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Julia Makes Things
Let's see what happens when a programmer makes real things.
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Assignment: Design and fabricate a 3D mold and produce a fiber composite part in it, with resin infusion and compaction.
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Assignment: Design and build a wired and/or wireless network connecting at least two processors.
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Assignment: Write an application that interfaces with an input and/or output device that you made, comparing as many tool options as possible.
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Assignment: Measure something: add a sensor to a microcontroller board that you have designed and read it
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Assignment: Add an output device to a microcontroller board you’ve designed and program it to do something.
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Assignment: Design a 3D mold around the stock and tooling that you’ll be using, machine it, and use it to cast parts
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Assignment: Read a microcontroller data sheet and program your board to do something.
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Assignment: Make something big (out of wood, using computer-controlled machining).
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Assignment: Redraw the echo hello-world board, add a button and LED, make it, and test it.
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Assignment: Design and print an object that could not be made subtractively. 3D scan an object (and optionally print it).
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Assignment: Build a personal website in the class archive describing you and your final project.
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Assignment: Create a laser cut parametric press-fit construction kit, and use the vinyl cutter to make something.