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Week1 - Principles and Practices

An introduction to Fab Academy and its journey
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Week2 - Project Management

Managing the Project, Creating a website and learning gitlab & git.
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Week3 - Computer Aided Design

Working on 2D and 3D Computer Aided Manufacturing
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Week4 - Computer-Controlled Cutting

Working on learning manufacturing by cutting. Modular kits, Vinyl Cutter, and so on.
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Week5 - Electronics Production

Working on learning substractive manufacturing by using a desktop mill and learning soldering & electronics
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Week6 - 3D scanning and printing

Working on learning additive manufacturing by using a 3D printers and learning 3D scanning
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Week7 - Electronics Design

Working on learning manufacturing Electronics and designing your own electronics.
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Week8 - Computer-Controlled Machining

Working on learning manufacturing using CNC and started designing big and complicated things.
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Week9 - Embedded Programming

Working on learning new programming languages, trying out new IDEs and learning how microcontroller works
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Week10 - Molding and Casting

Working on learning making molds using subtractive machining and creating parts out of those molds.
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Week11 - Input Devices

Working on building a new board that takes an input from a seperate device
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Week12 - Output Devices

Working on building a new board that can use 3rd party output devices.
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Week13 - Networking and Communications

Working on building a board that can communicate with multiple other devices.
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Week14 - Interface and application programming

Working on buikding an interface that interract with a premade board.
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Week15_16 - Machine Building

Working on building a fully fledged machine with the help of the whole Wheaton College MA Fab Academy team
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Week17 - Wildcard Week

Working on building a piece that is built/machined by a new (to me) machine.
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Week18 - Applications and Implications

Working on planning my final project and answering questions about it.
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Week19 - Invention, Intellectual Property, and Income

Working on planning my final project and explaining it using a poster and a video.
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