CSC 299 Sophomore Lab in Applied Computing
Summary
In CSC 299, students investigate a particular application of
computing. Students learn tools, methodologies, and formalisms used
in a particular computing area, and apply them to develop working
systems. The course stresses student initiative in investigating the
application context, learning new tools (including languages and
APIs), studying algorithms and code examples, and working on
projects.
The particular topic of study in this offering of CSC 299 is
"Hardware Project for the Raspberry Pi". You will apply problem
solving and programming skills toward building physical systems
using the Raspberry Pi. The course will cover basic electronics and
the Python API for managing hardware devices including serial
communication, interfacing with digital and analog inputs (sensors),
controlling motors, and using displays. Throughout the course and
the final project, you will work in groups to build basic physical
systems (e.g., controlling LEDs) to moderately sophisticated ones
(e.g., remotely piloting a robot).
Texts
REQUIRED book:
Raspberry Pi Cookbook by Simon Monk, O'Reilly Media, 2013, ISBN
10:1-4493-6522-1
OPTIONAL book (I will not be using it but it is a very gentle intro
to electronics if you would like one)
Make: Electronics by Charles Platt, Maker Media, Inc, 2009, ISBN
10:0-596-15374-0
REQUIRED equipment:
EITHER?? Raspberry Pi Starter Kit by CanaKit
($59.99)??? OR?? Raspberry Pi Complete
Starter Kit by Vilros ($59.99)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008XVAVAW
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LAAKNHY
The textbook will be available at the bookstore as usual, but the
the Raspberry Pi kits will not.
Grading
The course grade will be apportioned as follows:
quizzes |
30% |
lab work
|
30%
|
final project
|
40% |
A homework assignment---typically consisting of reading online
materials---will be assigned most weeks. You will need to complete
this assignment prior to the next class meeting during which I will
give a short quiz based on the assignment. Each week, I will also
grade your work during class (i.e., lab) time. If you do not come to
class you will get 0 points for the quiz (if given) and 0 points for
the lab work. You can get points back if you complete the quiz
and/or the lab work at a later date, but you can do so only twice.
During the last three weeks of the course, you will be working on a
group project which you will present in week 10 of the class.
To do well in this course, you should come to class regularly,
participate in the discussion and lab activities, read the
assigned readings each week as indicated in the homework
assignments, and talk to me promptly if you have any problems.
Prerequisites
You must also have taken CSC 242 or 243 or an equivalent intro to
programming course. To be in this class you must have passed these
courses or have been waived out of them. More to the point, you must
already know how to program in Python or have sufficient programming
experience so that you can learn Python quickly on your own.
You will need to bring your Raspberry Pi kit to class. If you have
a? laptop and can bring it to class, I encourage you to do so.
This syllabus is subject to change as necessary during the quarter. If a change occurs, it will be thoroughly addressed during class, posted under Announcements in D2L and sent via email.
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