MEAM.Design - MEAM 410/510 - Course Logistics
Lecture
Time: 3:00-4:20 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays
Location: Berger Auditorium (located in the basement of the Skirkanich Building - just keep going down)
Lab
Time: 24 hours (see the calendar on the main 410/510 page for TA lab hours)
Location: General Motors Lab, Towne 193 (all enrolled students should have PennCard swipe access)
Recitation
We will occasionally offer recitations. These will most often focus on background material and serve to help people unfamiliar with some of the fundamentals to catch up with the rest of the class. Other times this will be used as a sort of group office hours session. Attendance is optional.
Time: 3:00-4:20 p.m. on Fridays
Location: Berger Auditorium
Textbook
Introduction to Mechatronic Design, 1st edition, 2010
J. Edward Carryer, Thomas Kenny, Matt Ohline
Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0131433563
available in the bookstore and on Amazon
Lab Kits
We have assembled kits of the most common mechatronics tools for you to purchase ($40, cash or check payable to the "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania"). The kit includes the following:
hookup wire kit ($2)
small screwdriver ($2)
diagonal cutters ($2)
20-30AWG wire strippers ($8)
(5) alligator-clip wires ($2)
(5) mini-grabber wires ($2)
coaxial banana-alligator wire ($4)
2 oz. roll of 25-gauge 63/37 solder ($5)
3-foot mini-B USB cable ($2)
(1) m2 microcontroller ($10) - handed out later
In addition, you may find it very useful to acquire: