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4/21/2020
10:42 AM |
For the second question on the
extra credit assignment you say "two examples will suffice". Do you
mean two examples total, or two examples per letter we find relative or only
talking about two letters we find relevant? Two
total examples is what I am looking for – you can always add more, but then
“someone” will have to evaluate them.
The thing is that there are often multiple principles (letters) in
even a single example. So,
two examples in total would be good.… (next question goes here). (next
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4/2/2020
12:11 PM |
Could the zoom lecture video
files have different names when you upload them? The files are all named zoom0
and i have no way to differentiate them after downloading (they are
downloaded as a zip for some reason on d2l so i cannot change the name when
downloading).? Yes,
the zoom files can be renamed. In
fact, I just got done experimenting with that on the other class’ video. I will go back and do it to our class’
videos, too. It
will take a little bit of time, though, since I can’t just change the file
name once it is in D2L. I have to
download the video files to my computer, change the name of the combined
files (video & audio), then upload it back to D2L and reorder the content
structure. It
would be best if I do it now, though, rather than wait until there are a lot
of video files to re-organize. I’ll
let you know when I have that done. From Another Class, But Pertinent to This Class: In my house I do not have a printer. I also do not have an
ability to purchase one. What could I do to work on putting together my
engineering notebook for this class? I personally have been taking my notes
over your slides in OneNote and am curious if this would work as a digital
engineering notebook? I
think that using OneNote as your engineering notebook will work fine – and
when this virus stuff is all over, you will be in a good position to print
off your file and stick it into your notebook for any future use. NOTE: For Future Exam(s): I
am trying to work out how to come up with a better exam, especially for
distance engineering classes. I
really dislike multiple guess exams. I
don’t think they really test you on the content (it’s more testing on the
question format), and there is some research to back me up. I also am very uncomfortable with the
RESPONDUS exam surveillance process that is being pushed. Not
using RESPONDUS would also allow the next exam to be open lecture slides,
lecture video, engineering notes and text. That would get around the lack of
printer – somewhat. It
is pretty likely, though, that I would need everyone to have their campus MS
Word downloaded to their tablet (Google Docs won’t substitute), and you will
have to get familiar with the formula editor in order to show some of your
work. Best
to find out if you can do that sooner, rather than later … |
3/31/2020
4:00 PM |
Shouldn’t there be a line from
the source to valve e since it is either a and b and c, or e? The
diagram you pictured is not complete yet. e is an output, so it will not come
directly from a pressure source, but it will come from the directional
control valve that powers the actuator (as a branch, near the end of the
example). Update: I
am concerned that the video “whiteboard” drawing may not be as readable on a
tablet computer screen, so I have drawn the Fluid Logic Example on EP paper
and then scanned it into a file (here), so that it
may be easier to read/use. More
questions (HW 04) answered tomorrow… |
3/31/2020
3:26 PM |
Please
continue to let me know if some of the online technology is not working as
well in your “hunkered down” conditions.
I will try to adapt as best as I can to help. For
example, I have had some students from this and other classes that: Have slow video downloads on their home internet connection.
(Large files take a long time…) I am trying to post videos by the night
before they are scheduled – try downloading them overnight instead of during
the day when bandwidth is in heavier use. I
can try to break them into smaller videos, but the production time to set up,
record, and post-process the videos will increase just as quickly. If I can do that over the weekend, you will
need to consider the next situation … Can’t download multiple video files on their home internet at
one time. I think you need to download them serially, not
simultaneously. The bottleneck could
be your internet, your laptop hard disk, and possibly whatever else is
running on your computer at the same time.. Don’t have a printer at home to print lecture slides for the
engineering notebook. Wow, I just didn’t consider this
possibility at the start of the semester – because every student had access
to campus printers back then. If
you can get an inexpensive inkjet printer for under $100, that might be about
the only solution. The cost is on par
with a used textbook, but I think the value is higher for printing the slides
and material. You can save money if
you get a high capacity black ink cartridge and print the slides in pure
black and white (not color or grey scale). Don’t have their engineering notebook / textbook / laptop with
them. If you left your
notebook with me, I have mailed it to you already. Can’t hear the audio over their laptop built-in speaker. Try adjusting the computer audio from the
speaker icon at the bottom right of the system tray (which you have probably
already tried). If
you have some earbuds or headphones, you can probably connect them to the
same audio plug as on your computer, or you can sync them with your computer
if they are Bluetooth capable. Can’t see the hand-drawn material on the video with their
laptop screen. I will try to minimize
using the whiteboard feature on Zoom, but if I have to use it, I will also
try to post a final, hand-drawn and scanned image via a link on the
Discussion Page. Just check and
download it before watching the lecture … Don’t remember their top-secret grade code. If I
sent you your engineering notebook, it will be on the inside cover. If that doesn’t work, e-mail me and I will
respond. Find themselves drifting off during the pre-recorded online
lectures. Yea, I used to nod off
sometimes even when my favorite prof was teaching my favorite mfg. processes
class. I felt a little bit better when
I went to a faculty candidate presentation at the U of IA and saw that the
WHOLE faculty fell asleep during the presentation – AND THEY STILL HIRED THE
GUY. I
will continue to try to modulate my volume and pacing, try to throw in
silly/odd/humorous/ thoughts, and try to build in some break points; but I
think this is a big limitation of the pre-recorded lecture and technically
detailed content. Try hitting the
pause button, stretching and getting a cold drink … Don’t like that the pre-recorded lectures run longer than the
in-person class period. I have to own this one, most of the
lectures are gonna run longer. Three
reasons why: (1.) We lost one week to
weather before the break, and another week to campus virus prep (while you
had a second week of break) – so all the contingency time I had built into
the schedule has been used up. (2.) Doing distance ED doubles the amount of
prep for each lecture and adds post-processing time afterward – so there is
NO time for re-recording. (3. Biggest Reason) The learning objectives are
still the same, so we will still have to cover the same content even though
the term is shorter. So I am trying to
do it by running the lectures slightly longer, rather than add additional
lectures as HW. Would like to know how we will handle the hands-on lab
material. Plan B was that
students would be back to campus at the start of this week; Plan C was that
everyone would be back by next week, 06 APR.
We’re past Plan D, and Plan (whatever comes after that by a few). You won’t be back to campus this term, and
I am only rarely supposed to come to campus, too. So there will not be hands-on labs (you’ll
get full credit for the labs), and you will get bonus points for any lab
simulations I can come up with that don’t require missing vpn bandwidth will
count as Bonus Points. Would like to know how the term project will work. For
the same reason to the question above, we can’t physically do the lab, or
even an online simulation. I was
hoping that I could get into the lab regularly and collect actual
manufacturing data for you, so that you could at least analyze, organize,
plan and document a manufacturing processes to complete a “project”. But faculty are supposed to stay away, too. What
I will try to do is to simulate or generate something as realistic as I can
with what I have at my home. If I can
do that within a feasible amount of time for you to complete it by the end of
the term, we will go with that. Plan
Z will be the last resort: I do something reasonable and fair to your
grades. I’ll just have to grow a
heart, first. . |
3/29/2020
2:08 PM |
Is there an example somewhere
of ISO fluid logic? I can't find any in the notes or online. There
are some initial examples of Fluid Logic on the back page of the Fluid Logic
Handout. However, we will discuss a
better example on Thursday’s Lecture (the Missile Control Example). |
3/24/2020
2:00 PM |
Why are we doing class
discussions this way instead of over video meeting or on a D2L chat? The
infrastructure that is needed at our campus was neither ready nor tested for
these unforeseen circumstances. Bandwidth is the biggest issue – it is the
surge in immediate demand that has to be addressed. The
ITS department will work as hard and fast as they can to get the bandwidth
and infrastructure we need – and the Zoom folks are probably responding as
quickly as they can, too. When
these services become consistently available and reliable, we will make good
use of them. In
the meantime, we are will do the “old school” methods to alleviate some of
the bandwidth issues. When I try to check my exam
grade on the Grades Page, it only shows information from 2018. What am I doing wrong? You
(all) are doing nothing wrong, I am just a little bit swamped with putting
some new systems together and then linking the pages and testing them. I
prioritized one of my other classes, first, but I will get the same system
set up for IENG 475 just as soon as I can.
Hang in there … I was looking at the schedule
and it says that homework #4 is due tomorrow, but we haven't gone over the
lecture for it yet. I know that we have access to the lectures in advance,
the notes at least, and I just wanted to make sure if this assignment was still
due tomorrow or not? I
have just updated the Schedule Page to make the HW due dates reflect the
latest SDSMT administrative changes.
(The HW04 is NOT due until 02 APR.) According
to the latest campus attendance plan, students will not be back to campus for
the remainder of the term for face to face instruction . |
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