Title: Using Arduinos
Type: Class/Lab, In person, open-ended
Duration: 2 hours, multiple sessions
Pre-req Material: none
Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cUn1vMCMT-1pP4b_HyJtotzZ5ThCI0il?usp=sharing
Fee: none
Description:
The Arduino is small, affordable, controller used widely for applications such as temperature control, data acquisition, robots, light sequencing, etc.
This class introduces the Arduino, interfacing with the hardware, and programming (in C++). Additional sessions will deal with sensing , control, and applications; to be directed by interest.
Instructor: Michelle
Schedule: tba
Title: Electrical Fundamentals – DC
Type: Class/Lab,
Duration: 4 hours
Pre-req Material: none
Fee: none
Description:
This class covers basic principles of electricity and electronics using DC. Topics include the nature of electricity, safety, circuits, units, Ohms law, Kirchoff’s law. A lab introduces use of a multimeter, series, parallel and combination circuits, and the use of a solderless breadboard.
Instructor: Michelle, Oscar, Bruce, Larry
Schedule: As needed
Title: Electrical Fundamentals – AC
Type: Class/Lab, In person
Duration: 4 Hours
Pre-req Material: Electrical Fundamentals – DC
Fee: none
Description:
This class extends the Electrical Fundamentals to cover AC concepts. Topics include Reactance, Impedance, Resonance, Frequency and Phase. The lab looks at measuring AC parameters and basic use of the oscilloscope.
Instructor: Michelle, Oscar, Bruce, Larry
Schedule: As needed – possible additional sessions as needed