Agenda for DTS Meeting, 18 May 05
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Schedule
	Normal schedule today; I'll leave ~4:30PM
	Tomorrow: gone 10:00-2:30, Hampshire Art & Technology
	Friday: Dreamweaver, HTML
	Next Friday: picnic?

Administrative chores
	Random purchases: books, supplies, hardware, ...
	Spec Mac Powerbook G4: Order Friday
	
PROJECTS


3D Printing
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	Alias Sketch -- Eric says a few days :-(
	Install Tutorial software on some machines in 403A
	Design Borromean rings [attached]
	Design ball-and-socket universal joint: defer until B.r.

D-Forms
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	[Temporarily dispaced in favor of Knight's Visor]

Knight's Visor
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	Work out curve as a function of card angle.
	Confirm in Mathematica.
	Write down all derivations.
	
Pop-Up Books
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	Parallel Folds
	Sketch out progression of ideas:
		Parallelogram folds via cutting
			parallelogram geometry, angles, etc.
		Stacking, artistic variations
		Pop-up letters
		Parallelogram folds via gluing
		Pop-up box
		Non-parallelogram structures
			Constraints, A+B = C+D, etc.
			Angle relationships
	Mathematica 3D graphics for some simple designs
		
Protein Folding
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	[Defer 45-deg chain until I can think about it more]
	Work on Borromean ring design
	Start to explore ProteinExplorer.
	Install (not trivial -- may need Erik's help)
	Test.
	Ultimately learn how to extract coordinate data.