The most recent pictures from the camera are in the
directory
~stjohn/images
To look at them, you can use Netscape (use the open
file option). To modify the pictures, there are several
graphics programs. The two easiest to use are gv
and gimp.
Here's some pictures off the
digital camera. Lots more to come!
If you're working on a computational physics project, there's
a java program for the displaying orbits is at
orbits.html.
The programming language for the course is
Not Quite C
(NQC), written by Dave Baum.
Some useful NQC documents include:
Week 4: The Unofficial Guide, p 64
(Random Number Generator).
Week 4: The Unofficial Guide, p 71 (Datalog).
Previous reading:
Week 1: The Unofficial Guide, Chapter 1 (Overview
of robot hardware).
Week 1: The Unofficial Guide, p 53-60 (NQC).
Week 2: The Unofficial Guide, p 31 (Bumpers and
Feelers).
Week 2: The Unofficial Guide, p 44-50 (Light Sensors).
Week 2: The Unofficial Guide, p 68-70 (Playing Sound).
Week 2: The Unofficial Guide, p 70-71 (The Display).
Week 2: The Unofficial Guide, p 72-76
(Tasks and Functions).
Week 3: The Unofficial Guide, p 25-31 (Locomotion).
Week 3: The Unofficial Guide, p 31-38 (Gears).
Week 3: The Unofficial Guide, p 107-109
(Directional Transmission).
Week 3: The Unofficial Guide, p 109-112
(Pulleys and Mechanical Design).
Week 3: Lego's Constructopedia, p 89-96
(Claws, Baskets, & Arms).
Lab Information:
Due to the small size of the computer lab:
Keep your robot turned off except when downloading
a program. This is to conserve batteries and to
keep others infra-red transmissions from corrupting
programs on your robot.
Test programs in the hallway or patio area.
Do not bring boxes of Lego pieces into the lab.
Use the hallway or patio for building or modifying
your robot.
Eating and drinking is fine in the hallway or patio,
but not the lab itself.
In addition to being our storeroom, Physics 112 is
also an office for lecturers in the
Physics department. As a courtesy to them,
all robots and Lego pieces should be stored inside
the plasic bins or blue Lego boxes when in Physics
112.
The Tercero Computer Lab is reserved for COSMOS students:
Sunday, 1-9pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 6-9pm
There will be open lab hours in Physics 106 Tuesday and
Thursday nights from 7 to 8:30pm.