TTh 1:45-3pm, Clapp 402
Jessica Sidman, jsidman at mtholyoke dot edu
Syllabus
Course notes
Simulator and pebble game
| Week | Tuesday | Thursday |
| 1/23 | Read: Syllabus Beginning of Semester Survey |
Read: Chapter 2 Mini-HW1 due on Friday. PDF LaTex If you haven't seen graphs before you may wish to check out the videos: Introduction to Graph Theory and The complete graph K_N. |
| 1/30 | Read: Chapter 3.1 and 3.2 Pre-class assignment on Gradescope. |
Read: Chapter 3.3 Mini-presentation: 2.3.4. Quiz 1: Be prepared to state and demonstrate an understanding of the following definitions: graph, vertex, edge, degree, K_n, K_{m,n}. HW2 due Friday.PDF LaTex |
2/6 | Read: Chapter 4.1 Pre-class assignment on Gradescope. |
Read: Chapter 4.2 Mini-presentation: 3.5.1. Quiz 2: Be prepared to state and demonstrate an understanding of the following definitions: congruence, equivalence, motion and do (parts of) problems from HW2. HW3 due Friday. See the PDF and LaTex files in this drive folder. |
2/14 | Read: Chapter 5.1 Pre-class assignment on Gradescope. Museum field trip today! We will meet in the museum lobby. |
Mini-presentation: 4.3.4, 4.3.5. Quiz 3: Be prepared to state and demonstrate an understanding of the following definitions:infinitesimal motion, trivial motion and do (parts of) problems from HW3. HW4 due Friday. See the PDF and LaTex files in this drive folder. |
2/21 | Read: Chapter 5 Pre-class assignment on Gradescope. Bring laptop to class. We'll use matlab today. Follow the link here to create an online account before class if you don't already have one. |
Read: Chapter 6 Quiz 4:Be prepared to state and demonstrate an understanding of the following definitions:infinitesimal rigidity, equilibrium load, equilibrium stress and do (parts of) problems from HW4. Portfolio check 1 due Friday. See the PDF and LaTex files in this drive folder. |
| 2/28 | Read: Chapter 8.1 Pre-class assignment on Gradescope. Bring laptop to class. We may use matlab today. |
Read: Chapter 8.2 Presentations: TBA. Homework 5 due Friday. See the PDF and .mlx files in this drive folder. |
| 3/7 | Read: Chapter 8.3 Pre-class assignment on Gradescope. |
Read: Chapter 8.4 Quiz: Be prepared to state and understand the following definitions: H1-move H2-move and do (parts of) problems from HW5. Homework 6 due Friday. See the PDF and LaTex files in this drive folder. |
| 3/21 | Read: Trees and sparsity Pre-class assignment on Gradescope. |
Read: LPG Theorem Quiz: Be prepared to state and understand the following definitions: (2,3)-sparse, (2,3)-tight and do (parts of) problems from HW6. Portfolio check #2 due Friday. See the PDF and LaTex files in this drive folder. |
| 3/28 | Class canceled for BOOM. |
Read: Ch. 10 HW7 due next Wednesday. See the PDF and LaTex files in this drive folder. |
| 4/4 | Questions about (1,1)-sparsity. Discussion of project ideas. Pebble game proof. Pre-class assignment on Gradescope. HW7 due Wednesday. |
Pebble game proof wrap up. Project proposal due. See the Project guidelines document in this drive folder. |
| 4/11 | Read: Chapters 7 and 9. We'll get started on a pebble game worksheet and then talk about matroids. Pre-class questions on Gradescope. |
Read: Redundant Persistant Acylic Formations for
Vision-Based Control of Distributed Multi-Agent Formations, Burns,
Klemperer, Solyst, St. John Quiz: Be prepared to state and understand the following definitions: (1,1)-sparse, (1,1)-tight and do (parts of) problems from HW7. |
| 4/18 | Read: Counting out to the flexibility of molecules, Walter Whiteley Portfolio check #3 due Wednesday. (Use a problem from HW7, a problem from the pebble game worksheet, and illustrate a proof from class with an example.) See the PDF and LaTex files in this drive folder. Pre-class questions on gradescope. |
Project outline due |
| 4/25 | Presentation workshop |
Presentations Presentation feedback form |
| 5/2 | Presentations |