Introduction to Information Science and Technology. Spring 2016

Schedule
Week	Date	Topic	Reading	Notes	Discussion
1	02-22	Introduction to programming and python	PT 1--3		PDF
1	02-25	Control flow and data structures	PT 4--5		PDF
2	02-29	Exceptions; I/O	PT 7--8
2	03-03	Naming and binding; Classes	PLR 4; PT 9.1--9.8
3	03-07	Naming and binding; Classes	PLR 4; PT 9.1--9.8
3	03-10	Electronics: Introduction to Electronics	DDCA 1	Slides 1; Quiz1
4	03-14	Electronics: Digital Logic	DDCA2.1--2.4	Slides 2; Quiz2	Homework 1; Extra credit project.
4	03-17	Iterators and generators	PT 9.9--9.11		Homework 1; Extra credit project.
5	03-21	Algorithms
5	03-24	Algorithms
6	03-28	Electronics: Combinational Logic Circuits	DDCA2.5-2.8	Slides 3; Quiz3
6	03-31	Electronics(A&B): Lab 1 Digital Circuits		Lab 1
7	04-05	Electronics: Sequential Digital Circuits	DDCA3.1-3.4	Slides 4; Homework 2
	04-07	Electronics: Digital Building Blocks	DDCA5	Slides 5
	04-09	Electronics(A): Lab 2 Proximity Sensor	Lab Session Name Lists;	Lab 2;Arduino Micro Schematic
8	04-11	Electronics: Beyond Logic Switches	switch mode power supply and op-amp	Slides 6	Homework 3
	04-14	Electronics(A&B): Lab 3 Analog Circuits		Lab 3;
	04-16	Electronics(A): Lab 4 Rotating Path Detector		Lab 4;
9	04-18	Signal: FFT, Filter	Lecture notes		Homework 1
9	04-21	Signal Processing Applications			Homework 1
10	04-25	Communication			Homework 2
10	04-28	Communication			Homework 2
11	~~05-02~~	Labor Day Holiday			Homework 3
11	05-05	Network			Homework 3
12	05-09	Control
12	05-12	Control
13	05-16	Intelligent Machines and Robotics: Introduction (pdf)	MR 1		Robotics Homework 1 Robotics Lab Preparation 1 Robotics Lab 1 Robotics Lab Intro arduino-1.6.9-linux32.tar.xz arduino-1.6.9-linux64.tar.xz
	05-19	Intelligent Machines and Robotics: Control and Navigation (pdf)	MR 2
	05-21	Class A: Robotics Lab 1
14	05-23	Intelligent Machines and Robotics: Planning (pdf)	PA 1.1 - 1.4		Robotics Lab Homework 2 Results Robotics Robotics Homework 2
	05-26	Intelligent Machines and Robotics: Perception (pdf)	MR 3.1
	05-28	Class A: Robotics Lab 2
15	05-30	Intelligent Machines and Robotics: Vision (pdf)	MR 3.2 - 3.3
	06-02	Intelligent Machines and Robotics: Artificial Intelligence
	06-04	Class A: Robotics Lab 3
16	06-06	Intelligent Machines and Robotics: Machine Learning
	~~06-09~~	Dragon Boat Festival

Description

This course introduces fundamentals of information science and technology in four parts: programming, electronics, intelligent machines and robotics, and signal and systems.

References

PT: The Python Tutorial
PLR: The Python Language Reference
DDCA: David M. Harris and Sarah L. Harris, Digital Design and Computer Architecture
MR: LaValle, Mobile Robotics
PA: LaValle, Planning Algorithms

Requirements

Reading

Read the chapters before class. We will not read the textbook to you during class. Rather, we will help you better understand certain materials in the textbook.

Class participation

You are required to participate actively in the classroom discussions.

Communications

Read your email and the forum at least once in any 12 hour period (including weekends and holidays), as I may post important announcements there.
Post all questions (except private, sensitive ones) on the forum so that everyone can reply and read the replies. You may not post anonymously. Do not send email to the instructors or TAs.

Policies

Late homework

For programming section: you must submit all your homework solutions to the gradebot: we cannot accept homework solutions in any other way. The gradebot enforces deadlines strictly. We never accept late homework submission in any circumstances. Since we hand out homework several weeks before its deadline, you should allocate sufficient time and allow for contigencies.

Academic integrity

We enforce academic integrity strictly. If you participate in any form of cheating, you will fail this course immediately. Examples of cheating on homework include (but are not limited to) the following:

Read or possess solution code written by other people.
Submit to the gradebot code written by other people or derived from the code written by other people.

where other people means all the people other than you for individual homework, and all the people outside your group for group homework. They include people outside this course.

Lectures	Monday and Thursday, 1015--1155. 公教101.
Discussions	Monday, 1745--1925. 行政405.
Instructors	陈浩 <`chenhao`>; 王浩宇 <`wanghy`>; Schwertfeger, Sören <`soerensch`>; 罗喜良 <`luoxl`>
TAs	王一帆 <`wangyf`>; 吕文涛 <`lvwt`>
	张一弛 <`zhangych`> Monday, 1030--1200. H2 207. Tuesday, 1830--2200. 本一宿舍成长驿站. Wensday 2100--2200. 本一宿舍成长驿站.
	陈宸 <`chenchen`>; 王宵 <`wangxiao1`> Thursday, 1900--2100. 本一宿舍成长驿站. Friday, 1300--1500. 教学301.
	吴秉翰 <`wubh`>; 陈彬 <`chenbin`> Wensday, 1000--1200. 本一宿舍成长驿站. Friday, 1300--1700. 本一宿舍成长驿站.
	翁如嵩 <`wengrs`> Tuesday and Friday, 1800--2100. 本一宿舍成长驿站.
	李嘉琰 <`lijy`> Monday and Thursday, 1500--1700. 教学301.
	-----Electronics-TA-Offfice Hours---------
	于亮 <`yuliang`> Wednesday, 1500--1700. 科研5209E.
	李志清 <`lizhq`> Thursday, 1900--2100. 科研5209E.
	尚明<`shangming`> Tuesday, 1900--2100. 科研5209E.
Homework	Submit your homework to the gradebot.
Forum	Post all your questions on the forum.