Engineering H192 - Computer Programming
Course Organization
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Topics For Today
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This Year and This Quarter
Meet the Instructional Team
Meet Each Other
ENG H192 Course Organization
Review the ENG H192 Course Syllabus
"Hands-On" Activities for ENG H192
Design Project for ENG H192
What Is a Computer?
What Are Computers Used For?
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This Year and This Quarter
• A Purpose – Fundamentals of Engineering for later courses
• Another Purpose – Provide a set of skills for later courses
AND for co-op / internships
• Skills?
– Au – Sketching, CAD, Reading Drawings, How Things
Work, Teamwork, Engineering Design
– Wi – Programming in C/C++/MATLAB, Data Acquisition
and Analysis, Teamwork, Engr Design
– Sp – Putting It All Together, Drawing, CAD,
Programming, Project Planning, Mgmt, Documentation,
Engr Design & Build, TEAMWORK, Competition
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Introductions
• Instructor: Rick Freuler
Coordinator, Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors Program
Senior Researcher, Aerospace Engineering and Aviation
Associate Director, Aero-Astro Research Laboratory
• Office: 244H Hitchcock Hall
Lovely little closet inside Hitchcock 244 at north end of 2nd floor
• E-mail: Freuler.1@osu.edu
• Office ph: 614.688.0499 (VM)
• Home ph: 614.436.2202 (before 9pm)
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Introductions
Teaching Assistants @ 1:30:
• In the classroom –
Ted Pavlic – Pavlic.3@osu.edu
Joe Ryan – Ryan.311@osu.edu
• In the "hands-on" lab –
Aaron Lambert* – Lambert.139@osu.edu
David Hawn – Hawn.4@osu.edu
* Lab GTA/Presenter
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Introductions
Teaching Assistants @ 3:30:
• In the classroom –
Lori Engelhardt – Engelhardt.18@osu.edu
Zak Schank – Schank.1@osu.edu
• In the "hands-on" lab –
James Copus* – Copus.2@osu.edu
Eric Schmidt – Schmidt.298@osu.edu
* Lab GTA/Presenter
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Self Introductions
• Introduce yourself to the person beside you. Tell
her or him your name, hometown, and most
favorite or fun experience of your winter break.
• Introduce the person beside you to the persons
across the table, including hometown and
favorites.
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ENG H192 Course Syllabus
• Course Meeting Times and Places:
– Lecture/Discussion in Room 206/346
– Mondays, Tuesdays, and
Thursdays/Wednesdays
– Hands-on Lab in Room 208
– Most (but not all) Wednesdays/Thursdays
• Instructional Team Roles
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ENG H192 Course Objectives
• THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU:
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Understand engineering
Appreciate various disciplines
Experience the design process
Learn and practice fundamental skills
Learn graphics and computer applications
Develop study, teamwork, and communication
skills
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ENG H192 Course Objectives
• THIS COURSE WILL ENABLE YOU TO:
• Solve engineering problems
• Develop computer algorithms
• Acquire working knowledge of C, Unix,
programming, MATLAB, editing
• Experience some “hands-on” engineering lab
activities
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“Hands-On” Activities
• Learn some data acquisition system
fundamentals
• Measure and analyze rocket engine performance
• Collect data with a simple real-time data
acquisition system
• Ride a bicycle and learn more about stress and
strain
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“Hands-On” Activities
• Learn some basic digital logic circuit concepts
• Dissect a common appliance and eat some ice
cream
• Program a microprocessor to control a "realworld" device
• Build and analyze a simple analog power supply
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Design Project
A small design/build experience is included as a
part of ENG H192. It will:
• Be a software-based project
• Utilize the Handy Board controller (which is used
to control the robots in ENG H193)
• Involve sensors and real-time programming
• Require good software documentation
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Evaluation / Course Grades
COURSE GRADES TO BE BASED ON:
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DAILY ASSIGNMENTS (26 @ 1.0%)
MIDTERM EXAMS (2 @ 11%)
LAB REPORTS (7 @ 2.5%)
QUIZZES (6 @ 2%)
JOURNAL ENTRIES (10 @ 0.3%)
DESIGN PROJECT (1 @ 5.5%)
FINAL EXAM (1 @ 14%)
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26.0%
22.0%
17.5%
12.0%
3.0%
5.5%
14.0%
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Materials And Supplies
ENG H192 "COURSE PACKET"
WINTER 2003 EDITION
• "Class Notes - Region One Unix Manual"
• "Lecture Notes - ENG H192"
• "Daily Assignments - ENG H192”
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Materials And Supplies
• Required Text - "C How To Program", by Deitel &
Deitel, 3rd Ed.
• Required Text – “MATLAB – An Introduction with
Applications”, by Gilat
• Access Required Text - "The New Way Things
Work", by Macauley
• Floppy Disks (3.5” HD) or 100mb Zip Disk
• 3-ring Notebook
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Materials And Supplies
And from Autumn quarter you will need and find
helpful:
• Access Required Text - "Tools and Tactics of
Design", by Dominick
• Access Required Text – “A Guide to Writing as an
Engineer", by Beer
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What You Will Learn
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Engineering problem solving
C programming language
Language standards
Programming conventions
Unix tools
Computer applications
MATLAB computational package
Laboratory report format
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What Is A Computer ?
• A system or device capable of performing
computations and making logical decisions at
speeds in excess of billions per second.
• Computers process data under the control of sets
of instructions called computer programs--those
who write the programs are computer
programmers.
• The various devices comprise the hardware.
• The collection of programs is the software.
• What is firmware?
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Hitchcock Hall Computer Systems
Password
Req’d
2nd Password
Req’d
SGI Server
PC Servers
Rm 324/42
NETWORK
Rm 346
Labs
Rm 206
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Simplified Computer Organization
Computer can be divided into six logical units:
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Input unit -- the "receiving" section
Output unit -- the "shipping" department
Memory unit -- like a stockroom in a store
Arithmetic & logic unit -- like "manufacturing"
Central processing unit -- "management"
– Note: The ALU is often considered part of the
CPU
• Secondary storage -- high capacity warehouse
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Engineers Use Computers For
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DATA ACQUISITION
DEVICE CONTROL
COMMUNICATION
GAMES
EXPERT SYSTEMS
PROCESS CONTROL
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DATA ANALYSIS
COMPUTATIONS
SIMULATION
RECORD KEEPING
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Some Uses For Computer Chips
• ENGINES
• WATCHES
• ANTI-LOCK BRAKE
SYSTEMS
• FAX MACHINES
• ELEVATORS
• CAMERAS
• GASOLINE PUMPS
• THERMOSTATS
• MOBILE PHONES
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BURGLAR ALARMS
TREADMILLS
GREETING CARDS
CALCULATORS
ANSWERING MACHINES
ATMs
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
MICROWAVES
GAMES
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Languages And Applications
GENERAL
SPECIAL
APPLICATIONS
BASIC
PASCAL
COBOL
FORTRAN
C/C++
LABVIEW
LISP
MATHCAD
MATLAB
MATHEMATICA
MAPLE
EXCEL
WORD
CADKEY
POWERPOINT
AXUM
LABVIEW
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Finding A Solution To Problems
• The solution to a problem involves executing a
series of actions in a specific order.
• The procedure for solving a problem expressed in
terms of:
1. The actions to be executed, and
2. The order in which they are to be executed
Is called an algorithm.
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Control Structures
CONTROL STRUCTURES FOR THE ORDER OF
EXECUTION ARE:
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SEQUENCE
SELECTION
REPETITION
ABSTRACTION
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Part Of The “Art” Of Programming
“The most important thing in life is showing up.”
Woody Allen
“The most important thing in computer programming
is SYNTAX.”
Mike Miller
“Programming is NOT a spectator sport. To become
good you must practice - practice - practice.”
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