Living with the Lab

Engineering 120 and Honors 120 - Engineering Problem Solving I

Spring 2025

Things to bring to class: Your toolkit, Arduino, and laptop to each class.
View supplemental resources like additional videos of lectures and worked out problems here.
Project Based Learning Specialist – Ms. Ashley Osborne
Student Success Specialists – Ms. Charlotte Wilkerson, Ms. Lexi Cole, Mr. Eli Doyle
Professional Development Opportunities
Professional Development Template
ClassCourse ContentHomework - Due at Start of Following Class (Example: HW1 due Class 2)
1
W - Mar 12
R - Mar 13
Intro to Living with the Lab
Intro to Electricity (Video)
What's in your Toolkit - Checklist
Robot - Assembly
Professional Development
Homework 1

Submitting Assignments to Gradescope
Homework Tips
2
M - Mar 17
T - Mar 18
Ohm's Law (Video)
Multimeter & Breadboard (Video)
Building Circuits (Video)
Homework 2
3
W - Mar 19
R - Mar 20
Power (Video)
Series and Parallel Resistors (Video)
Robot - Making LEDs Blink
SolidWorks Introduction (Video)
Pump - Pump Project Overview
Homework 3
4
M - Mar 24
T - Mar 25
KVL (Video)
Robot - Controlling LEDs with For Loops
Connecting Switch

Having issues with your Arduino?

Extra Problems:
Circuits Problem 1 (Video)
Homework 4
5
W - Mar 26
R - Mar 27
Measuring Current (Video)
KCL (Video)
Robot - Input from Switch
Robot - If Statements

Multimeter not working? Blown Fuse?

Extra Problems:
Circuit Problem 2 (Video)
Homework 5
6
M - Mar 31
T - Apr 1
Circuit Problems
Intro to Excel (Video)
Excel Functions and Referencing (Video)
Robot - Servos

Extra Problems:
Circuit Problem 3 (Video)
Circuit Problem 4 (Video)
Homework 6
7
W - Apr 2
R - Apr 3
Excel Advanced Referencing (Video)
Excel Plotting (Video)
Robot - Servo Libraries and Functions

Robot wheels spinning, but not changing direction? (Video)

Impeller in SolidWorks (Video) &
Tips/Guide

Extra Problems:
Circuits Problem 5 (Video)
Homework 7
8
T - Apr 8
Midterm Exam
7PM-9PM
Locations:
001 - IESB 114
002 & 003 - IESB 124

3 Point Problems and Solutions
5 Point Problems and Solutions

2014 Exam and Solutions
2015 Exam and Solutions
2017 Exam and Solutions
2021 Exam and Solutions
Homework 8
9
W - Apr 9
R - Apr 10
Pump - Fabrication and Safety
Pump - Faceplate Fabrication
Pump - Body Fabrication
Pump - Assembly
Pump - Fabrication Checklist

Pass out Pump Kits

Robot - Final Challenge and Grading Rubric

Robot Challenge (Around the Pencil) Due
Homework 9
10
M - Apr 14
T - Apr 15
Pump Assembly Day 1
Group A - Pump Fabrication on Milling Machines
Group B - Design Parts in SolidWorks & Work on Robot Challenge

Using Your Dial Calipers (Video)
Barbed Fitting
Homework 10
11
W - Apr 16
R - Apr 17
Pump Assembly Day 2
Group A - Design Parts in SolidWorks & Work on Robot Challenge
Group B - Pump Fabrication on Milling Machines
(Impeller Designs Due)

Buying Parts
Homework 11
12
T - Apr 22
W - Apr 23
Conservation of Energy - Pump Efficiency (Video)

Robot - Photoresistors

Reading a Datasheet (Video) (Use with HW)

Project Work Time (Pump & Robot)

Extra Problems:
Pump Efficiency Problem (Video)
Homework 12
13
R - Apr 24
M - Apr 28
Linear Regression (Video)
Analog to Digital (Video)

Project Work Time (Pump & Robot)

Extra Problems:
Linear Regression in Excel Problem (Video)
Analog vs Digital Example (Video)
Pump Efficiency Problem Power (Video)
Homework 13
14
T - Apr 29
W - Apr 30
Coefficient of Determination and Trendlines in Excel (Video)
Learning to Solder
Soldering Steps, Safety & Procedures (Video)

Pump - Testing Pump Performance

Project Work Time (Pump & Robot)

Extra Problems:
Linear Regression by Hand Problem (Video)
Pump Efficiency Problem Velocity (Video)
Homework 14
15
R - May 1
M - May 5
Project Work Time (Pump & Robot)

Extra Problems:
Connecting Multimeter to Pump (Video)
Homework 15
16
T - May 6
W - May 7
Project Work Time
Pump - Testing
Robot - Work on Final Challenge
Homework 16
17
R - May 8
M - May 12
Pump - Testing
Robot - Work on Final Challenge
Homework 17
18
T - May 13
W - May 14
Pump - Reports Due
Robot - Work on Final Challenge
Homework 18
19
R - May 15
Final Exam
7PM-9PM
Locations:
001 - IESB 114
002 & 003 - IESB 124

3 Point Problems and Solutions
5 Point Problems and Solutions

2014 Exam and Solutions
2015 Exam and Solutions
2017 Exam and Solutions
2021 Exam and Solutions

Summary of Efficiency Equations & Unit Conversions
Extra Example Problems:

Pump Related Problems
Efficiency Current Problem 1 (Video)
Efficiency Current Problem 2 (Video)
Pump Velocity (Video)
Pump Problems 1
Pump Problems 2

Analog to Digital
Photoresistor Circuit (Video)

Linear Regression
Linear Regression Problem (Video)

Homework 19
20
M - May 19
T - May 20
Robot - Final Challenge

Final Challenge Description
Final Robot Challenge Grading Rubric
Final Robot Challenge Evaluation Submission Form