Course Syllabus

Week 0

  • Introduction
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Sept 4 (Room-1-132)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Sept 5 (Room-1-132)
    • Handout: Assignment 0

Week 1

  • What is Design?
    • Lecture: Tuesday, Sept 10 (Room 1-150) 
    • Due: Assignment 0 - Class Setup
    • Handout: Assignment 1 - Drawing a Chair
  • Points, Lines & Planes
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Sept 11 (Room-1-132)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Sept 12 (Room-1-132)

Week 2

  • What is Computation?
    • Lecture: Tuesday, Sept 17 (Room 1-150)
    • Due: Assignment 1 - Drawing a Chair
    • Handout: Assignment 2 - Modeling a Chair
  • Solid Modeling
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Sept 18 (Room-1-134)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Sept 19 (Room-1-132)

Week 3

  • What is Prototyping?
    • Lecture: Tuesday, Sept 24 (Room 1-150) 
    • Due: Assignment 2 - Modeling a Chair
    • Handout: Assignment 3 -  Printing a Chair
  • Mesh Modeling
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Sept 25 (Room-1-132)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Sept 26 (Room-1-132)

Week 4

    • Lecture: Tuesday, Oct 1 (Room 1-150) 
    • Due: Assignment 3 - 3D Printing a Chair
    • Handout: Assignment 4 - Rendering a Chair
  • Rendering
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Oct 2 (Room-1-132)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Oct 3 (Room-1-132)

Week 5

  • Design Experience & Function
    • Lecture: Tuesday, Oct 8  (Room 1-150)`
    • Due: Assignment 4 - Rendering a Chair
    • Handout: Assignment 5 - Design Experience & Function
  • Surface Modeling
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Oct 9 (Room-1-132)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Oct 10 (Room-1-132)

Week - 6

  • No Class
    • No Lecture: Tuesday, Oct 15  (Room 1-150)
  • Design Forming
    • Due:  Assignment 5 - Design Experience & Function (Model)
    • Handout: Assignment 6  - Design Forming (3D Printing)
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Oct 16 (Room-1-132)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Oct 17 (Room-1-132)

Week 7

  • Design Fabrication
    • Lecture: Tuesday, Oct 22 (Room 1-150)
    • Handout: Assignment 7 - Prototyping 1 (Laser Cutting)
    • Due: Assignment 6 - Design Forming (3D Printing)
  • Planar Modeling
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Oct 23 (Room-1-132)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Oct 24 (Room-1-132)

Week 8

  • Computer Aided Manufacturing
    • Lecture: Tuesday, Oct 29 (Room 1-150)
    • Due: Assignment 7 - Prototyping 1 (Laser Cutting)
    • Handout: Assignment 8 - Assembly Design (CNC)
  • CNC Machining
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Oct 30 (N51 Woodshop) (Chris D)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Oct 31 (N51 Woodshop) (Chris D)

Week 9

  • Design Strategy
    • Lecture: Tuesday, Nov 5 (Room 1-150) 
    • Handout: Assignment 9 - Prototype 2 (Laser Cutting)
  • MasterCAM
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Nov 6  (Room-1-132) (Chris D)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Nov 7 (Room-1-132) (Chris D)

Week 10 

  • No Lecture
    • Tuesday, Nov 12
  • Model Photography
    • Due: Assignment 8 -Assembly Design (CNC)
    • Due: Assignment 9 - Prototype 2 (Laser Cutting)
    • Handout: Assignment 10 - Shop Drawings (Drawings)
    • Lab 1: Wednesday, Nov 13  (1-134)
    • Lab 2: Thursday, Nov 14 (1-134)

Week 11

  • Woodshop
    • Due: Assignment 10 - Shop Drawings (Drawings)
    • Handout: Assignment 11 -  Design Final (CNC)
    • Tuesday, Nov 19 (Photos Larry's office)
    • Wednesday, Nov 20  (Photos Larry's office)
    • Thursday, Nov 21 (Photos Larry's office)

Week 12

  • Monday, Nov 25 (Chair Cutting)
  • Tuesday, Nov 26 (Chair Cutting)
  • NO CLASS - Thanksgiving
    • Tuesday, Nov 26
  • NO CLASS - Thanksgiving
    • Wednesday, Nov 27
  • NO CLASS - Thanksgiving
    • Thursday, Nov 28

Week 13

  • Woodshop Fabrication
    • Monday, Dec 2 (Chair Cutting)
    • Tuesday, Dec 3 (Chair Cutting)
    • Wednesday, Dec 4 (Chair Cutting)
    • Thursday, Dec 5 (Chair Cutting)
    • Friday, Dec 6  (Chair Cutting)

Week 14

  • Show & Tell 
    • Tuesday,  Dec 10 (MAD Academy) 
    • Due: Assignment 11 - Design Final (CNC)
    • 9-11 AM