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booksHere are a few recommendations for books you might want to pick up. check out books section on Processing website Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World with Computers By Dan. O'Sullivan, Tom. Igoe Published 2004 Thomson Course Technology ISBN 159200346X Great intro to some of the things we deal with in class. Written in a very accessible fashion. Has some really great advice. Covers most of the important stuff to get you up and running quick. Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking Bunches of great advice! Cool circuits! Hilarious read! Seriously, this is the only book on electronics I found so far that makes you laugh at least once every page. Getting Started in Electronics This is a gem from the old days of Radio Shack i.e. when they actually had something to do with radios and didn't pedal cellphones :) I still have my old green one but this looks like a shiny new reprint. Circuit-Bending: Build Your Own Alien Instruments Circuit-What?! Wikipedia to the rescue: Learn from the hacker master! if you want to get really great at electronics and are willing to give it a couple of years this is the book. Truly a tome of electronic enlightenment:) |