Date I took this class: Spring 2009
Teacher: Tien-I Liu
Teacher's site: http://gaia.ecs.csus.edu/~liut/
Grade earned: A
Books used: Collaborative Product Design and other references. (See About the Books section below)
Professor Liu uses two major references. for his class.
1. Collaborative Product Design
This book is only sold at the book store but is very inexpensive (I remember it being less than $20).
2. Other References. - Download
Theses are a series of notes that Professor Liu has gleaned from a variety of sources due to their
applicability to the class. Because many of these sources are copyrighted, no student can
download these notes without agreeing to the terms and conditions stated below.
Terms and Conditions
No student can view or download the document below without express permission from Professor Liu.
Distribution of this documentation is strictly prohibitive under any and all circumstances.
This document will be used only for students in Professors Liu's classes and strictly for educational purposes.
Persons violating any of the above terms and conditions will be punished to the full extent of the law.
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Professor Liu is, overall, a good teacher.
Liu teaches the course from basic principals which are easy to understand an utilize. Liu spends most of the class period going over PowerPoint slides which cover the class topics in an organized and efficient manner.
Liu does not assigns homework; although reading of his reference material is essential to passing the class.
Liu's exams are based on his lectures and material in his book. His exams are also very similar to his quizzes.
Both Liu's book and Reference notes are used heavily in class, quizzes, and exams.
The Team
Team Strengths - Determining team strengths and participation.
Team Analysis - A graphical representation of the data collected from Team Strengths.
Presentations
EasyFlyers_1.pptx - The concept and introduction to the Hornet. Also available as a document
EasyFlyers_2.ppt - The engineering design of the Hornet. Also available as a document
Presentation 3 - The Hornet, a complete product.
Reports
Project Proposal - The teams initial project proposal.
Project Update - The mid-semester update on the project.
Final Report - Concept, Engineering, and Production design of the Hornet.
Videos
SolidWorks Explosion of the Hornet
Tour Report - A report on the tour our class took of the Siemens company and warehouse.