books

Here are a few recommendations for books you might want to pick up.

check out books section on Processing website
http://www.processing.org/learning/books/index.html



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
by Nicolas Collins
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (March 2006)
ISBN: 0415975921

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
by Forrest M. Mims III
Publisher: Master Publishing, Inc. (February 2003)
ISBN: 0945053282

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
by Reed Ghazala
Publisher: Wiley (August 26, 2005)
ISBN-10: 0764588877

Circuit-What?!

Wikipedia to the rescue:
[Circuit bending is the creative short-circuiting of low voltage, battery-powered electronic audio devices such as guitar effects, children's toys and small synthesizers to create new musical instruments and sound generators. Emphasizing spontaneity and randomness, the techniques of circuit bending have been commonly associated with noise music, though many more conventional contemporary musicians and musical groups have been known to experiment with "bent" instruments]

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:)
http://www.artofelectronics.com/