Last Modified: Thu Jan 3 10:02:05 EST 2002
CMSC 298M |
Basic Robotics |
Winter, 2002 |
| Name: | James Maybury |
| E-mail: | jmaybury@umd5.umd.edu |
| Office: |
1119
A.V. Williams (301) 405-2672 |
| Office Hours: | by appt. |
Students will be given the opportunity to pay for the supplies to build their own robot that they will be permitted to keep upon completion of the course. This may range from $250 to $500. The one project in mind at the time of the writing of this webpage (6-26-01) is the following:
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~pprk/index.htmlThe parts to build the robot at the page above cost roughly $300 without the cost of the palm pilot (a used one will do). Altogether the cost for the complete robot would be around $400.
http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/winter2002/cmsc298M/It is your responsibility to refer to this webpage on a regular basis. In particular, class assignments will be posted on the class webpage along with any important class announcements (for example, if the University is closed due to inclement weather, instructions regarding how the class will be made up will be posted on the main class webpage - see below for more details on the specific issue of inclement weather).
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Lab Assignment(s) Robotics Project Final Paper |
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All students must be signed up for this course pass/fail. In order to receive a passing grade, an overall average of 70% or better must be acquired. This course is intended to be a fun course, however every student will be required to participate in the Robotics Project and to submit a Final Paper, approximately 2-4 pages in length, details of which will be announced at the start of class.
In the event that the campus is closed due to snow or other reason, any class time missed will be made up (if deemed necessary by the instrutor) on one or more of the following dates: Thu., Jan. 24; Fri., Jan. 25 and Sat., Jan. 26 (these dates are determined by the University and the earliest of these dates will be used - for example, say 2 days during the winter semester are missed due to snow, the first will be made up on Thu., Jan. 24 and the second on Fri., Jan. 25 - however, suppose the University was closed on the 25th, also due to snow, then the 2nd day would be made up on the 26th - the next possible date).
Official announcements on school closing(s) will be made through the
usual radio and television channels (and probably on the University's
main website www.umd.edu). In the
case that the University is closed for a prolonged period of
time, the University has a specific Winterterm policy to address this
issue (in particular students may receive a full refund of their
Winterterm tuition, and all classes will be cancelled,
click here
for more details).
From time to time something may come up that requires you to
miss, or turn in late, a course requirement. If such a time does
arise, an excused absence or extension
may be granted assuming proper documentation is
provided. All valid documentation must indicate which days you
were unable to attend classes.
If it is known in advance (to yourself) that you will be missing an
assignment (due to a job interview, medical surgery, religious
obligation, ...) you must notify the instructor prior to missing
the course assignment (and provide written documentation to verify your
absence). If you miss an assignment due to an unplanned emergency
(car accident, sudden illness, ...) and are unable to notify the
instructor in advance, you must notify them as soon as physically
possible afterwards (by phone, e-mail, or in person).
In all cases, you must, and it is your
responsibility to, provide the instructor with written verification of
the event causing you to miss the course requirement in question.
For clarification on documenting medical excuses please read
the following:
A medical excuse consists of written verification from the Health
Center, or a letter from your personal physician stating that you were
incapacitated and listing exact dates of incapacitation. If you
have a "Verification of Visit" form from the Health Center, you
must request that the physician that treated you specifically
write on it your dates of incapacitation, otherwise the excuse will
not be accepted. You may have to sign a release at the Health
Center in order to permit your dates of incapacitation to be listed.
If the note does not state dates of incapacitation, the instructor
must assume that you were not incapacitated, and therefore
able to attend classes. Staying at home during an illness, even with
documentation from parents, etc. (unless they are physicians), does not
constitute a valid medical excuse.
In this course you are responsible for both the
University's Code of Academic Integrity
and the University of Maryland
Guidelines for Acceptable Use of Computing Resources.
This list may vary according to the pace of lecture topics. The following
link contains a tentative calendar of project and
exam deadlines.
All material on this syllabus is tentative, and given due notice to the
student, the instructors reserve the right to change it at any time.
Late/Excuse Policies:
Academic Honesty:
Course Schedule/Topics:
Topics Chapter(s)
Introduction to the lab --
Basic overview of robotics 1
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