednesdays 5-7:30 pm with Arkadev
- Fridays 10-11:30 am with Anne

Tuesday and Thursday lab meetings are required, unless arrangements have been made in advance with the instructor.

Due dates

The due dates below may change. They will not be moved to an earlier date, but may be moved later. All times are Pacific.

Follow-along exercises 1–7, due 11:59 pm, October 6
Do-it-yourself exercises 1–4, due 11:59 pm, October 6

Follow-along exercises 8–13, due 11:59 pm, October 13
Do-it-yourself exercises 5–7, due 11:59 pm, October 13

Follow-along exercises 14–17, due 11:59 pm, October 21
Do-it-yourself exercises 8–13, due 11:59 pm, October 21

Spectrophotometer demo: due 10:30 am, November 3

Spectrophotometer write-up: due 10:30 am, November 10

Pulse oximetry demo: due 10:30 am, December 1

Pulse oximetry write-up: due 11:59 pm, December 8

Weekly activities

In each lab session, which are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-noon, you will be working on your exercises or projects. Dates with special activities are shown below with schedule changes possible and possibly more to be announced as the term progresses.

Tu 09/27: Welcome, safety, introduction to Arduino
Th 09/29: A tour through available components and Arduino Uno
Tu 10/11: Lecture on design approaches
Th 10/13: Lecture on 3D printing by Anne Kil
Tu 10/18: Training on 3D printing with Techlab (half the students)
Th 10/20: Training on 3D printing with Techlab (half the students)
Tu 10/25: Lecture on devices for democratization of science by Anne Kil
Th 11/24: Thanksgiving Day: no class
Th 12/08: Tear down and clean up