Faculty First Year Seminars 197ECE - Physical computing for everyo

Fall
2014
01
1.00
David McLaughlin
M 4:00PM 5:00PM
UMass Amherst
79669
The goal of this seminar is to expose the enormous potential of computers and electronics to the wide university student audience in an intellectually stimulating, yet non-threatening way. Students participating in this seminar will design and build an elegant piece of electronic jewelry or other wearable electronics, an interactive art exhibit, a temperature measuring station, an electronic pet collar, or some other ?widget? of their choosing. The seminar will revolve around experiments and projects with the ?Arduino Uno? embedded computing platform. As stated in the arduino.com web site, ?Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It?s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.? No prior computer programming or electronics experience is needed.
Freshmen Only
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.