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In the calendar below sessions 1 to 18 are lecture sessions and 19 to 24 are lab sessions.

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SES #	TOPICS	SESSION CATEGORIES	INSTRUCTORS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction to MuSS and SPM Case Study Course Goals, Logistics and Expectations Comparison of MuSS and MoSS Fundamentals MuSS Example: Overview of SPM Technology	Fundamental Principles	Prof. Martin L. Culpepper	Assessment test
2	MuSS Design Fundamentals and Methods MuSS Design Fundamentals and Methods Design Principles and Systems Design MuSS Manufacturing Issues	Fundamental Principles	Prof. Sang-Gook Kim
3	Macro/Meso-scales Components and Characteristics Principles, Metrics and Types of Cross-scale Incompatibilities Incompatibilities of Macro/Meso Parts with Micro/Nano Parts Integrating Constraints on Macro/Meso-scale Parts	Fundamental Principles	Prof. Martin L. Culpepper
4	Micro-scale Components and Characteristics Principles of Macro/Meso-scale and Micro-scale Part Integration Incompatibilities of Micro Parts with Nano Parts Micro-scale Part Errors and Implications for Integration	Fundamental Principles	Prof. Martin L. Culpepper	Problem set 1 due
5	Nano-scale Components and Characteristics Principles of nm-scale Physics which govern Integration Incompatibility Nano-scale Actuators, Structures and Sensors Trasmissability of Nano-scale Errors to Other Scales	Fundamental Principles	Prof. Martin L. Culpepper
6	Scanning Probe Microscopy Project Introduction Project Goals and Expectations Demonstration of 2.76 SPM Questions, Team Selection and Planning	Case Study/Application	Soohyung Kim, Course TA	Problem set 2 due
7	Piezo MEMS: Materials Piezoelectricity Materials Processing	Fundamental Principles	Prof. Sang-Gook Kim	Problem set 3 due
8	Piezoelectric MEMS: Applications Piezoelectric Transducers Micro-actuators Sensors and Generators	Case Study/Application	Prof. Sang-Gook Kim
9	Optical MEMS Functionality Devices Materials	Fundamental Principles	Prof. Sang-Gook Kim
10	Nominal and Statistical Error Budgets Principles of Determinism, Accuracy, Repeatability Kinematic Error Modeling of Rigid-flexible Systems Nominal and Probabilitic System Error Modeling	Design and Manufacturing	Prof. Martin L. Culpepper	Literature critiques due
11	Presentations on Paper Critiques		Students	Problem set 4 due
12	Mechanical Interfaces for Cross-scale Alignment Principles of Mechanical Constraint Design of Rigid, Flexible and Rigid-flexible Constraint Manufacturing and Assembly of Cross-scale Interfaces	Design and Manufacturing	Prof. Martin L. Culpepper
13	Mechanisms for Inter-scale Motion Principles of Mass, Momentum and Energy Incompatibility Momentum Incompatibilities Energy Incompatibilities	Design and Manufacturing	Prof. Martin L. Culpepper	Problem set 5 due
14	Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis Properties and Applications Issues of Manufacturing	Design and Manufacturing	Prof. Sang-Gook Kim	Problem set 6 due
15	Complexity of MuSS Uncertainty and Difficulty Complexity Functional Periodicity	Design and Manufacturing	Prof. Sang-Gook Kim
16	Metrology System Requirements Components and Selection Process Metrology-Machine Integration	Design and Manufacturing	Guest Lecturer
17	Telescopes and the Oil Industry X-Ray Telescopes Oil-well MEMS Sensors Questions and Discussion	Case Study/Application	Guest Lecturer
18	Data Acquisition, Sensors and Control Programming in Simulink® Introduction to dSPACE Control System Demonstration of Acquisition and Control System	Design and Manufacturing	Guest Lecturer
19	Pre-amplifier Electronics Assemble Amplifier Interface with Data Acquisition and Controls Characterize and Optimize Signal-to-Noise Ratio	Integration and Assembly Lab	Staff
20	Probe and 3 Axis Flexure Stage Fabricate Probes and Characterize Geometry Fabricate and Assemble 3-axis Flexure Characterize Six-axis Stiffness and Parasitic Errors	Integration and Assembly Lab	Staff
21	Actuators Fabricate Actuation Flexure Mounts Characterize Flexure Mount Stiffness Characterize Actuator-flexure Errors, Range, Resolution	Integration and Assembly Lab	Staff
22	Metrology Integrate Metrology, Actuators and Stage Characterize/Compensate Errors, Resolution and Range Repeatability and Stability Characterization	Integration and Assembly Lab	Staff
23	Mapping Map and Navigate Test Maze I, II, III	Integration and Assembly Lab	Staff
24	Contest Contest Introduction, Round I, Round II	Demonstration Lab	Staff
25	Course Wrap up Course Wrap up and Awards Tau Beta Pi Evaluation Post-class Assessment			Assessment test

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