Weekly s chedule (2008/09 SemB)

Last update: 2009-03-01
Week 1 (14/01/2009, 16/01/2009)
Course Overview
-A brief history of electronics in arts
-Grouping
-Electricity and safety
-Equipments check

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Week 2 (21/01/2009, 23/01/2009)

Introduction to electricity and electronics
-What is electricity?
-Voltage, Current and resistance.
-Electromotive Force
-Ohms Law
-Potential divider
-Electro-magnetic force
-Conductor and insulator

#Short quiz

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Week 3 (*28/01/2009, 30/01/2009)
*CNY holiday, NO CLASS

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Week 4 (04/02/2009, 06/02/2009)

-Site visit to Ap Liu Street & reclamation street + buying stuffs for next week

#Site visit worksheet


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Week 5 (11/02/2009, 13/02/2009)
-Electricity and safety revisit
-Electricity revisit (V, I, R, what are they?)
-D.C. and A.C.
-About LED
-Using multi-meter
-Reading circuit

"Make a little something"
-Making your first circuit- Let there be light~
-Using breadboard for prototyping

#LDR + LED + battery cap

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Week 6 (18/02/2009, 20/02/2009)
-Basic Electronics Components
-Transfer your led circuit to a schematic
-Transfer a schematic to physical circuit (Make a little something)

"Make a little something"

#Colorful LED eggo.

Bring a Gashapon and other electronics components, detail will be released later

Milkbox amplfier (updated on 2009-02-17)


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Week 7 (*25/02/2009, 27/02/2009) *Class cancellation, rearrangement of class (T.B.C.)
Make up class detail

Date: 2009-02-24

Time: 18:30-21:30

Venue: GPL I

*Please drop me an email (yiublin[at]cityu.edu.hk) if you have difficulty in attending the make up class

"Make a little something"
Using a soldering iron
#Your own microphone
#Your own little beatbox, 555 timer

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Week 8 (04/03/2009, 06/03/2009)
-Final project proposal presentation + brainstorming
-Transistor and relay

"Make a little something"
Building a relay circuit for controlling BIG things

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IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SCHEDULE!!!

Tuesday 18:30-21:30@CIL Lab

Sat 10:30-13:30 @ CIL lab
Week 9 (10/03/2009, 14/03/2009)
Introduction to micro-controller

"Make a little something"
Control a home appliance with computer.

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Week 10 (17/03/2009, 21/03/2009)
Individual consultation for final project

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Week 11 (24/03/2009, Sat class consolidate to Tuesday)
28/03/2009 class cancelled

Individual consultation for final project, optional

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Week 12 (Tuesday & Sat. class cancelled, 04/04/2009)

NO CLASS


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Week 13 (07/04/2009, Sat class consolidate to Tuesday)
Individual consultation for final project, optional

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Week 14 (14/04/2009, 18/04/2009)
Individual consultation for final project, optional
Final project presentation + project report submission deadlineMove to week 15

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Week 15 (25/04/2009)
Final project presentation + project report submission deadline Postponed to week 16

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Week 16 (27, 28, 29/04/2009)
Final project presentation + project report submission deadline
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