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School Year 2019-20
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Prof. Fee: $90
Homework: yes
Hours/Week: 2
Max/Min Students: 12/4
Grade Range: 4-10**BARBEAU COURSE DESCRIPTION **
**Course is designed to be a full year but students are always welcome for a single semester. **
Professional Fee = $90
Material Fee = $10 for Batteries/lost parts
Welcome to the wonderful world of Robotics! Beginning students will learn to write programs in the Lego Mindstorms system while we build robots of ever increasing complexity. We'll learn to use the NXT & EV3 system to control motors, 3 different sensors (Ultrasonic, touch, color) and customize our robots to run different courses culminating in a friendly competition to see whose robot can run the course the fastest. Engineering principals, programming techniques and real-world interaction all-in-one!
Students are welcome to take the class multiple times -- Returning students will work on more advanced projects and spend more time programming with a slightly greater homework expectation.
Second semester: Students design, build and program their own "SUMO" bots to compete against each other on a battle table. The goal, push the other robot out of the arena while remaining safely inside the arena.
Course Expectations: In-class lectures on programming techniques, Lego robots systems and home programming work with the Mindstorms or EV3 software. (Mac or PC) Students are expected to be able to work in pairs or small groups. Continuing students will work to solve more sophisticated problem variations both in class and at home.
Teacher Provides: Lego NXT systems
Students Provide: Ideally a laptop for use in the classroom - instructor has a limited number of loaner computers. Home computer compatible with MindStorms NXT or EV3 system and a USB drive for transfer of software. Personal robotic kits are welcome.
Prerequisites: None
Workload: Moderate. Robot construction in class and programming at home is essential.
** This ID is assigned to classes not on the current class schedule. The codes and descriptions are available then to revive to offer again. **
Details:Class meets on Monday from 6:30 PM to 7:25 PM