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Software and Add-onsMatterHackers Online 3D Printed Science and Math: Visualizations and Experiments Class
A 3D printer can be used to teach science and math in two ways: when a teacher creates an accurate 3D model of a concept for students to handle, or to design a “starter set” model that students can then alter and use as the basis for explorations.
The instructors will impart ideas for developing appropriate content of concepts ranging from kindergarten to grad school and will teach participants to use the free and open source 3D modeling program OpenSCAD. The class assumes participants already know the basics of using a 3D printer, from the UgotClass “Intro to 3D Printing” or equivalent experience.
| List Price: | $225.00 |
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Please click the "register now" link above to register on our partner website - yougotclass.org.
Class Description:
Online learning is a fun, enjoyable and very productive way to learn. Millions of people are learning online each year. You will engage with the instructor and other participants, as well as get to know them, and perhaps connect on future products and ideas that the class will inspire.
- Learn best practices for developing math and science 3D printable models
- Learn the difference between a visualization model versus an exploratory one
- See examples of existing models and how they were developed
- Learn the basics of the OpenSCAD modeling language
What Will You Do?
The class is broken into 4 units. For each unit, you will:
- Read the print readings (about 20 pages a week)
- Have the option of accessing the online readings
- Listen to the audio presentation for the unit and view the slides
- Have the option of taking a self-quiz to see how much you have learned
- Engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants
- Best practices for developing models: visualization vs. experiment
- Using the third dimension in novel ways
- Making a model easy to print
- Avoiding common problems with 3D printable models
- The OpenSCAD programming environment
- Altering an existing OpenSCAD model
- Basics of programming for the non-programmer
- Creating your own simple OpenSCAD model
- Types of math and science models lending themselves to visualization
- Deciding what to keep in and keep out
- Examples
- Creating your own visualization
- What is a 3D printable “experiment?”
- How much variation is it practical to build in to a base model?
- Examples
- Creating your own experiment
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, you will:
- Understand the design issues for a 3D printable science visualization
- Understand the issues that arise in creating an accurate 3D printable experiment
- Know the basics of the OpenSCAD modeling language
How the Course Works
It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom. You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access.
You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate. For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.
For the best learning experience, you should make one or more comments at 2-3 different times each week. The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.
This is a UGC course and students will have the opportunity to earn CEUs upon course completion. Students who enroll through MatterHackers will be awarded a Learning Resources Network in Partnership with MatterHackers certificate.
Meet your Instructors: Joan Horvath and Rich “Whosawhatsis” Cameron
Horvath and Cameron are the co-founders of maker technology consultancy Nonscriptum LLC (www.nonscriptum.com) and previously were respectively VP of Business Development and VP of R&D at a small Kickstarter-funded 3D printer company. They collaborate on books for Apress, most recently “The New Shop Class.” Joan’s experience includes a 16 year stint in the aerospace industry, adjunct positions at several universities, and consulting in a wide variety of circumstances. She has degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and an Engineering MS from UCLA. Rich is an open-source 3D printer guru who designed one of the early open source 3D printers, the Wallace, and later the commercially-available Bukito.
Recommended optional e-book:
Horvath, Mastering 3D Printing (Apress: 2014)
An e-book discount code for U Got Class students will be available upon registration.