programming

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"A collection of 25 projects for beginners to build with the Arduino microcontroller. Each project includes full-color illustrations, a circuit diagram, and complete code. Covers how to set up Arduino hardware and software to interact with LEDs, sensors, motors, LCD screens, lock systems, and fuses"--Provided by publisher.

"Explains the process programmers use to create a video game, including key concepts such as game mechanics and user interfaces"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a guide on how to write code that focuses on adding color to the canvas, allowing user interaction, making artificial intelligence, and more.

An introduction to Makerspaces, and using an Arduino.

Contains instructions for twenty-six Arduino projects, including multicolor flashing lights, timers, tools for testing circuits, sound effects, motor control, and sensor devices.

Presents information on computing and programming with Raspberry Pi and covers the model B+ Raspberry Pi and its software, additional USB ports, and changes to the GPIO, including new information on Arduino and Minecraft on the Pi with step-by-step instruction for software installation, configuration and customizing the Raspberry Pi.

Offers readers guidance on building robots with LEGO Mindstorms EV3, including step-by-step instructions for five projects that teach how to build a robot and how to write code to make the robot work.

Offers aspiring Minecraft programmers step-by-step instructions on extending the game experience through programming projects that include building intelligent objects, creating alien invasions, and writing interactive games.

A guide to using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set to create robots, including a wheeled vehicle with sensors, a race car, a six-legged walking creature, a robotic arm, and a humanoid robot.