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LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide

Apress
  • Written by the best-selling author of LEGO Mindstorms NXT: The Mayan Adventure

  • Written for kids, teachers, parents or anyone new to the NXT-G programming language

  • Offers easy-to-follow instructions for all aspects of NXT-G, from basic to advanced

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Program Structure

    Pages 7-9
  3. Hello World!

    Pages 11-19
  4. Get Movin’

    Pages 21-28
  5. Record and Play Back

    Pages 29-32
  6. Make Some Noise!

    Pages 33-37
  7. Wired!

    Pages 39-46
  8. True or False?

    Pages 47-51
  9. Feedback

    Pages 53-62
  10. Wait for It!

    Pages 63-70
  11. Round and Round

    Pages 71-81
  12. Decisions, Decisions

    Pages 83-94
  13. Stop It

    Pages 95-97
  14. Pick a Card, Any Card

    Pages 99-103
  15. Apples and Oranges

    Pages 105-114
  16. Inside or Out?

    Pages 115-123
  17. Yes? No? Maybe?

    Pages 125-131
  18. Basic Text

    Pages 147-150

About this book

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide is suitable for young programmers, age 10 and up, as well as parents and teachers who want to learn the new language for themselves or be able to assist students/children with learning to properly program their robots.

  • Includes easy-to-follow examples for each and every programming block
  • Provides programming techniques simple enough to be understood by young programmers, ages 10 and up
  • Provides a test robot (with instructions) in the appendix for running the programs

Reviews

From the reviews:

"An introduction to programming Mindstorms NXT robots using the NXT-G programming toolkit by Lego is provided in this book. … The book covers every step needed to write programs, starting from no knowledge of programming and slowly bringing in additional programming constructs. … Overall, the book is clear and well written, intended for an audience with no programming skills who need step-by-step instructions … ." (M. Gini, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (12), December, 2008)

About the author

James Floyd Kelly is a professional writer from Atlanta, Georgia. He has written numerous books on multiple subjects, including LEGO robotics, open source software, and building your own CNC machine as well as a 3D printer. He is the editor-in-chief of the number one MINDSTORMS NXT blog, The NXT Step (TheNXTStep.com), where he is joined by fellow NXT experts who share their knowledge and designs with other robot fans around the world.

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