EECS 179: Introduction to MEMS

Fall 2008 Lecture schedule

Lectures are available for download. You will need Acrobat Reader to read the files.

SYLLABUS

Professor Bachman will be out of the country from 10/6-10/10. Items in YELLOW contain multimedia recordings of lectures (click on "(notes)"). Please download the media files and use for study. Makeup lectures will take place in Calit2 3008 on TUE (10/14), WED (10/15) from 5:30-7:00.

MON, 9/29/2008 Lecture 01 (notes)Introduction: Engineering the Microworld
WED, 10/1/2008 Lecture 02 (notes)Manufacturing overview
FRI, 10/3/2008 Lecture 03 (notes)Bulk micromachining
MON, 10/6/2008 Lecture 04 (notes)Surface micromachining
WED, 10/8/2008 Lecture 05 (notes)Non-traditional manufacturing techniques
FRI, 10/10/2008 Lecture 06 (notes)Alternative manufacturig / packaging
MON, 10/13/2008 Lecture 07 (notes)Introduction to sensors and actuators
WED, 10/15/2008 Lecture 08 (notes)Strain, pressure and acoustic sensors
FRI, 10/17/2008 Lecture 09 (notes)MEMS accelerometers
MON, 10/20/2008 Quiz01 (notes)Quiz #1, lectures 1-6 and reading assignments
WED, 10/22/2008 Lecture 10 (notes)MEMS gyroscopes
FRI, 10/24/2008 Lecture 11 (notes)Micro-actuators
MON, 10/27/2008 Lecture 12 (notes)Ink jet nozzles and all that
WED, 10/29/2008 Quiz 02 (notes)Quiz #2, lectures 7-12 and reading assignments
FRI, 10/31/2008 Lecture 13 (notes)Miniaturization in the Life sciences
MON, 11/3/2008 Lecture 14 (notes)Microfluidics
WED, 11/5/2008 Lecture 15 (notes)Nanovolume chemistry
FRI, 11/7/2008 Lecture 16 (notes)Miniaturization in Biomedical Technologies
MON, 11/10/2008 Lecture 17 (notes)Neural devices and electrodes
WED, 11/12/2008 Lecture 18 (notes)Drug delivery, minimally invasive technology, and other small stuff
FRI, 11/14/2008 No class (notes)Veterans' Day Holiday
MON, 11/17/2008 Quiz 03 (notes)Quiz #3, lectures 13-18 and reading assignments
WED, 11/19/2008 Lecture 19 (notes)Introductory lecture: Optical MEMS
FRI, 11/21/2008 Lecture 20 (notes)Optical fiber telecom technology
MON, 11/24/2008 Lecture 21 (notes)Photonic devices and imagers
WED, 11/26/2008 Lecture 22 (notes)Wireless devices
FRI, 11/28/2008 No class (notes)Thanksgiving Holiday
MON, 12/1/2008 Lecture 23 (notes)TBD
WED, 12/3/2008 Quiz 04 (notes)Quiz #4, lectures 19-23 and reading assignments
FRI, 12/5/2008 Review (notes)Review for final exam. Research paper due by 12:00 midnight, Saturday night
MON, 12/8/2008 Final Exam (notes)Final Exam, comprehensive (1:30-3:30)

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