Are you considering a career in applied Physics or Environmental Sciences?
Learn the skills you need to build your own environmental monitors. Get started with the popular platform Arduino. Learn some electronics and
coding skills.
The 8-week curriculum is as follows:
- Basic electronics, measurements, basic circuits, and the breadboard
- Getting started with Arduino: The Blinking LED
- Reading analog values with Arduino: Voltage divider
- The humidity sensor, logging and displaying data (monitor and Excel)
- The force sensor: resistive sensors
- The force sensor: calibration with Excel, log-log graphs
- Application 1: The Alcohol sensor mq3
- Application 2: The CO2 sensor: mq135
A certificate will be provided at the end of the program if students have attended a Manhattan College Information Session/tour and have Perfect Attendance.
8 week course:
- Tuesdays - 4:45 - 6:45 pm
Dates:
- To be announced (Begins October 2020)
Prerequisites
- Strong interest in science
Fees:
- $30 dollars to hold your place (will be returned upon completion)
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The program is supported by Manhattan College’s School of Science and Department of Physics