MASXXX COMPUTATIONAL MEDIA DESIGN
M10-11, W9-11 e15-054
0-12-0 GradH

CONCEPT/

INSTRUCTOR/
PROF. JOHN MAEDA (MAEDA@MEDIA.MIT.EDU)

TEACHING ASSISTANTS/
TOM WHITE (TOM@MEDIA.MIT.EDU), BEN FRY(FRY@MEDIA.MIT.EDU)

PREREQUISITES/
6.001 or equivalent + Harvard Physics 123 or equivalent

TEXTS/
passages in modern sculpture, by rosalind krauss. isbn 026210337.
basic stamp manual, version 2.0. parallax inc. http://www.parallaxinc.com
assorted readings off of the web

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT/
basic stamp 2 with board of education
assorted electronic components
exacto knife/styrofoam board/hot melt glue gun
NOTE-- materials/equipment will NOT BE PROVIDED by the Media Lab. You are required to purchase all of your own materials with no exceptions.

GRADING/
15% EXHIBITION, 35% ATTENDANCE+PARTICIPATION, 50% PROBLEM SETS

LATE HOMEWORK POLICY/
ALL ASSIGNMENTS NOT COMPLETED ON TIME ARE AUTOMATICALLY DOCKED 1 LETTER GRADE AND REDUCED 1 LETTER GRADE EACH 24 HOURS.

CLASS FORMAT/
MONDAY LECTURE [INTRODUCE A UNIT'S CONCEPTS+TOOLS/PRACTICE+ASSIGNMENT IS DUE],
WEDNESDAYSTUDIO [DEVELOP CONCEPTS IN CLASS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESENTATION]

ASSIGNMENT FORMAT/
3 PROBLEMS WHERE PROBLEM 1 IS CONCEPTUAL, PROBLEM 2 IS TECHNICAL, PROBLEM 3 RELATES TO WORK OTHER THAN OWN.

GRADING STAFF/
CONSISTING OF INSTRUCTOR AND TA'S.

NOTES ON WORK/
STANDARDS FOR PROBLEM SETS