RE: Arduino beginner

kjhart0133 — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:41:48 GMT

Erny,

Can you post the code or a link to it. It's hard to figure out what you need without seeing the code you're working with.

Kevin H.

RE: Arduino beginner

ntewinkel — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:11:11 GMT

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 [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-e7ea369b-5609-4b38-8d3f-505b1c5f9b96/contentimage_5F00_3.png:16:16]

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