Fall 2008 

• Computation 3: CSC352 Digital Signal Processing      Here we examine the design of filters and applications of DSP
• Hardware 4: Microprocessors                                    System on a Chip (SoC) prototyping
• LAC Tier II Applied Information Technology (?)        In process.

Spring 2008 

• Computational 2: CSC351 Signals and Systems    The Berkeley Computer Science approach to Signals and Systems
• Hardware 3: CSC347 Embedded Systems            Robotic Earth Field Strength Measurement (Phase 2, Middleware)
• LAP 130: Freshman Colloquium in Robotics        Robotic Dissection, an examination of all subsystems of a robot. 

NEWS!!

    We have finished a USB AUDIO DAC with Balanced Headphone Amplifier.  Contact use for a demo.  Planned improvements, S/PDIF and AES3 inputs.

Resources 

Mathematics Resources of Note

• Gil Strang's Calculus text is on line (free).  Highly recommended for your review. http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/resources/Strang/stranginstruct.htm 
• Gil Strang's Lectures on Linear Algebra.  Highly recommended for your review. http://web.mit.edu/18.06/www/Video/video-fall-99-new.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Strang Has additional resources.

Physics Resources of Note

• http://vega.org.uk/video/subseries/8 Feynman on QED
• http://www.amazon.com/Feynman-Lectures-Physics-3-Set/dp/0201021153 No CS student should be without it!!
• http://www.amazon.com/Feynman-Lectures-Computation-Richard-Phillips/dp/0738202967 CS students (at least) Should read it.

Fall Activities

• LAC Tier II Applied Information Technology Course Development
• Spherical Harmonics preliminary patent filing
• CCUS Research Planning Committee member
• Research in Acoustic Communication of Video
• New Hardware and Systems Laboratory Development

Fall 2007 Courses

• Computational 1:                                        Introduction to Numerical Methods (First in a sequence of 4 electives.)
• Hardware 2 (Independent Study):                Advanced Digital Logic; USB Audio DAC with Balanced MOSFET Headphone amps.
• Computer Science 0:                                  A Breadth first approach to computer science.

Summer 2007 Activities

• Wireless Video Compression research (ongoing)

Spring 2007 Courses

• Computational 4:                                         Introduction to Medical Imaging, Spring 2007
• Hardware 1:                                                Introduction to Digital Logic with Laboratory Spring 2007  (Take this course if you want to complete the hardware track)
• Computer Science 0:                                   A Breadth First Introduction to Computer Science
• Numerical Methods (Independent Study):     Course Prototyping for Fall 2007; New Text 

Intersession 2006-2007 Activities

• Healthcare Informatics:  (NIH Sponsored Research)   
• Acoustic Modem Data Compression
• Completion of Data Compression for Counter-Mine Warfare: Final Application Development

Fall 2006 Activities

• Computer Concepts:                                       Extra Credit in Blender, Raptor or Alice
• Digital Signal Processing:                                2 Element and 4 Element Acoustic Arrays
• Microprocessors (Independent Study):            Ultrasonic Measurement, SoC
• Data Compression for Counter-Mine Warfare:  Power PC Optimization, BB-WDR Modifications

Summer Activities

• Data Compression for Counter-Mine Warfare:  Porting to C-Code
• Acoustic Modem Data Compression: TI-DSP, Imaging Sonar Interface, Pentium Decoder