ENGR 101

Winter 2023 Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Welcome! We're glad to have you in ENGR 101!

Please join us on Tuesday, January 10th for our first lecture! We're looking forward to seeing you there!

Complete the Start of Term Checklist to make sure you're ready to go for ENGR 101.

Labs WILL NOT meet this week.

Professor Office Hours and a high level view of Staff Office Hours will be posted on the website next week. Office hours will begin on Monday, January 9th.

We've posted the first three weeks' schedule here, and we'll try to keep "three weeks ahead" for you throughout the semester. You're welcome to work ahead in PrairieLearn if you wish, but we don't expect that. Labs will be linked on the website on Tuesday evenings, and extra credit information will be linked as it becomes available.

Complete BEFORE your first lab.

Read the syllabus , course norms , and FAQ documents.

Find your lab instructor in our Meet the Staff slides!

Join Piazza and Gradescope (go through Canvas the first time; if you have trouble signing up for Piazza via Canvas, you can use the direct sign-up link -- but you MUST sign up with your umich email address!)

Install MATLAB

Install C++ Programs (including VSCode)

Check out PrairieLearn where you will do homework, lecture reflections, and assessments (Note: PrairieLearn is currently performing some routine maintenance and server upgrades. We will activate this link and the links to the homeworks once PrairieLearn is back up and ready for you!)

Watch this ECoach video.

(10 pts) Computing CARES Entry Survey: Complete the survey by January 21st at 11:59pm.

(10 pts) ECoach Beginning of Term Survey: Complete the survey by January 21st at 11:59pm. Note: ECoach has one Beginning of Term Survey that covers all the courses that you are taking that use ECoach this term. So, you may have already completed this survey as part of your work for another course.

No assignment this week.

No lecture this week. See you next Tuesday!

No labs this week. See you next week!

Welcome to Week 2!
First lecture this Tuesday. This week we'll be learning how ENGR101 works and the strategies for success!

Labs start meeting this week.
Be sure to attend the lab section you signed up for on Wolverine Access. Come prepared to meet your classmates and work through your first activity.

Complete the Start of Term Checklist from Week 1 before your first lab. If you have trouble installing MATLAB or VSCode, you can come to office hours or go to the CAEN Help Desk on the 2nd floor of the Duderstadt Center.

Gradescope Maintenance. The Gradescope website will be undergoing scheduled maintenance on Saturday, January 14. The maintenance window will be from 12:00PM-2:00PM EST / 5:00PM to 7:00PM GMT. Please keep this in mind and make sure you submit your Lab 1 worksheet before the maintenance period begins.

Heads up! Your first set of homework is due next week on January 17th. Make sure to read the Guide to Using PrairieLearn to understand how the homeworks are set up, and then click a homework link below to get started!

Sick or tested positive for COVID? Scroll down and find the "Excused Absence" Form. Fill this out and we will excuse you from lab and follow up with you via email.

Join the course late? Not to worry! Email your lab instructor to introduce yourself and then check Week 1 for links to things you need to get caught up on.

(10 pts) Computing CARES Entry Survey: Complete the survey by January 21st at 11:59pm.

(10 pts) ECoach Beginning of Term Survey: Complete the survey by January 21st at 11:59pm. Note: ECoach has one Beginning of Term Survey that covers all the courses that you are taking that use ECoach this term. So, you may have already completed this survey as part of your work for another course.

Heads up! You have homework due next week on January 17th. Don't forget to do it!

HW1: Intro to MATLAB

HW2: Vectors and Matrices

HW3: Functions and Data

Learn How to Succeed in ENGR101

Slides / Files

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

Meet and Greet / How Labs Will Work

Lab Worksheet

Lab Files

Walkthrough

Turn in on Gradescope

Piazza Q&A

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Welcome to Week 3!
This week we'll start learning MATLAB and discuss why your computer is your most important engineering tool.

No Office Hours Sunday and Monday this week due to the MLK Day holiday. Office hours will resume on Tuesday, January 17th.

First set of homework is due this week. Make sure to read the Guide to Using PrairieLearn to understand how the homeworks are set up, and then click a homework link below to get started!

Review/practice sessions start this week. Come get extra practice using the material learned in homework.

Sick or tested positive for COVID? Scroll down and find the "Excused Absence" Form. Fill this out and we will excuse you from lab and follow up with you via email.

Join the course late? Not to worry! Email your lab instructor to introduce yourself and then check Week 1 for links to things you need to get caught up on. If you need extensions for assignments, scroll down and complete the Extension Request form.

(10 pts) Computing CARES Entry Survey: Complete the survey by January 21st at 11:59pm.

(10 pts) ECoach Beginning of Term Survey: Complete the survey by January 21st at 11:59pm. Note: ECoach has one Beginning of Term Survey that covers all the courses that you are taking that use ECoach this term. So, you may have already completed this survey as part of your work for another course.

(20 pts) Review and Practice Session with Prof. Begley: Must attend and participate for points, no virtual option. Wednesday from 7-8pm in USB 1250 on Central Campus.

The Engineering Center for Academic Success (ECAS) holds supplemental instruction sessions on Sundays for a variety of classes, including ENGR 101. You can find the schedule for ECAS SI sessions here. They also offer tutoring for select classes as well. Check that out here.

Due TUES 11:59pm

HW1: Intro to MATLAB

HW2: Vectors and Matrices

HW3: Functions and Data

Your Computer as an Engineering Tool

Slides / Files

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

Matrices and Functions

Lab Worksheet

Lab Files

Walkthrough

Turn in on Gradescope

Piazza Q&A

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Welcome to Week 4!
We'll be exploring logical indexing and images in MATLAB, and we'll see how to apply these to Project 1.

Project 1 has been released. Scroll down to the Projects section for the link to an overview of the project, the project specifications, and the Piazza FAQ post. You're ready to start Project 1 after you've finished the homework that is due this week.

Lecture this week will introduce Project 1 and include some program planning to help you get started on Project 1. Make sure to attend!

Assessment 1 is next week. See the Canvas announcement and Piazza posts when they are posted for more details.

Sick or tested positive for COVID? Scroll down and find the "Excused Absence" Form. Fill this out and we will excuse you from lab and follow up with you via email.

Renew your MATLAB license by following these instructions. (If you don't see a message in MATLAB about renewing a license, then you don't need to do anything.)

Join the course late? Not to worry! Email your lab instructor to introduce yourself and then check Week 1 for links to things you need to get caught up on. If you need extensions for assignments, scroll down and complete the Extension Request form.

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 1 Playbook: Complete the playbook by January 28th at 11:59pm.

(20 pts) Review and Practice Session with Prof. Begley: Must attend and participate for points, no virtual option. Wednesday from 7-8pm in USB 1250 on Central Campus.

The Engineering Center for Academic Success (ECAS) holds supplemental instruction sessions on Sundays for a variety of classes, including ENGR 101. You can find the schedule for ECAS SI sessions here. They also offer tutoring for select classes as well. Check that out here.

HW4: Logical Operations and Indexing

HW5: Working with Images

Project 1 Overview

Slides / Files

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

Logical Indexing and Images

Lab Worksheet

Lab Files

Walkthrough

Turn in on Gradescope

Piazza Q&A

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Make sure that you finalize your schedule today. Today is the last day to add or drop any courses without receiving a "W" on your transcript.

Welcome to Week 5!
This week we'll be looking at how we can use MATLAB to simulate a physical phenomenon and use that simulation create helpful and informative visualizations.

Project 1 Checkpoint should be completed by Tuesday to make sure you're on track to finish the project on time. Come see us in office hours with questions! Don't wait until the last minute to start Project 1! Partnerships MUST be registered on the Autograder by Tuesday!

Assessment 1 takes place this week. Please make sure to read the details and logistics for Assessment 1 linked below. We strongly recommend you take the practice assessment at least once before taking the actual assessment.

Office Hours Schedule Change. We have hired more IAs to help fill in some gaps in our office hours coverage. The only change to you is that Friday's office hours are now 12:30-3:30pm. All the other Office Hours times are the same, but we now have more people "on duty". See the weekly Canvas announcement for this week's focus group topics!

Sick or tested positive for COVID? Scroll down and find the "Excused Absence" Form. Fill this out and we will excuse you from lab and follow up with you via email.

(20 pts) Review and Practice Session with Prof. Begley: Must attend and participate for points, no virtual option. Wednesday from 7-8pm in USB 1250 on Central Campus.

The Engineering Center for Academic Success (ECAS) holds supplemental instruction sessions on Sundays for a variety of classes, including ENGR 101. You can find the schedule for ECAS SI sessions here. They also offer tutoring for select classes as well. Check that out here.

HW6: Plotting and Figures

HW7: Statistics and Simulation

HW8: Advanced Plotting and Data Visualization

Programming Application: Beam Deflection

Slides / Files

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

Plotting, Statistics, and Simulation

Lab Worksheet

Lab Files

Walkthrough

Turn in on Gradescope

Piazza Q&A

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

You should have the Project 1 Checkpoint completed by today to stay on pace for Project 1. Partnerships MUST be registered on the Autograder by today!

Opens Wednesday 12:01am

Take Assessment

Details & Logistics

Welcome to Week 6!
We'll be exploring some new data types and data structures in MATLAB this week. We'll then see how we can use these new data structures in Project 2.

Project 1 is due Tuesday. Come see us in office hours with questions! Don't wait until the last minute to submit!

Project 2 will be released this week. We will send a Canvas announcement when Project 2 has been released.

Sick or tested positive for COVID? Scroll down and find the "Excused Absence" Form. Fill this out and we will excuse you from lab and follow up with you via email.

(20 pts) Review and Practice Session with Prof. Begley: Must attend and participate for points, no virtual option. Wednesday from 7-8pm in USB 1250 on Central Campus.

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 1 Reflection: Complete the reflection by February 18 at 11:59pm.

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 2 Playbook: Complete the playbook by February 18th at 11:59pm.

The Engineering Center for Academic Success (ECAS) holds supplemental instruction sessions on Sundays for a variety of classes, including ENGR 101. You can find the schedule for ECAS SI sessions here. They also offer tutoring for select classes as well. Check that out here.

HW9: Strings and Cell Arrays

HW10: MATLAB Tables

Project 2 Overview

Slides / Files

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

Cell Arrays, Tables, Data Visualization

Lab Worksheet

Lab Files

Walkthrough

Turn in on Gradescope

Piazza Q&A

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Submit Project 1 by today to earn up to full credit.

Welcome to Week 7!
We'll be learning about how we can use computing to improve society and to reveal bias in algorithms.

Project 2 Checkpoint should be completed by Tuesday to make sure you're on track to finish the project on time. Come see us in office hours with questions! Don't wait until the last minute to start Project 2! Partnerships MUST be registered on the Autograder by Tuesday!

Assessment 2 is next week. See the Canvas announcement and Piazza posts when they are posted for more details.

Sick or tested positive for COVID? Scroll down and find the "Excused Absence" Form. Fill this out and we will excuse you from lab and follow up with you via email.

(20 pts) Review and Practice Session with Prof. Begley: Must attend and participate for points, no virtual option. Wednesday from 7-8pm in USB 1250 on Central Campus.

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 1 Reflection: Complete the reflection by February 18th at 11:59pm.

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 2 Playbook: Complete the playbook by February 18th at 11:59pm.

The Engineering Center for Academic Success (ECAS) holds supplemental instruction sessions on Sundays for a variety of classes, including ENGR 101. You can find the schedule for ECAS SI sessions here. They also offer tutoring for select classes as well. Check that out here.

HW11: Applying Computing to Society

Algorithmic Bias

Slides / Files

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

Tables & Data Analysis

Lab Worksheet

Lab Files

Walkthrough

Turn in on Gradescope

Piazza Q&A

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

You should have the Project 2 Checkpoint completed by today to stay on pace for Project 2. Partnerships MUST be registered on the Autograder by today!

Professor Office Hours

Come talk about anything at all (this course, other courses, favorite books/movies/tv shows, why Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering is the best major, what the Avengers can teach us about teamwork ... you know, the important stuff!). This is a super casual thing -- come on by!

Friday 12:30-1:30pm

B521 Pierpont

Come chat about life at Michigan, what it's like working in a research lab, or why guinea pigs make the best pets.

Wednesday 2-3pm

B521 Pierpont

Staff Office Hours

Read this guide to office hours to help you get the most out of your office hours time.

Throughout the semester, ENGR 101 staff may need to hold their office hours virtually for various reasons, including if they feel well enough to teach but don't want to risk passing on a cold or something. If this situation occurs, they will post an announcement to Canvas with a Zoom link, so if you are planning to come to Office Hours, please check Canvas as well!

You can join these office hours without an appointment. You can stay as long as you want, so come hang out and get some ENGR 101 work done with us! This schedule will not change from week-to-week, so feel free to plan around this!

Day	Schedule

Course Essentials

All the details

Norms and expectations for meetings, email, and other forms of communication in the course

Meet the course staff!

Answers to frequently asked questions about ENGR 101 (continually updated)

Request Forms

Request an excused lab absence

Request a regrade or report a grade discrepancy

Request an extension for an assignment because of a medical or personal emergency

Projects

Project code is submitted to the autograder; the autograder is linked at the top of this course webpage. Read this guide to the autograder to learn more about using the autograder.

All project code is subjected to our cheat checking procedures. If we find sufficient evidence of cheating, we are required to submit a report to the Honor Council. You can learn more about what happens with Honor Council reports by watching this video from the Engineering Center for Academic Success.

In this course, you are allowed to work with a partner on the projects if you wish to. All project partnerships MUST be registered on the autograder at least one week prior to the project's deadline.

Follow this guide to registering your partnership on the autograder to complete your partnership prior to the registration deadline.

Dealing with Radiation

Due Tue, February 7th

Overview ( slides )

Specifications

Piazza FAQ

Schedule of Topics

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic
No homework due this week
	No lecture this week
No review session due this week		No labs this week

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic
No homework due this week
	First Lecture! Learn how to succeed in ENGR 101
No review session this week		Lab 1: Meet and Greet / How Labs Will Work


	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic
MLK Day
Intro to MATLAB; Vectors and Matrices; Functions; Working with Data Homeworks 1-3 due	Your Computer as an Engineering Tool
Practice with Prof. Begley: Vectors, Matrices, and Functions in MATLAB		Lab 2: Matrices and Functions


	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Logical Operations and Indexing; Working with Images Homeworks 4-5 due
	Project 1 Overview		Drop/Add Deadline
Practice with Prof. Begley: Logical Operations and Indexing; Working with Images in MATLAB		Lab 3: Logical Indexing and Images


	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Plotting and Figures; Statistics and Simulation; Advanced Plotting and Data Visualization Homeworks 6-8 due
	Programming Application: Beam Deflection		Project 1 Checkpoint should be completed by today
Practice with Prof. Begley: Plotting and Statistics in MATLAB		Lab 4: Plotting, Statistics, and Simulation	Assessment #1 (Opens Wed, Due Thurs)
			Assessment #1 (Opens Wed, Due Thurs)

	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Strings and Cell Arrays; MATLAB Tables Homeworks 9-10 due
	Project 2 Overview		Project 1 Due
Practice with Prof. Begley: Strings, Cell Arrays and Tables in MATLAB		Lab 5: Cell Arrays, Tables, Data Visualization


	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Applying Computing to Society Homework 11 due
	Algorithmic Bias		Project 2 Checkpoint should be completed by today
Practice with Prof. Begley: MATLAB grab bag!		Lab 6: Tables & Data Analysis


	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
No homework due this week
	Programming Application: Animation in MATLAB		Project 2 Due
Practice with Prof. Begley: Final MATLAB Wrap-up		No Lab This Week	Assessment #2 (Opens Wed, Due Thurs)
			Assessment #2 (Opens Wed, Due Thurs)

	Lecture reflection due

Week 9	Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
	Spring Break!

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic
Intro to C++ Homework 12 due
	Your Computer as an Engineering Tool, Part 2
Practice with Prof. Begley: Intro to C++		Lab 7: Getting Started with C++


	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic
More C++ Basics and Branching; Iteration; Functions in C++ Homeworks 13-15 due
	Program Planning and Debugging
Practice with Prof. Begley: Branching, Interation, and Functions in C++		Lab 8: Branching, Iteration, and Functions


	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic
Strings, Streams, and I/O; Vectors; Program Design Homeworks 16-18 due
	Project 3 Overview
Practice with Prof. Begley: Strings, Streams, I/O and Vectors		Lab 9: Strings, File I/O Streams, and Vectors


	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Data Structures, Applying Computing to Engineering Problems Homeworks 19-21 due
	Programming Application: House Hunting		Project 3 Checkpoint should be completed by today
Practice with Prof. Begley: Data Structures and Program Design		Lab 10: Data Structures and Program Design	Assessment #3 (Opens Wed, Due Thurs)
			Assessment #3 (Opens Wed, Due Thurs)

	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
No homework due this week
	Project 4 Overview		Project 3 Due
		Lab 11: Programming Practice (Containerships)


	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
No homework due this week
	Programming Application: TBD		Project 4 Checkpoint should be completed by today
		Lab 12: Programming Practice (Ottendorf Cipher)


	Lecture reflection due	Lab worksheet due

Homework/Review Topic	Lecture Topic	Projects / Assessments
No homework due this week		Assessment #4 (Opens Mon, Due Tues)
	Semester Wrap-up	Assessment #4 (Opens Mon, Due Tues)
	Semester Wrap-up	Project 4 Due
Classes are over

University of Michigan

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Week 6

Week 7

Professor Office Hours

Staff Office Hours

Course Essentials

Request Forms

Projects

Schedule of Topics

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Week 7

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Week 8

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Week 9

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Week 10

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Week 12

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Week 13

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