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Instructor: Prof. Ken Q. Yang 
Office: Kelley Hall Annex A108 
Tel.: 874-5880
Class Hours: TR 9:30AM-10:45AM (Klly102) 
Lab.: Monday and Tuesday: 2:00PM-4:45PM (Klly120) 
 
Besides lectures, students are expected to work at least 8 hours per week to
do homework, prepare for labs, perform experiments, and write lab reports. 
 
Grading: Exam 1: 20% ; Exam 2: 20%; Exam 3 (lab exam): 20%; Labs: 25%; project
& presentations: 20%;  (105 points total!) 
Schedule
| Week | Date | Lecture Topics | Lab. | 
| 1 | 1/26,1/28 | Introduction, Overview of Freescale Kinetis Tower Family | No Lab. | 
| 2 | 2/2,2/4 | Introduction to ARM Cortex M4 Architecture, Memory Organization, | Lab. preparation | 
| 3 | 2/9,2/11 | ||
| 4 | 2/16,2/18 | ||
| 5 | 2/23, 2/25 | ||
| 6 | 3/1,3/3 | Serial Communication, and Interfacing; Midterm Exam, Exam1 | |
| 7 | 3/8,3/10 | ||
| 8 | 3/15, 3/17 | ||
| 9 | 3/22,3/24 | No Class, Spring Break | No Lab | 
| 10 | 3/29,3/31 | Project Proposal Due & in Class Presentations, Thursday | Starting Project | 
| 11 | 4/5,4/7 | Project | |
| 12 | 4/12,4/14 | Exam 2, Written Exam; Advanced Topics | Project | 
| 13 | 4/19,4/21 | Exam 3: Lab Exams. | Project | 
| 14 | 4/26,4/28 | Project | |
| 15 | April 28 | Final Project Report Due | 9:30am | 
 
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