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Getting Started
Start with O'Reilly for how-to books, then try one of the leading computer science databases below. For assistance, finding the right search terms, email the Computer science librarian or book an appointment either on Zoom or in one of the campus libraries.
- O'Reilly eBooks Online This link opens in a new windowThe latest how-to online books & videos from rapid prototyping to Arduino. To access Emory's paid subscription, click on the link "Institution not listed" then enter your Emory email, when prompted.
- IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new windowA go-to resource for computer science and engineering. Start with limiting your search to magazines, like IEEE Access. Then, branch out to the journals, books, and conferences.
- ACM Digital Library Portal to Computing Literature This link opens in a new windowPublished by the Association of Computing Machinery, this is a must use resource. Start with the magazines, like Interactions, and then move into the more advanced research.
- LinkedIn LearningWatch courses and videos on topics including Python, prototyping and Arduino.
Emory Library Books to Guide You
Make : Electronics, 3rd Edition / Platt, CharlesCall Number: onlineISBN: 9781680456851Publication Date: 2021Understanding resistors, capacitors, transistors, inductors, diodes, and integrated circuit chips is essential even when using microcontrollers. Make: Electronics teaches the fundamentals and also provides advice on the tools and supplies that are necessary.
Beginning breadboarding : physical computing and the basic building blocks of computers / Jennifer FoxCall Number: online bookISBN: 9781484292181Publication Date: 2023This book uses 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.Learn to rapidly prototype circuits with breadboards and use common components to make simple electronic devices.
Getting started with Arduino by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9781680456912Publication Date: 2021This thorough introduction, updated for the latest Arduino release, helps you start prototyping right away. From obtaining the required components to putting the final touches on your project, all the information you need is here!
Coding the Arduino by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9781484235096Publication Date: 2018Get started with Arduino and computer coding. This book is intended for those new to the Arduino and looking to gain the skills to write microcontroller programs that can act on given inputs and operate electromechanical output devices. Includes game development, electronic games and projects, and expanded programs.
Physical Computing: Sensing and Controlling the Physical World with Computers by Call Number: QA76 .O79 2004ISBN: 9781592003464Publication Date: 2004"Physical Computing" will not only change the way you use your computer, it will change the way you think about your computer-how you view its capabilities, how you interact with it, and how you put it to work for you. It's time to bridge the gap between the physical and the virtual-time to use more than just your fingers to interact with your computer. Step outside of the confines of the basic computer and into the broader world of computing.
Making things talk : practical methods for connecting physical objects by Call Number: onlineISBN: 9781680452112Publication Date: 2017Provides instructions for building a variety of projects that are able to communicate with one another. To access this ebook, at O'Reilly you will select my "institution not listed" and then type in your Emory email address.
These are just a sample of books to support you. Search O'Reilly for additional e-books, videos, and audiobooks typing in keywords such as breadboarding, Arduino, wearables, electronics, or physical computing.. To access Emory's paid subscription, click on the link "Institution not listed" then enter your Emory email, when prompted. To learn more about how to share readings with your team, download chapters to read offline, save your notes, and creating a personal account, see E-books at Emory.
Finding Examples in the Literature
In O'reilly, keep it simple. Type in Arduino. In the results filter, you can select your skill level from beginner to advanced.
Tips to search in ACM or IEEE: use quotations around phrases; break-up different keywords with the boolean operator AND; try authors' keywords
Here's an example of how to brainstorm, learn, and try different synonyms. Sample topic: learning prototyping with Arduino Keywords to try in ACM or IEEE (copy and paste these successful searches keeping AND in all caps to separate the words) : 1. breadboards AND arduino 2. arduino AND electronics 3. arduino AND prototyping 4. arduino AND prototyping AND toolkits 4. "iterative prototyping" AND breadboards
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