ENGR 101

Winter 2022 Week 1 2 3 4 5 6

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

Please join us on Wednesday, January 5th for our first lecture! We're looking forward to seeing you there! Don't forget to complete the reflection form by Saturday. (Note: this will be the only Wednesday lecture that is required.)

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

Labs will NOT meet this week. Labs will start next week (Week 2).

Heads Up! You've got a bit of prep work to do on Runestone by next Tuesday, January 11th. See details below.

Professor Office Hours (or "proffice hours" for short) are listed here on engr101.org, as well as a high level view of staff office hours. Scroll down below the "this week" section. Office hours will begin on Thursday, January 6th.

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 Runestone 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.

ECoach will be available sometime on Wednesday. We will activate the links when it is ready for you to use.

These extra credit opportunities are due next week, but we wanted to let you know about them now.

(10 pts) ECoach Beginning of Term Survey: Complete the survey by January 15th 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 January 15th at 11:59pm.

Intro to MATLAB

Due Tues. 1/11 @ 11:59pm

Set up an account on Runestone (Instructions)

Chapter 1

Piazza Q&A

First Day! How to succeed in ENGR 101

Slides

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

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.

Find your lab instructor in our Meet the Staff slides!

Watch this eCoach video.

Labs will start in Week 2

Welcome to Week 2!
This week we'll discuss why your computer is your most important engineering tool, and then we'll start with some programming basics in MATLAB.

Runestone Chapter 1 is due on Tuesday. Please make sure to read the How to Make Sure Your Answers Are Saved in Runestone section of the Getting Started with Runestone document to make sure you will get credit for your Runestone work.

Labs start this week! Attend the lab you are registered for, meet some fellow classmates, meet your lab GSI/IA, and learn how labs work in ENGR 101.

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

Join the course late? Not to worry! Please fill out the "Excused Absence and Extension Request" Form to get extensions on assignments that were due before you joined. Scroll down to find the Request Forms section of the website.

(10 pts) Computing CARES Entry Survey: Complete the survey by January 15 at 11:59pm.

All Extra Credit Opportunities Due Saturday 11:59pm

Your Computer as an Engineering Tool

Slides / Files

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

Intro to MATLAB

Chapter 1

Piazza Q&A

Wednesday Review: Open Q&A

If you have any questions about Runestone, Lab, Projects, Assessments, or anything else related to ENGR 101, please bring them to this open Q&A session. Attendance is completely optional.

Intro to Lab

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!
We'll learn about vectors and matrices in MATLAB, and also see how we can write our own MATLAB functions to efficiently manipulate the data in vectors and matrices.

No Office Hours Sunday and Monday this week due to the MLK Day holiday. Office hours will resume on Tuesday, January 18th.

Project 1 will be released this week. We will send a Canvas announcement when Project 1 has been released.

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.

No Lecture: Campus-wide MLK Day Symposium Events

Vectors and Matrices

Functions and Data

Wednesday Review: Project 1 Overview, Open Q&A

If you have any questions about Runestone, Lab, Projects, Assessments, or anything else related to ENGR 101, please bring them to this open Q&A session. Attendance is completely optional.

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 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!

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

Tested positive for COVID? Scroll down and find the "Excused Absence or Extension Request" 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.)

(10 pts) ECoach Assessment 1 Playbook: Complete the reflection by January 29th at 11:59pm. Opens 1/23.

All Extra Credit Opportunities Due Saturday 11:59pm

Debugging Functions

(No slides were used)

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

Logical Operations and Indexing

Working with Images

Wednesday Review: Project 2 Overview, Open Q&A

If you have any questions about Runestone, Lab, Projects, Assessments, or anything else related to ENGR 101, please bring them to this open Q&A session. Attendance is completely optional.

Project 1 is due today at 11:59pm.

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.

Logical Indexing, Images, and Applications

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 5!
We'll be exploring plotting, figures, and statistics to aid us in various simulation exercises.

Project 3 will be released this week Do your best to start early. This is your first partner optional project, and there will be a good amount of code to write.

Assessment 1 takes place this week

Programming Application: TBD

Slides

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

Plotting and Figures

Chapter 6

Piazza Q&A

Stastics and Simulation

Chapter 7

Piazza Q&A

Wednesday Review: Project 3 Overview, Open Q&A

If you have any questions about Runestone, Lab, Projects, Assessments, or anything else related to ENGR 101, please bring them to this open Q&A session. Attendance is completely optional.

Project 2 is due today at 11:59pm.

Data Analysis, Simulation, and Plotting

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!

Open Wed 12:01am

Take Assessment

Details & Logistics

Welcome to Week 6!
We'll be exploring some more advancing plotting and data visualization along with strings and cell arrays in MATLAB.

Programming Application: Beam Deflection

Slides

Recordings

Reflection Form
Due Sat. 11:59pm

Recordings and reflection available after lecture ends.

Advanced Plotting and Data Visualization

Chapter 8

Piazza Q&A

Strings and Cell Arrays

Chapter 9

Piazza Q&A

Wednesday Review: Open Q&A

If you have any questions about Runestone, Lab, Projects, Assessments, or anything else related to ENGR 101, please bring them to this open Q&A session. Attendance is completely optional.

Strings, Cell Arrays, and 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!

"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 12pm - 1pm

B521 Pierpont

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

Mon 3:30-4:30pm
In-Person, 2641 BBB

Thu 1:30-2:30pm
Virtual via Zoom

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 extension or excused absence

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.

For Projects 1 & 2, your partnership must be registered on the Autograder prior to the project's deadline. For Projects 3-6, your partnership 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

Specifications

Starter/Input Files

Analyzing a Structure

Due Tue, Jan 25th

Overview ( slides )

Specifications

Starter/Input Files

Tips & Tricks ( slides )

Piazza FAQ

Dealing with Radiation

Due Tue, Feb 1

Overview ( slides )

Specifications

Starter/Input Files

Tips & Tricks ( slides )

Piazza FAQ

Schedule of Topics

Week 1	Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments


	First Lecture! Learn how to succeed in ENGR 101		No Labs This Week

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic
Your Computer as an Engineering Tool
	Intro to MATLAB
Optional Wednesday Review: Open Q&A		Intro to Lab


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic
No Lecture: Campus-wide MLK Day Symposium Events
	Vectors and Matrices, Functions and Data
Optional Wednesday Review: Project 1 Overview, Open Q&A		Vectors, Matrices, and Functions


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Debugging Functions
Drop/Add Deadline	Logical Operations and Indexing, Working with Images		Project 1 Due
Optional Wednesday Review: Project 2 Overview, Open Q&A		Logical Indexing, Images, and Applications


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Programming Application: TBD
	Plotting and Figures, Statistics and Simulation		Project 2 Due
Optional Wednesday Review: Project 3 Overview, Open Q&A		Data Analysis, Simulation, and Plotting	Assessment #1 (Opens Wed, Due Sat)


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic
Programming Application: Beam Deflection
	Advanced Plotting and Data Visualization, Strings and Cell Arrays
Optional Wednesday Review: Open Q&A		Strings, Cell Arrays, and Data Visualization


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Programming Application: Animation in MATLAB
	MATLAB Tables, Applying Computing to Society		Project 3 Due
Optional Wednesday Review: Open Q&A		Tables and MATLAB Review / Summary


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Programming Application: Bias in Society			Assessment #2 (Opens Mon, Due Wed)
	No Runestones This Week
Optional Wednesday Review: Open Q&A		No Labs This Week

Week 9	Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
	Spring Break!

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic
Working with the Terminal
	Intro to C++, More C++ Basics and Branching
Optional Wednesday Review: Project 4 Overview, Open Q&A		Getting Started with C++


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
TBD
	Iteration		Project 4 Design Due
Optional Wednesday Review: Open Q&A		Branching, Iteration, and Scope


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Programming Application: Robot Path Planning
	Functions, Strings, Streams, and I/O		Project 4 Due
Optional Wednesday Review: Project 5 Overview, Open Q&A		Functions, Strings, Streams, and I/O	Assessment #3 (Opens Wed, Due Sat)


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Debugging Functions
	Vectors, Program Design		Project 5 Design Due
Optional Wednesday Review: Open Q&A		Vectors


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Programming Application: TBD
	Structs, More Data Structures		Project 5 Due
Optional Wednesday Review: Project 6 Overview, Open Q&A		Structs, More Practice with Program Design


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Programming Application: Being Your Own DJ with C++ Structures
	Applying Computing to Engineering Problems		Project 6 Design Due
Optional Wednesday Review: Open Q&A		More Data Structures


		Lab Worksheet Due

Lecture Topic	Prep Work Topic	Lab Topic	Projects / Assessments
Programming Application: House Hunting
	No Runestones This Week		Project 6 Due
No Wednesday Review This Week		No Labs This Week	Assessment #4 (Opens Wed, Due Sat)

University of Michigan

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

"Proffice" Hours

Staff Office Hours

Course Essentials

Request Forms

Projects

Schedule of Topics

Week 1

Lecture Topic

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Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments

Week 2

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Projects / Assessments

Week 3

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Week 4

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Week 5

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Week 6

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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 11

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Week 12

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Week 13

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Week 14