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Beginning Breadboarding

Physical Computing and the Basic Building Blocks of Computers

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  • Learn the basics of circuits, circuit components, and electronics
  • Build circuits to turn on lights, move motors, and make sounds
  • Think like an electrical engineer while working with simple components
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About this book

Using fun, hands-on projects, learn what a circuit is and how it works! This book uses a common tool in electronics, the breadboard, to build your way to an understanding of circuits, circuit components, and the basics of computers. 

You'll master current, voltage, and resistance. With that you can control outputs like lights and motors as well as inputs like switches and sensors. You'll also discover the difference between analog and digital electrical signals while studying both electricity and computers. Dabble in electrical engineering, whether you are interested in building things with electronics or learning to program simple, physical systems. Build your own electronic projects to learn how electronics work. And also how computers store information and process requests. You'll work with simple, low-cost tools like conductive tape before developing up to working with breadboards and discovering the components to build more complex systems.
     
With Beginning Breadboarding, makers of all ages and backgrounds can learn to build real-life physical computing systems and projects. Have fun building something with tangible results while learning all the theory you need to make new projects of your own!

What You'll Learn

  • Rapidly prototype circuits with breadboards
  • Use common components to make simple electronic devices
  • Share electrical energy and control the flow of electricity through components

Who This Book Is For

Makers, seeking a fun, hands-on introduction to technology, electronics, and computers. Those who have little to no knowledge of the subject, but want to learn electronics or know more about computers. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Seattle, USA

    Jennifer Fox

About the author

​Jen Fox is an engineer, educator, and maker. After dabbling in dark matter (Occidental College, B.A. Physics) , Fox studied engineering (UCLA, M.S. Mechanical Engineering) where she blended electronics, art, and education to tackle problems related to environmental and social justice. Fox founded her company, FoxBot Industries, in 2015 to provide an arts-based approach to STEM education and current leads a team at Microsoft doing maker-related work.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Beginning Breadboarding

  • Book Subtitle: Physical Computing and the Basic Building Blocks of Computers

  • Authors: Jennifer Fox

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9218-1

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Jennifer Fox 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-9217-4Published: 21 May 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-9218-1Published: 20 May 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 495

  • Number of Illustrations: 367 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Hardware and Maker

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