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Intensive Physical Computing & Robotics

Students in this Intensive Physical Computing & Robotics course take the same modules within the Physical Computing & Robotics course and share a classroom space with those students. This Intensive course is also project-oriented and driven significantly by student interests, enabling students to expand on their knowledge of C++/Java programming and gain proficiency circuit design, breadboarding, and various hardware interactions involving, light, sound, sensors, motors, and servo control. While both courses cover the same base material, the Intensive course covers the material in more depth and at greater speed. Specifically, students in the Intensive class are required to solve about 25 percent more problems and are expected to show mastery of the basic topics as well as learn additional topics such as arrays, EEPROM data storage, and communications protocols. Students in the Intensive class are required to write nearly all their algorithms from scratch. For the final project, their robots and devices are expected to perform sophisticated autonomous tasks incorporating multiple feedback-control systems. Students will modify robots and craft unique creations in each module of the sequence. They have the flexibility to enroll in both modules of the sequence in one academic year or across multiple years. Please see the Physical Computing & Robotics (SCI130A) course description for details about individual mods.

Min-Max Credit Hours: 1.0-2.0