VG 100, Summer 2018

Syllabus

Schedule

Date	Topic	Due	i	S
15-May	An introduction to engineering
17-May	Introduction to Technical Communication
22-May	“Solving” differential equations
24-May	Audience; Writing a Proposal
29-May	Actual circuits and why they work that way
31-May	Writing the Heading, Foreword, and Summary	Homework I	5	5
5-Jun	Electricity
7-Jun	Writing the Project Proposal
12-Jun	Creating Figures and Tables	Quiz 1 & 2	15	20
14-Jun	Project Part A	Project Demo 1	10	30
19-Jun	Interfaces and materials
21-Jun	Writing Experimental Procedures	Homework II	5	35
25-Jun	Writing the Findings and Conclusions	Quiz 3	5	40
26-Jun	Mechanics
28-Jun	Technical Arguments	Progress Report 1	5	45
2-Jul	An exercise with intellectual property
3-Jul	Chemistry
5-Jul	Presenting Technical Information	Homework III	5	50
9-Jul	Sentence and Idea Combining
10-Jul	A “murder board”
12-Jul	Presentations	Presentation 1; Progress Report 2	10	60
16-Jul	Presentations
17-Jul	Manufacturing
19-Jul	Peer Review of Progress Reports	Homework IV	5	65
23-Jul	Sustainability
24-Jul	Infrastructure
26-Jul	Presentations	Presentation 2	5	70
31-Jul	Presentations	Progress Report 3	10	80
2-Aug	Ethics in Engineering
7-Aug	A philosophy of engineering	Participation	5	85
8-Aug	Design Expo; Project Part B	Project Demo 2	15	100

 

 

The Design Expo

 

Class playlist

1. “This is America” by Childish Gambuno
2. “Wait For It” by Lin Manuel Miranda
3. “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by Beat Circus
4. “The Hands That Thieve” by Streetlight Manifesto
5. “Viva La Persistence” by Kimya Dawson
6. “Legend” by The Score
7. “Lost in the World” by Kanye West
8. “Knucklehugs (Arm Yourself With Love)” by Diablo Swing Orchestra
9. “Nevada City Serenade” by Mischief Brew
10. “Belmont” by Blackbird Raum
11. “Seneca Falls” by The Distillers
12. “Your Country” by Gogol Bordello
13. “Things That Stop You Dreaming” by Passenger
14. “Lean-To” by O’Death