title:   Gadgets: An Electronics and
          Micro-controller Lab
 number:  NSC597
 faculty: Jim Mahoney
 credits: 2
 time:    Tue 1:30pm - 2:50pm
 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.

 schedule :

 date      lab                         writeup
 ------    ----------------------      --------------------
 Feb 24    5        buttons
 Mar  3    6,  7    sensors 
     10    8        servo              * midterm writeup *
  - break -
     31    9, 10    flex & soft pot
 Apr  7   11, 12    buzzer, motor
     14   13, 14    relay, shift
     21   15        LCD
     28   16        simon says
 May  5                                * final writeup *