ENGR 101

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Complete BEFORE your first lab.

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

Read the syllabus , course norms , and FAQ documents.

Watch this eCoach video.

Welcome to Week 2!
This week we'll add vectors, matrices, and functions to our MATLAB toolkit.

No Office Hours on Monday due to the Labor Day Holiday. Office hours will resume on Tuesday this week.

Runestone Chapters 1-3 are due on Tuesday this week. Please make sure to read this Piazza post to make sure you will get credit for your Runestone work.

Project 1 has been released. Scroll down to the Projects section for the link to an overview of the project, the project specifications, and a "tips & tricks" resource. You're ready to start Project 1 after you've finished the prep work for the week.

(20 pts) Meet the Staff: Attend the Meet the Staff event and complete the reflection form.

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 11:59pm

(10 pts) ECoach Beginning of Term Survey: Complete the survey by September 11 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.

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

All Extra Credit Opportunities Due Saturday 11:59pm

Vectors and Matrices

Functions and Data

Chapter 2

Slides (Reference Only)

Chapter 3

Slides (Reference Only)

Matrices and Functions

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Meet the instructors, GSIs, and IAs you'll be working with this semester

7-8pm

220 Chrysler

Welcome to Week 3!
We'll learn logical indexing - one of the most powerful tools in MATLAB, and also see how MATLAB handles images.

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

Extra Office Hours! With Project 1 due this Tuesday, we have added more office hours coverage on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. We will do this for each project week.

Supplementary Instruction Sessions from the Engineering Center for Academic Success (ECAS) start this week. These are group learning sessions focused on conceptual understanding and collaborative problem-solving led by an experienced student instructor. These sessions are open to all ENGR 101 students!

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

(20 pts) Forest Fires Demo: Attend Dr. Burdick's demo session about analyzing weather data for forest fires and complete the reflection form.

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 11:59pm

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 1 Playbook: Complete the playbook by September 18 at 11:59pm.

All Extra Credit Opportunities Due Saturday 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

Logical Operations and
Indexing

Working With Images

Logical Indexing, Images, and Applications

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Project 1 is due today at 11:59pm.

Join Dr. Burdick for a live-coding demo!

7-8pm

1670 Beyster

Welcome to Week 4!
This week's topics: plotting, figures, statistics, and simulation.

Project 2 is due on Tuesday! Come see us in office hours with questions! Don't wait until the last minute to submit!

Extra Office Hours! With Project 2 due this Tuesday, we have added more office hours coverage on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. We will do this for each project week.

Assessment 1 takes place this week. Be sure to reference the Canvas annoucements and Piazza posts that have been sent out to make sure you are aware of all relevant information

Project 3 has been released. Scroll down to the Projects section for the link to an overview of the project, the project specifications, and a "tips & tricks" resource. You're ready to start Project 3 after you've finished the prep work for the week. This project is the summation of our MATLAB skills, so make sure to watch the overview and read through the specifications as soon as possible.

(20 pts) Demo Session: Attend the Election Forecasting demo session (or watch the recording) and submit a reflection.

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 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

Plotting and Figures

Statistics and Simulation

Plotting, Statistics, and Simulation

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Open Wed 12:01am

Take Assessment

Details & Logistics

Join Dr. Burdick for a live-coding demo regarding Election Forecasting!

7-8pm

1670 Beyster

Project 2 is due today at 11:59pm.

Welcome to Week 5!
We'll be exploring some more specialized corners of MATLAB, from 3D plotting to flexible data structures like cell arrays.

Heads Up. If you are attending the Beam Deflection Live Session in-person, try to complete Runestone Chapter 8 beforehand -- we'll be using some of the plotting techniques from Chapter 8 in the demo.

Project 3 Partnerships MUST be registered by Tuesday, September 28, 11:59pm. Absolutely NO exceptions.

Assessment 1 consultations are happening this week. Please see the Assessment 1 Logistics post on Piazza for more details on assessment consultations and how to go about retaking Assessment 1 if you want to. Assessment 1 Retakes are due Saturday, October 2, 11:59pm.

Get started on Project 3 if you haven't already. There's a fair bit of code to write, and it's due next Tuesday, Oct. 5.

(20 pts) Demo Session: Attend the Beam Deflection demo session (or watch the recording) and submit a reflection.

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 11:59pm

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 2 Playbook: Complete the playbook by October 9th at 11:59pm. Opens 10/1.

All Extra Credit Opportunities Due Saturday 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

Advanced Plotting and Data

Strings and Cell Arrays

Strings, Cell Arrays, and Data Visualization

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Join Dr. Alford for a live-coding demo regarding Beam Deflection!

7-8pm

220 Chrysler

Project partnerships must be set up on the autograder by 11:59pm.

Welcome to Week 6!
One last topic in MATLAB: Tables, a more complex data structure than vectors and matrices. We'll also take a look at how computing influences, and is influenced, by the societies we live in.

Project 3 is due Tuesday. Remember that office hours may be very busy right before the project is due, so please do not wait until the day the project is due to submit to the Autograder! As always, start as early as possible to give yourself the best chance of success.

Welcome New IAs! We have hired three new IAs to help us with office hours: Tarek Bsat, Tate Fisher, and Thomas Westman. Scroll down to the "People" link to learn a little bit about them.

Assessment 2 takes place next week from Monday to Wednesday. We will send more information about Assessment 2 as we get it together, but it will be very similar to Assessment 1 in style. The content will cover everything we've done in MATLAB, with a focus on the later material like Project 3 and MATLAB Tables.

(20 pts) Demo Session: Attend the Animation in MATLAB demo session (or watch the recording) and submit a reflection.

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 11:59pm

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 2 Playbook: Complete the playbook by October 9th at 11:59pm. Opens 10/1.

All Extra Credit Opportunities Due Saturday 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

MATLAB Tables

Applying Computing to Society

Tables and MATLAB Review/Summary

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Join Dr. Alford for a live-coding demo regarding animation in MATLAB!

7-8 pm

220 Chrysler

Project 3 is due today at 11:59pm.

Welcome to Week 7!
This week, we will wrap up the MATLAB half of our course with Assessment 2.

Before you take the assessment, watch this video from the Engineering Center for Academic Success. The video describes the ECAS and the process for resolving reported Honor Code violations.

Assessment 2 Is Open Monday to Wednesday Make sure you take the practice exam on Prarie Learn before you start the actual assessment. Be sure to reference the Canvas annoucements and Piazza posts that have been sent out to make sure you are aware of all relevant information on Assessment 2.

No Runestone this week.

No Labs this week.

Dr. Burdick's Office Hours on Friday are virtual this week.

Office Hours will not be held in any capacity throughout Fall Break, from Saturday, October 16th to Tuesday, October 19th.

(20 pts) GSI Panel - Summer Opportunities Attend a panel with some of our GSI's on staff to hear about different types of summer opportunities such as internships, study abroad, and co-ops!

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 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

Open Mon 12:01am

Take Assessment

Details & Logistics

Join some GSIs for a panel on summer opportunities

7-8pm

1670 BBB

Set up your computer and install some new program that you will use in C++!

Instructions

Welcome to Week 8!
This week, we will focus on getting started with C++ and setting up your development environment in Lab. We hope you have a safe and restful fall break!

There is No Runestone this week due to fall break. We will start C++ Runestone next week. Please note, however, that there are THREE Runestone chapters due next week, so plan accordingly.

Office Hours will not be held in any capacity throughout Fall Break, from Saturday, October 16th to Tuesday, October 19th.

Remember to do the C++ Setup! If you have not already set up your computer for C++, please follow these instructions. If you have trouble, please come into office hours after fall break and we will help you figure it out!

(20 pts) Lockheed Martine Resume Writing Workshop Come hear from some representatives from Lockheed Martin that will be walking you through how to create a resume!

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 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

Getting Started with C++

Branching, Iteration, and Scope

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Join representatives from Lockheed Martin for a workshop on how to create a resume!

6-7 pm

Virtual

Welcome to Week 9!
This week, we will get started with C++ material with a general intro to C++, and then learn about branching and iteration in C++.

Before Lab 8 make sure your computer is set up for C++. Please come to in-person office hours if you need assistance.

Check your live sessions grades! After this week, there are only 5 (maybe 6, we might add one) live sessions left in the semester. Remember that you need to attend or watch at least 10 live sessions to get full credit for that portion of your course grade. So, if you’ve missed more than a couple of live session, make sure you start attending/watching and turning in the reflection forms!

Project 4 will be released this week! We will make a Canvas announcement once the project is published.

(20 pts) "Engineering the Caron Footprint to Carbon Neutrality" with Greg Martin from BP Attend a live session with Greg Martin from BP to hear about sustainable engineering and carbon neutrality.

(20 pts) "How To College" with GSIs Harsh, Jake, and Noah Attend a live session with some GSIs on staff and learn some strategies on how to be "successful" at Michigan!

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 11:59pm

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 2 Reflection: Complete the reflection by October 30th at 11:59pm. Open now.

All Extra Credit Opportunities Due Saturday 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

Introduction to C++

More C++ Basics and Branching

Iteration

Branching, Iteration, and Scope

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Attend a live session with Greg Martin from BP to hear about sustainable engineering and carbon neutrality.

6-7pm

1640 CHEM

Attend a live session with some GSIs on staff and learn some strategies on how to be "successful" at Michigan!

7-8pm

133 Chrysler

Welcome to Week 10!
This week, we will learn about strings, streams, and I/O in C++

Partnerships for Project 4 must be registered by Tuesday -- NO EXCEPTIONS. If you are not able to form a partnership on the autograder (because we had a setting wrong, originally), please send an email to engr101staff@umich.edu with your uniqname and your partner’s uniqname, and we will manually form your partnership.

Project 4 Program Design is due on Tuesday. The program design is the flowchart that you are filling out. Show your flowchart to your lab instructor for feedback on correctness -- the flowchart is a valuable guide when you go to write your code!

The Office Hours Queue will be updated with partner groups on Wednesday, after the window for registering partnerships for Project 4 closes. This will allow us to help as many groups as possible in office hours.

Assessment 3 will be next week after Project 4 ends. More information on Assessment 3 will be released separately.

(20 pts) Path Planning using Branching and Iteration Come see GSI Harsh walk through an implementation of a path planning algorithm.

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 11:59pm

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 3 Planning Playbook: Complete the playbook by November 6th at 11:59pm. Opens 10/31.

All Extra Credit Opportunities Due Saturday 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

Functions in C++

Strings, Streams, and I/O

Functions, Strings, Streams, and I/O

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Come see GSI Harsh walk through an implementation of a path planning algorithm.

7-8pm

220 Chrysler

Project 4 Project Design is due today at 11:59pm.

Project 4 partnerships MUST be registered today by 11:59pm.
NO EXCEPTIONS.

Welcome to Week 11!
This week, we will learn about Vectors and Program Design in C++.

Project 4 Due Tuesday. Submit your code to the Autograder.

Assessment 3 takes place Wednesday to Saturday. Be sure to complete it by the due date! We highly recommend you take the Practice Assessment at least once before you take the actual assessment.

Project 5 will be released this week. We will send a Canvas announcement when Project 5 has been released.

(20 pts) A Text Adventure with Dr. Burdick Attend a live session with Dr. Burdick to complete a Text Adventure!

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 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

Vectors

Program Design

Vectors

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Open Wed 12:01am

Take Assessment

Details & Logistics

Attend a live session with Dr. Burdick to complete a Text Adventure!

7-8pm

1670 Beyster

Project 4 is Due today at 11:59pm to the Autograder.

Welcome to Week 12!
This week, we will learn about Structs and other data structures in C++

Partnerships for Project 5 must be registered by Tuesday -- NO EXCEPTIONS.

Project 5 Program Design is due on Tuesday. The program design is the pseudocode that you are completing. Show your pseudocode to your lab instructor for feedback on correctness -- the pseudocode is a valuable guide when you go to write your code!

The Office Hours Queue will be updated with partner groups on Wednesday, after the window for registering partnerships for Project 5 closes. This will allow us to help as many groups as possible in office hours.

Assessment 3 consultations are available during in-person office hours this week. If you would like to go through your answers for Assessment 3, or are interested in retaking Assessment 3, please come see us in office hours.

(20 pts) Being Your Own DJ With C++ Data Structures Attend a live session with GSI Harsh to learn how to make your own playlists!

(20 pts) Student Life: Course and Major Selection, In Engineering and Beyond Attend a live session with some GSIs to learn about course and major selection

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 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

Structs

More Data Structures

Structs, More Practice with Program Design

(Walkthroughs released on Friday night/Saturday morning)

Lab worksheet must be turned in to Gradescope for credit!

Attend a live session with GSI Harsh to learn how to make your own playlists!

7-8pm

220 Chrysler

Project 5 Project Design is due today at 11:59pm.

Project 5 partnerships MUST be registered today by 11:59pm.
NO EXCEPTIONS.

Attend a live session with some GSIs to learn about course and major selection

7-8pm on Tuesday

1500 EECS

Welcome to Week 13!
This is a short week because of Thanksgiving Break! Our main goal is to successfully complete Project 5.

No Runestone this week.

No Lab this week.

Office hours will end at 5pm on Tuesday this week. Our U-M Thanksgiving Break technically starts at 5pm on Tuesday, so we shifted our office hours schedule accordingly. Scroll down to see the updated schedule. Staff may have limited availability on Piazza after 5pm on Tuesday, so please plan accordingly.

Project 5 Due Tuesday. Submit your code to the Autograder by 11:59pm. Please note that if you are thinking about doing a project redo for Project 5, then this may negatively impact your ability to complete Project 6.

Project 6 will be released on Wednesday per our usual project release cycle. But if you want to take a break from ENGR 101 over Thanksgiving break, you totally can!

(10 pts) Computing CARES Exit Survey: Please complete the exit survey. Opens 11/22. Due Saturday, Dec. 4th.

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

Enjoy your time off and be sure to take care of yourselves!

Project 5 is due today at 11:59pm.

Welcome to Week 14!
This will be our last week of runestone and we will be learning about applying computing to engineering problems. We will also be learning about more data structures in lab.

One Runestone this week. It's the last one! 🎉

Project 6 Design is due on Tuesday at 11:59pm to Gradescope. This is also the deadline to register partnerships on the Autograder.

Extra Credit There are two last extra credit opportunities. Please see links to the right.

(20 pts) Word Embeddings with Dr. Burdick Come see Dr. Burdick walk you through some word embeddings.

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 11:59pm

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 4 Planning Playbook: Complete the playbook by December 4th at 11:59pm. Opens 11/28.

(10 pts) Computing CARES Exit Survey: Please complete the exit survey. Opens 11/22.

All Extra Credit Opportunities Due Saturday 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

Applying Computing to Engineering Problems

Chapter 21

Slides (Reference)

More Data Structures

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!

Project 6 Project Design is due today at 11:59pm.

Project 6 partnerships MUST be registered today by 11:59pm.
NO EXCEPTIONS.

Attend a live session with Dr. Burdick to learn about Word Embeddings

7-8pm

1670 Beyster

Welcome to Week 15!
This week is the last week of classes. Congratulations! You made it!

Project 6 Due Tuesday. Submit your code to the Autograder.

Assessment 4 takes place Wednesday to Saturday. Be sure to complete it by the due date! We highly recommend you take the Practice Assessment at least once before you take the actual assessment.

(20 pts) Staff Live Session - Mental Health in College Attend a live session with some members of staff to discuss mental health and being your best self throughout college.

All Live Session Reflection Forms Due Saturday 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

Open Wed 12:01am

Take Assessment

Details & Logistics

Project 6 is Due today at 11:59pm to the Autograder.

Attend a live session with some members of staff to discuss mental health and being your best self throughout college.

7-8pm

Click here to schedule an appointment.

1670 BeysterTBD

"Proffice" 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!

Fridays 11:45am-12:45pm

B521 Pierpont

For private conversations with Dr. Alford, held via Zoom. However, if you need debugging help, please sign up for a staff office hours appointment below.

Wednesdays 1-2pm

Thursdays 1-2pm

Come talk about anything at all (this course, other courses, Computer Science and Engineering, careers, internships, misc. stuff!).

Fridays 1:45-2:45pm

B521 Pierpont

For private conversations with Dr. Burdick, held via Zoom. However, if you need debugging help, please sign up for a staff office hours appointment below.

Mondays 2:00-3:00pm

Click here to schedule an appointment.

Staff Office Hours

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

In-Person Office Hours are best for general conceptual questions and for discussing things with other students in the course.

Appointment Office Hours are best for one-on-one help and for sharing your code with a staff member.

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! Any one-time changes will be communicated via Canvas as necessary.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
12:00pm - 2:00pm	9:00am - 6:00pm	9:00am - 5:00pm	No In-Person OH	No In-Person OH	No In-Person OH	No In-Person OH

Sign up for an appointment at eecsoh.org. Appointment slots open at midnight each day.
Please sign up for an appointment at least 10 minutes prior to the beginning of your selected appointment slot.

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 a regrade or report a grade discrepancy

Request to redo a project for up to 85% credit on the autograded portion of the project

(Project redos are not available for Project 6)

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.

Soil Analysis

Part of Lab 1

Analyzing a Structure

Due Tue, Sep 14th

Dealing with Radiation

Due Tue, Sep 21

Siting a Wind Farm

Due Tue, Oct 5

Space Shuttle Braking Coefficient

Program Design - Due Tue, Nov 2

Project Due - Tue, Nov 9

Program Design Template

Spaceport Reviews

Program Design - Due Tue Nov 16

Project Due - Tue Nov 23

Program Design Template

gLyft: Galactic Ride-Sharing

Program Design - Due Tue Nov 30

Project Due - Tue Dec 7

Project redos are not available for Project 6