Projects
Course slides, docs and small apps by Fernando Alvear.
Teaching & robotics
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Programmable Electronics
Slide decks for the semester elective, from bare breadboards to sensors, microcontrollers and a capstone.
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FRC Coding Notes
Robotics programming notes for Team 5176: drivetrain, command-based intake, autos.
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Learning Swerve From Scratch
An FRC training course that builds a swerve drive from scratch to understand how it works.
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Clavius Project Docs
Bilingual (EN/ES) documentation for the Clavius STEM outreach program.
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Challenge 6 Maze Builder
PasswordShared layout editor for the Clavius Challenge 6 maze table (3×8).
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STEM Bills Showcase
Edit keyFull-screen slideshow of what happens in the Costigan iLab. Viewing is public; the editor needs an edit key.
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Research
Archive
Older course slide decks, kept online as they were.
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How To Think (PHIL 1200)
Reasoning, logic, probability and decision theory. Spring 2023.
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The Meaning of Life (PHIL 2350)
From supernaturalism and Buddhism to Camus, Nagel and Wolf. Fall 2023.
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MSA Philosophy 2024
Philosophy major and minor sessions, summer 2024.
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MSA Philosophy 2025
Logic, ethics, knowledge, religion, science and the meaning of life, summer 2025.
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SLUH Philosophy
Philosophy sessions at St. Louis University High, 2025.
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