title:   Gadgets: An Electronics and
          Micro-controller Lab
 number:  NSC597
 faculty: Jim Mahoney
 credits: 2
 time:    Tue 3:30pm - 4:50pm
 place:   Sci 217
 level:   intro
 prereq:  none
 work:    Weekly labs based on the Sparkfun Inventor's Kit guide.
 
 text:    Sparkfun Inentor's Kit v3.2
          Experiment Guide (PDF)
          Experiment Guide (online)

 blurb:   A hands-on exploration of interactive electronics with the 
          Arduino programmable microcontroller and various sensors, 
          motors, lights and switches which will show you the basics of 
          circuits, coding, and the techniques behind the 
          DIY (Do It Yourself) "Maker" culture.

 preliminary schedule :

 date      lab                   
 ------    ----------------------
 Sep  6    getting started
     13    2        potentiometer
     20    3        RGB LED
     27    4        multiple LEDs
 Oct  4    5        buttons             * midterm writeup *
     11    6,  7    sensors 
     18    8        servo              
     25    9, 10    flex & soft pot
 Nov  1   11, 12    buzzer, motor
      8   13, 14    relay, shift
     15   15        LCD
     22   16        simon says
     29   your invention
 Dec  6   show'n'tell                   * final writeup *