University of Michigan

ENGR 101

Solving engineering problems with computer programming in MATLAB and C++.

Canvas
Google Drive
Piazza
Office Hours
Autograder
PrairieLearn
ECoach
Lobster
MatCrab

Week 1

Announcements
Welcome! We're glad to have you in ENGR 101! We're getting the website ready for the Fall 2025 term. Check back a couple days before class starts and there should be some stuff here. :)
Past semesters' websites are linked above so you can look at those if you want to get a feel for how the course is generally run. Note: The Fall 2025 course will look most similar to the Winter 2025 course in terms of weekly work, labs, projects, and assessments, but there will be some changes due to variations in the academic calendar. See the note to the right about the Schedule of Topics for the Fall 2025 semester.
Things to know about ENGR 101 Fall 2025
Lecture. There is one lecture per week. Lectures are in person and attendance is required. You may attend whichever lecture best fits your schedule; it doesn't matter which lecture you are registered for.
Lab. Labs are in person, and attendance is required. You must attend the lab that you are registered for.
Asynchronous Homework. Each week will have 2-3 hours of asynchronous homework that you will need to make sure that you have completed before lecture that week. Otherwise, lecture might be a little confusing! :)
Schedule of Topics. Scroll down to see the schedule of topics for this semester along with due dates for assignments. This schedule is subject to change between now and the start of classes, so maybe don't put these due dates into your calendar quite yet.
Start of the Semester

Our first lecture will be Tuesday, August 26th. The first day of labs will be Wednesday, August 27th.

Scroll down to the Schedule of Topics for more details!

Professor Office Hours

Coming Soon!

Professor office hours will start after the semester begins, so check back then for times to come see us!

Staff Office Hours

Coming Soon!

Staff office hours will start after the semester begins, so check back then for times to come see us!

Course Essentials

Syllabus

All the details

Course Norms

Updated norms and expectations for meetings, email, and other forms of communication in the course will be added soon.

People

Updated course staff list will be added soon!

FAQ

Updated FAQ coming soon!

Request Forms

Excused Lab Absence Request (Illness)

Request an excused lab absence due to illness

Regrade Request

Request a regrade or report a grade discrepancy

Projects

The Autograder

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.


The Honor Code

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.

How to Register a Project Partnership on the Autograder

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.

Project Info

Project information will be available here on the website when the project is released. Project information generally consists of these items:

Due Date (11:59pm)

Overview ( slides )

Specifications

FAQ

Schedule of Topics

Week 1

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
No homework due this week
First Lecture! Learn how to succeed in ENGR 101
Lab 1: Introduction to ENGR 101 Lab
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due

Week 2

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Labor Day
Setting Up Your Computer, Intro to MATLAB; Vectors and Matrices; Functions; Working with Data
Homeworks 1-4 due		 Your Computer as an Engineering Tool
Lab 2: Matrices and Functions
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due

Week 3

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Logical Operations and Indexing; Working with Images
Homeworks 5-6 due
Project 1 Overview Project 1 Released
Lab 3: Logical Indexing and Images
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due Project 1 Spec Review due

Week 4

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Plotting and Figures; Statistics and Simulation; Advanced Plotting and Data Visualization
Homeworks 7-9 due 		Drop/Add Deadline
Programming Application: Beam Deflection Project 1 Checkpoint should be completed by today
Lab 4: Plotting, Statistics, and Simulation Assessment #1
(Opens Wed, Due Thurs)
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due

Week 5

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Strings and Cell Arrays; MATLAB Tables
Homeworks 10-11 due
Project 2 Overview Project 1 Due
Project 2 Released
Lab 5: Cell Arrays, Tables, Data Visualization
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due Project 2 Spec Review due

Week 6

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Applying Computing to Society
Homework 12 due
Algorithmic Bias Project 2 Checkpoint should be completed by today
Lab 6: More Tables & Data Analysis Assessment #2
(Opens Wed, Due Thurs)
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due

Week 7

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Setting Up for C++
Homework 13 due
Programming Application: Animation in MATLAB Project 2 Due
Lab 7: Goodbye MATLAB, Hello C++
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due

Week 8

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Fall Break!
Intro to C++, More C++ Basics and Branching, Iteration
Homeworks 14-16 due		 Your Computer as an Engineering Tool, part 2 (ASYNCHRONOUS) Lab 8: Getting Started with C++
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due

Week 9

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Functions in C++; Strings, Streams and IO
Homeworks 17-18 due
Program Planning and Debugging
Lab 9: Branching, Iteration, and Functions
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due

Week 10

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Vectors; Program Design
Homeworks 19-20 due
Project 3 Overview Project 3 Released
Lab 10: Vectors and Program Design
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due Project 3 Spec Review due

Week 11

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Structs, Vectors of Vectors
Homeworks 21-22 due
Programming Application: House Hunting Project 3 Checkpoint should be completed by today
Lab 11: Data Structures and Program Design Assessment #3
(Opens Wed, Due Thurs)
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due

Week 12

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
No homework due this week
Project 4 Overview Project 3 Due
Project 4 Released
Lab 12: Programming Practice (Energy Management)
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due Project 4 Spec Review due

Week 13

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
No homework due this week
TBD Programming Application Project 4 Checkpoint should be completed by today
Lab 13: Programming Practice (Ottendorf Cipher) Assessment #4
(Opens Wed, Due Thurs)
Lecture reflection due Lab worksheet due

Week 14

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
No homework due this week
No Lecture This Week
Thanksgiving Break!

Week 15

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
No homework due this week
Semester Wrap-up Project 4 Due
No lab this week

Week 16

Homework Topic

Lecture Topic

Lab Topic

Projects / Assessments
Last day of class! All remaining late submissions and assessment retakes must be submitted by TODAY at 11:59 PM!

Interested in Being an IA or GSI?

Interested in being an IA or GSI for ENGR 101? Fill out this "I'm Interested" form and we'll send you an application the next time we are hiring! We do hiring in March for the upcoming fall term, and we do hiring in November for the upcoming winter term.