ENAE380[X]

What's New?

Classroom Structure
Point Structure
Course Material

Class Structure - Flipped

What's a flipped classroom?
How does it affect me?
Why implement it?

Point Structure - Built Up

Points
Mechanics
Final Cutoffs

Course Material - Practical

Computer Science Core Concepts
Python and Python Libraries
Sensor Data Processing
Embedded Systems

Logistics

Weekly Schedule

Notes posted Friday afternoon
Assignments posted Sunday night
Quizzes and help sessions during Lab
Assignments due by following Monday - 9am

TA Availability

Weekly Lab Sections
Classroom Q&A through Piazza
Online Office Hours
Physical Office Hours by Request

Solving a Problem

Think
Google it
Check if question is already on Piazza
Submit a question to Piazza
Request office hours

Tentative Lab Schedule

Date	Lecture Name
09/11	Introduction to Lab/Raspberry Pi
09/18	Introduction to Python/Terminal
09/25	Data Types & Complexity
10/02	Alternate Data Structures
10/09	Sensor Data & Intro to GoPiGo

10/23	Batch Estimators & Intro to Final Project
10/30	Image Processing Basics
11/06	Special Topics I
11/13	Special Topics II

11/27	Final Project Presentation

Resources

Canvas

Course Materials
Individual Points
Quizzes and Surveys

Piazza

Formal Discussion Board
Course Materials
Alternate Resources

Hashnote

Informal Discussion Board
Anonymous Accounts
Group Collaboration

Expectations

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Expectations of Attitude

Agency
Mindfulness

Agency - Instructors

Come prepared
Be interested
Encourage discussion beyond course material

Agency - Students

Ask questions
Answer questions
Provide feedback

Mindfulness - Instructors

Be aware of student workload
Be fair in course policies

Mindfulness - Students

Be aware of teacher workload
Be responsive with feedback

Prerequisites

Prior Experience Programming

Checks made out to University of Maryland

What's Inside?

Pi 3
Case
HDMI Cable
2 Heat Sinks
32GB MicroSD
SD-USB Reader

What is it?

Raspberry Pi 3

Quad-Core 1.2 GHz CPU

1 GB RAM (900 MHz)

MicroSD Storage

Macbook Pro 2016

Specifications

Dual-Core 2.3 GHz CPU

8 GB RAM (2133 MHz)

128 GB PCIe SSD

~10-30 MB/s Write Speed

0.042 g

Wifi/Bluetooth

2000 MB/s Write Speed

1.37 g

Wifi/Bluetooth

Components

Pi Projects

Research

DIY Projects

Setup

Hardware

Insert SD Card
Plug in Monitor and Accessories
Connect to Power Source

Software

If OS is missing follow the instructions here
Connect to UMD Wi-Fi
Open Terminal and run the following in succession:

$ sudo apt-get update

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$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get upgrade

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$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get upgrade

$ sudo apt-get install python3-pip

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Useful Applications

Sublime Text Editor
Scrot

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