Software:
This term we learned Revit and Microsoft Access in terms of software. Both of them are related to database management. I specifically liked Revit, as many people and I would agree that Revit or BIM in general will be the future for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industries. This course not only let us explored the techniques of Revit, but also it taught us the concept of Revit, and it was quite fascinating to understand and use Revit in such a short span of time.
Lectures:
Professor Mitchell is terrific at explaining the content thoroughly and logically. I had no problem understanding him and I was interested in the material as well. Like I have mentioned before, the robotic videos definitely caught my attention. As a result I searched a lot related videos. Recently I have found out that MIT is making a new robot named Atlas. This robot is more scifi looking, which really made me dream about what the future is going to look like.
Assignments:
Each assignment is a little challenging but definitely manageable. Through out the process, I am more familiar with all the terminology that is used. Most importantly, those assignments really made me thinking in depth, forced me to do more research and understand more about the topic.
Final projects:
For the final project, I picked the topic "Senior design with Revit". I am senior this year, so it would be a great opportunity to use what I have learned in this class on senior design. Thanks to what I have learned in this class, although I was not able to let our structural guys using Revit to build the structural model (he used RAM and he believed it was easier), but our MEP guy was able to design the electrical and lighting in our model. Later on he is going to model the HVAC and Plumbing systems in Revit.
This term has been an eye opening for me, and it definitely made me understand intelligent building better.
Comments:
Dianna Vogel
Cathlene Farnelli
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ReplyDeleteI agree that Professor Mitchell does an excellent job of explaining topics I had previously never heard about in a clear but concise manner. Pairing a typical lecture format with dynamic videos (including the hokey internet one) keeps the class interesting for a Tuesday night. As you mentioned, the AI/Robots video series was great to watch and appreciate what is currently being done in the field. As someone who has limited knowledge of the medical field, I enjoy seeing how universities like MIT are building robots to mimic human physiology.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both yourself and Danielle. This is one of few night classes that I have had that utilise the full three hours, and Professor Mitchell does a great job of making all three hours interesting; keeping everyone involved and attentive.
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