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I'm a complete beginner when it comes to electronics and programming, so I decided to help educate myself I would buy an Arduino starter kit. This kit arrived yesterday and came with an Arduino Project book which is jam packed with information and tutorials (great for learning and inspiration!!).

 

So far I have read the first few pages of the book and followed along with the first few examples. It's a lot of fun but I'm concerned about the mathematical aspect of electronics and programming (I skipped a few chapters to see what i would be doing and saw a few daunting parts that i could not get my head around). If any one has any advice for the Mathematical side I would be glad to hear from you in the comments section (i did not do very well at maths in school image but I don't want to give up) 

  • Hi Erny,

     

    When it comes to the math, there are plenty of examples that have already solved what you'll need to do most starter projects. Of course, there are levels of difficulty like with everything else. So if you want to figure out how to put your Arduino into orbit then you may need to brush up on your skills more image

     

    Even for things like figuring out values of resistors and such, I find that I tend to use circuits that others have already put together and made available to the public.

     

    And if you do have the odd time when you run into a situation requiring extra math, forums like this are full of people who love math and don't mind helping out here and there.

     

    Of course, it never hurts to brush up on your skills, and for that there are some really nice websites out there that offer free courses you can do in your spare time. Try https://www.coursera.org and Khan Academy - I noticed Khan Academy offers math right from grade 3 (basic addition and subtraction) and up, as well as computer science courses. If you want something at college level, I've noticed that MIT has a lot of great stuff available fro free online as well.

     

    Cheers,

    -Nico