Class sessions 1 through 18 are lectures. Notes for most of these sessions are provided in the following table.
| SES # | TOPICS | SESSION CATEGORIES | INSTRUCTORS | LECTURE NOTES | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | (PDF) | 
| 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 | (PDF - 1.5 MB) | 
| 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 | (PDF - 2.6 MB) | 
| 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 | (PDF - 1.3 MB) | 
| 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 | (PDF - 1.7 MB) | 
| 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 | (PDF) | 
| 7 | 
Piezo MEMS: Materials
 Piezoelectricity Materials Processing  | 
Fundamental Principles | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF 1 of 2 - 3.0 MB) | 
| 8 | 
Piezoelectric MEMS: Applications
 Piezoelectric Transducers Micro-actuators Sensors and Generators  | 
Case Study/Application | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF - 1.7 MB) | 
| 9 | 
Optical MEMS
 Functionality Devices Materials  | 
Fundamental Principles | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF) | 
| 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 | (PDF) | 
| 11 | Presentations on Paper Critiques | Students | ||
| 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 | (PDF - 2.5 MB) | 
| 13 | 
Mechanisms for Inter-scale Motion
 Principles of Mass, Momentum and Energy Incompatibility Momentum Incompatibilities Energy Incompatibilities  | 
Design and Manufacturing | Prof. Martin L. Culpepper | (PDF) | 
| 14 | 
Carbon Nanotubes
 Synthesis Properties and Applications Issues of Manufacturing  | 
Design and Manufacturing | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF - 2.9 MB) | 
| 15 | 
Complexity of MuSS
 Uncertainty and Difficulty Complexity Functional Periodicity  | 
Design and Manufacturing | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF - 1.1 MB) | 
| 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 |