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Homework Assignments for ME 120
All homework assignments, unless explicitly noted, are due at the beginning of class. Thus, the calendar dates in the following table will vary between Monday-Wednesday and Tuesday-Thursday sections.
Homework formats
Two formats are expected for solutions to the homework
- Direct solution format for shorter problems with a concise, direct answer.
- Engineering solution format for longer problems requiring more complex engineering analysis.
To avoid confusion, the required format will be specified for each problem on each homework assignment.
Assignments
| Due date | Assignment & supplemental files |
|---|---|
| Start of Lecture 3 | Homework 1 |
| Start of Lecture 5 | Homework 2, duracell-simply-mins.csv |
| Start of Lecture 7 | Homework 3 |
| Start of Lecture 9 | Homework 4 |
| November 12 or 13 (see notes, below) | Homework 5 |
| November 19 or 20 | Homework 6, Desktop fan assignment, Desktop fan rubric |
| December 11 or 12 or 13 | Pump Report Assignment |
Laser cutting parts
The Solidworks drawings for laser cut parts are due at noon on Monday, November 11. The drawing is to be submitted via a D2L dropbox.
Contrary to instructions in an earlier version of the Homework assignment, you do not need to add your initials or other identifying marks to the Raster or Engrave layers of the drawing.
Please look at this description of common failure modes for laser cut parts.
Additional references:
- version of the screencast on making Solidworks drawings for laser cut parts
- Flash version of the screencast on making Solidworks drawings for laser cut parts
- YouTube Video on fabrication of the desktop fan with the laser cutter
