Problem Set 2

Exercises are taken from the textbook chapters. Maximum score for this problem set is 27 points [17 points for 6.4210] and the due date is Wednesday, September 18, 2024 (11:59PM Eastern Time)

  • Exercise 2.1 [6.4212 Only]: (a) 5 points. (b) 5 points.
  • Exercise 3.5: (a) 2 points, (b) 2 points, (c) 2 points.
  • Exercise 3.6: (a) 1 point, (b) 2 points (c) 2 points.
  • Exercise 3.7: (a) 1 point, (b) 1 point (c) 2 point.
  • Past Project Summary: 1 point. Write a short paragraph about one previous project, see below for details.
  • Survey: 1 point. After submitting the survey, write the keyword at the end of your written submission.

Exercise 2.1 (a), Exercise 3.5 (a-b), Exercise 3.7 (a-c) are coding problems. You can work directly in Deepnote. Once you are satisfied with your work, download the final version of each of the notebooks and upload all of them

Exercise 2.1 (b), Exercise 3.5 (c), Exercise 3.6 (a-c) asks for a qualitative answer and all answers should be in your submitted pdf.

You will submit four files for this problem set: [if you are in 6.4210, you don't need to include Exercise 2.1 or 01_reflected_inertia.ipynb]

  • Problem Set 2 written problems. All written problems (Exercise 2.1 (b), Exercise 3.5 (c), Exercise 3.6 (a-c)) belong in this submission, as well as the past project summary and survey code. Please submit one PDF for all written problems.
  • Problem Set 2 notebook problems. The final versions of your notebooks: 01_reflected_inertia.ipynb, 05_planar_manipulator.ipynb, 07_rigid_transforms.ipynb (downloaded from Deepnote). Please double check that the notebooks you are submitting have exactly these names.
When submitting to Gradescope, include all four files in the same upload. This way, the autograder will be able to grade your notebooks, and the teaching staff will be able to read your written work. For the notebook submission, Gradescope will give you a grade within approximately 10-15 seconds. You can resubmit as many times as you like before the deadline.

For the past project summary, please watch one of the videos from the list of oustanding final projects from Fall of 2023, and write a short 3-5 sentence (no more than 100 words) summary of the project. Please choose a different project than you chose last week and indicate which video you watched on your written submission.

Finally, we have a small survey. After you take the survey, you will be given a code. Include this code in your written submission.