STEM Booster
Digital Logic and Circuit Design of VLSI Chips
The goal of this course is to kindle a student's interest in Electrical Engineering. This is a college preparatory program geared toward Engineering major and students can list this on their college applications to demonstrate interest in Engineering major. Students gain an understanding of the technology that is behind the chips that power today's devices and get an Engineering perspective in a career in Digital logic design, testing, and manufacturing. Students who complete the course will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement. The course is designed for students in grade 8 to 12. Cost : $250 for a 12 week duration course
Curriculum:
- Basics of Electricity(Resistance, Capacitance, Power)
- Digital logic design components(AND, OR, MUX, NAND, NOR gates, FlipFlops, Memories etc.) and Truth Tables
- Binary Arithmetic
- Logic Gate Optimization using Boolean Algebra and K-Map.
- Transistor-level circuit design using CMOS gates
- Register Transfer Level Coding for Circuits using Verilog
- Synthesis of Circuits using Software CAD tools
- Timing analysis of Circuits
- Design for Testability to check Manufacturing Defects
- Place and Route of Millions of Gates
- Chip Fabrication
- Today's cutting edge nanometer technology and challenges facing Engineers.
STEM Booster
Hands-On Arduino Programming
Students learn the basics of electrical circuits and how to work with Arduino hardware and software.
(Arduino supplies included, own computer required)
Curriculum:
- Basics of electricity and circuits
- Soldering and circuit connections using breadboards
- Working with the Arduino IDE
- Debug both hardware and software
- Program LEDs to display your name
- Build and program your own robot car
STEM Booster
Hands-On VEX Robotics
Students learn VEX robotics and participate in VEX tournaments after building and programming a robot for the current year's challenge. This year the program is led by high school robotics team students who mentor middle school students to build the robot and participate in tournaments. The Robot and parts are provided. Cost: $10 per class. Duration: VEX Robotics Season (~June to ~March of next year)
Curriculum:
- Basics of VEX robotics
- Building robots
- Programming robots
- Build robot for current year VEX challenge
STEM Booster
Hands-On Python Programming
Students learn beginner/intermediate Python programming. Students learn skills applicable to hackathons and programming competitions.
(own computer required)
Curriculum:
- Setting up development environment
- Syntax, variables, and operators
- Logic, loops, and algorithms (ie. sorting)
- Functions
- File I/O
- Hangman game
- Rock-Paper-Scissors game
- Animation project
